Episode 46 Pointless

Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show where obvious answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet today's players.

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Now, welcome back Paul and Eddie, you were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final.

Remind us what happened.

Well, on the first round we were OK.

Myself and Eddie both got a pointless answer each.

-On the second he gnaws it right up.

-Yeah, I got it wrong.

But double Pointless though, in the first round, oh,

it was all glory for Paul and Eddie.

-It was.

-Yeah.

-I let the side down terribly.

-Well, never mind.

Paul, what are you hoping to come up this afternoon?

-What, on the questions?

-Well, mainly on the questions, yes.

Modern history would be nice...modern history,

Formula 1, maybe sports.

And Eddie, what about you?

I'm into old history, if there's such a category,

more than modern history.

I think there is.

Yeah, from, um, Romans up to, say, medieval times.

I love all that sort of stuff.

Best of luck, Paul and Eddie, it's great to have you here,

let's hope we see more of you this time.

And next we welcome Lynne and Dudley,

now, how do you two know each other?

We met through the internet, Alexander.

You met through the internet, what, to do what,

to go out with each other?

-Yes.

-Oh, I see, good. Where have you come from, Lynne?

We've come from Lancashire, we both live in Lancashire now.

Oh, you're new to Lancashire?

I've been there about 20 years, but I'm originally from Yorkshire.

Dudley, when did you move to Lancashire?

I moved to Lancaster in 1988.

And from your accent, of course, I can hear you're Canadian?

I was born and bred in Glasgow.

In Glasgow. Dudley, what do you do?

I work in the pro shop at a golf and country club,

just outside Ormskirk.

-Very good. Are you quite a golfer yourself?

-Yes, I play.

Ha ha!

-Ha ha! Ahhh.

-Sorry.

-Beautiful Scots understatement, there.

-Absolutely.

What sort of handicap do you play off?

18.

That's a question you ask cos it sounds like I know what I'm talking about.

I have no idea. What do you do, Lynne?

I work as a nurse clinician in a general practice in Skelmersdale.

Lynne, what would you like to see, this afternoon?

Well, my strong subjects are probably science

because of my job and everything.

So, anything sort of, medical or biological sciences...

-OK.

-..I'd be very, very happy with.

-And how about you, Dudley?

Geography, Scottish history.

Great to have you on the show, Lynne and Dudley, welcome.

Next, we welcome back Benali and Freyja,

you were on the show last time as well.

Remind us what happened.

We didn't do too brilliantly, we went out in the first round.

But, I think we were very unlucky,

there was an inordinate amount of pointless answers.

Tell you what, that was an historic first round, wasn't it?

We had five pointless answers in one round.

And the category was trousers.

-Yes.

-No, it was a fun round, that, wasn't it?

It is good, it was inventive.

Now, Benali, what would you like to see come up?

Well, a bit of geography,

well you're not a fan, but politics, foreign languages, food.

I think those kind of subjects would be great.

If you could do questions I've seen on previous shows,

that would be great as well.

OK! Freyja, anything for you?

I think, we've got some crossover as, we're both...

..for me especially, British politics.

-Yes.

-Food would be great, geography, I'm definitely not so keen on.

Yes, what are you talking about, Ben, geography?

-I'd really like literature.

-Yes.

Especially slightly older literature, that would be brilliant.

It's great to have you back on the show, best of luck this afternoon.

And finally, we welcome Wendy and Alyson.

How do you to know each other?

Well, as sisters we've known each other forever,

but my first, real memory of Alyson is when we used to live in America

and she got a brand-new bicycle and I still had a tricycle

and I couldn't keep up.

Dear, oh, dear.

Tricycle, I had the tricycle forever.

I had an older brother and older sister and was impossible.

You grew up in America but where do you live now?

We were only in America for a couple of years

then lived in Switzerland then Germany,

then we moved to England,

then we said goodbye to the parents because they moved to Belgium and then Holland.

You followed them until they went to Belgium?

Then we moved abroad, we've spent most of our adult lives abroad,

I was in Germany and Alyson was in Holland.

So, you are career expatriates?

Well, you could put it that way.

-Alyson, what do you do?

-I'm an exam invigilator.

-Are you?

