Episode 18 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed. Hello, this is Pointless,

the quiz show where fewer points mean a higher chance of winning. Let's meet today's players.

Welcome back, Heather and Leanne. You were with us last time.

Everyone gets two shots on Pointless. How did you do last time?

We amazed ourselves and got through to the head-to-head.

You did. What finished you off?

-It was the James Cameron question that...

-Films.

Films...that kind of thing.

Very tricky. What would be your favourite categories today?

-Television.

-Music, for me.

Music and television. Everyone says music!

-I know.

-It never comes up. Maybe this afternoon it will.

Enjoy yourselves, the very best of luck.

And welcome to Tom and Katy. How do you know each other?

We've been married for about a year.

We met about four years ago in a pub playing a local quiz machine.

-You met at a quiz machine?

-Indeed.

Did you just impress each other with your trivia?

-Yes.

-He impressed me, yeah.

I chased him.

You chased him, thinking, "That man knows so much."

The very best of luck to you this afternoon.

Welcome to Les and Catherine, how do you know each other?

I've known him all my life, he's my dad.

-He's your father?

-Yeah.

-Very good. Where have you come from?

From Grimsby.

Excellent! What do you do, Les?

-I'm retired now.

-What did you do?

I was a project manager in information technology.

-Very good, and Catherine?

-I'm a civil servant.

-Spectacular.

Are you very competitive?

Very competitive, yeah. My dad brought us up to be competitive.

Wouldn't even let us win at tiddly winks when we were children. So...

And as a force working in unison, you're going to be unstoppable.

-Oh, dear...

-I hope so!

-The best of luck to the pair of you.

Mike and Dave, welcome to you. How do you two know each other?

We met seven years ago on the internet

and we've been partners ever since.

-That was a good match, wasn't it?

-It was a good move.

-Where are you from?

-Telford in Shropshire.

-What do you do, Mike?

I'm a retired police officer.

-Dave, how about you?

-I'm a community support officer for the police.

I see, right. Both policemen. Ex-policemen.

Do you ever talk about anything apart from the law?

I don't talk about it any more.

Maybe the law might come up this afternoon. I fancy your chances if it does.

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.

There's one more person to introduce - the man behind all the facts and figures.

-My Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What kind of a show have we got this afternoon, Richard?

We've had three jackpots in a row, which we've never done before.

Three times in a row we've given away the money. If we can make it four, I don't know.

-Mike, you're a retired police officer.

-I am.

The jackpot last time was won by a retired police officer.

No pressure. Have you noticed that police officers do a lot better than teachers?

Teachers are rubbish. Any teachers?

We should have a good show.

We put all our questions to 100 people before the show

but this is Pointless, so we're after those answers they couldn't get.

The fewer people who got the answer, the fewer the points

that we award and the better the chance of winning.

To stay in the game with a chance to win the jackpot, our players need to score as few points as they can

but what everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer.

One that none of our 100 people gave.

When that happens we'll add £250 to the jackpot.

Clare-Louise and Jo won the jackpot last time, so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

APPLAUSE

Let's play Pointless.

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

The team with the highest score at the end of the round is eliminated.

Right, our category for the first round this afternoon is...

Marine life.

Marine life.

Decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who will go second.

Whoever's going first, step up to the podium.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many species of shark as they could. Richard?

It's a slightly complicated one, I'm afraid.

All the correct answers in this round are species of shark.

Right, Heather and Leanne, you drew lots before the show and you get to go first.

We're going to give you a choice of seven possible answers on the board in each pass.

The first set of seven reads like this.

I'll just read those again...

There is at least one pointless answer on the board.

There is also at least one incorrect answer.

Land on the incorrect one and you will, of course, score the maximum of 100 points.

-Leanne, it's not music...

-I know.

It's not television. It's sharks.

Yeah, right. I'm going to give...

I want to give thresher a shot.

OK.

Let's see how many out of 100 people said that. Thresher...

It's right.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What a fantastic start to the show.

That is a pointless answer and adds £250 to today's jackpot

taking the total up to £1,250. And, it scores you nothing.

APPLAUSE

-Thresher.

-Very good answer and a good start to the show.

The largest thresher ever caught was caught off the coast of Cornwall.

Really, how large was it?

-It was 1,200 lbs.

-Wow!

Hang on, sorry, that's what it cost. It was about that big...

But, either way, don't go swimming.

Right, we are looking for species of shark, Katy.

