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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong, and a warm welcome to the quiz show

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where popular answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything.

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-Let's meet today's players.

-APPLAUSE

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First, we welcome Jen and Morgan. How do you know each other?

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We met at university ten years ago. We worked in the student bar and have been friends since.

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-Morgan, what do you do?

-I'm an environmental crime officer for the Environment Agency.

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-Oh! That's exciting!

-Yes. It's good fun.

-CSI every day!

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-Kind of!

-How about you, Jen?

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I work at the Environment Agency, but communications work. Not as exciting as Morgan, unfortunately.

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Welcome back Stephen and Samantha. Remind us how you did last time.

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We got to the second round but went down in flames - 200 points!

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200 points!

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-What are your hobbies, Samantha?

-I enjoy playing badminton.

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I play it with Stephen. However, I'm yet to win a game.

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-He has the height advantage.

-Yes.

-At least it's not volleyball.

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-Yes! That's true!

-Very best of luck to the pair of you.

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Now, Will and Matt, how do you two know each other?

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We're just mates, basically.

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We met on the first day of secondary school, 11 years ago.

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Since then, been travelling around the world.

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We live in a horrible flat in Bristol now.

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-What's horrible about it?

-We got it unfurnished and we didn't have any money.

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-We had to get odds and ends. It's a very mixed look.

-Eclectic.

-Yes.

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-Were you to win our jackpot today, maybe a couple of beds?

-I could do with a bed.

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-I've just got two mattresses on top of each other.

-You DO need a bed!

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The box you use as a bedside table would be too small if you had a bed.

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Definitely need to win now!

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Very best of luck. Finally, welcome Pete and John. How do you know each other?

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My daughter was also in a bijou flat in Bristol! Not with these guys, living on her own.

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And every time we phoned, this bloke would answer the phone.

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After a couple of years, they were married

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-and he's now my son-in-law.

-Ah!

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-What do you do, Pete?

-I work at the Intellectual Property Office.

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I'm a patent examiner. I mostly deal with chemical technologies.

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I've done some well-boring as well.

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-There's nothing boring about that!

-LAUGHTER

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-John, how about you? What do you do?

-I'm a retired GP.

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When I had a mid-life crisis,

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I joined the Civil Service as a medical advisor.

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Now I am a volunteer with Citizens Advice.

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Very, very worthy career. We will find out more about you all later.

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One more person for me to introduce, an oasis in the desert of obscure knowledge, my pointless friend,

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-Richard.

-Hiya.

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-Good afternoon to you.

-A VERY good afternoon, sir.

-Are you well?

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-I AM well, thank you.

-It should be a good show. Only one returning pair.

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Stephen and Samantha only made it to the second round so very untried. Could be anyone's game.

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Very rarely on this show someone has a job then a question comes up about that job, but it's happened today.

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We have a number of well boring questions on today's show!

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Very good. Thank you, Richard. We put our questions to 100 people.

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This is Pointless, so we're after the obscure answers they didn't get.

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Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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Each time, we will add £250 to the jackpot.

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

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Today's jackpot starts off at £7,500!

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AUDIENCE: Ooooh!

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Right, let's play Pointless.

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In the first round, each of you gives one answer. You cannot confer.

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

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If anyone gives me an incorrect answer, they score the maximum of 100 points.

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Our first category this afternoon is...

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Words. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second?

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

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Let's find out what the question is.

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

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..as they could. Richard.

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We're looking for any word that ends "..ond" in the Oxford English Dictionary, up to the start of 2011.

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-Hyphenated words and proper nouns don't count.

-Thank you very much.

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Now, Jen and Morgan, you drew lots before the show

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and you get to go first.

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Morgan, slightly on the spot, aren't you, being first off the mark?

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VERY on the spot. This would be my worst nightmare of a category.

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R-right.

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I think I'm going to try for one that is a bit risky.

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-And I'm going to go for "unibond"?

-Unibond? What is a unibond?

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-Do you think?

-I'm not sure, now you've said it back to me.

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

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Bad luck, Morgan. I'm afraid "unibond" is an incorrect answer.

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You score the maximum of 100 points.

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-Richard.

-Sorry, Morgan. Good word.

-GREAT word! Should have been there.

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Not an actual word, but it is a good word.

