0:00:21 > 0:00:22Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28This is the show where questions have been asked to 100 people
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and our contestants have to come up with answers
0:00:30 > 0:00:32no-one else could think of. Let's meet today's players.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34APPLAUSE
0:00:36 > 0:00:38And couple number one.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Hello, I'm Laura.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41This is my friend, Jerry, and we're from Alpington.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Couple number two.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Hi. I'm Jess.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46This is my mum Linda and we're from Lancashire.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Couple number three.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Hi, I'm Alice. This is my twin sister Emily and we're from Ipswich.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53And finally, couple number four.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Hi. I'm Richard and this is my partner Adrian.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We're from Halifax in West Yorkshire.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58And these are today's contestants.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01APPLAUSE
0:01:01 > 0:01:03A warm welcome to all. Thank you very much indeed.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06We will find out more about you throughout the show,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08so that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Penning an open letter to ignorance
0:01:10 > 0:01:13with cosignatories Germaine Greer and Barry Chuckle,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- it's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.- Hiya.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- APPLAUSE - Hi, everybody.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- That's Sir Barry Chuckle to you. - Isn't it?- I think.- Yeah.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Isn't it just? One returning pair from last time.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27That's Richard and Adrian, who did very well.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Got through to the head-to-head.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I think tactically made a slight mistake in the head-to-head as well,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34so they're going to be tough to beat, I think.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39But more importantly, somebody here made us cakes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh!
0:01:41 > 0:01:42And what cakes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Oh, have you had yours? - Oh, a selection.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47There's a Bakewell tart there. There's the flapjack.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Something that looks like a doughnut. I haven't tried that yet.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52But...incredible.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Sponge cake. - And that person was Linda.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- Yeah.- So...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- you know...- Yeah, she'll win.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Yeah. Might as well call a halt to proceedings right now.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- Yeah.- But thank you so much, Linda. I have not had them yet...
0:02:05 > 0:02:06You're welcome.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09..but I'm assuming they're deli... They certainly look delightful.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10- Ah!- Let's play.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Hey, come on. Yes, there we are.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Now, listen, Vicki and Ray didn't win the jackpot last time,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17which is sad news for them,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19but quite exciting because it means we add another £1,000 to that,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23so today's jackpot actually starts off at a rather meaningful £3,000.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25APPLAUSE There we are.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38So, as ever, I just have to remind you that the pair
0:02:38 > 0:02:40with the highest score at the end of each round
0:02:40 > 0:02:41will be eliminated.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43That's it. That's the only rule.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Best of luck to all four pairs.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Our first category this afternoon is...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52US Presidents.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first and second?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04OK. Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many US presidents
0:03:10 > 0:03:13whose surnames contain six letters or fewer.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- Six letters or fewer in the name of any US president. Richard.- Yep.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20We're looking for the full name of any US president whose surname
0:03:20 > 0:03:21has six letters or fewer, please.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23So, their full name.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25For any naughty people at home,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Van Buren I'm counting as eight letters.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Oh! - So, Martin Van Buren we won't allow.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35OK. Now then, Laura, a warm welcome to you. From Orpington in Kent.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Thank you. - What do you do down in Orpington?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40I work for social services as a placement officer.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44So, it's finding homes and foster homes for children and older people.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Very good indeed.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Now, Laura, what do you get up to when you're not finding placement?
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Reading. Quite a bit of reading. Watching TV and films.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And a bit of internet poker as well.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Now, sometimes people do a little revision
0:03:57 > 0:03:59before they come on Pointless.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Have you done anything like that?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04I have done a little bit of revision on US presidents
0:04:04 > 0:04:06whose surnames contain six letters or fewer.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09LAUGHTER That was prescient, wasn't it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- It was good, wasn't it? - Awesome.- Yeah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14That is awesome. So, what are you going to go for?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I am going to go for James Polk.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20James Polk. OK.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21James Polk. Let's see if it's right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:355! APPLAUSE
0:04:35 > 0:04:36That's still good, though, Laura.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'm sorry it didn't go all the way down, but still,
0:04:38 > 0:04:415 is an excellent score. Gets us off to a rollicking start.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Yeah, James K Polk, 1845. Did you really revise US presidents?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- That's quite handy, isn't it? - Isn't it, though?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- I'm sure they did after I told her what the first round was.- Oh.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55That was when you thought Laura was the person who made us cakes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56You must have misheard.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58No, Laura has made me a car.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00LAUGHTER
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- That's nice. - Thanks very much indeed.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Now, Jess, a very warm welcome to you.- Thank you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Lovely to have you here from Lancashire. What do you do, Jess?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I work as a retail assistant in a clothing department
0:05:09 > 0:05:11of a supermarket.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Very good. And what are your hobbies, Jess?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I really enjoy amateur dramatics.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I'm a member of an adult group myself
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and I also help out with the children's amateur dramatics.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Which do you prefer?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Do you prefer doing it yourself or do you prefer being a...?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29It's got to be being on stage myself.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Are you preparing anything at the moment?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Have you got anything in production? - Not as yet.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37We're planning something for next year,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- but I can't say what yet.- OK.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I see. Very good. Well, good luck with whatever it is next year.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Thank you.- It sounds exciting.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Jess, US presidents with six letters or fewer in their name.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I've got a couple in mind,
0:05:50 > 0:05:56and I'm going to go for Chester Arthur.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Chester Arthur.- Yeah.- Arthur, says Jess. Let's see if that's right.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Let's see how many of our 100 people said Chester Arthur.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Well, Polk scored 5. Arthur...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- scores- 1! Ooh!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17APPLAUSE Very well done indeed.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Good job.- See, this is very...
