Episode 49 Pointless

Thank you. I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

First we welcome back Lucy and Claire. You were here last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final.

-Remind us what happened.

-There was a little bit of shame with the going out quite early,

-so our school won't be proud of us.

-You're primary school teachers.

-Yes.

-Your classes will be watching you avidly, cheering you on.

-Yep.

-Year Three and Year Five.

-Hi!

-There they are.

-Get the plug in.

Quickly. But it's a new show and I'm sure we'll see you triumph. In fact, I'm certain of it.

-What is...

-Thank you!

-..going to see you through to the final?

-Anything to do with food.

-Food.

-I like to cook and I like to eat a lot.

-We're both good at eating.

-Really good.

-Lucy, any other hobbies?

Well, last year we bought a 1966 split-screen camper van.

-Splendid. How far afield have you been?

-We've been to Kent.

Yeah...!

We were going to head to Cornwall, Devon, but let's be different. So we did Kent.

-But this year it's Cornwall.

-Very good. It's lovely having you. Stay longer than the first round!

Very best of luck to you. Next we welcome back the Barrys! You were also on last time.

-Remind us what happened.

-We got knocked out on the Head to Head.

-What finally did for you?

-It was European monarchs. European ruling monarchs.

-And Australian Oscar-winning actors!

-But this was after our encyclopaedic knowledge of American TV,

-which we did very well on.

-You sure did.

-And still you insist you've never watched it.

-I still maintain that.

-What else would you like to see?

-Perhaps a bit of science and nature.

-Science and nature. Yes, maybe. Barry T?

Certainly nature would be a good one.

-Are you a bird watcher?

-Yes, I belong to the RSPB.

-Do you twitch?

-No, no, no. That's for real enthusiasts.

-Oh, I see.

Nutters almost, you could say.

LAUGHTER

Those views are very much Barry's own.

Not representative of Xander, myself or the BBC.

Well, listen, very best of luck, Barrys both. Great to have you back.

-Next we welcome Joanne and Lindsay, a brand new pair. How do you know each other?

-Joanne's my daughter.

She's one of two. I have a son, Neil. And we've come from Aberdeen.

A very warm welcome to you. Lindsay, what do you do?

-I'm retired, but I was a lecturer at a further education college.

-What was your subject?

-Accounting.

Phew! Imagine if he'd said history or geography. Everyone else would be quaking in their boots.

-No questions on accounting?

-Well, you've got to hope there's not. Imagine if you got it wrong!

All those people you've lectured going, "I knew he was winging it!"

-Dear, oh, dear. Joanne, what do you do?

-I'm an administrator at Aberdeen Sports Village.

-Do you have a massive keen interest in sport?

-Yeah, if sport came up we'd be pretty pleased.

-Pretty good. Anything else you'd love to come up?

-Well, unlike Barry,

I am a big fan of American TV shows.

And anything that involves a murder in it is up my street. So all the CSIs...

-Anything with a murder and an American accent...

-And I'm there.

I'm afraid we did American TV last time, so it's a slender chance.

-But who knows?

-Unless I've made a mistake.

Well, very best of luck to you. It's great to have you.

And, finally, we've got John and Simon. How do you know each other?

We're brothers and both students.

-Where are you a student?

-I'm last year of Sixth Form, but hoping to go to Oxford.

-To read what?

-Mathematics.

-Mathematics.

-So any maths questions...

-Maths, accountancy,

what a brilliant round that would be!

-John, where are you a student?

-At Oxford. Simon missed me so much, he applied to the same uni.

-What are you reading?

-Politics, philosophy and economics.

-So any questions about economics to go with maths and accounting...

-That would be just brilliant(!)

-Simon, what are your other interests?

-I play lots of sports.

-Football and cricket. And I play a bit of jazz piano.

-Jazz piano?

-Yeah, I dabble.

-Are you self-taught?

-Er, no.

-So you just learned normal piano, but...

-No, I'm taught.

-You're taught jazz piano?

-I was.

