0:00:24 > 0:00:27I'm Alexander Armstrong and this is Pointless,
0:00:27 > 0:00:34the quiz where points are to be avoided if the prize is to be won. Let's meet today's players.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Welcome back Ian and Roy. This is your second time on the show.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- Remind us how you did. - We didn't do so well last time.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51- I got caught out on a question on Beano characters. - And you read the Beano?
0:00:51 > 0:00:56I've got a new nickname. Irma Gobb, the character that caught us out.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- She did you no favours at all, Irma Gobb.- None whatsoever.
0:01:00 > 0:01:07- What are you hoping to come up today?- Sport, TV, entertainment. Not Beano!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09It'll be Dandy today.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14And welcome to Rich and Kevin. How do you know each other?
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Well, Kevin and I went to school together 21 years ago,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23then university, and Kevin was my best man a couple of years ago.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26For heaven's sake! You're inseparable!
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Where did you go to school? Kevin, you're from Edinburgh.- Yes.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I went to school in Newcastle.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- It's a hell of a commute! - That Metro really goes a long way.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43- What do you do, Rich? - I'm a heritage education officer at Gateshead Council.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Essentially, I teach children in the north-east about their own history.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Which means I get dressed up a lot! - Kevin, what about you?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- I'm a trade union organiser. - In Edinburgh?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Yes.- What do you organise?
0:01:57 > 0:02:02I organise members to look after their health and safety
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and represent each other at work.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Best of luck to the pair of you. And welcome, Rachel and Clare.
0:02:09 > 0:02:16- How do you two know each other? - Clare's my younger sister so I've known her since she was born.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Have you always got on?- No. BOTH LAUGH
0:02:20 > 0:02:24When did you decide you'll probably be fine,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- she was all right as a younger sister?- When I moved out at 18!
0:02:29 > 0:02:34- We've been best friends ever since! - What do you do, Rachel and Clare?
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- I'm an air-traffic control assistant in the control tower at Luton.- Wow!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Do they know you're here? - No. They don't!
0:02:42 > 0:02:48- Is someone filling in?- It is my day off.- Phew. How about you, Clare?
0:02:48 > 0:02:55- I work for the NHS, looking after children. I'm a coordinator for their needs.- Very good indeed!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Judith and Lawrie, how do you know each other?
0:02:58 > 0:03:04We're students at Leeds University. We met in the circus skills society.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10- I went to get over a fear of clowns and that's when I met Lawrie. - You weren't dressed as a clown?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14No. I get offended if I'm called a clown.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- I'm a multi-skilled performer. - A multi-skilled circus performer.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I don't have a small car or red nose.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27- Do you touch on clown skills? - Er, no. I try not to touch clowns.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Judith, have you got over your fear of clowns?- I'm fine now. Yeah.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43There's one more person, the one-man archive of obscure knowledge.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- He's my Pointless friend, Richard. - Hiya.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49APPLAUSE
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Good afternoon. How are you? - I'm very well.
0:03:52 > 0:04:00- You've been an information superhighway. Now you're an archive. - That's all right. I'll take that.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04We've only got one returning pair, Ian and Roy.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07You're looking for sport, TV and entertainment.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- The good news is round one's global politics.- Fantastic(!)
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Always like to have students on the show.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- We always do, Richard. - They rarely win, to be fair.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24But even the thought of winning money excites students so much.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30It's our first trades union organiser and the first air-traffic controller.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- And a multi-skilled circus performer.- We've had loads of those.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39The amount of clowns we've had on this show!
0:04:39 > 0:04:44He's not a clown, Richard. We put our questions to 100 people.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48We are after the obscure answers they didn't get.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53All our players need to do is score as few points as they can.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59You're all trying to find a pointless answer, that none of our 100 people gave,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02then we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Nobody's won the jackpot for ages so we add another £1,000.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Today's jackpot starts off at...
0:05:10 > 0:05:13AUDIENCE: Ooh!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18OK, let's play Pointless.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28During the first round, each of you gives me one answer and you cannot confer.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Whoever has the highest score will be eliminated.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38And if anyone gives me an incorrect answer, they will score the maximum 100 points.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Our first category is...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The Arab world.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49The Arab world, eh, Lawrie?
