Episode 56 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you! Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,

the show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet the players.

Welcome back, Jonathan and Alison. You're our first pair on the show.

You were our first pair last time. Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. Remind us how you did.

Not very well.

-We went out on the first question.

-You did. Sea creatures.

-Yes.

I thought Andrina was a sea creature, but it's a character in The Little Mermaid!

-Mmm.

-It's annoying, because our daughter, who's seven is starting to watch Disney films!

"Our daughter, Andrina..."

She loves that!

-The Little Mermaid is the next one to watch!

-Oh, dear.

-We should have watched it before we came!

-Yes!

-So, then, sea creatures didn't treat you very well.

-It didn't.

-No.

-No.

-No.

-What are you hoping will come up this afternoon?

Literature. Food.

-Literature.

-Classic TV for Jonathan.

Classic TV. Anything you'd like not to come up, Jonathan?

Anything to do with celebrity culture. It's a complete closed book to me!

-OK. Best of luck. Hope we see you for much longer than last time.

-Thank you.

Next, Rich and Daniel. How do you know each other?

-We're both members of the same amateur dramatics company.

-Are you? Whereabouts is that?

-Felixstowe, Suffolk.

-Are you working on anything at the moment?

I'm on the committee, but not in the up-and-coming show they're doing.

-They're doing The Wizard Of Oz.

-You're not doing that, Rich?

-No.

-Surely if you're on the committee, you'd have pick of the parts!

-I have enough to do on the production end,

-rather than start singing and dancing.

-Right.

-Daniel, what was the last thing you did?

-I was in panto last.

About a year ago. I was one of the ugly sisters!

-Can you see the resemblance?

-No.

-Good.

-A sister, but not an ugly sister!

-I was the nicer-looking one, of course.

-Hang on,

-you're gesturing like Rich was the other one. Was he?

-No.

What would you hope comes up today, Daniel?

Anything to do with geography, or science, which I'm studying at university.

I have a strange fascination with lists.

Things like capital cities, rivers, anything like that would be good.

Sounds like you're perfectly suited for this show. Best of luck. Great to have you here.

Next, we welcome Simon and Morgan. How do you know each other?

-We're father and son from Sidcup in Kent.

-Very good. Morgan,

-what do you do?

-I'm studying A levels at college.

-What A levels are you taking?

-Maths, Chemistry and Biology.

-Very good. So the scientific end of the spectrum is covered.

-Yes.

Simon, what do you hope comes up this afternoon?

-Science and sport, really.

-Very good. A science crossover there.

-Well, I'm an IT graduate.

-Very good. Great to have you here. Best of luck.

Thank you.

Finally, Gill and Gee. How do you know each other?

Gee is my personal trainer.

-Very impressive. I'm not sure we've had a trainer/trainee.

-That's a first.

-And you're still friends?

-Surprisingly enough. She puts me through it!

Does she really? I bet she does.

I'm having my revenge by bringing her on here!

Really. I see. When you're not training Gill, Gee,

what do you like to do?

I'm a bit of a computer person. I like designing things.

I'm developing the designing side into mugs, t-shirts,

-and I'm designing clocks at the moment.

-Clocks.

Fantastic. We'll find out more about all of you during the show.

Only one person left to introduce.

If obscurity were a sport, he'd be top of the Premiership.

-He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

-How are you? Are you well?

-I am well, yes. How are you?

Not bad at all. Only one returning pair today, Jonathan and Alison,

-who were knocked out last time.

-Yes.

So a very open field. They'll be hoping to prove themselves.

The first question today is something some people at home will be amazing at.

There's a certain type of person who'll see the first question and ace the whole thing.

-Whether any of those people are amongst our pairs, I don't know.

-OK.

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

but we're after the obscure answers they didn't get.

What everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

When that happens, we'll add £250 to the jackpot.

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

So today's jackpot starts off at £6,000.

Right, let's play Pointless!

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

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...

