Episode 34 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the quiz show that tests obscure knowledge. Let's meet today's players.

Welcome back Stephen and Stuart. You were on the show last time.

You get two chances to reach the Pointless final. This is your last chance. Remind us what happened.

Well, we got to the head to head and it was a musical question

-and we, obviously, gave a wrong answer.

-Yeah!

-There were two songs with very, very similar names.

-That's right.

Well, listen, you know exactly what to expect.

People always perform better on their second appearance and surely this means finalists.

-Doesn't it?

-Hopefully, yes.

-Stuart, what is going to see you through to the final?

-What would be the dream Stuart category?

-'80s music.

-'80s music.

Or give me films. Steven Spielberg films would be fantastic.

-OK. Stephen, how about you?

-I like films of an earlier era.

-'60s, '70s films and directors.

-Very good. The very best of luck to the pair of you.

It's great to have you back. We expect great things from you.

-We'll give it our best shot.

-Next, we welcome Mel and Emma. How do you know each other?

How do you think we know each other?

You're in a band together, is that what it is?

-No, we're sisters, yes!

-I thought you might be. Where have you come from?

-Eastbourne.

-Eastbourne?

-Yes.

-Sunny, sunny...

-Sunny.

-Sunny, sunny Eastbourne.

-Sunny Eastbourne.

-Yeah.

-Emma...

-What do you like to do?

-Play darts.

-No!

-We play on a pub team together.

-Do you have a name?

Do you know what? It's the Alexander Arms.

-No?!

-It is!

-We had the pub renamed specially,

-so we could say that.

-Do you know what, I know a pub in Northern Ireland,

in Limavady, called the Alexander Arms. I never tire of standing outside it.

LAUGHTER

-So, darts?

-Yes.

-Good with the arrows.

What would you say was your specialist subject, Mel?

I can't... Science. Food and drink. Friends.

-Big Friends fan.

-You mean capital "F" Friends, the programme?

-Not HER friends! That would be a bit specialist.

-Mel's friends have come up before, so...

-LAUGHTER

-TV, popular culture.

-Excellent.

-Emma, how about you?

-Science.

Geography. Modern British politics. That's quite specific.

-By modern, do you mean since 2000, or...?

-Yeah, about then.

-Since I was old enough to pay attention, so maybe 1996.

-OK.

-The last year of the Major Government.

-The Blair era onwards.

-OK.

Best of luck to the pair of you. We expect great things from you.

Next we welcome Joe and Nick.

-How do you know each other?

-We met in Germany about 30 years ago

whilst working separately on different coaches on a rock concert trip,

-which was Monsters of Rock, featuring AC/DC and Van Halen.

-Wow!

-In Karlsruhe?

-Karlsruhe, yep.

-What do you do now, Joe?

I'm a DJ-cum-football-coach.

Right! So an element of coach

-has come through from the previous existence?

-Yeah.

-And an element of music?

-Indeed. Yeah.

Excellent.

And what's your favourite kind of music to DJ? Do you specialise or is it a broad range?

-We could have a problem here, cos I'm an '80s aficionado as well.

-Ah, Stuart!

-So what would you like to see come up, Nick?

-Geography.

-Of course!

-And unlike him I'm more '70s music. I'm a bit older, so I DJ a bit earlier.

OK, very good. The very best of luck to the pair of you.

It's great to have you on the show.

And we welcome back Gemma and Hywel. You were on the show last time. Remind us what happened.

-We had a whale of a time.

-Indeed.

-We didn't do too good on a question about whales.

-I had a good answer.

-Hywel did really, really well when it was his go.

-Then I played it too safe and we ended up being the highest scorers.

-A blue whale.

-A lot of people know what a blue whale is, apparently.

-Yes.

-Who would have thought? What would you love to see come up this afternoon, Gemma?

-Films.

I particularly like horror films.

A wide range of years, so it wouldn't really matter. Some old ones or new ones. Or music.

-I used to be a DJ in student radio in Swansea.

-Very good.

-I know a bit about music.

Yeah, anything like that. Popular culture.

-And, Hywel, what do you do?

-I'm a firefighter.

-You're a firefighter?

-I am.

