0:00:20 > 0:00:22APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and a very warm welcome to Pointless
0:00:26 > 0:00:31where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Let's meet today's players.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35APPLAUSE
0:00:35 > 0:00:41So first we welcome Graham and David. You're our first pair on the show today.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47- How do you two know each other? - Graham is married to my sister and we've known each other for 20 years.
0:00:47 > 0:00:5020 years. Have you ever quizzed together before?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53On a less formal basis than this, a few pub quizzes.
0:00:53 > 0:00:59- This is a very formal basis. Yes, nothing informal about this. Graham, what do you do?- I'm a civil servant.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- Which department of the civil service?- UK Border Agency.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Oh!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Leave it there.- Leave it there.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13What do you hope is going to come up this afternoon, David?
0:01:13 > 0:01:19- Films and books, really. That's my main interests.- Films and books. Graham, how about you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Anything apart from films and books.- This is perfect.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Very best of luck. Great to have you on the show.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Next, we welcome Matt and Andy. How do you two know each other?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We've worked together in IT sales for four years.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Indeed. Where have you come from? - Portsmouth.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42- Matt, what are you hoping is going to come up? What's your specialist area?- Literature and cricket.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48- A combination of the two would be perfect.- You don't want that. Spread your knowledge, Matt.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Two rounds. Andy, what are your obsessions?
0:01:51 > 0:01:57- You don't have to have obsessions. I'm not encouraging it. - I can't talk about that now.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Well, it might come up.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01History. Very much into history.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Any particular favourite period of history?
0:02:05 > 0:02:11English medieval history and, in particular, Ancient Greek, Roman, a little bit of Egyptian.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Does that mean you also have a handle on Latin and Ancient Greek?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17No.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22I won't push it. OK, very best of luck to the pair of you. Great to have you here.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28Next, we welcome back David... You're David P today. You've got initials after your name.
0:02:28 > 0:02:35- I've been upgraded.- You have - David P, because we have David H here in the green on desk one.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40David and James, you were on the show last time. You get two chances to reach the Pointless final.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46- Remind us how you did.- We went out in the second round on a geography question.- Skellig Michael.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52It was a pretty good punt. You said it was in the Shetland Islands. It turns out it's in Ireland.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Yeah, if I ever come across Skellig Michael, I'll kick it.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01You know what? I wouldn't if I were you. UNESCO will go mental!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It's a heritage site, you know.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10- I must remember that.- David, what do you do in your spare time? What occupies you?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- I play in a band.- What do you play? - I play the drums.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- What's the name of your band?- We're called The Stags.- The Stags?- Yeah.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Did you get the idea on some stag weekend?- I don't know.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27The band was already formed before I was invited to join.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- What happened to the old drummer? - I don't know.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- (He died.)- Did he?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35That'll be why they never mention him.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- That's the curse of The Stags' drummer.- They've had seven or eight drummers now.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45The legend of it is written up on Skellig Michael.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Fantastic. Very best of luck to you, James and David.- Thank you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55And finally, we welcome back Paul and Alejandra. You were on the show last time. Remind us what happened.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59We left after the first round. It was totally my fault.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05- Yes, you picked a Bill Murray film that didn't have Bill Murray in it, I'm afraid.- Exactly.- Dear, oh dear.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11- Richard, can I maybe be called Alejandro from now on? - That would be lovely.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Just spice things up a bit. "Alexander" is a bit dull.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Alejandro.- Alejandro.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20And you can call me Richard.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Say it again.- Richard.- Richard. - Yeah. Do you like it? - Yeah, I like that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Yeah, Alejandro. - Good pronunciation.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35- Thank you very much. Paul, what do you want to come up?- World affairs, geography, something like that.
0:04:35 > 0:04:42Well, you were fantastic last time. You only got the chance to give one answer, but it was pointless.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48- Your record is unblemished.- I hope there's some more pointless answers in there.- I hope so. Best of luck.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51We'll find out more about all of you during the show.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56There's one person left to introduce. He'd be the head boy at the school of obscurity -
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- my pointless friend Richard.- Hello.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- APPLAUSE - Hiya.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Headmaster is what you'd be. - Do you think?- Not head boy.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- How are you, Alejandro? Are you OK? - Well, Richard, I'm fine.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- Good.- How are you?- Not too bad. We've got two returning pairs today.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20I think probably both are quite strong pairs. Tripped up, unfortunately, both pairs.
