0:00:15 > 0:00:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Thank you! Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,
0:00:27 > 0:00:32the show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet the players.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Welcome back, Jonathan and Alison. You're our first pair on the show.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46You were our first pair last time. Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. Remind us how you did.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Not very well.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- We went out on the first question. - You did. Sea creatures.- Yes.
0:00:53 > 0:01:01I thought Andrina was a sea creature, but it's a character in The Little Mermaid!
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- Mmm.- It's annoying, because our daughter, who's seven is starting to watch Disney films!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09"Our daughter, Andrina..."
0:01:09 > 0:01:10She loves that!
0:01:10 > 0:01:17- The Little Mermaid is the next one to watch!- Oh, dear.- We should have watched it before we came!- Yes!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- So, then, sea creatures didn't treat you very well.- It didn't.
0:01:21 > 0:01:27- No.- No.- No.- What are you hoping will come up this afternoon?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Literature. Food.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Literature.- Classic TV for Jonathan.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Classic TV. Anything you'd like not to come up, Jonathan?
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Anything to do with celebrity culture. It's a complete closed book to me!
0:01:42 > 0:01:48- OK. Best of luck. Hope we see you for much longer than last time. - Thank you.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Next, Rich and Daniel. How do you know each other?
0:01:51 > 0:01:57- We're both members of the same amateur dramatics company. - Are you? Whereabouts is that?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Felixstowe, Suffolk.- Are you working on anything at the moment?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I'm on the committee, but not in the up-and-coming show they're doing.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- They're doing The Wizard Of Oz. - You're not doing that, Rich?- No.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16- Surely if you're on the committee, you'd have pick of the parts!- I have enough to do on the production end,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- rather than start singing and dancing.- Right.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25- Daniel, what was the last thing you did?- I was in panto last.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31About a year ago. I was one of the ugly sisters!
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- Can you see the resemblance? - No.- Good.- A sister, but not an ugly sister!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- I was the nicer-looking one, of course.- Hang on,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- you're gesturing like Rich was the other one. Was he?- No.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46What would you hope comes up today, Daniel?
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Anything to do with geography, or science, which I'm studying at university.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I have a strange fascination with lists.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Things like capital cities, rivers, anything like that would be good.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Sounds like you're perfectly suited for this show. Best of luck. Great to have you here.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Next, we welcome Simon and Morgan. How do you know each other?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- We're father and son from Sidcup in Kent.- Very good. Morgan,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- what do you do?- I'm studying A levels at college.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- What A levels are you taking? - Maths, Chemistry and Biology.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- Very good. So the scientific end of the spectrum is covered.- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Simon, what do you hope comes up this afternoon?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- Science and sport, really.- Very good. A science crossover there.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37- Well, I'm an IT graduate.- Very good. Great to have you here. Best of luck.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Thank you.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Finally, Gill and Gee. How do you know each other?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Gee is my personal trainer.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- Very impressive. I'm not sure we've had a trainer/trainee. - That's a first.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- And you're still friends? - Surprisingly enough. She puts me through it!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Does she really? I bet she does.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I'm having my revenge by bringing her on here!
0:04:00 > 0:04:06Really. I see. When you're not training Gill, Gee,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07what do you like to do?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I'm a bit of a computer person. I like designing things.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I'm developing the designing side into mugs, t-shirts,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- and I'm designing clocks at the moment.- Clocks.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Fantastic. We'll find out more about all of you during the show.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Only one person left to introduce.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27If obscurity were a sport, he'd be top of the Premiership.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- He's my Pointless friend, Richard. - Hiya.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- How are you? Are you well? - I am well, yes. How are you?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Not bad at all. Only one returning pair today, Jonathan and Alison,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- who were knocked out last time.- Yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50So a very open field. They'll be hoping to prove themselves.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55The first question today is something some people at home will be amazing at.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00There's a certain type of person who'll see the first question and ace the whole thing.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06- Whether any of those people are amongst our pairs, I don't know.- OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We put all our questions to 100 people before the show,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13but we're after the obscure answers they didn't get.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18What everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21When that happens, we'll add £250 to the jackpot.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28So today's jackpot starts off at £6,000.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Right, let's play Pointless!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44In the first round, each of you must give me one answer.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45You cannot confer with your partner.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The team with the highest score at the end of the round
0:05:48 > 0:05:49will be eliminated.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Our first category this afternoon is...
