Episode 37 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and this is Pointless, the quiz show where the biggest winners

are the lowest scorers. Let's meet today's players.

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Firstly, we welcome Phil and Jamie. You are our first pair on the show. How do you two know each other?

Work colleagues, work for a health-care company up in Skipton.

Very good. Jamie, Phil's your boss, is he?

Well, he likes to think he is but really he's not.

My brother's his boss and I'm his boss.

What, hang on? You are your brother's boss.

My brother, his boss.

What we need to learn is that Jamie's no-one's boss!

OK, OK. Best of luck to the pair of you this afternoon.

Secondly, we welcome David and John. How do you two know each other?

Well, he's my dad so I've known him, sort of, 24 years.

For ever. Whose idea was it to come on the show?

It was absolutely 100% mine.

Very best of luck to you on the show.

And we welcome back Rachel and Clare. You were on the show last time.

We give everyone two shots at the Pointless final and this is your last chance.

-Remind us how you did last time.

-We got through to round three

and it turns out we know more about Arab politics than our own body.

Bits of the body with three letters.

-Yeah.

-I think you might do well this afternoon.

-Hope so.

And we welcome back Judith and Lawrie. How did you do last time?

We sort of blindly fumbled our way through the first round

but we don't know much about English monarchs, it turns out. So, hopefully we will avoid those today.

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show. But there is one more person for me to introduce.

-He is the man behind all the facts and figures. He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hiya.

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Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-How are you?

I'm very well. I'm anxious to know what kind of a show we've got.

As you say, two returning pairs today. Rachel and Clare did very well last time.

And I think we probably didn't see the best of Judith and Lawrie.

So, I think our two new pairs have a fight on their hands.

Thank you very much, Richard. Now, we put all our questions to 100 people before the show but this is Pointless

so we are after the obscure answers that they didn't get.

To stay in the game, with a chance to win our jackpot, all our players need

to do is to come up with an answer that scores as little as possible.

But what everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer, an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Every time that happens, we will add another £250 to the jackpot.

Nobody won the jackpot last time so we add another £1,000 to that.

So, today's jackpot starts off

at £5,250.

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Very good. Right, let's play Pointless.

Now, 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, guys, our first category this afternoon is...

..Children's Television.

Children's Television. Can you all decide in your pairs

who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

And whoever is 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 characters from Sesame Street as they could.

Characters from Sesame Street. Richard can you elaborate on that?

Yeah, all the correct answers in this round will be Muppet characters from the TV series Sesame Street.

Right. Phil and Jamie, you all drew lots before the show and today you get to go first.

So, Phil we are going to give you a choice of seven possible answers on the board for each pass.

-Right.

-The first set of seven answers reads like this.

HE READS OUT THE NAMES

Just going to read those again.

Now, I can tell you there is at least one pointless answer amongst those seven. But you must be very careful -

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

Be very careful because if you pick one of those you will score the maximum of 100 points.

-Phil, Sesame Street?

-Disappointed.

-Are you? I'm sorry. Why?

Children's Television, superb at because I've got a three-year-old,

but Sesame Street's not necessarily current.

-Play it safe, maybe.

-OK. Well, good luck.

I'm going to go with...

..Barkley the dog.

Barkley the dog. Great name for a dog.

If you are watching, Sesame Street guys, well done, brilliant.

Let's see if it's a correct answer, let's see how many people said Barkley the dog.

It's correct!

Look at that!

APPLAUSE Look at that, Phil.

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

takes the total up to £5,500, and best of all it scores you nothing. Richard.

Brilliant start. Barkley the dog

is a friendly, shaggy dog who understands sign language.

His owner, Linda, is deaf and he understands all the sign language commands for sit and stay.

Good dog.

OK, so we are looking for characters from Sesame Street.

David, Sesame Street...?

Well, a bit like Phil...

You've got a three-year-old child?

John, sorry it had to come out now but you were going to have to find out!

I was going to say Children's TV is quite a hot topic of mine as well but not Sesame Street unfortunately.

I think I am going to play it safe and go for Big Bird.

OK. Let's hope it doesn't score too high, you're playing it safe.

Let's see how many people said Big Bird.

48, David.

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Big Bird.

Big Bird, big score. He was the first ever character to appear

on Sesame Street. 8ft 2, which is two inches shorter than me.

