Episode 4 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the quiz show where popular answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

Welcome to Becky and Kay, you are our first pair on the show.

-Kay, what do you do for a living?

-I'm a hula-hooper

and I teach and perform with the hula-hoop.

-You teach the hula hoop?

-Yes.

-How many hulas can you hoop?

I can hoop about... Well, splitting them, three.

Doing several at once, I've gone up to 12.

-12?

-Yes.

That's only two less than you can do.

It is, yeah, exactly. Exactly two.

-Becky, what do you do?

-I'm a part-time student,

I'm doing a PhD in English literature.

Very best of luck. Great to have you here.

Enjoy yourselves this afternoon.

Welcome back to Fiona and Simon. Remind us what happened last time.

We went out at the end of the second round,

thanks to me not giving the best answer in the world.

Yes, David Beckham, as it turns out, was a footballer.

What do you hope is going to come up, Fiona?

Something literature or film or TV-related would be excellent.

Are there any areas in which Simon might let you down?

Er...geography.

-Geography.

-Yes.

-OK.

-Hopeless, no sense of direction.

Best of luck!

OK! And we welcome Charles and Peter.

How do you two know each other?

My mother gave birth to him and then she gave birth to me.

-Seconds later.

-An hour and five minutes later.

-Wow.

-Are you identical? I'm trying to see...

-Yes.

-Identical-ish.

Very decent of you, A, to grow those,

-and B, not to dress identically.

-Yes.

And C, to have your names on badges. Where are you from?

-Yorkshire.

-Yes! I thought that might have been the answer.

Very best of luck.

Finally, we welcome back Uncle Ashley and Mel.

You were on the show last time.

We give everyone two shots at the Pointless final,

this is your second and final chance. Remind us how you did.

We got to the head-to-head, which looked quite promising,

but my knowledge of ABBA didn't match up

to two Liverpudlians' knowledge of Abba, so...we went out, I'm afraid.

You went out, but you did fantastically well.

It was very close indeed. We'll find out more about you all during the show.

There's only one more person to introduce.

He strikes fear into the heart of popularity,

-he is my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

APPLAUSE

Surely striking fear into the heart of popularity

-means I'm deeply unpopular?

-Yes.

Great show today. We have two returning pairs.

Ashley and Mel were terrific last time, they could go all the way.

Fiona, Simon, I don't think we saw the best of you.

I thought you were unlucky, but you're a good team.

I used to be a hula-hoop teacher years ago.

-So you did.

-But you have to jump through so many hoops in that job...

I gave it up.

Thanks, Richard.

We put all our questions to 100 people before the show,

but this is Pointless, obviously, so we are after the obscure answers.

The fewer people who got the answer, the fewer points awarded,

the better your chance of winning.

Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer,

an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we add £250 to the jackpot.

No-one won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.

Today's jackpot starts off at a very high £8,250.

That's a lot of hula hoops.

Let's play Pointless.

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer,

and you cannot confer with your partner.

The team with the highest score at the end will be eliminated.

If anyone gives me an incorrect answer,

they will score the maximum of 100 points.

Our first category this afternoon is...

Can you decide in your pairs who'll go first and who'll go second?

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many football teams' last names as they could.

Football teams' last names, Richard?

We want last word in the names of English League football teams.

So if we wanted Scottish teams - Partick Thistle, we'd want "Thistle".

Queen of the South, we'd look for "South".

We want the last names of English League football teams.

That's Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two,

as at the start of the 2010/2011 season.

So football teams' last names.

OK, right, Becky and Kay, you all drew lots before the show

and today you get to go first.

So, Becky, football?

Yes, it's obviously my favourite subject.

It's the one we were least hoping for, basically.

But have you ever found yourself just listening to the scores?

Yes, because I have a dad and a brother,

and they used to make me watch a lot of it.

My brother used to make me play Subbuteo with him when I was a kid.

I'm going to say Wanderers.

-Wanderers. OK.

-As in Wickham.

You say Wanderers. You're hoping to score as few points as possible.

