Episode 27 Pointless

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Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test. Let's meet the players.

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Welcome back, Leah and Sarah. You were on the show last time.

Everyone has two chances to reach the final, this is your last one. Remind us what happened.

It went horribly wrong, horribly wrong with aliens and moons.

I was defeated by a moon and Sarah was taken out by an alien.

-In the game, what happened?

-LAUGHTER

-We went out.

Yeah, you did. Aliens and moons, it was a category, it was a category. Yes, science fact, science fiction.

Not our strong point. If you could make them easier, it would be better.

-What would you like to see come up, Sarah?

-Ooh.

Like I said before, Westlife, so I was hoping Westlife, yeah?

Why not? For now, let's pretend yes.

-I'm hoping Wimbledon champions.

-Ooh.

-Very good.

-I play a bit of tennis. It would be nice to see it come up.

-Very, very good. Welcome back to the show. It's lovely to have you back.

-Thank you.

Very best of luck this afternoon. Next we welcome Avril and Pamela. How do you two know each other?

Pamela and I met at secondary school in second year. Far too long ago to mention the exact number of years.

-Just last year will do.

-Twinkling of an eye.

-Exactly. And we've been friends ever since,

-although Pamela, disobligingly, has just moved from Edinburgh to Glasgow.

-How could she do that?

-Pamela, how could you do that?

-Well, I married somebody from the west coast. We'll blame him.

-We blame our husbands. It's the best way.

-What do you do, Avril?

-I'm a chartered surveyor.

I value commercial property, shops and offices and boring industrial units and things.

-Very good indeed. And how about you, Pamela?

-I am a pharmacist. So, pills and potions.

-What would you like to see come up, Pamela?

-Er, well, science, although not necessarily moons.

Not science fiction, but I like science, that sort of thing, obviously with my background.

Obviously, dispensing chemist, that's what you'd like. Avril, how about you?

History, maybe the Tudors. That's my specialist subject.

Very good. Welcome to the show, the pair of you. It's great to have you here. Best of luck.

-Next we welcome Mark R and Mark W.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Two Marks.

-Yes, indeed.

Are they going to be top marks today? Or very low marks? You see what I've done there?

-Do you see?

-Do you know what, I wouldn't have thought of that in a million years.

-No!

-LAUGHTER That is brilliant.

-Yeah!

-Can I just, a little round of applause there.

-Yes!

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-Well, mark our words, we'll er...

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-Wahey!

This is the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it?

-We'll give it the best shot we can.

-This'll be a running gag through the show.

-I do so hope it is.

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

-I'd like to see religion come up.

My job is a church leader, I did a PGCE in RE.

-So anything to do with religion and Christianity.

-You've got all of that covered. Very good.

-What do you do, Mark W?

-I'm a project manager in a charity for the rehabilitation of offenders.

So I work in a lot of prisons all over South Yorkshire, the county I live in.

I manage a team supporting offenders into education, training, employment.

Basically rehabilitating them into crime-free lives, helping them to integrate positively in society.

It's a lot of fun. You meet a lot of interesting people.

I bet. Will they all be watching you this afternoon?

-Maybe, yes.

-Yes. You're going to have to do well.

-I know, I know. It's a lot of pressure.

A lot of pressure. Best of luck to the pair of you. Great to have you on the show.

Finally we have Linda and Dave. How do you know each other?

Linda is my girlfriend, or as we say in Teesside, our lass.

We met 18 months ago at a karaoke competition.

-Very good. Dave, were you singing?

-We both were singing.

-What were you singing?

I was singing AC-DC, and Linda sang a Tina Turner one called Simply The Best,

-but she wasn't because she didn't win.

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-Aw!

-They just didn't appreciate it.

They were just heathens. They just don't know quality when they see it.

-And what do you do, Linda?

-I'm a prisoner custody officer.

-And how about you, Dave?

I'm a recycling operator for the local council, in other words, a green bin man.

So you actually pick up the recycling, or do you go through it?

We have to put the tray on, bottles in that one, cans in that, and, oh, aye.

