Episode 53 Pointless

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Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless, the quiz show where obvious answers

mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet the players.

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So welcome back, Liz and Anne-Marie. You were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. This is your second chance. Remind us how you did.

We did very well on Anne-Marie's choice but not so well on mine.

It's that position when somebody steals the answers that you're quite sure is going to be right

-but sadly you never get that opportunity.

-What do you hope is going to come up this afternoon?

-I would love some foodie-drinkie-type questions.

-That'd be fantastic!

Something with a little French taster in there.

-OK, very good. Anne-Marie, how about you?

-I'd prefer something a little less cultured.

-Something like Disney would be great for me.

-Something like Disney.

-Yeah.

-We have had Disney. Occasionally it crops up.

-Yeah.

Not today. THEY LAUGH

-Here we go again!

-There we go. Well, very best of luck. I'm sure we'll see a lot more of you today.

Next we welcome Phil and Mike. How do you know each other?

Phil and I met 25 years ago in the same drama group.

We had a shared love of comedy and we struck a friendship

and we've been doing a sort of double act ever since.

It's such good fun, a double act! You always have someone to share it with.

-If I forget something, he remembers it.

-Exactly right!

-Doing comedy on your own would be a nightmare.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, we agree.

-Fantastic. And where have you come from?

Well, I've come from Ipswich today, but I work in Felixstowe.

-In the port?

-In the port itself.

-How about you, Mike?

-I'm a primary school teacher. I teach Year 5 and 6, which are nine to 11-year-olds.

-Another teacher.

-But a primary school teacher.

-They always shine.

Exactly. They're God's finest people, primary school teachers, as we know.

As, indeed, we know.

Mike, what would you like to see come up?

Cop shows from the 1970s, that would be great.

Cop shows from... That's brilliant and fantastically specific.

-It is, isn't it?

-Not coming up this afternoon.

-No.

-No. OK. Well, very, very best of luck. It's great to have you on the show.

And next we welcome Ken and Angela. How do you two know each other?

I've never seen him before! I thought he was with you!

-THEY LAUGH

-No, only joking.

-This is my son, Ken.

-Angela, I can't help but notice you've got a crutch and a leg in...

What do you call that? It's not even plaster.

It's actually... At the hospital, they called it a David Beckham boot.

So was it football that did this to you, Angela?

No, actually, I tripped over fresh air and this was the result.

-You poor thing. What did you do? Did you break it?

-Yes.

-And it's now nicely fixed. Thank you for your concern.

-Oh, Angela!

-What are you hoping will come up this afternoon, Ken?

-It'd be nice if you asked about my family history.

-LAUGHTER

-If we're going to get specific.

-Tell me about your family history, Ken.

-I started doing genealogy a while ago as a challenge

with a colleague who'd been into it for many, many years

and I decided to use the internet to prove how quickly you could do it

-and that's about ten years ago.

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Angela, what are you hoping will come up this afternoon?

Something I know the answer to would be good.

Can you remind me again who the double act are?

-LAUGHTER

-Sorry about that.

Well, the very best of luck to the pair of you. It's a real treat having you on the show.

And finally we've got George and Beth. How do you two know each other?

Well, we're sisters, unless it was plainly obvious.

Well, it is, of course, plainly obvious now you mention it.

-Where have you come from?

-I've come from Watford and George has come from Margate.

-What do you do, George?

-I'm a visual merchandiser for a ladies' clothes shop.

-A visual merchandiser?

-That's right, yes.

Just help me out there.

Well, when you go into a shop, you see how it's all laid out and the window displays are done,

-that's what I do.

-I see. Oh, window displays?

That's fantastic! Is that as much fun as it seems?

It's fun in the winter, not so fun in the summer.

-Beth, what would you like to see come up this afternoon?

-Ooh, I don't know, a bit of sport?

-What area of sport is your speciality?

-We both like Formula 1

and a bit of rugby, bit of football, so probably not your common-or-garden girly subjects.

Very good. Best of luck. It's great having you on the show.

We'll out find more about all of you throughout the show. Only one person left to introduce.

-He's always at home when trivia comes knocking. He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hello.

Hiya. APPLAUSE

We've only got one returning pair today, Liz and Anne-Marie.

We didn't see enough of them last time, they were quite unlucky. I suspect we'll see more of them today.