Skills.

Decide who's going to go first and who'll go second.

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

Let's see what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many types of knot as they could.

As many types of knot. Richard?

The correct answers will be types of functional or decorative knot.

OK.

Jonathan and Alison, you all drew lots earlier and today 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...

Let me read those again.

There is at least one pointless answer on that board

and at least one incorrect answer.

An incorrect answer scores the maximum of 100 points.

Alison, for some reason, I think you might be quite good at this.

-I don't know why!

-Because you live on the Isle of Wight.

So I assume you're nautical, and nautical people know their knots!

Unfortunately, I don't have a boat. I'm a rubbish sailor. I get seasick!

OK.

OK, I'll make a decision.

I'm going to have the half hitch.

The half hitch. There it is.

One, two, three down.

Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said half hitch.

It's right.

Very good. Very good score, Alison.

10 points for the half hitch.

Richard?

Well played. Good answer.

The half hitch is normally used as a basis for other knots but can be used by itself

-for very light loads.

-Good.

Rich.

-Types of knot.

-It's a hard one to follow!

-Yeah.

-I'm going to go with...

I'm going to play safe and go with sealed knot.

A sealed knot.

-Yes.

-OK.

That's safe? You know that to be...

-I'm almost 100% sure.

-You've heard of the sealed knot?

I've heard of seals!

OK. Let's see if that's a correct answer and, if so, how many people said sealed knot.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

so you score a maximum of 100 points. Sorry.

-If that's you playing safe, Rich, I'd love to see you playing dangerously!

-More to come!

Sealed Knot is the name of a society that re-enacts Civil War battles.

They're the Sealed Knot.

Simon, types of knot.

I'm not very good at knots at all.

I recognise four or five up there.

I'm tempted to go for a dodgy one, but I'll play it safe

with the sheep shank.

-A sheep shank.

-Yep.

-That is safe in your...

-I believe so.

Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said it. Sheep shank.

Sounds good.

It's right.

Very well done indeed. 15.

15 points for sheep shank.

Well played, Simon. It's usually used to shorten the length of a rope.

OK. Thank you. Now, then, Gee.

Nobody has yet found the pointless. There might be more than one pointless answer on that board.

Corned beef knot. You've got to wonder why it's there.

It's a strange knot if it's not a knot.

Half hitch is a knot, so it makes me think snuggle hitch is.

Reef knot is definitely one. I don't think noose is,

because probably the knot is something that's on... The noose is the noose and the knot is the knot.

I'll play safe and go for reef knot.

OK, you're going to go for reef knot.

There it is.

Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said reef knot.

-It's not bad.

-OK.

-It's not bad. A lot better than 100.

-It's not good.

Reef knot, Richard.

Biggest answer on the board but a correct answer.

The name comes from when you used to tie up sails, referred to as reefing sails.

A knot to tie up sails. Let's see the rest of the board and see which one is not a knot.

The noose is a knot, actually. Used by hangmen and also in a lasso.

That scored 11. And of the other two, Alexander,

pointless or incorrect?

I completely agree with Gee.

Corned beef knot must be pointless.

It is pointless, corned beef knot.

They used to tie up joints of corned beef before they cooked it.

It's a pointless answer. Well done if you got it at home.

And snuggle hitch.

That's probably a knot.

It is a knot. Snuggle hitch is another pointless answer.

Only recently created. It was discovered in 1987

and invented by a man called Owen Nuttall of Yorkshire.

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

Alison - 10! Great score.

Up then 5 points to Simon and Morgan on 15. Very good indeed.

Up quite substantially to Gill and Gee on 57.

As it turns out, not a bad score really.

It was the highest on the board,

but that's without the 100 there from Rich and Daniel.

Daniel, you need to find a pointless answer in the next pass

and hope that somebody else scores high.

That's the only way to make it through to the next round.

Can the next players take their places at the podium?

OK, seven more answers on the board. We're looking for types of knot.

