Episode 22 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. I'm Alexander Armstrong. A very warm welcome to Pointless,

where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

First, we welcome Jean and Carol. You're our first pair this afternoon.

-How do you know each other?

-We're mother and daughter from Essex.

Whereabouts? Oh, a little spontaneous burst of applause! From one person.

-We're from Chadwell Heath.

-Carol, what do you hope comes up this afternoon?

-Something I know!

-Something Carol Knows is Round 2, so that's good.

-Lovely.

-That's good.

Very best of luck to you. Next, we welcome back Andy and Kelly.

Everyone gets two shots to reach the Pointless final. What happened last time?

-We got knocked out at the head-to-head.

-What was it that did for you?

-The question was about adult groups of teeth.

-Adult groups of teeth.

-We got bitten on that one.

Oh, yes. Bad... You came up with a tooth, though.

That was a start.

Some of them I hadn't heard of. Things like pre-molars.

Your point is what?

-That's all. Pre-molars.

-It's an obscure bit of knowledge for which you are rewarded.

-Oh, I see.

-That's the point of the show. Remember?

It's coming back to me, bit by bit. Very best of luck to you.

-Thank you.

-I hope your favourites come up. Next, it's Keith and Steven, who were here last time.

-What did for you?

-First round exit for us.

-It was a very tough first round. Remind us.

-Madness singles.

-Exactly. Dear, oh, dear.

And I gave you so much Madness trivia.

Very best of luck.

Finally, we've got Mario and Geoff. How do you know each other?

-We met five or six years ago while walking our dogs.

-Really?

Dog people are friendly people. We support the same football club. And there you go.

-What do you do for a living, Mario?

-I'm a football journalist.

-Wow.

-No prize for guessing what you'd like to come up.

-Very much!

-Geoff?

-I'm a retired bus controller.

-I did that for 40 years.

-So who's controlling the buses now?

-Who cares?

-Who cares?!

-LAUGHTER

We'll find out more about all of you. There's only one person left to introduce.

-He's my pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

-Very good. How are you, Richard?

-I'm very well. How are you?

-I can't complain.

-So Geoff is a retired bus controller.

-Yeah.

-There's one on the next show as well.

-No!

-We've waited 120 episodes and then two come along at once.

LAUGHTER AND GROANS

We've got two very good returning couples. Andy and Kelly are strong.

Keith and Steven were very unfortunate. I think they'll be strong as well.

We've got some very different questions. The first two both have a slight musical connection.

-A slight musical connection?

-Yeah.

OK. Well, we put all our questions to 100 people before the show,

but we are after the obscure answers that they didn't get. Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer

that none of our 100 people gave. We then add £250 to the jackpot.

Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that, so it starts off at £2,250!

Very good. Let's play Pointless.

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer with your partner.

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

Our first category this afternoon is...Nature.

Slightly musical, Richard.

-Nature.

-You wait.

-LAUGHTER

I shall. Could you all decide who will go first and who goes second?

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many...

Ahhh! ..types of beetle as they could.

-I said there was a SLIGHT musical connection.

-Yeah. Richard...

The correct answers are all types of beetle. Incorrect ones will not be types of beetle.

Very good. Thanks. Jean and Carol, you all drew lots and this afternoon you get to go first.

We're going to show you a list of seven possible answers.

-That's a relief, isn't it?

-It is!

The first set of seven answers reads like this.

Let me read those again.

At least one of those answers is pointless and at least one of them is incorrect.

Pick an incorrect one and you score 100 points. Now Jean...

-How are you at beetles?

-I think there's a few up there.

-Do you recognise some?

-I think so.

-I'm going to go for Goliath.

-You're going to go for Goliath.

-I'm guessing that's a big beetle.

-Yes.

-You wouldn't want to find a Goliath beetle.

-No, you wouldn't!

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

Oh, well done! Very good.

Goliath beetle.

Very, very well done!

Very well done.

A David-like slingshot there, Jean, brought Goliath crashing down to 2.

-Brilliant.

-Very well played, Jean. The Goliath beetle has a larger wingspan than a sparrow.

-Ohh, dear.

-That's not good, is it?

Eeww!

You wouldn't want to find one of those in a salad, would you?