0:05:20 > 0:05:27But it should be very good and we do have a bit of geography which a lot of people seem to have asked for.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Everyone asks for it and when it comes up, they run for the hills.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34They do. When it comes up, they go, "My worst subject!"
0:05:34 > 0:05:40When people say geography, they mean countries and capitals, rather than oxbow lakes and relief maps.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- Relief maps are the only thing I know. - You're going to love Round 2.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- I've got a relief map of London. - Is that a map where they show all the public toilets?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55We put all our questions to 100 people before the show,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58but we are after the obscure answers that they didn't get.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Each time that happens, we add £250 to the jackpot.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15So today's jackpot starts off at £2,500.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17APPLAUSE
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Right, let's play Pointless.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27In the first round, each of you must give me one answer.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30You cannot confer with your partner.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35The team with the highest score at the end of the round is eliminated.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38OK, our first category this afternoon is...
0:06:39 > 0:06:44Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:06:51 > 0:06:56to name as many things found in a church as they could. Richard?
0:06:56 > 0:07:01All the correct answers in this round are things you might find in a church building.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06That's areas, furniture, decorations or items used for worship.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09OK, thanks very much, Richard.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Graham and David, you all drew lots before the show and you get to go first.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18We'll give you a choice of seven possible answers in each pass.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Your first set of seven answers reads like this.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44I can tell you that at least one of those answers is pointless and at least one of them is incorrect,
0:07:44 > 0:07:49so try and avoid picking the incorrect ones or you score the maximum of 100 points.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- Graham, are you something we might occasionally find in a church?- No, not really.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Not a particularly good round for me, this one.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Right, OK.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I think I'll go for "transept".
0:08:04 > 0:08:06OK, you're going to say "transept".
0:08:06 > 0:08:12You are hoping for a nice obscure answer that will score as few points as possible.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- What do you think a transept might be?- I don't know.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It rings a bell somewhere.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I've heard of it somewhere, so I'm hoping it's in a church.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said "transept".
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Very well done, Graham.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- That's a great answer. - APPLAUSE
0:08:38 > 0:08:41"Transept" scores you 1 point. Richard?
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Well played, Graham. The transept, it's the projecting arms of a cross-shaped church.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Thanks very much. Now then, Andy...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Andy, how is this for you? - Not good.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Not a good category?- No.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00As in you have to guess completely or...?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04If I went for one of the more obvious ones, it wouldn't be a guess.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- I'm hedging my bets on one of them and I don't know if I'm brave enough to go for it.- Mm-hm.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I will go for...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- "tabernacle".- You're going to go for "tabernacle".
0:09:15 > 0:09:19You're hoping to find something correct and obscure in a church.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25You're saying "tabernacle". Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It's right.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Very well done - 3.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- APPLAUSE - The low scores continue.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44- Tabernacle, Richard?- Yes, a small cabinet or chest in which the consecrated hosts are kept.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50Thank you very much. Now then, James, we are looking for things you might find in a church.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57Well, Alexander, I wish I'd paid a bit more attention during church parade when I was in the Cubs.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01There's at least one pointless answer still on that board.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05I don't think I'm brave enough to go for it,
0:10:05 > 0:10:11so I'll go with "chalice" which I think is the thing you take Communion out of, that contains the wine.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It might very well be. Let's see, let's hope it is,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16not a poisoned chalice.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22OK, let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people knew that answer - "chalice".
0:10:29 > 0:10:3111.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34APPLAUSE
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Not a bad score at all, but in the context, quite a high one. Richard?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Well done, James, and the first person to know what his word meant.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Yes, the cup used to hold the wine in Communion or Mass.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Thanks very much. Paul, we are looking for things in a church.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- Why not see if you can't find a pointless answer again and keep your record clean?- OK, um...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I did want to say "transept"
0:10:59 > 0:11:03and I was also considering "chalice" and "tabernacle".
