0:00:14 > 0:00:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, and a warm welcome to Pointless,
0:00:26 > 0:00:27the show where obvious answers mean nothing
0:00:27 > 0:00:31and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet today's players.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32APPLAUSE
0:00:35 > 0:00:37And couple number one.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Hi, I'm Scott, I'm from Essex, and this is my friend Becki, from Leeds.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Couple number two.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Hi, I'm Sam, this is my dad, Ian, and we're from Worthing.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- Couple number three. - Hi, I'm Dave, this is my wife, Emma.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- We're both from Darlington. - And finally, couple number four.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Hi, I'm Sherrie, this is my brother-in-law, Chris,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- and we're from Cambridge. - And these are today's contestants. APPLAUSE
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Thanks very much. We'll get to chat with you more throughout the show
0:01:01 > 0:01:04as it goes along, so that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07His spirit animal is a greyhound reading Finnegans Wake.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.- Hiya. Hi, everybody.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12APPLAUSE
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Good afternoon to you. - Good afternoon.- Fun show, last time.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Ian and Sam have come back from that last show.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We had a round which was Words Ending ..TANT,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26and people did all right on it. You got a pointless answer, didn't you?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- I did.- With "concomitant".- Yeah!
0:01:28 > 0:01:34But Sam decided to honour a Brighton footballer called Phil Stant by
0:01:34 > 0:01:38saying "stant", and turns out he's a footballer, but he's not a word.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- He's not a word.- Unfortunately. Was just talking to Sam earlier, imagine
0:01:41 > 0:01:43if Phil Stant's actually sitting at home watching!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Cos we talked about him quite a lot, to be fair.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Phil Stant's never had his name said this often, I would imagine.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- And now we're talking about him again!- Yeah!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52So, if he wasn't watching last time, Phil Stant,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- if you're watching this time, there's more Phil Stant to come.- Oh!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57This is going to be the Phil Stant show, I think.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Imagine if we have a round - Former Brighton Footballers.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02We haven't, but imagine if we did!
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- It'd be a great answer.- Amazing.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06And on podium four, Chris and Sherrie,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10they didn't even get that far. Knocked out Round One last time.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13But I suspect we're going to see more of both of those pairs.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Can I point out something? - Course you can.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Chris is taking a leaf out of Sam's book there.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22He's got the jazzy shirt with the trees on.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- We wanted a competition.- And Sam is dressed down, isn't he?- I know!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- I couldn't top my last shirt. - You really couldn't!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30LAUGHTER
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It was destroyed in a controlled explosion.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34LAUGHTER
0:02:34 > 0:02:35And that was before you wore it!
0:02:35 > 0:02:36LAUGHTER
0:02:36 > 0:02:38ALEXANDER CHUCKLES
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Thanks very much, Richard.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Now, Tash and Nathan didn't win the jackpot last time,
0:02:42 > 0:02:43so we add another £1,000 to that,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47so today's jackpot starts off at quite an exciting £3,000.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48There we are.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Right. If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55APPLAUSE
0:02:58 > 0:03:01So, remember, the pair with the highest score
0:03:01 > 0:03:03at the end of each round will be eliminated.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08That's it, that's the rule. Our first category this afternoon is...
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Can you decide in your pairs, who's going to go first and second?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21OK, and the question concerns...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Five countries with five borders. Richard.- Yeah, in a moment,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Xander's going to show you the names of five countries.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32We're looking for the name of any country of the world that
0:03:32 > 0:03:35borders any of the countries you're about to see.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37So, any of the countries that border any of the countries
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Xander is about to show you. As always, by "country",
0:03:39 > 0:03:42we mean a sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47I'll tell you now that Phil Stant is not a country. He's not a country.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Not yet.- Not yet. Soon he will be.- Stantland.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54So, as Richard's just mentioned, we are going to put up five
0:03:54 > 0:03:57countries, and they will remain up for the whole round.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00So, we won't be changing halfway through, they're there for good. OK?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04So, Becki, when it comes to be your turn...it'll be the same five
0:04:04 > 0:04:05countries, is all I'm saying.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Let's see what those five countries are. I can't hardly wait.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Now then, Scott.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Scott. A warm welcome. Here from Essex. What do you do, Scott?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- I'm a portfolio manager.- So, financial portfolios.- Correct, yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I see, and how do you and Becki know each other?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So, erm, Becki is one of my wife's best friends.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- They met while they were at university together.- Right you are.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42They were at Leeds University together.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- And whose idea was it to come on Pointless?- Becki's.- Becki's.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Was Scott the obvious choice? - Scott was...
0:04:47 > 0:04:50You have to say, "Yes, first choice. Absolute first call I made."
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Scott was absolutely my first choice.- Quite right.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Now then, geography, is that an interest of yours, Scott?- It is.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I think Becki's probably stronger at it than I am, so...
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Don't shake your head now!
0:05:00 > 0:05:01LAUGHTER
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Scott, how are we feeling about this? - I'm feeling fairly confident.- Good.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Hope I don't say an incorrect answer now, but, erm...
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I think I'm going to go for...
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Peru.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Peru. Let's see how many of our 100 people said Peru.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21GROANING IN AUDIENCE
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Ooh. Bad luck, Scott.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I'm afraid Peru, an incorrect answer, scores you 100 points.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Yeah, sorry, Scott. Near Argentina, of course, but not...