So, we hand out the papers and collect them in the end,

trying to make sure nobody looks over the shoulder of anybody else.

When we were at school people would do that,

then when the exam begun they would get out a book,

or mark other exams. You're not allowed to do that, are you?

-We're not allowed to do that any more.

-You can't do anything?

No. We've seen a couple of sketches.

I don't know what you're talking about.

With some characters called Armstrong and Miller,

and we don't do what they do in their sketches.

More's the pity! I bet you wish you could.

Yes, it would be quite fun, but I couldn't do a handstand, anyway.

So, what would you like to see come up, Alyson?

Maybe some maths or some geography because we've lived in all these

different countries in Europe, so European geography would make sense.

European geography would be good, yes.

Very good, indeed. Well, fingers crossed those were all, this afternoon.

Best of luck to you.

We'll find out more about all of you as the show goes on,

there's only one person left for me to introduce, he once beat

the Delphic Oracle in a pub quiz

then she thrashed him at Connect Four.

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

-Hiya.

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Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-Are you well?

Yes, I'd say I was, yes, how are you?

-Terrific news, I'm very well, as well.

-That is good news.

We've got to returning pairs, neither did amazingly last time,

but I think they're pretty good, Paul and Eddie, and Ben and Freyja.

But, I think the first question is going to be good news for Lynne

and Dudley, good news for Wendy and Alyson, I think it's good

news for Ben, and I think it's bad news for Freyja.

-Question one.

-Will it Freyja?

AUDIENCE GROAN

-Wow, you are well today.

-Well, thank you very much, Richard.

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

so we are after the obscure answers they didn't get.

To stay in the game with a chance to win jackpot,

the players need to score as few points as they possibly can.

Now, what everyone is trying to do, of course,

is trying to find a pointless answer, Quinn and Matt won

the jackpot last time, so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

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Right, let's play Pointless.

In the first round you must give me one answer,

and you cannot confer with your partner.

The team with the highest score will be eliminated,

so make sure that's not you. If anyone gives me an incorrect answer

they will score the maximum of 100 points, so try to avoid those.

OK, our first category this afternoon is...

America. Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first

and who's going to go second.

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

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

We give 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many US states ending in 'A' as they could.

US states ending in 'A', Richard?

Yes, nothing to add here, just any states of the USA whose name

ends in an 'A', see how many of them you can get at home, as well.

OK, now, then, Paul and Eddie, you all drew lots before the show

and you get to go first.

So, we're looking for US states ending in 'A'.

Well, I can think of a couple. The one that comes to mind,

which I think a lot of people forget about, is Alaska.

-Alaska, you think it's an overlooked state?

-Yes.

-It's too far north.

-Very good, I'll tell them that.

Let's hope you are right.

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

-40.

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40 for Alaska.

Yes, the most northerly, most westerly and most easterly parts of the USA are all in Alaska.

It's got more coastline than the rest of the United States combined, as well.

Very well done. Now, Dudley, US states ending in 'A'.

Well, I too, can think of a number, which ones would be low on

the scoreboard, I think I will go with South Carolina.

South Carolina, very good.

Sounds good to me, let's hope that's right,

and if it is, how many people said South Carolina.

Down it goes.

-Oh, very well done, Dudley.

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Almost into single figures. Down to 10 for South Carolina. Richard.

Yeah, well played, Dudley. Very safe start. It's got an A at the end.

It would be called South Carolin if it didn't. That's how you can tell. LAUGHTER

Very good. Um, Freyja.

-Yeah.

-Freyja.

-Um...

Is this tough?

Well, yeah, it's a bit embarrassing

because I'm actually studying American Studies.

At the same time, my geography is appalling, so I won't risk too much

as I think Benali will be quite good at this. I'm going to go with North Carolina!

We had South Carolina. Here's North Carolina.

I see what you've done there.

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

Very well done.

It was 10 the South.

12 for the North.

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That's a pretty good score. Richard. 12 for North Carolina.

-Well played. Two more points than South Carolina. They won't like that in South Carolina.

-No.

That does mean two people went, "North Carolina...

"Yeah, I can't think of anything else.

"I've got nothing else." LAUGHTER

So, remember, we're looking for US states that end in 'A'. Alyson.

