Episode 31 Pointless

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

where high scores count for nothing and obscurity counts for everything. Let's meet today's players.

Welcome, Dorian and James. How do you two know each other?

Well, we were in the same maths tutor group for our A Levels

and then we both went to Bath University, at different times. We ended up there together.

-Are you still there?

-Yes.

-What year?

-I'm in my third, Dorian's second.

He's got a year ahead. How?!

-I kind of had a hiatus year.

-A hiatus? A year off!

-Doing everything and nothing.

-Oh, I see.

-One of those.

-Where do you come from?

-Penzance in Cornwall.

-Both of you?

-Yes.

-So you can share the car ride up to Bath as well.

-We've considered it.

-Well, keep considering it.

Save petrol. It's madness not to. Best of luck.

-Welcome to Joe and Helen. How do you two know each other?

-We work for the same magazine company.

-Helen got my old job.

-Ah.

-We had a lot of friends, so we'd meet in the pub.

-Eventually became a couple. Started stepping out together.

-Stepping out - nice.

-We recently got engaged.

-Congratulations.

-APPLAUSE

-Yes, quite right.

-Have you set a date?

-May the...21st?

-Yes!

Very good.

"Yes!" Well, very best of luck to you on the show.

Welcome back, Rohan and Nigel. We give everyone two shots at the Pointless final.

This is your second and last chance. Remind us how you did.

Well, when we were answering questions on our own, we were fine.

-As soon as we talked to each other, it all went wrong.

-It didn't. You were a great team.

-Nigel, you named some fantastic answers and plumped for an answer that was wrong.

-Yep.

-You got to the head-to-head.

-We did. It was good fun.

-You did very well.

-And, Rohan, Nigel is soon to be your father-in-law.

-Soon to be.

-Have YOU set a date?

-Yes.

-It's not May 21st?

-It's not, no.

-Slightly closer.

-I can't come to both of them, obviously.

Very best of luck. And, finally, we welcome back Lauren and Scott.

-Remind us how you did.

-We got a bit confused between Jordan's children and Disney heroines!

Don't worry. She does all the time.

-What do you hope comes up today?

-Em, maybe some sport.

-Sport you say, looking at Scott.

-Yes!

-Do you want to pick something for Lauren?

-Disney heroes.

-No!

-Wouldn't that be brilliant?

Very best of luck to you. We'll find out much more about you all.

-Just one more person to introduce. He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hiya.

-Afternoon.

-A very good afternoon. What sort of show have we got?

We've got two returning pairs. Rohan and Nigel were very strong. They'll want to go all the way,

but Lauren and Scott were also rather good. But now we've got the first-ever contestant in a hat.

That's Dorian. We've also got the first Pointless contestant in a coat. That's Dorian.

And we've also got the first Pointless contestant that's certain to become Dr Who.

And that's Dorian. So it's a fairly open field. Best of luck, everybody.

What colour would you say the coat was? I'd call that Dorian grey.

AUDIENCE GROANS

OK. We put all of our questions to 100 people. This is Pointless, so we want answers they didn't get.

All our players need to do is score as few points as they can. Simple.

Everyone wants a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Every time that happens, should it happen, we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Nobody has won the jackpot for five shows, so we add £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts at a very tasty £7,500.

Not bad at all.

Let's play Pointless.

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

And you cannot confer.

Whichever team has the highest score will be eliminated,

so be careful that's not you. If anyone gives me an incorrect answer, they score 100 points.

Our first category is...

International Relations. Decide who will go first and who goes second.

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

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

to name as many NATO members as they could. NATO members.

-Richard?

-Quite a tricky one. NATO - who's actually in it?

There are 28 members of NATO as of April 2010. We're looking for the most obscure of those.

Right. Dorian and James, you drew lots and you get to go first.

Dorian, is it an area you feel any confidence in at all?

I don't mind geography, but I've never actually come into contact with NATO. Thankfully.

-It wouldn't have ended very well.

-NATO v Dorian...

-It would end badly for them!