-So, it's a bit boring, but good for the environment.

-Very good for the environment.

-Yes.

-What would you like to see come up, Dave? What your strong subject?

-Punk rock!

-Oh, brilliant!

-And, not like them, I want science fiction, as well.

Very good, science fiction and punk rock.

-And how about you, Linda?

-Geography, maybe food and drink.

-You've got all the bases covered between you.

-Just about.

-Fantastic. Well, very best of luck to you.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show. There's one person left for me to introduce.

When shopping for groceries, he tells the price of an item from the barcode.

-He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hiya. APPLAUSE

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

Should be a good show. We have one returning pair, Leah and Sarah. We didn't see much of them last time.

-Far too little.

-They didn't stay too long. We've got some smart people here. Avril wants the Tudors,

-Pamela wants science, Mark wants religion, Sarah wants Westlife.

-Whoo!

LAUGHTER Something for everybody. And none of those things are coming up.

But it's an interesting sign of how smart everybody is.

Yes, indeed. We put all our questions to 100 people.

But this is Pointless so we're after the obscure answers they couldn't get.

For a chance to win the jackpot, our players need to score as few points as possible.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot. Now, Andy and Kim won the jackpot last time.

-People have been winning jackpots a lot.

-Yeah, there's been a rash of it.

-Yeah.

-Today's jackpot starts at £1,000.

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-Right, let's play Pointless.

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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 is eliminated.

If anyone gives me an incorrect answer, they score the maximum of 100 points. Try to avoid those.

OK, our first category is World Geography.

Linda, that's just what you wanted, isn't it? Decide in your pairs who goes first.

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

Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many XYZ countries as they could.

We're looking for any country of the world whose common English name includes the letter X, Y or Z.

Any of those countries. By country, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in its own right.

-Very best of luck.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

Now, Leah and Sarah, you all drew lots before the show, and this afternoon you get to go first.

We are looking for the names of countries with an X or a Y or a Z in their name.

OK, I'm struggling to think of a clever one,

so I'm going to say what's in my head which is Zanzibar.

Zanzibar you are saying. You're hoping to score as few points as possible with Zanzibar.

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

Ooh! There we are.

I just demonstrated how little I know. I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Bad luck. Richard.

-Yeah, sorry, Leah, Zanzibar is not a country, I'm afraid. Good start.

-Great.

-Yeah.

It does have a Z in it.

In fact, it's got two Zs in it. LAUGHTER

So then, Avril, we are looking for countries with an X, Y or Z in their name.

Yes, well, geography is not my strong point. The only country I can think of is Uruguay.

-Uruguay.

-Uruguay. So it should have a Y at the end, I hope.

-Very good.

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

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

Well done, it's right.

Down it goes. Great score. Look at that!

-Very well done indeed, Avril!

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-That's a fabulous answer.

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It's a pointless answer. It adds £250 to today's jackpot, taking the total to £1,250.

And it scores you nothing. Very well done, Avril, brilliant.

-Richard.

-Well played, Avril. A surprising pointless answer,

a big country but perhaps you don't think of the Y maybe. But who cares? 250 quid.

-No arguing with that. Now then, Mark W.

-Hello.

What is the most obscure country with an X, Y or Z in its name that you can think of?

Well, I've had a little bit of time to think about this. My wife's done quite a lot of work in Africa,

so a country that's come to my mind that may not be that well-known

which comes automatically to mind is Zaire.

-Zaire. OK, well, Mark R is nodding at Zaire.

-That's a good thing.

You're hoping to score as few points as possible with Zaire. Let's see if it's right,

and if it is, let's see how many people said Zaire.

Yes. Ooh. Yes, I had a feeling that might be the case.

Unfortunately, Zaire is an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

That's a bit of a relief, eh?

-Richard.

-Yeah, it hasn't been Zaire for quite some time. It's the Democratic Republic of Congo now.

I don't know what your wife is up to. LAUGHTER

Yeah, I'm just heading off to Zaire for a couple of months.

-Now then, Linda.