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Skills.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Decide who's going to go first and who'll go second.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Let's see what the question is.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:06:12 > 0:06:17to name as many types of knot as they could.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21As many types of knot. Richard?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25The correct answers will be types of functional or decorative knot.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33Jonathan and Alison, you all drew lots earlier and today you get to go first.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38In this round, we'll give you a choice of seven possible answers in each pass.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Your first set of seven answers reads like this...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Let me read those again.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05There is at least one pointless answer on that board
0:07:05 > 0:07:07and at least one incorrect answer.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11An incorrect answer scores the maximum of 100 points.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Alison, for some reason, I think you might be quite good at this.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- I don't know why!- Because you live on the Isle of Wight.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22So I assume you're nautical, and nautical people know their knots!
0:07:22 > 0:07:28Unfortunately, I don't have a boat. I'm a rubbish sailor. I get seasick!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30OK.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32OK, I'll make a decision.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I'm going to have the half hitch.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39The half hitch. There it is.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41One, two, three down.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said half hitch.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's right.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Very good. Very good score, Alison.
0:07:56 > 0:07:5910 points for the half hitch.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Richard?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Well played. Good answer.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The half hitch is normally used as a basis for other knots but can be used by itself
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- for very light loads.- Good.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Rich.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Types of knot. - It's a hard one to follow!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Yeah.- I'm going to go with...
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'm going to play safe and go with sealed knot.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23A sealed knot.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Yes.- OK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28That's safe? You know that to be...
0:08:28 > 0:08:34- I'm almost 100% sure. - You've heard of the sealed knot?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I've heard of seals!
0:08:37 > 0:08:43OK. Let's see if that's a correct answer and, if so, how many people said sealed knot.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55so you score a maximum of 100 points. Sorry.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- If that's you playing safe, Rich, I'd love to see you playing dangerously!- More to come!
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Sealed Knot is the name of a society that re-enacts Civil War battles.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07They're the Sealed Knot.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Simon, types of knot.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I'm not very good at knots at all.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I recognise four or five up there.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I'm tempted to go for a dodgy one, but I'll play it safe
0:09:18 > 0:09:20with the sheep shank.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- A sheep shank.- Yep.- That is safe in your...- I believe so.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said it. Sheep shank.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Sounds good.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31It's right.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Very well done indeed. 15.
0:09:41 > 0:09:4315 points for sheep shank.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Well played, Simon. It's usually used to shorten the length of a rope.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51OK. Thank you. Now, then, Gee.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58Nobody has yet found the pointless. There might be more than one pointless answer on that board.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Corned beef knot. You've got to wonder why it's there.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's a strange knot if it's not a knot.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Half hitch is a knot, so it makes me think snuggle hitch is.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Reef knot is definitely one. I don't think noose is,
0:10:13 > 0:10:19because probably the knot is something that's on... The noose is the noose and the knot is the knot.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I'll play safe and go for reef knot.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26OK, you're going to go for reef knot.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28There it is.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said reef knot.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- It's not bad.- OK.- It's not bad. A lot better than 100.- It's not good.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Reef knot, Richard.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Biggest answer on the board but a correct answer.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53The name comes from when you used to tie up sails, referred to as reefing sails.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58A knot to tie up sails. Let's see the rest of the board and see which one is not a knot.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04The noose is a knot, actually. Used by hangmen and also in a lasso.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09That scored 11. And of the other two, Alexander,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11pointless or incorrect?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I completely agree with Gee.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Corned beef knot must be pointless.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It is pointless, corned beef knot.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23They used to tie up joints of corned beef before they cooked it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27It's a pointless answer. Well done if you got it at home.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29And snuggle hitch.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30That's probably a knot.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It is a knot. Snuggle hitch is another pointless answer.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Only recently created. It was discovered in 1987
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and invented by a man called Owen Nuttall of Yorkshire.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Very good. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Alison - 10! Great score.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Up then 5 points to Simon and Morgan on 15. Very good indeed.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Up quite substantially to Gill and Gee on 57.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58As it turns out, not a bad score really.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00It was the highest on the board,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04but that's without the 100 there from Rich and Daniel.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Daniel, you need to find a pointless answer in the next pass
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and hope that somebody else scores high.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15That's the only way to make it through to the next round.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Can the next players take their places at the podium?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25OK, seven more answers on the board. We're looking for types of knot.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Here we go. We have got...