-But everybody else seems to be a comedy double act. Apart from us.

-Yeah.

Rarely for us, round one is quite sophisticated.

-And then round two, back to our normal level. Very unsophisticated.

-Wow. Sounds terrifying.

We put our questions to 100 people before the show, but this is Pointless,

so we want the obscure answers they didn't get. Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

an answer none of our 100 people gave, and each time that happens, we add £250 to the jackpot.

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

So today's jackpot starts off at £2,500.

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-Right, 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 of the round will be eliminated.

Our first category this afternoon is...

Classical music. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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

OK, let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many classical and opera singers as they could. Classical and opera singers.

-Richard.

-All the correct answers in this round will be opera or classical singers of the past or present.

OK, thank you very much. Liz and Anne-Marie, you all drew lots before the show and you get to go first.

In this round, we'll give you a choice of seven possible answers in each pass.

Your first set of seven answers reads like this.

I can tell you that at least one of those answers is pointless, but be careful,

because at least one is incorrect. Pick an incorrect one

and you will score the maximum of 100 points.

-Liz, I think you're going to be quite good at this.

-Thank you, Alexander.

Erm, I did have some of those in my head before they came up.

-Well, that's good.

-A good start.

And I think because of that, I should like to go for Dame Nellie Melba if you would, please.

And I would. Dame Nellie Melba.

Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Oh, silence.

Very well done! That scores you five, Liz. A great answer. Dame Nellie Melba, Richard.

Well played. Her real name's Helen Mitchell. An Australian soprano.

Melba comes from Melbourne, which is her home city.

She's on the Australian 100 note, as well.

OK, very good. Now then, Phil. We are looking for classical and opera singers.

Well, I know a few of those names up there. I was going to choose Nellie Melba, but there you go.

But, erm, looking at the list there, I would have to say that I'm going to go for Andrea Bocelli.

Andrea Bocelli you're saying.

OK, let's see if that's correct, and if it is, how many people said Andrea Bocelli.

Well done.

-Down it comes. Seven.

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Another very, very good low score. Well done, Phil.

-Andrea Bocelli, Richard.

-Yeah, well played, Phil. The Italian tenor.

He lost his sight at the age of 12, Andrea Bocelli.

He's sold millions upon millions of albums.

Thanks very much. Now then, Angela, we are looking for classical and opera singers.

Are you feeling at home in this category?

Not particularly, but obviously, like everybody else, I recognise some of the names.

And I would like to go for Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

-Dame... Well done. You put a...

-Kiri Te Kanawa.

-Dame Kiri Te Kanawa you're going to go for.

-Yes, please. Yeah.

Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

26. Not a bad score at all, Angela. Very well done.

-Kiri Te Kanawa, Richard.

-Yeah, well done, Angela, the New Zealand soprano.

She started as a popular singer and then studied opera.

-Made famous over here by singing at Charles and Diana's wedding.

-Yeah.

Indeed. Thanks very much, Richard. Now then, George, you are the last person to have this board

so you can talk us through all the answers on it and fill in the blanks for us.

Erm, I know of one, two, and the ones that have gone.

-I know two definitely.

-Mm-hm.

-So I'm not going to punt for it,

I'm just going to go with Placido Domingo, cos I know that.

You're going to go for Placido Domingo at the top of the board there.

Right you are. Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people knew Placido Domingo.

-28.

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Surprisingly low score for Placido Domingo, Richard.

Yeah, one of the three tenors, but now a baritone.

Let's go through the rest of the board.

Katherine Jenkins is an opera singer, would've scored you 24 points.

-Of those other two, one of those is pointless.

-Ian Bostridge is a singer.

Ian Bostridge, absolutely, the English tenor.

Pointless answer, so very well done if you said him at home.

Marguerite de la Motte is incorrect. She was an American silent film actress.

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

On five points, Liz and Anne-Marie.

Then we come up to seven, Phil and Mike, looking fantastic there.

Then quite a hike up to Angela and Ken on 26

and then George and Beth on 28.

From where I'm standing, it looks like Ken and Beth will have a bit of a tussle on their hands

to see who stays and who goes at the end of the round.

We come back down the line. Second players, take your places.

OK, we're going to put seven more answers on the board.

Remember, we are looking for classical and opera singers. And we have got...

