Episode 15 Pointless

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

where the obvious answers mean nothing

and the obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

So, welcome, Rob and Zack. You're our first pair on the show today.

How do you two know each other?

He's my grandfather. I'm his grandson.

We have far too few grandfather/grandson teams.

We've had a grandfather/granddaughter.

Our first grandfather/grandson.

Isn't that lovely? Although I can't believe Rob's a grandfather.

-Where are you from, Rob?

-Stourbridge in the West Midlands.

-What do you do?

-I work for a funeral director.

-Semi-retired, I do it part-time.

-And how about you, Zack?

I work for the family company, which is in heavy industry,

but at weekends I work on a heritage railway as a porter

-and a ticket inspector.

-An old-fashioned steam railway?

-Yes.

So, if you had any spare time, what would you do with it?

We are in a band together with a friend of ours,

and we are called Two Old Goats And A Kid.

LAUGHTER

-I'm guessing you're the kid?

-Yes.

-Brilliant, what do you play?

The ukulele. I do George Formby songs and things like that.

Do you? Fantastic. What about you, Rob?

We're members of the George Formby society.

Have we accidentally slipped into the 1950s? Have I missed something?

I'm a big fan. I've got one of those George Formby grills.

They're terrific.

Lovely to have you on the show. Welcome, Rob and Zack.

Next, welcome back Sarah and Leanne. You were on the show last time.

We give everyone two chances. This is your second chance.

Remind us how you know each other.

-We went to school together in Swansea.

-You're at university now?

-BOTH: Yes.

-Yeah, we're both students.

-Reunited for Pointless.

-Yes.

But sadly, your last appearance on Pointless was a little bit abrupt.

Football happened, and then...

We joined the 200 points club, though. That was good.

Oh, you are well in there, in the 200 club. But that was last time.

What are we looking forward to coming up?

Perhaps film. I'm quite into my film, or comedy.

-I'm into comedy as well.

-OK, favourite comedies?

I quite like stand-up, I like Lee Mack.

I like double-acts as well.

-Yeah?

-There's this really good one at the moment.

-Mitchell and Webb. Brilliant, aren't they?

-Exactly.

-I like those guys.

Very good. Very best of luck, Sarah and Leanne.

It's great to have you back.

Next, we welcome Andy and Ann. How do you two know each other?

We met 14 years ago, playing Mornington Crescent online.

What?! There's a Mornington Crescent online game, is there?

-Several.

-Loads of them.

-Based on I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue?

Yeah, all the games. Cheddar Gorge...

-Limericks...

-..Limericks, all of them.

-But Mornington Crescent is your favourite?

-Isn't it everyone's?

Where are you from? I think I have a hunch.

We're from Paulton in Somerset.

-Somerset, good.

-Well, I'm not.

-Ann's originally from Liverpool.

What do you do, Ann?

I am a primary school supply teacher,

-and maths and English tutor.

-You've laid your neck on the block.

-Yeah.

-OK, so maths, English, good.

A lot of children going to be watching you,

rubbing their hands waiting to see how you do.

What categories would you like to see come up?

Music, reality television...

What's your favourite reality television show?

Oh, gosh. I've got a real soft spot for America's Next Top Model.

I've got a soft spot for America's Next Top Model!

Ann and Andy, welcome. Finally, we've got Ian and Claire.

-How do you two know each other?

-Hello, Xander.

-We are brother and sister, although I'm slightly older.

-Hrr-hmm!

-And where are you from, Claire?

-I live in Stock in Essex.

-And Ian, how about you?

-Brentwood, but we're originally

from Billericay, which is the home of...

-Where Billericay Dickie comes from!

-That's where I was born.

So, Ian, what do you do?

-I'm currently unemployed, working as a movie extra.

-Are you?

-Yes.

What's the most fun movie you've been in?

I was in Captain America and before that, The King's Speech,

and before that I was on the beach at Clacton in an advert.

-So I get around, yeah.

-Very good, indeed. How about you, Claire?

I work for a bank part-time,

and the rest of the time I'm now a self-employed estate agent.

Very best of luck. Welcome to the show.

