Episode 5 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

the quiz where obvious answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

First we welcome back Fred and Stacey. You were on last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final and this is your last chance.

-Remind us how you did.

-We crashed and burned in the first round.

We didn't have enough pointless knowledge about Italian classical musical terms.

Yeah. Oh, that's right. A cheese, Fred. Cheese, Italian musical terms.

-No overlap.

-No.

-Apparently not.

-No overlap at all, there, no.

-No.

So this afternoon, a brand new show,

what are you hoping, Fred, is going to come up?

-Sport would be nice.

-Sport.

-I generally like sport but football in particular.

-And, Stacey, what about you?

-Definitely not sport.

More movies, literature. Specialist things like the Eurovision Song Contest.

Specialist things. We have covered them in the past.

You never know. It could come up again.

Very best of luck. It's lovely having you back.

Next, we welcome Paul and Colin. How do you two know each other?

Well, Colin and I have known each other since 1988

and we were actually queuing up waiting for a bus to take us to Gay Pride

and fortunately for me, Colin had packed with him some garlic chicken and red wine,

so I was a happy participant

and ended up eating and drinking most of it

and as you can tell by our waist lines,

-we've been enjoying it ever since.

-Fantastic.

Colin, that's what I call a picnic. Garlic chicken and red wine.

I still do it now.

-Paul, what do you do?

-Actually, I'm an ex banker.

I used to develop teams and make them stronger and more professional.

-And, Colin, how about you?

-I work in art galleries.

-I'm a volunteer in two art galleries in Ipswich.

-Ipswich.

-So is art a specialist area for you, Colin?

-It is

but I've done lots of different jobs.

Years ago I was... I don't know if anyone has heard of her now,

but I used to be Tracey Ullman's housekeeper.

No?! Has anyone ever heard of her? She's the most successful woman on television.

-She is quite a clever lady.

-We owe The Simpsons to her, of course.

-That's right.

Absolutely. And, Paul, why did you apply to Pointless?

It wasn't really the money.

We saw you on television and thought you looked pretty smooth

-and wondered if you looked like that in real life.

-You see? You see?

-You see?

-We're just star-struck.

-There we are.

Thank you. You're only human.

-You are pretty smooth, aren't you?

-I am. I'm very smooth.

Thank you very much indeed.

And next we welcome back Trevor and Alan.

This is also your second appearance on Pointless,

your last chance to reach our final.

-Remind us how you did last time.

-We did really well in the first round

-and in the second round, we came up short.

-It was a technical hitch.

We were trying to identify a comedy programme on the television.

-Well, it was a tough round, that one.

-It was tricky, it was tricky.

-Trevor, before we go any further, can I commend you on your shirt?

-You can.

-Oh, it's... What is that, a fern?

-It is indeed

and I can't let that statement go

without praising my wife, Sylvia, for picking it.

Sylvia, well done you.

She could do my wardrobe, if she likes.

She's clearly got an eye for a shirt.

-She certainly has.

-That is fantastic.

Alan, what categories today would suit you?

Anything over 20 years old, I think.

Anything modern and I seem to get a bit lost.

Although it was Last Of The Summer Wine that floored you.

-That's true but it's...

-You couldn't bring it back to mind.

-It's left recently.

-Trevor, what would you like to see this afternoon?

-Well, politics,

geography

and Tamla Motown.

-Gotcha.

-There you are.

-Three subjects we could...

-That's me told, isn't it?

-Yeah!

Brilliant, brilliant. Surely some of that's got to come up.

Fingers crossed. Very best of luck to you. Lovely having you back.

And finally we welcome Sue and Ann. How do you two know each other?

Well, we've known each other a very long time,

in fact, all my life because we're sisters.

-Ah! And where have you come from?

-We come from the beautiful New Forest.

-Excellent. Ann, what do you do?

-Nothing.

That's the best answer possible.

And where do you do your nothing?

On the edge of the New Forest.

-Ah, it's just... What an idyllic life.

-Yes. It is.

-Heaven.

What's the particular kind of nothing you like to do?

-I'm very involved with amateur theatre.

-Very good.

I've been involved in some incredibly amateur theatre myself.

-And Sue, what do you do?

-Well, I'm a housewife

and I've been helping run a family business

of renting out vintage VW camper vans.

-That's a brilliant business.

-To tour around the New Forest.

-Do you have them decked out in zany colours?