-I'm sticking with Africa, as well.

-OK.

-I hope it's right. Zimbabwe.

-Zimbabwe you are saying.

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

It's right.

-36.

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Very well done. 36 for Zimbabwe.

-Very well played, Linda. Absolutely safe and sound. Formerly Southern Rhodesia.

-OK.

We're halfway through the round so let's look at the scores. Brilliant answer, Uruguay, from Avril.

Then we go up to 36 for Linda and Dave for Zimbabwe.

And then Mark W and Leah, both on 100. So Sarah and Mark R,

you are going to tussle it out on the next pass.

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

OK, we are looking for countries with the letter X, Y or Z in their name. Dave.

Well, I had a few in my head I wasn't sure about,

but the girls gave me an idea for another one.

-Paraguay.

-Paraguay.

Very good. Paraguay you are saying. There's your red line.

Below that, you are through to the next round.

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

Very well done.

Through you go, brilliant!

14. Nothing wrong with that at all. Takes your score up to a nice round 50. Richard.

One of only two landlocked countries in South America, fact fans, along with Bolivia.

-Thank you very much, Richard. Mark R, the pressure really is on you here.

-Certainly is.

I've been debating between a couple,

but I'm going to have to go for the one that I think will be pointless,

so I'm going to go for Azerbaijan.

-Azerbaijan you're saying. Sarah is nodding.

-Yeah.

-Mm. Was that one you had?

-It's one possible.

-Ohh!

-Azerbaijan.

-It might be 100.

-I've only just learnt to say that.

-Taught by Mark, in fact, just now.

-Yeah.

Azerbaijan. OK, well, there's no red line for you because you are the joint high scorers.

Let's see how far Azerbaijan can take you down the column.

Azerbaijan. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

-Oh!

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Very well done, Mark. That was what we needed from you.

Azerbaijan scores you one, takes your total up to 101. Richard.

Yeah, well played, Mark. A huge country with a very rich and varied history

-but most famous for winning the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.

-Of course.

-That's their big one.

Brilliant. OK, Pamela.

Remember, we are looking for countries with an X, Y or Z in their name.

The great news is, you cannot lose.

Even if you score 100 points, you will never overtake Mark R and Mark W's high score of 101.

I have to confess, I'm very glad that we can't get knocked out,

cos geography's not my strong suit. I was going to say Yemen.

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

No red line for you. You are through come what may.

It is right.

-27.

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27, that's a good score.

-The Yemen, Richard.

-Yeah, very well played, Pamela. Very good answer.

-Safely through to the next round.

-So, Sarah.

The only thing that will absolutely see you through to the next round is a pointless answer.

-Obviously, you can tie if you can find a country scoring one.

-OK.

But it's either a tie or a pointless or we have to say goodbye to you.

-Oh, dear.

-Which I think would be wrong.

-It would be wrong.

I was going to think of Yemen, as well. But I'm going to go with Swaziland.

-Swaziland.

-Yes. I hope I've spelt that right.

Swaziland. What do you think, Leah?

-She's got great geography knowledge usually.

-Uruguay was pointless.

-I'm hopeful.

-I'm not so sure.

Only one way to find out. Swaziland, is it right?

There is a red line, take my word for it, right at the bottom there.

If you can hit that red line, you're through to the next round.

Swaziland, is it right? How many people said it? Good luck.

It's right. It's right, Sarah. Very well done.

It has to go down to one or zero.

-Oh, no!

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Oh, bad luck! That scores you three,

takes your total up to a perilously high 103. Richard.

A very, very good answer. Sorry about that. Let down by Zanzibar, unfortunately.

Zanzibar and Tanganyika joined together to form Tanzania.

So Zanzibar is part of Tanzania now.

Would've scored you 19 points and seen you safely through, Tanzania.

Tough luck. Again, a very good answer.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers. I know some people at home will have got these.

Kyrgyzstan, which has got a Y and a Z.

It's the only country in the world with two of those letters.

Guyana, also pointless. Bosnia and Herzegovina was pointless.