0:05:49 > 0:05:55Just what you wanted(!) Decide who's going first, who's going second.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Let's find out the question.
0:06:03 > 0:06:10We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many members of the Arab League as they could.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16The Arab League is like a European Union for countries whose people are mainly Arabic speaking.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21We're looking for any of the members of the Arab League as of April 2010.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26A country is a member of the UN who's a sovereign state. I always say that.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29It's the world's worst catchphrase.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32LAUGHTER
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Before the show you all drew lots and Ian and Roy, you go first.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Roy, how good is your geopolitics?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I'll tell you in about two minutes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- OK.- I'm thinking of so many different countries,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50but one may be...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I don't know. I think...Libya.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55You're going for Libya.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Let's see if Libya's correct and if it is, how many people said it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04It's right.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12APPLAUSE
0:07:12 > 0:07:15A very good answer, Roy. That scores you 12.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- Richard.- Yeah, a very good start to the show. Joined in 1953. Libya.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Now, Kevin.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Members of the Arab League. What do you reckon?
0:07:26 > 0:07:32Well, politics should be an all-right round for me. I did a degree in it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38But I'm not too sure about this. I'll have a go at Jordan. I think Jordan's in it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Whether it's a good answer or not... - You're saying Jordan.- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Let's see if Jordan's correct and how many people said it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's correct.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Not a bad answer, Kevin.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Jordan, she gets about. - Doesn't she just?
0:08:01 > 0:08:06People have heard of her. It was known as Transjordan until 1950.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09It was one of the founding members in 1945.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Now then, Rachel. Arab League I know is one of your pet subjects.
0:08:14 > 0:08:21- No!- What could be simpler? Pick a nice obscure member of the Arab League.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Not a good subject for me but I'm going to guess and go for Oman.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Oman.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33OK, let's see if that's correct and if it is, how many people said Oman.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37It's right.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Our lowest score so far!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Oman, Richard. - Yeah. Very, very good answer.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Is there an Oman Airways at Luton? - Not at Luton.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Oh, is there not? Yeah, joined in 1971, Oman. Best answer yet.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02And Lawrie. Remember, we are looking for members of the Arab League.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Geography is just... I get lost on the way to the bathroom.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Is that in geography these days?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- It probably is, isn't it? GCSE. - It is. GCSE.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17I'm going to go with Sudan.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Sudan?- Yeah. It could be completely wrong.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- I've no idea. - Or it could be rather a good answer.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Let's see if it's correct and if it is, how many people said Sudan.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It's right!
0:09:38 > 0:09:42A great answer, as it turns out, Lawrie.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- You're our joint lowest scorer. - Good. No trouble from anyone here.
0:09:46 > 0:09:53- They joined in 1956. - We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Two fantastic joint low scorers. Judith and Lawrie, Rachel and Clare.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00It's a low-scoring round.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Rich and Kevin, surprisingly, 15. You are our highest scorers.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Rich, you'll have to find an especially low score.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Roy and Ian, great score of 12.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Judith, other than circus skills, what are your hobbies?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- I don't really do circus skills. - Just to get rid of the clown phobia?
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Pretty much. - What's it called, clown phobia?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- I should know cos I do psychology. - On every level, you should know!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- I think it's called Cocophobia. - LAUGHTER
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- I think.- All right.
0:10:43 > 0:10:50- Judith, back to the Arab League. How good's your political and geographical knowledge?- Awful.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It's almost as bad as Lawrie's.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- What do you mean? He scored eight! - That puts the pressure on me now.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I'm just going to go for a complete guess.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I don't know if it's a member of the Arab League but it's a country.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- I'm going for Algeria.- Algeria could be rather a good guess.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18Your score is eight. If you can score six or less with this, you are through to the next round.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Let's see if Algeria is right, and how many people said Algeria.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25There's your red line.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's right.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Not a bad score at all. Takes your total to 17. Richard.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47Very well done. All that worry for nothing. It joined in 1962, Algeria.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Now then, Clare. Rachel also scored eight. Another lovely low score.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58If you score eight or less, you are definitely through to the next round.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Another eight from you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05How good is your understanding of the Arab League?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I have nil understanding, pretty much.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13I'm likely to say somewhere in Scotland right now.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15What's it going to be, Clare?