-Absolutely.

Best of luck to you. It's great having you on.

We'll find out more throughout the show.

There's only one person left to introduce,

the captain of the good ship Obscurity.

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

-Hiya.

APPLAUSE Hi, there.

-Afternoon.

-And the top of the afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-What a bunch we've got today.

-What a bunch!

-Eh?

We've got two returning pairs.

They didn't stick around very long last time but they're both strong.

They didn't show us their best last time, especially Fred and Stacey.

They'll need to do better today but I suspect they will.

And both new pairs seem very strong, so it should be a very good show.

I think it's going to be very close.

-Very close. Any good rounds to look forward to?

-No, unfortunately.

No. Not today.

Only joking. The first round is a nice one.

The first round is something that everyone asks for.

When we say, "What would you like to come up?", people say this.

We put our questions to 100 people before the show

but this is Pointless, so we are after the obscure answers that they didn't get.

To stay in the game, all our players need to do

is score as few points as they possibly can.

What everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer,

an answer that none of 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 £5,500.

WHOOPING

Right! Let's play Pointless.

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.

An incorrect answer will score the maximum of 100 points,

so do try and avoid those incorrect answers.

OK, our first category this afternoon is:

All decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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 animated Disney films with one-word titles

as they could. Richard?

We're looking for any partially or fully animated feature films

made for cinema release

which have been produced by Walt Disney animation studios or Disney Pixar

up to the start of April 2011.

So any Disney film with just a one-word title, please.

And just to warn you, we would count "the" as a word.

The Rescuers, for example, would be two words.

So any Disney film or Disney Pixar film with a one-word title, please.

Thank you very much, Richard.

OK, Stacey and Fred, you drew lots before the show

and this afternoon, you get to go first.

-So, Stacey?

-It's a good round for me. I love Disney films.

There's so many to choose from.

I think I'm going to go with a Disney Pixar film,

which hopefully wasn't as popular as the mainstream Disney films.

I'll go with Cars.

Cars. Very good. You're hoping to score as few points as possible with Cars.

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

-Down it goes. 32.

-APPLAUSE

32. Not a bad score, Stacey. Well done.

-Cars, Richard.

-Yeah, from 2006 and a 2011 sequel as well.

Very well done. Now, then, Paul.

-You're going to be good at this, aren't you?

-I was hoping to be

but trying to find the obscure, that's difficult.

I love Walt Disney movies but trying to find a one-word...

They could all be high-scoring.

I'd have thought Cars was a good obscure one but it...

-Yes, that was on my list, definitely.

-Mm.

But I'm racking my brains.

The only one I think that would work is a really old one, although it's quite popular.

So I'm going to take a chance and go for Pinocchio.

Pinocchio, you're saying. You're hoping to score as few points as possible.

Let's see if Pinocchio is right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

It's right.

-30.

-APPLAUSE

That's a great score, Paul. Well done.

-Pinocchio?

-Yes. A high-scoring round, though.

From 1944, Pinocchio. Won an Oscar for Best Song -

When You Wish Upon A Star.

Very well done. So, then, Trevor, we come to you.

An animated Disney film with a one-word title.

Well, I actually did have Pinocchio in mind

but I'm going quite far back now and I just hope it was a Disney film

but Fantasia.

Fantasia. Very, very good. You're hoping to score as few points as possible.

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

Down it goes. Very well done, Trevor. That scores 18.

APPLAUSE

-A great score, there. Fantasia.

-Yeah, well played.

That is going back. That's from 1940, Fantasia,

with Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Sue, we come to you.

-Well...

-Is this a good subject for you?

-It is because I've got lots of little grandchildren,

so I shall be devastated if I don't do well on this one.

-What about them?

-And they will be. They'll be ashamed.

I was going to say Fantasia but erm...

I'm going to go fairly safely, I think, and say Bambi.

You're going to say Bambi. Paul, what does that face mean?

-Why didn't I think of that one?

-Why didn't I think of that! Bambi.

You hope to score as few points as possible.

Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 people said Bambi.

-51.

-APPLAUSE

Not a bad score but the highest of the scores. Richard - Bambi?

From 1942, Bambi. Are you still unhappy you didn't go for that, Paul?

I am so relieved!

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

Trevor and Alan, once again - this is becoming a reprise.

The best scorers at the end of the first pass on 18.

Then we go up to 30, Paul and Colin.