OK, very well done, Jean. 2 points. Now then, Kelly.

There's two on the board that I know are right.

-Mm-hm.

-But I'm going to play it dangerous...

Very good, very popular tactic.

-OK, yes?

-And go for Bombardier.

-A Bombardier beetle.

-Yes.

-Do you think you might have heard of it?

-No.

-A complete...

-A completely random guess.

Ok, well, let's see if it's right and how many people said it.

Good luck.

Well done, Kelly. Look at that. Bombardier beetle.

Down it comes...

Oh! Very, very well done!

Bombardier beetle scoring you one point, Kelly. Richard?

Very well done, Kelly. It ejects a noxious spray when faced with danger.

-But, you know, don't we all?

-LAUGHTER

Very good. Now then, Steven, look at all these low scores! There's still a pointless answer

-and still an incorrect answer.

-I think I'll also play dangerous.

They love that! It's like the crowd at the Colosseum, isn't it?

-A crowd of Goliath beetles flapping their wings.

-Absolutely.

-What's it going to be, then?

-I'm going to go for, totally random, Asparagus.

You're going to go for Asparagus. OK.

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

It's right! Very, very well done.

I think it's going to go all the way down. And it is!

Asparagus beetle, a pointless answer. It adds 250 quid to today's jackpot.

It takes it to £2,500 and it scores you nothing.

-Richard, Asparagus beetle?

-Very well done. What a great start to the show. Three great scores.

-They feed on asparagus.

-Very well done. That scored nothing.

Mario, you are the last person to have this board. Types of beetle.

Deathwatch I know, but it's going to be a high score. I'll take a gamble on Mad Monk.

-Mad Monk.

-It's a total gamble.

-OK, that's what you're saying.

Let's see if it's correct. Very, very best of luck.

And how many people said it?

-AUDIENCE GROAN

-Bad luck, Mario.

It was the right thing to do, but Mad Monk is incorrect and scores you the maximum 100 points.

Yeah, really unlucky. Not a beetle.

If you'd gone for Deathwatch, it's not as big as you'd imagine. It would have scored 13 points.

Dung beetle, obviously, is the highest scorer. That's 40.

And Starkey is the real surname of Ringo Starr, a different sort of Beatle.

We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores. On no points, Steven and Keith.

What a brilliant answer. Then Kelly, a cracking answer from you.

Jean, 2 points for Goliath. Incredibly low scores.

Oh, and then suddenly Mario and Geoff! Way out ahead on 100.

Geoff, you've now got a bit of a mountain to climb, a dung mountain, on the next pass.

OK, we'll come back down the line. Can the second players take their place at the podium?

Right. We'll put seven more answers on the board. We are looking for types of beetle, remember.

Let me read those one more time.

There is at least one pointless answer and at least one incorrect answer.

Do try to avoid those. Geoff, 100 points. You are way out ahead.

Anything could happen, but you are going to have to score as low as possible.

-What are you thinking?

-I've got most of the Beatles singles, but don't see any up there.

-I'll take a complete punt on Whirligig.

-A Whirligig beetle.

There's no red line for you. Let's see if it's correct and how many people said it.

Whirligig beetle.

Very well done, Geoff. Great answer.

Down it comes.

Brilliant!

Fabulous. That scores you only one.

-It takes your total to 101. Richard?

-Well done, Geoff.

They dwell on the surface of the water, Whirligig beetles.

Now, Keith, you are on absolutely nothing

thanks to Steven's brilliant, brilliant Asparagus beetle answer.

Whatever happens, you're through. You are safe. Which means,

by my reckoning, you should be finding a pointless answer.

I'll play it a little more risky now that I know I'm safe.

I don't know why, but I like the look of Komenda.

-The Komenda beetle.

-Yeah.

I commend your choice of Komenda beetle.

Let's hope it is correct and let's see if it's pointless.

Argh! Bad luck.

Unfortunately, Komenda is not correct. It scores you 100 points. It doesn't matter.

-Richard?

-You've got to take a risk. Erwin Komenda designed the first VW Beetle.

Erwin Komenda. Brilliant.

Now then, Andy, you are on one.