Uruguay, amazingly, pointless. And the Seychelles was a pointless answer.

Let's take a look at the most obvious answers that most of our 100 people said.

Yemen, the third most popular answer with 27.

Then Zimbabwe with 36.

And right at the top of the list, Zambia with 47 points.

Thanks very much, Richard. At the end of round one,

the losing pair with the highest score, Sarah and Leah.

-Gutted.

-I can't believe it!

-Oh, dear.

-Never mind. It was fun. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Out in the first round last time and this time.

-Not, I think, a true reflection...

-This isn't a lucky station.

-It's not.

And nor is it, I think, a fair reflection of your obvious pointless knowledge.

But I'm afraid that is, nonetheless, what has happened, so we have to say goodbye.

-Sarah and Leah, brilliant.

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

There's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head, so one team will leave at the end of this round.

Our category for round two this afternoon is...film.

Decide who'll go first, who'll go second.

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

OK, our round two question concerns...

We're going to show you two boards of six actors and actresses with a year and we asked 100 people to tell us,

"In which film did they play or impersonate a member of the opposite sex during that year?"

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

There'll be 12 actors in all, 12 films to guess. Very best of luck.

We're looking for the names of the films in which these actors cross-dressed in the years shown.

And we have got...

OK, we are looking for the names of the films

in which these actors cross-dressed in the years in brackets.

So, Avril, what do you think about that board?

Well, I first of all was panic-stricken, and then I've started to think of things.

-As usual, it's to try and think of things that are obscure.

-Well, indeed.

Cos Tony Curtis is in this film and it's one of my favourite films,

-I'm going the top one, Tony Curtis, Some Like It Hot.

-Some Like It Hot.

An excellent film. Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer. Some Like It Hot.

It certainly is.

-40. Not bad.

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Not a bad answer. 40 for Some Like It Hot.

Yeah, the wonderful Some Like It Hot from 1959.

It's got one of the most famous closing lines in Hollywood movies

where he finally admits he's a man and the guys says, "Well, nobody's perfect".

Very good indeed. Now, Mark.

Yes, well, I only knew two on the board

and the Tony Curtis one's just gone,

so I'm left with Robin Williams

-and I think he was in Mrs Doubtfire.

-Mrs Doubtfire you're saying for Robin Williams.

There he is at the bottom. 1993. Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, how many people said Mrs Doubtfire.

It's right. Of course it is.

-61 though. Ooh, it's a high score.

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-62 for Mrs Doubtfire. Richard.

-Yeah, very big score.

-Man splits up with his wife and then dresses up as a housekeeper to spend time with his kids.

-There we are.

So, Dave. We are looking for the films in which these actors cross -dressed in the years indicated.

You're the last person to have this board so you can talk us through all the gaps there

and then pick your favourite answer.

Well, I should be good at this, cos I do a lot of cross-dressing.

-Don't get worried. I'm a big fan of The Rocky Horror Show, so I get all the gear on.

-I see.

Well, I think Barbra Streisand might be in one called Yentl, but I'm not sure.

I don't know Amanda Bynes, Gwyneth Paltrow.

But I think the Julie Andrews one, which I'm going for, is Victor Victoria.

Victor Victoria you are saying for Julie Andrews.

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

Well done, Dave, it's right.

-Down it goes. The best score of the pass, Dave. 13.

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-13 for Victor Victoria. Richard.

-Very good answer.

She plays a woman playing a man playing a woman.

Let's take a look at the other answers. It's quite a tough round.

Barbra Streisand, you're absolutely right, Dave, it was Yentl in 1983. 18.

-Gwyneth Paltrow, do you remember that?

-Shakespeare In Love.

-That's what it was.

-That's correct. Would've scored you eight points.

And Amanda Bynes starred in a film called She's The Man. Well done if you got that. One point.

It's loosely based on Twelfth Night. She tries to get on the football team at her high school.

Very good indeed. Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through the round, so let's look at the scores.

Dave and Linda looking very, very strong on 13 there thanks to Victor Victoria.