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OK, Clare, we are looking for characters from Sesame Street.

What do you reckon? Have you got children, Clare?

I have, one, but he doesn't watch Sesame Street.

-OK.

-I'll gamble

and go for Oscar the grouch.

You are going to go for Oscar the grouch. This is a complete gamble.

OK, let's see if it is a correct answer and, if it is, let's see how many people said Oscar the grouch.

It's right, Clare.

Very good, scores you 17.

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-Oscar the grouch.

-Yeah, Oscar the grouch, very good, lives in a dustbin, hates children.

Perfect, isn't he? And helps you to count.

Brilliant. OK, now, Lawrie...

there are four left on the board.

There is definitely an incorrect answer among those four.

There could easily be another pointless answer among those four.

Characters from Sesame Street. Did you watch Sesame Street, Lawrie?

-I have never, ever seen an episode of Sesame Street.

-Wow.

-Have you heard people talk about it?

-Yeah.

I'm going to go for Abby Cadabby.

OK, Abby Cadabby.

Well, let's see if it's a correct answer and, if it is, let's see how many people said Abby Cadabby.

It's right.

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Well done, Lawrie. Abby Cadabby, it scores you only one.

Yeah, he picked very wisely.

Abby Cadabby, it's just to the east of Dubai.

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No, Abby Cadabby is a pink fairy in training.

Make of that what you will.

Always accidentally turning things into pumpkins with her wand.

-Right you are.

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

Bert obviously is a Sesame Street character, part of Bert and Ernie,

would have scored you a fairly hefty 22.

One of those other two is pointless and one is incorrect. What do you think?

Harvey Kneeslapper sounds like he could be a Sesame Street character.

You are absolutely correct. Harvey Kneeslapper is a Sesame Street character, always playing jokes

or making puns about numbers.

Simsim is the Arabic word for Sesame so that was an incorrect answer.

We are halfway through the round so let's take a look at the scores.

Well, some lovely low scores there. Phil and Jamie - fabulous start

to the round from you, Phil.

Jamie, keep that up and you should easily be through to the next round.

Similarly, Judith and Lawrie,

fantastic guess with Abby Cadabby.

48, David and John,

not a terrible score but in this instance

it does leave you quite exposed,

you are quite far ahead.

So, John you're going to either have to be very clever or very lucky on the next pass. Rachel and Clare,

17, somewhere in the middle. OK, we're going to come back

down the line, can the second players please take their places at the podium.

We are going to put another seven answers on the board.

We are looking for characters from Sesame Street, and here's your next batch.

HE READS OUT THE NAMES

I will read those again.

Now, again I can tell you there's at least one pointless answer there

and there's also at least one incorrect answer, so do try and avoid those.

Judith, how well did Lawrie do there!

Really well. I'm so glad he did. I know I've definitely watched Sesame Street

but I don't remember any episodes or very many characters.

OK. What did you watch when you were little?

I remember I wasn't allowed to watch Neighbours because my mum said it would corrupt me. So...

-She was right.

-Spot on, there.

-I'm torn between two.

-Well, you are on one.

You want to score 46 or less with this answer to avoid becoming the highest scorers.

I think I'm going to sort of play it safe.

I remember there definitely being a Count in there, because I liked his accent.

So, I am going to go for Count von Count.

You're saying Count von Count.

Here's your red line. If Count von Count is correct and gets you below that,

you are definitely in the next round.

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

It's right.

You're through.

Down it goes to nine. Very good answer, Judith.

That gives you a total of ten.

-Count von Count.

-Well played, Judith, safe and sound.

He's a Transylvanian Count who's always counting things.

-You've got to have a gimmick, haven't you?

-Got to have a gimmick, Richard.

Rachel, you are on 17.

If you can score 30 or less with this answer, you are through to the next round.

Did you watch Sesame Street?

I did. There's two answers there that I know are correct.

I think I might need a low score so I don't know

whether to try and guess one of the others or not.

-I'm going to go for Elmo.

-You are going to go for Elmo.

Yes.

Elmo. There is your red line if Elmo is correct and gets you below that,

you are through to the next round.

OK, let's see if Elmo's right and how many people said it. Elmo.

It's right.

And you're through! 22 for Elmo,

that takes your total up to 39.

