Episode 14 Pointless

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I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the quiz where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners.

-Let's meet today's players.

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First, we welcome Paul and Neil.

How do you two know each other?

Hi, Alexander. Paul and I have known each other for five years.

We work at a large medical insurer in Southampton,

and we like to get together lunchtimes for a hard core quizzing session.

When you're quizzing, do you see yourselves as rivals or work as a team?

Paul tends to be the question master and I'm on the other end of the stick.

-Easy, isn't it, Paul?

-That's nice for me. I've got all the knowledge.

Or you APPEAR to have all the knowledge.

-That's why

-I

-love being quiz master. Well, very, very best of luck.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Welcome, Liz and Matt. How do you know each other?

We met seven years ago at university and we've been together ever since.

-What do you do, Matt?

-I work on a reference book called Whitaker's Almanack.

-He's got it sewn-up.

-Uh-oh.

"In charge of the facts about everything in the world, that's my day job."

-How about you, Liz?

-I'm a medical student in Manchester.

You're going to be unstoppable. Well, best of luck, if you need it. Welcome, Brooke and Laura.

-How do you know each other?

-We are sisters-in-law.

I'm married to her brother. We've known each other for ten years.

-You look amazing, the pair of you!

-Thank you very much.

I'm going to put a year on that. I'm going to pick a year from the late '40s.

-Which one are you going to pick?

-I'm going to say 1948.

-Ooh! It was 1949.

-Oh!

-LAUGHTER

Oh, damn! You look fabulous. Brooke, what do you do?

-I'm a temp at the Science Museum.

-Every day an adventure. Very best of luck, the pair of you.

Finally, Mark and Rose. How do you know each other?

This is Mark, my only son, and we come from Huntley in Gloucestershire.

-That's not a Gloucestershire accent, Rose.

-No. It's a Geordie accent.

-From whereabouts.

-Longframlington.

That's where I'm from! Seriously, it's where my parents live.

I have to declare now, we're practically family, aren't we?

Yeah, my great aunt, who lives in Longframlington, your father is her doctor.

Like I say, we are practically family.

I have to declare that now because when this pair inevitably makes it through to the final...

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

One person left to introduce. He is to obscurity what Einstein was to science.

-He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hello.

We've got an unusual situation, four brand new pairs.

Normally, we've got at least one returning. Your guess is as good as mine as to who's going to win.

With our family ties, of course, you'll help out Mark and Rose.

Blood's thicker than water.

We put all our questions to 100 people, but this is Pointless

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

Everyone's wants a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave, then we add £250 to the jackpot.

Linda and Paul won the jackpot last time so today's jackpot starts at...

-Right, let's play Pointless.

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

In this round, each of you gives me one answer, and you cannot confer.

Whichever team has the highest score will be eliminated.

Our first category is...

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many rodents as they could.

As many rodents as they could. Richard.

Quite simply, all the correct answers are rodents.

Right, Paul and Neil, you all drew lots and you get to go first.

We're going to give you seven possible answers in each pass.

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

At least one of those is pointless, but at least one is incorrect.

Pick an incorrect one and you will score 100 points.

-Paul.

-Yes.

-Is this one of those subjects you hoped would come up?

It's not one of the subjects I was hoping for.

And I'm going to go for...

zokor.

-It's the one I probably have heard of the least. Same for you?

-Yes.

-It sounds like it might come from space.

-It does. Yeah.

And wear a high lapelled gown... I'm just guessing!

Let's see if it is a rodent and, if it is, how many people said zokor.

It's right!

Well done, Paul.

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

-Well done, indeed.

You did exactly the right thing.

Zokor is a pointless answer. It adds £250 to today's jackpot.

And it scores you nothing!

-Zokor, Richard.

-Well done, Paul. The perfect start.

-It's an Asiatic mole rat.

-A "mole rat"?

-Yeah. From space.

-Has a little collar up like that.

-Little collar?

-Yeah. Has world-domination plans.

-And at rest, sits like this.

I've seen one of those. Very well done, Paul. A fantastic start. A pointless answer, zokor.

There may very easily be another pointless answer.

-Now, Liz.

-Hello.

-We are looking for rodents.