-A bit of a showdown.

-I'm going to assume there's some relation with the Commonwealth.

-So I will go for Canada.

-OK, you're going to go for Canada.

-Seems reasonable enough. Hoping to score as few as possible. North Atlantic. Canada.

-Exactly.

Stands to reason. Let's see if it's right and how many said Canada.

It's right.

Nice low score. Look at that. 23. Not bad at all.

-So, Canada, Richard.

-Yes, a very good start, Dorian.

Wearing a coat, obviously a very good idea. Canada, one of the original 12 members.

Excellent.

Now then, Joe.

-What is your magazine?

-Em, it's a true-life women's magazine.

-True-life magazine.

-So it's love, death, love rats, animals with hats on.

That's not true life! Animals with hats on?! Photo love stories?

Animal photo love stories.

-In hats?

-We had a sausage dog and I think it was a Rottweiler.

-Did it end happily?

-They had puppies.

-For the Rottweiler.

-They had puppies?

-Puppies.

Anyway, Joe... Sorry, where were we?

NATO members! NATO members! OK.

-This is guesswork.

-Any massive countries partnered with tiny little states?

I'm going to guess - pure guesswork - and say Netherlands.

The Netherlands. OK. Let's see if that is a true-life story or a work of fiction.

The Netherlands.

It's right.

A very good answer indeed, Joe. The Netherlands.

And you're appropriately attired in orange there. Richard?

The Netherlands, also another one of the original 12 members.

Very good. That scores you 16.

Nigel.

Now then, something tells me you're going to be quite good at this.

Something tells me I ought to be good at it, but the mind has gone blank.

-But I'll go for...Denmark.

-You're going to go for Denmark.

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

That's good.

Very good answer, Nigel.

That scores you 9.

-Denmark.

-Another of the original 12 members. Canada, Netherlands and Denmark.

Sounds like the most reasonable organisation in the world. Lovely. We should go to a NATO meeting.

Short meeting in the morning, bit of lunch, head home, sauna...

No sauna. Something tells me they wouldn't wear swimming trunks.

-The Danes wouldn't.

-Oh-ho, no.

Lauren, all of which preamble leads to your answer. We are looking for NATO members.

You'll give me a nice obscure one that scores even lower than Nigel's impressive 9.

I was thinking of perhaps some bigger countries, but I'm going to go with Nigel's lead and say Norway.

OK, Norway, Lauren says. Hoping to score as few as possible.

Let's see if it's correct and how many people said it. Norway.

It IS correct.

Looking good. 14!

Not a bad answer at all.

Norway.

Another of the 12 original members. We'll run out of those!

-It's become Name A European Country.

-It has a bit, yes.

Sooner or later, one won't be in.

Let's look at the scores as they stand.

It's a pretty low-scoring round. I thought 23 was good, Dorian. Turns out I was wrong. It's rubbish.

-You're way out in front there! James, you know what you've got to do.

-He will.

-He will.

OK, on the other hand, Rohan and Nigel, very good answer, Nigel.

Keep that up and you'll be through. 14, not bad, Lauren and Scott.

Joe and Helen on 16. You'll have to answer as cleverly as you can in the next pass.

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

OK, we are looking for NATO members. Scott, Lauren did pretty well there.

-14 she scored. If you can score 8 or less with your answer, you are definitely through.

-OK.

-What do you do?

-I'm in the automotive industry.

-Is that the same as cars?

-Yes.

-So then, Scott, we are looking for NATO members.

-What do you think?

-I'll stick to an established theme and I'm going to go for Sweden.

-OK.

Here is your red line. Quite low down.

Sweden might take you there. How many people said Sweden?

Oh, no! Scott!

It's Disney characters all over again! That scores you 100 points. It's an incorrect answer.

That takes your total to 114.

-Richard, Sweden.

-That's about as bad luck as you can get.

Norway and Denmark are, but Sweden I'm afraid are not.

-Rohan...

-He's just saved me there! I was going to say Sweden.