-Species of shark, one answer has gone...

-It's not my subject.

There could be another pointless answer. It's not your subject?

-No.

-It's quite specific.

Do you have a vague knowledge of stuff going on underwater?

-I know two but I want to take a guess on one.

-OK.

So I'm going to say Mako, or MACKO.

Mako or MACKO, perhaps I should have said MACKO. I just said Mako.

Let's see if it's right and if it is, let's see how many people said it. Mako.

It is correct.

Katy, well done. Mako is a shark, only three people knew it.

It scores you three.

-What a great start to the show.

-Another great answer.

The mako shark is the fastest shark.

-It can achieve speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.

-60?

So you never find it in built-up areas.

They will ticket anything, won't they?

Catherine, we're looking for species of shark.

Two have gone from the board.

The top two.

You've got five left to choose from.

What are you going to go for?

-Are you any sort of marine biologist?

-Not at all, no.

The sharks that I do know, there's some obvious ones there, that I'm not going to go for.

But, whether there are any more that are small points, I don't know.

Les is looking up to the heavens. I'm just going to tell you now.

I think that's a mark of great confidence, isn't it?

-Yes.

-He has great faith in you.

I might go semi-safe and try tiger.

Semi-safe, try tiger.

There it is, middle of the board. Let's see if it's right

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

It's a right answer.

29, that's good.

Not a bad answer, Richard.

Yeah, tiger shark, well done.

They're called the waste baskets of the seas. They'll eat anything, including people.

Is that where the tiger bit comes from?

No, because it's got little stripes and it's very, very good at golf.

LAUGHTER

But most sharks won't eat people, but the tiger shark, particularly, will do.

So, you know, if you ever see a shark with a putter...

LAUGHTER ..swim!

Dave, one of those, at least, is incorrect.

I have to warn you. We've had three fantastic answers.

I always thought I had a very good knowledge of marine life.

-Until now.

-No, I still think I know quite a few on there.

There's one, in particular, that I'm a bit unsure about.

Being a shark or a whale.

I'm going to go with it just to see and I'm going to go with blue.

-You're going to go with blue?

-Yeah.

-It could be a whale. You think?

-It could be.

Well done, good for you. We're all going to learn, thanks to you.

Taking one for the team, well done.

Let's see, please, all of us remember this...

Whatever it is, always remember...

Let's see if it is a shark or a whale.

You're saying blue. Let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

That's a good answer, Dave, 15.

Good one, blue scores you 15. Richard?

There is a blue shark. A very common species.

There's also a blue whale and a bluebird.

-Female blue sharks have skin which is three times thicker than the males.

-Really?

-Yeah.

I can't think of any other species that would apply to.

What about the rest of those?

The great white, obviously, is a shark.

That would have scored you a fairly whopping 81 points.

Now dusky and hooper -

one of those is a pointless answer and one of those is incorrect.

What do you think?

Erm...I think...

Oh, you see, you'd think dusky was one you'd just had fun making up.

Like a temptress of a shark.

Dusky, yes.

I'm going to say dusky is actually,

with her come-hither eyes,

she's the one. She's the pointless one.

Dusky is indeed a species of shark. A pointless answer.

Well done if you got that at home.

Hooper was the incorrect answer.

Matt Hooper is the character Richard Dreyfuss plays in Jaws.

Very good. We are halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores as they stand at this point.

Some very impressive low scoring early on. Heather and Leanne,

that was brilliant.

Tom and Katy, likewise. Very good scoring from you, Katy.

Les and Catherine, that wasn't bad but I'm afraid you are out in front.

So, Les, pressure on you to answer very carefully in the next part.

We're going to come back down the line.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium.

We're going to put seven more answers up on the board. We are looking for species of shark.

We have got...

I'll read those again...

There we are. I can tell you there is at least one

pointless answer on the board and there is at least one incorrect answer.

Land on the incorrect one and you'll score 100 points.

Mike, how well did Dave do? That was brilliant.

He impressed me, he did well.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-How's your marine biology?

-I don't spend a lot of time

under the water, but I perhaps, obviously, should have done.

I'm not saying you have to spend time with them!

It would have helped though.

It might have.

I think I can't afford to play too safe. So, I think I've got to go...

You are on 15.

To avoid becoming the high scorers, you want to score 13 or less.

For some reason, shagreen is jumping out at me.

-That's the one I'm going to go for.

-You're going for shagreen.

Yes. I've never heard of it but sounds good.