We'll find out more about all of you. There's only one person left.

Making the cold, hard facts slightly warmer and softer.

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

-Hiya. Hello.

APPLAUSE

-Good afternoon to you.

-Good day to you.

-Interesting one today.

We've only got one returning pair and they got 200 last time.

There's nobody here who's ever answered a question correctly

on Pointless. The first correct answer will be quite something.

Ian and Claire, so you know, our last show,

we had a brother and sister pair who absolutely aced the whole show.

David and Lesley. They did tremendously, but no pressure on you.

Ann, if you're an English tutor you should do well in Round One.

-No pressure, then.

-No pressure.

Our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

We're looking for the obscure answers that they couldn't get.

All our players need to do is score as few points as they can.

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

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

David and Lesley won the jackpot last time,

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

APPLAUSE

Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

In this round, each of you must give me one answer.

You cannot confer with your partner.

Whichever team has the highest score will be eliminated.

If anyone gives me an incorrect answer,

they will score the maximum of 100 points. Try and avoid those.

Our first category is...

Can you decide who's going to go first

and who's going second.

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

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

words ending in I-L-L

as they could. Richard.

Any word in the Oxford English Dictionary that ends I-L-L.

As always, no hyphenated words and no proper nouns, please.

We also won't accept the word "ill."

OK, Rob and Zack, you all drew lots before the show

and you get to go first.

I believe it's a word, so I'm going to go with it.

-Bewill.

-Bewill.

-I think so.

-B-E-W-I-L-L.

I could be 100% wrong.

Let's see if Bewill is a correct answer

and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Bewill.

It's right!

Oh, Zack!

Look at that, down it goes.

YES!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

That's a pointless answer, it adds £250 to today's jackpot.

It takes the total up to £1,250.

It scores you nothing, Zack. Very impressive.

Very impressive. Great start. That's what happens

when your grandad works part-time

-at a funeral directors.

-Yes!

See, bewill means to bestow.

-There we are. Very well done, Zack.

-Thank you.

Wow. So, Leanne.

Off to a rollicking start. Obscure words ending I-L-L.

Seeing as we didn't get one right last time, I'm going to go Overfill.

-I'm not sure if it's hyphenated, but...

-Overfill.

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

It's right.

Very well done, Leanne. Down it goes, down it goes.

YE-ES!

Brilliant.

Another pointless answer, it adds £250 to today's jackpot.

Takes the total up to £1,500.

An excellent answer, Leanne. Two pointless answers on the hoof!

That's fantastic. That's better, isn't it, Leanne?

That's a better feeling. It means to overfill!

Now then, Ann. We're looking for words ending in I-L-L.

I've got loads of words in my head,

but I've got one word in my head and I don't know why it's there,

and I think I'm going to take a punt on it and say it.

It sounds wrong. I'm going to say Krill.

Krill.

-Is it a fish word or something?

-Krill.

Yeah, I may have made that word up.

It sounds great, a Krill. Let's see if that's right. If it is,

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

It's right.

Down it goes.

5!

Very well done, Ann.

-A great score.

-In any other word round that would be

the word of the round.

They're small, shrimp-like crustacean. Well played.

-It's going well, this round.

-Isn't it? This is epic!

Ian. We're looking for words ending in I-L-L.

Yeah, thanks, guys!

I'm going to go with my favourite Motorhead song, Overkill.

Overkill. Let's see if that's right, and if it is

let's see how many people said Overkill.

It's right.

Down it goes.

Ye-e-es! Very, very well done, Ian. Another pointless answer.

It adds another £250 to today's jackpot.

Takes the total up to 1,750. It scores you nothing. Richard.

Terrific again.

Overkill, means to get more pointless answers than is absolutely necessary.

A brilliant round. We're halfway, so let's take a look at those scores.

Ann, what are you doing on 5?!

5?!

It's a D minus for me, isn't it?

This is unbelievable.

0, 0, 0.

Ian and Claire, Zack and Rob and Leanne and Sarah, all on nothing.

Ann and Andy,

way out in front on five. Which means, Andy, genuinely,

you're going to have to do something really special in this next pass.