-I tell you, Rohan,

you can't lose. Whatever happens. You'll never overtake Scott and Lauren's high score of 114.

Bearing that in mind, let's see if we can find a Pointless answer.

Richard's giving nothing away.

Oh, I'm just going to go...Germany.

OK.

Could be Pointless. You never know.

There we are. You're saying Germany. You have no red line. Score 100 and you're still through.

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

Well, it is correct.

61.

That takes your score up to 70.

-Richard.

-Very good. You couldn't lose. They joined in 1955 as West Germany.

Very good. Thank you, Richard.

Now then, Helen. You are on 16. If you can score 97 or less,

you are straight through. What are your hobbies, Helen?

-Cake decorating.

-No!

-I'm hoping to make our wedding cake.

Got to get a little bit of practice.

-I got all my stags to make our wedding cake.

-Really?

On my stag weekend, we made the wedding cake.

Then shortly before the wedding, we had to take a few things off

that they thought were hilarious to have on there.

Very good. Right now...97 or less.

Right. I'm going to play it safe, too, hopefully.

-I'm going to go for Italy.

-Italy.

-Yep.

-There's your red line.

Nice and high. Below that red line you're through to the next round.

How many people said Italy?

Well done.

35 that scores you. Good answer. That takes your total up to 51.

So, Italy, Richard.

Another of the original members.

-This is European country roulette.

-Exactly.

So far we've only had one bullet. There may be another.

Let's see. James.

23 is where you are. If you can score 90 or less, you are through to the next round.

Scott and Lauren, they mean you no ill, but they want you to score over 90.

-I'm going to go with Spain.

-You're going to go with Spain. OK, here's your red line.

Below that, through to the next round. Span - will it do it for you? How many people said Spain?

It's right. You're through.

41 that scores you, taking your total up to 64.

-Richard.

-Spain, very well done. Didn't join until 1982, but they're safely in there now.

Of the 28, there's the USA and Canada, obviously and everything else is European.

Most European countries are in it. Sweden isn't. Most others are.

There were no Pointless answers.

Let's take a look at the lowest scorers. You've got Albania who joined in 2009.

Lovely to have you on board, Albania. Latvia and Slovenia, both joined in 2004.

Both would have scored one point.

If we take a look at the most obvious answers. Germany with 61.

And then France also with 61. And right at the top...

-It's us. The United Kingdom with 70.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

-The end of Round 1. The losing pair with the highest score is Lauren and Scott.

-We've done one each!

-You have.

-So that's fair.

-It is.

-No arguments.

-No arguments.

I just feel we haven't had anything like enough of you. Some dazzling wit,

-but only for one round each time.

-It's a sad story.

It's the show's loss. Who will be watching at home?

Er, family and friends. Lots of new watchers, I think.

-New watchers?

-My humiliation will be complete.

Oh, dear. It's a real shame, but thanks for playing.

Sorry we have to say goodbye so soon.

For the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round 2.

There's only room for two pairs in the Head-to-Head, so one team will be leaving after this round.

OK, the category is...

Musicians. Can you decide who's going first and who goes second?

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

OK, so the question is...

Right, in this round we're about to show you some backing bands.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to tell us which musicians they most famously performed with. Richard...

We'll show you six backing bands in each pass. The more obscure they are, the fewer points they score.

If you give an incorrect answer, you score 100 points. See if you can get them at home.

OK, thanks, Richard. The first six reads like this.

The Coconuts, The Shadows,

The Revolution, The Mothers of Invention, The Wailers

and Bad Seeds. I'm going to read those out again.

The Coconuts, The Shadows, The Revolution,

The Mothers of Invention, The Wailers and Bad Seeds.

OK, we are looking for the musicians whose backing bands these are.

-Dorian, I have a feeling you might be quite good on this.

-Well, I listen to a lot of music,

-but not pop music.

-What do you listen to?

-Electronic, mostly.

-People you've never heard of.

-What is this electronic music?

Well, if you look up Venetian Snares, that's about the archetype of it.

-Does it sound like the old internet dial-up?