-No longer.

-I didn't know you could be taught jazz piano.

-Everyone's saying "jazz piano"!

-Quite funny, isn't it?

-Call it JP.

Done. John, does he impress girls with it?

-I mean...

-His JP is not THAT good!

-Are girls impressed by his JP?

-He doesn't get much chance to get his JP out.

-Right, OK.

-LAUGHTER

Yeah. I hope the girls are impressed by your performance on Pointless,

if not the JP. Very best of luck. It's great to have you here.

We'll find out more about all of you. One person left to introduce.

-He has so much obscure knowledge, if he were an anorak, he'd be a cagoogle.

-Oh.

-He is my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya. Thank you.

-Very good.

-Very good indeed.

People have asked me for economics, accounting and maths questions.

Looking down at the list, I've got a very different show in mind.

You'll be delighted to hear.

OK. Thank you very much, Richard.

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

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

Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer that no one gave.

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

Nobody won it last time, so we add another £1,000 to that and today's jackpot starts at £5,250.

Right. Let's play Pointless.

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

Whichever team has the highest score at the end will be eliminated. An incorrect answer scores 100 points,

so try to avoid those if you can. OK, our first category this afternoon is...British Actresses.

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Keira Knightley films as they could.

-Keira Knightley films. Richard?

-Any feature film made for general cinema release

for which Keira Knightley's received an acting credit prior to May, 2011.

As always, no short films, TV films, documentaries, but voice performances do count.

OK, thank you. You all drew lots before the show. Lucy and Claire, this afternoon you go first.

-So Keira Knightley films. Is this good for you?

-Yes, although not having much thinking time

-is proving tricky.

-Yes.

So...I'm going to go with Love Actually.

-You've seen Love Actually.

-Yeah. Now I'm doubting myself, but it's my answer, so...

Claire thinks it's good. Is it right and how many people said it?

It is a good answer.

Let's see how good. Down it goes.

26. Not bad at all.

Good score. 26 for Love Actually.

Yeah, very good answer, Lucy. All the kids will be cheering you on.

-2003. She plays a woman whose husband's best friend is madly in love with her.

-Very good.

Now then, Barry H. What is the most obscure Keira Knightley film you can think of?

-They're all obscure as far as I'm concerned.

-Oh, here we go again!

-The thing about Barry is

-he's never been to the cinema.

-No, never been. He pronounces it "kinema", in fact.

But this time you might believe me.

All I can think of is Pirates of the Caribbean, but I'm not sure if there's a subtitle.

-Is that acceptable?

-Let's find out!

You're saying Pirates of the Caribbean. Let's see if it's correct and, if so, how many people said it.

It's right.

65.

-That may not be the highest score in this round. You never know. Richard?

-Yeah, from 2003.

Also called Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Thank you very much indeed.

Now, Lindsay, you I happen to know are a massive Keira Knightley fan,

and so you have some splendidly obscure Keira Knightley films up your sleeve.

Well, I've got a short leet of two, neither of which I'm 100% certain about,

-but I think one of her very first films was Bend It Like Beckham.

-Bend It Like Beckham.

Let's see if that's right. You're hoping to score as few points as possible. How many said that?

Very well done.

30.

Very well done, Lindsay.

-Richard.

-Well played, Lindsay. A good start to the show. From 2002. A real breakthrough film.

-Now then, John...

-Yeah, I can't really think of any good, obscure ones,

to be honest, but Barry's given me a bit of a hand with his Pirates of the Caribbean.

I think there was a sequel with the subtitle Dead Man's Chest.

-So Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

-Dead Man's Chest.

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

You're right.

Oh, very well done! Very well done, John.

Good tactics and well rewarded.

-Scores you 18. The lowest score.

-Well played, John.

The second Pirates film. It made 100 million in its first two days.

-First film ever to do that.

-Not even you make that much.

-In two days?

-In two days.

We don't have an accountant here, do we?

Thank you. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.

John and Simon look very strong after John's excellent answer there.