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- does not border it.- Thanks very much. Now, Sam, welcome back.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Dressed down this time, Sam. Remind us, what do you do, Sam?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I'm a funeral operative at the family funeral firm in Worthing.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44The family funeral firm.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Now, your dad is heavily involved in local football.- Yeah.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Are you as well? - Brighton season ticket holder.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I also love my cricket.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I play Saturdays for Broadwater
0:05:55 > 0:05:59and I've got my own Sunday team called Sammy's Snakes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Sammy's... Why particularly Sammy's Snakes?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Well, a long story.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06When I was playing football a couple of years ago,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I got given the nickname "Sammy The Snake".
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Cos you're just so devious? - Well, it was from a TV show.- OK, OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And it... I never thought it would stick.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18And here we are, I think, five years later.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Listen, it could be a lot worse. It could be a lot worse.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- "All right, Snaky?"- Snaky, OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I think they're going to call you "Sammy The Stant" from here on in.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27LAUGHTER
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Sam, what are going to go for?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- I'm going to go Austria.- Austria.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Austria, says Sam. Let's see if that is right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Let's see how many of our 100 people said Austria.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39It's right.
0:06:43 > 0:06:4640. APPLAUSE
0:06:46 > 0:06:47That'll do, Sam.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Yeah, it's got a 160-kilometre-long border with Switzerland, of course.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Splendid. Thank you, Richard.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Emma, a very warm welcome to Pointless.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Lovely to have you here from Darlington. What do you do, Emma?
0:07:01 > 0:07:02I work in the civil service.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Can I ask which branch of the civil service you work in?
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- Um, it's student loans, it's... We deal with university fees.- I see.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- So you assess applications, do you? - Yeah.- OK, very good.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18That's quite nice. You're part of the dishing out of money.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20At least you're not part of the repayment department.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22That would be less fun, I think.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24What are your interests outside of that?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Um, well, I've got a one-year-old daughter, so we do...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- a lot of the time is spent with her. - Lovely.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And I've got a couple of dogs, Chihuahuas,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34and again spend a lot of time with them as well,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36So mainly just reading and...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Very good. OK. Now, Emma, what would you like to go for?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Going to guess at Brazil.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Brazil, says Emma.- Yeah.- Brazil.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Let's see if it's right, let's see how many people said Brazil.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53It's right. Well, 100 was our high score, and you passed that instantly.
0:07:53 > 0:07:5440 is our low. You are on your way there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57APPLAUSE 49.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Over 1,200 kilometres of border with Argentina.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Mm. Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Sherrie, welcome back.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Now, listen, it was Round One last time.- Yes.- It was all too short.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It was. 16th-century history flummoxed us.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- It did.- It did.- It flummoxed you.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- If only it was 15th or 17th... - I know!
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I know, it landed very unfortunately for you, that one, didn't it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Sherrie, remind us what you do. - I'm a police officer.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- You're a police officer?- Yes. - In Cambridge itself?- Yes, yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30And your interests outside the law are what?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Er, well, one of my...
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Sorry, that sounds terrible! "Outside the law."
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I'm sorry, it's like trying to... LAUGHTER
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I-I promise you, I wasn't trying to entrap you there.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- LAUGHTER - Illegal practices, yeah.- Yes.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Sounds very sad now, what I'm about to say, but crazy golf.- Really?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Really love crazy golf, my husband and I.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Yes, he's the Rory McIlroy... - Of the crazy golf circuit?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51..of the crazy golf world, yeah.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Is there a particular course you like to play on?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Hastings is one of our favourites, yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Oh, with the little windmill...?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Yes, that's right. - Marvellous, excellent.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00That was a good guess, wasn't it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02LAUGHTER
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Now, Sherrie, what would you like to go for?- Right, OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09So I've got one in mind for Burma, but it's very risky.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Remember, we like risk-takers, Sherrie.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Chris shaking his head!
0:09:15 > 0:09:16LAUGHTER
0:09:16 > 0:09:20OK, no. I'm going to play it safe. Um...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'll go for Luxembourg.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Luxembourg, says Sherrie.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28OK, let's see how many of our 100 people said Luxembourg.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- That nice Burmese neighbour's looking VERY safe now.- It is!
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I'm afraid that scores you 100 points.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41But you're in very good company. Scott also scored that.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43So you're bookending the round there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- Richard.- Yes, no border, I'm afraid, between Luxembourg and Switzerland.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50OK, well, we're halfway through the round.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Let's take a look at those scores.
0:09:52 > 0:09:5440 the best score of the pass, Sam, very well done.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56You and your dad looking pretty strong at this point.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Then 49, where we find Emma and Dave.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And then we have Sherrie and Chris and Scott and Becki all tied on 100.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05So, Chris and Becki, it's going to be you two. Best of luck with that.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07We are going to come back down the line now.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Now then, Chris. Chris. Remind us what you do.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So I am a communications director for...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21In the civil service as well, for the qualifications regulator.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Right you are. That's right. Ofqual...- Ofqual.- ..is you.- Mm.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27And your interests outside of Ofqual?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Golf, gardening, designing and building anything, really.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33What's the proudest thing you've built, your proudest construction?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Well, my wife and I built our own house about eight years ago.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- No!- Yep. That was definitely the proudest moment.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Had you ever built anything like that before?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Never built anything before. - What's it built out of?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- A polystyrene, Lego-type material. - LAUGHTER
0:10:47 > 0:10:50That's fun. But then, obviously... With something...