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Let me read those again.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47I can tell you that at least one of those answers is pointless and at least one is incorrect.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50So avoid those incorrect ones.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Gill, what's the new board looking like to you?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Well, I was a Guide, and although I was useless at them,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I had to learn quite a bit about knots.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03I'm going to go for bowline.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Bowline.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Very good indeed.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13Bowline. You are on 57. The high scorers are Daniel and Rich on 100.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17If you can score 42 or less with this answer, you're in the next round.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19There's your red line. Bowline.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said bowline.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Well done, Gill, you're through!
0:13:32 > 0:13:3328 for bowline.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Takes your total up to 85.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42They call it the king of knots, the bowline. Incredibly strong.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44The king of knots. The bowline.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Rabbit comes out the hole, round the tree, back into the hole.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Yeah, but we're just doing a quiz.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53LAUGHTER
0:13:53 > 0:13:57No, you're right. That's how one would tie one.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- Indeed.- Familiar to sailors everywhere. Bowlines.- Absolutely.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Morgan, you are on 15.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Our high scorers are Daniel and Rich on 100.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12There is a pointless answer on that board.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I think you're the man to pick it out.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18My mum's a Guider, so she does lots of knots.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24So I should be good. But with the 100, I'm going to have to say figure of eight.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The figure of eight knot.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30OK, you have to score 84 or less. There's your red line.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34If you come below that red line, you're through to the next round.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Is it right and, if so, how many people said figure of eight.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42It's right. You're through.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Wow!
0:14:48 > 0:14:54Very, very impressive score, Morgan. That takes your total to 18.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00- Richard?- Well played, Morgan. Good answer. Your mother will be happy!
0:15:00 > 0:15:06It's used to take the strain in sailing and rock climbing. Attaching ropes to harnesses.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07The figure of eight.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09OK. Thank you very much.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Now...
0:15:11 > 0:15:17- Daniel?- Well, it's time to take a little bit of a punt.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Let's go with monkey's fist.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Monkey's fist.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25It's a punt. There it is.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31Let's hope that is a correct answer.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34And if it is, let's see how many people said monkey's fist.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Well done, Daniel, it's right.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Very good. I hope this goes a long way down.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Let's see... Yes!
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Very well done indeed!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51That's a pointless answer. It adds £250 to the jackpot,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54taking the total up to £6,250.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Most importantly, it scores nothing, leaving your total at 100.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Well done. Richard?- Good answer, Daniel. Good risk to take.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07A knot that's used to add weight to the end of a rope before you throw it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Now, then. Jonathan.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15The high scorers are still Daniel and Rich on 100 points.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19You're on 10 points. If you score 89 or less with your answer,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22you are through to the next round.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I'm sure granny knot and clove hitch are knots.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Shackelford sounds interesting.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31But I think we can afford to be cautious, so I'll go clove hitch.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Clove hitch. If clove hitch gets you below that red line, it's nice and high,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39you are through to the next round.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Well done, and you're through!