I hope you've got a brilliant obscure word ending I-L-L.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

So, Claire, we are looking for words ending in I-L-L.

Avoiding all the obvious ones, I'm a bit stuck.

I'm going to say Roadkill.

Roadkill.

It's a good answer. Here's your red line.

It's quite low.

-Yes.

-Let's see if Roadkill's right

and if it is, how many people said Roadkill.

It's right.

Will it go down and join its friends?

Yes, it will!

That's an excellent answer, Claire.

Very well done. Roadkill adds £250 to today's jackpot,

takes the total up to £2,000.

And it scores you nothing. Leaves your total at nothing.

A double pointless, Richard.

This is unprecedented, so far.

Someone's going to come a cropper in a minute! Somebody is.

-This can't carry on, surely.

-No.

Very exciting. That jackpot, swelling all the time.

Andy, we're looking for words ending in I-L-L.

You're the highest scorers on 5.

No pressure, whatsoever.

Yeah, we want a very, very, very low score from you.

As the opposite was pointless, I'm going to go for Underfill.

There's no red line for you.

Good luck. Underfill.

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

It's right, Andy. Very well done.

This surely can only go one way.

Yes, you've done it!

Very well done, Andy!

Another pointless answer. It adds another £250 to today's jackpot.

Takes your total up to £2,250.

It scores you nothing, it leaves your total at five.

Will that be enough to save you? Richard.

The most pointless answers we've ever had in one round,

in the history of Pointless.

We are in the middle of a pointless snowball, here! It's amazing!

That's not bad going, is it?

Sarah, you're on nothing. The high scorers are Andy and Ann on 5.

A score of four or less for you will see you through to the next round.

-Go on, Sarah!

-I've got a few ideas in my head,

but they're not going to be pointless.

I'm going to go for Shrill.

Shrill.

OK, shrill. Here's your red line,

it's a very low red line.

Very best of luck.

Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

4!

4!

Very well done there!

By the skin of your teeth, you have made it through to the next round.

Shrill. Richard.

Oh, yeah! Well done, Sarah.

An incredibly low-scoring round.

I'll be honest with you, there's an awful lot of very high scoring words

on this list. No-one's finding them so far. Terrific play from everyone.

Rob, remember we're looking for words ending in I-L-L.

Something tells me you've got a brilliant answer

-and you've been praying no-one's going to say it.

-Yes.

The high scorers are Andy and Ann. A score of four will see you through.

OK, after much deliberation, I'm going for Unfulfill.

Unfulfill.

Here is your red line.

If Unfulfill gets you below that line, you are through.

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

let's see how many people said Unfulfill.

Ohhhhhh!

-Bad luck, Rob.

-It's not there.

Unfortunately, that is a wrong answer,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

Richard.

Sorry Rob. Not in the dictionary. Would have one L at the end,

if it was.

There's a lot of pointless answers.

The more familiar ones you might have got.

Downhill would have been pointless. Handbill, hornbill which is a bird.

All of those pointless answers. Landfill, pointless answer.

Mandrill would have been pointless, as would molehill.

-To rekill, to kill again. Seems a bit harsh.

-Does it?

I think to rekill seems like overkill.

Roadkill that we've already had from Claire, and treadmill.

Well done if you got any of those. There's all sorts,

but you need to look in the OED. There's about 100 pointless answers.

Let's take a look at the top answers, these are the common ones,

that most of our 100 people said. Hill would have scored you 69 points.

Bill, 69 points as well, and will, 71 points.

So will, 71, but bewill, as we discovered,

all those pointlesses ago, scores nothing.

Thank you very much, Richard. At the end of this historic first round,

the losing pair

is Rob and Zack.

You were at the tail end of this extraordinary round.

Everybody at the top of their game.

Well, what a very promising start.

We look forward very much

to seeing you next time when I've absolutely no doubt

that you won't be unfulfilled.

Meanwhile, thanks very much, Rob and Zack. Great contestants.

APPLAUSE

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

There's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head,

so one of the teams is going to be leaving at the end of this round.

The category for Round Two is War Movies.