Here we go. We have got...

Let me read those again.

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

So avoid those incorrect ones.

Gill, what's the new board looking like to you?

Well, I was a Guide, and although I was useless at them,

I had to learn quite a bit about knots.

I'm going to go for bowline.

Bowline.

Very good indeed.

Bowline. You are on 57. The high scorers are Daniel and Rich on 100.

If you can score 42 or less with this answer, you're in the next round.

There's your red line. Bowline.

Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said bowline.

Well done, Gill, you're through!

28 for bowline.

Takes your total up to 85.

They call it the king of knots, the bowline. Incredibly strong.

The king of knots. The bowline.

Rabbit comes out the hole, round the tree, back into the hole.

Yeah, but we're just doing a quiz.

LAUGHTER

No, you're right. That's how one would tie one.

-Indeed.

-Familiar to sailors everywhere. Bowlines.

-Absolutely.

Morgan, you are on 15.

Our high scorers are Daniel and Rich on 100.

There is a pointless answer on that board.

I think you're the man to pick it out.

My mum's a Guider, so she does lots of knots.

So I should be good. But with the 100, I'm going to have to say figure of eight.

The figure of eight knot.

OK, you have to score 84 or less. There's your red line.

If you come below that red line, you're through to the next round.

Is it right and, if so, how many people said figure of eight.

It's right. You're through.

Wow!

Very, very impressive score, Morgan. That takes your total to 18.

-Richard?

-Well played, Morgan. Good answer. Your mother will be happy!

It's used to take the strain in sailing and rock climbing. Attaching ropes to harnesses.

The figure of eight.

OK. Thank you very much.

Now...

-Daniel?

-Well, it's time to take a little bit of a punt.

Let's go with monkey's fist.

Monkey's fist.

It's a punt. There it is.

Let's hope that is a correct answer.

And if it is, let's see how many people said monkey's fist.

Well done, Daniel, it's right.

Very good. I hope this goes a long way down.

Let's see... Yes!

Very well done indeed!

That's a pointless answer. It adds £250 to the jackpot,

taking the total up to £6,250.

Most importantly, it scores nothing, leaving your total at 100.

-Well done. Richard?

-Good answer, Daniel. Good risk to take.

A knot that's used to add weight to the end of a rope before you throw it.

Now, then. Jonathan.

The high scorers are still Daniel and Rich on 100 points.

You're on 10 points. If you score 89 or less with your answer,

you are through to the next round.

I'm sure granny knot and clove hitch are knots.

Shackelford sounds interesting.

But I think we can afford to be cautious, so I'll go clove hitch.

Clove hitch. If clove hitch gets you below that red line, it's nice and high,

you are through to the next round.

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

Well done, and you're through!

Very good.

Very well done. Clove hitch scores 9, taking your total to 19.

-Richard?

-Well played, Jonathan. You've learned well.

A clove hitch is essentially two half hitches. A clove hitch.

What else is on the board?

Yes, granny knot was also a correct answer.

Would have scored 35 points. Were you tempted with Shackelford?

I was wondering if it was confusing with Shackleton, as in the explorer.

That's why I was cautious.

It was Ted Shackelford who played Gary Ewing in Knots Landing!

So very lucky you avoided it!

And Skibo, Skibo Castle where many people tie the knot!

Including Madonna and Guy Ritchie.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round One, the losing pair with the highest score

is Rich and Daniel. Bad luck. What have you learnt

-from your short spell on...?

-Not to go first!

"Not to go first"! A good strategy to bring back next time! Anyway,

we look forward to seeing you next time.

You've been fantastic contestants. Thank you.

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 at the end of this round.

Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...

Soap Families.

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

Please step up to the podium.

Our second round question concerns...

EastEnders characters and their surnames.

In this round, we'll show you a list of pairs of EastEnders characters past and present.

We asked 100 people to tell us which surname is or has been shared by each pair.

Richard?