You kept that very quiet last time when we had that fire.

LAUGHTER

How long have you being doing that, Hywel?

-About 18 months.

-18 months? Wow! Very well done, you, Hywel.

Fantastic. We'll find out more about all of you as the show goes on. One more person to introduce.

He's the one in the cinema taking notes during the credits. He's my Pointless friend.

-He's Richard.

-Hiya.

APPLAUSE

Well, now...

-Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-It should be a good show today.

Stephen and Stuart were a very, very strong pair last time. Very unlucky to get knocked out.

You'd be hard pushed to beat them. But Gemma and Hywel will have a few reserves in the tank again.

It might be tough for our two new pairs, but we shall see.

Got some lovely questions today. First question's difficult.

It's one of those that some people will absolutely crash and burn on.

Now we put all our questions to 100 people, but WE are after the obscure answers they didn't get.

To stay in the game, our players need to score as few points as they can.

What everyone's trying to do is to find a pointless answer.

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

Each time that happens, we will 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 £7,000!

APPLAUSE

Right, let's play Pointless.

APPLAUSE

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

The team with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

If anyone answers incorrectly, they will score the maximum of 100 points.

Try and avoid those if you can. OK, our first category is...

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

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many WTA Number 1 Ranked Tennis Players as they could.

-Richard.

-We're looking for any tennis player who's been ranked number one in the world

by the Women's Tennis Association from 1975 through to the beginning of May 2011.

That's any woman who's been ranked number one in singles tennis by the Women's Tennis Association.

Ooh! Right. Stuart and Stephen, you all drew lots before the show and you get to go first.

Women's tennis, Stuart. This just plays to all your strengths, doesn't it?

-LAUGHTER

-Erm, I am a big fan of tennis.

Erm...

I'm going to go for...

-Justine Henin.

-Justine Henin, you're saying?

Let's see if that's a correct answer and, if it is, how many of our 100 people said Justine Henin.

It's right, Stuart! Well done!

Very well done indeed.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's an excellent score, Stuart. Scores you two.

-An excellent start. Richard.

-Well played, Stuart.

Justine Henin-Hardenne. She's been number one for 117 weeks between 2003 and 2007.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Mel...

We are looking at Number 1 Ranked Women Tennis Players.

-Is this a good subject for you?

-Not really.

Some names came to mind, but I think they might be quite obvious.

So I think I'm going to go for Kim Clijsters.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Kim Clijsters, if it's a correct answer. Good luck.

Yes! Well done, Mel.

Well done, Mel.

Down it goes. Oh, it's a great answer!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Four points.

Very well said. Richard.

Yeah, another Belgian, Kim Clijsters. Well done. Good answer.

She was number one for 20 weeks. Retired in 2007.

-Then came back two years later and immediately won the US Open.

-Very good. Now, Joe...

-WTA Number 1 Ranked Tennis Players?

-Yes.

I had two Belgians up my sleeve, but they've just gone.

So I'm probably going to have to go with something a bit safer.

-And I'll go for Monica Seles.

-Monica Seles, you are saying, Joe.

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

Well done.

Another low score. Seven!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Played, Joe. Monica Seles. Richard.

-Number one for 178 weeks, Monica Seles.

-In the '90s.

-Thank you.

-That's nearly as many as Bryan Adams was.

-Yeah.

It's just two weeks off Bryan Adams' record, yeah.

Very good. Now then, Gemma. What is the most obscure female tennis player you can think of?

-Number one ranked.

-To be honest, this isn't a great category.

I'm just going to go for one. I'm not sure if she was number one.

-Go with Serena Williams.

-Serena Williams?

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

Is it right? How many people said it? Serena Williams.

Right.

-68 it scores you, Gemma. 68 for Serena Williams. Richard.

-Yes, she certainly was number one.

For 123 weeks between 2002 and 2009.

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

2 is where Stuart and Stephen find themselves.

We go up to 4 for Mel and Emma. Then up to 7 for Joe and Nick.

And then a long way up for Gemma and Hywel on 68.

So, Hywel, you have your work cut out in this next pass.

OK, can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK.

We are looking for WTA Number 1 Ranked Female Tennis Players.

