Episode 52 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

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

the show where obvious answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet today's players.

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And couple number one.

Hi. I'm James. This is my sister, Jessica.

And we're from Taunton in Somerset.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, Xander. I'm Andy.

This is my wife, Lynn, and we come from Belfast.

-Couple number three.

-Hi. I'm Joe. This is Zechariah.

We're from Barnet and we've been friends for years.

And finally, couple number four.

Hi. I'm Viv from Lincoln and this is my very good friend Rosie

from Washington near Newcastle.

And these are today's contestants.

APPLAUSE Thanks very much, all of you.

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

That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

They told him no-one would be interested

in a musical version of his life performed in the West End.

They told him it would never work.

And do you know what? They were right.

-It's my Pointless friend. It's Richard.

-Hiya.

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-Hi, everybody.

-Good afternoon.

-And to you.

We welcome back just one pair today, which is Jessica and James,

who did well last time. Got knocked out in Round Two.

Slightly unfortunate. I think they might do well this time.

-We had Chris and Tom, didn't we?

-Yes.

-Who won.

-Yes.

-Got through to the jackpot round.

-Yes.

-Scored 4 points...

-Yeah.

-..2 points...

-Yeah.

-..1 point.

-Ooh.

-That is unlucky. They were very, very good, weren't they?

-Good answers, yeah.

-African Capitals, it was.

They did ever so well,

but not quite well enough, which is good news for everybody today.

It is. It is. Now, thanks very much.

So, Tom and Chris, as you've gathered,

didn't win the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at £2,000.

There we are. APPLAUSE

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

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So, all you have to remember is that the pair with the highest score

at the end of each round will be eliminated.

That is it. That is all. Best of luck to all four pairs.

Our first category this afternoon is...

British Politics. Can you all decide in your pairs

who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Politicians Under Queen Elizabeth II, Richard.

In a moment, Xander will show you the names of five political roles.

We're looking for the name of anyone who's held any of those roles

under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, please,

so since she was crowned in 1953.

So, anyone who's permanently held any of the following political jobs.

-And that is up to April 2015.

-OK.

So, as Richard said, we're going to put five roles up on the board.

They'll stay up for the whole round. We won't change them halfway through.

They'll stay up for the whole round. Let's see what they are.

We've got...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Now, Jessica, welcome back.

-Remind us what you do, Jessica.

-I work in health insurance,

-so I take the claims and everything for everybody.

-That's right.

Now, down in Taunton, what keeps you happy down there?

Um, I like the countryside. I'm not really a city girl.

-I wouldn't say so.

-So, you live out...?

You don't live in Taunton itself? Are you outside?

-Oh, no, I do live in the town...

-Yeah.

-..but I don't like busy cities.

-I quite like the town, country life.

-Right.

I love Taunton. Beautiful place.

Now, Jessica, what are you going to say to kick us off?

Um, I did economics at college

and it's not helping me at the moment.

Um, I'm just going to go for one I know,

and that's George Osborne is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

OK. You're going to say George Osborne.

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

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27 of our

100 people named George Osborne.

-Yeah, it's one of those rounds, isn't it?

-Isn't it?

I think, you know, when you ask people two things at once,

-genuinely, they just go, "I can't begin to compute."

-Yeah.

Whereas, if you said to everybody,

"Who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer currently?"

-and, "Who is the Queen currently?" you'd get more than 27.

-Surely.

But if you ask them both at the same,

-people get confused.

-Mm. There we are.

Lynn, a very warm welcome to Pointless. Lovely to have you here.

What do you like getting up to in Belfast? What are your hobbies?

I do a lot of genealogy.

I've traced our family tree back to the 1800s,

-which is quite hard in Ireland...

-That's fun.

-..because of partition.

-You have to go to a lot of churches and...

-Yeah.

-So, lots of churchyards, parish records.

-Yes.

And where, geographically, have you got to?

Um, we came from Scotland.

The family name was originally Ross,

so the plantation and things like that, so...

You came over with the plantation. Right, I see.

Now, Lynn, what would you like to go for on this board?

Um...not a great subject for me, British politics,

but I think Norman Lamont was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Norman Lamont, says Lynn.