The high scorers remain Geoff and Mario on 101. If you can score 99 or less,

you are through to the next round. What are you thinking?

-You've got 99 points. You're not completely safe, but...

-I'll play it safe.

-I'll go for Colorado.

-You're going to go for the Colorado beetle.

OK, well, here's your red line.

Nice and high up. Let's see if Colorado gets you through. Colorado.

Very well done, Andy.

Wow.

Scores you only 5 points and takes your total up to 6.

-Richard, Colorado beetle?

-A very wise answer.

The Colorado beetle. Very distinctive striped beetle that feeds on potato crops.

Carol, you are on 2. You're almost safe. If you can score 98 points or less, you are through.

-Remember, we are looking for types of beetle.

-I've heard of a Stag.

-Ladybird, I'm not too sure. I sort of want to go for Confused Flour.

-Don't we all want to?

But I think I'll go with Rhinoceros. It could be one that's got the same sort of shape.

If Rhinoceros is wrong, we'll be saying goodbye to you at the end of this round

and Geoff and Mario will be staying with us.

There's your red line. Just there.

If you can get below that, you're through to the next round.

Is it right and how many people said it?

Well done, Carol! Brilliant.

It is right.

I think this will go all the way. Oh! Not quite.

Very well done, Carol. It takes your total up to 4.

-Richard?

-Very well played, Carol. Most of the males have a horn like a rhinoceros.

One of the largest beetles.

-How big's that?

-It's the size of a rhinoceros.

-How do you tell the difference?

-With the wingspan of a sparrow.

-LAUGHTER

-And it can still fly?

-It's not the size of a rhinoceros, as you know.

Let's take a look at the other answers. Stag, obviously, is a beetle

and would have scored you 36.

Ladybird is a beetle and would have scored you 29.

-Everyone should have said Confused Flour.

-The Confused Flour Beetle.

-Often found in sugar packs.

-LAUGHTER

That was pointless. Well done at home if you said Confused Flour. I bet nobody's said that before.

Very good. So at the end of Round 1, the losing pair with the highest score are Mario and Geoff.

We have to say goodbye far too soon.

But you went out for exactly the right reason. I'm sorry you showed such fantastic valour

only to have it slapped back in your face with the Mad Monk.

-I'm cross that there's not a Mad Monk beetle.

-Yes.

Thanks very much, guys. We will see you again next time.

APPLAUSE

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

Only two pairs can make it through to the head-to-head, so one will leave us at the end of this round.

-OK, our category for Round 2 is... Pop Music. Slightly musical.

-Slightly musical.

Pop Music. Can you all decide who is going to go first and who will go second?

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

And our Round 2 question this afternoon concerns... Boy Band Members and Their Bands.

-Slightly musical.

-Yeah.

-Boy Band Members and Their Bands.

We'll show you a list of pop stars from boy bands.

We asked 100 people to tell us which bands they have been members of.

-Richard?

-We'll show you six names on each pass.

The more obscure names will score fewer points. If you give us an incorrect answer, you score 100.

See how many you can get at home.

OK, thanks. We're looking for the bands these pop stars are from.

-Jean, this is the round of your dreams.

-It is!

-Isn't it? It's exactly what you wanted.

-Oh, dear.

-Do you follow pop music?

-Yeah, I do. I like Westlife, but their names are not up there.

I've got tickets to see them.

-Have you?

-Yes!

-You're one of the people making up Westlife's bafflingly large audience.

-Yeah.

That's fantastic. What will you go for?

Well, I only know two.

I'm going to go for Davy Jones. The Monkees.

Davy Jones, The Monkees. Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many people said it.

Very well done, Jean.

-Oh, that's not bad.

-36.

Not bad. Richard?

Yeah, well done, Jean. Davy Jones first appeared on TV as Ena Sharples' grandson.

-Davy Jones.

-You see, you DO have a sixth sense for obscure facts.

Andy, remember we're looking for the bands that these artists are or have been members of.

I'm really going to go all out for this one.

-Very good indeed.

-If I get it right, I'll be surprised!

-I'm going to go for...

-Kelly's just baffled by this. Come on, then.

Donnie Wahlberg. I think he's a brother of Mark.

-Backstreet Boys.