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Stephen, we come to you. We are looking for words ending in "..ond".

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I'm going with the first word that came into my head, "abscond".

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"Abscond". Very good. You're hoping to score as few points as possible.

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

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12 for "abscond", Richard.

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Well done, Stephen. "To flee", "to abscond".

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-That didn't come into your head because you hated the round?

-I was a bit nervous.

-Glad you stayed.

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-Matt.

-Yes.

-What are you going to say, Matt?

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I would love to be able to go for a risky word but I can't think of any.

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Of the 55, I've got about three. I'm going to say "almond".

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You're hoping to score as few points as possible with "almond".

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Let's see if it's right...

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We KNOW it's right! Let's see how many people said "almond".

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Another 12!

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"Almond", Richard.

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This is the bit where they expect me to tell you what an almond is.

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I am depending on it.

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-You know almonds?

-Yeah.

-It's one of them.

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-Like the nuts?

-Yeah. A bit like the nuts.

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Oh, yeah! Very well done, Matt. 12 points. So, then, John.

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What is the most obscure word ending in "..ond" that you can think of?

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Well, I was really hoping nobody would think of "abscond".

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-Yeah.

-So I am forced to say...

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-"Frond".

-"Frond".

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Not a bad answer at all.

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You're hoping to score as few points as possible with "frond". How many people said "frond"?

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Not a bad score at all.

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-"Frond".

-Quite a big score, though, isn't it, for "frond"?

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I thought it was more obscure. It's loosely used to mean large leaves of palm trees.

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Well, we're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.

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Well, it's quite a broad field.

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Matt and Will

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and Stephen and Samantha equal low-scorers on 12.

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John and Pete on 25, not bad at all.

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Morgan and Jen way out in front.

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Mind you, these words ending in "..ond" are being ticked off, so anything could happen.

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

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OK, we are looking for words ending in "..ond".

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Pete, you're on 25.

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Jen and Morgan are the high-scorers. If you score 74 or less, you are through to the next round.

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I don't know if I've got my spelling right. I hope I have.

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I'm going to say..."beyond".

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"Beyond". There is your red line.

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If you can come below that, you are through to the next round.

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"Beyond". Let's see how many people said "beyond".

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Well done. You're through.

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APPLAUSE

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That takes your total up to 43 for "beyond".

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Scored less than "frond", "beyond". You'd think that'd be a big scorer.

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Thank you very much, Richard.

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Will and Matt, the high-scorers remain Jen and Morgan.

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-You need to score 86 points or fewer.

-Right.

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Words ending in "..ond".

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I'm going to go for "second".

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"Second", you're saying. Here's your red line.

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If "second" gets you below that, you're through to the next round.

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How many people said "second"?

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Well done. You're through.

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Quite a high score there.

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Takes your total to 64, but you are through to the next round.

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-Richard.

-Yeah, big score but safely through.

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-Now then, Samantha.

-SHE GIGGLES

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-You're on 12.

-Yeah.

-Jen and Morgan are on 100.

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You need to score 87 or less.

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If you do, you are through to the next round.

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I'm not confident enough to make a word up that could be 100 points.

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What I'm going to say could, potentially, be 100 anyway!

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-"Pond".

-"Pond"?

-Mmm.

-You're saying "pond".

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There's your red line. Below that, you are through to the next round.

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-"Pond". What do you think, Stephen?

-SAMANTHA CHUCKLES

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It probably will be about 95.

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How deep is your pond? Let's see. How many people said "pond"?

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Well done. You're through to the next round.

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That scores you 66 and takes your total up to 78. Richard.

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"Pond" is an interesting word.

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It actually means "a small body of still water".

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Sometimes in the countryside you'll see a small area of flat water.

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-You could call that a "pond".

-LAUGHTER

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A "pond".

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-Oh. Now, then, Jen and Morgan.

-Yes.

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I'm very sorry to tell you that you are still the high-scorers,

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even before you've given your answer.

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This is a great shame.

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Nonetheless, let's have a crack at it, Jen.

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I've had quite a while to think about it.

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-I'm going for a word that ends in "..ond". I'm going to say "respond".

-"Respond".

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Let's see how many people said "respond".

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Very well done, Jen!

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You've done everything you had to do.