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

Well, it's not bad, Becky, look at that.

Really not bad at all!

Well done, you. 22 points for Wanderers.

-Wanderers, Richard.

-Very good start.

There's three Wanderers in the league -

Wolverhampton, Wickham and Bolton.

Good score.

Now then, Simon,

dazzle us. This is your subject.

I think I'll need to, I've got Fiona behind me!

Football is not her forte, so I need a good one.

I thought you meant, "I've got Fiona behind me, she'll kill me"!

I'm going to go for...

Orient, as in Leyton Orient.

You're going for Orient, you're hoping to score as few points as possible.

Let's see how many people said Orient.

Very good one, Simon, well done.

Orient scores you two points.

-Richard.

-Brilliant answer, Simon.

Leyton Orient named after a shipping line way back when.

Thanks very much. Now, Peter.

-Yes.

-Remember we are looking for the last names of English football teams.

-I refereed for long enough and I played.

-Did you?

Semi-professional referee. Simon gave the answer I was going to give.

-Thank you(!)

-No problem.

-Athletic.

-Athletic.

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

Let's see if anyone said it. Athletic.

APPLAUSE

Surprisingly popular choice there. That scores you 20. Richard.

Very well played again. There are three athletics in the league.

Do you want to have a go?

-Charlton. Wigan.

-Yes, Charlton, Wigan, and...?

-Go on, Peter.

-Don't ask me, he's got the laptop!

LAUGHTER

-Oldham.

-Exactly right, Oldham Athletic. Well done. Good answer.

Thank you.

Thank you, Richard. And so now Mel.

We are looking for football teams' last names.

Well, my one answer was gone and I don't want to go too obvious,

but I'm going to have to.

I'm going to go for County.

Let's see how many people said County.

Not bad at all!

That's a brilliant answer, it turns out.

County scores you only nine points. Richard.

Very well played, Mel, that's a very good answer.

There are three teams called County, but probably more obscure

than Wanderers or Athletic. Do you want to have a go?

-Notts.

-Notts, yeah.

-Stockport and Derby, Stockport County and Derby County.

-There we are.

OK, well, very, very well done, Mel. We're halfway through the round,

so let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Becky and Kay, 22.

Really not a bad score at all,

but you are, I'm afraid, our highest scorers at the moment.

But it can all change. Followed closely by Peter.

You are only two points ahead of a semi-professional referee!

Then we go down nine points to Mel and Ashley.

And, Simon, fantastic score, lovely low score there with Leyton Orient.

Two points. So Fiona, if you can keep up that low score

on the second pass, you should be through to the next round.

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

We are looking for the last names of football clubs.

Ashley, you are on nine.

The high scorers are Becky and Kay on 22,

if you can score 12 or less with this answer,

you are definitely through to the next round.

-What do you think, Ashley?

-I'm going to have a shot with Rovers.

Rovers.

There's your red line, if you can get below that red line,

you are definitely through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Rovers.

25.

That's not a terrible score.

25 takes your total to 34.

-Richard.

-There are four Rovers - Blackburn, Doncaster,

-Bristol and Tranmere.

-Very good.

Thank you very much indeed.

Now, Charles.

-Yes.

-You are on 20, the high scorers are behind you now, Ashley and Mel.

If you can score 13 or less, you are through to the next round.

Have you got a good one? I think you have, something tells me.

I have an answer, whether it's good. It's the only one I know,

which is Villa.

You are on 20, if you can score 13 or less,

get below that red line, you are through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Villa.

Go on, go on, go on!

-Oh!

-25.

That takes your total up to 45.

Pretty good score. There is only one Aston Villa, but as you say,

-a fairly famous one.

-Yes, indeed.

So, then, Fiona.

You're on two, if you can score 42 or less,

you're through to the next round.

Remember we are looking for football teams' last names.

What are you thinking?

I'm going to go for...

a relatively safe one, that I know is correct,

-which is Albion.

-Albion?

-Yes.

Very, very good indeed. I think Simon's extremely impressed.

There is your red line.