Six pairs of Christian names on each pass. Give us a surname.

The more obscure ones score fewer points.

An incorrect surname scores 100 points.

There are 12 in all across the two passes.

The surname that is or has been shared by each of these pairs of EastEnders characters.

Here we go. We have got...

I'll read those one more time.

As always on Pointless, we're looking for the answer the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Jonathan, are you or are you not an EastEnders viewer?

I think I saw it once in 1985!

Right, OK.

I recognise one pair. I think it's the absolute obvious answer.

It'll probably score 100 anyway.

Phil and Grant Mitchell.

-Phil and Grant Mitchell.

-I've no idea who any of the others are.

-OK.

Phil and Grant Mitchell. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people knew that.

Phil and Grant Mitchell.

72.

It's not a terrible score.

And remember, you've taken probably the obvious lifeline answer off the board.

Richard?

Yes, the Mitchell brothers, played by Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Morgan.

There are the pairs of characters. You have to supply a surname.

I definitely knew the top one, Mitchell.

That was pretty much it.

I think I know Ricky and Janine.

-I'm hoping it's Fowler, but I'm not 100%.

-Ricky and Janine, you're saying Fowler.

You hope Fowler.

Ricky and Janine Fowler. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said Fowler.

Morgan, I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

so you've scored the maximum of 100 points.

But I have a feeling it may not be the last 100 points we see

on this round.

-Richard?

-Sorry, Morgan.

Ricky Fowler is an American golfer, but I won't give you the right answer, in case Gill wants a go.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Gill?

-Do you watch EastEnders?

-Not at all!

-Right.

It's going to be one of those great high-scoring rounds!

I'm going to have a stab at Ricky and Janine...Mason.

Ricky and Janine Mason.

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

No. Bad luck.

That also is an incorrect answer, so you also score 100 points.

-Richard?

-A category you either know or you don't.

I suspect plenty of people at home will have got all six

and other people only got the top one.

Ricky and Janine Butcher scored 51.

Robbie and Carol Jackson scored 24.

Stacey and Zoe is Slater.

That would have scored you 39.

Chelsea and Libby is Fox.

That scored 10.

And Mickey and Darren are the Millers, for 6 points.

Very well done if you said Mickey and Darren Miller.

OK, thanks, Richard.

We're halfway through the round. Let's see the scores.

Jonathan and Alison. Looking very strong there!

On 72. Then we go up a bit from you

and we come to Morgan and Simon and Gill and Gee

on 100 points each.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

OK. Six more EastEnders pairs on the board. Here they are.

We have got...

Let me read those one more time.

We are looking for the surname which is or has been shared by each pair.

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

-Gee, I think you'll be good at this.

-Well...

But I think they're all well-known.

-But I'll go for Alfie and Spencer Moon.

-Alfie and Spencer Moon.

-Yeah.

-OK. You are the joint high scorers on 100 points.

You hope to score as few points as possible.

-You've gone for Alfie and Spencer Moon.

-Yeah.

Let's see if Moon is the surname for Alfie and Spencer.

And, if so, let's see how many people knew that answer.

Well done. It's right.

59.

Moon scores 59. Takes your total up to 159.

-Richard?

-Yes, the lowest score we've had so far.

-Yeah.

Alfie and Spencer Moon.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, then. Simon.

The high scorers are Gee and Gill on 159.

If you can score 58 or less, you're through to the head-to-head.

That's the trick, though, isn't it?

Uh-huh!

I watched it once, and I think Arthur and Mark are Fowler.

Arthur and Mark Fowler.

You need to score 58 or less.

There is your red line.

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

Mark and Arthur Fowler.

It's right.

And you are through to the next round.

Very, very well done, Simon.

Very well answered. That scores 43,

taking your total to 143. Richard?

Well done. Although all you did was give the same answer as Morgan,

but this time it was right!

Well played. Good answer.

Thanks, Richard. Now we have a contest on our hands.