0:11:03 > 0:11:07"Pews" will be quite high-scoring, "font" as well probably.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12I think "Paschal candle" is correct. I think it might be something to do with Advent.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15"Catapelta", I've never heard of.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20I think... It's a low-scoring round, though, so I need to take a risk.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- I'll go for "Paschal candle" and hope...- Paschal candle.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- OK. You think it's something to do with Advent?- I think so, yes. - We'll find out.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said "Paschal candle".
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Very well done, Paul. That's right.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- There we are, a pointless answer! - APPLAUSE
0:11:48 > 0:11:52That's your second pointless answer in two answers.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57Very well done, you. That adds £250 to today's jackpot. It takes the total up to £2,750.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And it scores you absolutely nothing.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Very well done, Paul. Really gutsy to take that risk as well.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11Not used at Advent, but used at Easter. Let's take a look at the rest of the answers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14You were all right to avoid "pews" and "font".
0:12:14 > 0:12:17"Pews" would have scored you 71
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and "font" would have scored you lower, actually - 44,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23but still more than you'd want.
0:12:23 > 0:12:29The catapelta is a medieval form of torture, sort of like a press in which to crush a criminal.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34- The catapelta. It's horrible, isn't it?- Yeah, horrid.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36That was incorrect, not found in a church.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41If you did find it in your church, time to find another church!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Thanks very much, Richard.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Halfway through the round, let's look at the scores.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Well, Paul and Alejandra...
0:12:49 > 0:12:56Zero. Fabulous low score. Then we come up to Graham and David on 1 - another fabulous low score.
0:12:56 > 0:13:03- Up to Andy and Matt on 3 - fabulous low score. James...- Who'd have thought it?- Way out ahead on 11!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So, listen, David P,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09it's all on your shoulders in the next pass.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Very best of luck.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:13:18 > 0:13:23We're going to put seven more answers on the board and here they come.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We're looking for things found in a church.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I'm going to read those one more time.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Again at least one of those answers is pointless
0:13:43 > 0:13:49and at least one is incorrect, so try and avoid those incorrect ones at all costs.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- Alejandra, how well did Paul do there?- His mum will be proud.- Yes. - LAUGHTER
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Um...
0:13:57 > 0:14:03In spite of what people may think about Latin Americans, that we're all Catholic and religious, I'm not.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Ah!- I used to be, but...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09My answer is "mantis".
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Mantis... OK, last time round, Paul scored nothing, you scored 100.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Let's hope that's not going to happen this time.- Thank you.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Let's see how many people said "mantis". There's your red line.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Below that red line, you're in the next round.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Ohh... Alejandra!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37History repeating itself.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Unfortunately, "mantis" is an incorrect answer which means you score the maximum of 100 points.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45That takes your total up to 100. Richard?
0:14:45 > 0:14:51Sorry, Alejandra, not commonly found in a church unless it has an infestation of praying mantises.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55OK, now then, David P, you are on 11.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01You've been thrown a bit of a lifeline there. The high scorers are Alejandra and Paul on 100.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07Should you score 88 or less with this answer, you are definitely through to the next round.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I'm going to go safe for me and I'm going to go for "nave".
0:15:11 > 0:15:17"Nave", second on the list. Let's see if "nave" is right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It's right. You're through.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Very well done - 10.
0:15:27 > 0:15:3010 for "nave" takes your total up to 21.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Richard?- Yeah, the middle aisle of a church.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39- St Albans Cathedral is reputed to have the longest nave in Britain. - Thanks very much, Richard.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Matt, you're on 3. The high scorers are Alejandra and Paul on 100.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49If you can score 96 or less, you are through to the next round.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Matt, how do you feel? Is this a good category for you?
0:15:53 > 0:15:59Not particularly, but there are ones there that I think are right and I'll take the safe option like David.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02There's a pointless answer out there.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05It'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- True, but there may also be another wrong answer.- Yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- I'm going to go for "pulpit". - You'll go for "pulpit". What's the pulpit, Matt?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I think it's where the minister preaches from.- OK, good luck.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Let's see if "pulpit" is right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Very well done. You're through.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- 32. - APPLAUSE
0:16:35 > 0:16:38It takes your total up to 35. Richard?