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Very good.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Very well done. Clove hitch scores 9, taking your total to 19.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- Richard?- Well played, Jonathan. You've learned well.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07A clove hitch is essentially two half hitches. A clove hitch.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09What else is on the board?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Yes, granny knot was also a correct answer.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Would have scored 35 points. Were you tempted with Shackelford?
0:17:15 > 0:17:21I was wondering if it was confusing with Shackleton, as in the explorer.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23That's why I was cautious.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27It was Ted Shackelford who played Gary Ewing in Knots Landing!
0:17:27 > 0:17:30So very lucky you avoided it!
0:17:30 > 0:17:35And Skibo, Skibo Castle where many people tie the knot!
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Including Madonna and Guy Ritchie.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round One, the losing pair with the highest score
0:17:42 > 0:17:45is Rich and Daniel. Bad luck. What have you learnt
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- from your short spell on...? - Not to go first!
0:17:49 > 0:17:55"Not to go first"! A good strategy to bring back next time! Anyway,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58we look forward to seeing you next time.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01You've been fantastic contestants. Thank you.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05For the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round Two.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Only two pairs can make it through to the head-to-head.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18So one team will be leaving at the end of this round.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Soap Families.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Can you decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second?
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Please step up to the podium.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Our second round question concerns...
0:18:45 > 0:18:48EastEnders characters and their surnames.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53In this round, we'll show you a list of pairs of EastEnders characters past and present.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58We asked 100 people to tell us which surname is or has been shared by each pair.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Richard?
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Six pairs of Christian names on each pass. Give us a surname.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06The more obscure ones score fewer points.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09An incorrect surname scores 100 points.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12There are 12 in all across the two passes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18The surname that is or has been shared by each of these pairs of EastEnders characters.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Here we go. We have got...
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I'll read those one more time.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42As always on Pointless, we're looking for the answer the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Jonathan, are you or are you not an EastEnders viewer?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I think I saw it once in 1985!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Right, OK.
0:19:51 > 0:19:57I recognise one pair. I think it's the absolute obvious answer.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It'll probably score 100 anyway.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Phil and Grant Mitchell.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- Phil and Grant Mitchell.- I've no idea who any of the others are.- OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11Phil and Grant Mitchell. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people knew that.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Phil and Grant Mitchell.
0:20:18 > 0:20:1972.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24It's not a terrible score.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30And remember, you've taken probably the obvious lifeline answer off the board.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Richard?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Yes, the Mitchell brothers, played by Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Thanks, Richard. Now, Morgan.
0:20:38 > 0:20:45There are the pairs of characters. You have to supply a surname.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I definitely knew the top one, Mitchell.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49That was pretty much it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I think I know Ricky and Janine.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56- I'm hoping it's Fowler, but I'm not 100%.- Ricky and Janine, you're saying Fowler.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59You hope Fowler.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05Ricky and Janine Fowler. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said Fowler.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Morgan, I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15so you've scored the maximum of 100 points.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18But I have a feeling it may not be the last 100 points we see
0:21:18 > 0:21:20on this round.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Richard?- Sorry, Morgan.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28Ricky Fowler is an American golfer, but I won't give you the right answer, in case Gill wants a go.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Thanks, Richard. Now, Gill?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Do you watch EastEnders? - Not at all!- Right.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39It's going to be one of those great high-scoring rounds!
0:21:42 > 0:21:48I'm going to have a stab at Ricky and Janine...Mason.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Ricky and Janine Mason.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people knew that answer.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59No. Bad luck.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04That also is an incorrect answer, so you also score 100 points.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Richard?- A category you either know or you don't.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I suspect plenty of people at home will have got all six
0:22:12 > 0:22:14and other people only got the top one.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Ricky and Janine Butcher scored 51.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Robbie and Carol Jackson scored 24.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Stacey and Zoe is Slater.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25That would have scored you 39.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Chelsea and Libby is Fox.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30That scored 10.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34And Mickey and Darren are the Millers, for 6 points.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Very well done if you said Mickey and Darren Miller.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40OK, thanks, Richard.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43We're halfway through the round. Let's see the scores.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Jonathan and Alison. Looking very strong there!