Up to 32, Stacey and Fred,

and then not that far ahead, but most definitely ahead,

Sue and Ann on 51.

Ann, you're going to have to answer carefully to make sure you survive.

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

OK, we are looking for one-word, animated Disney films.

Animated Disney films with a one-word title.

-Ann.

-The ones I thought of have gone,

so I'm going to go for Dumbo.

That used to be my nickname at school.

I wonder if anyone knows why?

It's still your nickname now. Did you not know?

OK, you are saying Dumbo.

There's no red line for you because you're the high scorers.

You have to hope this goes down as far as it can.

Let's see. Dumbo - is it right? How many people said it.

-33! Not a bad score, Ann.

-APPLAUSE

Not bad at all. That takes your total up to 84. Richard?

From 1941, Dumbo. It won an Oscar for Best Score.

Alan, you are on 18, thanks to Trevor's brilliant answer of Fantasia.

The high scorers are Ann and Sue on 84.

If you can score 65 or less, Alan, that's all you have to do

to get through to the next round.

OK, well, I'll try one. Not too sure.

-Tinkerbell.

-Tinkerbell.

There's your red line, Alan. Below that red line you are through to the next round.

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

AUDIENCE GROANS

Oh! Bad luck, Alan. Unfortunately, that's an incorrect answer,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

That takes your total up to 118.

-Richard?

-Unlucky, Alan.

A very well-known Disney character. Never had a cinema movie about her.

There was a video release in 2008

but that's Tinker Bell, two words, anyway,

but she never had a cinema movie made about her.

Well, now, Colin, we come to you.

OK, remember, we are looking for animated Disney films

with a one-word title.

-OK...

-The high scorers are Alan and Trevor on 118.

You are on 30. If you can score 87 or less, you're through to the next round.

I've got a couple in mind

but I'm not sure if they're one word.

Erm.... I will go for...

-Cinderella.

-Cinderella. There is your red line.

Below that red line, you're through to the next round.

It's right and you're through to the next round.

-49 for Cinderella. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

-That takes your score up to 79. Richard?

-Well done, Colin.

Another high scorer but you're safely through, so a good answer.

From 1950, Cinderella.

So, then, Fred. Finally, we come to you.

Stacey did brilliantly with Cars on 32.

The high scorers on 118 are Trevor and Alan.

If you can score 85 or less, you're through to the next round.

There's a couple of popular ones like...

-Can I speak out loud?

-You can, you can.

-Aladdin.

That will probably score high but it might get us below the 118.

But I've got a risky one that...

that I might regret saying but I'm going to say it anyway.

-Mulan.

-Mulan. Is it right? How many people said it?

There's your red line. Below that, through to the next round.

Well done. And you're through.

Might this be our lowest-scoring film title? Yes, it is.

11 points.

Very, very well done indeed, Fred. The best score in the round.

-That takes your total up to 43. Richard?

-Very well played, Fred.

A retelling of the Chinese folk tale, Mulan.

Aladdin would have scored 34, so you would have been safe.

We've seen all the high scorers.

Bambi, Cinderella, they were the two highest scorers.

Aladdin was pretty high, Dumbo, Cars, those were the big ones.

Let's look at some low-scoring ones. There's only one pointless answer.

Very well done at home if you said Dinosaur, from 2000.

That would have won some money. Hercules is a good answer.

Bolt came out very recently. That would have scored 2.

-All good answers.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

So the losing pair with the highest score, I'm afraid to say,

Trevor and Alan.

-What can I say?

-Oh! You've come all this way from Dumfries

and you have been brilliant contestants.

A great shame to be saying goodbye but thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

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

Well, there's only room for two pairs in the head to head,

so one team will leave us at the end of this round.

OK, our category for round two is:

Can you all decide who's going to go first and who's going to go second?

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

OK, our round two question concerns:

Yeah, we're going to show you two lists of wedding anniversaries.

We asked 100 people for the name commonly associated with those anniversaries.

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

So we want the gifts commonly given on these anniversaries

and we're taking our answers from Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable.

So we are looking for the names traditionally given to these wedding anniversaries

and we have got:

Let me read those again.

Now, as always, you are looking for the answer

that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

So, which one, Stacey, are you going to go for?

Well, I'm not married, so I've never had any of those anniversaries

and I have not a clue, except a couple of obvious ones,

which I'm going to have to go for.

Well, remember, going for an obvious one isn't a bad thing

-because you remove that for other people.