Then we come up to 26, where Lucy and Claire are resting temporarily.

Then up to 30 with Lindsay and Joanne and then, oh, up to 65,

where Barry H and T are currently residing. Barry T, you'll have to try really hard.

You need a really obscure Keira Knightley film.

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

OK, we are looking for Keira Knightley films. Your score, Simon, is 18.

High scorers are the Barrys on 65. That means if you score 46 or less, you are through to the next round.

Well, I'm also struggling, but I'll take the example of John

and go for Pirates of the Caribbean 3.

So the subtitle you are giving it is...3.

-Yeah.

-Good luck with that.

-LAUGHTER

-We shall see.

-Good luck. We most certainly shall.

There is your red line, Simon. Below that and you are through.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3.

It's right!

And it gets you through to the next round. Very well done. 18!

You are equalling John's low score there. It takes your total to a very impressive 36.

-Richard?

-Yeah, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End. She plays Elizabeth Swann.

Now, Joanne, the high scorers remain the Barrys on 65. You're on 30.

-If you can score 34 or less, you are through to the next round.

-OK.

-So Keira Knightley films.

-Yes.

-What do you think?

-Well, it's funny because Steve, my husband, and I

on about our second date went to see a Keira Knightley film.

And neither of us particularly enjoyed it, but because it was our second date, I do remember it.

-And it was Domino.

-Domino. Isn't that a murmur of appreciation from the audience?

They love a good obscure answer. You're sure that wasn't the pizzeria?

There is the red line. If you go below that, you are through.

This might be one of those answers that goes a long way down.

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

You've done it, Joanne! Very well done. 17 - brilliant answer.

-47 is the total that takes you to. Richard?

-Yeah, well played.

From 2005. Keira Knightley plays a model who give it up to be a bounty hunter.

That's a date movie, isn't it?

Wow. I would love to see that film.

Sorry - hate to. I got that completely wrong.

Thank you. Now, Barry T, you are still the high scorers on 65.

And I have a nasty feeling we may remain so

as I have no idea, but I'm going to come up with something which is a long shot.

Extremely long shot. I'm going to say Paradise Island.

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

Ohh, bad luck, Barry.

That's a brilliant sounding film and if no one has written it, please go ahead and write it.

It's incorrect, so that takes your total up to 165, having scored you the maximum of 100 points. Richard?

Sorry, Barry. If you're still doing the bluff that you haven't seen her films, you've taken it too far now.

Well, I've got great news for you, Claire and Lucy.

-You are in the next round.

-Thank goodness.

-So then,

-I think, Claire, you might have a really good obscure one.

-Do you?

-Yes, I do.

-I'm going to say...

dodgy horror film, I'm sure she was in it when she was quite young,

I think it was called The Hole.

-The Hole.

-I think so.

-Let's see.

If it's right, it could be the lowest score. Who knows? Is it right and how many said it?

It's right!

Very well said, Claire.

Down it goes.

The lowest score of the round! Very well done. 15. Takes your total up to 41.

-Richard?

-Very good answer, Claire. From 2001, about a group of public school pupils stuck in a bunker.

-To me it sounds like a comedy, but...

-It sort of was.

-There's only two pointless answers.

There's all sorts of others, lots of quite high-scoring films.

These are the two pointless ones. In 2002 she was in Pure, where she played a drug addict.

And Stories of Lost Souls, which was eight short stories.

And The Jacket she was in, which would have scored two points.

She's also in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, which scored three. Let's look at the most popular.

We've heard a couple of these.

Lindsay gave us Bend It Like Beckham for 30. Atonement was second highest and scored 34.

And right at the top we had Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair with the highest score, it's the Barrys.

-Keira Knightley tripped you up.

-Absolutely.

-She's been the downfall of many a man, I'm sure.

-Paradise Island, Barry T.

-It sounded good, didn't it?

-Doesn't it?

-He fooled me!

-I thought it was one.

-Yeah.

-Is that a film you've written that you want to get to her?