I can tell you that at least one of those answers is pointless

and at least one is incorrect,

so try and avoid those incorrect ones.

Beth, you're the high scorers on 28, so you really have to score as low as you possibly can.

There's at least four on there I know

and I think, out of those,

I'll go for...Maria Callas.

Maria Callas, OK. Well, you're on 28, you're the high scorers, so there's no red line.

You just have to hope it comes down as far as it can. Best of luck.

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

It's right.

24 that scores you. Takes your total up to 52. Richard.

Yeah, well done, Beth. Maria Callas, born in New York and grew up in Greece.

Thank you very much. Now then, Ken, the high scorers are Beth and George on 52. You're on 26.

If you can score 25 or less with this answer, you are through to the next round.

-What do you think?

-I see no point in going for a couple of the answers

so I'm going to have to take a punt.

-Stefani Germanotta.

-Stefani Germanotta. Sounds likely, doesn't it?

What do you think, Angela? Stefani Germanotta?

-I think I'll give him a good slapping if he's wrong.

-LAUGHTER

Stefani Germanotta. There's your red line, Ken.

If you can get below that red line with Stefani Germanotta,

you are through to the next round. Is it right?

Or is Ken going to get beaten up with a crutch?

Bad luck, Ken! It's the crutch, I'm afraid!

-LAUGHTER

-Stefani Germanotta, I'm afraid, is an incorrect answer,

which takes your total up to 126 and that's a very unpopular total.

Very unpopular with the audience, because that is an unbeatably high score,

which means you will be leaving us at the end of this round,

which I need hardly tell you is far too soon.

-Richard.

-Yeah, sorry, Ken. Stefani Germanotta is the real name of Lady Gaga.

-It's amused Angela, anyway.

-Thanks very much, Richard. Now then, Mike.

You are through to the next round whatever happens.

-Yeah.

-So why not find that pointless answer on the board?

-Worth a punt, isn't it?

-Oh, absolutely! Of course it is. Whatever happens.

-We're looking for classical and opera singers.

-There's a few I recognise

but I'd love to think there's an opera singer called Arnold. I think that's a fantastic idea.

So I'd go for Arnold Dorsey.

Arnold Dorsey. OK, let's see if Arnold Dorsey is a correct answer.

There's no red line. You're through. If it is right, how many people said it?

Bad luck!

If there is an opera singer called Arnold, it ain't Arnold Dorsey.

Which means you score the maximum of 100 points, but it doesn't matter, you're through. Your total is 107.

Yeah, Arnold Dorsey is Engelbert Humperdinck's real name, I'm afraid.

And the real Engelbert Humperdinck, of course, famous for an opera, Hansel and Gretel.

-But not that one.

-Mm.

Now then, Anne-Marie, you are through to the next round whatever happens

so please find that pointless answer on the board.

Erm, I've heard of Lesley Garrett, so if I have, other people have.

I know Pavarotti. So it's between the other two.

I think I'm going to go for Joan Sutherland.

OK, you're saying Joan Sutherland. Very good.

You're through to the next round so there's no red line for you.

Let's see if Joan Sutherland might be the pointless on that board. Joan Sutherland.

Well done, she's right.

-Holy moly.

-Ah, four points.

Sadly, not the pointless answer, but an extremely good low score. Takes your total to nine. Richard.

Australian soprano Joan Sutherland. They called her La Stupenda.

She died in 2010, sadly. Let's go through the rest of the board.

As you say, Pavarotti, we know he's an opera singer,

would've scored you 60 points.

Lesley Garrett would've scored you five points.

The answer you were looking for, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,

would've scored you £250. It's a pointless answer.

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf went on Desert Island Discs

and seven of the eight songs she chose were her own recordings.

-A woman who clearly likes the sound of her own voice.

-Yeah.

Well, thanks, Richard. So, at the end of round one, the losing pair with the highest score,

it's Ken and Angela. Dear, oh, dear.

Ken, this has just been far too brief.

What have you learnt from your experience on Pointless

-that you can bring back next time?

-Lady Gaga's real name.

-OK.

-Good.

-I've learnt that it's lucky that I can outrun her with that crutch.

-LAUGHTER

-It's a real shame to be saying goodbye so soon.

It's brilliant having you on the show. We look forward to seeing you next time. Thank you.