-That's true.

I'm going to go for 25th, which is silver.

25th, silver, you're saying.

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

-59. That's not bad.

-APPLAUSE

-OK.

-Could be a lot worse.

-Yeah, it could be.

-59. Not a bad score. Richard?

-A big score but a correct answer.

It's a tough round, this one. 25 years, silver.

Excellent. Now, then, Paul. How are you feeling about this?

I'm panicking slightly because I want to go for an obscure one

and I do have something in my mind,

mainly because I recently celebrated my third wedding anniversary

and my husband very kindly bought me an object that I'm hoping represents

third wedding anniversary,

which was a leather pen holder.

So unless pen holder's the answer, which I hope it isn't,

I'm going with leather for the third anniversary.

Third anniversary - leather.

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

It could be a great answer if it's right.

It is right! Very well done.

-Down it goes. Look at that!

-Yes!

-Five points.

APPLAUSE

That pen holder's turned out to be very valuable indeed.

-That's scored five in this difficult round. Richard?

-Well played.

That fell nicely for you. Leather is the third one.

When the magic is still in a marriage and you can get away with leather.

Now, then, Ann. We come to you.

We are looking for the names traditionally given to these wedding anniversaries.

You're the last person to have this selection, so you can talk us through and tell us all the answers.

Well, I have celebrated five out of the six.

-That, I'm hoping, makes you an authority.

-No.

40th is ruby and the 50th is gold

but I'm going to take a chance here,

so I'm going to go for the 35th, which I'm hoping could be coral.

35th, coral. OK, let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. Good luck.

It's right! Very well done, Ann.

This could go a long way down.

And it does! Down to nine. Very well done indeed.

-Coral, Richard.

-Brilliantly played, Ann.

A very good risk to take. Let's take a look at the rest.

You took us through most of it.

50th, as you say, is golden, is gold.

It would have scored 69 points. You did well to avoid it.

40th is ruby, that would have scored you more points - 35.

And 55th is the best answer on the board. It scores four points.

Very well done if you've celebrated this or you've got the answer.

It's emerald. Emerald is 55th and scores four points.

Thanks very much, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores.

Paul and Colin, thanks to that pen holder, five.

The best scorers on this pass.

Not very far behind you are Ann and Sue on nine

and, oh, bad luck, Stacey - 59.

That's a high score but you did what you had to do.

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

We're going to put six more anniversaries on the board

and here they are. We have got:

Now, remember, we are looking for the names traditionally given to these wedding anniversaries.

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

-Sue. So how brilliant was Ann?

-She was fantastic.

She knew her way around that board and probably knows this board, too.

I'm hoping you do, too.

I don't. There's only one on there that I could be sure of,

so I'm going to have to go with that

and hope that everybody else is as clueless as I am about it.

I'm going to say the 60th is diamond.

60th, diamond, you are saying.

Let's see if diamond, 60th is right

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

You've done it.

You are through to the next round. Very well done, Sue.

That scores you 38 and takes your total up to 47.

-Richard.

-Well played.

You deserve a diamond after 60 years, don't you?

-LAUGHTER

-OK, now, Colin.

We are looking for the names traditionally given to these wedding anniversaries.

-OK.

-We come to you. You are on five.

You're on five. The high scorers are Fred and Stacey on 59.

You only have to score 53 or less and you are through to the head to head.

I think I know the 1st but I'm going to go...

I'm more sure of the 30th because that's my age.

Erm...

And that is pearl.

30th is pearl. Let's see if pearl's right

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

It's right.

You are through to the head to head.

14. That's a great score. Look at that. 14.

It takes your total up to 19.

-Richard?

-Well played, Colin. Absolutely. It's pearl.

-It's a tough round. Everyone's doing incredibly well.

-Very tough indeed.

And I'm afraid, so tough, Fred and Stacey,

-that the writing is now on the wall.

-Yeah.

I'm sorry to say that you will be leaving us at the end of this round

but not before, Fred,

you can dazzle us with the best answer on the board.

I knew the two that had already gone.

I would say that 1st is paper and I'm guessing at the rest

but on the off-chance that nobody knows what the 11th is,

I'm going to have a stab at that because it might put 250 in the pot for these other couples.

So, erm...

I'm torn between... I think crystal is 10th. I'll go pewter for 11.

Pewter for 11th. Pewter.