I'm going to go for Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania, you're saying. Let's see if that's right and,

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

Wow. Very well done.

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Pennsylvania, 3 points. Richard.

That's a great answer. It the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, all sorts of things.

It's where they invented the pencil. All sorts of things.

LAUGHTER

Yup, that's what happened. LAUGHTER

We're halfway through the round so let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Alyson and Wendy look strong. Lovely low score of 3 there.

Then up to 10 for Dudley and Lynne.

Up to 12 for Freyja and Benali.

And then way up to Eddie and Paul's high score of 40.

Who would've thought you'd be so far ahead?

I thought no-one would remember Alaska.

We're coming down the line. Second players, come to the podium.

Very good. Remember, we are looking for US states ending in 'A'.

Now, Wendy, the high scorers are Paul and Eddie on 40.

If you can score 36 more or less you're through to the next round.

I'm going to say West Virginia.

West Virginia.

Very good indeed. There's your red line.

If West Virginia comes below that red line,

you are in the next round.

Let's see if West Virginia's right.

If it is, let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

Very well done.

Down it goes to 5.

-APPLAUSE

-A cracking answer.

It takes your total up to a lovely single figure total of 8. Richard.

Well played, Wendy. Very good start to your Pointless careers there.

-I can't hear "West Virginia" without singing Country Roads by John Denver in my head.

-That's the one!

I literally saw it at the start of the round on paper

and I've been trying not to whistle it.

LAUGHTER

HE HUMS QUIETLY

LAUGHTER I'm going to silently be singing that for the rest of the round.

You all enjoy yourselves.

OK, then, Benali. The high scorers are still Paul and Eddie on 40.

You're on 12, which means 27 or less is enough to ensure you

a place in the next round.

That's the second game in a row someone's took my answer

before I was going to say it so I'll have to think of another one.

But there's a few going round my head.

What I think I'm going to go for is North Dakota.

North Dakota. There's your red line.

Let's see if North Dakota gets you below that red line. Is it right?

If it is, how many people said North Dakota?

Yup. You've done it.

8 for North Dakota.

Splendid score. Takes your total up to a nice round 20.

-North Dakota, Richard.

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Well played, Benali. Safely through Round One this time around.

We are looking for US states that end in an 'A'.

Lynne, you're on 10.

Paul and Eddie are on 40. 29 or less is enough

-to get you through to the next round.

-Right.

I think there's quite a lot of states ending in A.

I'm trying to think of a really obscure one.

A couple of them that I'd thought of have already been and gone,

so I'm going to go for Iowa.

Iowa.

There's your red line.

If Iowa gets you below that red line,

we say goodbye to Paul and Eddie at the end of this road.

You are through to the next round.

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

It's right.

Yes. You've done it. 16 for Iowa.

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That takes your total up to 26. Richard.

Very well played, Lynne.

Though when you said Iowa, I thought it ended in an I. It doesn't.

-Stop singing John Denver.

-That's the problem.

I wasn't really concentrating.

Now then, Paul. The writing is on the wall, I'm afraid.

-It certainly is, isn't it?

-You haven't given your answer yet.

Already you're the high scorers.

The one I was thinking of has gone - the last one.

So, geography's not my good point.

Spelling's not my good point. So I'll go for California.

How am I doing with that one?

LAUGHTER

Ah! It's good. I think it's good.

-I'm afraid there's no red line for you.

-Why not?

-I'm afraid...

-Go on.

-Just put one in at the top even.

-Just for us.

-Your red line's down there.

Lower down than our tower reaches, I'm afraid.

Anyway, let's see.

California - for fun - is it right? How many people said it?

Oh! 62.

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-That's another high-score.

-It takes your total to 102. Richard.

-Unlucky, Paul.

It's the most populous US state, California,

and a popular answer here too.

There's no pointless answers

cos I think a lot of people know their states.

There's 21 correct answers. Let's take a look at the ones that were the best score.

There's Nebraska. It was the best score of all - would've scored 2.

Now, Benali said North Dakota. South Dakota would've scored you 3.

There's Pennsylvania, we had that from Alyson.

Other low scorers - Indiana, Minnesota, Louisiana.

They were all fairly low scorers.

