Episode 23 Pointless

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CHEERS AND WHISTLES

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

This is Pointless, the quiz where points are to be avoided and obscurity should be embraced.

Let's meet today's players.

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Welcome back, Tandeka and Selicia. You were here last time.

-Remind us how you did.

-We got to the head-to-head.

-You did well.

-We did.

All the way through, and then...?

-Tennis questions.

-Tennis, you see.

-Yeah.

A killer. And the US States one was a tricky one.

There were quite a few, if you want to go through them!

Yeah, that was particularly tricky, I would say!

Everyone gets two chances to reach our Pointless final,

so very best of luck to you for this, your second and final chance.

Welcome, Kirsty and Mike. How do you know each other?

Kirsty's the eldest of my two beautiful daughters.

I've known her for 37 years, so you know how old SHE is.

Brilliant, Dad(!)

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah, nice one, Mike(!)

She's got three gorgeous boys, my grandsons.

Ethan, Toby and Aspen.

-That's right.

-Good names!

-I now work part time to look after them.

-You're a semi-retired teacher?

-That's right.

You pick and choose when you want to go in?

I go in on a regular basis each day but teach only for two hours a day.

"Sometimes I choose not to prepare the lessons!"

Very good. Best of luck to you this afternoon.

Welcome to Paul and Paul. How do you know each other?

We've known each other 15 years. We used to play football and pool together.

Occasionally, we have a pint together nowadays.

-What do you do, Paul over there?

-I'm a tattooist.

-I was going to ask.

-I can see a tiny bit there.

-Yeah.

-Other Paul, what do you do?

-I'm a cheesemaker in Devon.

-No!

-What kinds of cheese?

-Hard cheeses - red Leicester, double Gloucester.

-All the cheeses you can eat when you're pregnant.

-Yes.

Which I am. LAUGHTER

I'm going to move on. Very best of luck to you on the show.

Welcome back, Anne and Janet.

You were on the show last time as well. Remind us how YOU did.

-We went out after the first round.

-Garden birds.

-Garden birds.

-Garden birds. Woodpeckers did for you.

-They did.

-I've gone off them now.

-What do you hope comes up?

-Theatre.

-Possibly, yes.

Theatre. Of course, Anne's a director.

We found out last time, and a doyenne of amateur dramatics.

-As are you, Janet.

-Yeah.

-Very best of luck this afternoon.

I'm sure you'll go much further than you did last time.

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

There's one more person for me to introduce, the man who has obscurity at his fingertips.

He is my Pointless friend. He's Richard.

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So, Richard, what sort of show is it going to be?

We've got two interesting returning pairs.

Tandeka and Selicia, you said you wanted there to be Sex And The City questions this time.

And it's a Sex And The City special! Every single...

Well, I say every single question.

No, maybe more world geography on some of them.

I think Paul and Paul might do rather well.

A number of times we've had pairs who are tattooists and cheesemakers!

Always a good combination. They always do very well.

Have you thought of tattooing world capitals or FA Cup winners up your arm?

I've got no room left.

-It'd be a good way of cheating.

-Very good way of cheating.

-Yeah?

We put our questions to 100 people before the show.

This is Pointless, so we're after the obscure answers they didn't get.

To stay in the game, all our players need to do is to score as few points as they can.

What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer, that none of our 100 people gave.

If it happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Rob and Julie won the jackpot last time so today's jackpot starts at...

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Right, let's play Pointless!

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer

and you cannot confer with your partner.

Whichever team has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

OK. Our first category this afternoon is...

There it is! Geography.

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

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

Let's find out what the question is.

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

European Rivers as they could. European Rivers. Richard.

All the correct answers are major rivers of any country that's wholly or partly in Europe.

-Glad we had you on hand, Richard(!)

-Nothing Sex And The City related, I'm afraid.

Tandeka and Selicia, you all drew lots and you get to go first.

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

The first set of seven answers reads like this...

I'll read those again.

I can tell you that at least one of those answers is pointless.

You must be careful -

there is also at least one incorrect answer amongst those seven.

Pick one of those and you will score the maximum of 100 points.

Selicia, how's your river geography?

Erm...

Not great.

-LAUGHS

-But I'm going to give it a shot!

-Try to find the most obscure answer you can on that board.

-OK.

Be careful,

there's at least one incorrect answer.

-At least one?

-At least one.

There's also a pointless there. At least one.

Sorry to be rude but...

-Thanks.

-LAUGHTER

-I know.