0:16:38 > 0:16:44- Yeah, the pulpit, a large, raised platform from which the sermon is given.- Now then, David H...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47We are looking for things found in a church.
0:16:47 > 0:16:55You are on 1. The high scorers are Alejandra and Paul on 100. You're the last person to have this board.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I'm afraid I'm going to try and play safe.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- And I'm going to go for "hymnal". - You're going to go for "hymnal".
0:17:02 > 0:17:08There's your red line immediately below the pink line. Below that and you're in the next round.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Let's see if "hymnal" is right and how many people said it - "hymnal".
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Well done. You're through.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18And down it comes...
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Wow!
0:17:20 > 0:17:22APPLAUSE
0:17:23 > 0:17:28So "hymnal" is a pointless answer and it adds £250 to today's jackpot.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31It takes the total up to £3,000.
0:17:31 > 0:17:38It scores you nothing and leaves you with a fantastically low total of 1. Richard, "hymnal" is pointless?
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Yeah, not bad for playing it safe. I guess people call them hymn books, not hymnals.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48Perhaps "hymnal" is too old-fashioned a word, but a very surprising pointless answer.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52But a very welcome one. Let's take a look at the rest of the board.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58The altar, obviously, is part of a church. That would have scored you 78, a big old score.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01The hassock are those small cushions you kneel on.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03That would have scored a very low 3.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07And "thestral", do you think that is pointless or incorrect?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- I think that's incorrect.- You're quite right. It is incorrect.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Some winged, skeletal creatures from Harry Potter - Thestrals.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- It sounds like something in a church.- Yes. I hope a few people at home were fooled.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25They're now saying, "No, I know it was from Harry Potter. Just my little joke."
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- But it does sound like it's from a church.- It does. Thanks, Richard.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35At the end of Round 1, our losing pair with the highest score, again, Alejandra and Paul.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You scored a pointless answer, Paul.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43You've only answered two questions on this show in your history and both of them have been pointless.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46You leave here with an unblemished record, sir.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Statistically, Paul is the greatest contestant we've had on Pointless.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- I'll go out on a high then.- You can't do better than that, can you?
0:18:55 > 0:19:00You go down into the concordance of Pointless. You will feature in that, Paul.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03And based on that, I'm the worst.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Alejandra, I wasn't going to say that.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13- You're playing in your second language.- I was trying to go for pointless ones.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Your instincts were completely correct. Sadly, your answers weren't.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24But the pair of you have been brilliant contestants. Thank you so much for playing.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30For the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round 2.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40Only two pairs can make it through to the head-to-head, so one team will leave us after this round.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Our category for Round 2 this afternoon is...
0:19:45 > 0:19:51America. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who's going to go second?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58OK, so our second round question concerns...
0:20:03 > 0:20:07We're about to show you a list of US cities which are state capitals.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11We asked 100 people to tell us of which state each city is capital.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17- Richard?- We'll show you six cities on each pass. The more obscure the answer, the fewer points scored.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22If you give us an incorrect answer, the wrong state, you'll score 100 points.
0:20:22 > 0:20:29Thanks very much, Richard. We are looking for the US state that each of these cities is capital of.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31And we have got...
0:20:38 > 0:20:40I'll read those all again.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49You are looking for the answer that the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Now, David, David H...
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Mm-hm.- David H...- Yeah.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Have you been to America?- Yes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- Have you been to lots of different states in America?- No.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06What do you think of that board behind me?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It's a mixture of fear and panic.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14I thought you were going to say "fear and loathing" there!
0:21:14 > 0:21:20So I will choose Atlanta which I believe is the capital of Georgia.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26Atlanta, Georgia. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people knew that answer.
0:21:30 > 0:21:3262.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34APPLAUSE
0:21:35 > 0:21:3862 for Atlanta, Georgia. Richard?