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

It's right.

Wow. 8. APPLAUSE

8 for

Norman Lamont.

Well played, Lynn. Chancellor from 1990 to 1993.

Indeed. Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Now, Joe, a very warm welcome to Pointless to you. What do you do?

I'm a management consultant for a big financial services company.

-How long have you been doing that?

-A couple of years.

-Enjoying it?

-Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's really good.

-Very good.

And what are your interests aside from management consulting?

I do a lot of sport. I did a triathlon last summer.

-I play a lot of football, golf. I like to travel as well.

-OK.

Now, Joe, what are you going to go for?

Got some good answers in my head,

but I'm going to play it safe and go for Alistair Darling.

Alistair Darling, says Joe. Let's see how safe that is.

Let's see how many of our 100 people

remember Alistair Darling as Chancellor.

It's right.

Look at that. 6.

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6 for Alistair Darling.

-Yeah, 2007 to 2010.

-Yeah.

-That's show business, isn't it?

That's showbiz, isn't it?

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So...

-Now, Viv, a warm welcome to you to Pointless.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Viv?

-I'm very happily retired.

-Very happily.

-Very.

-Note the very. Why, what were you doing before?

Um, I worked for a national wildlife charity

and I was head of the grants unit,

so I was giving out millions of pounds.

-You were giving out millions of pounds?

-Yes. I loved it.

You must have loved that,

but retirement has been even lovelier?

Oh, yes. I can do lots of things now that I didn't have any time to do.

Wonderful. What are the things you now spend most of your time doing?

Well, because of the wildlife connection,

I do bird watching,

but I love reading, particularly Scandinavian novels.

And my physical thing, apart from walking,

is I play short mat bowls.

-Brilliant. Now, Viv...

-Yes.

..what would you like to go for or who would you like to go for?

Well, I did meet this man, and it's Michael Howard.

-Michael Howard, says Viv.

-Yes.

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

It's right.

Look at that. 1, Viv!

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1 for Michael Howard. Very, very well done indeed.

Yeah, he was a Leader of the Opposition, of course.

Leader of the Tory Party just ten years or so ago

and yet just scores 1 point.

You literally physically have to have met him

-at that time to remember who he was.

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Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. 1, the best score of that pass.

Very well done indeed, Viv.

Then up to 6, where we find Joe and Zechariah.

And then up to 8, where we find Lynn and Andy.

And then 27.

Jessica, you were our low-scorer in the first round last time.

This time, you're the high-scorer. So, James, we're depending on you.

We'll come back down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

Now then, Rosie.

-A very warm welcome to you, Rosie.

-Thank you.

-And what do you do?

-I'm also retired.

-SHE LAUGHS

-What did you do?

-I used to be a management trainer.

I used to teach managers how to manage people in the right way.

You taught managing to managers.

Very good. How long did you do that for?

-Was that a fun job?

-Oh, goodness. 17 years.

And what are you doing with your retirement?

Like Viv, I like to bird watch. I'm her apprentice.

-What's the most exciting bird you've seen?

-Probably golden eagle.

-HE GASPS Where did you see that?

-Spain.

Oh, beautiful. Beautiful. Now, Rosie, you're on 1.

The high-scorers are James

and Jessica on 27. So, 25 or less

gets you through very comfortably.

I'm going to go for Margaret Beckett.

I believe she was Deputy Prime Minister

and Leader of the Opposition at one time.

Margaret Beckett, says Rosie. Here's your red line.

If you can get below that, you're through to the next round.

How many people said Margaret Beckett?

It's right.

Well done. You're through.

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Equalling Viv's low score.

2 is your total, the lowest total of the round.

She was actually just acting Leader of the Opposition,

but she was, which qualifies her here, Foreign Secretary.

-So, a good answer.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Zechariah, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What are you studying?

-Economics and maths.

-Ironically...

-Yeah.

-..I'm not so great with British politics.

OK. Well, that's fine.

Aside from economics and maths, what interests you?

What interests me? I'm quite into my music.

I play guitar and I do a lot of work

with youth movements and that kind of thing.

Very good indeed. OK, Zechariah, what are you going to go for?