I'm thinking of it as an Irish shark, somehow. Shagreen.

Somewhere off in the Irish Sea. There's the red line.

If you come below that line with shagreen, you're through.

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

Shagreen...

Oh, no!

Oh, good of you to laugh it off, Mike.

Shagreen is an incorrect answer and scores you the maximum 100 points,

-taking your total up to 115. Richard, shagreen.

-Yeah. Much to Mike's chagrin,

it's not a shark, it's a decorative covering made from shark's skin.

Les, we're looking for species of shark.

You're on 29. To avoid becoming the high scorers,

you have to score 85 or less.

Mike has done a very decent thing for you.

He's done a bit of mine clearance there.

That might be the only incorrect answer that was on the board.

Water and I don't really mix at all.

So, it's a complete and utter guess.

I'm going for a name that doesn't mean anything.

I'm going to go for hammerhead.

You're going for hammerhead?

That's a complete guess?

What do you imagine a hammerhead looks like, I wonder?

Who knows? There's your red line. If you come below that,

hammerhead has seen you through. Let's see if it's correct. If it is,

how many people said it? Hammerhead.

Well, it is correct.

Well done. 57.

Gives you a total of 86 which sees you through to the next round.

Richard, a hammerhead.

It's got a head almost exactly like MC Hammer.

That's how it's got its name.

No, like a hammer. It's got a head like a hammer - hammerhead.

Thanks very much, Richard. Tom, we're looking for species of shark.

You are currently on three.

There is no way you're leaving us at the end of this round

even if you score 100 points.

You're still through to the next round.

There is still a pointless answer, at least one pointless answer.

With that in mind, I think I'm going to have to go for dogfish.

You're going to go for dogfish.

You're hoping this is a pointless answer that will add £250

to our jackpot. Let's see if it's right.

If it is, let's see how many people said it. Dogfish.

It's right.

APPLAUSE

Very impressive. Nice low score. You've picked your total up to seven. Richard?

There are countless species of dogfish in the world, particularly in the UK. Very good answer.

Four answers left on the board. You scored nothing in the first pass, thanks to Leanne.

-Yep.

-Go for a double pointless. A double pointless.

There's got to be at least one pointless answer.

-There might be more.

-I was looking and I was really looking at dogfish

as well but that's away, so... I have never heard of a lemon shark.

I don't know. It could be pointless.

I might as well go for it. I've got nothing to lose.

You might as well. Sole gets a lemon.

-There's a lemon sole.

-Maybe shark gets a lemon, too.

Mmm.

Let's see if lemon is right - a lemon shark.

It's right.

Oh, one!

APPLAUSE

Great answer though. Giving you a total of one. Richard?

The lemon shark, the most delicious of all the sharks.

Lovely with an egg fried rice.

It's a sort of yellowy, brownish colour, the lemon shark.

If it sees humans, it swims away because it's scared.

It just wants a little bit of love.

If you see a shark and it doesn't look like a tiger and it hasn't got

a head shaped like a hammer, give it a little...

Pat.

Then take it home, cook it and eat it.

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

Whale shark - that would have scored you 19.

Now, Linnaeus and goblin, one of those is pointless,

one of them's incorrect. What do you think?

I'm going to say, weirdly, goblin is pointless.

Goblin is a pointless answer.

The goblin shark goes right on the bottom of the ocean,

sometimes called a vampire shark, which - note to goblin sharks -

is a much cooler name.

The Linnaeus shark is actually Carl Linnaeus, who was an 18th century Swedish zoologist,

the first person to give the great white shark its name.

I thought everybody knew that. Did you not all know that?

Carl Linnaeus? Zoologist, yeah.

He's one of my top five 18th-century Swedish zoologists. Carl Linnaeus.

I love that guy. What a zoologist he was!

-Yeah, what a Swedish zoologist that Carl Linnaeus was!

-Oh, man!

-What he didn't know about great white sharks...

-Yeah.

-Thanks, Richard.

At the end of round one, the losing pair with the highest score, sorry to say, it's Mike and Dave.

AUDIENCE: Aw!

The problem was all the peachy answers had gone on your pass

and, Mike, you did a very brave thing with shagreen.

You had to go and find something.

It could have been pointless, it just wasn't.

A shame to say goodbye so early on but we'll see you again.

Everyone gets two chances on Pointless.

I'm sure you'll be even better then.

Thanks for playing. You've been great contestants.