-Backstreet Boys you're going to say.

Donnie Wahlberg. Kelly's... She's not looking too happy with that.

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

Bad luck, Andy. I think you might have been right with the first part,

but the second part was incorrect so you scored the maximum. Richard?

The good news is it does you great credit that you don't know that.

I won't say what it is in case the others want a go.

OK, bad luck, Andy.

-Now then, Steven.

-I know Mark Owen is Take That.

Harry Styles, I haven't got a clue.

Ricky Martin, don't know that either.

-Good on you for both of those!

-And Aston Merrygold is JLS.

But the one I was drawn to earlier was Donnie Wahlberg, actually. I think it might give us a low score.

It's an educated guess, hopefully. I'm going to go for New Kids On The Block.

-An educated guess.

-LAUGHTER

-New Kids On The Block. Keith, I think, is content with that.

-Very.

Very happy with that. Let's hope it's low-scoring.

Very well done.

-15!

-That's it, Stevie boy.

Very well done. 15 points. Richard?

Well done. Andy, how could you mix up Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block?! Very different.

-How would anybody mix the two of them up?

-Yeah.

-It's crazy. Let's look at the rest.

Mark Owen is from Take That. That's worth 62.

Aston Merrygold is from JLS. That would have scored you 15.

-Harry Styles...

-I'm ashamed to say that I know he is in One Direction.

The X Factor boy band. That scored 9.

The best answer is Ricky Martin. That would have scored one.

He started his career in Menudo. Very well done if you said that.

Let's take a look at the scores. We're halfway through the round.

15 is the score for Steven and Keith. Lovely, low score there.

Then on 36, Jean and Carol. Not a bad answer at all there with Davy Jones and The Monkees.

Andy, bad luck. However, all is not lost. Kelly, you know what you've got to do.

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

OK, we'll put six more pop stars on the board and here they are.

Remember, we're looking for the bands that these artists are or have been members of.

You're trying to find the most obscure one.

Keith, you're on 15. The high scorers are Andy and Kelly on 100.

If you can score 84 or less, you are through to the head-to-head. What do you think about this, Keith?

-Disgracefully, I think I know all six.

-Yeah, it's shaming, isn't it? Answer me honestly.

-Yes.

-Have you ever been to see any of these people live, even by accident?

-Hand on heart, no. I promise.

Have you ever found yourself whistling a tune that they've sung?

No(!)

Yes.

Yeah, OK. So then, what are you thinking?

Steven gave us an excellent answer, so it took a bit of pressure off.

I'll go for Matt Goss and I think he was in Bros.

Yeah, OK, Matt Goss, Bros, you are saying.

Here is your red line.

Below that red line, nice and high, you are safely through to the head-to-head. Good luck.

Let's hope Matt Goss and Bros gets you down there.

Very well done.

57. High score.

APPLAUSE

Takes your total up to 72. Matt Goss has got to be pleased with 57.

Huge score. That's the answer to the question, "When will I be famous?" It's nearly as many as Mark Owen.

Now then, 72, Keith, Steven, in the head-to-head. Very well done.

Kelly, you know what you have to do. Luckily, I think you are the person to do it.

You are on 100 points. If you can score a pointless answer, that puts a little bit of pressure on Carol.

I'm going for the one that isn't so popular any more. I'm going for Nick Carter and that is Backstreet Boys.

Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.

No red line for you because you're the high scorers.

Very well done.

Very well done.

That scores you 15 and takes your total up to 115.

-Richard?

-Very well done, Kelly. The best-selling boy band of all time.

-Really?

-They sold over 130 million albums.

-Can you believe that?

-Wow!

-That'll be one more when Andy gets home, I suspect.

Carol...

You are on 36. If you can score 78 or less with this, you are through to the head-to-head.

-Jonathan and Mark, I have no idea who they're from, so I'm going to steer clear of them.

-OK.

Justin Timberlake is 'N Sync and I think he might still be quite popular,

so I'm going to go with Shane Lynch and hope it's Boyzone.

Shane Lynch, Boyzone. What do you think, Jean?

I think that's right.

-I knew Mark.

-She knows more than me.

-Personally or...?

-No.

-No. Right, OK.