Then we go up to Avril and Pamela on 40.

And then up once again, Mark and Mark, again, top marks.

-Top marks.

-Mark W, it's all in your hands.

-It is.

-We're clinging on.

-You are. Just.

OK, we'll come back down the line. Second players, take your places.

OK, we're going to put six more actors on the board and here we are.

Remember, we're looking for the films in which these actors cross-dressed in those years.

You're trying to find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew. Linda.

-This is one of my weakest subjects.

-OK.

Let me put you in the picture. The Marks are on 61. They're the high scorers.

If you can score 47 or less, you are through to the next round.

I can't think of anything.

I'll have to go for Dustin Hoffman.

I'm going to have to start pushing you.

-I Once Was A Man.

-SHE LAUGHS

I Once Was... Listen, let's not do the confessionals now, Linda.

-LAUGHTER

-Dustin Hoffman, I Once Was A Man. OK.

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

There's your red line, Linda. If you can get below that red line, you're through to the next round.

Oh, bad luck, bad luck.

Unfortunately, as you knew, that's an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum of 100 points,

taking your total up to 113. So, Richard, I Once Was A Man.

I remember that evening very well. LAUGHTER

Unlucky, Linda. But you would watch that film, wouldn't you?

-Dustin Hoffman, I Once Was A Man.

-Yeah!

-Course you would.

-I won't give you the right answer in case Mark or Pamela want to have a go.

-Now, Mark.

We're looking for the films in which these actors cross-dressed in the years indicated.

The high scorers on 113 are Linda and Dave.

You've been thrown a bit of a lifeline there. If you can score 51 or less,

-you are through to the head-to-head.

-Film is one of the weakest subjects for me.

-I'm not a big film buff at all.

-This is music to Linda and Dave's ears.

Particularly cross-dressing films are not my favourite types of films.

So I'm going to go with Cate Blanchett.

I haven't seen the film but I remember it coming out. My dad's a big Bob Dylan fan,

so the only stab I can have is that the film is called Dylan.

-Dylan?

-Mm. But I'm not confident on that.

OK, well, let's see if Dylan's right, and if it is, how many people said it. Here's your red line.

Nice and high. If you get below that red line,

you're through to the next round. Is it right? How many people said it?

Unfortunately, that's a wrong answer, which I'm afraid means you score the maximum of 100 points.

Takes your total up to an unbeatable 161. Richard.

-Dylan.

-Yeah, this board is going very well, isn't it?

Again, I won't give you the right answer in case Pamela wants to have a go.

Phewy, Linda and Dave.

Pamela and Avril, also phewy. Doesn't matter what you score here,

you are still in the head-to-head. So, Pamela, talk us through the board and fill in any gaps.

I'm struggling, I have to confess. I knew some of the answers on the first board,

but I've looked at all of them and thought, "Hm, no".

Dustin Hoffman, I remember the film, I remember what he looked like and sounded like,

but I have no idea what the title is. I don't know what Guy Pearce cross-dressed in, or the others,

so I'm going to have a complete guess, because I don't know,

so I'm going to say John Travolta and Pulp Fiction.

-See, that would've been fun.

-LAUGHTER

-Well, he had long hair in it, didn't he?

-Yep. Yep. OK.

John Travolta, Pulp Fiction you are saying.

Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said it. No red line cos you're through anyway.

John Travolta, Pulp Fiction.

No. Bad luck, Pamela.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum of 100 points,

-but you're still through to the next round. Richard.

-Sorry, Pamela.

100 points each on that board. I have to fill in all six.

If you got all six at home, you've done particularly well. Do you want to have a go?

-Do you know the Dustin Hoffman film?

-Tootsie.

-Tootsie, exactly right.

-Would've scored you 46 points. Guy Pearce.

-Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.

The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. Would've scored 17.

Let's clear up the John Travolta one.

-Erm, Hairspray.

-Hairspray. Brilliant film. Would've scored 14 points.

Hilary Swank won an Oscar for her role in this film

where she cross-dressed. From 1999, it was Boys Don't Cry. Well done if you got that. Nine points.