If you can score less than 42,

Albion will see you through comfortably to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Albion.

It's right.

I think this is very good.

You're through!

16.

Very, very good answer, Fiona. Well done, you.

That takes your total to 18.

So Albion, Richard?

Very well played, Fiona, there are three Albions.

-Really?

-Which is the one you can think of?

-West Bromwich.

-There's the mighty Brighton and Hove Albion.

-Of course!

-The mighty Brighton and Hove!

-And Burton Albion as well.

Thanks very much. Well done, Fiona.

Now, Kay.

We are looking for the last names of English football teams.

Charles and Peter are our high scorers on 45.

You have to score 22 or less to have a hope of going through.

OK, I'm going to go Hotspurs.

Hotspur. OK, you are saying Hotspur.

Here is your red line. If Hotspur gets you below that line,

we will say goodbye to Charles and Peter.

If you are above that red line with Hotspur,

I'm afraid we'll say goodbye to you.

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

Oh!

Bad luck.

I'm afraid Hotspur scores you 31 taking your total up to 53.

-Richard.

-That's such bad luck.

Hotspur is a very good answer. Tottenham Hotspur, of course.

Surprisingly high-scoring. Let's take a look at the very best answers.

The one pointless answer is Dons for MK Dons, Milton Keynes Dons.

Redbridge which is Dagenham and Redbridge, would have scored you one.

And Stanley got the same score as Orient, Accrington Stanley.

There you go. Let's look at the worst answers.

These are the ones most of our 100 people gave.

In a very surprising third place is Hotspur with 31.

It was the third most popular answer.

Then the two big ones, City with 48, there are 13 City teams.

And United with 55, there are 15 of them.

Very, very bad luck. Very good round.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of Round One the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm afraid, is Kay and Becky. What a shame.

What would you have liked to have been the first round?

-Anything really, other than sport.

-Round Three is about hula-hoops, today, as well.

LAUGHTER

Such bad luck.

Anyway, it's a shame to say goodbye so early, but we'll see you again next time

because everyone gets two chances to reach our Pointless final. Thanks for playing.

APPLAUSE

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

There's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head round, obviously,

so one team will leave at the end of this round.

The category for Round Two is...

Can you all decide who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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

Right, the second question concerns...

American food terms.

We're about to show you a list of food and drink items.

We asked 100 people to tell us what they are commonly called in America.

All right? Richard.

We're going to show you six in each pass

and the more obvious ones will score you a lot more points.

The less obvious will score you fewer. If you give us an incorrect answer, it'll score you 100 points.

Have a go at getting all six at home.

We are looking for the American terms for these food and drink items.

And we've got...

Mmm, right.

Simon, it's over to you.

OK, I'm going to go for jam.

-Yes.

-And I'm going to say jelly.

Right, good. Jam, jelly, you're saying. Jam, jelly.

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

It's right.

60!

APPLAUSE

That scores you 60. Richard?

Yeah, a very big score, that, jam is jelly.

Jelly is something else entirely, but that may come up on another board so I won't say what it is.

Just about to say that, good job you said. Charles...

We are looking for the American terms for these food items.

-Have you been to America?

-No!

LAUGHTER

Have you left Yorkshire, apart from coming here today?

You can tell from the non-smile, I've never been to America.

This is going to be a struggle,

but I shall have a guess

that they may call candyfloss sugarfloss.

Candyfloss, sugarfloss.

Is that right? And if it is, how many people said sugarfloss?

Bad luck, unfortunately sugarfloss is an incorrect answer,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points. Richard.

Yeah, not sugarfloss, I'm afraid. I won't say what it is in case Ashley wants a go at the same question.

Right you are. Ashley, something tells me you're quite well-travelled.

Yes, but not in America, I've only been there once.

But I think I'm going to stick with candyfloss

because I'm sure that they call it cotton candy.

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

There it is, it's correct.

Great answer, Ashley!

Very, very well done, that scores you 23 points.

So, Richard, cotton candy.

Yeah, very well played, Ashley. Cotton candy.