-Yeah.

Keira, if you're watching, give it a read. Think about it.

-I know who'd be a good co-star.

-Who?

-I would.

LAUGHTER

Seriously. Think about that, Keira.

Listen, Barrys, it's been brilliant having you. Thank you for playing.

I'm sorry we say goodbye to you so soon. Barry and Barry.

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 is... Fictional Characters.

Can you all decide who is going to go first and who goes second? Whoever's going first, step up.

OK, so our Round Two question concerns...fictional sleuths and their creators.

Fictional sleuths and their creators. Richard.

We'll show you six fictional sleuths on each pass. We asked 100 people to tell us who created each of them.

You want a nice obscure answer. An incorrect answer will score 100 points.

There's 12 fictional sleuths in all, 12 creators to guess. Best of luck.

OK. So we are looking for the creators of these fictional sleuths and we have got...

HE READS LIST

I'll read those all one more time.

So, Claire...

Oh, dear. Well, I've heard of Inspector Morse.

Marlowe I thought was a Shakespeare contemporary.

I'm going to have to go, I think, I hope I'm right, Sherlock Holmes -

-Arthur Conan Doyle.

-OK. Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle.

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

It's right.

48.

48.

-Richard?

-Well done, Claire. Surprisingly low score.

-Isn't it?

First appeared in 1887 in A Study In Scarlet.

-OK, Joanne, you said anything with a murder.

-Yes.

-So this plays to your strengths.

-It does, yes.

There are three there that I know for sure.

Because I'm Scottish I've got to go for the Scottish one. John Rebus - Ian Rankin.

Ian Rankin, John Rebus. Let's see if that's right and how many knew it.

Yes, it's right.

19!

There's your reward. 19, a lovely low score.

-Richard?

-Yeah, first appears in 1987 in Knots and Crosses.

-Great books, the Ian Rankin books. Do you read them?

-Yes, I do.

-They're good.

-Brilliant.

Now then, John.

Surely an Oxford undergraduate must know at least one of these.

You'd hope so, but I don't, unfortunately.

I knew Sherlock Holmes, but that's gone, so I'll have to have a complete stab in the dark,

so I'll go for Lord Peter Wimsey and hope it's Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie, says John, for Lord Peter Wimsey.

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

Oh, bad luck. I'm afraid it's an incorrect answer, John.

You score the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry. Richard?

Unlucky, John. There'll be people at home who know it's Dorothy L Sayers.

She was one of the first women ever to be given a full degree from Oxford. Would've scored one point.

Very well done if you got that. Do you know any of these?

-Colin Dexter I can do for Inspector Morse.

-Absolutely. Would have scored 18 points.

-Philip Marlowe?

-Philip Marlowe is...

-Raymond Chandler.

-Exactly right. Would have scored 5 points.

And Reginald Wexford?

-I have no idea.

-Ruth Rendell. That would've scored 2 points.

My mum would have got all six of those.

Thank you very much, Richard. Let's take a look at those scores.

Joanne and Lindsay looking very strong, lovely low score of 19,

then up to 48 for Claire and Lucy,

then John and Simon way ahead of the field, I'm afraid.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

OK, we're going to put six more fictional sleuths on the board and here they come.

Jules Maigret, Tom Barnaby,

Jack Frost, Jane Tennison,

Kurt Wallander and Hercule Poirot. I'll read those all again.

We are trying to find the authors of these fictional sleuths

and you want the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-Simon, you're the high scorers on 100.

-Yes, that may continue. I'm struggling here.

I don't think I know any of those, so I'm going to have to take a guess

and go for Jules Maigret and again with Agatha Christie.

Jules Maigret, Agatha Christie, you say...

Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said Agatha Christie for Jules Maigret.

Ooh! Bad luck, Simon.

That's an incorrect answer, so you score the maximum of 100 points,

which takes your total up to an impressive 200. Richard?

Sorry, Simon. It's turning into a show where brothers come on, say Agatha Christie and get 100 points.