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- This is exceptional play.- It's very high-quality play so far, yeah.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Terrific stuff. Chester A Arthur. Very well played.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- OK, now, Emily, welcome. Welcome.- Thank you.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Where have you come from? - I've come from Ipswich.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33What do you do in Ipswich, Emily?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I'm a student at Cambridge at the moment.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37And what are you studying?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I've just studied philosophy for a year
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- and now I'm going to study law for two years.- Really?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Well, at what stage did you decide to pull out of philosophy?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The middle of first term, really.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- I love it, but I really want to be a lawyer.- Right.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Well, that's handy. That makes it much easier, doesn't it?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56When you get to the end of your third year
0:06:56 > 0:06:58you know exactly what to do.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00And what have you enjoyed doing aside from study?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I coach disabled athletics.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Very good.- Yeah. Really love it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07When did you start doing that, just this year?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11No, I've been doing that for about three years now. Yeah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- Excellent.- I really love it. - Good stuff.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Now, Emily, we've had a very strong start to this round.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I hope you're not feeling too much pressure there,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22but it'd be quite nice to have a pointless answer.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23I'd love to blame the pressure,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27but my revision certainly didn't extend to US presidents
0:07:27 > 0:07:31with six letters or fewer, so I'm really sorry, Alice,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33but I'm going to have to say George Bush.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36OK. Which George Bush?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Senior.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Yes.- George Bush Senior.- George Bush Senior.- George Bush Senior.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Sounds reasonable enough. Let's see if it's right. Obviously it's right.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Let's see how many of our 100 people said George Bush Senior.
0:07:55 > 0:07:5641.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03See, great answer, great answer, Cambridge student.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- THEY LAUGH - That's what we've seen so far.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Yes, 41 points, George Bush Senior.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Thanks very much, Richard.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Richard, welcome back.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Thank you.- This kept happening last show. Richard. Richard.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Richard. Richard. Yeah. - Richard. Richard.- Richard.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19POLITELY: Richard - when I say it like that, it's you.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20GRUFFLY: Richard - is you.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26Richard. Yes, now, Richard, remind us what you do.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32I'm a customer services coordinator for a drinks technology beverage...
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Oh, you didn't tell us it was drinks technology last time.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36No, it's too much of a mouthful.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Well, depends what kind of drink it is. I don't know.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I'm sure the technology could sort that out.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Exactly. You'd have thought. - It's beer and soft drinks.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- Beer...- Beer and soft drinks.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Beer and soft drinks. Dispensing, though.- Yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- So, it's draft systems. - Those type of things, yes. Coolers.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55So, it's essentially publicans who ring you up to say thank you, yes?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The publicans don't tend to buy anything now. It's...
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- It's the brewers.- It's all done through service providers.- Oh.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03What's happening to the world?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I know! LAUGHTER
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I don't understand anything any more.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Richard, don't you think that's the case?- Yes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Richard?- Yeah. - You think so.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Me and Richard are very much birds of feather.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Yeah. Quite right. Now, Richard, what would you like to go for?
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Which of the presidents?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I've got one name that's sticking in my head
0:09:22 > 0:09:25because the one I was going to have has been taken.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I'm going to say Woodrow Wilson.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Woodrow Wilson.- Yes. - Sounds good to me.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Let's see how many of our 100 people said Woodrow Wilson.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Well, 41 is our high score.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42You zip past 41. 1 is our low score.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43You approach 1.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46APPLAUSE 7 is where we end up.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Not bad at all.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50That's another very good answer. Well done.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Sometimes the more exotic names stay in our mind,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- and it's the Woodrow Wilsons that slip through the net.- Mm.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Thanks very much, Richard. We're halfway through the round.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Let's take a look at the scores as they stand. 1, Jess.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Very well done. Then 5 is where we find Laura and Jerry.
0:10:05 > 0:10:087 is where we find Adrian and Richard
0:10:08 > 0:10:10and then 41 is where we find Emily and Alice.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Now, Emily and Alice, you are quite substantially ahead for the moment.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Alice, though, I know you've been revising hard.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Sadly, I think you've been revising flags, but, um...
0:10:20 > 0:10:22THEY LAUGH ..who knows?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Maybe you've got a good answer. Let's hope so.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Let's hope it keeps you in the game. We're going back down the line.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Adrian, we are looking for US presidents whose surnames
0:10:34 > 0:10:37contain six letters or fewer.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Now then, remind us what you do, Adrian.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Yeah, I'm a senior sales for a shirt retailer.- A shirt retailer.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- That's it, yeah.- In Leeds. - In Leeds, yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48And what are your interests outside the world of shirts?