Cate Blanchett, you're absolutely right, it's the Dylan film where she dresses as Dylan. Do you remember it?

-It's I'm Not There.

-Yep.

-Would've scored you one point.

Right at the top of the board, Patrick Swayze, it's a pointless answer

so well done if you said To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar.

A pointless answer. And very well done if you got all six. Tough board.

He can't have made himself popular with the people whose job it is to put the letters up

on the canopies outside cinemas. They must have been up there hours.

-They were relieved when AI took over the next week.

-Yeah.

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Thanks, Richard. At the end of round two, the losing pair with the highest score is Mark and Mark.

-I'm Not There.

-I'm not now anymore.

Well, appropriately, yes.

Well, bad luck. This is where we say goodbye to you, but only for this edition of Pointless.

You'll be back next time when let's hope you go even further.

-Meanwhile, great contestants. Thanks for playing.

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

Very well done, Linda and Dave, Avril and Pamela, you've made it through to the head-to-head.

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

which currently stands at £1,250.

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

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

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for today's jackpot. Let's play Pointless.

OK, here is your first question. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Steve Redgrave gold medal partners as they could.

Steve Redgrave gold medal partners. Richard.

We're looking for any of the seven men who've won a gold medal

in partnership with Steve Redgrave. Any man who won an Olympic gold in partnership with Steve Redgrave.

OK, thank you very much. Linda and Dave, cos you played best throughout the show so far, you can go first.

THEY WHISPER

Right. We're not sure about one. We'll go for a safe one, we hope.

-Matthew Pinsent.

-Matthew Pinsent, you're saying. OK, Matthew Pinsent.

Avril and Pamela, have you got an answer?

-Pamela's got an answer.

-We've got an answer. Not one of our strong areas.

-The only one I could think of was James Cracknell.

-James Cracknell.

OK, so we have Matthew Pinsent and we have James Cracknell.

-What do you think, Dave?

-I knew the Cracknell one but I couldn't remember his Christian name, so...

OK, well, Linda and Dave, you've gone for Matthew Pinsent.

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

It's right.

Not a bad score. 36 for Matthew Pinsent.

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And Avril and Pamela, you have gone for James Cracknell.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people said James Cracknell. Good luck.

It is right!

And it beats Matthew Pinsent. Look at that. 13 for James Cracknell.

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Lovely low score there of 13. Beats the 36 that Matthew Pinsent scored for Linda and Dave.

So after one question, Avril and Pamela are up one-nil. Richard.

Very well played. There's some good obscure answers here for people who know their rowing. Let's take a look.

Richard Budgett was a pointless answer.

He won in the coxed fours in 1984,

alongside Martin Cross, one point.

Adrian Ellison was their cox, he would've scored you one. Tim Foster, two.

Andy Holmes won two Olympic golds. He died recently, sadly. Would've scored you seven.

James Cracknell also won two golds, 13 points.

And Matthew Pinsent, right at the top, won four golds, three with Redgrave.

Thank you, Richard. Here is your second question. Linda and Dave,

you have to win this question to stay in the game.

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

as many members of the Munster family as they could.

Members of the Munster family. Richard.

We're looking for any of the five members of the TV family The Munsters

who appeared in ten or more episodes of the TV series. No names of family pets, please.

OK. Thank you very much. Avril and Pamela, you get to go first this time.

Right, we're not sure. We're getting muddled up with other unusual families.

So we're going to have to play a safe answer and say Herman Munster.

Herman Munster. OK.

Linda and Dave, what would you like to say?

-I think we'll go for Eddie, the boy. Eddie Munster.

-Eddie. OK, we have Herman and we have Eddie.

Avril and Pamela have said Herman. Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said Herman.

It's right.

-Yes.

-I knew it was going to be high.

-As you feared, that's quite a high score.

57 for Herman Munster.

Linda and Dave are going with Eddie.

It has to be right and it has to go below 57.

It is right.

And it keeps you in the game.

-Very well done, Linda and Dave.