Now the three highest scorers. Paul and Eddie, look away now.

There's Alaska, 40 points.

The third highest scorer. Alabama, 53.

And the tiny little state of California,

tucked away on the coast, 62 points.

Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of Round One, the losing pair with the highest score is Paul and Eddie.

-This is the show's loss.

-Consistent.

-Well, you are consistent.

Actually, to be consistent you'd have scored a double pointless

and then gone out in a blaze of glory in Round Two.

-It's tough, that.

-Never mind.

It's the game, isn't it?

Well, it is, I'm afraid. It's always the luck of the draw.

You've been good fun on both shows. Sorry to say goodbye

-to you so soon. Anyway, Paul and Eddie, brilliant contestants. Thanks so much for playing.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

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

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There's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head, so one of the teams in front of me

will be leaving us at the end of this round.

OK, our category for Round Two is...

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

who's going to go second? Whoever's going first, step up to the podium.

OK. Our Round Two question concerns film villains and their films.

Film villains and their films, Richard.

We'll show you six villains on each pass. We asked 100 to tell us which films they appeared in.

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

If you give an incorrect answer, you'll score 100 points.

There'll be 12 in all for you to get at home. Best of luck.

Some of these characters will have appeared in a film series.

-In that case, say the name of the series or any of the films in it. That's fine.

-Thank you very much.

We are looking for the films in which these film villains first appeared.

And here is our first list. We have...

Here we go again...

Dudley. We come to you.

-You've got me on this one, Alexander.

-Oh dear.

-Have we?

-I think I will go with Harry Lime and The Third Man.

THE THIRD MAN. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many people knew that answer? The Third Man.

It's right.

Very, very well done.

-10 points.

-APPLAUSE

-A very good answer there.

-Well done, Dudley. Very low score there.

From 1949, The Third Man. And Orson Welles, of course, played Harry Lime.

Now then, Benali.

Right, I think I know three answers, but I'm a bit worried

that they're the more obvious ones.

I'm not sure which is the least obvious.

-But I think I'm going to go for Freddy Krueger.

-Yeah?

And that's Nightmare on Elm Street.

Nightmare on Elm Street, says Benali, Freddy Krueger.

Is that right? Let's see how many people knew that answer.

Yeah, it's right.

58.

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-58.

-Yeah, pretty big score. Played by Robert Englund, of course.

1984 was the first one. He did eight of them in all.

That first film was Johnny Depp's first film, Nightmare on Elm Street.

-Also, the first one, really, really scary.

-Really scary.

-They're all quite scary.

-Less scary once you've seen him, though.

-I...

I'm not good with scary films. I still find them scary.

Nightmare on Elm Street 6, I can take or leave. But the rest...

LAUGHTER

Alyson. You're the last person to have this board. You can talk us through

-all these villains, should you wish.

-There's not many of them I recognise.

I can hear my sons screaming at me now, "Mum!"

But I'm going to go for the Child Catcher

from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Child Catcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. The Child Catcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

44.

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44 for the Child Catcher.

Often considered one of the scariest villains of all time, the Child Catcher.

Based on an Ian Fleming novel, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Written by Roald Dahl, the film.

-Do you want to fill in the rest of this board? Dr Evil?

-It's either Team America or Austin Powers.

Austin Powers, exactly right. Would've scored you 73 points.

-Gordon Gekko?

-Uh, Wall Street.

-Would've scored you 19.

John Doe is actually the best answer on the board,

so well done if you got this at home. Any idea?

-No.

-Played by Kevin Spacey.

-Se7en?

-Exactly right.

-Terrifying film.

-would've scored you 5 points. Very well done if you got that.

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

Well, Dudley and Lynne, the best score by a margin at this stage.

Lovely score of 10. Then up to 44 for Alyson and Wendy,

then up to 58 for Benali and Freyja

So, yes, it's going to be a tussle between Freyja

and Wendy as to who stays

and who goes. Best of luck. We're going to come back down the line.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK. We're going to put six more villains up on the board

and here they are. We've got...

I'll read all of those again...

We are looking for the films in which these villains first appeared.

Obviously, you're trying to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Now, Wendy. The high scorers are Freyja and Benali on 58.