APPLAUSE

For the remaining players, it's time for round two.

It's time to find out which teams will be going through

to the head-to-head for the chance to reach the Pointless final.

The category for round two is...

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

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

OK, and the question is...

In this round, we're about to show you a list of famous people's real names.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to tell us which name they are better known by. Richard?

We're going to give you six names on both passes.

The most obscure ones will score you the fewest points.

The more obvious ones will score you more.

An incorrect answer will score 100 points.

At home, see if you can get all six on both lists.

OK, thanks, Richard. Your first six are...

So, Heather, we are looking for these stars' more common names.

I've heard of a couple.

I'm not 100%.

I don't know whether to go

for the more obvious one that I know.

How many of those are obvious to you?

One.

Totally one.

I think I'll just go for Norma Jeane Baker. It's Marilyn Monroe.

You are saying Norma Jeane Baker, Marilyn Monroe.

Let's see if that's correct. I have a hunch it might be.

If it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. Marilyn Monroe.

61, that scores you. Richard?

Safe answer. Much better than getting 100.

-I think probably because of Candle In The Wind, it's more well-known, isn't it?

-Indeed.

-Katy.

-This is my category. I like this.

-Do you know all of those names?

-Most of them.

There's just one I'm not sure of.

Which one is pointless, I don't know.

I'm going to do Shawn Carter, is Jay-Z.

Shawn Carter, Jay-Z.

Remember, we are looking for these stars' more common names.

You're saying Shawn Carter, Jay-Z. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many people knew that answer.

It's correct.

Good answer. Down it goes.

Well done!

Very well done. That scores you six.

Shawn Carter, Jay-Z.

Jay-Z, very good answer. He's a multi-millionaire rapper.

He's married to Beyonce, but is he happy?

LAUGHTER

I'm just hearing he is absolutely delirious.

Thanks very much.

Les, we're looking for these stars' more common names.

The only one I know left is Reginald Dwight, Elton John.

Let see if that's right. Reginald Dwight, Elton John.

See how many people knew that answer.

Ironically, also better known because of Candle In The Wind.

-Yeah.

-He called himself Elton Hercules John.

-Really?

-He's given himself a stage middle name.

-Elton H John.

Elton H John. Let's take a look at the rest of the board. Let's fill in gaps.

Alexander, I think you may know a few of these. Marshall Mathers III.

-Eminem.

-Eminem, exactly.

That scored 39 points. Jim Moir.

-I know that. It's Vic Reeves.

-It is Vic Reeves.

That would have scored you 14 points.

Michael Pennington is a pointless answer.

Well done if you're shouting this answer at the screen.

-You know it?

-It's Johnny Vegas.

It is Johnny Vegas. Very well done.

Well done if you got it at home.

OK, let's take a look at the scores.

They read like this...

Very close at the top of the board.

Les, obviously, 69, a little bit ahead.

Catherine, you're going to try and answer as low as you can

on the next pass, as indeed are you, Leanne. But Tom,

Katy's put you in a very strong position there. A nice low score of six.

We're going to come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, we're going to put six more famous people's real names on the board.

Here is your second list.

Remember, we are looking for these stars' more common names.

You're trying to find one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

OK. So, Catherine.

You have to score low here. You are the high scorers on 69.

So, score as low as you possibly can.

I think I know a couple of them.

But it's trying to work out which is going to be the most pointless.

I'll go with Sean Combs, who I think is Puff Daddy.

OK. Puff Daddy. Let's see if that's right. No red line for you because you're the highest scorers.

Let's see if that's right. If it is, let's see how many people said Sean Combs, Puff Daddy.

It's right.

Not a bad answer. Scores you 29, taking your total up to 98.

We could have put Puff Daddy up there actually, and you'd have to think of his other name.

-P Diddy, Puff Daddy. They're not getting better, his nicknames, are they?

-Not really, no.

OK, thanks very much. Tom.

You have a fantastically low score of six.

You have to score 91 or less with this answer.

I'm going to go for the obvious then. Maurice Micklewhite is Michael Caine.

OK, let's hope that isn't so obvious that it actually doesn't see you below that red line.

Let's see if it's right. I think it might be.

If it is, let's see how many people said Maurice Micklewhite, Michael Caine.

Done it.

38. Taking your total up to 44. Richard?

Very well done. We went through Michael Caine films the other day.

We discovered he was in Jaws 4.

Apparently he said about Jaws 4,

"I haven't seen the film, but by all accounts, it's terrible.