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- I don't know if you pronounce it like this, Qatar? - Here is your red line.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23If you go below that red line,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25you are through.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Let's see if it's right, and how many people said Qatar.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32It is right.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39It's a great answer!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Takes your total to 19. Well done, Clare.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Qatar good answer. Joined in 1971.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Now, then. Rich, you are on 15.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54if you can score three or less with your answer -
0:12:54 > 0:12:59the lowest score we've had - you are definitely through to the next round.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03We are looking for members of the Arab League.
0:13:04 > 0:13:11Yeah. On the train down, there was a conversation between myself and Kevin
0:13:11 > 0:13:15on exactly which subjects we hoped wouldn't come up first.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21- Chief amongst them was geography for me.- Uh-huh.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Secondly was politics.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29I even said, "I hope there's nothing on the Middle East cos it's a blur to me."
0:13:29 > 0:13:36So this is a perfect round for me to start off on, especially needing to get three or below(!)
0:13:36 > 0:13:40A lot of the answers I had in my head have gone.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I'm taking a complete punt with this.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- OK.- I'm going for Bahrain.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Bahrain.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Rachel loved that answer.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54She loves it! She works at Luton Airport.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59She knows about these things. Bahrain, let's see if it's right.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02There, right just above the floor,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05is your red line, if you come below that,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08you're through to the next round.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Let's see if it's right and, if it is, how many people said it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It's correct.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Not bad!
0:14:20 > 0:14:2512. Takes your total up to 27.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- Bahrain. - Bahrain joined in 1971 as well.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- This must be one of the lowest scoring first rounds.- In forever.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34So, Ian, you are on 12.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38If you can score 14 or less with your answer,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41you are through to the next round.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- 14 or less.- I was a bit wary about the north Africa states.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52I wasn't sure if they were Arab, but Algeria is in north Africa.
0:14:52 > 0:14:59So if the north African countries are part of the Arab world, maybe there's possibilities there.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I'm going for Kuwait.
0:15:02 > 0:15:0414 or less. There's your red line.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Below that,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11you are through to the next round but above that, we say goodbye.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Rich and Kevin equally interested in the outcome of this.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Let's see if Kuwait is right and how many people said it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24It is right.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Ooh! Very close!
0:15:31 > 0:15:36It scores you 21 and takes your total up to 33.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Richard. - I think that's really tough luck.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44North Africa - Tunisia or Morocco both would have scored you eight
0:15:44 > 0:15:48and seen you through to the next round.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52There are no pointless answers here but a few very low ones.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Well done if you got any of these, all with one point.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Comoros is a group of islands off the African coast...
0:16:02 > 0:16:08We'll take a look at the worst answers, the ones that most of our 100 people gave.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14The most well-known members. Iran is not a member, but Iraq is...
0:16:21 > 0:16:26So, the losing pair with the highest score is Ian and Roy.
0:16:29 > 0:16:36With only 33! The lowest score we've ever said goodbye to people on, if it makes you feel better.
0:16:36 > 0:16:44- A bit.- It was so close. You're only six points clear of your nearest rivals. And really good answers.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48I'm very sorry we say goodbye. This is finally goodbye.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53This was your second chance. Thanks so much for playing.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57For the remaining pairs, it's now time for round two.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08There's only room for two in the head-to-head so one team will leave us.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11The category for round two is...
0:17:14 > 0:17:20English history. Can you decide in your pairs who's going first?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29So, the question is...
0:17:33 > 0:17:39In this round, we're about to show you a list of monarchs' nicknames.
0:17:39 > 0:17:46We gave 100 people 100 seconds to give us the name of the monarch with which they are associated.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51We'll show you six nicknames that have been attached to monarchs of England or of English people.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55There are some obscure ones. They'll score you the fewest points.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59If you give us an incorrect answer, you'll score 100 points.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02See if you can get all six at home.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Your first six are...
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Kevin, is this on your list of things you didn't want to come up?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Pretty much. It's the wrong country, isn't it?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I'm seeing what you're saying.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I know three of them.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44The other three, I'd be guessing at.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49I'll have to play it quite safe, and say...