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Well, I like...I also like alternative therapies.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- I do a bit of Reiki myself as well. - As a practitioner?- Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Well, I'm about to start it, yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I do it only for friends and family at the moment.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02If you do raking, my lawn needs doing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- That'd be amazing. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:04 > 0:11:06So, you're doing a course then in it?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10I've done a course, so I'm able to, like, practise, obviously,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13like, have clients, so to speak. Yeah.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16OK, now, Adrian, what are you going to go for? You're on 7.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The highest scorers are Alice and Emily on 41, so 33 or less.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Very good scoring. I think I have to be a bit more risky.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I'm going to take a punt. I don't know if I'm right.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- I'm going to go for Jeremy Ford. - Jeremy Ford.- Yeah.- OK.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Jeremy...- Yeah.- ..Ford.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37There is a red line. OK, let's see if Jeremy Ford is right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Oh, Adrian, I'm so sorry. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It scores you 100 points.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Take your total up to 107.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Yeah, sorry, Adrian. Not a president up to 2015.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Who knows?- Yeah.- Soon there may be a Jeremy Ford, but not yet.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Now, Alice, "Phew," shall we just say, for a moment. Phew.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03You've been thrown a massive lifeline there by Adrian.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Alice, what do you do?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I'm a student as well at Imperial.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Were you and Emily at school together
0:12:08 > 0:12:10all the way through to the age of 18?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Yeah. The whole time.- And you go off to separate universities.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15How has that been?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It was tricky at the beginning, but it's getting easier.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Like, we hadn't spent more than a week apart
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- before we went uni, but... - Yeah.- Yeah.- That is something.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- What are you reading? - Materials science and engineering.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Materials science and engineering. What...?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I was hoping this question did not come up.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's basically, like,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37the chemistry and physics of materials
0:12:37 > 0:12:39and how we can kind of engineer them
0:12:39 > 0:12:41to have different properties for different uses.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44So, essentially like working in a shirt shop. Same thing.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Yeah, of course.- Yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:12:46 > 0:12:49There we are. Now, Alice, you have to score 65 or less.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54I was thinking Ford as well, so I was thinking Henry...
0:12:54 > 0:12:57but I don't know if Henry Ford exists either,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00but I might just gamble with him if I can.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03He may exist. He just may not have been present, but who knows?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We'll see. Was he president? Henry Ford. Here's your red line.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Henry Ford. Is it right?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13No! I'm sorry. Not Henry Ford.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I swear he exists.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Ford is turning into a minefield!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- That takes you up to 141. - He definitely existed, Henry Ford.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22He famously said,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24"You can have any answer you want, so long as it's wrong."
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Yeah, that was him. - LAUGHTER
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Thanks very much indeed. Linda.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Linda, an especially warm welcome to you.- Thank you.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Lovely to have you here on Pointless.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39And what do you do, apart from baking the finest cakes?
0:13:39 > 0:13:40I'm retired.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Well, what did you used to do?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I was a primary school teacher.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Lovely. And how long have you been baking for?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Ooh, since I lived at home with my mum
0:13:51 > 0:13:53and she used to bake every Sunday.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57We had a traditional Sunday tea, you see, with lots of cake,
0:13:57 > 0:14:03and she was a great cakeaholic, and I've inherited the cakeaholism.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, quite right. I'm glad. Let's keep this holism thing going.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- Yeah.- I like cakeaholism.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Cakeaholism.- Cakeaholism.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Yeah, I'm in danger of becoming a cakeaholic. Wow!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The quantity and deliciousness of what you brought.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Now, you have a score of 1 thanks to Jess, which means,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23among other things, it doesn't matter what you score.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Even if you come up with a completely wrong answer,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28you will still be through to the next round.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I will go for William Taft.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33William Taft, says Linda.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36They're very good on podium two, aren't they? William Taft.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Let's see how many said that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39No red line for you. You're already through.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43It's right.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I didn't know whether it was William.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50APPLAUSE Look at that. 4.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Very well done indeed on podium two.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Takes your total up to 5.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Yeah, William Taft. Another terrific answer. Well played.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01One of the very few four-letter-surnamed...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- We've had three already.- Mm.- Mm.- Mm!
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Thank you. Jerry, welcome.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Great to have you here. What do you do, Jerry?
0:15:09 > 0:15:10I'm a London bus driver.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Are you? Which route are you on?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I'm a spare driver, so I do 25 different routes.- Wow.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- You're always on a different... Who knows?- Yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Presumably, you turn up to work with no idea where you're driving.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24No. I have no idea. Well, I do have some idea.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25About a week or two in advance,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I know what routes I'm going to be on for the following.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Do you ever do the 94?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33No, I don't cos I'm out of Alpington garage, unfortunately.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Oh, yeah. I'm out of Alpington...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- We do go into Central London sometimes.- By mistake?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40No. On purpose.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I mean, sometimes presumably
0:15:42 > 0:15:44they have their full supply of drivers
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- and they don't need you as a spare. - Uh, that...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- That's never happened. - Not going to happen.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Never going to happen.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52OK, so you never get a surprise day off when they go,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54"Jerry, you'll never guess, everyone's fit and healthy."