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Yeah, pretty big score. People know their stuff with capital cities,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46but yeah, the capital of Georgia in the deep south.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Now then, Andy, there are the US cities.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53I need you to tell me the name of the state
0:21:53 > 0:21:58of which the most obscure of those you can name is capital.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04I'm so tempted to have a punt on one of them, but I'm only about 10% sure I'm right.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10Oh, let's be brave. Sacramento, I think, is the capital of New Mexico.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Sacramento, New Mexico. Matt, what do you think?- I hope so.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Sacramento, New Mexico. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said Sacramento, New Mexico.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Oh, no, Andy. Oh, no!
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Oh, dear. Unfortunately, Sacramento is not the capital of New Mexico
0:22:31 > 0:22:37which I'm afraid means you score the maximum of 100 points. Richard?
0:22:37 > 0:22:43Yeah. I won't say the answer just in case the other team want to have a go at that question.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46OK, David P...
0:22:46 > 0:22:52David P, you're the last person to have these state capitals, so take us on a tour through them.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55OK, um...
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I've got an inkling for most of them, I think.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Boston is in Massachusetts.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06That's the only one of those cities I've been to.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Tallahassee, I think, is Florida.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Nashville is Tennessee, Sacramento is California.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18And Lincoln, I think, is in Nebraska.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I'm going to go Lincoln, Nebraska.
0:23:22 > 0:23:28Lincoln, Nebraska. Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31What do you think, James?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I'd have gone Boston.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Let's see if it's right and how many people said Lincoln, Nebraska. Good luck, David.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Well done, it's right. Very good. Lincoln, Nebraska. Down it comes.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50That's a fabulous score.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Look at that, David P.
0:23:53 > 0:23:569 points for Lincoln, Nebraska. Richard?
0:23:56 > 0:24:01Very well done, David. Not only a correct answer, it's the best answer on the board.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06Very well done if you got that at home. Let's look at the rest of the board.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12Nashville is the capital of Tennessee. You've taken us through the whole board. That scored 69.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Boston is Massachusetts. It would've scored you 43.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Then Sacramento which is California. It would've scored 27.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22And Tallahassee is Florida.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And that would've scored 10 points.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33David P and James, looking very, very strong there - 9 points there. Well done.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Then we go up quite substantially to David and Graham on 62,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and then up to Andy and Matt.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44But you did the right thing. You have to take the big risks.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Can the second players take their places at the podium?
0:24:49 > 0:24:55OK, we're going to put six more US state capitals on the board and here they come.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Let me say those again.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12We want the state of which each of those cities is the capital
0:25:12 > 0:25:15and you want the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19James... The high scorers are Matt and Andy on 100 points.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25You're on 9. Should you score 90 or less, you are through to the head-to-head.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28What do you think?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I think Dave should have taken the second round on this one.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I think I know Salt Lake City...
0:25:37 > 0:25:41..because my aunt...lives there.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46I'm going to say Salt Lake City, the state of Utah.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Salt Lake City, Utah, you are saying.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55There is your red line. Below that red line, you are through to the next round. Good luck.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Salt Lake City - is it Utah and how many people said it?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Very well done, James. Quite right.
0:26:03 > 0:26:0645 for Salt Lake City and Utah.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10It takes your total to 54. You are through to the next round. Richard?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Yes, very good answer. You can relax now for a bit.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18It held the Winter Olympics in 2002. It's got a big lake in it.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Now then, Matt, you are the high scorers.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25You and Andy are on 100 points.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Your job here is to answer as obscurely as you possibly can.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32It's the only way you'll stay in the game.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38Sadly, I don't think my knowledge of American geography is good enough for this, but we'll give it a crack.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41I'll go for Denver being the capital of Colorado.
0:26:41 > 0:26:48Denver, Colorado. Let's see if Denver is Colorado and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Yes, it's right. How far down can it take you?
0:26:53 > 0:26:5559. Oh, dear.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57APPLAUSE
0:26:58 > 0:27:02That scores you 59. It gives you a total of 159.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08- Richard?- They call it the Mile High City because it's built at such an altitude.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Now then, Graham, this is the decider. You're on 62.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Matt and Andy are on 159.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Should you score 96 or less, you are in the head-to-head.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22What's that board saying to you, Graham? Talk us through it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28I think I know most of them, but it's whether I want to take a gamble and try and get a pointless one.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I think Columbus, Ohio, Austin, Texas.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Albany, I'm not too sure of.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Hartford, I think, is Connecticut.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41It's probably the pointless answer, but I'm scared. I'll go Austin, Texas.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Austin, Texas?- Yeah.