-I love Venetian Snares.

-Do you?

-Is it Venetian Snares? Have I said it right?

-Yes.

-I love 'em!

-Does it sound like things falling out of a cupboard?

-You might hear that at first.

But after you listen to it about 500 times...

Em, so...

These sort of bands, I don't see the Venetian Snares up there.

No. I'll have to go for the only one I can recall. The Wailers, who backed Bob Marley.

Yes, I think they might have done. Let's see if it's right

and how many people knew Bob Marley and The Wailers.

Well, it's right.

45.

That scores you 45. An appropriate score for this question.

The Wailers were called all sorts of things without him,

but most famously with Bob Marley. The Venetian Snares of their day.

-The Wailers? Very much so.

-Yeah, very much so.

-The Jamaican Snares. OK, Helen.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Dorian has taken Bob Marley and The Wailers off the board.

There are five options left. How well do you know these bands?

Not very well. I've heard of one or two of them.

-So...

-Is music one of your interests?

-I know what I like and I like what I know,

but there's big gaps in it. I think I'm going to be all right in this round, though. OK.

Now I'm going to go for... The Bad Seeds.

And I think that Nick Cave is most associated with them.

Getting a nod of approval from Joe.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Is it right and if it is, how many people knew it?

It's right!

Down it goes.

Not a bad answer at all, Helen. That scores 10 points.

-Nick Cave.

-Yeah, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. 14 albums they've released.

-OK, thank you very much, Richard. Nigel...

-Right.

Talk me through the board. You can do your thinking out loud.

OK, The Coconuts is somewhere in the back of my memory, but I can't think of it now.

The Shadows is Cliff Richard. Far too obvious. The Revolution, I should know, but I don't.

I had been thinking about Nick Cave, but I'm left with going back and showing my age

with The Mothers of Invention. It was Captain Beefheart.

Captain Beefheart and the Mothers of Invention. It might be the best answer on that board,

if it's right. Let's see if it is and how many people knew it.

Captain Beefheart and the Mothers of Invention.

No!

-Unfortunately, that is a wrong answer and you score the maximum of 100 points. Richard?

-So sorry.

You will kick yourself. Frank Zappa.

-Bad luck.

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

The Shadows, obviously, is Cliff Richard. Would have scored a hefty 64.

The Mothers of Invention is Frank Zappa. It would have scored you 11.

-The Coconuts?

-Kid Creole.

-Kid Creole and the Coconuts at 25 points.

-And The Revolution?

-Prince and The Revolution.

-To score a very low 4 points.

Fancy! OK, let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Well, quite a full range. Rohan and Nigel on 100 points.

Rohan, you know what you've got to do. A Pointless - nothing less, nothing more.

It may even then not be enough. Joe and Helen, fantastic answer. Well done.

Joe, keep up that low score and you're through. Dorian and James, 45, not a terrible score.

James, low score and through to the Head-to-Head.

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

OK, we are going to put six more backing bands on the board and here they are.

The Attractions, The Pips, The Band, Miami Sound Machine,

The Crickets and Paramount Jazz Band.

I'll read those again. The Attractions, The Pips, The Band,

Miami Sound Machine, The Crickets, Paramount Jazz Band.

We are looking for the musicians whose backing bands these are. You want the one fewest people named.

Now, Rohan, Nigel has left you with a bit of a job to do here.

-You have to score as low as you possibly can.

-Yeah.

-What's that board looking like?

-Not good. I don't know any of them.

-Really?

-It's my worst category.

-Not a fan of music?

-I like music, but it's not something that I've...you know...

If it's the name of somebody and a band, you will not listen!

I don't know. I'll have a wild stab in the dark.

The Attractions and Diana Ross?

The Attractions and Diana Ross. We'll see if that's right.

If it is, how many people said The Attractions and Diana Ross? Nigel is looking at his shoes.

Bad luck, Rohan.

Bad luck. Not only is that wrong, which scores you the maximum of 100 points,

but it takes your total up to an unassailable 200.

-Richard?