-Yeah.

-How confident are you in this field?

-Not particularly confident.

I've heard of...four.

Possibly another, but it could be a monkey.

I don't know which to go for.

Don't go for the monkey.

It could be a monkey or a rodent!

I'm going to go for the coypu.

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

It's right.

Very well done!

-Richard, coypu.

-Exactly right. It's a large aquatic rodent.

-Very cute, coypu.

-It's a sweet name.

-They have one at the zoo near me and it's the most popular thing.

-What sort of size is it?

-The zoo? It's about...

LAUGHTER ..40 acres, I would say.

I don't know if you count the car park as part of the zoo.

-If you do, 70 acres?

-That is good.

The coypu is about that size.

-If you're interested.

-Do you include the gift shop on the coypu?

-LAUGHTER

-Depends whether you lease that...

We'll cover this later. Coypu, good answer.

Very low scoring round so far.

Brooke, we are looking for rodents.

Some I know are right.

-I'm going to be brave.

-We've had two very low scoring answers.

-I know!

But I'm going to go for barbet.

It sounds slightly like another rodent.

-Barbet.

-Yes.

Let's see if barbet is correct and how many people said barbet.

Unfortunately, Barbet is an incorrect answer.

-Bad luck, Brooke. Richard.

-It does live in the jungle.

It's a small brightly coloured tropical bird, a barbet.

Also, a female-only barbecue in Australia.

-Is that true or something you made up?

-It's true.

-Female-only barbecue?

I'm making it up. Yeah.

-Mark, we are looking for rodents.

-The three obvious ones are left.

There was a '70s programme called Pipkins.

Because we've had one wrong one and one pointless,

I'm going to take a punt on pipkin.

-It's either 100 points or no points.

-Absolutely.

-Very best of luck.

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

AUDIENCE GROANS

Bad luck.

There are two of you on 100. That makes it somehow better.

That is an incorrect answer. Richard, pipkin.

Tough luck, Mark. Pipkin was the rabbit in Watership Down.

Also, the Pipkins television series. Just fill in the gaps.

Beaver would have been a very good answer to go for.

Thanks, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores. Paul and Neil, fantastic!

That wonderful pointless answer. The zokor!

Liz, likewise. Coypu, great answer.

Then our two incorrects, Brooke and Mark.

Laura and Rose have to battle it out.

Everything to play for.

Let's come back down the line. Can the second players take their places at the podium?

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

I'll read those one more time...

At least one is incorrect and at least one is pointless.

Pick an incorrect one and you will, like Mark and Brooke, score 100 points.

-Rose, you know what you've got to do.

-Yes.

I don't think a safe option is available.

Um... I shall have a stab at capybara.

-Capybara?

-Capybara.

I think I've been on holiday there. It's lovely.

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

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Very well done.

It's the largest living rodent. It's also very cute.

They have those at the zoo as well, the capybara.

Now, Laura, you know what you have to do. Rose scored six.

-You have to score lower than six.

-Well, the one I think is a rodent,

but looks like the most obscure answer,

is the prairie dog.

Brooke's doing that. I hope that means something good. You have a red line.

It's there.

You have to score five or less with this answer. Good luck.

Let's see if prairie dog does it for you.

Yes! Well done!

CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Prairie dog is a pointless answer and adds £250 to today's jackpot.

Most importantly, it scores nothing, leaving your total at a safe 100.

Richard.

Well played. It's part of the squirrel family, lives in huge interconnecting burrows.

-Little towns underground, the prairie dogs.

-I'll have to visit one. Matt.

-Hello.

-You are on six.

You have to score 99 or less to avoid being in a tie-break with Rose and Mark.

-Do you think you can do it?

-I hope so.

If I play it safe,

and go for possibly the safest one on there.

-Mouse.

-You see, that is a gamble of sorts.

Maybe mouse will score you 100. Mouse.

Good luck, Matt. Rose and Mark, might this be a lifeline?

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Yes, nobody ever stayed on in this game by overestimating the intelligence of our 100 people!

LAUGHTER

Yes. "Mouse, Matt." Well done. LAUGHTER

There's ten people out there who assume that the mouse may be a fish of some sort.