There's your red line. If Shane Lynch and Boyzone get you below it, you are through to the head-to-head.

Let's see if it's right.

Brilliant. Very well done.

33.

That scores you 33 and takes your total up to 69. Richard?

Yeah, Boyzone put together in 1993 by Louis Walsh.

-Jean, you can fill in Mark Feehily for us?

-Westlife.

-Exactly.

Westlife - another of Louis Walsh's contributions to world culture.

That would've scored you 10 points.

Justin Timberlake, we've already heard is 'N Sync. That would've scored 26.

-Jonathan Ansell, do you know that?

-No.

He was the tenor from G4. That's the best answer on the board with 8 points. Well done if you got that.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round 2, the losing pair, it's Andy and Kelly.

-You'll carry the can for this, Andy.

-Remember, she's into serial killers.

Oh, yes, we discovered last time that true crime is your speciality.

-So what have you got lined up for Andy?

-I'll have to read a few more books, I think.

-I can't wait(!)

I thought you'd be coming through to the final. I hoped for greater things, Andy.

-Sorry about that.

-Never mind. It's a fantastic category not to know anything about, so very well done.

-Great contestants. Thanks so much for playing.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

But for the remaining two pairs, things get even more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.

Jean and Carol, Keith and Steven, you've made it to the head-to-head.

Only one pair can make it through to today's final and play for the jackpot which stands at £2,500.

APPLAUSE

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

For each question, each pair needs to give me just one answer and you are now allowed to confer.

If you come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair, you win that question.

The pair who get the best of three will play for today's jackpot. Let's play Pointless.

OK, here's your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many chemical elements beginning with M as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any of the six elements on the Periodic Table whose name begins with an M.

See how many you can get at home.

Jean and Carol, cos you've played best throughout the show so far, you get to go first.

Chemical elements beginning with M.

WHISPERING

-Yeah, we'll go with magnesium.

-OK, Jean and Carol, magnesium.

Keith and Steven, magnesium is off the table.

We could only think of another two on top of magnesium. Mercury is probably a little bit too obvious.

-The one we'll go with sounds like magnesium. We'll go for manganese.

-Oh, yeah.

-Magnesium and manganese.

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

Well done. It's right.

-Oh!

-70.

It's a high-scoring one, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Keith and Steven are going for manganese.

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

Very well done. It's right.

And it wins the question.

Down it goes to 30.

Very well done, Keith and Steven.

After our first question, it is 1-0 to Keith and Steven. Richard?

Well played, Keith and Steven. Let's see what would have beaten manganese.

Meitnerium - 2.

-You weren't thinking of mendelevium?

-That was the one I just couldn't think of.

It was named after Dmitri Mendeleev who came up with the Periodic Table.

Molybdenum would have scored you 13.

There's manganese on 30, mercury on 55 and magnesium on 70.

Thanks, Richard. Here is your second question.

Jean and Carol, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

Keith and Steven, if you get this one, you are through to the final.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Carry On actors as they could.

-Carry On actors.

-We're looking for any actor or actress

who has appeared in ten or more of the official Carry On films.

To give you an idea of what that might be, Barbara Windsor, for example, has been in nine,

so any actor or actress who has appeared in ten or more Carry On films. There are ten names.

Thanks very much. Keith and Steven, you get to go first this time.

WHISPERING

We can only think of three. We think two of them are going to be quite high-scoring.

The one we'll go for, forgive the pronunciation, Hattie "Jacks" or Hattie Jacques.

-Hattie Jacques?

-Yeah.

-Jean and Carol, Hattie Jacques has gone.

-Well...

-Are you sure Alan Dale wasn't...?

-No.

-We're going to go for Joan Sims. I think that might be right.

-Joan Sims.

OK, we have Hattie Jacques, we have Joan Sims. Keith and Steven, Hattie Jacques...

If you win this question, you are through to the final.

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

Well done. It's right.

42.

42 for Hattie Jacques.

Will that be good enough for you to win this question?

Jean and Carol have gone for Joan Sims.

-What are you thinking, Carol?

-I'm not sure, but I have faith...

-I'm not 100%.

You have to win this question to stay in the game. Joan Sims...