-She sang most famously with The Supremes, Diana Ross.

-I won't say who was with The Attractions yet.

-OK, thank you.

Joe, Helen did fantastically well with The Bad Seeds. Can you do similarly well?

You are on 10. You are through to the next round come what may.

Rohan and Nigel, I'm afraid, are going out in a blaze of incorrect glory.

There's a couple I think I know. Venetian Snares and The Pips.

-What sort of music do you like, Joe?

-Anything pop, disco... That sounds terrible, doesn't it?

Doesn't it? Do you follow the Snares?

Yeah, I've got all their cassette singles, yeah.

Cassette singles!

I'm going to go for...

Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine.

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. There it is. No red line for you.

You're through whatever happens. How many people said that?

Well, it is correct.

Great answer. 24 people said that. Takes your total up to 34.

-Yeah, great answer. Gloria Estefan is married to the accordion player from Miami Sound Machine.

-Really?

He's her squeeze.

-Yes, he is.

-Very good indeed.

So, James, you are on 45. It does not matter what you say here.

-However, what if there's a Pointless answer?

-I think I know two there.

I won't go for The Crickets, Buddy Holly. I'll go for The Pips, which I believe is Gladys Knight.

Gladys Knight and The Pips. Dorian nods. Let's see if that is right

and, if it is, how many people said it.

Well, it's right.

41. Not a bad answer. Good enough to see you through. Takes you to 86.

Very well played, James. Midnight Train To Georgia sold over a million copies worldwide.

Let's take a look at the other ones. The Crickets was Buddy Holly. That would have scored you 37.

-The Attractions, Alexander?

-Elvis Costello.

Of course. Would have scored you 16.

-The Band?

-Er, Bob Dylan.

-Most famously, yeah. Would have scored you 8 points.

-And the Paramount Jazz Band?

-I don't know.

-Acker Bilk.

His real name was Bernard Bilk. Did you know that?

Really? So he had Bilk. If he was changing the Bernard, why didn't he change the Bilk?

I think he liked Bilk. Currently touring with the Venetian Snares.

Other prog electronica is available.

-I'm afraid to say.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of Round 2, the losing pair with the highest score is Rohan and Nigel.

-I had high hopes of you going all the way to the final.

-Yeah.

-What's good is you both scored 100.

-Yeah!

-Yes.

-Rohan scored a good 100, though.

-Yeah, mine.

-A good century.

-I only knew Bob Marley and The Wailers.

-It's been fabulous having you on. I wish you all the very best with your nuptials.

-Thanks.

I'm so sorry that you're not funding it with the jackpot.

I had high hopes, but sadly not to be. Anyway, thanks for playing. You've been great contestants.

For the remaining two pairs it gets even more exciting as we enter the Head-to-Head.

Joe and Helen, Dorian and James, you've made it through.

Only one pair can make it through to the final and play for the jackpot, which currently stands

at £7,500.

You now 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 lower than the opposing pair to win the point.

The first pair to win 2 points will go through to the final. OK, let's play Pointless.

Here is your first question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Australian states as they could. Richard?

Australia is made up of six states. We're looking for the most obscure.

Joe and Helen, you've played best, so you get to go first.

OK, Australian states.

-Is that the most obscure?

-Just as long as it's right.

-OK.

OK? Is it right?

-We'll go for Western Australia.

-Western Australia.

Dorian and James, you can think out loud.

Right, the other five are South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

-Which haven't you heard of?

-I've heard of all of them, so I'm not a very good gauge.

What a double act! This is great.

-It would be useful if I didn't know them all.

-Shall we go for Victoria?

-Yes, I think it's more associated with the city.

-Yes.

-Fine.

It's Victoria we'll go for.

This just sounds so expert. Joe and Helen slightly troubled.

But it sounds like you really do know. Have you been to Australia?

-No.

-No.

-I thought maybe the hat came from Australia.

-It IS Australian. Made from kangaroo skin.

-Is it really?

-Yes.

-OK, Western Australia from Joe and Helen

and we have Victoria from Dorian and James.