Well, it's a selfless act, Fred, to try and swell the pot at this stage.

Let's hope you do.

Pewter for 11th. Is it right? How many people said it?

Oh!

Good try. Bad luck. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Not that it matters. It takes your total up to 159 but well tried.

-Richard?

-As you say, a selfless act.

It's not pewter, it's steel, the 11th anniversary.

The first anniversary is paper. That was a high score, that was 63.

The fifth is wood. You get wood on your fifth anniversary. That scored 12.

And the tenth is tin. That would have scored you five points.

-Well done if you said steel, that's the best answer.

-Thanks, Richard.

So, the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm sorry to say it's Stacey and Fred.

-Who's going to carry the can?

-I think it's split both ways.

-It's split.

-It's an even split.

-My fault this time, his the time before.

Well, there we are. It's been lovely having you on the show.

-Great contestants. Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

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

APPLAUSE

Well done, Paul and Colin, Sue and Ann,

you've made it through to the head to head.

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

which currently stands at £5,500.

APPLAUSE AND WHOOPING

Now, you're going to go head to head on the best of three questions.

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

If you come up with an answer that scores less than the other pair,

you win that question.

The pair that wins the best of three will be playing for the jackpot.

Let's play Pointless.

OK, here is your first question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many countries in the Arctic Circle as they could.

We're looking for any country which has all or part of its territory

within the Arctic Circle.

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

By Arctic Circle we mean anywhere north of the line of latitude named the Arctic Circle.

So any countries that has any of its territory within the Arctic Circle.

OK, thanks, Richard.

Paul and Colin, because you've played best throughout the show,

you get to go first.

THEY WHISPER

OK. We are going to go with one that's quite close to our hearts

because we've always dreamt of going on cruises around this country,

so we're going for Norway.

-Norway.

-Yes.

-OK, Norway.

-Sue and Ann, you can talk out loud.

-Erm...

Iceland, Finland...

-But I think...

-Yes?

-..the United States.

-OK, well, I'll go with you on that one, yep.

-OK. Ann?

-We're going to say United States.

-The United States.

We have Norway and we have the United States.

Paul and Colin said Norway. Is it right?

How many people said it, if it is?

It's right.

-49.

-Oh.

OK, 49 is Norway. Do you think you'll go below that?

-It'll probably go... No.

-Well, let's see.

Is it right and if it is, how many people said the United States of America?

It is right.

And it beats Norway. Down it goes. Well done. 21 for the United States.

APPLAUSE

So after our first question, Sue and Ann are ahead one-nil.

-Richard?

-Yeah, well played. A tough question.

A quarter of Alaska is in the Arctic Circle.

Let's take a look at all the answers because there's plenty of them.

The best answer on the board is Denmark.

Denmark owns Greenland, which is largely in the Arctic Circle.

USA, 21, there, a very good answer.

Sweden, 31, Finland, 39.

The Arctic Circle passes through Santa Claus' village in Finnish Lapland.

Canada, 43, Norway, 49. Tromso is the most northerly university city in the world.

It's within the Arctic Circle.

Russia, 51, and Iceland, the biggest scorer, 58,

although only a very tiny bit of Iceland is in the Arctic Circle,

-just one of the outlying islands.

-Thank you, Richard.

Paul and Colin, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many bells of "Oranges And Lemons" as they could.

We're looking for any of the London locations of the six bells

which are most commonly recited in the nursery rhyme "Oranges And Lemons", please.

Sue and Ann, you go first this time.

OK, we have an answer.

-We're going to say Shoreditch.

-Shoreditch. The bells of Shoreditch.

-Paul and Colin.

-Colin's going to do the talking because I have no idea.

I think I'm going to go with the one with the old statue on the top -

-Old Bailey.

-Right, Old Bailey.

So we have Shoreditch and we have Old Bailey.

-Do you want to call it, Ann?

-It's close.

-No.

It's going to be very close.

OK, in the order they were given,

Sue and Ann have gone for Shoreditch.

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

It's correct.

-27. 27 for Shoreditch.

-APPLAUSE

And Colin and Paul have gone for the Old Bailey.

You have to be lower than 27 to stay in the game.

Old Bailey. Is it right? How many people said Old Bailey?

Good luck.

It's right.

-You've done it!

-APPLAUSE

26 to 27!

Well done, you.

Well, we said it was going to be close

and close it most certainly was. That's very exciting.