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- A concrete pin in the centre of it, yeah.- Oh, phew.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Well, I'm glad to hear about that.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- But that's good. Nice and warm. - Yeah, it is warm. Yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Do you walk through it every time and think, "I'm so glad
0:10:59 > 0:11:02"we designed it precisely like this, it's everything I wanted"?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I really do. The best thing about designing your own house,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07believe it or not, is where you put the light switches and the sockets.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Exactly right.- Cos when you put the Christmas tree up,
0:11:10 > 0:11:11hardly anywhere to go with that cable -
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- you know, straight in the wall. - Yeah. Perfect.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Well, hats off to you, Chris. That's very good.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Now, what we need from you is one of these more risky answers.- Yeah.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21One of these more risky...
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I mean, Sherrie very nearly went for a Burmese neighbour.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Which I put her off, I think.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Well, you did! And look where that ended up!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Yes, so pressure on me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I've got one for Croatia, got one for Argentina.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32It's just which one.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36I could go ultra-risky. No, I'm not going to go that risky.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37I'm going to go Serbia.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39You're going to go Serbia.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41OK, no red line for you as you're joint high scorers.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44But let's see how many of our 100 said Serbia.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47It's right.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Not bad. 22.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Our lowest score so far, Chris.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57So that bodes well, I think.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Located just to the east of Croatia, Serbia.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Thank you very much, Richard.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Now, Dave, a warm welcome to Pointless to you.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Here from Darlington. What do you do, Dave?
0:12:07 > 0:12:08I work in technical support.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Technical support for which particular area of...?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- A telecommunications company. - Oh, I see.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Is that like a mobile phone technical support...?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- And other media devices, yeah. - I see. I see.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20So are you in a call centre, or are you...?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Yeah, I work in a call centre, yeah.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Oh, people must be so thrilled when they get through to you.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Oh, they can't believe their luck, they really can't(!)
0:12:27 > 0:12:28I bet they can't!
0:12:28 > 0:12:31They go, "Really?! A person?! Wow, that's great!"
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Now, what are your interests, Dave?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I do like to watch my football when I get a chance.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I mean, our one-year-old daughter does dictate to us
0:12:37 > 0:12:39what we do during the day quite a lot.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42And then we, you know... A bit of time if we can, get away,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- go abroad or just go on holiday somewhere as well.- Very good.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Now, our high scorers are just behind you, Chris and Sherrie.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54They're on 122. 72 or less gets you through, Dave. 72 or less.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Yeah, we'll have to go with a safe one, I think.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I'm actually just going to go with Germany.- OK, Germany, says Dave.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Let's see how many of our 100 people said Germany.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05There's your red line. Below that, you're into Round Two.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Well done, Dave.
0:13:11 > 0:13:1362 for Germany. It's good enough, though.
0:13:13 > 0:13:1672 is what you required. That takes your total up to 111.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And, of course, without Germany,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Luxembourg WOULD have a border with Switzerland.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22LAUGHTER Yeah.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Very good. Now then, Ian. Welcome back.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Great to have you here again, Ian. Remind us what you do.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- I'm a funeral director in Worthing. - You run the family business?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Yes, indeed. - You run the family business.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39How many funeral directors are there in Worthing?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- I think there's about seven now. - Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43But you've been going the longest, presumably?
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Well, we haven't been going as long continuously.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50My great-grandad started in 1901.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53My grandad took over in 1926.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58He retired in 1979, and I began again in 1987. So...
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Right you are. So did it start off with horses and carts, then?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Horses and carts, handcarts, everything.- Yeah, yeah.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- So do you still occasionally get horses and carts out?- Yeah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09We have the horse and carriage,
0:14:09 > 0:14:15but we've also taken people out on the floats and car recovery trucks.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17If it's tasteful and it's legal, we will do it.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19MUTED LAUGHTER
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Ooh, there's a challenge! LAUGHTER
0:14:22 > 0:14:27OK, now then, Ian. You have to score 81, which I hope you will find easy.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I'm going to go safe. I'm going to go Italy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Italy, says Ian.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Let's see how many of our 100 said Italy.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35There's your red line, nice and high.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38If you get below that, you're into the next round.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Very well done, Ian.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47There we are. Italy doing everything you required from it,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49taking your total up to 85.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Yeah, we're not touching the low scorers at the moment,
0:14:52 > 0:14:53but we don't have to.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Yeah, nearly 700km of border
0:14:56 > 0:14:57between Italy and Switzerland.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Very hilly. - It would be, wouldn't it?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Now, Becki...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Now, the best till last, Becki.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I know you've been sitting there, just ruminating
0:15:09 > 0:15:13which of the pointless answers you're going to go for.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17A star of countries around Cote d'Ivoire, obviously.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18Now, Becki, what do you do?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I'm a criminology PhD student at the University of Manchester.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Oh, that's fun. How far into your PhD are you?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26A year and a half. So halfway.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28What are your interests outside of that?