0:22:46 > 0:22:50On 72. Then we go up a bit from you
0:22:50 > 0:22:54and we come to Morgan and Simon and Gill and Gee
0:22:54 > 0:22:57on 100 points each.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Can the second players take their places at the podium?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08OK. Six more EastEnders pairs on the board. Here they are.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10We have got...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Let me read those one more time.
0:23:29 > 0:23:35We are looking for the surname which is or has been shared by each pair.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39You are trying to find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Gee, I think you'll be good at this. - Well...
0:23:42 > 0:23:45But I think they're all well-known.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- But I'll go for Alfie and Spencer Moon.- Alfie and Spencer Moon.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54- Yeah.- OK. You are the joint high scorers on 100 points.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57You hope to score as few points as possible.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- You've gone for Alfie and Spencer Moon.- Yeah.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Let's see if Moon is the surname for Alfie and Spencer.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08And, if so, let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Well done. It's right.
0:24:13 > 0:24:1559.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Moon scores 59. Takes your total up to 159.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Richard?- Yes, the lowest score we've had so far.- Yeah.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Alfie and Spencer Moon.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Thanks very much, Richard. Now, then. Simon.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The high scorers are Gee and Gill on 159.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38If you can score 58 or less, you're through to the head-to-head.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41That's the trick, though, isn't it?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Uh-huh!
0:24:43 > 0:24:49I watched it once, and I think Arthur and Mark are Fowler.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Arthur and Mark Fowler.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53You need to score 58 or less.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56There is your red line.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people knew that answer.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Mark and Arthur Fowler.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08It's right.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11And you are through to the next round.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Very, very well done, Simon.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Very well answered. That scores 43,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22taking your total to 143. Richard?
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Well done. Although all you did was give the same answer as Morgan,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29but this time it was right!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Well played. Good answer.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Thanks, Richard. Now we have a contest on our hands.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Gee and Gill are the high scorers on 159.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Alison and Jonathan are on 72.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Alison, if you score 86 or less with this answer, you're in the next round.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52- Do you ever watch EastEnders?- I did watch it a bit when I was younger,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and my mother watches it, and when I stay with her, it's on in the same room.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Johnny and Ruby mean absolutely nothing to me.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04Shirley and Zsa Zsa, I can picture Shirley, but haven't a clue what her surname is.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Bradley and Jack, I can picture Bradley. He seems very nice.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12And Ian and Pete is the one I'm going to go for.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I'm going for Ian and Pete Beale.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Ian and Pete Beale. Like I said,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20you want to score 86 or less with that.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23There is your red line. If Ian and Pete Beale
0:26:23 > 0:26:27get you below that red line, you are in the head-to-head.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Best of luck. Is it right and, if so, how many people said Ian and Pete Beale?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Yep. Well done. You're through to the head-to-head.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Ian and Pete Beale did it for you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:4665 they score you, taking your total up to 137. Richard?
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Well done. Ian and Pete Beale, Ian being the longest-running male character on EastEnders.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Let's look at the other three.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Bradley and Jack, who've been much in evidence more recently are the Brannings.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01That would have scored 29 points.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Johnny and Ruby are the Allens. They would have scored 8.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08And Shirley and Zsa Zsa are the Carters.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12That scores 5. Very well done if you got that one.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Very good. Thanks, Richard.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17At the end of Round Two, the losing pair
0:27:17 > 0:27:19with the highest score are Gee and Gill.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21But we will see you again next time.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23We look forward to that.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Thanks for playing. Great contestants. Thank you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32For the remaining two pairs, things get more exciting now in the head-to-head!