-Richard, Elmo.

-Well played. A very cute little red Muppet with an infectious giggle.

John, 48.

You are the highest scorers, 48.

David with his Big Bird went and landed you right at the top of the grid.

You have to score as little as you possibly can and hope somehow Jamie comes up with an incorrect answer.

This could be time-to-get-my-coat time.

I am going to have a complete and utter guess.

It sounds so risky, I'll go for Frisky the cat.

Frisky the cat.

Maybe you've winkled out a pointless answer, in which case you'll add £250

to the jackpot and it might be enough to save your bacon. It depends on how well Jamie knows Sesame Street

-and he's giving nothing away.

-I won't be holding my breath.

I will.

Frisky the cat, let's see if it's right. Let's see how many people said Frisky the cat, if it is.

No!

Bad luck, John. I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points,

which takes your score up to 148. Richard.

Yeah, bad luck, John. Frisky the cat is actually a very, very famous cat.

-Do you know who Frisky the cat is?

-No.

-Seen by millions of people.

It's the cat that used to be in the opening sequences of Coronation Street.

That's Frisky the cat.

-Its ashes recently sold at auction for £844.

-Frisky the cat's ashes?!

-Nice, isn't it?

-£844.

-Yeah.

Wow, that's an episode of Bargain Hunt...

I missed.

So, John and David, I'm afraid the writing is,

well, it's on the screen in front of you there.

148 points, you are unequivocally the highest scorers this round.

So I'm afraid we will be saying goodbye to you at the end of the round

but not before Jamie dazzles us all by getting a second pointless in this round. Phil did it.

Jamie, do you know Sesame Street?

-Ish. I used to watch it when I was really young.

-How old are you now?

-Let me think, 21.

-You're still really young!

-Talk us through the board, Jamie.

-Right well, no offence, guys,

but I'm kind of happy that you went with that answer,

because the first set of questions I was pretty sure about,

but this second set, I'm not so sure.

So, I've been divvying it up and I'm going to go with Telly Monster.

OK, Telly Monster you say. There's no red line for you - you're through, come what may.

Maybe it's a pointless answer, in which case it will add another £250 to the jackpot.

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

It's right.

It IS a pointless answer - what about that?!

Very well done. That adds another £250 to today's jackpot,

taking the total up to £5,750.

It scores you nothing and it leaves you with a brilliant score of nothing. Richard.

Yeah, they are making it look effortless, are they not?

For any kids watching, the Telly Monster is the monster

that lives in your telly that gets angry when you switch off BBC Two.

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No flipping. Let's take a look at the rest of the board.

Cookie Monster of course is a fairly hefty scorer

on this board, but only 21.

They are never allowed to use real cookies on Sesame Street,

because the chocolate and grease is very bad for muppet costumes.

So, he always eats rice cakes, the Cookie Monster.

It's actually a rice-cake monster.

Grover also obviously a real Sesame Street character - that would

have scored a slightly lower 1,

as would Baby Bear, Curly Bear's older brother.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So, at the end of Round One, the losing pair with the highest score, I'm afraid it's David and John.

At least we made it close.

Exactly - it was a very close-run thing(!)

David, was John the right wing man to bring down to the Pointless studio, do you think?

Probably not for Sesame Street.

But then again I sort of dropped us in it to start with, so...

Thanks very much, guys. It's been great having you on the show.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you so early on, but I think next time you might do even better.

Thanks - great contestants.

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

Now, it's time to find out which two teams will be going

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

The category for Round Two is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who is going to go second?

And whoever is going first please step up to the podium.

And the question concerns...

In this round, we are about to show you the names of some famous bridges.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to tell us which city they are in or close to. Richard.

We are going to show you six bridges. We are looking for their cities.

Obviously, the more obscure the bridge, the fewer points you are going to score.

If you give us an incorrect answer at any point, you'll score 100 points.

Your first six read like this...

Let me read those again...

Phil, we are looking for the cities that these bridges are either in or nearest to.

-You're frowning.

-It's not a great question for me,

-but I recognise a few.

-Do you travel much, Phil?

-I love holidays.

I like holidays, too. Love holidays.

Do you ever holiday to places where maybe there's a bit of water between two bits of land?

-No.

-You think, "Oh, how can I get over? Oh, I know - there."

-No.