0:18:50 > 0:18:52..the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Elizabeth I.- Very good.
0:18:55 > 0:19:03You're hoping to score as few points as possible. Let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It is correct.
0:19:10 > 0:19:1361. That's quite a high score. Virgin Queen.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Absolutely better to be safe than sorry. 61 better than 100.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth. Terrible nickname!
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- I'd rather be called The Magnificent.- Yeah.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32Clare, we are looking for the monarchs most closely associated with these nicknames.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I'm going for an obvious one to play safe.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Really?- Yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Not a strong subject for you?- No.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49No. I'll go for The Conqueror and William.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51OK.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The Conqueror and William. Let's see if that's right.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59And if it is, how many people knew William The Conqueror.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Well, that's a correct answer. That's better than 100.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12A better nickname, that's why it's a bigger score.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Conqueror's a pretty good name.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Lawrie, I think you know this. You are good on this.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'm definitely not.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I had a name in mind for The Magnificent,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28but I'm pretty sure he's a magician.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33I'm going to go with the only answer that's not going to get me 100
0:20:33 > 0:20:35and say Alexander The Great.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41Let's see if that's correct and how many people knew that, Alexander The Great.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Bad luck.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49That is an incorrect answer.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- That scores 100 points. Richard. - Tough luck.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- Lawrie, we'll give you the chance of saying it?- The Scottish one?
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- It's Alfred The Great.- I was going to get 100, whichever one I chose.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I don't know any of them.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12The other three are pretty obscure. Do you know The Martyr?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Edward The Martyr.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Those other two are both pointless, so very well done if you got those.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28And one of our Danish friends...
0:21:29 > 0:21:34He'd be Swiss - forkbeard, spoonbeard and knifebeard.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Swiss Army Beard.- Yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39That would be useful.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Judith and Lawrie, you're way out ahead.
0:21:47 > 0:21:54Judith, I'm hoping your history, particularly your English monarchs, is really strong.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Rachel and Clare, 90, not a terrible score, really.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Kevin and Rich, 61. Best score of the lot!
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:22:08 > 0:22:12We're putting six more monarchs' nicknames on the board.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33We are looking for the monarchs associated with these nicknames,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Judith.- I'm glad I'm going first.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41There's only one that I know.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Even that's a bit iffy!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46I'll just have to go for that.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Lawrie didn't get it right with Alexander.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I'm hoping for Richard The Lionheart.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58You are the high scorers. You have to score as low as you can.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Let's see how many people said it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11I didn't have time to say "It's right."
0:23:11 > 0:23:15I'm afraid we will be saying goodbye at the end of the round.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- These are high scores.- Really high scores. Richard The Lionheart.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- That was my nickname at school. - Yeah? Was it really?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25No.
0:23:25 > 0:23:31If you wet yourself on your second day at primary school, they don't call you Richard The Lionheart.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37OK, Rachel, we are looking for the monarchs
0:23:37 > 0:23:40who had these nicknames.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42You are on 90.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Doesn't matter what you score.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47You are through to the next round.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- It's a bit of a relief!- Yes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I don't know any of them.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58I'm going to guess and say Charles The Elder.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Charles The Elder.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02There is The Elder.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I knew that.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15It scores you 100 points, but who cares?
0:24:15 > 0:24:22- Charles The Elder?- It's worth a go. I won't say who it was in case Rich wants a go at that one.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Rich, you're on 61.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29See if you can find a pointless answer to add £250 to the jackpot.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34When the category came up, I was secretly pleased.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39I do know quite a few monarchs and I had in my head Sweyn Forkbeard!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- No?!- Yes! As it happens...
0:24:42 > 0:24:47I'm half Indian, part Scandinavian and my nickname was Sweyn.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Hence, I looked up Sweyn Forkbeard.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Such a shame Kevin went for that round.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Looking at these ones, there are some I know.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I'm trying to pick one that might be pointless.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I'm going for Harold Harefoot.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people knew Harold Harefoot, Rich.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16It's right.
0:25:24 > 0:25:31A really, really good answer, Rich! Takes your total up to 63.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Have you ever dressed up as Harold Harefoot?