Hywel, you are the high scorers on 68. High scorers by a margin.

Yeah, not the best subject for me.

Not very into my tennis. I've got some names of female tennis players in my head.

I'm not sure if they've all been number one.

Say Martina Hingis.

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

No red line for you as the highest scorers. Martina Hingis, you're saying.

It's right.

Down it goes.

Not a bad answer at all, Hywel. Not bad at all. Scores you ten.

Takes your total up to 78. Will that be enough

to see you through to the next round? We shall see. Richard.

Well played, Hywel. She was number one for 209 weeks, Martina Hingis.

So then, Nick, everything rests on your knowledge of female tennis players

and their rankings in the world.

The only one I can... Yeah, I'm pretty sure was Martina Navratilova.

-OK, you are saying...

-I think she'll be a high answer.

..Martina Navratilova. Hywel and Gemma, there's a glimmer of hope. There's your red line, Nick.

If Marina Navratilova can get you below the red line, you are through.

Martina Navratilova. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

Yup! She's got you through.

32!

32 for Martina. It takes your total up to 39. Richard.

Yes. Safely through. 32 points and she was number one for 332 weeks.

Martina Navratilova dominated women's tennis in the '70s and early '80s.

Wow. Emma, you are on 4. The high scorers on 78

are Gemma and Hywel.

You want to be scoring 73 or less with this.

Remember, we are looking for Number 1 Ranked Female Tennis Players.

Erm, I think I'm going to go with Maria Sharapova.

-Maria Sharapova.

-Mid-safe guess.

-A mid-safe guess. You think it's right?

-I hope it's right.

I don't think it will be pointless.

-But I think it will be... I hope it's enough to get us through.

-Maria Sharapova, you say.

Below that red line, through to the next round.

Is Maria Sharapova right and, if it is, how many people said it?

It's right!

Well done.

You're through to the next round. Well done.

20. 20. That's good.

That takes your total up to a very respectable...

An incredibly low total of 24. Richard.

Well played, Emma. She was number one, on and off, between 2005 and 2008.

The Russian, Maria Sharapova.

Now then, finally, Stephen. The high scorers on 78 remain Gemma and Hywel.

You are on 2. If you can score 75 or less, you're through to the next round.

Let's see if you can keep your total in single figures.

We are looking at Number 1 Ranked Women Tennis Players.

I'm thinking of Spanish players and players from the USA

-and I think I'll go for one from the USA - Chris Evert.

-Chris Evert.

Here's your red line. Nice and high.

Below that red line through to the next round.

Let's see if Chris Evert's right and how many people said it?

Well done, Stephen. And you're through!

Down it goes. 10!

APPLAUSE

10, Stephen. Takes your total up to 12. The lowest total of the round.

-Richard.

-Well done, Stephen. She was the first ever world number one and held it for 260 weeks.

-What a girl!

-A little quiz question for you.

So Serena Williams has done 123 weeks. Chris Evert's done 260.

Martina Navratilova, 332. How many weeks has Venus Williams been world number one?

405.

Oorr!

11.

-Just had 11 weeks in 2002.

-Just the 11?

-Yeah.

Huge at Wimbledon, but been world number one for 11 weeks.

The person who's been number one most - Steffi Graf, 377 weeks - would have scored you 17.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers. There's a few.

Amelie Mauresmo, the only French woman to be world number one.

Ana Ivanovic was number one briefly in 2008.

Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic, another one from 2008-2009.

Let's look at the popular answers most of our 100 people said.

Heard a few of them already.

Only 11 weeks at number one.

-The biggest answer of all, Serena Williams.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

So at the end of the first round, the losing pair with the highest score, Gemma and Hywel again.

-Oh, dear! These first rounds haven't been kind to you.

-No.

It's been great fun having you on the show and thanks for playing.

-Gemma and Hywel. Brilliant.

-Thank you.

For the remaining three pairs, it's time for Round Two.

Only two pairs go head to head, so one team is going to be leaving us. Try to make sure it's not you.

Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...

Fictional places. Can you decide who's going to go first and second?

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

And our question concerns...

Fictional Schools And Their Works Of Fiction, Richard.