0:15:54 > 0:15:56This is my day off, Xander.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Oh, well, thank you for coming and spending it with us.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Thank you for inviting me. - Very nice to have you here.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Now, Jerry, it doesn't matter what you score, which is great news.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08You're through, come what may. What would you like to say?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- I would like to say Harry Truman. - Harry Truman.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16And hopefully he's T-R-U-M-A-N and not T-R-U-E-M-A-N.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Harry Truman, says Jerry.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Let's see how many people said Harry Truman.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22No red line for you. You're already through.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Very well done. Look at that.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Harry Truman, down to 6. That's a great score.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35APPLAUSE Taking your total up to 11.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Terrific answer, Jerry. Very well played. Yeah, 1945 to '53.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Now, there was only one pointless answer on the whole board,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46which gives you an idea of how good an answer
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Chester A Arthur was, Jess.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49One pointless answer, and it is...
0:16:49 > 0:16:51It's not any of the kind of unusually-named ones,
0:16:51 > 0:16:52the exotically-named ones.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54It is Zachary Taylor.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Zachary Taylor. Very well done if you said that.
0:16:56 > 0:17:001 point for James Munro. 1 point for Franklin Pierce and John Tyler.
0:17:00 > 0:17:023 points for Ulysses S Grant,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Rutherford B Hayes and John Quincy Adams.
0:17:04 > 0:17:0711 points for John Adams, 14 for Herbert Hoover.
0:17:07 > 0:17:1127 for Gerald Ford.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Gerald Ford.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Henry Ford was the guy who set up the Ford Motor Company,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17and Jeremy Ford is an estate agent in Basingstoke.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20LAUGHTER
0:17:20 > 0:17:23And the top three answers, George Bush Senior, 41.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Ronald Reagan, 47, and Barack Obama, 64.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Thanks very much, Richard. At the end of our first round,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32the pair we're sending home with a score of 141...
0:17:32 > 0:17:33I'm sorry, Alice and Emily.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- ..it's the twins. There we are. Henry Ford.- At least he exists.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Of course, it was Gerald, you see. Well, there we are.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42We'll see you next time. We look forward to that.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Thanks very much for playing. Alice and Emily.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47APPLAUSE
0:17:47 > 0:17:50For the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Well done, well done. You've made it to Round Two.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Well done, Laura and Jerry, for revising.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Well done, Jess and Linda, for being our low scorers,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and well done, Richard and Adrian, for scraping through.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08THEY LAUGH Three of you remain.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10There'll only be two pairs at the end of this round,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12so best of luck to all.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Our category for Round Two this afternoon is language.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Language. Can you all decide who's to go first, who's to go second?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Whoever is going first, please step up to the podium.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30OK. And the question concerns...
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Goodbye, Richard. - I'm looking forward to this.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- We're going to put you through your paces here.- Excellent.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38On each board we're going to show you the word goodbye
0:18:38 > 0:18:39in six foreign languages.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Can you tell us which language these are taken from, please?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45It's going to be 12 in all to have a go at at home. Best of luck.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Now let's enjoy Xander's pronunciation.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49LAUGHTER OK.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52We're looking for the languages in which these words
0:18:52 > 0:18:54or terms mean goodbye.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Here's our first board.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08APPLAUSE Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I'll try and read those one last time.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- There we are. Laura.- Xander.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, how are we feeling about this language board?
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Well, I know three of them, and I will go for the top one,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35do widzenia, which is Polish for goodbye.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Polish. Let's see if Polish is right.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Let's see how many of our 100 people said Polish.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43It's right.
0:19:48 > 0:19:5018. APPLAUSE
0:19:52 > 0:19:5418. Not bad at all.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Yes. Very well played, Laura. It's interesting.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58It's one of those things that 20 years ago
0:19:58 > 0:19:59wouldn't have scored very many,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02but we know so many Polish people now that it's becoming...
0:20:02 > 0:20:06It's a language we're much more familiar with than we were.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Thank you, Richard. Jess.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12So, there's only two on there
0:20:12 > 0:20:14that I do know.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I'm going to say that the lowest
0:20:18 > 0:20:22will be auf wiedersehen, German.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Auf wiedersehen, German, says Jess. Let's see if that's right.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Let's see how many of our 100 said German.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Oh, bad luck, Jess. That's... APPLAUSE
0:20:35 > 0:20:36That's a high one. 89.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Yeah, not an awful lot you could've done there, I suspect.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42An lot of people would've known the two obvious ones on that board,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46and with Polish out of the way, which was very cleverly done,
0:20:46 > 0:20:47didn't leave you much option.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Mm. Richard.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I think I know two.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I think the third one is adjo,
0:20:55 > 0:20:56and I think that is French.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And I think adios is Spanish.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I'm going to go for adios.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Adios, Spanish, says Richard.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07OK, let's see if that's right.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Let's see how many of our 100 people said Spanish.
0:21:14 > 0:21:1785. APPLAUSE
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Jess, was that the other one you were going to go for?- Yeah.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Isn't that interesting? I thought it was.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25You went with the one I'd have gone for as well,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27but 85, a little bit lower.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Yeah, tough to work out which one of those would've won.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32There's a town in Spain called Adios.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Slightly weird place to live, isn't it?- Yeah, slightly.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Must be confusing when...
0:21:36 > 0:21:38What does it say, "Welcome to Adios" as you arrive?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Must be confusing when you answer the phone.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That's your number, Adios.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Now, let's go through the rest of these, shall we?