"However, I have seen the house it built and that's terrific."

Leanne. You were on 61. You want to score 36 or less with your answer.

We are looking for the stars whose real names these are.

I don't think it's going to happen!

It might do. Do you know any of the remaining names?

Do you know, I recognise Harry Webb and I recognise Gordon Sumner.

It's like I just can't think of who they are.

I don't know Steveland Morris at all.

I'm going to have to go for Priscilla White and it's Cilla Black.

Priscilla White, Cilla Black.

Here's your red line.

-Do you think Cilla Black is going to get you below there?

-No.

You're sure it's correct?

I hope so.

Heather thinks it's correct. Let's see if it is correct.

If it is, let's see how many people said Priscilla White, Cilla Black.

It's correct.

Bad luck!

Only takes you down as far as 59, giving you a total of 120, which I'm afraid sees you off the show.

-That's really tough luck. Shall I break to you who Harry Webb and Gordon Sumner are?

-Yeah.

-Harry Webb, do you know?

-Cliff Richard.

-But would have scored you 63 points. Gordon Sumner, Alexander?

-Sting.

Sting is exactly right. Would have scored you 37. Do you know who Steveland Morris is?

-No.

-Steveland Morris was Stevie Wonder, which I didn't realise was a stage name.

It would have scored you six, the best answer on the board. Very well done if you got it at home.

Fantastic. Thanks, Richard. At the end of round two, the pair with the highest score,

I'm afraid it's Heather and Leanne.

Oh, dear! You now know, of course.

You know exactly who Harry Webb... It's on the board!

You remembered, presumably, just as Richard said?

It came back to me, but too late.

I'm really sorry. This was your second chance. This really is goodbye,

I'm afraid. You have been fantastic contestants. Thanks very much for playing. Thank you.

For the remaining players, things get more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.

We've already said goodbye to two teams. It's now time to find out which of our remaining two

will be playing for today's jackpot, which stands currently at £1,250.

APPLAUSE

OK, you're now going head-to-head in the best of three questions.

You're now allowed to confer.

You have to come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair to win that question.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for today's jackpot. Let's play Pointless.

Right, here's your first question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many leaders of the Soviet Union as they could. Leaders of the Soviet Union, Richard.

We're looking for any of the leaders of the Soviet Union.

Anyone who ruled the Soviet Union by themselves, not as part of a troika.

Any of the leaders of the Soviet Union. There are eight names on the list.

We only need surnames, unless you want to show off.

OK. Tom and Katy, because you're best throughout the show so far,

you get to go first. We are looking for leaders of the Soviet Union.

-I don't know any.

-Gorbachev.

Yeltsin.

We have to go with Gorbachev. Yeah?

Right, we're going to go for Mikhail Gorbachev.

Gorbachev. Les and Catherine?

Brezhnev.

We have Gorbachev, we have Brezhnev.

Let's take those in the order they were given.

Gorbachev for Tom and Katy. Let's see how many people said that.

Les and Catherine, you have gone for Brezhnev. Let's see if that beats Gorbachev.

Brezhnev...

Yes, it does. Down it goes.

Brezhnev, the more obscure answer, wins Les and Catherine the first points. Richard.

There are eight leaders. Let's take a look at all eight. There is one pointless answer.

1953, very briefly, Malenkov was Soviet leader.

Chernenko - he's the guy fighting Reagan in Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

-Frankie Goes To Hollywood, exactly.

-That's his part in infamy. Wasn't leader for long.

Yuri Andropov got nine points.

Khrushchev only got 29 points. Would have been a good answer, beaten Brezhnev.

There's Brezhnev. Lenin, of course, with 40. Stalin with 45.

Gorbachev was actually the most popular answer of all with 48.

OK, thanks very much, Richard. Tom and Katy, Les and Catherine are one point up.

If they win this next point, they are straight through to the final.

Just so you know. Here's your second question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many of Britain's favourite sitcoms as they could.

Britain's favourite sitcoms. How do you decide?

In 2004, the BBC carried out a poll. We're looking for any sitcom on the top ten of that list.

OK. Nice obscure answers from that top ten, please.

Les and Catherine, you get to go first.

Erm, I think we're going to go with Only Fools And Horses.

OK. Only Fools And Horses.

A nice obscure sitcom there(!)

LAUGHTER

Tom and Katy?

-There's so many to choose from.

-Well, ten.