0:27:44 > 0:27:51Austin, Texas. Here's your red line. If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Let's see if Austin, Texas is right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Yes, it's right and you are through. Very well done, Graham.
0:28:00 > 0:28:0566, that scores you. It takes your total up to 128. Richard?
0:28:05 > 0:28:11Well played, Graham. Let's look at the board. You were right about a couple of the others.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Columbus is Ohio. That would've scored you 28 points.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Hartford is Connecticut. That would've scored 19.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22And the best answer on the board is Albany, the capital of New York.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25That would have scored you 14 points.
0:28:25 > 0:28:32Thanks very much, Richard. So at the end of Round 2, the losing pair with the highest score is Matt and Andy.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36What have you learnt from your brief spell on your first Pointless?
0:28:36 > 0:28:42- Any tactics you can bring to bear next time?- I knew every single one of the capitals on the second board.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- It's a question of who'd gone first and who'd gone second.- It's pot luck.- It is indeed pot luck.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Anyway, we will see you again next time.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- Thanks very much for playing. You've been great contestants. - APPLAUSE
0:28:57 > 0:29:03But for the remaining two pairs, things get even more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12David and James, Graham and David, you've made it to the head-to-head.
0:29:12 > 0:29:19Only one pair can make it through to today's final and play for the jackpot which stands at £3,000.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21APPLAUSE
0:29:21 > 0:29:25You're going to go head to head on the best of three questions.
0:29:25 > 0:29:31For each question, each pair needs to give me just one answer. You are now allowed to confer.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36Come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair and you will win that question.
0:29:36 > 0:29:43The first pair to get the best of three will be playing for today's jackpot. Let's play Pointless.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48OK, here is your first question.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:29:51 > 0:29:56to name as many colours of the Olympic rings as they could.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Richard?- Yeah, we're looking for any of the colours of the five rings on the Olympic flag
0:30:01 > 0:30:04and there are five answers.
0:30:04 > 0:30:11Thanks, Richard. David and James, cos you've played best throughout the show, you get to go first.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14So let me know which one you want to go for.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16WHISPERING
0:30:16 > 0:30:19OK, we have an answer?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- I think so. We've decided to go for black.- You're going to go for black.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26OK, Graham and David H,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29black has gone.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- Gold?- Green's definitely in there. - We'll go green.- You'll go green.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36We have black, we have green.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38David and James have said "black".
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Let's see how many people said "black".
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It's right, obviously.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Down it goes. 51.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52APPLAUSE
0:30:52 > 0:30:58Graham and David have gone for green. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Oh!
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Wow! A very high score there for green.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11After our first question, David P and James are ahead 1-0. Richard?
0:31:11 > 0:31:17Yeah, black was the killer answer. Those five colours with white, which is the background,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21the idea was that every flag of the world was represented.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24There wasn't a flag which didn't have one of those colours.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Let's take a look at all of them.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Black far and away the best answer with 51, then yellow 84,
0:31:30 > 0:31:32green 90, blue 96
0:31:32 > 0:31:34and red 98.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Thanks very much, Richard. Here is your second question.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Graham and David, you have to win this question to stay in the game.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:31:46 > 0:31:49to name as many Oasis albums as they could.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Richard?
0:31:51 > 0:31:56We're looking for any studio album released by Oasis prior to the start of 2011.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02Greatest Hits albums and live albums don't count. There are eight albums on the list.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06OK, now, Graham and David H, you get to go first this time.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I think you've deferred to me on this one. I've gone blank.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It's not going to be pointless, but I'll have to go for (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21(What's The Story) Morning Glory? OK.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27I think that's going to be quite high, possibly the highest, so I don't think we should gamble.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- I think we should go for a middle-of-the-road one.- Right.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33So what options have you got?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Um...
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- Heathen Chemistry, I think is one. - Is that definitely an album?- Yeah.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- And Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants.- I'd go for that one.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47We'll go for Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51We have (What's The Story) Morning Glory from Graham and David H.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Oh, 23.