It's right.

And it wins the question.

Very well done. 14 to 42.

Very well done, Jean and Carol. That's exactly what you needed.

-It is one-all. Richard?

-Well played, Jean. Joan Sims appeared in 24 Carry On films.

The only person who appeared in more was Kenneth Williams.

There were only two answers that would have beaten it and they were both pointless.

Let's take a look.

Peter Gilmore and Peter Butterworth were pointless,

so well done if you got either of those.

There's Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw both on 14, Kenneth Connor on 15,

Jim Dale on 17, Charles Hawtrey on 24.

There's Hattie Jacques on 42.

Kenneth Williams on 54, he appeared in 25 Carry On films.

Sid James at the top of the list appeared in 19 of them and scored 71 points.

OK, thanks, Richard. Here is your third question. Whoever gets this question is through to the final.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many FA Cup winners since 1970 as they could. Richard?

We're looking for any of the 14 teams who have won an FA Cup Final between 1970 up to the 2010 final.

Some people at home will get all 14 of these.

Jean and Carol, you get to go first.

WHISPERING

-Sheffield Wednesday? I don't know.

-Yeah, go on.

-It's probably completely wrong. We'll go with Sheffield Wednesday. We've got no idea.

-Sheffield Wednesday.

-Keith and Steven...

-Yeah, definitely.

-Go for it.

-I think we're going to go for Wimbledon.

-OK, Wimbledon.

We have Sheffield Wednesday and Wimbledon.

Jean and Carol, Sheffield Wednesday. Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said it.

Bad luck.

Bad luck, Jean and Carol, an incorrect answer there.

Keith and Steven, you only have to be correct. Wimbledon, let's see if it's right and how many said it.

Very well done.

Down it goes to 11.

APPLAUSE

All it had to be was correct and correct it was.

So after three questions, Keith and Steven are through to the final 2-1. Richard?

Unlucky, Jean and Carol. You've made many Sheffield Wednesday fans happy by imagining they won the FA Cup.

They were in the final in 1993 and lost to Arsenal.

Wimbledon famously beat Liverpool in 1988 to win the FA Cup.

There were quite a few answers that would have beaten Wimbledon.

Ipswich Town right at the bottom there with 4,

Southampton in 1976 with 5,

Coventry City with 8, Sunderland, who won it in 1973, with 9,

then you've got West Ham and Leeds on 10.

There's Wimbledon on 11.

Some of the bigger names here - Portsmouth, 18,

Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, 26,

Arsenal, 55, Chelsea, 57, Liverpool, 61,

and where they're used to being, I suppose, Man United right on the top with 70.

Thanks, Richard. The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm sorry, it's Jean and Carol.

-Never mind.

-You've done fantastically well.

Right through to the head-to-head without any bother at all.

-What have you learnt from your time on Pointless?

-Getting an answer right helps.

Yeah. It's amazing how many people haven't learnt that one.

We look forward to seeing you next time. Thanks so much for playing.

APPLAUSE

So, for Keith and Steven, it's now time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £2,500.

Congratulations, Keith and Steven. You've fought off the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very, very well done.

APPLAUSE

Very, very good indeed. You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £2,500.

APPLAUSE

Very exciting. The rules are very simple.

To win that money, find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people could think of.

We've had one pointless answer today. You only have to find one more now to go home with that money.

First, choose a category from these three options.

Sports Champions, Wildlife or Film Awards. What do you think?

I don't like the look of Wildlife.

-We'll discount Wildlife straight away. Which one?

-Probably Sport.

We'll have to go for Sports Champions.

What would you like that question to be? What would be the perfect category?

-Something to do with football would be good.

-Rugby union World Cup maybe.

-Football or rugby, we might have a chance.

-Let's find out what that question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

-to name as many post-war Tour de France winners...

-I can name one.

-Post-war Tour de France winners.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any winner of the Tour de France from 1947 up to 2010.

We'll accept only those listed on the official Tour de France website.

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

All you need to win that £2,500 is for one answer to be pointless. Your 60 seconds start now.

I know the obvious one - Lance Armstrong.

-If you know any more...

-The only other one I knew was Miguel Indurain.

-Right.