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- Possibly, but not for work. - Yeah. I know the feeling.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43He was the illegitimate son of Canute, Harold Harefoot.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Let's take a look at the rest...
0:25:45 > 0:25:51- The biggest scoring is The Unready which, Alexander is...?- Ethelred.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- He spent ages in the bathroom. Do you know Ironside?- Edmund.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00It is Edmund. Used to go round the country solving crimes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04That would have scored two points. Let's clear up The Elder.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Edward.- Alfred The Great's son, Edward The Elder.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Had the top bunk. Edward The Younger had the bottom bunk.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- The Peaceful was a pointless answer. Do you know?- Don't know.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Rich?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21The only one there I didn't know.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Edgar The Peaceful. Very well done if you got that.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32At the end of round two, the losing pair with the highest score, I'm afraid, is Judith and Lawrie.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Not a good round. - One of you was wrong and scored 100.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39One of you was right...scored 92.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42You can share the blame quite conveniently.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48What have you learned from your brief Pointless appearance?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Monarchs probably isn't going to come up again!
0:26:52 > 0:26:54One less thing to revise tonight.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00We look forward to you coming back. I'm sure you'll get even further.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Thanks for playing. Great contestants.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04APPLAUSE
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Things are about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Well done, Rich and Kevin, Rachel and Clare, you're in the head-to-head.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Only one pair can play for the jackpot which stands at...
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- AUDIENCE: Ooh! - Decent jackpot.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34You're going head-to-head on three questions. You're allowed to confer.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40Find an answer that scores less than the opposing pair and you will win that question.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44The first pair to win two questions plays for today's jackpot.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47OK, let's play Pointless.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Here's your first question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name
0:27:54 > 0:28:00as many three-letter body parts as they could.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- Richard?- Any parts of the body whose common name has just three letters.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09We're not looking for slang names or abbreviations such as "abs".
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Just the common names of body parts that have three letters.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19Rich and Kevin, cos you've played best so far, you get to go first.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23We are looking for three-letter body parts.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26THEY CONFER IN WHISPERS
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- OK, you have an answer?- We do.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37After much deliberation and checking each other's bodies out...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40ALEXANDER LAUGHS Very nice, by the way.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42We're going with "rib".
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Oh!
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- Don't tell me you had that as well? - We did.- How do you like that?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Nicking your rib like that!
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Rachel and Clare, what are you going to give me?
0:28:54 > 0:28:59- They'll be more points than rib. Lip or toe.- Go for lip.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04THEY GIGGLE
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Hip.- Hip!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Maybe we'll go for "hip". - Maybe you will go for "hip".
0:29:10 > 0:29:14We have "rib". We now have "hip".
0:29:14 > 0:29:19In the order they were given, let's see how many people said "rib".
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- APPLAUSE - Does that feel about right?
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- For "rib"?- Yeah. - It's all right, yeah.
0:29:35 > 0:29:3626.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40"Hip" say Rachel and Clare. How many people said "hip"?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52APPLAUSE
0:29:52 > 0:29:55After the first question, it is 1-0
0:29:55 > 0:29:57to Rich and Kevin.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02There were three answers that would have beaten "rib". Let's take a look.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07"Gut" isn't slang. It's part of lower alimentary canal.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09"Gum" scored eight.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Lip, you were thinking of, would have been 53.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Some of the biggest scores...
0:30:25 > 0:30:29They would have cost you an arm and a leg!
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Thanks very much, Richard.
0:30:35 > 0:30:42It's 1-0. Rachel and Clare you have to win this point to stay in the game.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Rich and Kevin, if you win this, you are through to the next round.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Here's your second question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:30:50 > 0:30:55to name as many... Ghostbusters actors as they could.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Ghostbusters actors. Richard.
0:30:58 > 0:31:06- The names of any of the four actors who played a Ghostbuster in the 1984 original film.- Right.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Rachel and Clare, you get to go first.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11THEY WHISPER
0:31:15 > 0:31:21- Do you remember the film?- I do... - You wish you remembered it better!
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- BOTH: Yes! - There's one that's really dodgy.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28But we need to do that to get through.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34- You mean the actor or just...? - We don't know whether he was actually in it or not!