We have six fictional schools. We asked 100 people which film, TV show or novel did they feature in.

If you give us a nice, obscure answer, you'll score fewer points.

If you give us an incorrect answer, you're going to score 100 points.

12 schools in all. 12 guesses to have at home. Best of luck.

If the film, TV or novel is part of a series, we'll accept the first one in that series.

Thanks very much, Richard.

We are looking for the films, novels or TV shows in which these schools first appeared.

And we have on our list...

I'll read those one more time.

There are the schools. Now then, Stuart, let's have a nice, obscure school from that list.

Obviously, you are looking for the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew the answer to.

The one I'm most sure of is the one most people will have known.

And the other one is a bit of gamble.

Erm...

I'm going to go for Erinsborough High, Neighbours.

Erinsborough High, Neighbours. Let's see if that's right and how many people knew that answer.

It's right.

55.

APPLAUSE

Quite a high score there. Richard.

Fairly safe answer.

All the letters of the word "Neighbours" are in "Erinsborough".

Plus a couple left over. Did you know that?

-I did know that. There's some left over?

-Yeah. It's not an anagram.

There's an "O" and an "R" left over.

-It's an anagram for "Or Neighbours".

-Well, there you go!

-I never bothered to work it out, but now you mention it.

-That's where you and I differ.

LAUGHTER

Emma. So remember, we are looking for the films, novels or TV shows

in which these schools appeared.

I'm going to go for Sunnydale High

and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Sunnydale High and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, says Emma.

Is it right and, if it is, how many people knew that answer?

It's right!

-APPLAUSE

-Really not bad at all.

Our best score so far. Buffy, Richard.

As fans of Buffy will know, Sunnydale is built on a hell mouth.

It's why it failed its Ofsted.

-LAUGHTER

-Thank you very much.

Joe, you are the last person to have this board, so please take us through it and submit your answer.

I have no idea about Rudge Park.

I think New York High School is Fame.

But I'm going to go for Bedrock High School and The Flintstones.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many people said Bedrock and The Flintstones.

It's right.

Ooh! It's a high score though.

Gutted!

-Not bad. 64. Richard.

-You should have gone for the New York High School.

It WAS Fame and would have scored you fewer points. It scored 45.

Kelsey Grammar School is Little Britain. Would have scored 8.

Do you know Rudge Park Comprehensive? It's from Inbetweeners.

Would have scored you 3 points. Best answer on the board. Well done if you got that.

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

The best score of the pass, 22. Then slightly more than double...

Two and a half times that score. 55 - Stuart and Stephen.

And up a smidge to 64, where Joe and Nick are.

Nick, you'll have to atone for that high score if you want to be through to the head to head.

OK, will the second players please take their places at the podium?

Right, we're going to put six more schools on the board.

And here they are. We have got...

I'll read all of those again.

Remember, we are looking for the TV shows, novels or films in which these first appeared.

You're trying to find the one fewest of our 100 people knew. Nick, you are the highest scorers.

On 64.

You have to try and score as little as you can with this pass

to ensure your place in the head to head.

Ooh! I think I know one but I don't want to gamble on it.

I'm going to go for Springfield Elementary and The Simpsons.

OK, you're hoping to score as few points as you can.

You're going for The Simpsons for Springfield Elementary. Is that right?

No red line for you as you are the highest scorers. Good luck.

It's right.

APPLAUSE

-Takes your total up to 131. Richard.

-Pretty big score, Nick.

We'll ask at the end of the round what risk you were going to take and if it would have paid off.

Mel, the good news for you is you are through to the head to head.

Whatever you score, even if it's 100, you won't overtake Nick and Joe's high score of 131.

-Remember, we are looking for the films, novels or TV shows in which these schools first appeared.

-OK.

Looking at that, I knew two for sure.

Simpsons being one of them and the other one which I might not say,

because I might take a guess if we're through and try to get something.

-But it might be a really silly guess.

-Well, if it's an informed guess,

-it might be a brilliant guess.

-No, I'm going for something that's right, and be a bit boring.

I'm sorry. So I'm going to go Rydell High, Grease.

Rydell High, Grease. No red line for you as the low scorers.