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Scores you seven.

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-Richard.

-Well done, Jen.

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There's all sorts of pointless answers, as you can imagine.

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We've had "pond" and "second", and you'd find pointless answers if you put words in front of them.

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Let's take a look.

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Not hyphenated, "fishpond" and "millpond".

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Both are pointless answers. "Keeshond" is a breed of dog.

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-Then we get on to the "seconds"...

-GROANING

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There are more obscures ones, but "millisecond" is a pointless answer.

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Do you know what "voicespond" means?

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-No.

-It means when you leave someone a message.

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-No?

-To leave a voicemail or answer a machine message is to "voicespond".

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"Gamond" is a leaping movement in dance.

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"Overfond" means to be... overfond of somebody.

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Let's look at the worst answers. Some of these will be familiar.

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These are ones that most of our 100 people said...

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..If only there was a "unibond"...

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..That's "pond", 66, as Samantha found out.

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Thank you very much, Richard.

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At the end of round one, the losing pair with the highest score is Jen and Morgan.

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-What a shame! You were under pressure.

-I was. I cracked.

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You were on the first podium. It's tough with these word things. You need time to let it steep.

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You'll have time to let your Pointless experience steep.

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I'm sure you'll come back and storm through to the final.

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Meanwhile, thank you for playing. You've been brilliant contestants.

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

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

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One team is leaving us at the end of this round. The category is...

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..Catchphrases. Samantha looks very happy with that!

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Can you all decide who's going first and who's going second?

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

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And the question concerns...

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..We'll show you a list of catchphrases.

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We asked 100 people to tell us the celebrities most closely associated with them.

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-Richard.

-We're going to show you six catchphrases in each pass.

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The more obscure, the fewer points you'll score. An incorrect answer will score 100 points.

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We are looking for the celebrities most closely associated with these catchphrases.

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And we have got...

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..Don't they just come alive when said by me(?)...

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..There we are. There are the catchphrases.

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We need you to supply the celebrities most closely associated with them

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and try to find the most obscure one possible. Stephen.

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I thought it was going to be easy going first but my mind's gone.

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I think "It's the way I tell 'em" is the comic Frank Carson.

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"It's the way I tell em", Frank Carson you are saying.

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Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many people said it. Could be a very good answer.

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It's right.

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Not a bad score at all.

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-Richard.

-Yeah, Frank Carson. Very well done.

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-His other catchphrase, "It's a cracker."

-Now then, Will.

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This is really annoying. I hear "Super, smashing, great" going round in my head.

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I just can't see who's saying it!

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I'm going to have to go for the obvious one.

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Cilla Black for "Lorra lorra laughs".

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"Lorra lorra laughs", is that Cilla Black? If it is, how many people said it?

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Very popular woman. Very popular catchphrase.

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-71 for "Lorra lorra laughs".

-Very big score, isn't it?

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She used to say it on Blind Date.

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It was a good answer, Will, but a very high scoring one.

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-So, Pete, we come to you.

-Yeah, I recognise a few of those.

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Do you have any catchphrases at the chemical patent office?

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-Um...

-"Don't drop it!"

-LAUGHTER

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"Super, smashing, great" is haunting me as well.

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It's from Bull's Eye but I can't remember the chap's name.

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"Shut that door", I'm pretty sure is Larry Grayson.

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"Like this, not a lot", I'm sure is Paul Daniels.

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"Titter ye not", I don't know. Somebody from a by-gone era.

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I'm going to go for... Larry Grayson hasn't been around for longer.

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Larry Grayson, "Shut that door".

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Larry Grayson, "Shut that door". Let's see if it's right.

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If it is, let's see how many people said Larry Grayson.

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It's right.

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Still a very, very popular catchphrase.

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59 for Larry Grayson. Richard.

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-A big score for somebody who hasn't been on TV.

-Is he still with us?

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-He's not.

-That door finally closed.

-Yeah.

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Let's look at the rest of the answers...

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He did give fair warning. Paul Daniels...

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LAUGHS

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.."Super, smashing, great", to put you out your misery, Jim Bowen.

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-That would have scored you 15.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

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

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A lovely low score for Stephen and Samantha.

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Then Pete and John on 59. A very high score for Larry Grayson.