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

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

so one team will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Our second round category this afternoon is...

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

And whoever's going first, step up to the podium.

And the question concerns...

Football teams and their nicknames. In this round,

we're about to show you a list of nicknames of football teams

in the English Premier League and Championship.

We asked 100 people to tell us which team each nickname refers to.

-Richard.

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

You've just got to tell us which team in the 2010/2011 season.

The more obscure ones will score fewer points. An incorrect answer will score 100 points.

There's 12 in all. See how many you can get at home.

Thanks, Richard. We are looking for the football teams that these nicknames refer to.

And we have got...

As always, you are looking for the answer that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Liz, again, I feel this plays very much to your strengths.

Yes, it does. I know quite a bit about football and now I'm totally confused.

To go for the obvious one or to have a stab in the dark?

And I think I'm going to take The Tractor Boys

and for that I will say Norwich Football Club.

-You're saying Norwich City Football Club for The Tractor Boys.

-Yes, please.

You're saying Norwich City, The Tractor Boys.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Bad luck, Liz. I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

-Richard.

-Sorry, Liz, I can't tell you the right answer in case Phil or Beth want a go at the same question.

-I understand.

-OK. Phil.

There are the nicknames. You need to give me the teams.

Right, OK. Erm...

I think I know five out of six, which is a bit arrogant, but there you go.

I think I do, anyway. I'm going to go for the obvious one, The Tractor Boys and it's Ipswich Town.

Ipswich Town. They won't like being confused with Norwich City.

-Absolutely.

-OK, let's see if that's correct, and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Ipswich Town for The Tractor Boys.

-23 for The Tractor Boys.

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Good score. Richard.

-Yeah, remind us again where you're from, Phil.

-I'm from Ipswich Town.

-Ah, yes.

-Liz, I wouldn't recommend an East Anglian holiday any time soon.

-No, I won't be going there soon.

-They are fairly deadly rivals, are they not, Ipswich and Norwich?

-Absolutely.

OK. Thanks. Now then, Beth, there are the nicknames.

You need to find the most obscure one.

Tykes is the one I don't know, so...

The Gunners is Arsenal. Pompey is Portsmouth.

The Toffees is Everton. But the one I'm going for is The Blades and that's Sheffield United.

Sheffield United, The Blades. Very impressive knowledge there, Beth.

Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people knew that. The Blades, Sheffield United.

It's right.

-32.

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Not a bad score at all. The Blades, Richard.

Yeah, well played, Beth. Good answer. Sean Bean, who's a famous Sheffield United fan,

has "100 percent Blade" tattooed on his upper arm.

That's just a makeup woman's nightmare.

-LAUGHTER Yeah.

-Ohh.

-I suggest wearing a shirt.

-Yeah.

Yeah. Let's take a look at the rest of the board. I think a lot of people could get five out of the six.

The sixth one that's everyone's missing is the best score on the board.

The Gunners is, of course, Arsenal. Would've scored 80.

Pompey is Portsmouth. Would've scored 56.

And The Toffees, as everyone says, is Everton. That's 38.

Well done at home, though. The Tykes would've scored you ten points

and it's Barnsley. Barnsley are The Tykes. Best answer on the board.

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

On 23, lovely low score in the context, Phil and Mike looking very good indeed.

Not very far ahead of them, Beth and George on 32.

And then, I'm afraid, way ahead of them,

you were very, very close with your East Anglian derby rivals there,

but I'm afraid it was wrong, so you are way out in front.

We'll come back down the line. Second players, please take your places.

OK, we're going to put six more nicknames on the board and we have got...

You are looking for the football team each nickname refers to

and you're trying to find the one that fewest people knew.

-George, Beth was extremely impressive on that last board.

-She was.

-Unfortunately, I'm not going to follow.

-Are you as good?

-No.

-This is great news for Anne-Marie.

Yeah. Well, I do know one, cos my husband's claret and blue all the way through,

so I'm going to go with that one, and The Hammers is West Ham United.

The Hammers, West Ham United you're saying. Let's see if that's right.

There's your red line. If you come below it,

you are definitely through to the next round.

The high scorers are Liz and Anne-Marie on 100. You want to be scoring 67 or less. Let's see.

The Hammers, West Ham. Is that right? How many people said it?

-You're through to the head-to-head, just!