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Um, cooking, reading, walking -
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and with a speciality in getting lost.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- That's good. So majoring in getting lost?- Yeah.- I see. Good.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- That's a very good way of finding your way around, though.- It is.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Now, Becki.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45We have to have a score of 21 or less from you,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47otherwise we will be sending you home.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I feel like I should take a punt.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52OK.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53I'm going to say -
0:15:53 > 0:15:56and I've got no idea if it's right -
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Swaziland.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Swaziland, says Becki.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03OK, well, we'll have to find out.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05You have to get below that red line. Swaziland.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Scott, what are your feelings on Swaziland at this point?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09I'm feeling that I'm hoping it's right!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11THEY LAUGH
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's a good feeling to have, I think. Let's see if it's right.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Let's see how many of our 100 people said Swaziland.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Ooh, Becki, I'm sorry.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25That has scored you 100 points, and takes your total up to 200.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Yeah, sorry, Becki. Funnily enough,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29all the countries surrounding Cote d'Ivoire
0:16:29 > 0:16:31would have seen you through. Let's go through five of them.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33There are two pointless answers,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35both countries that border Cote d'Ivoire.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38And they Guinea and Burkina Faso. Both of those pointless answers.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Well done if you said that. You'd have got 2 points for Mali.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44You would have got 3 points for Liberia, and 10 for Ghana.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Those are all the Cote d'Ivoire answers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Argentina, got a few low scorers here as well.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Paraguay would have scored you 6.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Bolivia 7, Uruguay 13.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55You then also would have got 40 for Chile.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Now, Burma.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Sherrie, what was the one you were going to go for?- Turkmenistan.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Oh, would have been 100 points, I'm afraid, Turkmenistan.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Burma is bordered by Bangladesh for 2 points,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Laos for 6 points, India for 12,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Thailand for 12 and China for 17.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Croatia.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I think you are going to go for a risky one there, Chris, for Croatia.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- I was going to go with Albania. - Would have been 100 points as well.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20LAUGHTER
0:17:20 > 0:17:22The best answer for Croatia, or the two best answers -
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Hungary, which would have scored you 4
0:17:24 > 0:17:26and Montenegro, which would have scored you 4.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It would have been a good answer. Slovenia would have scored you 14,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31and Bosnia-Herzegovina, 15.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35And for Switzerland, Liechtenstein is the best answer there.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Liechtenstein would have scored you 6.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And I think we've heard the others, other than France,
0:17:40 > 0:17:41which would have scored you 62.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Thank you very much indeed, Richard.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46So, at the end of our first round, the pair who are heading home
0:17:46 > 0:17:49with their high score of 200, I'm sorry, Becki and Scott, it's you.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51However, that was a tricky round.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53And if geography isn't particularly your thing,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56very tough being on that first podium, I think.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Anyhow, we'll see you next time and I'm sure we'll see more of you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01In the meantime, thanks very much indeed, Becki and Scott.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:18:04 > 0:18:08But, for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14And then suddenly there were just three pairs.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17At the end of this round, we'll have to say goodbye to another pair.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Well, Chris, well done to you, our individual lowest scorer.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Ian and Sam, father and son there from Worthing,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25for our lowest combined scorers.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27And Emma and Dave, well done, you just got it through,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30nice to have you in Round Two on your first appearance on Pointless.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two today...
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Can you all decide in your pairs which of you is going to go first,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41which is going to go second.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And whoever is going first, please step up to the podium.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49OK, and the question is all about...
0:18:52 > 0:18:53People born in the 1990s, Richard.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Ugh, people born in the 1990s! It's awful, isn't it?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It's annoying, yeah.- Imagine...
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Apart from my daughter, who I love dearly.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But everyone else born in the 1990s, ugh!
0:19:02 > 0:19:03LAUGHTER
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Going to give you six clues now on each board
0:19:05 > 0:19:06to people born in the 1990s.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08We're also going to give you their initials.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11You need to give us the most obscure answer, please. 12 in all.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12So have a go at home. Very best of luck.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16OK, let's reveal our first board of six. Here they come.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17We have...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I'll read those all one last time.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Ian.- Yes.- Yes.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Now then.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Yes, children of the '90s.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Children of the '90s.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I'm going to go safe, I'm afraid, and go for Neymar,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26the Brazilian international who joined Barcelona from Santos.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28OK. Neymar. Let's see if that's right,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30let's see how many of our 100 said it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34It's right.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40That's not bad for a safe answer.
0:20:40 > 0:20:4518. Not bad at all, Ian. APPLAUSE
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Well played, Ian. Yeah, joined for nearly £50 million.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Thanks very much indeed.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Now then, Emma, what would you like to go for?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I know a few of them.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Trying to figure out which one will be lower.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01I'll go for the internet and YouTube personality and say Zeb.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Zeb, says Emma.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Let's see if Zeb's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Ooh, bad luck, Emma!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, scores you 100 points.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Not Zeb, I'm afraid, Emma.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I'll give all the correct answers at the end of the pass.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Thanks very much indeed. Now then, Sherrie. This board is all yours.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Do you want to talk us through it?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25OK, I think the top one is Miley Cyrus.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I think the bottom one is Justin Bieber.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I'm going to go with "He starred alongside his father..."