-I can't see through you!

-She's not sorry.

-She's not sorry.

-OK, I think I know.

OK, I'm going to go with...

Is it Seine?

The River Seine.

Is it a correct answer? How many people said it, if so?

It's right.

80 people said the Seine. That scores you 80. Richard.

It's 480 miles long. Flows through Paris out to the English Channel.

80! It's better than 100. Mike.

-We are looking for European rivers.

-OK. I'll go for the River Po.

Do you know where the Po is?

It's in Italy.

There we are. The River Po in Italy.

No question of that. Let's see how many people said it.

It's correct.

Very good.

River Po scores you 10 points. Richard.

The Po in Italy. The only river in Europe named after a Teletubby.

Apart from the Tinky Winky in Romania. It's the only other one.

-We are looking for European rivers. Paul.

-Yes.

-What do you think?

When you said the question, Po went straight into my mind.

-And now it's gone.

-Yes.

There's an obvious one or two, maybe.

Trying to go for a more obscure one.

I think... I'm sure...Arno.

The Arno.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said the River Arno.

It is correct.

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A very good answer. That scores you 2 points. Richard.

Yeah, very good answer. The Arno is also in Italy.

It flooded and caused untold damage to art treasures in Florence.

As in, "Ah, no! The Botticelli's got wet!"

MUTED LAUGHTER

-No, it really did.

-LAUGHTER

So, Janet? You're the last person to have this selection.

Three have gone. No-one's found the pointless.

Two I know are definitely rivers.

Yeah. You can say what they are, as long as you pick one at the end.

The Danube and the Loire are rivers.

-OK.

-I'm pretty sure.

Don't think the Bug is. Not sure about Elbrus.

I'm going with Loire. I've been on holiday there.

-You been on holiday there.

-Yes.

-You know it's a river.

-Yes.

Let's hope no-one else knew. Let's see how many people said Loire.

Well, it is right.

Loire scores you 17.

-Loire, Richard.

-Good answer, Janet. The longest river in France.

Not the most famous, because that's the Seine!

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

There's an obvious one - Danube. That would have scored you...

Elbrus and Bug. One is pointless. One is incorrect. What do you think?

-I'm going to say Bug.

-You think Bug is a pointless answer?

-Yeah.

It is the pointless answer.

It flows between Ukraine and Poland. Would've added £250 to the jackpot.

And the Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe in the Caucasus.

That was an incorrect answer.

We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Well, Tandeka and Selicia, there you are on 80.

Tandeka, you have to find a really obscure answer on the next pass

to avoid leaving us.

Paul and Paul, fantastic.

There at 2. Lovely low score.

Kirsty and Mike, 10, Anne and Janet, 17, all looking pretty good.

But, yes, Tandeka, you've got a mountain to climb,

rather than a river to swim, on the next pass

We'll come back down the line.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

We're going to put seven more answers on the board.

Here are your options. We've got...

I'll read those again.

Again, I can tell you that at least one of those is pointless

and there is also at least one incorrect answer.

Try and avoid that or those. Right, Anne.

You're currently on 17.

You want to score 62 or less with your answer.

OK. Right, I'm going to go for the Liffey.

-Do you know where that is?

-Ireland.

-Any more specific?

-All I associate it with is Irish whiskey.

Liffey water!

Always with the booze, you two!

It is. It's the drama bit.

There's your red line.

Below that line, you are definitely through to the next round.

You are saying Liffey.

Let's see if it's correct and, if so, how many people said Liffey.

Well, it is correct.

It's good enough.

Very good answer. That scores you 9, taking your total to 26.

-Richard, the Liffey.

-As you say, it's in the Republic of Ireland.

-80 miles long.

-Excellent. Thank you very much. Now, Paul,

you're currently on 2. Fantastic low score.

You want to score 77 or less with this answer.

Geography is not my strong point.

Do people ever come in and ask for a river tattoo?

No. Not something I've ever had.

Be quite a good tattoo, quite a long one.

Pretty easy to colour in. Yeah. LAUGHTER

There's a few there I do recognise.

I think I've maybe got one or two.

So I'm going to go for the Volga.

As I say, you want to score 77 or less with this answer.

There's your red line. If Volga gets you below that, you're through.

Let's see if it's correct and if so, how many people said the Volga.

It is correct.

It's good enough.

13. Very good answer. Gives you a total of 15.

-Richard.

-Yeah, the Volga is the longest river in Europe.

Though not the most famous. That's the Seine.