Let's look at the rest of the board. Aubergine might be one people know.

-That, of course, Xander, is...

-Eggplant.

-Exactly. 41 points.

Do you know what the Americans call porridge?

Oh, grits!

No. Anyone?

-Oatmeal.

-Oatmeal is exactly right.

Oatmeal would have scored you 31 points.

Do you know or care what they call cornflour?

Cornstarch would have scored you 10.

Buck's fizz was the lowest score. Do you know what they call it?

Nobody. Who are the six people who know this?

-It's a mimosa. A mimosa in America, you get a buck's fizz.

-Very good.

Thanks very much, Richard. We've all learned something that we can instantly forget. Brilliant!

LAUGHTER

OK, we're halfway through the round so let's look at the scores as they stand.

Well...

Ashley and Mel looking fantastic on 23.

Wonderful low score,

compared to Simon and Fiona on 60, Charles and Peter on 100.

Now, Peter,

all is not lost, of course.

You'll have to atone for that 100 by scoring as low as you can

and hope that perhaps Fiona or Mel either get something incorrect

or score very, very high.

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

Right, we're going to put six more food and drink items on the board and here we go...

Remember, we are looking for the American terms for these food and drink items.

You're trying to find the most obscure one,

the one that would have scored the lowest amongst our 100 people.

OK, Mel, have you been to America?

-I actually worked in America for four months.

-In what capacity?

With children with special educational needs.

I thought you were going to say waitress, I was thinking, "Well, there you are."

It's quite an obvious one, but I'm going to go for jelly, and say jello.

Jello, you're going to say. You're on 23.

The highest scorers are Charles and Peter on 100.

If you can score 76 or less with jello, you are through to the head-to-head.

Below the red line, through to the head-to-head.

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

Well done, Mel.

Very good, 47.

That brings your total up to a round 70.

So jello, Richard.

Yep, well played, Mel. Jam is jelly, jelly is jello.

It's like they're trying to run away from us a word at a time!

LAUGHTER

Very good. Now, Peter, you have to score as low as you possibly, possibly can.

I think there might be a pointless or as close to a pointless as we dare on that board.

Do you think you can find it?

There's only one I can hazard a guess at.

And I know it won't be pointless. I think crisps are chips.

Crisps, chips. No red line because you are our highest scorers.

Let's see how many people said chips for crisps.

82!

Ooh, that is a very high score, I'm afraid.

It takes your total up to 182.

An unassailably high score.

Even if Fiona and Simon score 100 points, they won't be overtaking you, I'm sorry to say.

Richard - chips, crisps.

Yeah, big score, Peter, tough luck. Crisps are chips and chips, of course, are fries.

Another example.

HE SIGHS

We ought to head over there! Is there anything we can do about that?

-Nothing we can do about it.

-Chase them down the sidewalk?

-Noo...

LAUGHTER

You've changed.

Bad luck, Peter.

Good answer, correct answer, just a very high-scoring answer.

Great news for Fiona. You are definitely through to the head-to-head, which means...

-Pressure's off!

-Pressure's completely off.

You can have a massive punt on this.

Remember, we are looking for the American terms for these food items.

This is a really good topic for me because I also worked in America a long time ago.

-What did you do?

-I was a waitress.

-A waitress!

-A roller-skating one.

A roller-skating waitress! That's fantastic.

-What are you going to go for?

-Erm...

I should know what rocket is, but I can't remember.

I think a courgette is zucchini, or something pronounced with a "chini".

But I'm going to go for icing because it tastes nicer,

which I believe they call frosting.

Frosting...

HE SIGHS

OK, let's see if that is right. Icing, frosting.

And if it is, how many people said it.

It's right.

Down it goes.

Very good indeed, 24.

It takes your total up to 84.

-Frosting, Richard.

-Frosting, absolutely, is icing.

Let's look at the others.

As you also said, courgette is zucchini.

Coriander, do you know what that is in America?

-No.

-Cilantro.

-Oh, get out...

-Cilantro would have scored you six points.