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Will and Matt, 71 for "Lorra lorra laughs", Cilla Black.

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So the contest in this second pass

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is going to be between Matt and John, I would say.

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Especially you, Matt, have to find a low-scoring obscure catchphrase.

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Samantha, you should be through to the head-to-head.

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

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We are looking for the celebrity most closely associated with saying these catchphrases.

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

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..I'm going to read those again...

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..The celebrities most closely associated with these catchphrases.

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You are trying to find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

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-John, I think you're going to be rather good at this.

-I recognise all of them.

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It's very difficult to put names to them.

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-I'm going to go for "Know what I mean, 'Arry?" and say Frank Bruno.

-Very good indeed.

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You are on 59. The high-scorers are Matt and Will.

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Should you score 11 points or fewer with "Know what I mean, 'Arry?",

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you'll be certain of a place in the head-to-head.

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You're saying Frank Bruno. Here is your red line.

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Below that, you are definitely through.

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"Know what I mean, 'Arry?" Was that Frank Bruno and, if so, how many people said it?

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Scores you 41. Takes your total up to a nice round 100.

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-Richard.

-Well played, John.

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Of course, he used to say it to Harry Carpenter.

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Matt, you are on 71.

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The high-scorers are Peter and John. Should you score 28 or less,

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you are definitely through to the next round.

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There's one that I'm confident on,

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but I'm not confident it will score under 28.

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So I'm going to completely guess one of the other ones.

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I'm going to go with "And there's more",

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and I'm going to say Bernard Manning.

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You want to be scoring 28 points or less. There's your red line.

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Below that, you're through to the next round. It has to be correct.

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Bernard Manning, "And there's more". Let's see if it's right.

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Bad luck, Matt. Bad luck.

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It scores you the maximum of 100 points. Takes your total to 171.

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-An unbeatable 171.

-Unlucky, Matt. You've got to have a go.

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Bernard Manning's catchphrases were slightly different to that!

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-Samantha.

-Yeah.

-Whatever you say, you are through to the next round.

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-Mm-hm.

-That's nice to know, isn't it?

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-Yeah.

-How does the board behind me look?

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The first one, I think, is said in Irish but I'm not sure who it is.

0:23:070:23:14

Second one is Bruce Forsyth.

0:23:140:23:17

Not sure on, "Ooh, I could crush a grape" and "Nah! Luton Airport".

0:23:170:23:21

I think the last one,

0:23:210:23:23

"Just like that", is Tommy Cooper.

0:23:230:23:27

-That is going to be your answer?

-Yes.

-Tommy Cooper, "Just like that".

0:23:270:23:33

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

0:23:330:23:38

Quite a high score, but who cares?

0:23:440:23:47

You're still through to the next round.

0:23:470:23:50

-Richard.

-Yeah. Let's go through the rest...

0:23:500:23:53

.."Nah! Luton Airport", do you remember that?

0:23:590:24:02

-I don't.

-Lorraine Chase, from an advert.

0:24:020:24:06

39 points! From a '70s advert.

0:24:060:24:09

"And there's more" wasn't Bernard Manning. It was Jimmy Cricket.

0:24:090:24:13

"Ooh, I could crush a grape"? That's from our childhood.

0:24:130:24:18

-Stu... Crackerjack man!

-Yeah.

0:24:180:24:21

From Crackerjack, it was Stu Francis.

0:24:210:24:26

So, at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score, I'm afraid, it's Will and Matt.

0:24:260:24:31

Bad luck, guys. We have to say goodbye to you now.

0:24:310:24:35

We will see you next time, when you come back rejuvenated, refreshed,

0:24:350:24:39

keen to get right through to the final, which I'm sure you will.

0:24:390:24:43

You've been great contestants. Thank you.

0:24:430:24:47

APPLAUSE

0:24:470:24:48

For the remaining two pairs, things are going to get even more exciting, as we enter the head-to-head.

0:24:500:24:56

Pete and John, Stephen and Samantha, you've made it to the head-to-head.

0:25:000:25:04

Only one pair can play for the jackpot,

0:25:040:25:08

which currently stands at...

0:25:080:25:11

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

0:25:120:25:14

You're going head-to-head on the best of three questions.

0:25:160:25:19

For each question, give me one answer. You are allowed to confer.