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well done, Jonathan and Alison, Simon and Morgan.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47You're in the head-to-head. Only one pair can make it to today's final
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and play for the jackpot, which currently stands at £6,250.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58You go head-to-head on the best of three questions.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Each pair just need to give me one answer and you may now confer.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07Come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair and you win that question.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11The first pair to get to the best of three plays for today's jackpot.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Let's play Pointless.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Right. Here is your first question.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...
0:28:28 > 0:28:29US states bordering Mexico. Richard?
0:28:29 > 0:28:34Quite simple, this one. Any US states that share a land border with Mexico, please.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39Thanks, Richard. Jonathan and Alison, because you played best so far, you go first.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45TEAMS WHISPER
0:28:56 > 0:28:57OK.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Have you reached a consensus?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02We could only think of two,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04so we're going for Florida.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- You're going to say...- Florida.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- OK. Simon and Morgan?- The one we're going for is Texas.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Yeah, we're going Texas.- Texas.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20OK, so we have Florida and Texas. Jonathan and Alison said Florida. Is it right
0:29:20 > 0:29:24and, if it is... Are you hopeful, Jonathan?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Not really.- Let's see how many people said it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Florida.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- Oh, dear.- Bad luck. That's an incorrect answer.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Simon and Morgan have said Texas.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Is it right and, if so, how many people said Texas?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's right, which is all it had to be.
0:29:45 > 0:29:4773.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53A high score, but it merely had to be right.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56After the first question, Simon and Morgan are up one-nil.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Richard?- What was the other answer thought of?- Texas!
0:29:59 > 0:30:03If they'd said Texas, would you have had another answer?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- Arizona or California. - You'd still have lost.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10There's four. Let's take a look.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Arizona is the best answer on the board.
0:30:13 > 0:30:1636. Then New Mexico, the clue's in the name.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18On 50. California, 55.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21And Texas, 73.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Thanks very much. Here is your second question.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30Jonathan and Alison, you have to win this question to stay in the game.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32If Simon and Morgan win this, you're in the final.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name
0:30:36 > 0:30:40as many Manchester United managers as they could.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Manchester United Managers.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Any of the seven men who've managed Manchester United from 1950 to 2011.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51We won't accept Jimmy Murphy, who took over briefly after the Munich air disaster.
0:30:51 > 0:30:59Any of the seven men who've managed Manchester United from 1950 to 2011.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03OK, thanks, Richard. Simon and Morgan, you go first this time.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- OK, we have an answer. - We're going for Ron Atkinson.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Ron Atkinson. OK, thanks very much.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Ron Atkinson has been taken.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Jonathan and Alison, you have to answer in such a way
0:31:21 > 0:31:24that you win this question. Otherwise, we say goodbye to you.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29I think - and this is an uneducated guess - Alf Ramsey.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Alf Ramsey. OK. We have Ron Atkinson. We have Alf Ramsey.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41Simon and Morgan said Ron Atkinson. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said Ron Atkinson.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45This will decide, possibly, who goes through to the final.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It's right.
0:31:53 > 0:31:5424.
0:31:58 > 0:32:0024 for Ron Atkinson.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Jonathan and Alison are going with Alf Ramsey.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09This is a bit of a stab in the dark, isn't it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- Very much.- A big stab in the dark! - It had to be someone obscure.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18You're hoping maybe this is right and scores lower than 24.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19OK.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23It has to for you to stay in the game.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Good luck. Alf Ramsey.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Bad luck!
0:32:33 > 0:32:40I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, which means Simon and Morgan are through to the final, two-nil.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41- Richard?- Unlucky, guys.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Sir Alf Ramsey was the Ipswich boss. That was his big job.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48There are seven names on the list. Only seven managers in 60-odd years.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Let's look at all the names.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Wilf McGuinness was the best answer on the board with 5.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Frank O'Farrell and Dave Sexton scored 10.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Tommy Docherty, 21. Ron Atkinson, 24.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04These top two answers have managed the club for nearly 50 years between them.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Sir Matt Busby, 52, and Alex Ferguson at the top, on 86.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Thanks very much. Alison, did you recognise one of those?