-APPLAUSE

Eddie scores 16, which means after two questions, Linda and Dave, Avril and Pamela are even on one-all.

-Richard.

-Well played, Linda and Dave. Let's look at all five.

There are a couple that would've won it. Marilyn, the niece, four.

Lily, the matriarch of the family, 13. Eddie on 16.

Grandpa scored 22. The actor who played Grandpa was the same age as Lily,

although she was his daughter. And Herman right at the top with 57.

OK. So here is your third question. Whoever wins this question goes through to the final.

Good luck. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many UK cities beginning with N as they could. UK cities beginning with N. Richard.

We're looking for any of the five cities in the UK whose name begins with an N.

By city, we mean somewhere granted official city status by the Crown. See if you can get all five at home.

Thank you very much, Richard. So, Linda and Dave, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

We're going to go for Northampton.

Northampton. OK, Northampton.

Avril and Pamela.

-You can continue conferring if you like.

-We're having a debate about which one.

We can think of Nottingham, obviously,

and we think Norwich might be a city, as well.

So it's choosing between those two. Nottingham I think would be quite a popular answer.

-So what do you think?

-It's up to you. I don't know.

-You know, geography... I'm lucky to get home of an evening.

-ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Unfortunately, that is true.

-Let's go for Norwich.

-Norwich.

Norwich. OK, so we have Northampton, we have Norwich.

Linda and Dave went for Northampton. Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said it.

Oooh!

Bad luck. Northampton not a city.

Which means, Avril and Pamela, Norwich merely has to be correct

and you are through to the final.

Norwich. Good luck. Let's see if it's right, and if it is, how many people said Norwich.

On the ball. A city. Look at that. 81 for Norwich.

-Very good.

-APPLAUSE

That means that after three questions,

Avril and Pamela are through to the final 2-1.

-Richard.

-Yeah, big score of Norwich, but it doesn't matter. Northampton not a city. A very large town.

It did apply in the millennium, when lots of towns were applying to be cities, but didn't get it.

Northampton Town, the name of its football team. Let's take a look at all five.

Newry in Northern Ireland was the best answer on the board, two points.

Newport in Wales, 23. Then there's Nottingham, 58.

Newcastle, 76. And Norwich at the top on 81. Very well done if you got all five.

Thank you, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, it's Linda and Dave,

Well, that was tough. Northampton.

-I was saying Newcastle, as well.

-I know.

-Didn't listen.

-Ah, well. I was going through it mentally.

I had all sorts of places. I had Nantwich.

-LAUGHTER Ah, the beautiful city of Nantwich.

-The city of Nantwich.

-Yeah. Ah, well. Dave, what have you learnt? I can think of one thing you've learnt.

-Northampton's a town.

-LAUGHTER

-All right, two things. Northampton is a town...

-And Linda's no good at films.

-..and listen to Linda. But we will see you next time.

I hope you make it to the head-to-head and even the final. Thank you for playing.

-APPLAUSE

-But for Avril and Pamela, it's time for our Pointless final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £1,250.

Congratulations, Avril and Pamela. You fought off the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot. At the end of today's show,

the jackpot stands at £1,250.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

that's an answer none of our 100 people gave.

We've had one pointless answer today, Avril's brilliant Uruguay in the first round.

You only have to find one more now and you will go home with that money.

First you have to choose a category from these three options. They are...

-What's the lesser of the three evils, Pamela?

-I don't know.

-I might know some football teams.

-I think we'll have to go for football.

-Do you want to go for football?

-I think we'll have to.

-OK, we would like to choose football, please.

Very good. You are going for football. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many UEFA Champions League Final host cities as they could. Richard.

We're looking for any city which has hosted the UEFA Champions League Final

or the European Cup Final for that, from the start of the competition to the 2011 final, please.

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

and all you need to win that £1,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds starts now.

-Do you think definitely Glasgow?

-I'm sure it's been in Glasgow

-cos I got stuck in the train station with all the fans.

-I can think of obvious things like Milan.

-I wish I had my husband here.