If you can score 13 or less,

you are definitely through to the next round.

I was very glad I didn't have the last board as I didn't know anything.

I do know a couple on this one,

but I can't decide which is going to be the least popular.

I think I'm going to go for Lex Luthor and Superman.

Lex Luthor, Superman, you are saying. Here's your red line.

Should you get below that red line,

you are definitely in the head-to-head. Lex Luthor, Superman.

Let's see if it's right. If it is, let's see how many knew that.

It's right.

-Ooh, it's a popular one, Wendy.

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61 for Lex Luthor and Superman.

Takes your total up to 105.

Played by Gene Hackman in the 1978 film.

Do you know who played him in the 2006 Superman Returns?

Kevin Spacey.

-OK, now then, Freyja.

-Yes?

We're looking for the films in which these villains first made

an appearance. you're on 58.

The high scorers are Wendy and Alyson on 105.

If you can score 46 or less,

through you go to the head-to-head.

Yeah, I only know two of them and the one that I think is going

to score less is Captain Barbossa

who's from the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Captain Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean, you are saying.

Here is your red line. Quite high up.

Captain Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean - very best of luck.

Is it right? How many people said it?

You've done it! You've done it.

-Very, very well done. 40.

-APPLAUSE

Brings your total up to 98.

You are in the head-to-head. Richard.

"Captain Bar-bow-sah" - it's Barbossa, isn't it?

Never seen it.

Captain Barbossa, played by Geoffrey Rush, of course,

in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.

Now then, Lynne. The high scorers are Wendy and Alyson on 105.

You are on 10, which means

if you can score 94 or less,

you are through to the next round.

Do I play it safe? Em...

No, I'm going to go with Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon.

Ming the Merciless, Flash Gordon. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, let's see how many people said it.

There's your red line. If Ming the Merciless gets you below it, you are in the head-to-head.

Best of luck.

Yes, you've done it. Very well done, Lynne.

Wow. 14.

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Only 14 for Ming the Merciless.

Takes your total up to 24. The lowest score of the round. Richard.

Well played, Lynne. Safely into the next round.

-Were you thinking of saying Darth Vader? Was that your safe option?

-Yes.

If you had, you would have just tied with Wendy and Alyson.

-I thought a lot of people would get at.

-Darth Vader, Star Wars, would've scored 95 points.

95 points. Xander, what you think about the other two?

Cyrus 'The Virus' I remember. It's Con Air, isn't it?

It is Con Air. It would have scored you 7 points.

-And Alex Forrest I think is a very tricky answer.

-I can't remember.

Very, very famous villain -

villainess in fact. Would have scored you 2 points.

Very well done if you said Fatal Attraction.

Alex Forrest is the Glenn Close character in the film. 2 points.

Best answer on the board.

Thanks very much. So, at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm afraid is Wendy and Alyson.

Dear, oh dear.

-Yes, they were tough boards, those.

-They were.

The Child Catcher, of course,

just such an enduring villain.

No-one really forgets the Child Catcher. A high score.

I'm afraid we have to say goodbye.

Now, when you come back next time, which, of course, you shall,

what will be the tactics you bring to bear?

-You've learned from this experience?

-It's just a matter of luck

whether I know the answer or not. Just go for it.

I guess that's right. Lovely having you on the show.

Look forward to next time when I hope you go even further.

-Thanks, Wendy and Alyson. Great contestants.

-APPLAUSE

For the remaining pairs, things will get more exciting now

-as we enter the head-to-head.

-APPLAUSE

Well done, Lynne and Dudley, Benali and Freyja.

You've made it to the head-to-head.

Only one pair can make it to the final and play for the jackpot

which currently stands at £1,000.

APPLAUSE

Now, for each question, each pair needs to give me

just one answer, but you are now allowed to confer.

All you have to do is give an answer which scores less than the other pair to win that question.

The first pair to win two questions will play for today's jackpot.

-Let's play Pointless.

-APPLAUSE

OK, here is your first question.

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

gases with a single letter chemical symbol as they could.

We're looking for any of the four elements on the periodic table

that are represented by a single letter symbol and are also a gas. There's just four of them.

By gas, we mean something that is gas at room temperature and at sea level.

-Best of luck at home, getting all four.