0:33:12 > 0:33:20I recognise Tommy Docherty now, because my brother was interested in football in his late teens.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23He supported Manchester United because we're from the north-west,
0:33:23 > 0:33:27and Tommy Docherty was the manager in those days.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- Oh, dear!- Oh, well. - Oh, well, there you are.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35So, the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Jonathan and Alison.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40- I'm afraid we have to say goodbye to you now. It's been great having you on both shows.- Thank you.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45You've done well in the second show to get to the head-to-head.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- It's the end of the road. Thanks very much for playing!- Thank you!
0:33:51 > 0:33:57For Simon and Morgan, time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £6,250.
0:34:04 > 0:34:11Congratulations, Simon and Morgan. You've beaten the competition and won our Pointless trophy. Well done.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Now, a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £6,250.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31The rules are simple. To win that money, you have to find a pointless answer
0:34:31 > 0:34:34that none of our 100 people could think of.
0:34:34 > 0:34:40We've had one pointless answer on the show today. Just find one more and you take home that money.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42First, you've got to choose a category
0:34:42 > 0:34:44from these three options.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They are...
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Composers, American Actresses or Baseball.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57What do you think?
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Composers - there's Mozart and that's about all I know.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04A few more. American Actresses.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Not really. It could be anything. Monroe or something more recent.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- Baseball. I like sport, so I'd say Baseball is the best one...?- Well,
0:35:14 > 0:35:19yeah, I'd have to go with that. American Actresses, there are so many.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- I don't know...- Go Composers and you'll do it yourself!
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Composers - I know about four more than him. Baseball, I think.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Not the best sport for us,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31but the best chance we've got.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34What would be a good category within Baseball for you?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Teams, probably.- Teams.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Let's find out what the question is.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Richard?
0:35:46 > 0:35:52Any team who played Major League US baseball in the 2010 season, American League or National League.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Anyone who played in the 2010 series which ended in November 2010.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- Very best of luck.- OK. You have up to one minute to come up with three answers,
0:36:02 > 0:36:08and all you need to win that £6,250 is for one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Your 60 seconds start now.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12LA Dodgers,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Yankees, Boston Red Sox,
0:36:15 > 0:36:19Washington Capitals or Nationals, not sure which one it is.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- Minnesota Wild.- Minnesota Wild. Isn't that ice hockey?
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Golden State.- I'm not sure. Definitely got to go for Anaheim Angels.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Yeah.- That's got to be one. - Anaheim Angels.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- Washington is good, but I'm not sure if it's Capitals or Nationals. - Washington Nationals.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38And I think Minnesota Wild.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- That's it.- Golden State Lions.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I think it's Golden State Warriors.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Warriors, yeah. OK.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Golden State Warriors.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- I think Capitals. - Washington Capitals.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- I think it's Washington Nationals. - I think that might be pointless.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59OK. And is that it?
0:36:59 > 0:37:04- And then Anaheim Angels?- Go Anaheim Angels.- Five seconds left.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08OK, I think we've argued it out!
0:37:08 > 0:37:12OK. Your time is up. We're looking for Major League baseball teams.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14I now need your three answers.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- OK.- Anaheim Angels.- Anaheim Angels.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- The Anaheim Angels.- California.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Washington - we're not sure which is baseball and which basketball.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- So we're going for Washington Nationals.- Nationals.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31- And the Washington Capitals. - Washington Capitals. - One is a baseball team,
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- but we think the other's basketball. - We're not sure.- Cover your options.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41- Sensible. But whichever it is... - It's not very well known. - Not very well known at all.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- OK, just confirm the order you want them to go up in.- OK.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- Anaheim Angels.- Anaheim Angels. - Washington Capitals.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- Capitals.- And Washington Nationals. - Nationals last.- Yes.- OK.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Here they are...