-No.

-I'm going to go, easy one, Humber Bridge...

Hull.

Right, Phil,

you're saying Humber Bridge is in Hull.

The Humber Bridge in Hull, there it is at the bottom of the list.

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

Humber - Hull.

It's right.

31.

Not a terrible score, Phil, by any means.

The Humber Bridge, Hull.

Yeah, the Humber Bridge crosses the Humber Estuary.

It's the road to Hull.

Paved with good intentions.

You can get to Hull and back across the Humber Bridge.

Clare, I heard that you are great followers of Eurovision.

-Yes, we are.

-Is that right?

-Yes, sadly.

How do you celebrate Eurovision?

We are known to go out and try and source

a different alcohol from whatever countries are in it

and then drink it while the song's being played.

-Hang on a minute.

-That's a good idea.

Yeah, a good idea up until... after about the 16th country.

-We didn't get that far.

-No, I bet you don't. By then you are on the floor.

OK, so we are looking for the cities that these bridges are nearest to or in.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to go for an obvious answer,

which is Brooklyn Bridge, and that's Manhattan.

OK, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan, you are saying.

Let's see if that's correct and if it is, let's see how many people knew it. Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan.

Unfortunately, Clare,

we can't allow Manhattan as the answer, which means you score

the maximum of 100 points, but we did say city. Richard.

Yeah, we are looking for cities.

I won't say the city, cos Judith might want to go for the same answer.

Sorry, Clare, bad luck.

Judith, we are looking for the cities these bridges are in or nearest to.

Well, Brooklyn Bridge is actually the only one I know for definite there.

So, I am going to take it, go for New York City.

New York City you are going to say.

Well, let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. New York City.

It's right.

Well...it scores 58. Richard.

Well done, Judith, and tough luck, Clare.

It's just one of those things that gets in your brain, isn't it?

It does actually link Brooklyn to Manhattan.

Let's take a look at the rest of these bridges.

Pont Neuf - do you know where that is?

-It's in Paris.

-It is in Paris, across the Seine.

-Do you know where the Ha'penny Bridge is?

-That is in Dublin, I think.

It is in Dublin, across the Liffey, would have scored you 4 points.

-The Ponte Sant Angelo.

-That's in Rome.

-It is in Rome,

would have scored you 2 points.

Kessock Bridge is a pointless answer, so well done if you got this at home.

-Perhaps you live in this city, in fact. Do you know the answer?

-No.

-Inverness, is the Kessock Bridge, Inverness.

-OK, we are halfway through the round,

so let's take a look at the scores at this point. Rachel and Clare, bad luck.

-You knew the answer.

-I did.

-Bad luck. I'm afraid that cost you 100 points.

Judith, very well salvaged there.

58 you managed to get, and Phil and Jamie you are on 31.

Jamie, keep up that low scoring and you will be straight through to the head-to-head.

We are going to come back down the line - can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, we are going to put another six famous bridges on the board. And here they are...

I'll just read all those again.

Remember, we are looking for the cities that these bridges are nearest to or in,

and you are trying to find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew. Now, Lawrie, you are on 58.

If you can score 41 or less with this answer, you are in the head-to-head.

I think you might be good on these.

There is a list of bridges behind me, and I think you probably know each and every one of them.

It's geography again, and I'm dreadful. I don't even know if this is right, but...

I've just remembered, the first time we had you on the show,

you said you couldn't even find your way to the bathroom.

This might not even be right, but I'm going to take a guess that Waterloo Bridge is in London.

-That's a guess?

-Hmm.

Where is your bathroom in relation to your bedroom?

-I don't even know.

-Waterloo Bridge, top of the list.

OK, there's your red line - below that red line, you are through to the head-to-head.

Let's see if Waterloo Bridge is indeed in London and if it is, let's see how many people said it.

Waterloo Bridge.

63. That takes your total up to 121.

-Waterloo Bridge.

-Yeah, big risk there(!)

Big risk, Waterloo Bridge. It is London, it's the longest bridge in London.

So, then, Rachel,

you are on 100. You were the highest scorers, you are no longer.

If you can score 20 or less with your answer, you are through to the head-to-head.

-That's quite exciting - you have been thrown a bit of a lifeline.

-Yeah.

I'm going to go for one which might score lower and I think I've walked across it.