0:25:190:25:24

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

0:25:240:25:29

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

0:25:290:25:32

-Let's play Pointless.

-APPLAUSE

0:25:320:25:36

Here is your first question.

0:25:400:25:42

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

0:25:420:25:46

..as they could. Colours of Trivial Pursuit categories.

0:25:490:25:53

-Richard.

-Any of the colours of the six categories in the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit.

0:25:530:25:59

Peter and John, because you've played best so far, you get to go first.

0:25:590:26:05

We are looking for the colours of the Trivial Pursuit categories.

0:26:050:26:09

ALL WHISPER

0:26:090:26:12

-We're going to say brown.

-Pete and John are saying brown.

0:26:140:26:19

Stephen and Samantha.

0:26:190:26:22

-OK, um...

-We think brown's probably the best answer! Shall we go yellow?

0:26:220:26:28

-Pink's a bright colour. People remember bright colours.

-OK.

0:26:280:26:32

We'll go for yellow.

0:26:320:26:34

-Yellow?

-Yeah.

-We have brown. We have yellow.

0:26:340:26:38

-You think brown's the best answer?

-Possibly, yeah.

0:26:380:26:42

-Golly. How do you work that out?

-LAUGHTER

0:26:420:26:45

I know! We can put it to the test. Pete and John said brown.

0:26:450:26:49

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

0:26:490:26:53

APPLAUSE

0:27:010:27:04

Stephen and Samantha, 45, what are you thinking?

0:27:040:27:07

-You think yellow is going to be higher?

-46, probably.

0:27:070:27:11

OK. Is yellow right and, if it is, how many people said yellow?

0:27:130:27:18

Ooh, no!

0:27:220:27:24

Wow!

0:27:240:27:26

Yellow, 83. So, after the first question, Pete and John

0:27:260:27:30

are up one-nil.

0:27:300:27:31

-Richard.

-Yeah, brown's a good answer.

0:27:310:27:35

One colour would have beaten brown, that very bright one. Pink was the most obscure answer.

0:27:350:27:42

Pink, entertainment, 44.

0:27:430:27:46

Brown, arts and literature, 45.

0:27:460:27:48

Orange, sport and leisure, 61. That's what I always went for.

0:27:480:27:53

Yellow, 83. That's history.

0:27:530:27:55

Green, science and nature, 89.

0:27:550:27:57

Blue, which is geography, right at the top on 93.

0:27:570:28:02

Thanks very much, Richard.

0:28:020:28:05

Before our second question, Stephen and Samantha,

0:28:050:28:08

you have to win this point to stay in the game.

0:28:080:28:12

Pete and John, if you win this question, you are through to the final.

0:28:120:28:17

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

0:28:170:28:21

That is brilliant!

0:28:240:28:27

Things that Rick Astley is "never gonna" do.

0:28:270:28:32

-Richard.

-Any of the six phrases that follow "never gonna" in Rick Astley's hit.

0:28:320:28:40

We need the whole phrase or line that follows "never gonna", please.

0:28:400:28:45

Brilliant!

0:28:450:28:47

"Never gonna make you cry".

0:28:510:28:54

"Never gonna make you cry", Stephen and Samantha are saying.

0:28:540:28:59

-Pete and John.

-He'll know a lot more than me.

0:28:590:29:03

There's no way I'm owning up to knowing that.

0:29:030:29:06

I'm going to take a total stab in the dark. I haven't got a clue.

0:29:060:29:11

"Never gonna run around and desert you".

0:29:110:29:15

-I've got no idea.

-A total stab in the dark(!)

-No idea(!)

0:29:150:29:20

If you'd locked an infinite number of monkeys in a room...

0:29:200:29:24

they might have come up with "run around and desert you".

0:29:240:29:28

So we have Stephen and Samantha with "make you cry". Is it right?

0:29:280:29:32

-Are you confident?

-We think it's right.

-98% yeah.

0:29:320:29:37

Let's see how many people said "make you cry".

0:29:370:29:40

Well done. It's good.

0:29:420:29:44

APPLAUSE

0:29:500:29:54

Pete and John have never even heard of Rick Astley.

0:29:560:30:01

They literally put some letters together

0:30:010:30:04

in the hope that they formed words that might to be in a Rick Astley song.