You're through whatever happens.

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

It's right.

APPLAUSE

Surprisingly low score. Takes your total up to 72.

-Richard.

-Well played, Mel.

John Travolta was 23 in that film as a high school boy.

-Olivia Newton-John was 29.

-Wow!

Wow!

-Stephen...

-Yes.

-This is where it gets interesting. Nick and Joe are the high scorers on 131.

You are on 55.

You have to score 75 or less to be through to the head to head. Fill in the gaps for us, if you like.

Well, I'm struggling very hard on this one. Very, very hard.

I'm struggling. I think, the only one I can guess is the top one.

I'm going for Dotheboys Hall, Tom Brown's Schooldays.

Tom Brown's Schooldays, you are saying. There's your red line.

Below that you're through. Tom Brown's Schooldays - is that right for Dotheboys Hall?

Bad luck, Stephen. I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points,

which takes your total up to an unbeatable 155. Richard.

That's unlucky. Tom Brown's Schooldays is set at Rugby School.

Dotheboys Hall is the school

run by Wackford Squeers in Nicholas Nickleby.

Would have scored you 4 points. Nick, are you going to reveal

-what your risk would have been?

-I was going to go for Grease, Rydell High. I wasn't sure.

You would have been right, I can exclusively reveal.

-Grease is the word.

-LAUGHTER

Do you know Hotten Comprehensive? Anyone know that?

This is a hole in my cultural knowledge. Anyone?

-Emmerdale.

->

Emmerdale, yes! Would have scored 31 points. William McKinley High?

-Glee?

-Glee, yeah. My daughter's favourite programme.

I watch it if it's on. I don't switch it off. I love Glee!

Do you watch it after she's gone to bed or...?

LAUGHTER If I'm honest, yes. 16 points.

I love Glee. And Marcia Blaine Academy?

Best answer on the board. 1 point.

It's from The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.

-It's the school in that. Maggie Smith won her Oscar for it.

-Indeed.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score, Stephen and Stuart.

-Well, this is most unexpected. Most unexpected.

-Shell-shocked.

-Is Nicholas Nickleby coming back to...?

-Haunt me.

-Yeah.

Oh dear, oh dear!

Well, you played the most exemplary game throughout all of this,

up to the Dotheboys Hall answer.

Very regrettably, we have to say goodbye to you.

-Thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you very much.

Tremendous team! For the remaining pairs things are about to get even more exciting in the head to head.

Very well done.

Emma and Mel, Joe and Nick, you've made it through to the head to head.

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

which stands at...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, for each question,

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

You want an answer that scores less than the other pair and you'll win that question.

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

APPLAUSE

OK, here is your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

Countries With A Black Sea Coast, Richard.

Yeah. We want a country that has any part of its coast on any part of the Black Sea.

Six countries have a coastline on the Black Sea.

By "country", we mean a sovereign state that's a member of the UN.

Thank you, Richard. Now, Mel and Emma, cos you've played best so far, you get to go first.

Countries With A Black Sea Coastline.

WHISPERING

OK, Mel and Emma.

We're really not sure which one the Black Sea is. Erm...

-It's the black one!

-Yeah.

Not in colour though. Or is it? Oh! Erm...

So going to go for...

-I'm pretty sure it's not right, but Israel has a...

-OK.

Well, it has a sea, certainly.

Israel, you are saying.

Joe and Nick.

-Well, I think... Did you say there's six? Yep.

-Yeah.

I think I can think of all six.

-You can talk us through them if you like.

-OK.

Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania. I'm never quite sure which way round they go.

Russia and Ukraine. I think the last one is Georgia.

I seem to remember the Russian navy steamed into Georgia's only port.

-You forgot to mention Israel.

-Yes!

-LAUGHTER

So I think we should go maybe Bulgaria or Romania, either of those. One we weren't too sure of.

-I defer to your knowledge on this.

-Or Ukraine. Ukraine.

-Ukraine. OK.

Ukraine, says Nick. We have Israel and we have Ukraine.

Emma and Mel, Israel - is it right? How many people said it, if it is?

I'm afraid Israel is an incorrect answer. That means Joe and Nick merely have to be right

with Ukraine. Let's see if they are.