0:33:03 > 0:33:1023. That's a lower score than I was anticipating for that. (What's The Story) Morning Glory, only 23.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16David and James, you have to get below 23 with Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants. Can you do that?
0:33:16 > 0:33:22- That's a low score.- It's going to be tough to beat.- If you can, you are through to the final.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28Let's see, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, is it right and if it is, how many people said it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It's right.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Very well done. You are through to the final.
0:33:38 > 0:33:419 beats 23.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46After two questions, David P and James are through to the final 2-0. Richard?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Well played, David and James.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54Five answers beat Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, one of which was Heathen Chemistry.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00Let's take a look at all of them. Right at the bottom, the most recent one - Dig Out Your Soul.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03It was the tour for that when Noel Gallagher quit.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08The Masterplan on 2, a collection of B-sides, Heathen Chemistry and Don't Believe The Truth on 5,
0:34:08 > 0:34:14Be Here Now scores 8, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants would have scored you 9,
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Definitely Maybe at 20 and (What's The Story) Morning Glory was top of the pile on 23.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Graham and David H.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Bad luck. You played incredibly well throughout the show.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33And rather ill-served by the order in which you were placed.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37I think you had black probably, didn't you, for the Olympic rings.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- I've got Heathen Chemistry at home as well, but I forgot the title. - Oh, dear.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48You've played fulsomely in this game. We have to say goodbye to you, but we will see you again next time.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- Thanks very much for playing. - APPLAUSE
0:34:53 > 0:35:00But for David and James, it's time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £3,000.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10Congratulations, David and James. You've fought off the competition
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and won our coveted Pointless trophy, so well done.
0:35:21 > 0:35:28You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot. At the end of today's show, it stands at £3,000.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30APPLAUSE
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Now, the rules are very simple.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.
0:35:38 > 0:35:44We've had two pointless answers on the show. Find one more now and you win that money.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Firstly, you've got to choose a category from these three options.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59- What do you think? - We're not very good on geography as we've demonstrated.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Fashion... I think we've answered that one.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- It's going to be Fashion(!) - We've answered that.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Let's go for Comic Actors.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Comic Actors.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Let's find out what the question is. Good luck.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:36:15 > 0:36:18to name as many Steve Martin films as they could.
0:36:18 > 0:36:24- Richard?- We're looking for any feature film for which Steve Martin has received an acting credit,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27including as a voice artist, up to the start of 2011.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31TV films, short films and documentaries don't count.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Any Steve Martin film.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38OK, you now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43All you need to win that £3,000 jackpot is for just one answer to be pointless.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Your 60 seconds start now.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- Man With Two Brains?- Yeah, I think that'll be there. So will The Jerk.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Do you know any of the ones he's done a voiceover for?- No, I don't.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- What's the one where he turns into a woman?- All Of Me.- That's not too bad.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- LA Story.- LA Story, yeah.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Then you've got...
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Three Amigos.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09That could be a good one.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Things when maybe he's not been the lead. Any cameos?
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- I don't know. Parenthood. He was in Parenthood.- Yeah.- He was in...
0:37:18 > 0:37:21What else was he in, his mid-'80s stuff?
0:37:21 > 0:37:26- What about the '70s stuff, the late stuff no-one watches? - Cheaper By The Dozen?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Cheaper By The Dozen 2? - Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Fantastic. Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36He did that re-make of The Pink Panther, Inspector Clouseau.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40That'll be a good one. Yeah, we could go for that.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Five seconds left.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Anything he's done a voiceover for? - I can't think of anything.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51That's your minute up. We were looking for Steve Martin films. I need three answers.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55OK, so we'll have Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01- All Of Me?- Is that the one where he changes?- Yeah, he gets taken over by the woman.- All Of Me.- All Of Me.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- And...?- The Pink Panther.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Cheaper By The Dozen 2.- Cheaper By The Dozen 2.- Let's put that...
0:38:12 > 0:38:18- Have you seen it?- I have, yeah. I have seen worse films, but I've also seen better.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23Very diplomatic. OK, Cheaper By The Dozen 2 we will put last.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Yeah.- Which is your least likely punt at a pointless answer?