Rocket, do you know..?

Presumably ruckula, is it? No.

-It's arugula.

-Arugula, OK.

-That would have scored one point.

Very, very well done if you got arugula at home.

Well, thank you very much, Richard.

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

Peter and Charles.

I'm so sorry.

-Will this encourage you to maybe go to America?

-No.

LAUGHTER

We wouldn't know what to eat, would we?

LAUGHTER

Very good. Well, it's been brilliant having you on the show.

The great thing is we get to have you again next time.

Very best of luck then. But thank you so much for playing today.

APPLAUSE

For the remaining pairs, things are going to get more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

So well done, Fiona and Simon, Ashley and Mel. You've made it through to the head-to-head.

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

which, in case you'd forgotten, currently stands at...

APPLAUSE

Very exciting. 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.

All you have to do is give an answer that scores less than the other pair

and you will win that point.

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

-OK, let's play Pointless.

-APPLAUSE

Right, here's your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many James Bond actors as they could.

James Bond actors. Richard.

We're looking for any of the six actors who have played James Bond in the official James Bond films,

the EON Productions of James Bond films.

Not on television or radio plays. Any of the six actors who've played James Bond.

-I'm sure people will think of all of them, but who amongst those is the most obscure?

-OK.

Fiona and Simon, you may have the tactical advantage here

because you played best throughout the show, you get to go first.

We are looking for actors who have played James Bond in the films, the EON films.

OK, you have an answer.

-We do. George Lazenby.

-You're going for George Lazenby. OK.

Ashley and Mel, have they stolen your answer?

They have, I'm having to go for my first reserve.

Who is your first... Who's first on the bench?

-Timothy Dalton.

-Timothy Dalton!

Right, well, George Lazenby was what Fiona and Simon said.

Let's put that to the test first. George Lazenby.

APPLAUSE

Just under a third of our 100 people said George Lazenby.

Right, Ashley and Mel, you have said Timothy Dalton.

Let's put that to the test, see how many people said Timothy Dalton.

Will it beat George Lazenby?

APPLAUSE

So after the first question, it is 1-0 to Fiona and Simon.

Yeah, very well played, both of you. Those were the best two answers.

Let's look at all six.

Six men have played Bond

up to the start of 2011.

If you're watching a repeat in 2014 and wondering why Bobby Davro isn't on the list...

That's why.

George Lazenby, 30.

Only appeared in one - On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Timothy Dalton, 39.

Then Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan both with 58.

And right at the top, Roger Moore on 70

and Sean Connery, the most famous Bond of all, with 92.

OK, well, it is 1-0 to Fiona and Simon.

If Fiona and Simon win this point, they are straight through to the final.

Ashley and Mel, you must win this point to stay in the game.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Shakespearean kings as they could.

-Shakespearean kings, Richard.

-Yes, specifically,

any king who appears in the title of a Shakespearean play.

There are ten Shakespearean plays with a king in the title.

Right, Ashley and Mel, you get to go first.

THEY CONFER

We're going to go out on a limb

with Cymbeline.

Ooh, very good answer!

Possibly.

LAUGHTER

Fiona and Simon.

Go on, go with yours.

No, we'll go with yours.

I don't have any!

Apart from Macbeth, which I don't want to do.

-Was he a king?

-Yes, he was a king. Erm...

Titus Andronicus, was he not..?

-Titus Andronicus.

-Was he not a king?

-I think so.

-He's an important man, so...

-Yeah. Let's go for it. Titus Andronicus.

Titus Andronicus. We have Cymbeline and Titus Andronicus.

Let's take those in the order they were given.

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

It's right.

A very impressive answer. I think it'll go a long way down.

-Oh, wow! Look at that!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very, very well done.

Now that...

That obviously is a pointless answer.

It scores nothing and it adds £250 to today's jackpot, taking it to...

APPLAUSE

I think I'm right in saying that's the first pointless answer we've had in a head-to-head.

I think it is.

Right, Fiona and Simon. Best you can hope for here is that Titus Andronicus is pointless

and it will tie.