-I don't know whether he was before or after the war. It's the only other one I've heard of.

-Who's been winning it the last couple of years?

-Spanish bloke.

-Yeah. What's his name?

-He's won it the last couple of years.

-I really can't think.

-Right, OK. We'll have to go with the one you know.

-Yeah, go for that one.

-We'll have to put Lance Armstrong in.

-Just to make the numbers up.

-Have you got any idea of the Spanish bloke's name at all?

-I can't think of it at all.

Can you think of it? I have no idea. 20 seconds.

Roberto...

Carlos?

-We're just going to have to...

-Just make something up.

Who was de Coubertin?

-Five seconds left.

-De Coubertin, he was the Olympics, wasn't he?

OK, well, there's your time up.

We were looking for post-war Tour de France winners. I now need three answers from you.

We know fine well this one isn't going to be pointless, but we're struggling for any other answers.

-Lance Armstrong.

-Lance Armstrong.

The only other name we can mention - Miguel Indurain, I think his name is?

Miguel Indurain.

Yeah, we'll go for Esteban Martinez.

-Esteban Martinez.

-You never know(!)

-You think he's Spanish?

-He sounds Spanish.

-He certainly does now.

Whether he exists or not is a different question.

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

The only one - Miguel Indurain.

OK, we'll put him up last.

Which is your least confident answer? Esteban Martinez?

-Probably, yeah.

-Very good. We'll put Esteban Martin-"eth" up first.

That leaves Lance Armstrong to go in the middle. We'll put them up on the board in that order.

-This was your least confident answer.

-By a mile.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that £2,500 jackpot.

OK, let's see if Esteban Martinez is a correct answer

and if it is, let's see how many people said Esteban Martinez.

Ah, well, there we are.

Unfortunately, Esteban Martinez, as we suspected, is not a correct answer.

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

We are looking for post-war winners of the Tour de France. Let's hope nobody said Lance Armstrong.

This has to be a pointless answer for you to win that jackpot of £2,500.

Let's see if it's correct and if it is, let's see how many people said it - Lance Armstrong.

OK, this is your second shot at the jackpot. It's now correct.

It has to go all the way down to zero if you're going to win that jackpot.

Down it goes into the 20s. 29 is not a bad score.

It's a lot lower than I was expecting.

That gives you some indication of what our 100 people knew about post-war Tour de France winners.

-Maybe...

-Fingers crossed.

Maybe there are some grounds for hope. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

This is your final answer - Miguel Indurain.

You said this was the one you had the most faith in.

This has to be pointless if you're going to win that £2,500.

-Fingers crossed.

-Fingers crossed, best of luck.

Miguel Indurain, is it right and if it is, how many people said it?

It's right. It's right. Very, very well done.

29 is what Lance Armstrong scored, a very famous winner of the Tour de France.

If this is pointless, you win that jackpot.

-Bad luck.

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-Close, mate.

-That's a great answer.

Unfortunately, not pointless though,

so you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer

that would have won you today's jackpot of £2,500.

That rolls over to the next show. You've been fantastic and you take home our Pointless trophy.

-Very well done.

-Cheers.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

Yeah, well played, Keith and Steven.

Miguel Indurain won the Tour de France every year from '91 to '95.

The Spaniard who's been winning it most recently is Alberto Contador

who won it in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

There is a whole lot of pointless answers. Let's take a look at some of them.

Charly Gaul, the Luxembourger, was a pointless answer.

Fausto Coppi won it twice, the Italian.

Another Italian who won it twice, Gino Bartali.

Hugo Koblet, Luis Ocana,

Oscar Pereiro, who won it in 2006, he was a pointless answer.

Stephen Roche, the Irish cyclist, was a pointless answer.

Jan Janssen, Lucien Van Impe. Bjarne Riis, the Dane, was also pointless.

-Very well done if you got any of those at home.

-Thanks, Richard.

-Did you know any of those?

-Not one.

-That's some consolation.

-A little bit.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Keith and Steven. Thank you so much for playing.

Thank you. APPLAUSE

Nobody's won our jackpot today which means it rolls over to the next show when we will be playing for £3,500.

APPLAUSE

-Join us next time to see if someone wins it. It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me.

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