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and that's Jaden Smith.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Jaden Smith, says Sherrie.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Let's see how many of our 100 people said Jaden Smith.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44It's right. Well, our high score is 100, which you've passed.
0:21:44 > 0:21:4618 is our low. You go to 29.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49APPLAUSE
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- 29 for Jaden Smith. - Well played, Sherrie.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Of course, the parents are called Will and Jada,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and the children are called Willow and Jaden.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Make of that what you will.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00But, funnily enough, it's a bigger score than Justin Bieber.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Justin Bieber would have scored you 28.- Oh.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07At the top there, you're right about Miley Cyrus.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Miley Cyrus would have scored you 51.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11It's the biggest scorer on the board.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Now, the YouTube personality, not Zeb, it's Zoella.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Zoella. She was also on Comic Relief Bake Off. 14 points for Zoella.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And it's Eugenie Bouchard, the tennis player.
0:22:21 > 0:22:235 points for that. Best answer on the board.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Thanks, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28We're halfway through the round. 18, Ian, the best score of that pass.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31So Ian and Sam looking pretty strong at this point.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Then 29, Sherrie and Chris.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Then 100, Emma and Dave.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36We don't know what the next board will be like
0:22:36 > 0:22:38but, Dave, somebody else might score 100.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41If you can score nice and low, it could keep you in the game.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Best of luck. We'll come back down the line now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50OK, let's put six more clues up on the board, and here they come.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Children of the '90s.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18I'll read those one last time.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Now then, Chris.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Yeah, I think it's quite straightforward.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Sherrie's husband wouldn't forgive me if I got this wrong,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51so I will go with the Italian footballer, Mario Balotelli.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Mario Balotelli, says Chris. You want to score 70 or less.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55There's your red line.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Let's see how many of our 100 said Mario Balotelli.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01It's right.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And you go through to the head-to-head. Well done.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Good work on the far podium there.
0:24:08 > 0:24:1025, taking your total up to 54.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Yeah, he wears the number 45 shirts at every club he plays for,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Mario Balotelli, thinks it brings him luck.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Though doesn't always, to be fair.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20LAUGHTER
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Thanks, Richard. Now then, Dave. Dave, we need a low score, remember.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29That would have been mine. I've got two others in mind.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33One's going to be quite high, so I probably have to go for Sam Smith.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Sam Smith?- Yeah, for the British singer, yeah.- OK, Sam Smith.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Let's see if that is right. Let's see how money people said it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41No red line for you, you're the high scorer.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44It's right.
0:24:47 > 0:24:5043, taking your total up to 143.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Now, David, you and Sam wouldn't get along
0:24:55 > 0:24:57cos he finds talking on the phone very difficult. He's very shy.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00He says he won't answer the phone 90% of the time, he's too shy.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- I hope he's got a good answer machine message.- You would hope.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Perhaps he sings it? - Maybe he does. That would be good.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- That would be nice, wouldn't it? - Yeah. Thank you, Richard.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Now then, Sam. Sam, that board's all yours.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Talk us through it and answer as many of them as you can.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17So I'm pretty sure I've met the bottom one,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20which is Ellie Simmonds or Ella Simmonds.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Then don't know Barack Obama's daughter.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25The member of One Direction is Harry Styles.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28But I'm going to go for Model Of The Year
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and one of my personal favourites, Cara Delevingne.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Cara Delevingne, says Sam.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36OK, no red line for you, as you're already through,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39but let's see how many of our 100 people said Cara Delevingne.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43It's right.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49There we go, 14.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Well played on this first podium here.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53That takes your total up to 32.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Well played, Sam.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- I hope she's sitting at home, watching this.- Hopefully!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59"Hold on, Sammy The Snake is interested? OK."
0:25:59 > 0:26:00LAUGHTER
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Let's take a look at the rest of these.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Harry Styles, you are correct about. It's a big scorer.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Would have scored you 54.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08The best answer on the board,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11the elder daughter of President Barack Obama is...
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Malia.- Malia, yes. - Would have scored you 9 points.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16And you're right about Ellie Simmonds as well.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18And she would have scored you 14.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Thank you very much, Richard.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23At the end of our second round, the pair who are heading home
0:26:23 > 0:26:27with their high score of 143, I'm afraid, is Dave and Emma.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30That was quite tough, that one. That was quite tough, that first board.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Yes. Anyway, listen, we'll see you again next time.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34We look forward to that very much.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Dave and Emma, in the meantime, thanks for playing.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:26:40 > 0:26:42But, for Chris and Sherrie, Ian and Sam,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44it's now time for our head-to-head.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Well, this is very exciting, Ian and Sam, Chris and Sherrie.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55You're now one step closer to the final
0:26:55 > 0:26:56and a chance to play for our jackpot,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59which currently stands, let's not forget, at £3,000.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Well, you know the deal at this point.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06You made it to the head-to-head, which means you can confer.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09First pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Well, neither of you has been in this round yet.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Ian and Sam, I think it was Round Two last time that you left us.- Yeah.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- And Chris and Sherrie, Round One. - Mm-hm.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19So a promotion in every sense.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And we've had great low scores from you, consistently,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and we've had some individual great low scores
0:27:24 > 0:27:25from you, Chris and Sherrie.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28So I think this should be very close. Best of luck to both pairs.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Let's play the head-to-head.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31APPLAUSE
0:27:35 > 0:27:38OK, here is your first question, and it concerns...