Thank you very much. Now, then. Neil.

Paul found a pointless answer.

You are on the stunning low score of zero.

You are through to the next round. There could be another pointless.

Why not see if you can find it and add another £250 to the jackpot?

Um, I don't believe a remy is a rodent.

I've never heard of it.

I'm going to play vole.

The stage is set for you to take the biggest risk.

You have the safety net - Rose and Mark's massive score - to stop you crashing.

-You go for vole.

-I'm going for vole.

Let's see if a vole is a rodent and, if it is, how many people said it.

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That takes your score up to, I have to say, a very uninteresting 25!

I think it was the right thing to do.

There's approximately 70 species of vole. They're related to lemmings.

Lemmings doing what I would have done, hurled myself off the cliff.

If you'd said remy, you'd have hurled yourself off the cliff.

It's a character in Ratatouille, so that was incorrect.

Gerbil, obviously, is a rodent.

Chipmunk, most people didn't realise it was a rodent.

Would have been a very good answer.

Thanks, Richard, and well done Neil for holding your own counsel there.

-At the end of round one, the losing pair is Mark and Rose. I'm so sorry.

-That's all right.

There was me pulling all the strings. Not quite sure what strings I have available.

-What would you have liked to have come up?

-Books.

-Mark?

-Newcastle United players.

-LAUGHTER

What about a book on Newcastle United players?

Unfortunately, Mark, there are too many pointless answers.

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Such a shame to be saying goodbye. You've been wonderful contestants. Thank you so much.

For the remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.

Only two pairs can make it through to the head-to-head.

One of our teams will be leaving at the end of this round, disappointed.

Our category for round two is...

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

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

Our round two question this afternoon concerns...

We'll show you a list of airlines.

We asked 100 people to tell us in which country each was founded.

Richard.

We'll show you six airlines on each pass. Tell us which country they were founded in.

The more obscure answer, the fewer points you score.

Give us an incorrect answer, you'll score 100 points.

We're looking for the country in which these airlines were founded.

-Neil.

-I'm going to take a bit of a risk.

There are two that I know,

but I'm going to take a risk and play Malev.

I'll say that Malev was founded in Hungary.

Let's see if it's correct. Hungary.

If it is, how many people said it?

Very well done!

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

-A great answer.

-Richard, Malev.

-Formed in 1946, the Hungarian-Soviet Civil Airline.

-Malev's slightly catchier.

-Slightly. Very well done, Neil.

Matt.

What other airlines are there up there, Matt?

There are two I'm relatively sure of.

I'm trying to decide which is the less obvious one.

So I think I will plump for...Qantas.

And Australia.

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

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-Richard.

-We've had Qantas as an answer already this series.

-I know all about Qantas.

Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services. Also do satellite dishes.

-Anyway, there we are. Bad luck, Matt. 70 points.

-Thanks.

-So, Laura, are you well-flown?

-No.

I've been to a few places but I have to say I don't really

take a lot of notice of the airlines.

But I'm going to go for Lufthansa.

And I'm going to say Germany.

-Lufthansa and Germany, with a degree of hesitation.

-I don't really know.

-But I'm taking an educated guess.

-OK.

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

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Relatively speaking, that's not a terrible score.

Yeah, formed in 1926, Lufthansa, in West Germany, of course,

as Deutsche Lufthansa.

So a pretty big score, but not as much as Qantas. Let's take a look at the rest.

-Luxair?

-Luxembourg, I imagine.

-It is Luxembourg.

Avianca is the toughest one. Well done if you got Avianca.

-I've no idea.

-Colombia. Would have scored you just two points.

Thank you very much. Well, we are halfway through the round, so let's see the scores.

Neil and Paul, brilliant low score.

Then we go right up to Laura and Brooke.

But Matt and Liz managed to beat that with Qantas.

Brooke and Liz, you know what you have to do in the next pass.

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

We're going to put six more airlines on the board.

We are looking for the countries in which these airlines were founded.

Find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Brooke, there is a margin of four points between you and Liz and Matt.

Should you score three or less,

you are definitely through to the head-to-head.

Basing it on the words,

there's a couple I can guess.

Which is more likely to be right?