0:30:040:30:09

They've said, "Never gonna run around and desert you".

0:30:090:30:14

-LAUGHTER

-Let's see if that's right.

0:30:140:30:17

If it is, let's see how many people said it.

0:30:170:30:20

It's right!

0:30:220:30:24

Very close!

0:30:290:30:32

That's what you had to do, Stephen and Samantha.

0:30:340:30:37

And you have done it. It's one-all.

0:30:370:30:41

-Richard.

-There's one answer that would have beaten "make you cry".

0:30:410:30:45

Let's take a look at all six. I'm going to read them from the top.

0:30:450:30:49

# Never gonna give you up #

0:30:490:30:51

67.

0:30:510:30:54

# Never gonna let you down #

0:30:520:30:54

45.

0:30:540:30:59

# Never gonna run around and desert you #

0:30:550:30:59

That's 24.

0:30:590:31:02

# Never gonna make you cry #

0:31:000:31:02

20.

0:31:020:31:05

# Never gonna say goodbye #

0:31:030:31:05

24.

0:31:050:31:06

# Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you #

0:31:060:31:10

Best answer on the board, 12.

0:31:100:31:12

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

0:31:120:31:15

Here is your third question.

0:31:170:31:20

Whoever wins this question is through to the final

0:31:200:31:24

and will be playing for that colossal jackpot, £7,500. Good luck.

0:31:240:31:29

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

0:31:290:31:33

..as they could. Bank holiday months.

0:31:360:31:40

-Richard.

-We're looking for any month that has one or more bank holidays in England and Wales in 2011.

0:31:400:31:46

Pete and John, you go first this time.

0:31:460:31:49

WHISPER

0:31:490:31:51

This is a hard one cos we know them all.

0:31:510:31:55

So which one are we going to go for? I think we'll go for August.

0:31:550:32:01

You're going to go for the August bank holiday. Stephen and Samantha?

0:32:010:32:07

-Shall we take a punt on the royal wedding?

-April?

0:32:070:32:11

-We're going to go April, royal wedding.

-April, OK.

0:32:110:32:15

So we have August and we have April.

0:32:150:32:19

-You think because that's a floating bank holiday, people might...?

-Yeah.

0:32:190:32:23

You said 2011 so we've gone with that.

0:32:230:32:26

Well, whoever wins this question is through to the final.

0:32:260:32:31

Pete and John said August.

0:32:310:32:33

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

0:32:330:32:37

Sorry.

0:32:430:32:45

-What do you think, Samantha?

-Ooh, I don't know.

0:32:450:32:49

-It's tricky.

-Let's find out.

0:32:510:32:54

How many people said April?

0:32:540:32:58

Well done!

0:33:030:33:06

APPLAUSE

0:33:070:33:09

Very well done indeed. After three questions, Stephen and Samantha

0:33:110:33:16

-are through to the final.

-Well played, Stephen and Samantha.

0:33:160:33:20

2011, April, three bank holidays - Good Friday, Easter Monday and the royal wedding. Let's take a look.

0:33:200:33:27

Thank you very much, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Pete and John.

0:33:410:33:47

We had two quite tough judgment answers in the head-to-head.

0:33:470:33:52

-Very tough.

-We will see you again next time.

0:33:520:33:56

Who knows? Maybe we will have more chemistry questions and well-boring.

0:33:560:34:02

Meanwhile, it's been wonderful having you on the show. Thank you so much for playing.

0:34:020:34:07

APPLAUSE

0:34:070:34:10

For Stephen and Samantha, it's our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £7,500!

0:34:100:34:16

Many congratulations, Stephen and Samantha.

0:34:220:34:25

You fought off the competition

0:34:250:34:27

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy!

0:34:270:34:31

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

0:34:360:34:40

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £7,500!

0:34:400:34:45

AUDIENCE: Ooooh!

0:34:450:34:47

The rules are very simple.

0:34:480:34:50

Find a pointless answer, one that none of our 100 people can think of.

0:34:500:34:55

We haven't had any pointless answers today. You only need one now to go home with that money.

0:34:550:35:01

First, you've got to choose a category from these three options...

0:35:010:35:05

-..What are you thinking?

-Opera, I don't think either of us are brilliant at opera.