-Glasgow. We can go for Milan.

-It's obvious, but I can't think of anything else.

-What about somewhere in Spain or Germany?

-Yep, Spain.

-It's the cities.

-Barcelona.

-Let's go for Barcelona.

-I'd have thought that'd be a high one.

How about, then... Quick, let me think. Erm...

Gosh, what's... Ajax, where do they play? Netherlands.

That's too hard, I can't think. OK, Glasgow, Milan.

-Barcelona.

-Maybe they won't think of Glasgow.

-So it's Glasgow, Milan and Barcelona.

-Yep.

OK, you have your three answers. We'll stop the clock there. Very good indeed.

I don't know if they're right, but very good to have reached a consensus on your three answers

before your minute was up. We were looking for host cities of the UEFA Champions League Cup Final.

-I need your three answers.

-You say.

Glasgow. Milan. And Barcelona.

-Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Glasgow.

-Glasgow.

-Glasgow. We'll put that last. Which is your least likely?

-Milan, I think.

-So Milan, Barcelona, Glasgow.

-Yep.

OK, let's put them up on the board in that order. And here they are.

There they are. We were looking for host cities of the UEFA Champions League Cup Final.

You said this was your least confident answer. You only need one pointless to win that £1,250.

Let's see how many people said Milan. Is it right? How many people said it? Milan.

Yes, it is right. You thought it might be right.

You thought it might be quite a high score. We shall discover.

Down it goes. This is your first shot at the jackpot of £1,250.

-20. Not bad. Not bad.

-APPLAUSE

So 20 people thought of Milan.

That tells us something about our 100 people and what they know

about UEFA Champions League Cup Final host cities. Unfortunately, that's not a pointless answer.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot. What would you do with £1,250?

-We'd have to hit the town, wouldn't we?

-Yep.

-Hit the town here in London

-and then take nothing back with you up to Scotland?

-Yes, absolutely.

-We have too many children and too many husbands...

-Exactly. I should hit the town.

-Yes.

We are looking for host cities of the UEFA Champions League Cup Final.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, which is Barcelona.

This has to be right and it has to be pointless.

This for the jackpot. Your second shot.

Barcelona. How many people said it? Is it right?

It is right.

This is your second crack at that jackpot of £1,250.

-20 people said Milan.

-APPLAUSE

44 people said Barcelona.

But you knew these were obvious answers. You knew that.

-We don't know if you asked any Glaswegian people.

-You never know.

We've had Milan, we've had Barcelona.

-But Glasgow... As you say on the car sticker, Glasgow's miles better.

-Yes.

You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot, £1,250. This is it.

Glasgow. It's all hinging on Glasgow.

And you are banking on people overlooking Glasgow. Let's hope so. It has to be right.

Glasgow. Is it right? How many people said it? Good luck.

You're absolutely right. Glasgow is a right answer.

Now, if this goes all the way down to zero,

you will leave here with £1,250. Down it goes... Oh!

-Not quite into single figures.

-APPLAUSE

Well, I'm delighted to say that Glasgow is more on the map than you might have thought.

But I'm sorry to say, you haven't managed to find that all-important pointless answer

so you don't leave with the jackpot of £1,250, which rolls over onto the next show.

It's the first time I've said that for about a week. But you've been fantastic contestants

-and you get to take home our pointless trophy, so well done.

-APPLAUSE

That's tough luck. Three correct answers, though, which is more than we often get.

There are four pointless answers. See if you got them at home. A couple of German cities.

Bari in Italy, which hosted it in 1991.

Berne in Switzerland, which hosted in 1961.

Gelsenkirchen in Germany, 2004.

And Stuttgart, which held it twice, 1959 and 1988.

Very well done if you got those at home.

-Thank you very much, Richard. Did you know any of those?

-No.

-No.

-Oh, come on, Gelsenkirchen?

-It rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

-Doesn't it?

Oh, dear. Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you, Avril and Pamela. You've been brilliant.

-Thank you so much for playing.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

So on the next show, we will be playing for £2,250.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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