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Very well done. That scores you 60, takes your total to 92. Richard.

Well played, George. Also known as The Iron sometimes, West Ham.

-But The Hammers is their traditional nickname.

-Very good.

Thanks. Now then, Mike and Phil, you're on 23.

The high scorers remain Anne-Marie and Liz on 100, so you want to score 76 or less.

Er, there's a couple I know.

There's one very big one which I'm not going to touch.

I'd go for The Baggies

and West Bromwich Albion.

The Baggies, West Bromwich Albion. Here's your red line.

Below that red line and you are through to the head-to-head. Let's see.

The Baggies, West Bromwich Albion. Is that right? How many people said it?

It's right. And you're through.

31. Very good indeed. Takes your total up to 54.

-Richard.

-Yeah, good answer, West Bromwich Albion. They used to be known as The Throstles.

-The Throstles?

-Yep. So I think The Baggies is probably an improvement.

Oh, thank you very much. Now then, Anne-Marie, you haven't answered yet

-and I'm afraid you are already the high scorers.

-That's fine.

Erm, looking at the board, it looks more like an American football question to me.

The Eagles are Philadelphia, I think.

Only, on that board, they're probably not.

No. Erm, so I'm going to keep it in the family,

The Red Devils are Manchester United.

The Red Devils, Manchester United. Let's see if that's right.

I'm afraid you are the high scorers already so there's no red line.

Let's see, though, if The Red Devils is right for Manchester United, and if it is, how many people said it.

-50.

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50 for Manchester United

and that takes your score up to 150.

-Richard.

-Yeah, scores less than The Hammers, perhaps cos it could be more than one team.

It could be Liverpool, anyone. Hammers could only be that.

Let's look at the rest of the board.

The Rams are Derby County. Would've scored you 34.

The Eagles are my brother's favourite team, Crystal Palace. Boo.

Also known as "Crystal Palace nil". That would've scored you 18.

And The Hornets is Watford, would've scored you 17,

-because of their yellow and black strip.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

-At the end of round two, the losing pair with the highest score, it's Liz and Anne-Marie.

-Never mind.

Ah, well. I'm afraid we have to say goodbye.

-But thank you for playing. You've been fantastic contestants.

-We've had a lovely time.

-So have we.

-Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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

Well done, George and Beth, Phil and Mike, you made it to the head-to-head.

Obviously, only one pair can make it through to today's final and play for the jackpot of £2,500.

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

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

Come up with an answer that score less than the other pair and you will win that question.

The first pair that gets the best of three will play for today's jackpot. Let's play Pointless.

OK, here is your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Tom Cruise films of the 1990s as they could.

-Richard.

-We're looking for any feature film released in UK cinemas

between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999.

As always, we're not looking for TV films, short films or documentaries, just movies.

So we're looking for any Tom Cruise film between Rain Man in the 80s and Magnolia in the noughties.

There are nine films on the list.

OK, thanks. George and Beth, because you've played best so far, you get to go first.

So we're looking for Tom Cruise films from the 1990s.

THEY WHISPER

-Yep, you have an answer?

-We do, yes.

-We do.

What's it going to be?

We've going to go with An Interview With A Vampire.

An Interview With A Vampire. OK. An Interview With A Vampire.

Phil and Mike, you can speak up now, you can talk out loud.

We know Tom Cruise films, but we're not sure if they're the 90s.

-Yeah, that's the hard...

-Go with the one we said.

-You reckon?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-OK, we're going to go with Days Of Thunder.

-Days Of Thunder.

So we have Interview With A Vampire and Days Of Thunder.

George and Beth, Interview With A Vampire. Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, how many people said it.

Well done, it's right.

-Six!

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Very well done. That's a great score.

-What do you think, Phil, Days Of Thunder?

-Probably not as good as six.

-Looking a bit ropey.

-Absolutely.

-That's a fantastic low score.

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

-12.

-APPLAUSE

12 also a low score. Not as low as six. So after our first question,

-George and Beth are up 1-0. Richard.

-Two very good answers. Days Of Thunder from 1990,

just made it onto the list. That's where he met Nicole Kidman, who he later married.

Let's take a look at all nine films on the list. There were a few that would've won the point for you.

Born On The Fourth Of July, three points.

A Few Good Men, four. The Firm, five.