After our second question, you are absolutely even Stephens. Richard.

That was close. There are six bells in all.

I suspect people at home will be singing along as we speak.

The one answer that would have beaten Old Bailey is Stepney.

"'When will that be?' say the bells of Stepney" for nine points.

Old Bailey, 26. "When will you pay me?"

"When I am rich." Shoreditch, 27.

"I do not know." The Great Bell at Bow was 28 points.

"You owe me five farthings." The bells of St Martins, 29.

And right at the top, way at the top, St Clements.

"'Oranges and lemons,' say the bells of St Clements." 76 points.

OK. Thanks very much, Richard.

So, here is your third question.

It all hangs in the balance here.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

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

prime ministers of Israel as they could.

We're looking for any prime minister of Israel from 1949 through to April 2011.

We won't accept acting prime ministers but any prime minister of Israel.

Now, Paul and Colin, it's back with you to start.

THEY WHISPER

Yeah, erm, we're not too up on anything political, I'm afraid.

-I'm going to go for Begin.

-You're going to go for Begin.

-Yeah.

-Sue and Ann.

-We're struggling here but...

We're not sure if it's Israel

but we've come up with the name Netanyahu.

You're going for Netanyahu. We have Begin, we have Netanyahu.

OK. In the order they've been given, Begin - is that right

and if it is, how many people said it?

It's right.

It's a low score. Look at that. One!

Wow-ee!

Begin. Very, very good score. That's one to beat, isn't it?

Can Benjamin Netanyahu get you down there? Let's see.

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

It's right!

-18.

-APPLAUSE

Not a bad answer at all.

So after three questions, Paul and Colin are through to the final 2-1.

-Richard?

-Well played. That was the best answer you could have given.

Menachem Begin was prime minister from '77 to '83.

There were two other scores of one, though, which would have tied it.

Well done at home if you said Ehud Barak, which scored one,

as would Yitzhak Shamir - that also would have scored one.

Other low scorers - Levi Eshkol, Ehud Olmert.

Moshe Sharett would have scored you three.

Yitzhak Rabin would have scored you five.

Shimon Peres would have scored five.

David Ben Gurion would have scored 8, Golda Meir, nine.

Ariel Sharon there with 17

and right at the top, in fact, was Benjamin Netanyahu with 18.

So the losing pair at the end of the head to head, I'm afraid, is Sue and Ann.

Did you know any of those others when they were mentioned?

-Golda Meir.

-Yes.

-Well, never mind. We will see you again next time.

You've made it all the way through to the head to head,

so there's no reason why you shouldn't be in the final next time.

-Thanks for playing. You've been wonderful contestants.

-APPLAUSE

For Paul and Colin, it's time for the final

and the chance to win our jackpot of £5,500.

CHEERING

Well, congratulations, Paul and Colin,

you have fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

APPLAUSE

You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £5,500.

WHOOPING

Now, to win that money all you have to do is find a pointless answer,

an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

and you'll go home with that money.

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

Well, as we were kind of little teenagers...

I was in my mother's womb in the '80s.

-Are you sure?

-So you were, yes.

Definitely going for the 1980s pop, please.

Excellent. OK.

Just before we find out the question, what would be the best area of 1980s pop?

Who's your favourite artist in the '80s?

Oh, in the '80s? Crikey. You had the New Age Romantics,

-like Duran Duran, Culture Club.

-I kind of liked Yazoo.

-Yazoo were good.

-Yes, the Basildon beat, that was quite good.

Depeche Mode, Erasure.

-OK.

-I knew a lot of them but I probably won't know what they sang.

-You knew Tracey Ullman, didn't you?

-She made a few records.

They all came round, you had to tidy up their mess.

OK, well, let's find out what that question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Duran Duran UK top 40 singles of the 1980s

as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any Duran Duran single

that reached the UK top 40 during the 1980s.

Anything that was a double A-side, we'll accept either answer.

Very good indeed.

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

All you need to win that £5,500

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Your 60 seconds start now.

OK, I know they did a song called Do You Believe In Love

and I know that made number 30, so that's not going to be popular.

Erm, I'm not sure about one they did called Mr Presidente or something

-but I know that was a top 30 but the wording I'm not 100% sure on.

-OK.

Then they've done other obscure ones.

Erm...

There's... Well, they've done Rio, they've done Hungry Like A Wolf,

and The Reflex, New Moon On Monday. Erm...