Ukraine.

Yep! Very well done. You've done it.

You've done it with a lovely low score as well.

Very well done.

Well played, Nick. After the first question,

that means Joe and Nick are ahead 1-0. Richard.

That's when you know you've got a travel expert on your team. You got all six of them.

You even did them in order of popularity. Let's take a look.

-Well played. You should get 2 points for that.

-OK.

-Yes, please.

-Here is your second question.

Emma and Mel, you have to win this question to stay in the game. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

Yellow Top 40 Singles. Richard.

Any single that's charted in the UK Top 40 up to the start of May 2011 that has "yellow" in its title.

If it's a double-A side, we'll accept either side.

One answer we won't accept is the song Yellow by Coldplay,

which is the one that every single person in the audience was thinking of.

OK, Joe and Nick, you go first this time.

We're going with a very current one, to show I'm not as old as I look,

and it's called Black And Yellow.

-Black And Yellow.

-Yes.

OK, Joe and Nick have gone with Black And Yellow.

Emma and Mel?

We could only think of two.

One, I'm sure, is the one that pops into everybody's head after Coldplay.

So we're going to go for Mellow Yellow.

Mellow Yellow. So, Joe and Nick, have said Black And Yellow.

Emma and Mel have gone with Mellow Yellow.

Everything rests on this, possibly, Emma and Mel.

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

In the order they were given. Joe and Nick, Black And Yellow.

Is it right? If it is, let's see how many people said Black And Yellow.

It's right!

It's right.

And down it goes. Look at that!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

4 for Black And Yellow!

Emma and Mel...

We have to hope that Mellow Yellow gets below that.

Is it right and does it? Mellow Yellow.

29.

APPLAUSE

That means after two questions, Joe and Nick are straight through to the final. Richard.

Is there nothing Joe and Nick don't know? Very impressive.

Black And Yellow, a hit in early 2011 with two different acts.

Wiz Khalifa had a very big hit with it. The Hype Squad also released Black And Yellow.

Let's take a look at all the yellow answers up here.

Two pointless answers.

Yellow Pearl, which was a Phil Lynott single.

Famous as the theme tune to Top Of The Pops.

Eighteen Yellow Roses by Bobby Darin.

Big Yellow Taxi - a hit for Joni Mitchell - scored 2 points.

Yellow Rose Of Texas was a hit three times in 1955, scored 3.

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini was a hit twice.

Once for Brian Hyland, once for Bombalurina and Timmy Mallett. Would have scored you 4 points.

There's Black And Yellow. 4 points. Very well played.

Yellow River was a Number One hit for Christie. Would have scored 9.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John. 17 points.

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree, 25.

Mellow Yellow by Donovan, 29

and Yellow Submarine right at the top with 82.

Very well done if you got some of those low scoring ones there.

And unlucky if you got Bombalurina, Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head to head, Mel and Emma.

We get to see you another time. Had you gone through to the final, that would have been it.

You'll be back for another Pointless. Thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

For Joe and Nick, it's now time for our Pointless final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £7,000.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Joe and Nick. You've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

So, well done!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot and at the end of today's show

the jackpot stands at £7,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now 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 could think of. We haven't had any pointless answers today.

First though, you've got to choose a category.

You can choose from these three options...

-What do you reckon? I don't know, mate.

-Well, I know nothing about literature.

-Me neither.

-European Actors?

International Politics might be Presidents of America, or...

Secretary-Generals of the UN, or...

-Could be.

-Le Politique Internationale, please.

You have as good as won it!

OK, we gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

-Prime Ministers of Italy. Richard.

-Yeah, we're looking for the name of anyone

who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1970 right through to April 2011, please.

You have up to one minute to come up with three answers. All you need to win that £7,000 jackpot

is for one answer to be pointless. Your 60 seconds start now!

-Any thoughts?

-I know one.

-Was Aldo Moro one?

-Didn't he play for Inter Milan?

-Not that I know of.

But I have a vague recollection of him being an Italian politician at least.

-That's something. To name an Italian politician is a good start.

-Yeah.

What about that lady? The former glamour model.