I'm going to go with Royal Air Maroc

um...Morocco.

-Royal Air Maroc, Morocco.

-Yeah.

-You don't sound very confident.

-I don't know any of them.

There is your red line, very far down.

Let's see if Royal Air Maroc can get you there.

APPLAUSE

That scores you 45, a surprisingly low score.

It's like Luxair, isn't it?

You can take a good guess. Maroc is the Moroccan name for Morocco. 45 points.

At least you're still in the round.

Takes your total up to 111.

Liz, 111 is what Brooke and Laura are on. You are 41 behind that.

If you can score 40 or less, you are through to the head-to-head.

I'm going to go for one that I think I know.

-It might...

-It may score 40 or less?

I'm going for Aer Lingus. I think that's Ireland.

Aer Lingus, Ireland. Well, there is your red line.

Below that, you are through to the next round.

How many people said Aer Lingus, Ireland?

Bad luck, Liz.

It's a correct answer, but an expensive one.

It takes your total up to 141.

Yeah, good news for everyone else, but bad news for you.

Lots of Britons use Aer Lingus.

Not only is it a very high score,

it is an unassailably high score.

You will definitely be leaving us.

Paul and Neil, even if they score 100 points, won't overtake you.

-Paul, bearing that in mind, you can take the biggest risk.

-Right, um...

As I've got nothing to lose,

I'm going to go for TAM Airlines,

only on the basis that TAM might stand for Tamil Tigers.

So I'm going to go for, um... Sri Lanka.

Let's see if TAM Airlines is Sri Lanka and, if it is, how many people said it.

Bad luck, Paul.

Absolutely spotless reasoning. Sadly, an incorrect answer.

That takes your total to 109 but you're through to the next round.

-Richard.

-Yes, worth taking a risk.

Great logic. Much better logic than the real answer.

The logic you were looking for

is Taxi Aereos, Brazilian for the airline of Marillia. Brazilian.

Very well done if you got that.

There's no clue in the name. It's a very hard one to work out.

KLM, which was formed in 1919, is a Dutch airline.

Had a fairly hefty score. El Al is Israel, of course.

-And LOT at the bottom. Do you know LOT?

-I don't.

It is eastern European. Poland.

Well done if you got all of those, especially TAM.

At the end of round two, the losing pair with the highest score is Liz and Matt.

-Matt, you edit an almanac!

-Hm. Yeah.

Geography's supposed to be one of my stronger points.

-Not getting them.

-Between now and next time we see you, back to that almanac.

Bone up.

Bone up. Exactly. It's a great shame to be saying goodbye.

Next time, you will dazzle us, having learnt the lessons you've learnt.

-Thank you very much for playing.

-APPLAUSE

Things are going to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Very well done Paul and Neil, Brooke and Laura, you've made it to the head-to-head.

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

which currently stands at...

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

Each pair gives me just one answer, and you are allowed to confer.

Come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair to win.

The pair that get the best of three play for today's jackpot.

-Let's play Pointless.

-APPLAUSE

And here comes your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

Lady Gaga top 20 singles as they could.

Brooke looks thrilled.

Lady Gaga, top 20 singles. So does Neil, to be fair(!)

So any single released by Lady Gaga or featuring her as an artist

that has reached the UK top 20 up to the start of 2011.

OK. Paul and Neil, as you've played best so far, you get to go first.

Lady Gaga singles.

THEY CONFER IN WHISPERS

-OK.

-OK.

-What's it going to be?

-Ooh, this is a guess.

I don't know if this is right. Alessandro?

-Alessandro.

-Alessandro.

-The sages of Southampton have spoken.

Well, we'll see.

We'll see. Brooke and Laura.

Alessandro has been taken.

OK, so we've got Telephone.

-Just Dance. I think we should have Video Phone, which she's on with Beyonce.

-OK, that one.

-You are going to go for?

-Video Phone.

-Video Phone.

Paul and Neil had Alessandro. Let's see if it's correct and, if it is, how many people said it.

Oh! Bad luck. Both of you looking pretty stoical.

Alessandro, it appears, is an incorrect answer.

So I'm afraid no point. Brooke and Laura have gone for Video Phone.