Gee and Gill are the high scorers on 159.

Alison and Jonathan are on 72.

Alison, if you score 86 or less with this answer, you're in the next round.

-Do you ever watch EastEnders?

-I did watch it a bit when I was younger,

and my mother watches it, and when I stay with her, it's on in the same room.

Johnny and Ruby mean absolutely nothing to me.

Shirley and Zsa Zsa, I can picture Shirley, but haven't a clue what her surname is.

Bradley and Jack, I can picture Bradley. He seems very nice.

And Ian and Pete is the one I'm going to go for.

I'm going for Ian and Pete Beale.

Ian and Pete Beale. Like I said,

you want to score 86 or less with that.

There is your red line. If Ian and Pete Beale

get you below that red line, you are in the head-to-head.

Best of luck. Is it right and, if so, how many people said Ian and Pete Beale?

Yep. Well done. You're through to the head-to-head.

Ian and Pete Beale did it for you.

65 they score you, taking your total up to 137. Richard?

Well done. Ian and Pete Beale, Ian being the longest-running male character on EastEnders.

Let's look at the other three.

Bradley and Jack, who've been much in evidence more recently are the Brannings.

That would have scored 29 points.

Johnny and Ruby are the Allens. They would have scored 8.

And Shirley and Zsa Zsa are the Carters.

That scores 5. Very well done if you got that one.

Very good. Thanks, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair

with the highest score are Gee and Gill.

But we will see you again next time.

We look forward to that.

Thanks for playing. Great contestants. Thank you.

For the remaining two pairs, things get more exciting now in the head-to-head!

Well done, Jonathan and Alison, Simon and Morgan.

You're in the head-to-head. Only one pair can make it to today's final

and play for the jackpot, which currently stands at £6,250.

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

Each pair just need to give me one answer and you may now confer.

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

The first pair to get to the best of three plays for today's jackpot.

Let's play Pointless.

Right. Here is your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

US states bordering Mexico. Richard?

Quite simple, this one. Any US states that share a land border with Mexico, please.

Thanks, Richard. Jonathan and Alison, because you played best so far, you go first.

TEAMS WHISPER

OK.

Have you reached a consensus?

We could only think of two,

so we're going for Florida.

-You're going to say...

-Florida.

-OK. Simon and Morgan?

-The one we're going for is Texas.

-Yeah, we're going Texas.

-Texas.

OK, so we have Florida and Texas. Jonathan and Alison said Florida. Is it right

and, if it is... Are you hopeful, Jonathan?

-Not really.

-Let's see how many people said it.

Florida.

-Oh, dear.

-Bad luck. That's an incorrect answer.

Simon and Morgan have said Texas.

Is it right and, if so, how many people said Texas?

It's right, which is all it had to be.

73.

A high score, but it merely had to be right.

After the first question, Simon and Morgan are up one-nil.

-Richard?

-What was the other answer thought of?

-Texas!

If they'd said Texas, would you have had another answer?

-Arizona or California.

-You'd still have lost.

There's four. Let's take a look.

Arizona is the best answer on the board.

36. Then New Mexico, the clue's in the name.

On 50. California, 55.

And Texas, 73.

Thanks very much. Here is your second question.

Jonathan and Alison, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

If Simon and Morgan win this, you're in the final.

Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Manchester United managers as they could.

Manchester United Managers.

Any of the seven men who've managed Manchester United from 1950 to 2011.

We won't accept Jimmy Murphy, who took over briefly after the Munich air disaster.

Any of the seven men who've managed Manchester United from 1950 to 2011.

OK, thanks, Richard. Simon and Morgan, you go first this time.

-OK, we have an answer.

-We're going for Ron Atkinson.

Ron Atkinson. OK, thanks very much.

Ron Atkinson has been taken.

Jonathan and Alison, you have to answer in such a way

that you win this question. Otherwise, we say goodbye to you.

I think - and this is an uneducated guess - Alf Ramsey.