But there's so many better ones not in the top ten as well.

I don't know. Porridge or Dad's Army?

Yes, it's got to be in the top ten, so it can't be too obscure.

Porridge. Let's say Porridge.

Let's go Porridge.

You're going to go Porridge. OK, we have Only Fools And Horses, we have Porridge - two great sitcoms.

Only Fools And Horses first. Let's see how many people said that.

Down it goes.

46.

Are you happy with that, 46?

-We'll see.

-Hoping for a little bit lower maybe?

Yeah. At least it's right.

Exactly! 46 better than 100.

Tom and Katy have gone for Porridge. Let's see how many people said Porridge.

Well, it's right.

Yeah, that wins.

Only 24 people said Porridge.

After the second question, you are one apiece. Richard.

Those were actually the top two answers on the poll - the two most popular answers.

What else do you reckon is in that top ten?

-Well, Blackadder's going to be in there.

-Blackadder is in there.

-Fawlty Towers.

-Fawlty Towers is there.

-Any ideas, guys?

-Dad's Army?

-Dad's Army is in there.

-The Office?

The Office is not in there, and Absolutely Fabulous is not.

-Really?

-Shall we take a look at all ten?

-Go on.

Right at the bottom, Yes Minister with three.

Blackadder with seven. The Vicar Of Dibley on ten.

-Interesting.

-The Good Life with 12, then Open All Hours with 14.

One Foot In The Grave, 16.

We've mentioned all those top four. Fawlty Towers got 22. Dad's Army 23.

Porridge 24, and Only Fools And Horses 46.

It's like a night in with UK Gold, isn't it?

LAUGHTER

OK, here is your third question.

Whoever wins this point is through to the final. Simple as that.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

national flags with a vertical tricolour as they could.

-What about that?

-We're looking for the flags of sovereign states

which consist of three unbroken blocks of vertical colour.

Anything with a crest on it or a badge doesn't count.

Just three blocks of unbroken colour.

Three blocks of unbroken colour vertically.

Tom and Katy, you get to go first again.

We're going to go with Ireland.

You're going to go with Ireland.

Whoever wins this point is through to the final and a chance to play for £1,250.

Les and Catherine?

We're going to go with Ivory Coast.

You're going to go with Ivory Coast.

Right. Ireland, Ivory Coast. That sounds like a very clever answer if it's right.

-Are you sure that's right?

-No!

It's not countries beginning with I.

LAUGHTER

Just so you know. So we have Ireland first.

Let's see if that's correct and if it is, let's see how many people said Ireland.

That's a correct answer.

Les and Catherine have said Ivory Coast.

Let's see if Ivory Coast is right.

If it is, I think it'll go a long way down,

and it might be enough to see Catherine and Les through to the final.

Let's see. Ivory Coast.

It's right.

Look at that!

Fantastic answer.

Ivory Coast wins you the points and sees you through to the final. 2-1. Richard, Ivory Coast.

A brilliant answer. Those two flags are the absolute mirror images of each other.

Ivory Coast goes orange, white, green and Ireland goes green, white orange.

I don't know who copied who, and it's not my business, but let's get that sorted out.

There were actually a couple of answers that would have beaten Ivory Coast.

There's two pointless answers here.

The two pointless answers are Guinea and Mali.

Guinea went for a nice red, yellow, green and Mali thought, "let's think outside the box,"

and went for green, yellow, red.

Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire, with one. Chad would have scored you one.

Nigeria one, which is two blocks of green with white in the middle.

Let's take a look at the bigger answers. Romania would have only scored you four. Belgium with 18.

There's Ireland on 29. Italy getting 49, and France would have got the biggest score of all, 66.

OK, so the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Tom and Katy.

Bad luck, bad luck.

Did you know any of those other vertically striped...?

I knew the Europeans but not the Africans.

Not the African ones. Those were the big, clever scorers, weren't they?

Tom and Katy, well done getting this far. Only one pair can make it through,

but we will see you again next time when I'm sure you'll go all the way.

Thanks so much this afternoon, you've been fantastic.

APPLAUSE

Les and Catherine, it's now time for our Pointless final and the chance to win £1,250.

So, congratulations, Les and Catherine. You've seen off all competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

But now you have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at an impressive £1,250.

The rules for the final are very simple.

To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer that no-one else could think of.

We've had one pointless answer today,

you just have to find one more to go home with that £1,250.

Firstly, you've got to choose a category from these three options.