You're on 6. If you can score...

Nice target - 20 or less. I think... Come on.

I'm sure you've got a good 20-or-less kind of answer.

I'm going to go with Ed Miliband as Leader of the Opposition.

Ed Miliband. OK, Ed Miliband, says Zechariah.

Here is your red line. If you get below that with Ed Miliband,

you are through to the next round.

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

Absolutely right, of course.

Ooh, look at that. 22. Not bad.

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28 is your total.

I think that might be enough to see you through.

-Chance, though, for James now.

-Mm-hm.

-Chance for James.

Yeah, Ed Miliband, 22.

-Um, Andy, welcome.

-Hi, Xander.

Welcome to Pointless.

Great to have you here from Belfast. What do you do?

-ENGLISH ACCENT:

-I work in the civil service.

You...you...? Oh, listen to that lovely Irish brogue there, for a man.

-It's beautiful, isn't it? Unmistakable.

-I've tempered it down.

You have. I didn't understand what you said there.

The accent was so thick, Andy. You've tempered it down.

-So, where are you from originally?

-I'm from Brixton in South London.

Right you are. I see. LAUGHTER

-And what took you over to Belfast?

-She did.

Aw, very nice.

And what are your interests in Belfast?

Principally, I've just got into running.

Spending time with my family and watching movies

-cos I love movies.

-Very good indeed.

Now, Lynn has set you up very nicely there with a score of 8.

The high-scorers at the moment are Zechariah and Joe.

If you can score 19 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'm hoping I'm right with this

cos his wife actually taught me drama at school,

and so I'm going to go for Neil Kinnock.

-Neil Kinnock. Glenys taught you drama?

-Yeah.

-Those must have been fun lessons.

-Fantastic.

Yeah, excellent. OK, now, there you are.

If you can get below that red line with Neil Kinnock,

you're through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Neil Kinnock.

Well done. You've done it. 12.

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Taking your total up to a nice round 20.

Well done. Leader of the Opposition, of course.

One of the longest-serving Leaders of the Opposition

-in British history as well.

-Thanks very much indeed.

-Now, James, remind us what you do.

-I run a pub.

-You run a pub.

But not only that, you're a hospitality coach.

-Correct.

-How many people are under you?

-How many people do you coach?

-16 front of house.

And how often does that personnel change? I mean...

We have quite a good turnover.

Um, university students coming back from...

-So, they come in and you're coaching them...

-That's the way.

..all the way, keeping an eye on them.

And then do you send them back with a score, do you?

-We score in-house, yeah.

-OK.

-They forget it as soon as they walk out the door.

-I see.

-Now, so, James, we have to have a pointless answer from you.

-OK.

There'll be plenty there. It's politics.

-I've got a couple.

-Mm-hm.

I think Ed Balls is holding or has held one of those positions,

but I'm going to go for someone a little bit older,

I think held maybe two positions in the '90s.

-William Hague.

-William Hague, says James.

William Hague. Here is your red...

Well, you just have to take it from me,

there is a red line there, just we can't see it.

I can, of course, but, yes, you won't be able to see it.

Um, William Hague.

Let's see how many people said William Hague.

It's right.

It could be a very, very good answer.

Oh, no, it's not. 26.

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I am so sorry. That takes your total up to 53.

He was Leader of the Opposition, of course,

but I think, more famously, Foreign Secretary as well,

which I suspect is where he got most of those points from.

There's quite a few pointless answers, as you might expect.

Let's take you through a few of them.

Anthony Barber, Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Anthony Crosland, who was Foreign Secretary for the Labour Party.

Clement Attlee, who was Leader of the Opposition in the '50s.

David Owen, Foreign Secretary, who is a pointless answer.

Well done if you said that.

Derick Heathcoat-Amory and Iain Macleod,

who were both Tory Chancellors.

Lord Hailsham and Lord Irvine, both Lord Chancellors.

And Rab Butler. Poor Rab Butler, who was Deputy Prime Minister,

he was Chancellor and Foreign Secretary.

What have you got to do to get a point on this show?

LAUGHTER Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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

with a high score of 53 - I'm so sorry -

our only returning pair, James and Jessica.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you now,

but thank you so much for playing.