0:21:47 > 0:21:52Tam biet is Vietnamese. Well done if you said that. 8 points.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- The one below it, remind me how you pronounce that.- Viszontlatasra.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- Yeah, that's how I would pronounce it too.- Yeah.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- And it is Hungarian.- Good.
0:22:00 > 0:22:026 points for that.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04The best answer on the board is adjo.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Very well done at home if you said Swedish.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08It's a pointless answer. Terrific answer.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- There we are.- Adjo.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12But actually, you're right. It does look like adieu.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15FRENCH ACCENT: Adieu to you and you and you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Anyway, there we are. It's not.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- But you read it and pronounced it so beautifully.- Adjo. There we are.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Adjo, adjo, it's off to work we go.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24LAUGHTER Well, it is. There we are.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Thanks very much.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28OK, halfway through. Let's take a look at those scores. 18, Laura.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Very well done. Laura and Jerry looking supreme at this point.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Then up to 85, where we find Adrian and Richard.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Then up to 89, Jess and Linda.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Not that far ahead, Linda.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I hope you'll be able to find
0:22:39 > 0:22:41a nice low score that'll keep you in the game.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Best of luck. We're coming back down the line now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51OK, let's put six more terms of farewell up on the board,
0:22:51 > 0:22:52and here they are.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55We have...
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I'll read those all one last time.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15There we are. Adrian, bless bless.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Yeah.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Oh, let's have a little
0:23:19 > 0:23:21think about this one.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23I know one which is obvious,
0:23:23 > 0:23:24but I'm just thinking
0:23:24 > 0:23:26about the other ones.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27I'm going to play it safe
0:23:27 > 0:23:28this time on au revoir,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30which is obviously French.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Au revoir, French, says Adrian.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Let's see if it's right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36There is your red line.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Oh, God.- 95.
0:23:42 > 0:23:4495. What about that?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Taking your total up to 180.- Yeah.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Literally translates as until we see each other again, au revoir,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52which is a nice one for Pointless.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53It is, isn't it?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56OK, now, Linda.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Linda, here's what you have to score - 90 or less.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Yes. OK.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03How are we feeling about that selection of farewells?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Ooh, I only know one more.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07I could have a guess at one,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09but I'm not going to do.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I'm going to say arrivederci,
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Italian.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Italian, says Linda, arrivederci. You have to get below this.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Can you do that with arrivederci? We've had some high scores.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Let's hope arrivederci gets you below that red line.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Let's see how many people said it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29You've done it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:3181. Good enough.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Good enough. Takes your total up to lovely round 170.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Safely through. Well done.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40They've only got 21 letters in their alphabet, the Italians.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Of course, yes.- Yeah. - Cos people keep stealing them.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45They do, yes. Absolutely. They've tried to chain them up,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48but five of them have disappeared and never been seen again.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Over the years.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52So, if you are anywhere in the countryside, you see a J,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55a K, a W, an X or a Y buried somewhere
0:24:55 > 0:24:57or just in a lock-up, anywhere at all,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59in an abandoned shed, please return them to Italy.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Just return them.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03They don't have J, K, W, X or Y in their alphabet.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06In foreign words that come into their language, they use them,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08but not in their own alphabet.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09There we are. Mm.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Jerry. Jerry, now, listen, here's great news.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15You are through no matter what you score.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17My assistant has done it again.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Mm.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I'm pretty sure you know a good few of those.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Do you fancy having a crack and just talk us through that board?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I'll have a crack at them, but I haven't got a clue.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Adeus, Greek.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32Vaarwel, double A, Norway or Holland?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Gule gule and bless bless, no idea.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I'll go for gule gule, Uzbekistan.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39- Gule gule.- Yeah.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- Uzbekistan. The Uzbek farewell. - Yes.- Gule gule.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Let's see if that's right. No red line for you.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47You're already through.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Let's see how many people said Uzbekistan, Uzbek.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Oh.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Not, as it happens, an Uzbek farewell.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59That scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 118.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01You're still the lowest scorers of the round.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Imagine if it had been Uzbek, though, Jerry.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05You would've been carried shoulder-high
0:26:05 > 0:26:07down Borehamwood High Street, wouldn't you?
0:26:07 > 0:26:08It would've been a great answer.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Now, those top two, you can maybe do a bit of detective work
0:26:12 > 0:26:13and work those out.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Adeus is very similar to adios, but it's not adios.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Oh, it'll be Portuguese. - Portuguese is exactly right.
0:26:21 > 0:26:2214.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Now, this next one is essentially farewell.- It's surely...
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- It must be Dutch, mustn't it? - It is Dutch, yeah.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Would've accepted Afrikaans as well. 24 points for that.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Gule gule...
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Is a delicious chocolate pudding you can buy. Mmm!
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- It's Turkish.- OK.- It's Turkish. 6 points for that.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Well done if you got that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And another pointless answer, bless bless.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45You would've had to have been there, I suspect, to get this.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46It is Icelandic.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49I have been there.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51No-one ever said goodbye to me, though.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Bless bless is essentially when a favoured guest is leaving, so...