What do you reckon, Joe?

-It's going to be close.

-It is.

-People know cities more than states.

-So fingers crossed.

-I couldn't call it. Western Australia.

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

Well, it is correct.

28!

28 points for the mighty WA.

-Dorian and James, Victoria.

-That's very low.

-It is.

-You think because Victoria is also a city...

-Yes.

-It's not, is it?

-It's in the Seychelles, isn't it?

-No, it's not a city, I don't think.

-You are thinking...

-Melbourne is the city people think of.

-I see. Right.

-Yes.

-You think that will win you this point. Is Victoria right and how many people said it?

It's right.

Oh!

29!

Joe, you said it would be close. You didn't think that close.

I lived there for three months.

It doesn't matter. You won the point.

-Richard?

-The good news is Victoria is the capital of the Seychelles, but it doesn't get you a point.

There are six states, but we've heard them all. Let's look anyway.

A few answers would have beaten Western Australia. Tasmania - 11.

And South Australia - 12. They'd have won you the points.

Western Australia scored 28, Victoria scored 29,

New South Wales, 41, and top of the pile is Queensland with 44.

OK, thank you very much, Richard.

Now then, Joe and Helen are one point up. Dorian and James have to win this one to stay in the game.

Joe and Helen, win this point and you are through to the final

and that chance to play for £7,500.

No pressure.

Here's your second question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many characters from Porridge as they could.

Characters from Porridge. Richard?

We're looking for any named character who appeared in 10 or more episodes. There are five

who appeared in 10 or more episodes.

OK, thank you, Richard. Dorian and James, it's your turn to go first.

-I only know one. Norman Stanley Fletcher.

-Norman Stanley Fletcher.

OK, you're going with Fletcher. Joe and Helen?

-You can talk out loud.

-This is Joe's arena, really. '70s sitcoms.

-Really?

-Yep.

-So this is music to you, this.

-I think Mr Mackay, the...

-Don't look at me!

-Mr Mackay, the screw.

-Yeah. You're going to go for him?

-We'll go for him.

-Mr Mackay. We have Fletcher and Mr Mackay.

Dorian and James said Fletcher. How many people said that?

It's correct.

60.

It's a high score, but Mackay the screw? "Mackay the screw!"

Let's see how many people said that.

Mackay.

It's right.

That'll do it. That's all it has to do. 37.

Very, very well done. Bad luck, Dorian and James.

-Joe and Helen are through 2-0 to the final. Richard?

-Well played.

Two answers would beat Mr Mackay. Let's take a look at all five.

Bunny Warren played by Sam Kelly would have scored 2 points. Well done if you got that at home.

Mr Barrowclough, another prison officer, 16.

Mr Mackay, played by Fulton Mackay, 37.

Godber, Richard Beckinsale, 44.

And Ronnie Barker as Fletcher, 60.

OK, thank you very much. So the losing pair, I'm sorry to say, is Dorian and James.

-We're just not old enough.

-You're not.

-No offence.

-And you knew the states of Australia too well, as you said. You were numb to them.

-Yes.

You couldn't pick the obscure one.

-Please, when you come back, still wear the hat and coat.

-It never comes off.

-Do you have them in other colours?

-I have Dorian black.

Yes, good. I'm hoping Dorian fuchsia might make an appearance,

but I won't hold my breath. It's been great having you on.

We have another chance to see you next time. I'm looking forward to that already. Great contestants.

But for Joe and Helen it's time for the Pointless final and the chance to win £7,500.

Congratulations, Joe and Helen. You've seen off all the competition.

That coveted Pointless trophy is yours.

Oh, yes.

You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot. It stands at £7,500.

-That would be nice.

-Mm.

You timed it really well, coming on for a juicy jackpot. The rules are simple.

All you have to do is find a Pointless answer.

We haven't had any on the show today. You just need to find one to go home with all that money.

First, you choose a category.

Screen Sirens, Classical Music or Golf. Oh, Joe!

-Does that head shake mean these aren't your favourites?