0:35:160:35:22

-We'll have to say no to that one.

-What about American authors?

0:35:220:35:26

I know a little bit, but I don't know whether I'm confident enough. Are you?

0:35:260:35:31

Can we get a pointless answer out of it?

0:35:310:35:34

-Not sure! What about golf?

-I know a little bit about golf.

0:35:340:35:39

But it depends what golf question comes up.

0:35:390:35:42

-Would you say you know more about golf than American authors?

-Definitely.

0:35:420:35:48

-So let's go for golf.

-It's all me?

-Yeah.

0:35:480:35:51

-All right.

-OK, it's on your head, Stephen.

-As always!

0:35:510:35:55

What would you like the question about golf to be, what category?

0:35:550:36:00

Oh, um... I don't know. British Open winners? Something like that.

0:36:000:36:06

Let's find out what the question is. Good luck to both of you.

0:36:060:36:11

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many US Masters winners

0:36:110:36:16

since 1960, as they could. Richard.

0:36:160:36:20

We're looking for any of the 30 golfers to have won the US Masters held at Augusta National

0:36:200:36:26

between 1960 and 2010, inclusive.

0:36:260:36:29

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

0:36:290:36:32

All you need to win that £7,500 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

0:36:320:36:39

Your 60 seconds start now.

0:36:390:36:41

It's a green jacket, so anyone you remember who's worn a green jacket.

0:36:410:36:46

-Green jacket?

-That's what you get when you win.

0:36:460:36:49

Vijay Singh, he won it.

0:36:490:36:51

-Obviously, Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

-They're too popular.

0:36:510:36:55

Vijay Singh is probably a good one.

0:36:550:36:57

Tom Hamilton won the BRITISH Open!

0:36:570:37:01

Geoff Ogilvy won something. It might have been the USPGA.

0:37:010:37:05

-We might have to say him.

-Since 1960?

0:37:050:37:09

Ben Hogan seems to be in my head, so I could say him - if you want.

0:37:090:37:13

-How confident are you with Ben Hogan?

-Literally popped into my head now.

0:37:130:37:18

Vijay Singh, Ben Hogan, Geoff Ogilvy. We've still got time.

0:37:180:37:22

Geoff Ogilvy, who is he?

0:37:220:37:24

He is an Australian.

0:37:240:37:26

Who else? Greg Norman. He may have won it as well.

0:37:260:37:30

They'll remember that cos he collapsed. Faldo... Argh!

0:37:300:37:34

-Geoff Ogilvy, when was he?

-Not that long ago.

0:37:340:37:37

But I think he might be quite good.

0:37:370:37:40

Oh, God!

0:37:400:37:42

OK, There is your minute.

0:37:420:37:44

We're looking for US Masters winners since 1960. I need three answers.

0:37:440:37:50

I'm going to say... Do you know what?

0:37:500:37:53

I've got one just popped into my head. Davis Love III.

0:37:530:37:57

-Davis Love III.

-Ben Hogan.

0:37:570:38:00

-Ben Hogan.

-And...

0:38:000:38:02

-Vijay Singh.

-Vijay Singh.

0:38:020:38:04

Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

0:38:040:38:09

Davis Love came into my head at the end, so let's toss that one in!

0:38:090:38:14

-Let's toss Davis Love III...

-Maybe just chip it in.

0:38:140:38:19

-Let's chip Davis Love III in third.

-Yeah.

0:38:190:38:23

-Who's your least likely pointless?

-I think Vijay's right.

0:38:230:38:28

-We'll put Vijay first.

-Vijay Singh?

-Yeah.

-Ben Hogan.

0:38:280:38:31

-Yeah.

-Davis Love III.

-Yeah.

-Let's put them on the board in that order.

0:38:310:38:36

Here they are...

0:38:360:38:38

..There they are.

0:38:440:38:46

So we were looking for US Masters winners since 1960.

0:38:460:38:52

You said this was the least confident answer, Vijay Singh.

0:38:520:38:56

You knew it was right.

0:38:560:38:58

You didn't think it was necessarily going to be pointless.

0:38:580:39:03

You only need one pointless answer to win that £7,500 jackpot.

0:39:030:39:08

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

0:39:080:39:15

Looking for some idea of how much our 100 know about the US Masters.