Alf Ramsey. OK. We have Ron Atkinson. We have Alf Ramsey.

Simon and Morgan said Ron Atkinson. Let's see if it's right and, if so, how many people said Ron Atkinson.

This will decide, possibly, who goes through to the final.

It's right.

24.

24 for Ron Atkinson.

Jonathan and Alison are going with Alf Ramsey.

This is a bit of a stab in the dark, isn't it?

-Very much.

-A big stab in the dark!

-It had to be someone obscure.

You're hoping maybe this is right and scores lower than 24.

OK.

It has to for you to stay in the game.

Good luck. Alf Ramsey.

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

Bad luck!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, which means Simon and Morgan are through to the final, two-nil.

-Richard?

-Unlucky, guys.

Sir Alf Ramsey was the Ipswich boss. That was his big job.

There are seven names on the list. Only seven managers in 60-odd years.

Let's look at all the names.

Wilf McGuinness was the best answer on the board with 5.

Frank O'Farrell and Dave Sexton scored 10.

Tommy Docherty, 21. Ron Atkinson, 24.

These top two answers have managed the club for nearly 50 years between them.

Sir Matt Busby, 52, and Alex Ferguson at the top, on 86.

Thanks very much. Alison, did you recognise one of those?

I recognise Tommy Docherty now, because my brother was interested in football in his late teens.

He supported Manchester United because we're from the north-west,

and Tommy Docherty was the manager in those days.

-Oh, dear!

-Oh, well.

-Oh, well, there you are.

So, the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Jonathan and Alison.

-I'm afraid we have to say goodbye to you now. It's been great having you on both shows.

-Thank you.

You've done well in the second show to get to the head-to-head.

-It's the end of the road. Thanks very much for playing!

-Thank you!

For Simon and Morgan, time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot of £6,250.

Congratulations, Simon and Morgan. You've beaten the competition and won our Pointless trophy. Well done.

Now, a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £6,250.

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

that none of our 100 people could think of.

We've had one pointless answer on the show today. Just find one more and you take home that money.

First, you've got to choose a category

from these three options.

They are...

Composers, American Actresses or Baseball.

What do you think?

Composers - there's Mozart and that's about all I know.

A few more. American Actresses.

Not really. It could be anything. Monroe or something more recent.

-Baseball. I like sport, so I'd say Baseball is the best one...?

-Well,

yeah, I'd have to go with that. American Actresses, there are so many.

-I don't know...

-Go Composers and you'll do it yourself!

Composers - I know about four more than him. Baseball, I think.

Not the best sport for us,

but the best chance we've got.

What would be a good category within Baseball for you?

-Teams, probably.

-Teams.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

Richard?

Any team who played Major League US baseball in the 2010 season, American League or National League.

Anyone who played in the 2010 series which ended in November 2010.

-Very best of luck.

-OK. You have up to one minute to come up with three answers,

and all you need to win that £6,250 is for one of those answers to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds start now.

LA Dodgers,

Yankees, Boston Red Sox,

Washington Capitals or Nationals, not sure which one it is.

-Minnesota Wild.

-Minnesota Wild. Isn't that ice hockey?

-Golden State.

-I'm not sure. Definitely got to go for Anaheim Angels.

-Yeah.

-That's got to be one.

-Anaheim Angels.

-Washington is good, but I'm not sure if it's Capitals or Nationals.

-Washington Nationals.

And I think Minnesota Wild.

-That's it.

-Golden State Lions.

I think it's Golden State Warriors.

Warriors, yeah. OK.

Golden State Warriors.

-I think Capitals.

-Washington Capitals.

-I think it's Washington Nationals.

-I think that might be pointless.

OK. And is that it?

-And then Anaheim Angels?

-Go Anaheim Angels.

-Five seconds left.

OK, I think we've argued it out!

OK. Your time is up. We're looking for Major League baseball teams.

I now need your three answers.