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Werewolves, Witches, Zombies And Giants. Richard.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I'll show you five pictures now of those things from films.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48You need to tell us the name of the most obscure film
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- you're about to see. Good luck. - Wonderful.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52OK, let's reveal our five pictures
0:27:52 > 0:27:54of Werewolves, Witches, Zombies And Giants.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Here they come. We have got...
0:28:19 > 0:28:23There we go. Five Werewolves, Witches, Zombies And/Or Giants.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Ian and Sam, you've been our low scorers, so you'll go first.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31THEY WHISPER
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- SAM:- I know A, C and E, so...
0:28:34 > 0:28:35We're going to go D, Alexander.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- We're going to go Teen Wolf. - Teen Wolf.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Probably not one of Michael J Fox's greatest films, but...
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Oh, I don't know.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Er, Teen Wolf, say Ian and Sam.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46So, Chris and Sherrie,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49do you want to talk us through the rest of that board?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- So we think that A is The White... The Ice Queen?- Yeah.- Ice Queen.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54C, Shaun Of The Dead.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I think the first one, actually. I think A.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- OK.- Shall we go A?- Yeah.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Ice Queen, is it?- I think so.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Ice Queen, A.- You're going to say The Ice Queen.- Yeah.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07OK, so we have Teen Wolf and we have The Ice...
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Oh, I could do with an Ice Queen about now.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Mmm.- A vanilla Ice Queen. - Mmm-mmm-mmm.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15The Ice Queen. OK, Ian and Sam have said Teen Wolf.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Let's see if that's right for D.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22It's right.
0:29:27 > 0:29:3030. APPLAUSE
0:29:30 > 0:29:3230 for Teen Wolf.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Chris and Sherrie, meanwhile, have said The Ice Queen for A.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Let's see if that's right
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and, if it is, let's see how many people said that.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I'm afraid not The Ice Queen.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Which means well done, Ian and Sam, an early lead from you.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48After one question, you're up 1-0.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Yeah, no Ice Queen, I'm afraid. That is, in fact,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55the first one. Would have scored you 19 points.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57The best answer on the board is B. The Attack Of The...
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- 50 Foot Woman, surely.- Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Daryl Hannah there.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04They've got it exactly right, because pylons are 45 foot, and that is...
0:30:04 > 0:30:06LAUGHTER ..proportionally...
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Let's have a look at the next one.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12That is Shaun Of The Dead, of course.
0:30:12 > 0:30:1351, it would have scored you.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And the final one, of course, is The Wizard Of Oz.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Would've scored 62.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:30:20 > 0:30:21So, here comes your second question.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Chris and Sherrie, you have to win this one to stay in the game,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27but you get to answer it first so it's in your favour, let's say.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28It concerns...
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Castles. Richard.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36We're going to show you five clues now to facts about castles.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- Can you give us the most obscure answer?- Excellent.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- That's nice, isn't it? Nice and route one.- Here they are.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42Here are the facts.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I'll read those all one last time.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Chris and Sherrie will go first.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I'm not confident on many of these but we're...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20confident on the last one.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- We'll go Kent. - Kent for Leeds Castle. OK.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Ian and Sam.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Downton Abbey...
0:31:27 > 0:31:30The missus likes it but it's, sort of, the end of the weekend
0:31:30 > 0:31:32so I don't take a lot of notice.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35LAUGHTER
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Berkshire Castle, I think that might be Windsor Castle
0:31:37 > 0:31:39cos that's in Berkshire.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I don't know about Mervyn Peake.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44We're going to go with rook, which is the chess piece.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45OK. The rook.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48The rook. So, we have Kent and we have rook.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Chris and Sherrie said Kent for Leeds Castle.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Yes. That's right, we tried to sell you the dummy there
0:31:57 > 0:31:59but you weren't buying it, Kent is right.
0:31:59 > 0:32:0151.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04APPLAUSE
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Ian and Sam, meanwhile, have gone for the rook.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Also sometimes called a castle on a chessboard.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's right.
0:32:16 > 0:32:1766 for that, though.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19APPLAUSE
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Very well done, Chris and Sherrie.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Kent wins that one for you. After two questions, it's 1-1.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26The name rook comes from a Persian word, "Rokh",
0:32:26 > 0:32:28which means "warrior", essentially.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31That's where we get the name from, nothing to do with the bird.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Now, Downton Abbey is set in Highclere Castle,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36would have scored you 16 points.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38We'll look at Mervyn Peake next,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39that is...
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Gormenghast.- Gormenghast.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Would have scored you nine.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47If you'd had to go for that one, Ian and Sam,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49what would you have gone for?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- Windsor Castle.- Windsor Castle.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53You would be in the final if you'd said it
0:32:53 > 0:32:57cos it's the right answer and it would have scored you 24 points.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58- Wow.- Yeah.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes the final question.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Whoever wins this goes through to the final and plays for the jackpot.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Best of luck to both pairs. It concerns...