-Is there a show in that?

-Yeah.

-I won't give the right answer in case Lindsay or Lucy want to have a go.

OK, Lindsay, the good news is you are through to the head-to-head, whatever happens.

-So what are you going to say?

-I recognise all the names.

And I do know for sure two of them.

And it doesn't much matter,

but I'll go for Jules Maigret and I think that was Georges Simenon.

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

It's right.

It's a lovely, low score. That's wonderful.

Single figures, 9 for that. It takes your total up to 28.

Well played, Lindsay, and a great team effort between the two of you.

Appeared in 75 novels between 1931 and 1972, Maigret.

Now then, Lucy, you are through to the head-to-head, whatever happens. That's the good news.

Talk us through the board and fill in any of the blanks.

This is when my reading choices are questioned.

I've heard of a couple of the characters, but I don't know who wrote them,

so I'm going to go with Poirot

and go along with the theme of Agatha Christie.

I'm embarrassed already because I just look like a dope, but that's my answer.

Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie, is it right, how many people said it?

-It's right.

-Oh, my God!

-About time!

There we are, 62. Very well done.

It takes your total up to 110.

Richard?

Yes, she had to have written something, eventually.

I think the rest of the board is pretty tough. Anything you want to have a go at? Jane Tennison?

-Lynda La Plante.

-Yes, from the Prime Suspect series. Would have scored 18 points.

-Kurt Wallander?

-I can't remember what he's called.

Henning Mankell, again very good novels, would have scored you 5.

Jack Frost, played by David Jason on TV, but written by RD Wingfield. Would have scored 2 points.

And Tom Barnaby, very famous, he's the John Nettles character in Midsomer Murders,

appears in seven novels by Caroline Graham, a pointless answer. Very well done if you said that.

Thank you, Richard. At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score is John and Simon.

You now are members of our prestigious 200 Club. It's a nice club.

We all get together from time to time and play cricket for charity.

-It's brilliant.

-I think you might be our first serving Oxford student to be in the 200 Club as well.

Very good. You've made it through to the second round which is no mean feat,

but next time, I hope we will see you go a lot further.

John and Simon, great having you on the show!

For the remaining two pairs, things get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Well done, Joanne and Lindsay, Lucy and Claire, you have made it to the head-to-head.

Only one pair can make it through to today's final and play for the jackpot which stands at £5,250.

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

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

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

APPLAUSE

OK, here's your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many EU countries on the North Sea as they could. Richard?

Yeah, any of the six countries in the European Union that have a coastline on the North Sea.

-See how many you can get at home.

-Joanne and Lindsay, you've played best so far, so you go first.

WHISPERING

-Do we have an answer?

-We do have an answer.

What is it?

-It's Denmark.

-Denmark.

Lucy and Claire, you can confer out loud if you need to keep conferring.

-We're between Norway...

-And Finland.

-Finland.

Although I think there's... Are we on the North Sea? There's us, Scotland...

-Let's do...

-Norway.

-Norway.

-OK.

-Norway?

-Norway.

We have Denmark and Norway.

Joanne and Lindsay, Denmark. Is it right, how many people said it?

It's right.

-45.

-APPLAUSE

There are only six countries, so that's probably about right.

Norway is what Lucy and Claire have said. Is that right and if it is, how many people said Norway?

Bad luck. That's an incorrect answer. After question one, Joanne and Lindsay are ahead 1-0. Richard?

You're right. It does have a coastline on the North Sea, but not a member of the EU, Norway.

Let's take a look at all six answers.

Now, here is your second question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Frankie Goes To Hollywood UK Top 40 singles as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any single released by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

that made the UK Top 40 prior to May 2011, please.

Lucy and Claire, you go first this time.

WHISPERING

We're going to go for Two Tribes.

Two Tribes. OK, Joanne and Lindsay...

That leaves us with one because that was one of our two, so we're going to have to go with Relax.

You'll go with Relax. We have Two Tribes and Relax.