She wasn't Prime Minister, was she? They've had hundreds!

-What, in 40 years?

-Let's just think of some Italian names.

-Bridlioni or...

-Giuseppe Rossi.

-Rossi?

-He played for Man Utd.

I've no idea. We may as well just go home now.

We've got to come up with three. We may as well say Berlusconi.

-Yeah.

-He'll be taken.

-Hold on. Let's think.

Was it Aldo Moro? Sounds like a shop, but never mind.

And... I don't know. Italian...

I honestly can't think of any others.

There's your minute gone.

We were looking for Prime Ministers of Italy.

I now need three answers from you.

-Well, our third one is blank.

-We'll come to that one in a second.

-Shall we say Rossi?

-Well, hold on.

-Just in case...

-OK, Aldo Mori.

-Moro. Aldo Moro.

-Aldo Moro.

-Like in "yellow".

Er, Silvio Berlusconi. He won't be pointless.

Do we need both names, or...?

-Yes.

-Right.

-I've no idea.

-Giovanni Rossi.

-And...?

-Giovanni Rossi.

-Giovanni Rossi.

-If that works!

OK, there are your three answers.

-Which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Aldo Moro.

-Aldo Moro put him last.

And shall we put Giovanni Rossi first?

-Yes.

-OK. Very good.

Let's put them up in that order. And here they are.

We were looking for Prime Ministers of Italy.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win the £7,000 jackpot.

Let's see if Giovanni Rossi is right. If it is, how many people said it.

Well, we knew that.

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

What would you do with £7,000?

There is a Ben Miller DVD coming out. I thought I might get that.

Yes, you could.

You could probably get a couple for that, actually. Nick?

I... Well... Toying with the idea of taking the family to Australia.

Very good.

-Although it's only half of that.

-Leaving them there, or...?

-Yes.

-We've got friends out there, so...

-Very good.

-Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

-OK, best of luck. Fingers crossed. You never know.

We have surprised people in the past.

Prime Ministers of Italy. Let's hope nobody said your next answer.

This has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot,

but for £7,000 let's see how many people said Silvio Berlusconi.

We know it's right. This will indicate how much our 100 people know about Italian politics.

OK, you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

You said this was your most confident answer.

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

Now how did you come across this answer?

-Just popped into my head. No idea where it came from.

-It popped into your head?

Yes.

That's the way winning answers pop into people's heads.

This is for the jackpot of £7,000. It has to be right and pointless.

Let's find out. Aldo Moro, there it is.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right!

Aldo Moro is a correct answer.

If this goes down to zero, you'll be leaving here with £7,000.

-Down it goes. Still going down. Aldo Moro. Down it goes!

-Yes!!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Well done! That is fantastic. What about that?

-Thank you very much.

-Very, very well done.

I don't believe that. I really don't believe that.

Well, congratulations.

You managed to find that all-important pointless answer,

which means you go home with a jackpot of £7,000. Well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Well, Richard.

-Yeah, very well played, guys.

Well played, Joe. I think Aldo Moro possibly in your consciousness

as he was Prime Minister five times but in 1978 was kidnapped and shot by the Red Brigade.

-All over the papers.

-That's what I remember.

-So somewhere that's lodged.

That's the whole point of Pointless.

Let's go through the pointless answers. Italian Prime Ministers slightly different to British PMs.

There's Aldo Moro. As I say, kidnapped and shot by the Red Brigade.

Amintore Fanfani, who was Prime Minister six times.

Arnaldo Forlani, he was forced to resign after a Masonic scandal.

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was forced to take over after a series of scandals.

Emilio Colombo, who was Prime Minister from '70 to '72.

Giulio Andreotti was convicted of the murder of a journalist, but was later cleared.

-That is Italy for you.

-There you go.

At least they've got it right this time.

LAUGHTER

Well, thanks again to our winning players Joe and Nick,

-who go away with today's jackpot of £7,000.

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And to think how hard won those early rounds were.

-You made it by the skin of your teeth through Rounds One and Two.

-Some very strong couples went out.

Well, you made it through and you've dazzled us in the last two rounds.

Join us next time when more obscure knowledge is put to the test on Pointless.

-So goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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