James and Jessica. APPLAUSE

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

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And so, suddenly, we are down to three pairs.

At the end of this round, we will be suddenly down to two.

Well, that far podium, you are on fire.

Viv and Rosie, you are our joint individual low-scorers

and you are our lowest team scorers.

So, I mean, just fantastic is all I can say.

But you've all done very well. Really good answers from all of you.

Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...

-Right.

-Eurovision.

Zechariah's looking happy with that, I think.

-Yeah, a bit happier.

-Yeah? Good.

Can you all decide who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Eurovision-winning Acts, Richard.

It's all you need to know about students, isn't it?

You've got Zechariah there.

We asked him for Chancellors of the Exchequer.

He's an economics student. Then, we asked for Eurovision and he goes,

"Finally! Finally, something I'm good at. Phew!"

We're going to show you the names now, on each board,

of six Eurovision-winning acts and their songs.

Just need you to tell us which country they represented, please.

Going to be 12 in all to have a go at at home.

We're just looking for the country represented by these acts.

Here's our first board.

And we have...

I'm going to have fun with this(!)

I'll read those all one last time.

-Andy.

-Um...

..probably have to go with Rise Like A Phoenix, Conchita Wurst,

-and that's Austria.

-Austria, says Andy.

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

said Austria for Conchita Wurst.

It's right.

Not bad. Look at that. 12.

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Andy looking a little bit sheepish.

Yeah, well played, Andy. Very good answer.

I wonder how many people are brilliant at the politics

and the Eurovision things.

The crossover on that one - interesting.

-The Venn diagram is quite narrow.

-Yes, one would imagine.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Now, Zechariah, what would you like to go for here?

-I may have spoken a little too soon.

-LAUGHTER

Um, and there's one which I'm definitely not going for,

and therefore, I may have to gamble a little bit.

I am going to go for the Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son.

-And is that France?

-France.

France. France Gall. France. Let's see if that's right,

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

Ooh! Zechariah, I'm sorry.

Not France for Poupee De Cire. That scores you 100 points.

Sorry, Zechariah.

I mean, France means France and Gall means France.

-I know.

-So, you know.

We're being led a merry dance there, aren't we?

-We really are being led a merry dance by France.

-Yeah.

Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Rosie.

Rosie, this board is all yours.

If you wanted, you could waltz through it

and fill in all the blanks for us.

-No.

-SHE LAUGHS

Um, Celine Dion's Canadian, but I don't know.

Is Canada in the Eurovision? I don't know. Maybe it was France.

Ein Bisschen Frieden - I'm guessing that's Germany.

ABBA and Waterloo. Not going for that one!

I'll go for Ein Bisschen Frieden, Nicole, and say Germany.

Germany, says Rosie.

Stands to reason, doesn't it? Let's see if that's right for Nicole.

Let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

Good answer. 21. APPLAUSE

21 for Germany.

The first time they'd ever won. It means a little peace.

It was a number one single over here as well. A Little Peace for Nicole.

It's actually quite a tough board, this one.

-Celine Dion - you either know it or you don't.

-Oh, it's a...

-Switzerland.

-Switzerland, she represented.

You don't have to be from the country at all.

Um, 4 points for that. Waterloo.

ABBA, of course, is Sweden. Big scorer. 86.

Ding-A-Dong by Teach-In. Of course, our good friends...

They love the show. ..from the Netherlands.

Well done, the Netherlands. 3 points for that.

Thanks for giving us Ding-A-Dong.

And Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son by France Gall is Luxembourg.

-Of course it is.

-And it's a pointless answer,

so very well done if you said that.

I hope it wasn't pointless on the night.

LAUGHTER Well, thank you very much indeed.

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

Andy, look at that.

Oh, you can go back proud now.

You scored low in Eurovision, Andy. Well done.

Then up to 21, where we find Rosie and Viv.

Ooh. Zechariah and Joe, I'm afraid,

100 there. Who knows? It might be a tough board, the next one,

so there might be more 100s around.

So, Joe, a low score from you might keep you in the game.

We'll come back down the line now.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more Eurovision songs and acts

up on the board, and here they are.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now then, Viv, remember, we are looking for the countries

from which these singers and songs came together.