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

Bad luck.

A good guess but, sadly, wrong. Richard.

He was a Roman general but you couldn't have beaten that anyway. A wonderful answer, Ashley.

Cymbeline is a Celtic king. The George Lazenby of Shakespearean kings.

LAUGHTER Very good answer.

Seems unfair it's only 1-1, but let's look at all the kings.

We know there's a pointless answer - it was Cymbeline.

There's five more here.

Macbeth, which you mentioned, with 25.

Miles out in the lead, King Lear with 72. Well done if you got all ten at home.

Especially Cymbeline.

There we are. Thanks, Richard.

It is 1-1. It is 1-1. Whoever wins the next point goes through to the final

with a chance to play for that massive jackpot. Here is your third question.

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

How about that as a decider? Blimey! Richard.

Talk about breadth of knowledge!

Any of the seven trains from the TV series known as the Steam Team.

We won't accept Thomas himself

but it's the seven most famous engines from Thomas The Tank Engine.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Fiona and Simon, you get to go first.

THEY CONFER

-We're going to go for Edward.

-Edward.

-Yep.

OK. You're going for Edward. Ashley and Mel?

-I have to hand over to Mel because she works with children.

-Right.

-I'm thinking Gordon.

-You're thinking Gordon.

-Yeah.

I hope he's a Thomas The Tank Engine character.

I seem to remember him as the one that wasn't in often when I used to watch.

-So I'm going Gordon.

-OK.

Slacker Gordon there for slightly under the radar.

There's only one way to find out.

Fiona and Simon have gone with Edward. Let's see how many people said Edward.

-27.

-APPLAUSE

27 for Edward. Simon, what are you thinking?

-I think we'll struggle to go through.

-Really?

-Yeah.

OK. Ashley and Mel have said Gordon.

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

This is for a place in the final.

Whoever wins this point will go through to the final.

OK. Gordon. Will it go below Edward?

Oh!

-29!

-APPLAUSE

No way!

Very exciting indeed. Richard.

That was very close. A great game, guys. Well played, both of you.

Both pairs played excellently. Let's look at the whole list.

There were a few that would have beaten Edward.

Really good head-to-head. Well played, everybody.

Very good indeed. So the losing pair

at the end of the head-to-head are Ashley and Mel.

What can I say? Did you know Emily?

No. I knew James but I thought everyone would know James!

I shoved him to one side, being the only red engine.

Well, you've both been fantastic. Wonderful contestants in both games you've played.

That's our loss. Sorry to say goodbye to you, but thank you for playing.

APPLAUSE

For Fiona and Simon, it's time for our Pointless final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £8,500.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Fiona and Simon. You've seen off all the competition.

You have won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done.

Now you have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot which, in case you'd forgotten,

stands at £8,500.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer

that none of our 100 people could think of. We've had one pointless answer on the show today.

You only need to find one more to go home with that £8,500 jackpot.

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

You can go for...

What do you think?

Oh, dear me is what I think!

None of the above!

-I'm thinking world politics is too broad.

-I think that's too broad.

Ditto for science.

-I'm steering towards fashion.

-Never thought I'd say it but we should go for fashion.

You're thinking fashion. Let's find out what that question is.

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

Vogue cover models.

-Richard.

-We're looking for anyone who's appeared on the cover of British Vogue

from January 2005 through to December 2010.

Been an awful lot of pointless people on the cover, all on this list. LAUGHTER

Just so you know, there was a special 90th anniversary issue which had a collage of hundreds of covers -

we're not accepting that. Just the regular British Vogue.

From January 2005 to December 2010.

January 2005. That shouldn't be too hard, surely.

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

All you need to win that £8,500 is for one of those answers to be pointless.

-Your 60 seconds start now.

-Victoria Beckham.

-OK.

-Sienna Miller may have been on there.

-Yeah.

-Style icons in the UK.

-But quite well known.

Yeah, quite well known.

-Think who are quite fashionably dressed.

-Are men ever in Vogue?