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Oh, right, yeah. I'd never have heard that.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59There we are. Thanks very much indeed.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02So, at the end of our second round, the pair we are sending home
0:27:02 > 0:27:05with a high score of 180, Adrian and Richard.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06I'm afraid this time it's not au revoir.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10This time it is viszon... etc. I won't continue!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I'm really sorry, but it was head-to-head last time.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15You were quite close to being there again,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but I'm afraid just not close enough.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19We have to say goodbye.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Thank you so much, Adrian and Richard.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Thank you.- Thank you.- Good luck. - APPLAUSE
0:27:25 > 0:27:28For Jess, Linda, Laura and Jerry, it's now time for our head-to-head.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Very well done, Laura and Jerry, Jess and Linda.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38You're now one step closer to the final and a chance
0:27:38 > 0:27:41to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £3,000.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43APPLAUSE
0:27:43 > 0:27:46You know the drill. You can confer before you give answers.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49First pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Well, this is the semifinal I was hoping to see, I have to say.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Two of our strongest teams.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58I mean, very, very assured answering we've had from you. Just wonderful.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I think this is going to be incredibly close.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I wouldn't like to call it, but best of luck to both pairs.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Let's play the head-to-head. APPLAUSE
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Here comes your first question, and it concerns...
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Famous Phils.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Going to show you five pictures. Famous Phils or Philips.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Can you identify the most obscure?
0:28:22 > 0:28:26OK, let's reveal our Phils, and here they come. We've got...
0:28:49 > 0:28:50There we are.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Five famous Phils.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Laura and Jerry, you're our low scorers.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56You'll go first.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- WHISPERS:- I know three. - WHISPERS:- Which ones do you know?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- A, which is Phillip Schofield. - Yeah, which ones?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03D and E.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06It's Phil Taylor, a darts player.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09So shall I say it or do you want to say it, E?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Yeah.- We'll go for E, Phil Taylor.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Phil Taylor, say Laura and Jerry. Phil Taylor.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Now, Jess and Linda, that board is all yours.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Do you want to talk us through it? - Right.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I don't think we could. We know that A is Phillip Schofield.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26We're not sure about B or C,
0:29:26 > 0:29:31and we know that D is Phil Silvers, so we're going for D, please.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34D, Phil Silvers. So, we have Phil Taylor and we have Phil Silvers.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Laura and Jerry said Phil Taylor.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Let's see if it's right, how many said it.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41It's right.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48APPLAUSE 39.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Jess and Linda, meanwhile, have said Phil Silvers is D.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said it.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59It's right.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Oh, 43!
0:30:04 > 0:30:05APPLAUSE 43 for Phil Silvers.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Good answer, though.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Like I said, very, very close indeed. After one question,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12it's means, Laura and Jerry, you are up 1-0.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Let's take a look at the rest of these scores.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Phillip Schofield is A, a very big scorer.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Look at this. 93 points.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- That's pretty impressive, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- B gets slightly fewer than that. - Phillip Roth, is it?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27It's not Phillip Roth. It's the composer Philip Glass.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Ah!- 3 points for that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32You won't be the only person who says Philip Roth.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- And C...- Philip Green.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36..is the businessman Philip Green, yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Would have scored 32.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42OK, here comes your second question, Jess and Linda.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43You get to answer it first,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45but you have to win it to stay in the game.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47It concerns...
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Sheffield.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Shiny Sheff. Richard.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Yeah, we're going to show you five clues now
0:30:52 > 0:30:54to one of my favourite cities of all, Sheffield.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Give us the most obscure answer out of these five, please.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- It's one of mine as well. I love Sheffield.- Lovely, Sheffield.- Yeah.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- You never have a bad time in Sheffield.- Never. Never, ever, ever.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Let's reveal our five clues, and here they come.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I'll read that one last time.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Jess and Linda will go first.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Eek. We know three.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Well, two and a bit, so...
0:31:58 > 0:32:00we're just going to go for one that
0:32:00 > 0:32:01we're sure of and go for the theatre
0:32:01 > 0:32:05opened in 1971 as The Crucible.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07The Crucible, say Jess and Linda.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Now, Laura and Jerry, what would you like to go for?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Want to talk us through that board?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14OK.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I don't know the top one.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17I think that's Pulp.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19OK. The second one is the Owls.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- The third one?- The Full Monty?- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25And the fourth one is Nick Clegg.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28We will go for...
0:32:28 > 0:32:29- The Owls.- ..the Owls. The second one.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33The Owls. The Owls, say Laura and Jerry.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35So, Linda and Jess said The Crucible.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Let's see if that's right for the theatre.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Let's see how many people said it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42It is right.