Why don't we go for the first two you said and then another one?

-Yes.

-I haven't heard of either of those.

Oh. Please let it be Do You Believe in Love, not Do You Believe In Shame.

-Oh!

-If I get these wrong, I'll never live it down.

-So, there's also Save A Prayer...

-I remember that one.

-Five seconds left.

New Moon On Monday made number nine, so not many people will know that.

-We'll say Do You Believe In Love.

-There is your time up.

Can I just quickly say, I'm very impressed that you know where they peaked in the charts.

Oh, thank you. I'm a bit of an anorak.

I was getting that, yes. OK, well, your time is up.

We're looking for Duran Duran top 40 singles from the 1980s.

I now need those three answers from you.

I'm going to nominate two number nine hit singles,

which is All She Wants Is and New Moon On Monday

All She Wants Is, New Moon On Monday.

-Both at number nine.

-Yes.

-That's just brilliant.

But I want to go with the Do You Believe In Love,

which was a number 30 hit and I'm hoping the last word is love.

And Do You Believe In Love.

Now, of those three, which is your best punt on a pointless?

For a zero, for pointless, Do You Believe In Love.

We'll put that last. And which is your least likely pointless?

-New Moon On Monday.

-OK.

-Yes, that was an early hit.

Very good indeed. We'll put them up on the board in that order.

There they are.

We were looking for Duran Duran UK top 40 singles from the 1980s.

You said this was your least confident answer.

You only need to find one pointless, of course,

to win that £5,500 jackpot.

Here is your first answer. New Moon On Monday.

Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many people said New Moon On Monday.

It's right.

It's right. Down it goes.

If this goes down to zero, you'll be leaving with £5,500.

Down into the teens, into single figures...

-Oh, 2!

-APPLAUSE

I don't believe it.

Two points for New Moon On Monday.

That's not a pointless answer

but you have two further shots at the jackpot.

Now, then, £5,500. What would you do with that? How would you spend it?

I think I'd run naked down the street and then party for about three weeks.

Well, that's actually free.

I would actually like to go on a little holiday to Norway.

-To Norway, of course.

-It's all the cold stuff, you know. I like the cold.

-Very good.

OK, well, very best of luck. Let's hope you will be doing that soon.

We're looking for Duran Duran top 40 singles from the 1980s.

Your second answer - All She Wants Is.

New Moon On Monday scored only 2. All She Wants Is.

I just hope all the wording's correct, so...

OK, well, let's find out.

All She Wants Is. Is that right and if it is, how many people said it?

It's right.

It's right. New Moon On Monday went down to two.

All She Wants Is. It's still going down.

This is for £5,500.

It's still going down. It's into singles.

-Yes! It's pointless! Well done!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done. That was superb.

Very well done.

I can't believe it.

-Oh!

-I never thought it would be us.

-Well, congratulations.

You found that all-important Pointless answer,

which means you go home with our jackpot of £5,500.

-Very well done.

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Oh!

-So, Richard, what about that?

Yeah. Occasionally, the right category comes along

and, Colin, this was your right category, wasn't it?

Yeah, totally!

Actually, it was lucky that All She Wants Is was pointless

because Do You Believe In Love is not called Do You Believe In Love.

-Ah!

-Is it Do You Believe In Shame?

-Do You Believe In Shame.

-Oh, no!

Not that it matters. That was about the most awesome performance we've seen.

Let's take a look at some more pointless ones, though.

-My Own Way.

-Where did that peak in the charts?

My Own Way, I think it was about number 13.

Oh, it was number 14.

-Oh!

-Well...

-That's the first one you've got wrong.

Those other two were number nine and it was number 30.

All She Wants Is, number nine. Careless Memories was pointless.

-There's Do You Believe In Shame. What number was that?

-30.

-Correct.

-I Don't Want Your Love.

-Number 14.

-Correct.

-Meet El Presidente.

-Oh, Meet El Presidente.

I want to kind of say... Something like 21 or 29.

-24.

-Oh!

Let's take a look at the last page.

There's Skin Trade.

-Is There Something I Should Know.

-No!

-"Please, please, tell me now."

-That went straight in at number one.

-Their first number one.

But brilliantly played. Congratulations.

-You've played brilliantly and a wonderful end to the show.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

Thanks once again to Paul and Colin,

who go away with today's jackpot of £5,500.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Join us next time when we put more obscure knowledge to the test.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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