Lucy and Claire, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Two Tribes, let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said it.

It's right.

-43.

-APPLAUSE

43.

Joanne and Lindsay have gone with Relax.

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

LAUGHTER

OK...

Very well done. That means after two questions, you are one-all. Richard?

Yeah, both big No.1 singles. Let's take a look at all the names on the board.

Thank you very much, Richard. Here is your third question.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot of £5,250.

Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Chelsea managers under Roman Abramovich as they could.

Chelsea managers under Roman Abramovich.

-Richard?

-Yeah, any of the six managers of Chelsea FC from when Roman Abramovich took over in 2003

up to the end of the 2010-2011 season. We won't accept Ray Wilkins who was a caretaker for one match.

So any of the six managers, please.

OK, Joanne and Lindsay, you go first this time. What are you going to give me?

I think we'll go with Avram Grant.

Avram Grant.

OK, Lucy and Claire...

Good Lord, football again?!

Yeah!

This is possibly the worst subject that could have come up

and the only person that I can think of is...

I don't even know if I've pronounced his name right - Jose Mourinho?

Jose Mourinho... All right, well, we will see.

Avram Grant we have from Joanne and Lindsay and Jose Mourinho we have from Lucy and Claire.

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

-11.

-APPLAUSE

11 for Avram Grant. OK, Lucy and Claire, you've gone with Jose Mourinho.

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

This will decide who stays with us and who leaves. Good luck.

It's right.

19.

APPLAUSE That was a good answer.

Surprisingly close, but Avram Grant wins it for Joanne and Lindsay,

which means Joanne and Lindsay are through to the final 2-1. Very well done. Richard?

Yeah, correct answer, but too many points. Let's take a look at all of the answers.

There are only six because the list doesn't include Andre Villas-Boas

as this question was asked to our 100 people before he took over,

so let's take a look.

Luiz Felipe Scolari had the shortest tenure of anyone on that board.

Claudio Ranieri, the first one who Abramovich sacked, would have scored you 9,

Guus Hiddink, who managed Russia, would have scored 10,

Avram Grant, 11, Carlo Ancelotti, sacked after the 2010-11 season, 16,

and Jose Mourinho on 19.

-Very well done if you got all six.

-Thank you.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm sorry to say, Lucy and Claire.

The children will be so sad.

-Oh, they will.

-So disappointed.

Oh, dear. A few tears now...

-220 tear-stained cheeks.

-You make it sound like it's our fault, not your fault.

LAUGHTER

You've done fantastically well. It's been a great game, this one.

-We have to say goodbye.

-Thank you.

-Lucy and Claire, great contestants!

APPLAUSE

But for Joanne and Lindsay, it's now time for our Pointless final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £5,250.

Congratulations, Joanne and Lindsay. You've made it through to the final.

You've fought off all the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy. Well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot and at the end of today's show, it stands at £5,250.

APPLAUSE

To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people could think of.

We haven't had any pointless answers today. You only have to find one now.

First, you've got to choose a category from these three options.

I think it's got to be...

-Well, as far as I'm concerned, World Politics.

-Yeah.

It has to be World Politics,

but you're going to be on your own.

-OK, so it's World Politics by a process of...

-Elimination.

-Default.

-Yeah.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many countries that have had a female leader as they could. Richard?

We're looking for any country of the world which has had a female leader,

a President, Prime Minister or a Chancellor, up to May 2011.

We won't accept acting leaders. By country, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN.

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

and all you need to win that £5,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Your 60 seconds start now.

-I know quite a few.

-There's Australia.

-Australia.

-Iceland had one.

-That's a good one.

-Burma had one. Mrs Bandaranaike or something.

-What about Pakistan?

-Pakistan had one, India had one.

-I think Pakistan would be better than India.

-OK.

-So Pakistan...

-Burma and Iceland? Are you sure about Iceland?

-Yeah.

-I'm pretty sure.

-If it's right, then it could well be pointless.

Is there any others?

-There's only obvious ones I know like Australia.