-Thank you very much.

Lynne and Dudley have played best throughout the show so far, so get to go first.

-OK. We have an answer.

-We have.

Lynne, you said earlier that science would be a good subject for you.

Is this the right sort of area of science?

It is, but I've got a little bit of a mental block at the moment. So...

-But we've got an answer. Dudley is going to give that.

-OK, Dudley.

-You've been handed the answer.

-I have indeed.

-We're going to go with hydrogen.

-That wasn't what I said!

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

-It is now.

-LAUGHTER

OK, hydrogen.

Hydrogen. Benali and Freyja, you can now confer out loud if you need to.

So, I mean, we had hydrogen.

There's oxygen as well. Nitrogen.

We're not sure of the fourth one so we're not going to give that one.

-So it's between oxygen and nitrogen.

-I think nitrogen.

-We're going to go for nitrogen.

OK, we have hydrogen, we have nitrogen.

Lynne and Dudley went with hydrogen. Is that right?

How many people said hydrogen?

It is right.

31.

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31 for hydrogen.

Lynne, can I ask, what was the answer you told Dudley to give?

-Nitrogen.

-LAUGHTER

But he never listens to me, so...

Benali and Freyja went with nitrogen.

So let's see if that's right

and, if it is, let's see if it beats hydrogen.

Yeah, it does. Look at that. 22.

APPLAUSE

Very well done.

Nitrogen wins it for you, which means after only one question,

Benali and Freyja are ahead 1-0.

-Richard.

-Dudley is in trouble.

LAUGHTER

I can just hear in the ear going up the M6 now, believe me.

So we've already heard three of the four.

There is a fourth, though, and the fourth one is a pointless answer.

Very well done at home if you said fluorine.

Fluorine, which is F and was pointless.

Nitrogen, M, 22. Hydrogen, H, 31.

And oxygen, O, 38.

Well done if you got all four, but especially for fluorine.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here is your second question.

Lynne and Dudley, most especially Dudley,

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

LAUGHTER

OK, here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many top-flight winning

football managers as they could.

Top-flight winning football managers.

We're looking for any manager who successfully managed a team

to win the top-flight of English football since the 1980-81 season.

By top-flight, we mean the Premiership from 1992 onwards.

It was the First Division before that.

So, anyone from 80-81 all the way to the 2010-2011 season, please.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Benali and Freyja, you go first this time.

-So, Freyja's left me...

-I have to say, I'm useless here.

So, Benali is taking this one on his shoulders.

So, I'm going to go for a bit of a risky one

-and go for Graeme Souness.

-Graeme Souness, you're saying. OK.

Lynn and Dudley.

I'm in the same boat as Freyja on this one,

I know nothing about football whatsoever.

So, this is Dudley's question. If he gets it wrong,

it's going to be his fault.

-OK.

-Sam Allardyce.

-Sam Allardyce, says Dudley.

So, we have Graeme Souness and we have Sam Allardyce.

OK, in the order they were given, Benali and Freyja

have gone with Graeme Souness. Let's see if that's right.

If it is, Let's see how many people said Graeme Souness.

Oh! Bad luck. Bad luck, bad luck. Now then, Lynn and Dudley,

this is the question you have to win.

All you have to be is correct, it doesn't matter what it scores.

Sam Allardyce, you say. Let's see if it's right. If it is,

let's see how many people said Sam Allardyce.

Oh! Both wrong!

So, after two questions Benali and Freyja remain ahead,

1-0. Richard.

I'm more and more concerned for Dudley.

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His safety.

Allardyce has never been in a big enough club to win the Premiership,

neither has Souness. Let's take a look at all the men who have done it.

Howard Kendall won it twice with Everton.

Would've scored one point. Ron Saunders, with Aston Villa, two.

Joe Fagan, Liverpool, two. George Graham, Arsenal, two.

Howard Wilkinson won the very last First Division.

Would've scored you three points.

Bob Paisley, of Liverpool, won six League titles.

Would've scored you five.

Carlo Ancelotti won in 2010 with Chelsea, 14.

Mourinho won it twice with Chelsea, 24.

Dalglish won it with Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers, 31.

Arsene Wenger has won it three times, 31.