Oh, dear. It's going to be a guess, whatever it is.

Um, I'm going to go for the bottom one, Insieme,

and I hope

-it should be Italy.

-It should be.

It should be, but if the French one was wrong on the first round...

Well, exactly. There's your red line. If you can get below that,

you are through to the head-to-head. Let's see how many people said Italy.

It's right. Well done and through you go.

That is a pointless answer. APPLAUSE

Very well done indeed.

That adds £250 to today's jackpot, takes the total up to £2,250.

It scores you nothing

and leaves your total at 21.

-Very well done indeed, Viv.

-Well played, Viv.

Big risk there. You obviously know your Italian.

-I studied Italian, I must say, at university.

-Perfect.

-It was my degree.

-And insieme means...?

-Together.

-Together. Together - 1992 is the name of that song.

It's about the year that the European Union...

It's about the European Union.

That's all you need to know about that.

THEY LAUGH

-Now, Joe. Joe.

-Oh.

-Yes, we need a low score from you.

Yeah, no, this is the worst. This is not good.

Um, so, yeah, definitely have to be a guess.

Um, so, let's go for Running Scared and United Kingdom.

Running Scared, the United Kingdom, Ell/Nikki. Let's see if that's right.

No red line for you as you're the high-scorers,

but let's see how many people said the United Kingdom.

Ooh! Pas Royaume...

Royaume-Uni, I'm afraid. That scores you 100 points,

takes you up to 200, which is kind of cool.

LAUGHTER

But I'm afraid it's an incorrect answer.

That's the most points the UK have scored in Eurovision

-for a very long time.

-LAUGHTER

So, thank you.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. Now then, Lynn.

Great news. You're through, doesn't matter what you score.

-OK, that's good.

-But we do still need an answer, of course.

I know a few of them. What's Another Year is Ireland.

I remember watching that. Um, Dana International - Israel?

Hard Rock and Lordi - I remember watching that year.

It's a Scandinavian country, but I'm not sure. Iceland, maybe?

And the others, no.

So, I'm going to go for What's Another Year

-and Johnny Logan, Ireland.

-Ireland, says Lynn. Ireland.

No red line for you. You're already through.

Let's see how many people said Ireland.

It's right.

63. APPLAUSE

75 is your total,

-but you're through anyhow.

-Safely through.

Famously won it three times, of course, Johnny Logan.

Twice as a performer, once as a songwriter as well.

Now, let's fill in the rest of this board, shall we?

Diva, you were absolutely right, was Israel.

Dana International would have been a good scorer as well.

Would have scored you 29. Hard Rock Hallelujah.

-Finland...

-Finland, yeah.

-..was the answer.

Would have scored 13.

Now, Fairytale, it's the biggest scoring

-Eurovision entry in history.

-Really?

-In history.

Got the most points of any entry, and it came from Norway.

3 points for Norway.

Now, Running Scared - not United Kingdom.

So close. So close. It's Azerbaijan.

LAUGHTER

-That would have scored 3 as well.

-Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So, at the end of our second round, the pair who are heading home,

Joe and Zechariah, I'm afraid it is you this time.

Um, yes, that was a tough board for you.

Tough category, I think we might say.

Had you gone the other way round, might it have been any different?

-Yes.

-Yes, good.

-Yeah, it would have.

We will see you again next time

and I'm sure we'll see much more of you then.

In the meantime, thanks very much for playing. Joe and Zechariah.

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But for Viv and Rosie, Andy and Lynn,

it's now time for our head-to-head.

Very well done, Viv and Rosie, Andy and Lynn.

You're now one step closer to the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,250.

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Well, you know the score at this point.

You can start playing as teams,

first pair to win two questions plays for that jackpot.

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

Here's your first question, and it concerns...

Children from animated television shows. Richard.

We'll show you five pictures of animated characters -

they're all children.

We just need you to give us their names, please.

First names will be acceptable.

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

We have got...

There we are. Five children from animations.

Now, Viv and Rosie, you've been our low-scorers

throughout the show, so you will go first.

Leroy Jetson is B.

-I don't know any of them.

-Oh.