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Works By Charles Dickens. Richard.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Let me give you five sets of initials now
0:33:12 > 0:33:14which will represent works by Charles Dickens.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Whichever team gives us the most obscure answer
0:33:16 > 0:33:18is going through to play for the jackpot.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22OK, let's reveal our five Dickens novels in initial form.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Here they are. We've got...
0:33:24 > 0:33:26A-CC, T-O-C-S,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28O-T, T-C-O-T-H
0:33:28 > 0:33:29and O-M-F.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Acc, tocs, ot, tcoth and omf.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Ian and Sam, you'll go first.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44We are going to go with A Christmas Carol.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46A Christmas Carol, say Ian and Sam.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Now then, Chris and Sherrie,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50talk us through that board.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, we can't, if we're honest.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54OT - Oliver Twist.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59And there's something about the fourth one, The Case Of...
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Thomas something or other.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05We'll go with Oliver Twist,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07just because we're pretty sure it's right
0:34:07 > 0:34:10and we're pretty sure they're right and let's see what it is.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11OK, you're going to say Oliver Twist.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14We have A Christmas Carol and we have Oliver Twist.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Ian and Sam said A Christmas Carol.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25It's right.
0:34:25 > 0:34:2758. APPLAUSE
0:34:29 > 0:34:3258. Now, Chris and Sherrie have said Oliver Twist.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Let's see if that is right for OT, let's see how many people said that.
0:34:40 > 0:34:4166.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44There we are. So, we have our winners.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48After three questions, Ian and Sam are through to the final, 2-1.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Very well played.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I think you'll kick yourself over the second one down
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- because it is...- The Old Curiosity Shop.- The Old Curiosity Shop.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57And would have seen you in the final, would have scored 36.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- The bottom one...- Our Mutual Friend. - Our Mutual Friend.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05That would have scored you 18. Now, the other one is the best answer.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07The Cricket On The Hearth is the answer there.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Very well done if you got that - four points.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12There we are. Well, thank you very much indeed.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15So, the pair leaving us at the end of the Head-to-head Round...
0:35:15 > 0:35:16I'm afraid it's Chris and Sherrie.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Nothing wrong with your performance throughout the show today
0:35:19 > 0:35:21but I'm afraid this is where we say goodbye.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23It's been great having you on both shows,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25thank you so much for playing, Chris and Sherrie.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- Thank you.- Thanks very much. - APPLAUSE
0:35:29 > 0:35:32But for Ian and Sam, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Well, hats off to you, Ian and Sam. What about that?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Back you come, you've seen off all your rivals
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Phil Stant is now a dim and distant memory.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Well, it was until now.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Now, back he comes. Phil Stant stet.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £3,000.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04AUDIENCE: Ooh!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06APPLAUSE
0:36:06 > 0:36:09That's grown into quite a nice little jackpot, it has to be said.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11We've chucked everything at you.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13We started off with countries' borders,
0:36:13 > 0:36:15then we had children born in the '90s,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18then we had supernatural beings - zombies, et cetera -
0:36:18 > 0:36:19and then we had castles
0:36:19 > 0:36:21and then we had Dickens.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Here you are.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Yeah, on A Christmas Carol.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Phew.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27That got you through.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29What do you want to see come up in this last round?
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Sports, probably.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Preferably sport, but anything, really. Films...
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Anything.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- OK, anything.- Apart from Phil Stant.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Apart from Phil Stant.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Well, let's see what your choices are for today.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43We have four, as ever, and they are...
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Yeah?- Yeah, we'll have to. We'll go 2015 Six Nations.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58OK. 2015 Six Nations, Richard.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Yeah, big chance here if you know your rugby.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04We are looking for any player named by Wales for their final 2015
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Six Nations game against Italy -
0:37:06 > 0:37:08that's any of the players named in the match squad.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10We're looking for any of the Ireland players
0:37:10 > 0:37:13who lined up against Scotland, again any of the match squad.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Equally, we're looking for any of the Scottish team
0:37:15 > 0:37:16who played against Ireland.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18So, any of the 23 players named for Wales
0:37:18 > 0:37:20in their final game of the Six Nations,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and any of the 23 players named by either Ireland or Scotland
0:37:23 > 0:37:25for their final game in the 2015 Six Nations.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Very best of luck.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30OK. As always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33To win that jackpot, just one of those answers has to be pointless.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34- Are you ready to go?- Yes.- Yes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. There they are.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38Your time starts now.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39So who do you know?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Wales have got George North, who got injured early on,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44but I think he might have played the last game.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Then you've got... Obviously, Ireland,
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Brian O'Driscoll, it was his last game
0:37:49 > 0:37:51but that's going to be a high scorer.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Scotland...
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Wales, Leigh Halfpenny, is he still about?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Yeah.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Who else have we got, Wales-wise?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01There's got to be somebody Jones in there, surely.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02LAUGHTER
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Who else is there? Irish players...
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Woods retired a long time ago.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17We've got to think, who played British Lions as well?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19So, yeah, Wales...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Let's go for Leigh Halfpenny.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23I think...