0:32:44 > 0:32:4758. APPLAUSE
0:32:47 > 0:32:4858 for The Crucible.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Meanwhile, Laura and Jerry have gone for the Owls,
0:32:51 > 0:32:53the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said the Owls.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59It's right.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03And it wins you the point. Very well done indeed.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0529 it scores. APPLAUSE
0:33:05 > 0:33:08It means, Laura and Jerry, after only two questions,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10you are straight through to the final 2-0.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12You went through the board very nicely as well.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Let's take a look at the scores.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15You're right about Pulp, Laura.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19That would've scored you 20 points. Best answer on the board, actually.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21The film is The Full Monty.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23That's the biggest answer on the board. 61.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28And Nick Clegg was the politician and he scored 31.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Thanks very much, Richard.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31So, the pair leaving us at the end
0:33:31 > 0:33:33of the head-to-head round is Jess and Linda.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Well, I mean, amazing performance throughout the show.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Wonderful answering in both round...well, all three rounds.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42You just came up against Laura and Jerry
0:33:42 > 0:33:45who had more Sheffield insight than you did.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47The great news is we get to see you again,
0:33:47 > 0:33:48otherwise you'd have gone to the final
0:33:48 > 0:33:50and that would've been over far too quickly.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53But, Jess and Linda, thank you for playing. See you next time.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Thank you.- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:33:57 > 0:33:58But for Laura and Jerry,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Congratulations, Laura and Jerry.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08You've seen off all the competition
0:34:08 > 0:34:10and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,
0:34:19 > 0:34:20and at the end of today's show
0:34:20 > 0:34:24the jackpot is standing at an admirable £3,000.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26There we are. APPLAUSE
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Well, I have to say, Jerry and Laura,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33you have driven a fantastic short cut route
0:34:33 > 0:34:35through that show, I have to say.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38And lovely low-scoring. 2-0 in the head-to-head.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40There's no real arguing with that.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Surely on course to take the jackpot.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47What sort of subject would help you take that away, Laura?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Formula One, football, transport,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53cos then I can leave it all up to Jerry.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Lovely. Jerry?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Hanoverian history and I can leave it all up to Laura.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Perfect. Let's hope there's something you like the look of.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03There'll be four things to choose from.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Today's selection looks like this.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08The year 1999.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11The number 12 in film, possibly buses too.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Genealogy of the Royal family and ice-skating.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- Do you want to try the Royal family? - I think it's got to be.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20You'll never get another chance to...
0:35:20 > 0:35:24We will try genealogy of the Royal family, please, Xander.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27There we are. That could play very much to your strengths, couldn't it?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- It could.- It could. Fingers crossed, Richard.- Yeah.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Let's find out. We're looking for any of the three following things.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Quite simple what we're asking for.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38We're looking for the names of any of Queen Elizabeth I's
0:35:38 > 0:35:40grandparents and great-grandparents.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43We are looking for any of Queen Victoria's grandparents
0:35:43 > 0:35:45and great-grandparents,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49or any of Elizabeth II's grandparents or great-grandparents.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51So, grandparents and great-grandparents
0:35:51 > 0:35:53of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II or Queen Victoria.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Very best of luck.- OK.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Now, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00All you need to win that jackpot
0:36:00 > 0:36:02is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Are you ready?- Yeah.- Yes.- OK.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07There they are.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Your time starts there.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Well, Queen Victoria's parents
0:36:12 > 0:36:14were Edward Duke of Kent
0:36:14 > 0:36:16and Victoria of Saalfeld,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18and I don't know her parents.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Edward Duke of Kent,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24his parents would have been George III
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- and Queen Charlotte.- OK.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28So, is that Queen Victoria's grandparents?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- OK.- Is that Queen Victoria's grandparents?
0:36:32 > 0:36:33- Yeah.- So, George III.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- And the great-grandparents? - Queen Charlotte...
0:36:36 > 0:36:38What was George III's father... and mother?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- George III's father would have been George II.- Right.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45And Caroline of Ansbach.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47That sounds like a good answer.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I think. Yeah?
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Um...Queen Elizabeth...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55You don't want to go Tudor, do you?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I'm not really a Tudor person.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58So, Queen Elizabeth...
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Ten seconds left.- OK.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Yeah, concentrate on Victoria. I think that's the best way.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Do all three answers through there.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- OK.- Yeah?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09So that one is being concentrated on.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11OK, that is your time up.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12I now need your three answers.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- What are you going to give me? - We will say...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Caroline of Ansbach. - Caroline of Ansbach.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Queen Caroline.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24George II.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- And that is...- Queen Victoria's grandparents and great-grandparents.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Queen Victoria. Yeah. Thank you.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32And George III.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- OK. Of those three, your best shot at a pointless answer?- Caroline.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Queen Caroline, surely.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- Least likely to be pointless? - George III.- George III.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43And George II we pop in the middle.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Let's pop those answers up on the board in that order,
0:37:45 > 0:37:47and here they are.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53We have got George III, George II and Caroline of Ansbach.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Very, very best of luck.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Three very authoritative answers there.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Let's hope at least one of those is pointless
0:37:59 > 0:38:01and will win you that £3,000.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03That's a nice jackpot to be taking home.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Laura, what would you do with your share of that?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08We talked about going on a trip on the Glacier Express
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- scenic railway in Switzerland. - Lovely.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13So, I'd go on that
0:38:13 > 0:38:16and hope that Jerry would spend his half coming with me.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- I will.- You will.- Oh, I will. - Excellent. That's nice. Good.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23A nice glass of champagne and we'll toast you if we win.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Oh. Maybe a vin chaud, I'd have thought.- Maybe, yes.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Yes. Anyway, there we are. Very, very best of luck.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Three good answers, as I say. Surely one of those is pointless.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33In all instances,
0:38:33 > 0:38:36we were looking for Queen Victoria's grandparents or great-grandparents.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40And you have given three good answers. George III was your first.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Let's see if it's right.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43It has to be pointless for you to win,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46so for £3,000, let's see how many of our 100 people said George III.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- It is right. - We're on the right track.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54All it has to do now is go down to zero
0:38:54 > 0:38:57and you will leave here with £3,000.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00George III taking us down through the teens into single figures.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Yes, down it goes. 7.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- APPLAUSE - 7. That's not bad.- Not bad.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Nothing wrong with that as an answer.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Nothing wrong with that as a score. Very, very well done indeed.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Sadly not pointless,
0:39:13 > 0:39:16which means you only have two more shots at today's jackpot.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Your next answer was George II.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21In this case, we were looking...