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OK, thank you, Richard. Kirsty.

-Hello.

-Hello. You are currently on 10.

You want to score 69 or less with this answer.

Right, I'm going for one which is a bit of a cop out

purely because I know it's a river.

That's the Rhine in Germany.

There is still a pointless on that board.

Don't know why I'm telling you that.

But there we are. There is.

If you come below that red line you are through to the next round.

The Rhine. How many people said that?

It's right.

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72, that scored you, taking your total up to 82.

-Richard, the Rhine.

-Yes, it's a very, very big score.

It rises in Switzerland, goes through Germany into the North Sea via Holland.

Tandeka, that's changed things a little bit.

You are no longer the high scorers.

Which means you have to score 1 or less.

See if you can pick a pointless answer.

We haven't had a pointless answer.

I don't have a clue. I've done eenie meenie miney mo in my head.

And I'm going to pick...

I don't know now.

SELICIA WHISPERS All right, ssh!

The first one. Dniester?

-The Dniester?

-That's the one.

The Dniester is what you're saying.

There's your red line.

LAUGHTER

Looks like a red carpet in cross section.

Last time you did eenie meenie miney mo, didn't really help, did it?

Because I changed my mind at the last minute.

-Your faith in eenie meenie miney mo is...?

-Not that strong!

OK. Let's see how eenie meenie miney mo has done for you this time.

The Dniester, let's see if it's right and how many people said it.

It's right.

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

Taking the total up to...

and scoring you nothing, getting you through to the next round.

The Dniester, I don't need to tell you this, Tandeka,

-rises in the Ukraine and flows out to the Black Sea.

-I know!

I know you know that.

And the Seine wasn't so... You got through. Let's look at the board.

If you'd said the Douro, you'd be tied. It's in Portugal.

It would've scored you 2 points.

The Rhone, obviously, is a fairly high scorer.

It would've got you 41.

And the Alph is not a real river.

It's from Coleridge's Kubla Khan, the Alph.

-What a romantic name(!)

-"Where Alph the sacred river ran."

At the end of Round One, the pair with the highest score

is Kirsty and Mike.

-That was a nail-biting close to the first round.

-It was.

-Dear, oh, dear!

It was an option of guessing and getting it wrong

or going for definitely a river.

-Sorry, Dad.

-Don't worry.

-Aah!

-AUDIENCE: Aah!

-We'll be back!

-You'll be back.

-Yeah.

Well, I'M coming back! LAUGHTER

Yes, you're right, everyone gets two shots at the Pointless final.

Sorry to be saying goodbye so soon, but we will see you again.

Hopefully, you'll get even further through the game

-Thanks so much for playing.

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

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

It's time to find out which two teams will go through to the head-to-head.

The category for Round Two is...

Decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second.

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

Right, so the question is...

Fictional Haunts And Their Shows.

We're about to show you a list of pubs, bars and restaurants.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to tell us in which television show they appear. Richard.

We'll give you the names of six pubs, bars and restaurants.

The easy ones will score you big points,

the more obscure ones will score you very few points.

A wrong answer scores 100 points. See if you get all six at home.

Your first six are...

I'll read those again.

Selicia, we are looking for the TV shows these places appear in.

Do you watch a lot of telly?

No, I don't watch much television.

What are your hobbies?

Reading. I like to read.

Shopping!

LAUGHTER

Not watching the telly. Clearly, I don't particularly know this.

The only one I can think of is...

..Moe's Tavern, The Simpsons.

OK. So we're going with Moe's Tavern, The Simpsons.

Let's see if that's a correct answer and how many people

said Moe's Tavern, The Simpsons.

Well, it's right.

36. Not a bad score. 36, Richard?

Surprisingly low score.

Run by Moe Szyslak, frequented by Homer.

And Lenny and Carl and Barney.

Paul, we are looking for the TV shows in which these places appear.

What's that listing looking like?

Some I know.

Some I don't know.

I'm not really...

much of a serial telly watcher.

I'm more films and things like that.

"Serial" television watcher!

Interesting.

-Quite scary.

-I don't know three of them.

I know three. Ish.

I'm going to say...

the Winchester Club, Minder.

Good answer. Let's see how many people knew that answer.

Well, it's correct.

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43! Surprisingly high!

It ran for 15 years. It's where Arthur Daley drank.

They briefly revamped it in 2009. That version didn't last 15 years.

It had Shane Richie, yet people still didn't seem to come to it.

-What do you have to do?