And Alex Ferguson, 73, has won it 12 times with Man United.

Well, thank you very much. Here is your third question.

Again, Lynn and Dudley,

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

Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many names in book titles of the New Testament as they could.

Names in book titles of the New Testament.

-Richard.

-Yeah, we're looking for any given name,

i.e. the name of a person in any of the four titles in any

of the books of the New Testament in the King James version, please.

Thank you very much indeed.

Lynn and Dudley, you go first, obviously, this time.

-OK.

-OK?

So then, Lynn and Dudley, what are you going to go for?

The Acts Of The Apostles.

-Acts.

-Acts.

The Acts Of The Apostles, OK. Acts. Benali and Freyja.

Well, we assumed when you said names, you meant proper names,

so we were between Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Oh, right.

So, yeah...

Matthew?

OK, Matthew. Lynn and Dudley have gone for Acts.

Let's see if that's right. If it is, let's see how many said Acts.

Bad luck.

Which means, Benali and Freyja, all you needed to be correct

and you are through to the final.

Let's see if you are correct with Matthew.

Yes, you are. Well done, you've done it!

For what it's worth, it was 47.

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But all it had to be was correct, and it was, which means, after three

questions, Benali and Freyja, you are through to the final, 2-0.

-Richard.

-Sorry, Dudley and Lynn. Didn't listen to the explanation.

-I hope that wasn't your fault, Dudley.

-That was my fault, that one.

-Yes!

-That's good news.

-That's an equalizer, Dudley.

-That's right.

That is a happy ending. Let's take a look at all the correct answers.

Two pointless ones here.

Titus, as in the Epistle To Titus. That was pointless.

Philemon, also pointless. Very well done if you got either of those.

Timothy would have scored you one point, as would Jude.

Peter and Paul both six.

James, 11. And there's the four Gospels at the top. Mark, 43.

Don't look that up. Matthew, 47. Luke, 47. And John, 53.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So, the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid,

is Lynn and Dudley. That was tough.

There was one answer which was misheard and might have

won you a point.

But even had you won that, you had two incorrect answers

with Sam Allardyce and Acts Of The Apostles, I'm afraid.

So, you can comfort yourselves, it wasn't hanging on that anyway.

I tell you what, the good news is you will be back next time.

We look forward to seeing you then. You've been great contestants.

-Thanks so much for playing.

-Thank you.

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But for Benali and Freyja,

it's time for our Pointless final and the chance to win our jackpot

of £1,000.

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Very well done, Benali and Freyja. You've fought off

all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

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You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000,

-there it is.

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The rules are very simple. To win that money,

all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

That's an answer that none of our 100 people could think of.

We haven't had any pointless answers today.

You only have to find one and you'll go home with that money.

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

You can choose from these three options. They are...

Well, I'm guessing we can rule out classical music,

unless you have hidden talents that I don't know about.

I did do some music, but otherwise no. Because no.

If you do 20th Century Dramatists, it's going to be you on your own.

I would not be any help.

-Celebrities, I think, will be in the middle for both of us.

-Yeah.

But Dramatists, you now, if you feel confident in it.

-I'm not hugely confident on that at all.

-No.

I could, you know, give a guess,

-but maybe if we could both give a guess on Celebrities...

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-It would be better to try that one...

-So, yeah.

-..and have two half brains compared to one.

-Yeah, I think... Yeah?

-Yeah, let's go for Celebrities.

-OK, Celebrities.

That's what you're going for. Let's find out the question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many hosts of An Audience With...

As they could. Richard.

Looking for any person or fictional character

who has presented at least one episode of ITV series

An Audience With..., since the first one in 1980 to March 2011,

when it was presented by a group.

We're looking for the name of the group

rather than any individual with in it.

Very best of luck. There is a huge amount of names on this list.

OK, you now have one minute to come up three answers.

All you need to win that £1,000 is for just one of those answers

to be pointless. Your 60 seconds start now.

-So, it's basically any famous person for the last 20 years.

-Yeah.

-I have literally no idea. I've never...

-You don't need to watch it.

Things like Girls Aloud, Shirley Bassey... Elton John had one.

-George Michael...

-OK.

-But someone slightly less famous.

-Did George Michael have one?