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Would you say George North?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- ..Simon Jones?- Simon Jones.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30And George North.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- It's worth a go. - OK, happy with those answers?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Your minute is now...up.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39There we are.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41What are your three answers going to be?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44So, we've got... We're going to chuck a random one, Simon Jones.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Will you say which country you're...?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- Wales.- Simon Jones for Wales.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Leigh Halfpenny for Wales. - Leigh Halfpenny for Wales.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- And George North for Wales. - And George North for Wales.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54OK, all three Welsh.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59BOTH: Leigh Halfpenny. Leigh Halfpenny goes last.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Least likely to be pointless? BOTH: Simon Jones.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Simon Jones we put first... - Is he a man? We're not sure.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07OK, let's pop those answers up on the board in order, then. Here they come.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09We've got...
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Well, three good answers up there on the board.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Let's hope one of those is pointless
0:39:16 > 0:39:17and wins that jackpot for you.
0:39:17 > 0:39:203,000 quid, that's quite a nice little jackpot to be taking home.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22What would you do with that? Ian, you first.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27We've seen England capitulate in Test matches
0:39:27 > 0:39:29in both the West Indies and Australia,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32so we fancy the Cape Town Test for the hat-trick really.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Perfect.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Sam, anything else you want to add to that?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Probably Cape Town and any other money, big night out with the lads.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42OK, very good indeed. That would be a great night out.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44OK, three good answers.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47As I say, all three of the answers you've given are for the Wales
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Six Nations line-up for 2015.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Your first answer was Simon Jones.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53The one you thought was probably least likely to be pointless.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54Let's find out if it is.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56It will win you £3,000 if it is.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Let's see how many people said Simon Jones.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- We said he wasn't real. - It was a punt.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07OK, bit of a punt, but still, Simon Jones.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09If you are watching, Simon, good afternoon.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11LAUGHTER
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Not in the Welsh line-up, so two more shots at today's jackpot.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Your next answer was George North.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18We're now on terra firma here.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19These are real people who exist.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21But he might have been injured
0:40:21 > 0:40:24because he got injured first game, so we'll see.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25OK. We will find out.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30So, for £3,000, let's see how many people said George North.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It's right.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Simon Jones turned out to be make-believe.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42George North now taking us down through the 20s and the teens
0:40:42 > 0:40:46into single figures... Oh. Not quite single figures, ten for George North.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50APPLAUSE
0:40:50 > 0:40:53OK, so not pointless - which means everything is now riding
0:40:53 > 0:40:55on your third and final answer, Leigh Halfpenny.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58You had no hesitation putting Leigh Halfpenny last.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01To win that jackpot, it has to be pointless.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Let's see, for £3,000,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05how many people named Leigh Halfpenny
0:41:05 > 0:41:08as part of Wales' Six Nations line-up.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Let's see, is it pointless?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16It's right. Now, Simon Jones, obviously, was incorrect.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17Your second answer, George North,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19took us all the way down to ten.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Now, Leigh Halfpenny takes us down through the teens.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Will it go below ten? Yes, it will.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Single figures... Oh, bad luck. Six. APPLAUSE
0:41:26 > 0:41:29That's all right.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Two very, very good answers there.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Lovely low scores but I'm afraid you didn't manage to find
0:41:35 > 0:41:37that all-important pointless answer.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42That will roll over onto the next show.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43It's been great having you on both shows.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46What a strong performance. And you get to take home a Pointless trophy
0:41:46 > 0:41:49so very, very well done. Ian and Sam, very well done.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53APPLAUSE
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Unlucky, gents. You've been great fun.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Let's take a look at the pointless answers
0:41:57 > 0:42:00that could have won you that £3,000.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Wales line-up, there's a Jones for you, Alun Wyn Jones.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Rhys Webb, Scott Williams, Taulupe Faletau, you could have had.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09In fact, everyone apart from George North, Leigh Halfpenny,
0:42:09 > 0:42:10Sam Warburton, Jamie Roberts,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Jonathan Davies, Dan Biggar and Liam Williams.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Everybody else in that 23 was a pointless answer.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Well done if you said that.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20The Ireland line-up.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Here's a few of them for you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Again, anybody apart from Sean O'Brien, Rob Kearney,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Jonathan Sexton, Paul O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony
0:42:29 > 0:42:31and Tommy Bowe, and Rory Best.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33They all scored points, everybody else was pointless.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35And the Scottish line-up.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Everyone there apart from Jonny Gray, Greg Laidlaw,
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Matt Scott, Mark Bennett,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Blair Cowan, Stuart Hogg, David Denton,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Euan Murray and Adam Ashe.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49I think one of our 100 was a Scottish rugby fan.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52All the other answers for the Scottish team were pointless.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Very well done if you got those at home.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Unlucky in the studio.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Nice try.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Thanks very much, Richard.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Ian and Sam.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03It's been wonderful having you on both shows. Very strong performance.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Thank you so much playing. Ian and Sam.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06APPLAUSE
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Well, sadly, Ian and Sam didn't win our jackpot today,
0:43:09 > 0:43:11which means it rolls over onto the next show
0:43:11 > 0:43:13when we will be playing for £4,000.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16AUDIENCE: Ooh!
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Join us then to see if someone can win it.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20- Meanwhile, it is goodbye from Richard...- Goodbye.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22..and it's goodbye from me, goodbye.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25APPLAUSE