-LAUGHTER

Right, so, Janet, we are looking for the TV shows

that these haunts come from.

There's only one that I know.

I've heard of Grease Monkeys but can't remember what it's in.

I'm going for the only one I know, the Queen Vic in EastEnders.

Do you reckon that's going to score over 90?

-I think it might.

-You think it might score 100?

-It could do.

-It may not. Let's see if it's right.

If it is, how many people said the Queen Vic, EastEnders?

Thought as much! That scores you 96, Janet.

-Richard.

-One of our biggest-ever scores.

Now, EastEnders has been popular, despite having Shane Richie in it!

Who's making the rules here?

It's better than 100, but only four better than 100.

Let's look at the rest.

Grease Monkeys, Alexander?

-No idea!

-You'd have known it if it was 15 years before.

A trendy '50s diner set up

for the youth of Erinsborough. I suspect Toadfish was involved.

He usually was.

Cafe Nervosa, do you know?

MOUTHS

The cafe in Frasier, the coffee bar.

That would've got you 1 point.

Monk's Cafe is a pointless answer.

Well done at home if you got that. Any idea?

-Seinfeld.

-It is Seinfeld. Yeah.

So, again, well done if you got that at home.

Let's look at the scores, as we are halfway through the round.

Anne and Janet, 96, a whopping great score.

You are quite a long way ahead.

Anne, you've got a job to do in the second pass!

36, Selicia and Tandeka.

Fantastic answer. Nice low score from Moe's Cafe.

Paul and Paul in the middle.

43. Not bad. But, yes, Anne, good luck in this next pass.

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

We're going to put six more pubs, bars and restaurants on the board, and here they are.

I'll just read those one more time.

We are looking for the TV shows in which these places appear.

Try and find the one with the fewest that our 100 people knew. Anne.

This is to stay in the game. Score as low as you possibly can.

-The only one I recognise there...

-Not a good start.

It's not good. Central Perk and that's Friends.

-Do you think that's going to score less than 90?

-It's bound to be 115!

Oh, Anne! Central Perk, Friends, you are saying.

You are the high scorers. You don't have a red line.

Let's see how many people said Central Perk, Friends.

It's correct.

63 that scores you, taking your total up to 159.

Yeah, I can exclusively reveal that Central Perk is the cafe in Friends.

Friends, the American TV series. I like nothing else!

It's in Friends. They drink there.

Rachel works there. They live, they love, they drink.

You know. Central Perk. It's the place from Friends.

Thank you, Richard. That's what I wanted to know.

The writing's on the wall, I'm afraid, for Anne and Janet.

No matter what happens, I'm afraid you are going to be eliminated.

No-one's able to overtake your high, high score. So, Paul,

bearing that in mind,

maybe see if there's a pointless answer on that board

that you can find.

There are only two answers I know.

I'll go for the one that's the least.

The Drunken Clam, Family Guy.

The Drunken Clam, Family Guy.

You are on 43. If you score 100, you won't overtake Anne and Janet.

The Drunken Clam, Family Guy. How many people said that?

It's right.

Good answer. Gives you a total of 54.

Drunken Clam is where Peter Griffin and friends drink

in Quahog in Family Guy.

-Tandeka.

-Hi.

-You've done it again. You are through to the head-to-head.

How does that feel?

Random, but good. ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Very well done. Why not see if there's a pointless answer?

I doubt if it's a pointless answer but I'm going to go for...

The Jockey, Shameless.

Let's see if it's right and how many people said The Jockey, Shameless.

It's right.

Good answer. Scores you 8, giving you a total of 44.

Yeah, The Jockey, inspired by the Wellington Inn in West Gorton.

Very good answer.

Let's look at the others.

-The Woolpack, do you know where that is?

-Emmerdale.

-I saw it on the board.

-94 points. Just less than the Queen Vic.

Bada Bing?

That's from The Sopranos.

That would've scored you...

The Kebab and Calculator is a pointless answer.

Do you know that one?

-I do. That's The Young Ones.

-Yeah! Would've got you zero points.

Filmed in the Cock Of The North pub in Bristol, a circular pub.

Yeah, from The Young Ones. Very good.

Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair, it's Anne and Janet.

-Oh, dear. What a shame!

-Better than last time, though.

A bit better. We haven't seen the best from you.

-No.

-Sadly, we've seen the last from you.

You've had two really unfair rounds. Well, not unfair.

Unfair according to your particular skills.

Very diplomatically put, though I say so myself.

I'm sorry we're not seeing more of you. Thanks very much for playing.