So, I'll say B.

We're going to go

for B and say that's Leroy Jetson.

Leroy Jetson.

Leroy Jetson, say Viv and Rosie.

Now then, Andy and Lynn.

A is Angelica from Rugrats.

C's Horrid Henry, I think.

D's Charlie Brown.

We've no idea who E is.

No idea who E is.

-I think we're going to go for...

-Angelica?

A, Angelica from Rugrats.

You're going to say A, Angelica.

So, we have Leroy Jetson and we have Angelica from Rugrats.

Viv and Rosie said Leroy Jetson for B.

Let's see if that's right,

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

Ah!

Ooh, not Leroy Jetson, as it happens.

Meanwhile, Andy and Lynn have said Angelica for A.

Angelica from Rugrats. Let's see if that's right.

All it has to be is right for you to win the point.

And it is right. Very well done indeed.

Good answer. 27. APPLAUSE

After one question, Andy and Lynn, you are up 1-0.

Well played, Andy and Lynn.

Now, Viv and Rosie, one of those examples of

you didn't give us the right answer,

but you gave us an anagram of the right answer.

-So, it's not Leroy Jetson, it's Elroy Jetson.

-Aw!

And that would've scored you 7 points,

so would've been a terrific answer.

C, it's not a Horrid Henry -

it's the wonderful Stewie Griffin from Family Guy,

voiced by Seth MacFarlane who created that show.

36 points for that.

Charlie Brown, of course.

He would've scored you 67.

And then, from King of the Hill,

Hank Hill's son, Bobby. Bobby Hill.

Would've score you 10 points. Well done if you got that.

Thanks very much. So, here comes your second question.

Now, Viv and Rosie, Andy and Lynn get to answer it first,

but you have to win it to stay in the game, so best of luck with that.

It concerns...

Snooker. Richard.

Five clues now to facts about the sport of snooker.

We just need you to give us the most obscure answer, please.

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

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Andy and Lynn will go first.

THEY WHISPER

-Sheffield, I think, is the name of the UK city.

-OK.

Not a good subject, but I think the name of the UK city

that has hosted the World Championship is Sheffield.

Sheffield, say Andy and Lynn. Sheffield.

Now, Viv and Rosie, over to you.

I think the single game of snooker's a frame,

Sheffield's definitely the city.

I'm going to say top one, frame.

-Frame.

-Yeah.

-So, we have Sheffield versus frame.

Andy and Lynn said Sheffield. Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right.

55 for Sheffield. APPLAUSE

Now, Viv and Rosie have gone for frame.

Let's see if that's right for the name of a single game of snooker.

How many people said frame?

It's right.

It's got to beat 55...

-and it does. 47.

-Ooh!

-APPLAUSE

Wow. Slightly surprise result there, I have to say.

But well done, Viv and Rosie - that's fallen well for you.

After two questions, you're back in the game. It's 1-1.

Let's take a look at the rest of these.

Now, the decade is the 1920s.

Joe Davis won the first one. Would've scored you 3 points.

They used to go on endlessly, these World finals.

They'd go on for weeks, hundreds and hundreds of frames

between two people.

The Scottish snooker player is Stephen Hendry.

Would've scored you 32.

And the snooker-themed TV show.

Big Break.

Big Break is exactly the answer, yeah.

-Would've scored you 26.

-Thank you very much indeed.

Here comes your third question.

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

Best of luck. Our third question this afternoon concerns...

VIV GROANS The Welsh language. Richard.

We're going to give you five Welsh words now

alongside the first letters of their English translation.

Can you tell us what that translation is, please?

Very best of luck.

OK, let's reveal our five Welsh words.

I'll try and pronounce them.

Apologies to any Welsh...

I haven't chance, but anyway, we'll have a go.

I'll read those again.

OK. Now then, Viv and Rosie, you will go first.

-Number three is good morning.

-Yes, I know.

And number four is Wales.

-Yeah, I would go for croeso or bore da.

-Yes.

Or is araf salt?

Right...

Not being a Welsh speaker, nor is Rosie...

-Bore da.

-Good morning.

Beautifully said, by the way. VIV CHUCKLES

You're going to go for that. Bore da, good morning.