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- Pink Panther.- OK, let's put them up on the board in that order.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Here they are.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45OK, well, this was your least confident answer, your first answer - The Pink Panther.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49You only have to find one pointless answer to win the £3,000 jackpot.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55Let's see if The Pink Panther is a correct answer and if it is, how many people said it.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- Maybe that will be pointless. Who knows?- OK.- £3,000 riding on it. The Pink Panther...
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Well, it's right.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06This would have to go all the way down to zero
0:39:06 > 0:39:11if you're going to leave here with £3,000 on this answer.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Down it goes into single figures...
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Only just. - APPLAUSE
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Well, in this regard at least, that is not a pointless film.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25LAUGHTER
0:39:25 > 0:39:29So therefore, you only have two shots left at the Pointless jackpot.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32We are looking for Steve Martin films.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34What would you do with £3,000?
0:39:34 > 0:39:38I'm in the process of renovating my house
0:39:38 > 0:39:42and there are certain essential items I need such as...a bed.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47I'd, um... Me and my wife had a little boy a couple of years ago.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51He's 19 months, so we're quite tired.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- I bet you are!- So it would be really nice to have a nice... Well, a bed!
0:39:55 > 0:40:00- Or a nice holiday.- A nice holiday? - Yeah.- That would be perfect.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- Do some child care in a different climate.- Yeah, everything's better when the sun's shining.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- Try not sleeping somewhere where it's a bit warmer.- Yeah.- Excellent.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Let's hope nobody said your next answer.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18Your next answer is All Of Me. This has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24£3,000. Let's see if All Of Me is a correct answer and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It's right.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It's right. The Pink Panther went down to 9.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This, you thought you had a bit more faith in.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Let's see how it does, down to the teens, down to single figures,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40all the way down to 1!
0:40:40 > 0:40:42APPLAUSE
0:40:44 > 0:40:49I tell you what - that went in the right direction, though. You went from 9 to 1.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Yeah.- If you can keep that trajectory up...
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Cheaper By The Dozen 2, you see, it's a brilliant answer, a sequel.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04OK, you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot and it all rests on Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
0:41:06 > 0:41:12- Who'd have ever thought that that was the film between you and £3,000?- I know.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- This was the answer you had the most faith in.- I know.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- But All Of Me did well there.- Yeah. - OK, let's see.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24Cheaper By The Dozen 2 has to be right and it has to be pointless. Let's see if it is.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31It's right.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35So now, we've come from 9 down to 1.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Surely, this goes down to pointless
0:41:37 > 0:41:41and if it does, you leave here with 3,000...
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Aw! APPLAUSE
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that crucial pointless answer,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55so you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000. Very disappointing indeed.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00It rolls over to the next show, but you have been fantastic contestants
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- and you do take home our Pointless trophy.- Thank you.- A silver lining.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06APPLAUSE
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- Richard?- Yeah, Cheaper By The Dozen 2 was a proper Hollywood-sized hit.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Father Of The Bride Part II got 10 points as well.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- You said LA Story at one point during your summation.- No...
0:42:19 > 0:42:21If you'd said LA Story then,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25you'd have got 1 point, so that's sort of a relief.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Yes.- Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34The Prince Of Egypt, that's an animation with a voiceover too.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36The Out-Of-Towners with Goldie Hawn.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Looney Tunes: Back In Action was one of those semi-animated movies.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45Novocaine, The Spanish Prisoner - the David Mamet film about a big con,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48The Muppet Movie he was in, that's pointless.
0:42:48 > 0:42:56Movers & Shakers, pointless, Grand Canyon and A Simple Twist Of Fate. Well done if you said those at home.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02We do have to say goodbye to you, David and James. Thank you so much for playing. Brilliant contestants.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Thank you.- Thank you. - APPLAUSE
0:43:06 > 0:43:12So nobody has won our jackpot today which means it rolls over on to the next show
0:43:12 > 0:43:14when we will be playing for £4,000.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23- Join us then to see if someone can win it. It's goodbye from Richard. - Goodbye.- And goodbye from me.
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