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Things are even more exciting now, as we enter the head-to-head.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Paul, Paul, Tandeka, Selicia, you're through to the head-to head.

Only one pair can make it to the final and play for today's jackpot,

which currently stands at...

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You're going to go head-to-head on the best of three questions.

You are now allowed to confer.

All you have to do is come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair.

The first pair to win two questions will play for today's jackpot.

Let's play Pointless.

Here's your first question.

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

Words of the acronym "scuba" as they could.

-Richard.

-Any of the five different words that each letter of this diving acronym "scuba" stand for.

Any of the words of the acronym "scuba".

Paul and Paul, because you have played best so far, you go first.

We are looking for...

Yeah. Well, we know what the acronym means.

It's just choosing which one.

-I'm going to go for "contained".

-Contained. Tandeka, Selicia?

THEY WHISPER

S stands for something. C stands for something.

U stands for something.

I don't know what they stand for.

-Oh!

-Do you know?

-No.

LAUGHTER

-But...

-Go on. What?

I reckon it's got to be "under".

-Just do it. Yeah.

-Go on.

U, "under"?

You're going to go with U, "under".

Paul and Paul have gone for "contained".

Is that correct and how many people said "contained"?

It's a right answer.

20.

Not a bad score. Tandeka and Selicia have said "under".

Let's see if that's correct and how many people said "under".

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

After the first question, Paul and Paul are ahead 1-0.

-Richard.

-It's "underwater", nearly right.

"Contained" was the best answer anyway, so there was nothing you could have done to win.

Let's take a look at all five.

It is, of course, "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus".

-Underwater, top with 42.

-Here is your second question.

Paul and Paul, if you win this point, you are through to the final.

Tandeka, Selicia. Are you a quiz team normally?

-Is this your first ever quiz?

-Yeah. Can you tell?

Well, yes, but, you know... There's a first time for everything.

-Whose idea was it to come on the show?

-Hers.

-Mine.

You have to win this point to stay in the game.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

things Right Said Fred are too sexy for. Richard.

In the song I'm Too Sexy, Right Said Fred are too sexy for ten things.

What's the most obscure? Sing along at home if you know the words.

Tandeka and Selicia, you are first.

THEY WHISPER

-I have to push you for an answer.

-I'm too sexy for your car!

-For MY car?

-For your car.

-I'm too sexy for YOUR car.

-I think.

-I'm too sexy for YOUR car. OK, Paul and Paul.

Believe it or not, Paul and I were a Right Said Fred tribute band at one point.

-Get out of here!

-Genuinely, we were.

-Get. Out. Of. Here.

We always finished with "too sexy for this song".

"This song". OK, "Your car", "this song".

Tandeka and Selicia, went first with "your car".

Let's see if that's correct and how many people said "I'm too sexy for your car".

You have to win this point to stay in the game.

It's right.

APPLAUSE

Not a bad answer. 29. It's not bad.

Is it enough to keep you in the game?

Paul and Paul said "this song". Let's see if that's correct.

And if it is, let's see how many people said "this song".

Just has to get below 29.

Well, it is correct.

Yep, it's done it!

Well, a valiant effort from Tandeka and Selicia.

After two questions, Paul and Paul are through to the final, 2-0.

-Were you a Right Said Fred tribute act?

-No.

-They totally had me.

-Did you believe them?

-Yeah, course I did.

-If you weren't, you should do it.

-We're going to now.

-You were having us on?

-Just a tad.

-I just believed it like that.

Though who looks worse? Us for being trusting?

Or two people who you could genuinely believe were a Right Said Fred tribute act?

There were three answers that could've beat it.

Let's take a look at all the things Right Said Fred are too sexy for...

Hat, 9.

New York... This is a bizarre list, isn't it?

-Your cat or my cat?

-We'll discuss it later.

I think it was my cat. I'm sure it was.

Well done if you got those at home.

I say "well done". Come on.

What I mean is, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Or you should be in a Right Said Fred tribute band.

The losing pair, I'm afraid, it's Tandeka and Selicia.

SIGHS

Scuba and Right Said Fred!

You were pretty good on Right Said Fred. Scuba was tough.

Yeah. Very tough.

You've added £250 to the jackpot, which you won't get a sniff of!

Cos Paul and Paul now go through to that final.

They just weren't your categories, were they?

-LAUGHING:

-No. Not at all!

-No Sex And The City.

Tandeka and Selicia, you've been fantastic contestants. Thanks.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

It's time for our Pointless final and the chance to win 1,250 quid.