0:39:200:39:25

APPLAUSE

0:39:300:39:32

Wow!

0:39:320:39:34

That's not a pointless answer but it looks like we've got a game on our hands!

0:39:360:39:43

-This is very exciting indeed. That went down to two, Stephen.

-Oh!

0:39:430:39:48

Amazing.

0:39:480:39:50

-It's looking exciting, isn't it, Samantha?

-Very exciting.

0:39:500:39:54

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

0:39:540:39:58

£7,500! What would you do with that?

0:39:580:40:00

-Nice holiday would be quite nice.

-Oh, I should think!

-Yeah.

0:40:000:40:04

-What else, Stephen?

-I don't know. Maybe ask a question...perhaps.

0:40:040:40:09

AUDIENCE: Oooh

0:40:090:40:11

-Now, that would be exciting.

-LAUGHS

0:40:110:40:15

We are looking for winners of the US Masters since 1960.

0:40:150:40:18

Your first answer, Vijay Singh, your least confident answer, scored two!

0:40:180:40:23

Let's hope nobody said Ben Hogan. Let's hope it's correct.

0:40:230:40:27

And let's hope it goes all the way down to nothing.

0:40:270:40:31

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

0:40:310:40:35

Fingers tightly crossed. Ben Hogan, is it right?

0:40:350:40:39

How many people said it?

0:40:390:40:41

AUDIENCE GROANS

0:40:420:40:45

WHISPERS: Never mind.

0:40:450:40:47

-Unfortunately, an incorrect answer.

-It was a bit of a punt.

0:40:470:40:51

-Definitely a punt.

-You only have one more chance.

0:40:510:40:56

How sure are you about Davis Love III?

0:40:560:41:00

Not very sure now, no. He popped into my head for some reason, so...

0:41:000:41:04

-You see!

-Thought I'd go with it.

-Popped into your head.

0:41:040:41:08

Davis Love III.

0:41:080:41:10

OK, this is your last chance

0:41:100:41:13

to win our jackpot of £7,500.

0:41:130:41:15

You said this was the answer you had the most faith in to be pointless.

0:41:150:41:19

It just has to be correct, then has to go all the way down to nothing.

0:41:190:41:23

Is it right and, if it is, how many people said Davis Love III?

0:41:230:41:27

Oh, no!

0:41:300:41:33

-APPLAUSE

-Oh, no!

0:41:330:41:37

Oh, no! Unfortunately, you didn't find our crucial pointless answers.

0:41:400:41:46

You don't win today's jackpot of £7,500, more's the pity, and it rolls over to the next show.

0:41:460:41:51

You've been brilliant contestants and take home our Pointless trophy.

0:41:510:41:55

APPLAUSE

0:41:550:41:58

So sorry you didn't win that. Richard.

0:42:010:42:04

Davis Love III came second twice!

0:42:040:42:06

He won the USPGA championship but didn't win the Masters.

0:42:060:42:10

Given that love endures longer than money, you could ask her anyway!

0:42:100:42:14

LAUGHTER

0:42:140:42:17

Let's take a look at the pointless answers. There will be a few names you recognise, I suspect.

0:42:170:42:23

The 2009 winner, Angel Cabrera...

0:42:230:42:25

..Larry Mize hit the most famous shot when he beat Seve Ballasteros

0:42:330:42:39

when he chipped in on the last green...

0:42:390:42:41

..All of those were pointless. Very, very tough luck.

0:42:480:42:53

Ben Hogan, this was way after his time.

0:42:530:42:56

He did win. He won in '51 and '53.

0:42:560:42:59

Oh, dear. You knew some of those, didn't you?

0:42:590:43:02

I've heard of them but they didn't pop into my head at the right time, so...

0:43:020:43:08

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye, Stephen and Samantha.

0:43:080:43:12

It's been brilliant having you on the show. Thank you.

0:43:120:43:16

APPLAUSE AND WHISTLES

0:43:160:43:18

Nobody's won our jackpot, which means on the next show

0:43:200:43:23

we will be playing for £8,500!

0:43:230:43:27

AUDIENCE: Ooooh!

0:43:270:43:29

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

-Goodbye.

0:43:290:43:33

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE AND WHISTLES

0:43:330:43:37

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