You can choose from...

OK, I know nothing about opera.

-I know nothing about darts.

-I know nothing about darts.

-OK, we'll go Oscar winners.

-You're going Oscar winners.

OK, let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

British Best Actor Oscar winners as they could. Richard.

We are looking for any British-born male actor who's won an Academy Award for Best Actor In A Leading Role

since the very first ceremony in 1929.

Special awards such as that won by Charlie Chaplin won't count.

Any British-born male actor who's won Best Leading Actor.

Thank you very much, Richard. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £1,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds start now.

-OK. We did go up over some lists but we don't know the British ones, do we?

-Anthony Hopkins.

Yeah, Anthony Hopkins.

What about Jim Broadbent?

Has he won an Oscar, do you think?

I don't know.

-I don't know.

-30 seconds.

-He's American.

-Yeah.

-Erm...

Ten seconds.

Anybody back in the '50s?

'50s, '50s, '50s. No, no.

OK, your minute is up.

-Three names.

-OK.

Anthony Hopkins.

-Anthony Hopkins.

-Jim Broadbent.

Jim Broadbent.

Struggling after that.

That's all we've got.

-Come up with a third, go on. Quickly.

-Just in case he's British, he might not be. Jon Voight.

Jon Voight, in case he's British.

OK. Shall we put them up?

Which one is your least confident answer?

-All of them.

-Jon Voight, in brackets, in case he's British.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK, we'll put him up first.

Then, who shall we put up after that?

Jim Broadbent. Anthony Hopkins.

Anthony Hopkins you think is your most confident answer.

OK, we'll put them up on the board.

There they are. We're looking for British Best Actor Oscar winners.

This was your least confident answer. You only need one of these to be pointless to win that £1,250.

Let's see if it's correct.

-Do you think it's correct?

-No.

Let's see if it's correct. It might be. His mum might be from the Isle of Wight.

LAUGHTER

Or his father could be from Telford.

Let's see how many people said Jon Voight.

Sadly, not the Shropshire Voights.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot. Only two more.

We're now on to proper answers.

We are looking for British Best Actor Oscar winners.

Let's hope nobody said Jim Broadbent.

If it's a correct answer. This has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £1,250.

Let's see if it's correct and if it is, how many people said Jim Broadbent.

Bad luck. Jim Broadbent not a correct answer, therefore not a pointless answer.

But you didn't have that much faith in Jim Broadbent. It's the last one you knew was correct.

Catherine, what would you spend the money on? £1,250.

-The imaginary money would go on a holiday.

-An imaginary holiday.

Where would you go, Mars?

Sorry! An imaginary holiday.

-Where would you go?

-I'm looking to go to Mauritius, so...

Well, maybe Anthony Hopkins will send you out there.

This is your final chance of winning today's jackpot of £1,250.

We are looking for the British Best Actor Oscar nominee that no-one could think of.

You thought this was your best shot at a pointless answer. It has to be if you're going to win the money.

Let's see if Anthony Hopkins is correct and, if he is, let's see how many people said it.

Anthony Hopkins, this for the jackpot of £1,250.

Oh, it's right!

It's right.

This is your last and final chance to win that jackpot.

Is Anthony Hopkins going to do it for you?

11. Not a bad score though.

Unfortunately you didn't manage to find that crucial pointless answer

that you needed to win today's jackpot.

That will roll over to the next show.

You have been fantastic, and you do get to take home our wonderful Pointless trophy.

APPLAUSE

So, Richard, what were the answers they were looking for?

There were seven pointless answers here.

Some of the names are fairly familiar.

Some people at home will have got one or two of these.

The very first Brit to win an Oscar was George Arliss for Disraeli back in the '30s.

But then Paul Scofield won for A Man For All Seasons, Peter Finch won for Network.

A few names here you don't realise are British but are British-born.

Ray Milland won for Lost Weekend.

Rex Harrison won an Oscar, Ronald Colman, and the last name on the list,

very, very well done if you got Victor McLaglen.

-What did Victor McLaglen win his Oscar for, Richard?

-He won it for The Informer in 1936.

I recommend The Informer 2, with Mel Gibson in the Victor McLaglen role.

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Les and Catherine.

It's been great having you on the show. Thank you so much for playing. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

So, nobody's won our jackpot today,

so it rolls over, which means on the next show we'll be playing for £2,250.

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

Ooh, indeed! Join us next time and see if someone can win it.

-Goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

-..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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