Far And Away, also five. There's Interview With The Vampire on six.

Jerry Maguire on 12, alongside Days Of Thunder.

And then Eyes Wide Shut, the Kubrick film, on 16

and Mission Impossible at the top of the list on 36.

Thanks, Richard. Here is your second question. Phil and Mike, you have to win this to stay in the game.

Here we go. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many kedgeree ingredients as they could. Kedgeree.

-Richard.

-We want any of the ingredients listed in Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course for Kedgeree.

We're not including salt or pepper or water. There are eight ingredients on the list.

OK. Phil and Mike, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

-OK, you've arrived at an answer.

-We're going to go for smoked haddock.

Smoked haddock. Right you are.

George and Beth, what are you going to give me?

-We're going to go for curry powder.

-Curry powder.

We have smoked haddock, we have curry powder.

OK, Phil and Mike went first with smoked haddock. Let's see if it's right and how many people said it.

-52.

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-Ooh, that's a high score.

-It is.

-George and Beth.

-There are only eight ingredients, so they might all be high scores.

-We can only remember four.

Let's see if curry powder is in it, and if it is, how many people said it.

If you win it, this will see you through to the final.

It's right.

And it beats smoked haddock.

-12!

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Very well done.

After only two questions, George and Beth are through to the final 2-0. Richard.

Yeah, well played, George and Beth. Unlucky, guys. Let's look at all eight,

see which ones would've won it for you. Lemon juice would've scored one.

Parsley on seven. Butter, ten. Onion, 11.

And then the more obvious ones.

Curry powder, 12. Boiled eggs, 34. Rice, 51 and haddock, 52, right at the top of the list.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Phil and Mike.

Dear, oh, dear! You've made it all the way through to the head-to-head. Very impressive debut.

We will see you again next time on Pointless when I'm sure you'll make it this far, maybe even further.

-But meanwhile, thanks for playing. Great contestants.

-BOTH: Thank you.

But for George and Beth, it's now time for our Pointless final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £2,500.

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Congratulations, George and Beth,

you fought off all the competition to win our coveted Pointless trophy. Very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

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The rules are simple. To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer

none of our 100 people could think of. We haven't had any pointless answers today.

Find one now and you will go home with that money.

First you've got to choose a category. You can choose from these three options. Here they are.

Fashion, British Actors or Spain. What do you think?

-What are you thinking?

-Well, I did say Fashion, but now British Actors has come up,

-I think that's probably a better...

-British Actors?

-Yeah.

-Discounting Spain.

-Yeah.

-I think, out of the two, with our combined knowledge, we'd be better on British Actors.

-OK.

-We'll be going for British Actors, please.

-British Actors it is.

Let's find out what the question is. Any particular area you'd feel comfortable with?

The more modern ones. Not really old, black and white ones.

Erm... Not that black and white is really old. Silent is really old.

-But black and white is still before my time, our time.

-Keep talking.

-Sorry.

-Can you tell I'm nervous?

-OK, just quite recent British actors would be...

-Yeah.

-Best of luck. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Colin Firth films as they could.

-Richard.

-We're looking for any feature film made for cinema release

for which Colin Firth has received an acting credit prior to the end of January 2011.

OK, thanks, Richard. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £2,500 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Your 60 seconds start now.

-OK, well...

-St Trinian's.

-St Trinian's 2.

-Oh, is he? I didn't know them. That's very good.

-King's Speech.

-King's Speech. Bit too obvious.

-Love Actually.

-He wasn't in Love Actually.

-Yes, he was.

-Yes, he was.

-And I'm out.

-Yes, I'm a bit out, as well.

Erm...

-Are you absolutely, positive sure he was in St Trinian's?

-Definitely. He was the father or headmaster.

He was the father of the daughter in something. He was the headmaster.

-Headmistress. Yeah, he was definitely in St Trinian's.

-OK.

-And St Trinian's 2.

-One and two.

-So both of those and Love Actually

-cos those are the only ones we've got apart from The King's Speech.

-Yes.

-I hope he was.

-It's the first thing you said, so it's always good to go with your first answer.

-You've got your three?

-We've got our three, yep.

There we are. You have your three answers.

We are looking for Colin Firth films. I now need you to give me those three answers.

-We're going for Love Actually.

-Love Actually.