0:38:02 > 0:38:03There they are.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07We were looking for Major League baseball teams.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11You said this was your least confident answer.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16You only need one pointless answer to win that jackpot. £6,250.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Let's see how many people said Anaheim Angels.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Is it right? How many people said it?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It has to be right and it has to be pointless. Good luck.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29It's right. OK, you knew this was going to be right...
0:38:31 > 0:38:38..but this will show us how much our 100 people know about baseball.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Unfortunately, that is not a pointless answer.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Mind you, I think we can draw a lot of optimism from that!
0:38:53 > 0:38:57My goodness, if that's how well they know their baseball.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03£6,250.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05What would you do with that?
0:39:05 > 0:39:09I've got university next year, so a lot would go towards that.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13But probably a holiday, spend something on myself. I'm not sure.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Maybe something for your old dad?
0:39:16 > 0:39:21I was planning to use my portion... we're interested in an exotic cycling holiday.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- We were looking at Jordan.- Will she want to come?!- It's not the best place...
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- I'm not sure that would be enough, either!- No, no!
0:39:32 > 0:39:37You've done something strategic here. One of these remaining answers is wrong.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40And one is going to be so right.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- We hope so.- Yeah.
0:39:42 > 0:39:48We don't know which one it is. OK, well, very, very best of luck.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50It's an either/or. Russian roulette.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Washington Capitals is your next answer.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57We're looking for Major League US baseball teams.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02This one has to be right and pointless to win that jackpot.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07For £6,250, let's see if the Washington Capitals is right
0:40:07 > 0:40:10and, if so, how many people said it. Washington Capitals.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- Washington Capitals...- Wrong! - ..is not the right answer.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24OK. Which one of you said Washington Capitals and which one Nationals?
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- I'll blame him!- Fair enough! I can't remember, to be honest!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I'm pretty sure one of them is a baseball team.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35So, hopefully, it's not going to be a cross from the next one.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- But...- And it's so obscure. Yeah. - Exactly.- OK.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47It's all resting on the Washington Nationals.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- You've got to hope that's not their darts team!- Yeah!
0:40:50 > 0:40:57This has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot of £6,250.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59The Washington Nationals.
0:40:59 > 0:41:05Just them standing between you and £6,250.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09The Washington Nationals.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Is it right? How many people said Washington Nationals?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18It's right!
0:41:19 > 0:41:22OK. The Anaheim Angels took us down to 1.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25This is your last and final shot
0:41:25 > 0:41:29at that jackpot. £6,250.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Oh, no!
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Unfortunately, we didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48I'm really sorry to say you don't win today's jackpot of £6,250,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50which rolls over to the next show.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55You've been fantastic contestants. You get to take home our Pointless trophy.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- Richard?- That's unlucky.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11A couple of teams this series have got two scores of one in the jackpot round.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13It's very tough. The answers you did give,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17the Anaheim Angels, also known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21The Angels. The Washington Capitals are an ice hockey team.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Yeah.- Let's look at the pointless answers. You'll recognise them,
0:42:25 > 0:42:26so I apologise in advance!
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Let's take a look.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers
0:42:31 > 0:42:33and the Kansas City Royals were pointless.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Three other teams...the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39who won the World Series in 2008 -
0:42:39 > 0:42:43they lost more baseball games than any other team in history,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47the Philadelphia Phillies, because they've been going so long.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52They've lost over 10,000 games. And the Seattle Mariners. Those were the pointless answers.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54You knew some of those.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57I knew the Rockies, but they didn't enter my head.
0:42:57 > 0:43:03Well, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Simon and Morgan. Thank you so much for playing.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Nobody's won our jackpot today,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12so it rolls over on to the next show,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15when we'll be playing for £7,250.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Join us next time to see if someone can win it!
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- It's goodbye from Richard... - Goodbye.- And it's goodbye from me! Goodbye!
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