I think the Charles Bridge is in Prague.

The Charles Bridge in Prague, very good.

OK, here's your red line - it's quite low,

but if the Charles Bridge in Prague gets you below that red line, you are in the head-to-head.

Let's see how many people said it. Charles Bridge, Prague.

It's right.

Yes, it's done it!

Very good indeed, Rachel.

The Charles Bridge scores you 4 points,

takes your total up to 104 and takes you through to the head-to-head.

Great answer, Rachel, it's the best answer we've had in this round.

It's a 14th-century stone Gothic bridge in the middle of Prague.

So, then... Jamie, you are on 31.

If you can score 89 or less,

you are through to the next round.

To be honest, I don't have a clue.

How much pressure are you feeling from your boss right now?

Feeling that my wage packet might be a bit slimmer

at the end of the month.

Wow, that is performance-related pay.

Right, I am going to go with the Rialto Bridge as Madrid.

The Rialto Bridge, Madrid. OK.

Here's your red line,

nice and high.

All you have to do is get this answer right.

Let's see if it's a correct answer and if it is, let's see how many people said

the Rialto Bridge was in Madrid.

I'm afraid that is incorrect and that means you score the maximum of 100

and that takes your score up to an unbeatable, I'm afraid, 131 points.

-Richard.

-Tough luck, Jamie.

The good news is Phil looked like he took it pretty well, I have to say.

-Hopefully so.

-Looked pretty happy about the whole thing.

The Rialto is actually the oldest bridge across the Grand Canal in Venice,

the Rialto Bridge, and would have scored 16 points, so wouldn't have been a bad answer at all.

-Let's take a look at the other... the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Alexander?

-Bristol.

-Bristol, exactly. Would have scored you 37. Ponte Vecchio?

-Florence.

Is in Florence, across the Arno, would have scored you 2 points.

And the Blauwbrug is a pointless answer - it's Amsterdam.

So, very well done if you got that.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score...

I'm afraid it's Phil and Jamie.

You did so well in the first round.

You added £500 to the jackpot.

Enjoy, people.

-Whose idea was it to come on the show?

-It was yours, really.

-Yes, take the blame.

-You are going to be back next time and you will have a shot at that jackpot.

Great shame to be saying goodbye to you so early on, but thanks for playing, great contestants.

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For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting now

as we enter the head-to-head.

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

will be playing for today's jackpot, which currently stands at £5,750.

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So, Judith and Lawrie, Rachel and Clare you are now going to head-to- head on the best of three questions.

You are now allowed to confer.

All you have to do is give an answer each time that scores less

than the opposing pair and you will win that question.

First player to win two questions will be playing for today's jackpot. OK, let's play Pointless.

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

to name as many types of singing voice as they could.

-Richard.

-We're looking for the main categories

that male and female singing voices are divided into,

depending on how high or low they are.

Judith and Lawrie, because you have played best out of the show so far, you get to go first.

-OK, we have an answer from Judith and Lawrie.

-Going to go for alto.

Alto. OK, Rachel and Clare.

I think baritone.

-Baritone.

-Yes.

OK, we have alto and we have baritone.

Judith and Lawrie said alto - let's see how many people said alto.

64 said alto.

Rachel and Clare have said baritone - let's see how many people said that.

It's right.

28.

So, after the first question, Rachel and Clare are ahead 1-0. ..Richard.

Yeah, baritone is a very good answer.

There are three answers that would have beaten it, so let's take a look at those.

There's a couple of very low scores here.

..There's baritone on 28, in between bass and tenor.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here is your second question.

Rachel and Clare, if you win this point, you are straight through to the final and a chance to win

that massive jackpot. Judith and Lawrie, you have to win this point to stay in the game.

OK, we gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many of the world's most expensive footballers

as they could. Footballers, Richard.

We are looking any of the ten players who have been sold for the highest amount of money

from one club to another, the biggest transfer fees, essentially, anywhere in the world -

that's up to the end of May 2010. Any of the world's ten most expensive footballers.

Rachel and Clare, this time it's your turn to go first.

-OK, we are going to say Tevez.

-Rachel and Clare say Tevez.

Judith and Lawrie?

Not that hot on football, but I'm going to say Ronaldinho, signed to Manchester City.