-St Trinian's.

-St Trinian's.

-And St Trinian's 2.

And St Trinian's 2. Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-BOTH: St Trinian's 2.

-We'll put that up on the board.

-Have you seen both of those?

-BOTH: No.

-Well done.

-Thanks.

Which is your least likely punt?

-Love Actually.

-Love Actually. OK, we'll put them up on the board in that order. OK, and here they are.

There they are. We were looking for Colin Firth films.

You said this was your least confident answer.

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

So, let's see, Love Actually, let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said it.

Love Actually.

OK, well, it's right.

That's the first thing it had to be. The second thing it has to be is pointless,

all the way down to zero. If it does, you'll leave with £2,500.

-19.

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-OK, you knew that wasn't going to be pointless.

-Yeah.

-What do you think about 19?

-That's lower than I thought.

-That's quite low.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-That's good.

-It is.

-Now, 19 people knew that he was in Love Actually.

-How many people do you think will know he was in St Trinian's?

-Hopefully just me.

And the other person that went to watch it.

Well, if it does go down to zero, you will leave here with £2,500.

What would you do with £2,500?

Well, I'm planning to move house. We actually just had a baby each

so I'm planning to move into a bigger house as I also have two step-children.

-Right. So that would come in very handy.

-Very handy, yeah.

-How about you, George?

-I've got my flat on the market waiting for someone to buy it

-so anything we get will go into a new house.

-Very good.

Very best of luck. Let's hope nobody said your next answer.

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

Let's see if St Trinian's is right. And if it is, let's see how many people said it.

St Trinian's. Good luck, George and Beth.

It's right. It's right.

Let's see how far down it goes. If this goes down to zero,

you leave here with £2,500. Still going. Four!

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-You were four people away from £2,500 then.

-We have a back-up.

-Yes.

Obviously, that wasn't a pointless answer. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

You've gone with St Trinian's 2. You think four people knew St Trinian's,

maybe nobody knew about St Trinian's 2. It's possible. I didn't know about it.

OK, we were looking for Colin Firth films.

You said this was the answer you were most confident to be pointless.

-Yes.

-Wavering a touch now, but...

-Yeah, no, yeah.

-You're sure there was a St Trinian's 2?

-There was one. I'm sure he was in it.

OK. Well, it has to be right and it has to be pointless.

If it is both of those things, you will leave here with £2,500. Let's see.

St Trinian's 2. Is it right? Was Colin Firth in it?

And did anyone remember it? St Trinian's 2. Good luck.

There we are. It's right.

Love Actually came down to 19.

St Trinian's went down to four.

How far down will St Trinian's 2 go? If this goes down to zero, you leave... Oh!

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-Oh! Bad luck!

That was so close. Unfortunately, one person out of our 100 remembered St Trinian's 2,

which means you didn't find that all-important pointless answer

so you don't win today's jackpot of £2,500 which rolls over onto the next show.

But you have been fantastic contestants and you do get our Pointless trophy. Very well done.

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-So, Richard.

-Yeah, unlucky. We've seen a few one-pointers

in the jackpot round this series.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.

That's the full title of it. Love Actually, one of the biggest scorers.

King's Speech was the biggest. Both Bridget Jones movies were big scorers, Nanny McPhee, Single Man.

Some big films out there. Let's take a look at the pointless answers. Quite a tough one.

The Hour Of The Pig was pointless. Genova, the Michael Winterbottom film from 2008.

His film debut, Another Country, with Rupert Everett, that was pointless.

Valmont, which was based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Nineteen Nineteen. A Month In The Country with Kenneth Branagh, also pointless.

Relative Values, the Noel Coward play with Stephen Fry was pointless.

Where The Truth Lies, a thriller with Kevin Bacon.

And the Helen Hunt romantic comedy Then She Found Me. All of those pointless. Well done if you got them.

-Didn't know any of them.

-No!

-What a relief. There you are.

You did incredibly well with what you did know. You were one person away from winning that jackpot.

-I'm going to find him.

-Yeah.

-Or her.

-Or her.

More than likely a her.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you, George and Beth.

-But it's been brilliant. Thank you so much. Great contestants.

-BOTH: Thanks.

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Nobody's won our jackpot today so it rolls over,

which means on the next show, we'll be playing for £3,500.

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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