I'm pretty sure. Take That did one, but they're quite obvious.

-I like George Michael.

-We can put George Michael as one.

-I think like...

-What about comedians?

How about the guy who does the tribute act?

Like, you know... Canadian singer.

-Michael Buble.

-OK.

-Michael Buble did one.

Did Alan...? Like, Ball...

-I have literally never heard of this.

-The musical drama guy.

It's like Ball something. He's really annoying.

-Michael Ball.

-So, have you got any more comedians?

-We've got 12 seconds.

-Go with those, that's fine.

-Are you sure?

-We might as well.

-OK.

-OK, you're happy?

We'll stop the clock there. There we are, your time is up.

You have three answers.

We were looking for people who have hosted An Audience With...

What are your three answers?

-So, we've got Michael Ball.

-Michael Ball.

-George Michael.

-George Michael.

-And the other one was?

-Did you say Michael Buble?

-Michael Buble.

-All the Michael's.

-Yeah!

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Of those three,

which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Your most obscure answer.

-I think Michael Ball.

-Michael Ball, yeah.

-Michael Ball last.

-Probably Michael Buble...

-First.

-Mickey Bubbles first.

-Yeah.

-And George Michael...

-In the middle.

-Probably where he'd like to be.

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We'll just put them up on the board in that order. And here they are.

OK, we were looking for hosts of An Audience With...

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that £1,000 jackpot.

OK, Michael Buble is your first answer.

Let's see if that's right. If it is, let's see how many people said it.

Good luck.

OK, well, it's right.

If this can go all the way down to zero,

then you leave here with £1,000.

Down it goes into the 20s, into the teens...! Oh, 12!

Not bad at all.

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Not bad at all, 12 then.

So, obviously, not a pointless answer.

OK, you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

-What would you do with 500 quid each?

-Pay off some debts.

-Maybe go abroad for a bit.

-I want to go to the Edinburgh Festival.

So, towards a plane ticket maybe? Some accommodation.

-Very good. Yeah.

-Also, you know,

any remainder, probably, student loan.

OK, very good.

Well, let's see if either of your remaining answers

will win that for you. George Michael is your second answer.

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

This has to be pointless, obviously, for you to win £1,000.

Oh!

Unfortunately, an incorrect answer, as it turns out.

So, not pointless, obviously.

Which means, you only have one more chance to win

today's jackpot of £1,000. This is your last answer

and the one you thought was your best shot at being pointless.

Michael Ball.

Michael Ball. Everything is hanging

on Michael Ball. It has to be right and it have to be pointless.

If it is, you will leave here with £1,000. Let's see if it is right.

Michael Ball.

Oh, no!

No! Bad luck!

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I could have sworn he had done An Audience With..., but there we are.

Unfortunately, you didn't find that all-important pointless answer,

so, I'm afraid, you don't go away with our jackpot of £1,000,

which rolls over onto the next show. You've been brilliant contestants.

Thank you both for playing.

You do get our Pointless trophy, if that makes it any easier.

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-Richard.

-Unlucky, guys. Both are good answers. No George Michael,

I'm afraid. Elton John has done one. Tom Jones has done one.

Sir Cliff has done one. All sorts of people have.

If you took Take That, that also would've scored you 12 points.

Let's look at the pointless ones, though.

Well done if you got any of these at home. An Audience With Alf Garnett.

That was pointless. An Audience With Coronation Street, in 2006.

Diana Ross, they did An Audience With...

Donny and Marie Osmond, my brother and sister,

were pointless. Jackie Mason, the US comedian. Joe Pasquale.

Speaks very highly of you.

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An Audience With Lennox Lewis. I can't believe I didn't see that.

An Audience With Ricky Martin. And An Audience With Sooty.

They haven't done An Audience With The Pope yet.

-I'd like to see that.

-That would be good.

-Wouldn't it?

Very well done if you got any of those at home.

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

-No.

I don't really feel cheated, I think. Yeah. Yeah.

Fair enough.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye,

Benali and Freyja, but it's been brilliant having you.

You've been absolutely spectacular contestants. Thanks. Brilliant.

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Nobody has won our jackpot today, so it rolls over, which means,

on the next show, we will be playing for £2,000.

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Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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