Congratulations, Paul and Paul. You have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

-Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, it stands at £1,250.

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer,

one that no-one else could think of.

We've had one pointless answer. Find one more to go home with that money.

First, choose a category. Here are your three choices.

Number Ones, British theatre, childhood pastimes.

-Your three favourite subjects(!)

-We wanted them!

-Discount the middle one?

-Yeah.

Number Ones, you never know what's going to come up.

How long they've been in the charts for?

-Childhood pastimes?

-What do you think?

We both know some Number Ones.

Let's go music, shall we? Music Number Ones?

-Number Ones, please.

-Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

Richard?

Any UK Number One single that starts with the WORD "I".

We wouldn't have Imagine. And not "I've", "I'm".

Number One Singles that start with the word "I".

You have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need, to win that £1,250, is for one answer to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds start now.

I Believe, is that a Number One?

I Can Boogie.

-Is it Yes, Sir, I Can Boogie?

-Could be.

I'm A Believer. I Believe In Miracles.

Who was that? Hot Chocolate?

What about older ones, maybe?

I Wish I Could Fly. Was that a Number One?

Wish I Could Fly? What? Orville?

I doubt it was Number One.

-I Believe In Miracles for one. We've got to get three.

-Yeah.

-I Who Have Nothing?

-Who done that?

-I can't remember!

We'll go for that. I Who Have Nothing.

I Believe In Miracles.

Ten seconds left.

I Am The Walrus, was that Number One? The Beatles?

-I Am The Walrus? It's obscure, but was it Number One?

-Exactly...

That is your minute up. Number One singles beginning with the word "I".

I need your three answers.

We're going to go for I Believe In Miracles.

I Believe In Miracles, Hot Chocolate.

-I'm A Believer.

-I'm A Believer, Monkees.

-Paul's got one...

-Can we have I'm A Believer? It's not I.

Yeah. Oh, I don't know. Go for your one.

-I Who Have Nothing.

-I Who Have Nothing.

OK. Very good.

Which do you reckon is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-I Who Have Nothing.

-If it's a Number One, that's the most obscure.

I Who Have Nothing, we'll put number three.

-What's your least good option?

-I'm A Believer. We think it's got to begin with "I".

Let's put them up in that order.

We're looking for Number One singles that begin with the word "I".

This was your least confident answer.

You only need one to be pointless to win that £1,250 jackpot.

How many people said I'm A Believer?

We knew that. That is not a pointless answer.

It's an incorrect answer. You have two more chances to win the jackpot.

£1,250! What will you spend that on?

-I was going to get some cheese.

-And I might have a tattoo.

Well, that's just...

..just perfect

We're looking for Number One singles beginning with the word "I".

This has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

Let's see how many people said I Believe In Miracles and if it is a correct answer for £1,250.

I Believe In Miracles is also an incorrect answer, therefore not the pointless answer you wanted.

You have one final chance to win today's jackpot.

Number One singles beginning with the word "I".

-This is the answer you had the most faith in.

-Not a lot.

-Really?

-No.

-Not sure if it was Number One?

-No.

-But if it WAS Number One...

-I'm confident if it's Number One.

For the jackpot of £1,250,

you've got to hope that nobody said I Who Have Nothing.

Let's see if it's correct and if it is, how many people said I Who Have Nothing.

APPLAUSE

Bad luck!

You didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,

so you don't win today's jackpot, which rolls over to the next show.

You have been fantastic and you do take home your Pointless trophy!

APPLAUSE

I bet you can each now name another song beginning with "I".

It's just whether they were a Number One. I Am The Walrus, The Beatles.

-Things like that.

-Richard, what should they have said?

Let's go through some of the answers you gave.

I Who Have Nothing, a hit for Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones, but never reached number one.

Number Six for Shirley Bassey.

-I Believe In Miracles, Hot Chocolate?

-Yeah.

-It's You Sexy Thing.

-Right.

And only reached number two. I'm A Believer was Number One but doesn't start with "I".

There are lots of answers you'll know.

It's thinking of them in 60 seconds. Let's take a look.

All of these would have won the money.

I Should Be So Lucky was a pointless answer!

There's also I Can't Get No Satisfaction.

There were a number there but thinking of them is very tough. Well done if you got one at home.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to Paul and Paul.

You've been brilliant contestants. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Nobody's won our jackpot, which means on the next show we'll be playing for £2,250!

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

-Join us next time. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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