-And Germany. No point in going with them.

-No.

-I think we'll go with these three.

-Yeah.

-Are you happy with those three?

-Yes.

-Let's stop the clock. Very good.

We were looking for countries that have had a female leader. I now need your three answers.

-Pakistan, Burma...

-Iceland.

-And Iceland.

-Pakistan, Burma and Iceland. Which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Iceland?

-I think Burma.

-OK, we'll go with Burma.

-We'll go with Burma.

-Which is your least likely to be pointless?

-Pakistan.

-Pakistan.

Let's put them up on the board in that order and here they are.

There they are. We were looking for countries that had female leaders.

You said this was your least confident answer.

-You think it's right, but you think it might be quite well-known.

-Yeah.

OK, your first answer, Pakistan. It has to be right and pointless.

Let's see if it is. Pakistan, how many people said it, is it correct?

Yeah, of course it's right.

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

If this goes down to zero, you'll be leaving here with £5,250.

Down it goes into single figures. 9.

-APPLAUSE

-Wow!

Wow! Now...

It's looking very good, isn't it? You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£5,250 - Joanne, what would you do with that?

My husband and I are going to Italy, so it would pay off the rest of that holiday and give us spending money.

Fantastic. Lindsay, what about you?

Yeah, a nice holiday and maybe some new golf clubs. I need a new driver.

OK, let's hope one of these two remaining answers will deliver those things for you.

We were looking for countries that have had a female leader. This is your next answer - Iceland.

This sounds like a cracking answer. You said this with a degree of certainty.

I don't have the same certainty now, but...

Iceland, is it right, how many people said it? Very best of luck, Lindsay and Joanne.

It is right. If only nine people knew about Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan,

how many people are going to remember Iceland? Down it goes.

Into the teens. If this goes all the way down to zero...

APPLAUSE

I blame Kerry Katona and all those adverts.

LAUGHTER

Seven people?! Oh, really! I thought that would go all the way down.

But obviously, that's not a pointless answer.

You only have one answer left. We were looking for countries that have had a female leader.

You thought this was your best shot at a pointless.

-Burma... You're absolutely certain it's right?

-I'm pretty sure, yeah.

-Joanne, you're going along with what Lindsay says.

-I've got faith in him. I do what I'm told.

Let's see, Burma. It has to be right and it has to be pointless

and if it is both of those things, you will leave here with £5,250.

Burma, is it right and how many people said it?

Oh, no!

-Oh, no.

-APPLAUSE

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

You don't win the jackpot of £5,250 which rolls over to the next show,

but you have been fantastic contestants. That's small consolation after that excitement.

I thought you were going to walk off with that, but you do take home our Pointless trophy.

APPLAUSE

That was very unlucky. Three good answers there.

Iceland had the world's first ever female elected President in 1980

and Johanna Sigurdardottir has been Prime Minister since 2009.

I guess with the ash clouds she's been on TV a lot. Burma never had a female leader.

Aung San Suu Kyi did win an election, but she was placed under house arrest for many years.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless ones up here.

Bulgaria had a female Prime Minister in the '90s.

Central African Republic - Elisabeth Domitien was the first African female Prime Minister.

Michelle Bachelet was President of Chile.

Haiti have had one female President and two female Prime Ministers.

Portia Simpson Miller was Prime Minister of Jamaica.

Malta's President once was Agatha Barbara. We've had a lot of Agatha on the show today.

Poland also and the Ukraine - Yulia Tymoshenko has been Prime Minister there twice.

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

-Did you know any of those?

-No. I'm now thinking it was Ceylon I was thinking of, not Burma,

but Ceylon hasn't appeared there.

If you had said Sri Lanka, which is Ceylon, it would have scored you one point.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you, Joanne and Lindsay,

but you've been fantastic contestants. Thank you!

APPLAUSE

Nobody has won our jackpot today, so it rolls over on to the next show when we will be playing for £6,250.

-Join us then to see if someone can win it. It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And goodbye from me.

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