Let's see if that's correct and how many people said Video Phone.

-But that's right. Maybe it's not top 20.

-Also incorrect.

-Controversial, Richard.

-They did do a single called Video Phone.

But it was Number 58 or something. Telephone was obviously the big hit.

-It was a Number One.

-Ansaphone. Has she done that yet?

-No.

-She should do that.

-There's eight possible answers.

Chillin', featured her. A single by Wale...

Alejandro! So close! Very unlucky.

That was, of course, written by her about you.

-Yes. She's written several about me.

-Let's take a look at the top four...

Bad Romance, that's another one about you that she wrote.

-I'm not reacting because of the other one she wrote to me.

-Poker Face.

-Indeed!

-Very good.

So, it's nil-nil. Here's your second question.

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

Any of the four teams that Michael Owen has played for professionally up to the start of 2011.

Obviously, we won't include England. Club teams.

Thanks very much. Brooke and Laura, you get to go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

No, he didn't play for Man United. He played for Liverpool.

-OK.

-What do we have?

-We're going to go for Liverpool.

-Paul and Neil.

-We're going to say that Michael Owen has played for Real Madrid.

We have Liverpool. We have Real. Let's see if they are both right.

Brooke and Laura, let's see how many people said Liverpool.

It's a costly one but it's right.

Paul and Neil said Real Madrid. Let's see if it's right and, if it is, how many people said that.

Yup. That wins the point.

APPLAUSE

After our second question it is one-nil to Paul and Neil.

There's only four answers and Real Madrid was the best of the lot.

Let's look at all four...

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

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

..as they could.

Any of the nine cities with populations over a million,

according to the US Census Bureau data at the start of 2011.

So any of the nine US cities with populations over one million.

Thanks very much, Richard. Paul and Neil, you are to go first.

-WHISPERS:

-I'm thinking Chicago is a good answer.

Yeah, OK.

Try the gamble.

-We're going to have a bit of a gamble and we're going to say Chicago.

-You're going for Chicago.

The Second City. Right, Brooke and Laura, what are you going to say?

I was going to say Chicago, so let's think about big cities.

-Not New York.

-Seattle. Um... Washington.

-I think Washington, maybe.

-OK, let's do that.

-Washington DC.

-You're going for Washington DC.

We have Chicago and we have Washington DC.

Paul and Neil, should you win this, you will go through to the final and play for that jackpot.

Brooke and Laura, you have to win this to stay in the game.

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

APPLAUSE

What are you thinking, Brooke and Laura?

-I wish they hadn't picked Chicago.

-OK, you said Washington.

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

Bad luck. That is an incorrect answer.

So, after three question, Paul and Neil are through to the final.

That's unlucky, Brooke. It's one of many surprises on the list.

Only 600,000 people live in Washington.

27th most populous city in the States.

Boston, Detroit, San Francisco are not on the list. Seattle's not on the list.

None have a million people.

-That's tiny.

-Yeah. Let's take a look at the nine that do.

San Antonio was a pointless answer.

-Some very surprising cities not on that list.

-Very surprising indeed.

The losing pair I'm sorry to say, is Brooke and Laura. Bad luck!

-Lady Gaga being one of the questions and all!

-Only me that likes that song!

Laura, you gave us a pointless answer with prairie dog.

-Yeah. Know a lot about animals.

-That's what you wanted.

-I wanted a pointless answer, so I'm pleased.

-You added £250 to the jackpot.

Which, now, Paul and Neil will be playing for.

We will see you next time, that's great for us, when hopefully you'll make it to the final. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

For Paul and Neil, it's time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £1,500.

Paul and Neil, you fought off all the competition and have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

CHEERING

You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot, which stands at...

All you have to do is find a pointless answer, that none of our 100 people could think of.

-We've had two pointless answers today. You came up with one, Paul, with zokor in round one.

-Yes.

We only need to find one more and you'll go home with that money. First, choose a category.

-Well...

-Either classic pop or horse racing? Horse racing you know a lot about.

Classic pop wouldn't be much good if it was '60s or '70s.

I agree. Overall, I think horse racing might be the best one.

-Horse racing is your forte?

-It is.

In fact, I got married on a race course in Chichester...