Now then, Andy and Lynn, do you fancy talking us through that board?

I think araf is stop.

Nadolig Llawen is close to Gaelic,

and that's Merry Christmas.

Cymru, Wales, and croeso, welcome.

-What are we going to go for?

-Nadolig Llawen.

We're going to go for Merry Christmas, Nadolig Llawen.

Nadolig Llawen.

OK, let's see if that's Merry Christmas. Let's see.

Good morning, said Viv and Rosie, for bore da.

Let's see that's right,

let's see how many people said it if it is.

It's right.

49 for bore da. APPLAUSE

Meanwhile, Andy and Lynn have gone for Nadolig Llawen.

Apologies to any Welsh speakers out there, but Nadolig Llawen.

Let's see how many we of our 100 people said that. Is it right?

It is right.

Yep, it wins you the point.

Very well done indeed.

27 for that. APPLAUSE

And it means, Andy and Lynn, after three questions,

you're through to the final 2-1.

Yeah, very well played.

Now, that top one is interesting, araf,

which I think you said was stop.

I think you said that because people who've driven a lot in Wales

know it because it's actually slow.

-Ah.

-Slow is the answer.

Would've scored you 23.

Welsh for stop is stop.

Funnily enough.

Cymru, of course, is Wales.

Would've scored you 87. A big scorer.

And that bottom one is welcome.

And that's a big scorer as well, actually - 41.

So, slow was the best answer on that board.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

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

it's Viv and Rosie.

Well, I mean, you haven't really put a foot wrong at all until this point.

Leroy let you down.

HE SIGHS But apart from that,

it's been an immaculate performance across the show.

We'll see you next time.

I'm sure you'll do just as well, if not better.

We look forward to that very much. Thanks very much.

-Viv and Rosie.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

But for Andy and Lynn, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Andy and Lynn. You've seen off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £2,250.

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Well, you did it.

The seemingly unstoppable Viv and Rosie,

you know, they looked like they were steaming through to the final,

and you just edged them out at the last minute -

very cleverly done.

Let's hope there's something you like the look of.

Today's selection of categories looks like this.

We've got...

California could be geography and stuff like that,

but Blues Brothers?

Could be blues musicians, in which case, that'd be rubbish.

-California.

-California?

-California.

-We'll go for California.

-California, it is. Richard.

OK, very best of luck.

Three very different questions here. I hope one of them suits you.

We are looking for the name of anyone

who has been governor of California,

all the way through from 1849 through to May 2015.

We're looking for any of the cast members

of the 1997 film LA Confidential according to IMDB.

Or any cities or towns in California beginning with San,

any incorporated

city or incorporated town in California

beginning with the letters S-A-N.

So, governors, cast of LA Confidential

or towns and cities beginning S-A-N.

-Very best of luck.

-Thanks very much indeed.

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

and all you need to win that jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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

There they are. Your times starts now.

Forget about the governors cos I haven't got the foggiest.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

-Well, Arnold Schwarzenegger, yeah...

OK. Cities with San.

Was San Bernardino in California when we did Route 66?

Yes, it is.

Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara as well.

LA Confidential - the only one I know is Kevin Spacey, I think.

I think he got shot in the end.

OK. I don't know any of those, so...

Well, let's go with the Sans, then.

-So, we'll go with Santa Barbara, San Bernardino...

-San Diego.

-Yeah, San Diego would be good.

-Do you want to go

for Arnold Schwarzenegger or do you think that would be quite high?

That'll be very high. I would go with the three Sans.

-San Bernardino...

-Any other Sans?

Did we go through any when we were driving up Route 1?

-I can't remember.

-Let me think.

-I can't remember.

-Where's Hearst Castle?

-No, that's...

-That's Morro Bay.

-That was Morro Bay.

-No, I would go with...

-Further north... Oakland.

Ten seconds left.

No. I'm not sure San Bernardino's in California.

I think it was, cos I remember going through it.

-OK. San Diego...

-Yeah.

-San...

OK, that's your time up.

What three answers are you going to give me?

Say which category you're answering as well.

We're going for the third category, Xander,

which is cities of California beginning with San.