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- OK.- We know one that was definitely in it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- But it'll be the highest scoring one.- What are your interests, Clare?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Food and drink.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46And food and drink.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- More food and maybe some pudding! - Yeah.- Ooh, and a drink!
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Shall we go for the one obvious one and they might not know the others?
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- We'll go for Dan Aykroyd. - OK, Dan Aykroyd, you say?- Mm.
0:31:58 > 0:32:05Rich and Kevin, they said Dan Aykroyd. Something tells me you might be quite good on this.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- We grew up with this film. We like films in general. - You watched this several times?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15You know quite a lot about Ghostbusters?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Yeah. We think so. - Do you know all the actors?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- We think we do.- Yeah.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Fantastic.
0:32:21 > 0:32:29The fourth one who joins later on in the film is an actor called Ernie Hudson.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Ernie Hudson, you're going to say, who joins later in the film.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37Dan Aykroyd from Rachel and Clare. Ernie Hudson from Rich and Kevin.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Dan Aykroyd. Let's see how many people said it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44It's right!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- APPLAUSE - 33 is what Dan Aykroyd scores you.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Rich and Kevin, if you win this point, you're through to the final
0:32:58 > 0:33:04with a chance to play for that amazing jackpot of £4,250.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Let's see if Ernie Hudson is right and how many people said it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12It's right.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- APPLAUSE - That's a great answer.
0:33:24 > 0:33:30After the second question, you are through in straight sets to the final.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37- Richard.- Great answer. Plays Winston Zeddmore, a role written for Eddie Murphy, believe it or not.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Eddie Murphy dropped out? - He did. Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Let's look at all four...
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Harold Ramis wrote the film with Dan Aykroyd.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57The losing pair, I'm afraid, is Rachel and Clare.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Ghostbusters and parts of the body in three letters -
0:34:01 > 0:34:05two categories you didn't want to come up.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- We can do Arab geographical things. - Yeah!
0:34:08 > 0:34:11That's gone, though! You've done well.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18You've come through to the head-to-head. You'll be back. This is only your first shot.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23I hope you'll do even better. You've been great contestants. Thank you.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27For Rich and Kevin, it's time for our Pointless final
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and the chance to win £4,250!
0:34:32 > 0:34:38Congratulations, Rich and Kevin, you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46APPLAUSE
0:34:46 > 0:34:48That's what you came here for.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot which stands at...
0:34:56 > 0:34:58AUDIENCE: Oooh!
0:34:58 > 0:35:05All you have to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people could think of.
0:35:05 > 0:35:12We haven't had any pointless answers today. Just find one now to go home with that money.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16First, choose a category from these three options.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28What do you reckon?
0:35:28 > 0:35:33- Pop music could be anything! - Yeah. It could be very modern.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38We wouldn't stand much of a chance cos we're both old fogeys.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41If it's '80s music, we're quids in.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- Let's go pop music.- Pop music?- Yeah.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- Pop music, please.- Pop music it is!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Let's see what the question is.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Elton John top ten singles as they could. Richard.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Any song by Elton John as a solo artist that reached the UK top ten.
0:36:05 > 0:36:12So no duets, no remixes, no collaborations, just Elton John top ten singles.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16You have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21All you need to win that £4,250 is for one of those to be pointless.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Your 60 seconds start now.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Nikita. Nikita could be.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Or...- I'm Still Standing. - Healing Hands.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Healing Hands would be good. Sacrifice was his first number one.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38- The other '70s ones?- Candle In The Wind. We'll discount that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Rocket Man?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43That's not going to be pointless, is it?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Healing Hands might stand a chance.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51What about one of those he did for The Lion King? Circle Of Life?
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I don't know Lion King stuff.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- So, Healing Hands. We could go for Sacrifice.- Yeah.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Healing Hands, Sacrifice...- Nikita?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Nikita, yeah. - What was the other one?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- I Guess Why... - That's Why They Call It The Blues.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I would go Nikita, Sacrifice, Healing Hands.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- What do you reckon?- OK.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Those your three?- Yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Brilliant. Stop the clock.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24We were looking for Elton John top ten singles.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I need your three answers.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29We're going Nikita.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Healing Hands.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32And Sacrifice.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- Which is your best shot at a pointless?- Possibly Healing Hands.