-OK.

-Anaheim Angels.

-Anaheim Angels.

-The Anaheim Angels.

-California.

Washington - we're not sure which is baseball and which basketball.

-So we're going for Washington Nationals.

-Nationals.

-And the Washington Capitals.

-Washington Capitals.

-One is a baseball team,

-but we think the other's basketball.

-We're not sure.

-Cover your options.

-Sensible. But whichever it is...

-It's not very well known.

-Not very well known at all.

-OK, just confirm the order you want them to go up in.

-OK.

-Anaheim Angels.

-Anaheim Angels.

-Washington Capitals.

-Capitals.

-And Washington Nationals.

-Nationals last.

-Yes.

-OK.

Here they are...

There they are.

We were looking for Major League baseball teams.

You said this was your least confident answer.

You only need one pointless answer to win that jackpot. £6,250.

Let's see how many people said Anaheim Angels.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It has to be right and it has to be pointless. Good luck.

It's right. OK, you knew this was going to be right...

..but this will show us how much our 100 people know about baseball.

Unfortunately, that is not a pointless answer.

Mind you, I think we can draw a lot of optimism from that!

My goodness, if that's how well they know their baseball.

Two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£6,250.

What would you do with that?

I've got university next year, so a lot would go towards that.

But probably a holiday, spend something on myself. I'm not sure.

Maybe something for your old dad?

I was planning to use my portion... we're interested in an exotic cycling holiday.

-We were looking at Jordan.

-Will she want to come?!

-It's not the best place...

-I'm not sure that would be enough, either!

-No, no!

You've done something strategic here. One of these remaining answers is wrong.

And one is going to be so right.

-We hope so.

-Yeah.

We don't know which one it is. OK, well, very, very best of luck.

It's an either/or. Russian roulette.

Washington Capitals is your next answer.

We're looking for Major League US baseball teams.

This one has to be right and pointless to win that jackpot.

For £6,250, let's see if the Washington Capitals is right

and, if so, how many people said it. Washington Capitals.

-Washington Capitals...

-Wrong!

-..is not the right answer.

OK. Which one of you said Washington Capitals and which one Nationals?

-I'll blame him!

-Fair enough! I can't remember, to be honest!

I'm pretty sure one of them is a baseball team.

So, hopefully, it's not going to be a cross from the next one.

-But...

-And it's so obscure. Yeah.

-Exactly.

-OK.

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

It's all resting on the Washington Nationals.

-You've got to hope that's not their darts team!

-Yeah!

This has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot of £6,250.

The Washington Nationals.

Just them standing between you and £6,250.

The Washington Nationals.

Is it right? How many people said Washington Nationals?

It's right!

OK. The Anaheim Angels took us down to 1.

This is your last and final shot

at that jackpot. £6,250.

Oh, no!

Unfortunately, we didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.

I'm really sorry to say you don't win today's jackpot of £6,250,

which rolls over to the next show.

You've been fantastic contestants. You get to take home our Pointless trophy.

-Richard?

-That's unlucky.

A couple of teams this series have got two scores of one in the jackpot round.

It's very tough. The answers you did give,

the Anaheim Angels, also known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The Angels. The Washington Capitals are an ice hockey team.

-Yeah.

-Let's look at the pointless answers. You'll recognise them,

so I apologise in advance!

Let's take a look.

Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers

and the Kansas City Royals were pointless.

Three other teams...the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies,

who won the World Series in 2008 -

they lost more baseball games than any other team in history,

the Philadelphia Phillies, because they've been going so long.

They've lost over 10,000 games. And the Seattle Mariners. Those were the pointless answers.

You knew some of those.

I knew the Rockies, but they didn't enter my head.

Well, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Simon and Morgan. Thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Nobody's won our jackpot today,

so it rolls over on to the next show,

when we'll be playing for £7,250.

Join us next time to see if someone can win it!

-It's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me! Goodbye!

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