As a result of a bet?

-LAUGHING:

-No, as the result of meeting my beautiful wife, Alison!

-Presumably, not on a race day?

-It was a race day, yeah.

We had a race named after us as well.

-The sweetest thing! I love that!

-I said to my wife, "I'm not having a handicap hurdle."

-LAUGHTER

-So this could be a final that plays to your strengths.

Quite a rare thing. Let's find out what the question's going to be.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many jockeys who have won the Derby, as they could.

We're looking for any jockey who has won the English Derby

from 1970 through to the 2010 race.

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

All you need to win that £1,500 is for one of those to be pointless. 60 seconds start now.

-Dettori's won it before.

-I think we've got to go further back.

We've got to look at people like Scoby Breasley...

Has that been since 1970?

-Oh, since 1970?

-Yeah.

-People like Joe Mercer.

-Willie Carson has.

-Yeah.

-Um... Pat Eddery.

-Swinburn?

Walter Swinburn, that's a very good answer.

-Steve Cauthen as well.

-Cauthen and Swinburn.

Walter Swinburn, Steve Cauthen.

-When did Joe Mercer win?

-I don't know. He might have won in the early '70s.

-A bit risky?

-Risky, but might be worth it.

Cauthen, Swinburn.

-Would you like to go with Mercer or cover the later years?

-No.

I'm going to go for Mercer. Joe Mercer, because I wouldn't be sure about the other person.

-Five seconds left.

-OK, we'll do that then.

Before your minute was up, you had three answers.

-Which three?

-We're going to go for Walter Swinburn.

-Walter Swinburn.

-Joe Mercer.

-Joe Mercer.

-And Steve Cauthen.

-There are your three.

Which do you think is the best shot at a pointless answer?

-What do you think?

-Shall we say Steve Cauthen?

-Steve Cauthen, put him last.

-Yeah.

-Which is your least likely?

-Joe Mercer.

-Joe Mercer.

-Yeah.

Let's put those up in the order you have submitted.

We were looking for Derby-winning jockeys.

This was your least confident answer.

Is Joe Mercer correct and, if he is, how many people said Joe Mercer?

Bad luck.

Joe Mercer, not a pointless answer.

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

£1,500. How would you spend that, Paul?

I'd definitely treat my wife.

-Probably go away somewhere nice.

-How about you, Neil?

It would go towards the trip I've planned to New York and Chicago.

-Very good.

-So...

-Two quite populous cities!

Phoenix, you might want to take in as well.

-Maybe even San Antonio.

-Exactly!

That sounds great fun. We are looking for Derby-winning jockeys.

We are into more likely territory to score a pointless answer.

Let's see if it's correct and, if it is, how many people said Walter Swinburn.

It's right. This is your second shot at today's jackpot...

GROANS AND APPLAUSE

Wow. Two points for Walter Swinburn gives you some indication of what our 100 people knew.

We come to Steve Cauthen. Are you thinking Steve Cauthen is...?

-Hm, I'm not...

-Not so confident.

-NOT so confident?

-No.

There's one way to find out. You have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Steve Cauthen might ride it home for you.

He has to be correct and nobody needs to have said his name, Steve Cauthen.

Well, it's correct...

Oh, no!

GROANS AND APPLAUSE

He scores you three!

Unfortunately, you didn't find that crucial pointless answer,

so today's jackpot of £1,500 will roll over to the next show.

-You have been amazing contestants and you do take home our Pointless trophy.

-Thank you very much.

Normally, when we ask for pointless answers,

they're ones that our contestants think, "Well, we didn't know that!"

They're going to know quite a few. Joe Mercer, first.

He never actually won the Derby. He won everything else.

Steve Cauthen was my guess, actually, when I played it myself.

You might want to look away now as I show you the pointless answers.

At the top is Mick Kinane, who won it three times including 2009.

Kevin Manning won it the year before that.

Martin Dwyer, who won in 2006.

Ray Cochrane, John Reid... A lot of newer ones were pointless.

Greville Starkey won in '78 on Shirley Heights.

-Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye. It's been great having you on the show.

-Thank you.

Nobody's won our jackpot, so on the next show we'll be playing for...

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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