Ronaldinho. OK, we have Tevez, we have Ronaldinho.

Rachel and Clare, if you win this point, you are straight through to the final.

Tevez - let's see if it's right and if it is, let's see how many people said Tevez.

Bad luck - that is an incorrect answer.

So, Judith and Lawrie, Ronaldinho only has to be correct for you to win this point.

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

Ooh!

Also incorrect.

After two questions, Rachel and Clare are still ahead 1-0. ..Richard.

I think, Lawrie, you were thinking of Robinho,

who was sold to Man City for 32 and half million. He was on the list.

Let's take a look at all of the top ten...

And Cristiano Ronaldo, the most expensive of all, would have scored you 68 points.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here is your third question.

Again, Judith and Lawrie, you have to win this point to stay in the game.

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

DH Lawrence novels as they could. DH Lawrence novels. ..Richard.

We are looking for any of DH Lawrence's 12 novels, novels only -

no short stories, compilations, journalism, anything like that - just the 12 novels of DH Lawrence.

OK, Judith and Lawrie, it's your turn to go first again.

Well, between us we know a staggering total of one DH Lawrence novel. We are going to have to go

-with the only one we know, which is Lady Chatterley's Lover.

-Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Rachel and Clare?

-Something about a rainbow.

-I can't think of anything else.

Over The Rainbow? That's rubbish. Um...Over The Rainbow.

Over The Rainbow. >

Let's take them in the order they've been given. Judith and Lawrie said Lady Chatterley's Lover.

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

Lady Chatterley's Lover. You have to win this point to stay with us.

42.

42 for Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Rachel and Clare have gone for Over The Rainbow.

A DH Lawrence novel - they've said Over The Rainbow.

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

Bad luck. After our third question, it is one point apiece. Richard.

Rachel, you should have a bit more faith in yourself.

Somewhere in the back of your mind, you know the answer -

-you would have won the points with The Rainbow.

-Oh, no.

-Just The Rainbow.

-Yeah.

Let's take a look at them - there are five pointless answers here...

Very well done if you said any of those pointless answers.

And we've heard of course, Lady Chatterley's Lover, 42 -

top of the list but wins you the points.

Well done, Judith and Lawrie. You are still in the game.

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

to name as many...elements beginning with A as they could. ..Richard.

We are looking for any of the seven elements on the periodic table whose English name begins with A.

See if you can get all seven at home.

Rachel and Clare, your turn to go first.

-Argon.

-Argon.

Yes.

Judith and Lawrie?

That's what we were going to go for. I'm trying to think...

I've got a lot of good friends at university that do chemistry that are shouting at the telly now at me.

-We are going to have to go aluminium.

-Aluminium. We have argon, we have aluminium.

Rachel and Clare have said argon - let's see how many people said argon.

It's correct.

34.

Judith and Lawrie have gone for aluminium.

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

This is for a place in the final - whoever wins this point is through to the final.

Let's see if aluminium is indeed an element.

It's right.

50 - bad luck.

So, after four questions, Rachel and Clare are through to the final. 2-1. Richard.

They were actually the top two answers, and I know that plenty

of people at home will be getting all seven, so let's take a look at them...

Thanks, Richard. So, the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Judith and Lawrie.

It was a close-run thing that, though, wasn't it? Wow.

It was. If I could have seen their cross come up for Tevez,

I would have gone for Cristiano Ronaldo, but it's not how it works.

It's not how it works - it's really tough, that.

Judith and Lawrie, I'm afraid you've been fantastic contestants.

You've come through to the head-to-head, you've done well,

but I'm afraid this is where we say goodbye.

Thanks so much for playing Pointless, thank you.

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But for Rachel and Clare, it's now time for our Pointless final and the chance to win £5,750.

So, congratulations, Rachel and Clare. You've seen off all the competition,

you will be leaving here with our coveted Pointless trophy, well done.

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However, you now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at an unbelievably high £5,750.

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Now, the rules are very simple. To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

That's an answer that none of our 100 people thought of.

Now, we've had two pointless answers on the show today - you just have to find one more

and you go home with that money. First, you've got to choose a category

from these three options. You can go for...

What do you think?

I'm not particularly good on any of those, but do you feel confident on any?

I quite like film detectives, but I'm not sure I could get a pointless answer on that.

Possibly languages. Not universities, I wouldn't go for universities.