0:37:37 > 0:37:43Actually, Healing Hands and Sacrifice are a double-A-side single.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46They count as one answer. So give us one more answer.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50We'll count that as one. You give us one more answer.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Anything else, I'm not sure whether it got into the top ten.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Yeah, so Can You Feel The Love Tonight, we're going for.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Yeah.- Where do you want to put that on your board?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- RICH CHUCKLES - At the top.- At the top!
0:38:05 > 0:38:08On the board in that order, we now have...
0:38:18 > 0:38:22We are looking for Elton John's top ten singles.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25This was your least confident answer.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30You only need one pointless answer to win that £4,250 jackpot.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Let's see if your first answer is correct and if it is,
0:38:34 > 0:38:38how many people said Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
0:38:38 > 0:38:39For £4,250.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46AUDIENCE GROANS
0:38:46 > 0:38:50That is not a pointless answer. It's an incorrect answer.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54You have two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:38:54 > 0:39:02- But you kind of knew that wasn't a very good answer. You were a bit thrown by that double-A-side.- Yeah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04We'll see about the other two.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09We are looking for Elton John top ten singles. £4,250.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11How would you spend that?
0:39:11 > 0:39:15I've got a 13-week-old baby.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Most of it'll go on her, Francesca.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Take Louisa my wife and Francesca on holiday, perhaps.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2513-week-old. How much sleep are you getting?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29I slept more on the train down here than I do of a night.
0:39:29 > 0:39:36- Kevin, how about you? - I've just broken my phone so I'll get a replacement!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Let's see what happens with your next answer.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Your second answer is Nikita.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46This has to be pointless to win that jackpot.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Let's see if it's correct and how many people said Nikita for £4,250.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55It's right.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01This has to go all the way down to zero...
0:40:07 > 0:40:09APPLAUSE
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Seven people said Nikita so it is not a pointless answer.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21That gives you a gauge of what our 100 people knew about Elton John.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26How are you feeling about your last answer, Healing Hands and Sacrifice?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Not great.- No.
0:40:29 > 0:40:36With it being a double-A-side, very few people would know Healing Hands but lots would know Sacrifice.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42- Nikita surprised me, only seven, though, so you never know, do you? - You never know.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47We only have one final chance to win today's jackpot, £4,250.
0:40:47 > 0:40:54You said this was the answer you're most confident in - before you realised it was a double-A-side.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59This has to be pointless to win that jackpot of £4,250.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Let's see if it's correct and if it is, how many people said it.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11It's correct.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Only seven people knew Nikita.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Maybe this will go down further...
0:41:27 > 0:41:34You didn't find that all-important pointless answer, so you don't win today's jackpot of £4,250,
0:41:34 > 0:41:36which rolls over to the next show.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41You have been fantastic and you do take home our Pointless trophy.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- APPLAUSE - Not to be sniffed at.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- So, Richard... - SIGHS
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Can You Feel The Love Tonight was a number 14 hit.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57- Oh!- Sacrifice and Healing Hands were released individually but got nowhere near the charts.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01When they were put together, they were a top ten single.
0:42:01 > 0:42:08There were five pointless answers and you are not going to like the first one.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Let's take a look.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Ah, no!
0:42:14 > 0:42:19The last thing you said before you settled on your answers.
0:42:19 > 0:42:25He had a top ten with Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. The Beatles didn't.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Electricity from Billy Elliot was a Number Four hit in 2005.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- Really tough luck.- Bad luck! That doesn't feel good at all!
0:42:37 > 0:42:43Does it? Knowing that you actually said one of those pointless answers.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- Why didn't you go for it? - I felt it was quite well-known. - I'm amazed it's pointless.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- I'd say it was one of his well-known singles.- Yeah.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58We have to say goodbye, Rich and Kevin, but you have been fantastic contestants.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- Thank you so much for playing. - CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Again, nobody has won our jackpot so it rolls over.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12On the next show, we will be playing for...
0:43:12 > 0:43:15AUDIENCE: Ooh!
0:43:15 > 0:43:20- Join us next time. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye. - And goodbye from me. Goodbye.
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