-And we're going to go with San Bernardino...

-San Bernardino.

-..Santa Barbara...

-Santa Barbara.

..and...

-What was the third from? San...

-San Diego.

-San Diego.

And San Diego. Of those three,

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

-San Bernardino.

-San Bernardino goes last.

Least likely to be pointless?

-San Diego.

-San Diego.

-San Diego, we put first.

OK, well, let's pop those up on the board in that order then,

and here they are.

We've got...

Well, very best of luck. Three good answers on the board there.

One of those, at least, might be pointless

and might win you that jackpot.

2,250 quid - not a bad jackpot to be taking home.

Andy, what would you like to do with that?

Well, for about 26 years, I've been promising Lynn a honeymoon,

so that would help go towards it.

Yeah, I can't imagine you're going to argue with that, Lynn.

-THEY LAUGH

-So it's all riding on this.

That goes towards it. A tiny fraction, I should think.

Anything else you'd like to do with it, Lynn?

Well, I've recently become a recipient of a hearing dog

because I have a hearing loss,

and we'd like to give a big donation to hearing dogs for deaf people.

Very good indeed. Well, very, very best of luck.

The category that you've answered with all of these

is Californian cities beginning with S-A-N.

OK, so, your first answer was San Diego.

It has to be pointless for you to win this.

So, for £2,250, let's see how many people said San Diego.

It's right.

All that has to happen now

is that it has to go down to zero.

San Diego now taking us through the 30s.

34.

APPLAUSE 34.

Not a terrible score, but not a pointless score either.

So therefore, you only have two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your next answer was Santa Barbara.

It has to be pointless for you to win,

so for £2,250, let's see how many of our 100 people said Santa Barbara.

It's right.

San Diego took us all the way down to 34,

Santa Barbara takes us comfortably past 34,

through the 20s, into the teens.

Into single figures, still going down...

5. APPLAUSE

5 for Santa Barbara.

Another lovely score there... But not pointless.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer.

This is the one you thought was probably your best shot

at a pointless answer - it's San Bernardino.

Let's see how many people said it.

If nobody said it, you will leave here with £2,250.

Very best of luck. How many people said San Bernardino?

Well, we're off to a good start.

34 people said San Diego,

5 people said Santa Barbara.

San Bernardino now taking us down

through the single figures, passing 5...

-Oh, 4.

-Oh!

Oh, bad luck. APPLAUSE

Two excellent answers there. Really, really close.

I'm sorry that you didn't manage to find

that all-important pointless answer,

so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,250.

That rolls over onto the next show.

But it's been great having you on the show, really strong performance.

And you made it through to the final,

and you get a pointless trophy each to take home,

so very, very well done.

Let's take a look through the pointless answers

on all the different categories.

We'll start with the governors.

Pat Brown was a pointless answer,

Gray Davis who was governor just before Schwarzenegger

was a pointless answer.

Leland Stanford, who set up Stamford University with his wife.

Peter Burnett.

He was governor even before it was a state, Pete Bennett.

In fact, everybody apart from Schwarzenegger,

who would've scored you 75,

Ronald Reagan would've scored you 18,

Jerry Brown - 4, and Earl Warren - 1.

Everybody else was a pointless answer in that category.

Let's take a look at LA Confidential.

Everybody apart from Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger,

Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito,

James Cromwell and Simon Baker.

Everybody else was pointless in that,

so if you got one, very well done.

Let's take some of these Sans.

Now, fans of Bill and Ted will know the top one - San Dimas,

which is where Bill and Ted, both Bill and Ted films are set.

San Marcos, San Mateo, Santa Fe Springs.

There's the ones you could've guessed at.

There's Santa Maria, Santa Ana.

Sand City was my favourite one of them.

Very well done if you got any of those at home.

The only ones that scored any points at all

were San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Monica,

Santa Barbara, San Bernardino,

so very well done if you got any of the pointless answers,

-and unlucky in the studio.

-Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you,

but it's been fantastic having you on.

Thank you for coming and playing. Great contestants.

Andy and Lynn. APPLAUSE

So, sadly, Andy and Lynn didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over onto the next show

when we'll be playing for £3,250.

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.