-OK, we'll go for film detectives.

-Film detectives.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many...

actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on film as they could.

Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on film. Richard.

We are looking for the name of any actor who has been credited as Sherlock Holmes

in an English language feature film. We are not looking for TV versions or anything like that, short films.

We are looking for cinema-released Sherlock Holmes and the actors who played him.

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

and all you need to win that £5,750 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds start now.

With Jude Law...there was a film just recently

with Jude Law - would that be counted?

-Was he actually...?

-No, it was...

the bloke who played Iron Man...

Robert...

-What's his name?

-I don't know.

I've forgotten his surname.

Robert Downey Jr. He played Sherlock Holmes.

-30 seconds.

-We don't know any others.

-It's not pointless, but...

-OK.

..we'll go for Robert Downey Jr.

Guy Ritchie did it. So that was an English one.

-That was a film?

-That was a film, but that's quite popular.

I can't think.

And what about Peter...?

Your time is up. We are looking for actors who have played Sherlock Holmes

on film, and I need your three answers.

-Robert Downey Jr.

-Robert Downey Jr.

Rupert Quint.

-Rupert Quint.

-And George...Clarke.

George Clarke. LAUGHTER

OK, Robert Downey Jr, Rupert Quint and George Clarke...

Let's put them up on the board, shall we?

..and George Clarke...

with an E.

OK, we are looking for actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on film.

This was your first answer.

You only need one of these to be pointless to win that £5,750 jackpot.

All right, let's see how many people said your first answer, Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

This has to be pointless for you to win that £5,750 jackpot.

It's down to the 50s, 40s, 30s...

It has to go all the way down to zero

for you to win that jackpot.

19.

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So, 19 people said Robert Downey Jr, so unfortunately that is not a pointless answer.

You only have two more shots at that jackpot.

-Rupert Quint.

-Yes.

Is he an actor?

I have no idea - it just sounded... Sherlock Holmesy.

It's a brilliant name.

Let's see if it's a correct answer and if it is, let's see how many people said Rupert Quint.

This for £5,750.

Oh, I can't believe that(!)

OK, Rupert Quint, I'm afraid, is not a pointless answer. George Clarke, on the other hand...

Do you know what? George Clarke - what a great name!

I would imagine some time in the '30s maybe, black and white.

Famous Sherlock Holmes. You only have one final chance to win today's jackpot.

We are looking for actors who have played Sherlock Holmes on film.

This is your final answer, your final shot at the jackpot. George Clarke.

This has to be correct and has to be pointless, obviously, for you to win

that jackpot of £5,750. Let's see if anyone said George Clarke.

Bad luck - sadly... APPLAUSE

..sadly, Clarke never took the Holmes role.

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £5,750, which rolls over to the next show.

But you have been fantastic and you do take home our Pointless trophy.

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-So, Richard.

-That's tough, that is tough.

-Let's take a look - there were a bunch of pointless answers.

-I think I know a pointless answer.

-OK, go on.

-Nick Rowe. Nicholas Rowe.

-Nicholas Rowe.

-Would that have won me the jackpot?

-And when do you think he played Sherlock Holmes?

-He played Young Sherlock Holmes.

Let's take a little look at all the pointless answers and see if he's up there, shall we?

Very well done if you got any of these.

Raymond Massey, who was in The Speckled Band,

Nicol Williamson was in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.

Douglas Wilmer was in the Gene Wilder movie The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.

He played Sherlock, though. Let's take a look at the next page...

Goodness me! Nicholas Rowe.

There's John Neville in Study Of Terror.

Nicholas Rowe, as you rightly say, was the Young Sherlock Holmes, in the '80s.

Arthur Wontner played him five times. Let's take a look at the last page.

Reginald Owen, who was in A Study In Scarlet.

Rodney Litchfield, who was in Testimony.

And Guy Rolfe was in The Case Of Marcel Duchamp.

All of those were pointless answers,

so very well done if you got any of those at home. A very tough question.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you, Rachel and Clare.

It's been great having you on the show, thank you both for playing.

-Thank you. BOTH:

-Thank you.

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So, once again nobody has won our jackpot.

So it rolls over, which means, on the next show, we'll be playing for...

£6,750. Join us next time to see if someone can win it. Meanwhile, its goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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