-No.

-Screen Sirens, Joe?

-Maybe, yeah.

Maybe.

Classical Music, Helen? Golf, Helen?

-Well, I do like to put my plus fours on of a weekend, but...

-Get your cello out.

I can see it now. No, I'm not too happy with those,

but I think that... You decide.

-There we are, Joe.

-We're in trouble now.

-I know nothing about classical music.

-OK.

-Try Screen Sirens?

-OK.

-We'll go for Screen Sirens.

-Screen Sirens, by a process of elimination.

For a moment I thought they might be dream subjects for you.

Sadly, it's not cake decorating or animals in hats. Screen Sirens.

Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many films of Marilyn Monroe as they could.

-Richard?

-Any feature film made for cinema release in which Marilyn Monroe received a credit.

As always, not looking for short films, clip compilations, TV documentaries.

Just to name check one film, Something's Got To Give was unfinished so we won't accept that.

Any Marilyn Monroe film for cinema.

OK, you now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £7,500 is one answer to be Pointless. Your 60 seconds start now.

-Some Like It Hot. That's the only one I know.

-There's The Misfits.

-Yeah, that's one, yeah.

-Some Like It Hot is going to be too obvious.

-Yeah.

-Misfits.

-Yeah.

-Fireball... I don't know. It's in the back of my mind.

-OK.

-The Misfits, Fireball...

-What's the one Madonna did Material Girl? Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

-Yeah, that sounds about right.

Films aren't my strong point.

-Let's go with those.

-Have you picked your three?

-We have.

-Your three answers are...

Misfits.

-Fireball.

-Fireball.

-Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

-OK.

We were looking for the films of Marilyn Monroe. Which of those is your most confident shot at it?

-I think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

-We'll put that last. Which will we put up first?

-Fireball?

-Fireball.

-OK.

There they are. Films of Marilyn Monroe.

This was your least confident answer. You only need to find one Pointless answer to win £7,500.

-What would you spend that money on?

-Lots of champagne at the wedding. And a honeymoon.

Do you know where you're going to go? Or is it top secret?

-At the moment it's looking like...

-Ibiza.

-Have you been saving for a long time?

-Our parents have, yes.

-That's the spirit! Well done!

Very good indeed. OK.

Let's see what your first answer does for you. The Fireball.

-This is the one you were least confident in. Are you sure it's a Marilyn Monroe film?

-It's a film.

But...it's a start, isn't it?

-It's a start. It's a film. Have you seen it?

-No, no, no. It was a shot in the dark.

A shot in the dark. OK. This is your first answer.

Let's see if it's a correct answer. And if it is, let's see if it is Pointless.

Let's find out. The Fireball.

It's your first shot at the jackpot of £7,500.

It's a correct answer. You didn't expect that at all.

Brilliant, Joe. Down it goes. How far down...?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Many congratulations. That is absolutely superb.

-Oh, my God!

-Well done, you.

-How did you do that?

-That was brilliant.

Well done. Well done, you.

Well done! Fantastic. Congratulations.

You've won that Pointless jackpot of £7,500.

Superb!

Superb.

-I'm gobsmacked.

-You just get a sense that was meant to be, wasn't it?

-Where did The Fireball come from?

-We used to work on puzzle magazines.

-And we do lists of films for word searches.

-Yeah.

-Somewhere in the back of my mind, it was there.

-Absolutely meant to be.

Brilliant. What a great answer. Great couple.

-Richard.

-Brilliantly done. That's exactly what Pointless is about.

Tiny things you didn't even know you knew.

-Do you know anything about the film?

-No.

-It's my favourite.

-You better go and see it now.

-It's from 1950.

She plays Polly and, as you can tell, I've never heard of it either.

I know nothing about it. Her and Mickey Rooney.

-You could care less. A brilliant answer and very well deserved. Congratulations.

-Thank you!

Very many congratulations. Thanks once again to Joe and Helen who go away with £7,500!

APPLAUSE

-Join us next time when we put more obscure knowledge to the test. Goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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