Yeah, I think, possibly - dare I say his name? David Beckham may have been on.

-Do you want to lose on that twice?

-No, I don't!

Who's quite stylish? Er...

-Jude Law?

-I thought him as well.

-Fashiony.

-Yes.

Although it is more women. It's normally female covers.

So...

-Any other females you can think of?

-Er...

Kate Winslet randomly keeps popping into my head but I'm not sure that's right. She's a bit too curvy.

Sorry, Kate!

-Five seconds left.

-Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller and...

Someone else stylish.

OK, that is your minute up.

We were looking for Vogue cover models. I need your three answers.

OK, we will go for...

-Victoria Beckham.

-Victoria Beckham.

-We will go for Sienna Miller.

-Sienna Miller.

And Lily...

Quickly, quickly!

-Christy Turlington.

-Christy Turlington. OK.

Which of those do you think is your most confident crack at a pointless answer?

-Sienna Miller.

-We'll put her third.

-And your least confident?

-Er...Christy Turlington.

-Christy Turlington.

OK, your least confident first.

There they are, up on the board.

They all look like they could be right. They should be right.

It's a question of whether anyone thought of them. OK.

We were looking for Vogue cover models. This was your least confident answer.

You need one of these to be pointless

to win that £8,500 jackpot.

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

Oh!

Sadly, that's incorrect. Obviously not pointless, but that was your least confident answer,

so no great loss.

You only have two more chances to win the jackpot.

£8,500, what would you do with that?

I've always wanted to go to the Super Bowl so we'd probably pack up the family and go watch an NFL game.

We might take them via Disneyworld.

-Yes! Probably do that.

-There we are. Perfect.

OK, good luck. You've still got two shots at that £8,500.

We were looking for Vogue cover models. Let's hope nobody said your next answer.

This has to be pointless to win that jackpot of £8,500.

Let's see if Victoria Beckham is correct. Let's see how many people said it.

Victoria Beckham.

It's right.

This is your second of three chances to win that jackpot.

This has to go all the way down to zero.

Victoria Beckham could be the answer... Oh!

APPLAUSE

Not bad, though.

Maybe that's some way of testing our 100 people. If only five of them out of 100 got Victoria Beckham,

maybe nobody said your third answer, which is the one you had most faith in.

Your last chance to win £8,500.

Sienna Miller. There she is. The last one on your list.

What are you thinking?

-I thought more would know Victoria Beckham than five.

-Exactly.

-So if that's a barometer, it's quite good.

-Is she right, though?

Only one way to find out.

How many people said Sienna Miller?

It's right.

It's right. Victoria Beckham went down to five.

Maybe Sienna will take you all the way to zero

for £8,500.

OH!

-APPLAUSE

-Oh-ho-ho!

Wow. Wow.

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

You came THAT close. Unbelievable, isn't it?

-Yep!

-The ride you've had this afternoon! Unbelievable!

I'm afraid that means you don't win today's jackpot of £8,500,

which will roll over to the next show.

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

-Thank you very much for that.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Richard.

-Yeah, very unlucky. A terrific effort.

-Have you remembered the surname of Lily?

-Lily Cole.

If you'd said Lily Cole, she was a pointless answer,

-would have won you £8,500.

-Oh, no!

That's really tough luck. There were all sorts of pointless models who were answers here.

Also some more famous people - especially actresses might have been the way to go for pointless answers.

They were all pointless, all would have won you the money.

Lara Stone, the model married to David Walliams.

Lizzy Jagger's sister, Georgia, has also been on the cover - she was pointless.

There's all sorts. It's one of those, had you had three or four minutes, you could have come up with names

but you had a really good shot. Very tough luck.

That's even harder to take, isn't it?

-Knowing that you were...

-Better not to have known that.

Bad luck. Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to Fiona and Simon.

It's been fabulous having you on the show. Thank you for playing. Brilliant contestants.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Nobody's won our jackpot today, so it rolls over, which means on the next show, we'll be playing for...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Join us next time to see if someone can win it. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

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