0:39:21 > 0:39:24You're looking very worried, suddenly.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Are you all right? - We'll see. We'll see.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28OK. George II is your next answer.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Again, we were looking for Queen Victoria's grandparents
0:39:30 > 0:39:32or great-grandparents.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34For £3,000, is it right? Is it pointless?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Oh, Laura. That was why you were looking aghast suddenly.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Mm.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45OK, only one more shot at today's jackpot,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48and your third and final answer was Caroline of Ansbach.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51It has to be right and it has to be pointless to win the jackpot.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54For £3,000, how many people said Caroline of Ansbach?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Oh, Laura and Jerry... APPLAUSE
0:40:03 > 0:40:05..I'm so sorry.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It looks like you know what went wrong there.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Yeah, I think I've maybe got mixed up with
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Frederick Prince of Wales somewhere in the line.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- I'm not sure.- Oh, dear. - I should've said Charlotte.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Queen Charlotte. Oh, I'm so sorry.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21You clearly know this area really well,
0:40:21 > 0:40:23and you'll know all the right answers,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- all the pointless answers too, I'm sure.- Well, maybe.- I'm so sorry.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29You didn't manage to find that pointless answer
0:40:29 > 0:40:31so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33That'll roll over onto the next show.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36But you get a Pointless trophy that you can each take home,
0:40:36 > 0:40:37and every time you look at it,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I hope you'll remember what an amazing job you did on the show.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42You've being fantastic. Brilliant.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Laura and Jerry, very, very, very good indeed.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47APPLAUSE
0:40:47 > 0:40:49You've been brilliant from start to finish.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I think you know exactly what you've done there.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54George III, of course, is the grandparent of Queen Victoria.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57His father was Frederick Prince of Wales,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00so George II is the great-great-grandparent.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Yep.- Queen Charlotte, who you were thinking of saying,
0:41:02 > 0:41:04would've scored you 1 point.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06That's OK, then. That would've been awful.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09George II and Caroline of Ansbach both great-great-grandparents.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Just missed out that one generation, which was unlucky cos
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I know you really know your stuff. Let's look at the pointless answers
0:41:15 > 0:41:16for all the different categories.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19I know lots of people at home know this stuff as well.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21So, Queen Elizabeth I's grandparents, anyone
0:41:21 > 0:41:24who's watched Wolf Hall will know any of the stuff about the Tudors.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Edward IV. Elizabeth Woodville was a pointless answer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Margaret Beaufort, Thomas Howard.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31You could've had Edmund Tudor, Elizabeth Howard, Elizabeth Tilney,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Margaret Butler or William Boleyn.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37All of those were pointless answers. Well done if you said any of those.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Queen Victoria now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Countess Augusta Caroline Sophia, Duke Francis,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Princess Elizabeth Albertina, Princess Sophia Antoinette.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Also you could've had for Queen Victoria
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Count Heinrich XXIV,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Countess Karoline Ernestine, Duke Charles Louis Frederick
0:41:54 > 0:41:55and Duke Ernest Frederick.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Well done if you said any of those.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00And to Queen Elizabeth II.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Nina Cecelia Cavendish-Bentinck, Claude Bowes-Lyon,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06the 14th Earl of Strathmore, and his father, the 13th Earl.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Prince Francis, Duke of Teck.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10You could have Reverend Charles Cavendish-Bentinck.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Also could've had Caroline Louisa Burnaby,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Frances Dora Smith and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Very well done if you said any of those.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22And that's one of the more unlucky losses we've had.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23You've been terrific.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26I nearly said Elizabeth Woodville as well, but Jerry said,
0:42:26 > 0:42:27"Oh, we'll not do the Tudors."
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Hanoverian must've been my strong point!- Yeah, Jerry!
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Yeah.- What were you thinking? - No! No!
0:42:34 > 0:42:35- I'm not blaming Jerry. - No, I know you're not.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39I'm just saying it's awful to see it up there, cos I really wasn't sure.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40But...que sera.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Que sera.- Oh, well, que sera indeed.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48It's been wonderful. Thank you so much for playing. Laura and Jerry.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- APPLAUSE - Thank you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Thank you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Well, very sadly, Laura and Jerry didn't win our jackpot today
0:42:55 > 0:42:56which means it rolls over onto the next show
0:42:56 > 0:42:59when we will be playing for £4,000.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01APPLAUSE
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Join us then. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Goodbye. - ..and it's goodbye for me. Goodbye.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08APPLAUSE