Can you decide in your pairs

who's going to go first, who's going to go second.

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

OK, our Round Two question concerns...

War Films And Their Settings, Richard.

We're going to show you a list of six war films.

You have to tell us in which modern day country were these films set.

The more obscure answer, the fewer points you're going to score.

But an incorrect answer, it'll be 100 points.

By country, we mean a sovereign state

which is a member of the UN in its own right.

12 in all to have a go at home.

OK, so here are our war films, and we have got...

I'll read them all one more time.

There we are. Six films, and we want to know the modern day names

of the countries in which they are set.

You're trying to find the answer

that the fewest of our 100 people knew. Leanne, we come to you first.

How are you feeling? Do you know any of these films?

Yes, I know the films, just not entirely sure where they're set.

I'm going to go for The Hurt Locker. I'm going to go Iraq.

-The Hurt Locker, Iraq.

-Yeah.

Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Iraq.

It's right.

Very well done, down it goes.

16! Good answer, Leanne.

Good score.

-16 for Iraq.

-Well played, Leanne.

Won six Oscars, including Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow.

Andy. We're looking for the modern-day names

of the countries in which these films are set.

Have you seen all these films?

I think I've seen part of one of them and fallen asleep during it.

-Is that the best?

-That's as good as it gets.

-OK.

-Movies, probably the worst subject that could come up for me.

I'm sure The Sound Of Music was set in Austria.

It's probably going to score an awful lot of points.

Austria for The Sound Of Music. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

54.

APPLAUSE

-Richard.

-If you don't know films, you've got to go for an obvious one.

Could have done much more damage than that. Not a bad answer.

-Ian, you're the last person to have this board. You work in films?

-Yeah.

You should be completely at home with these.

I don't know Under Fire, which is a shame, and Platoon is set, I think,

somewhere in the far east, Cambodia or Vietnam, but I'm not sure.

But I'm going to say Schindler's List was set in Poland.

Schindler's List, Poland. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

Very well done. Very well done, indeed, Ian.

Appropriately enough,

you know your way around films.

-Richard.

-Good choice, Ian. I think a lot of people might have said

Germany as the answer to that,

but Poland is the right answer.

Let's take a look at the other ones. Platoon, it is Vietnam,

-would have scored 28. Pearl Harbour, know that, Xander?

-Hawaii, but...

USA, absolutely right. 40 points. Under Fire is a pointless answer.

Political thriller from the '80s with Nick Nolte, set in Nicaragua.

Very well done if you got that.

We're halfway through the round, let's look at those scores.

Ian, a lovely answer.

Six points is where you and Claire are sitting,

looking very strong.

Up to 16, where we find Leanne and Sarah. And then 54, Andy.

I'm afraid that was the price you paid for that tough board.

Ann, we want a nice obscure answer from you

in the next pass if we're to see you

in the head-to-head.

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

OK, we're going to put six more war films on the board. Here they are.

I'll just read those one more time.

There we are. We're looking for the modern day names

of the countries in which these films were set.

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

Claire, you're on six. A great score.

Ann and Andy, the highest scorers.

If you can score 47 or less, you're through.

Think I might ruin it all.

I'm going to say, with my fingers crossed. Sorry Ian,

Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Greece.

So, Claire, you are saying Greece for Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

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

Below that red line, you are through to the head-to-head.

Greece.

It's right.

And you are through to the next round.

17 for Captain Corelli's Mandolin,

Greece. Takes your total up to 23.

-Very well done. Richard.

-Safely through, Claire.

Another brother and sister team

doing very well.

Ann, we're looking for the names

of the countries in which these films are set.

You're the high scorers.

You have to score as low as you can.

Now, what's the board behind me

-looking like to you?

-Awful.

-Oh, no. Is it?

I recognise all of those films but I have never seen any of them.

I'm going to say The Bridge On The River Kwai, China.

The Bridge On The River Kwai, China.

OK, there's no red line for you.

China, says Ann, for The Bridge On The River Kwai.

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

Bad luck, Ann. I'm sorry that's an incorrect answer which means you score 100 points,

which takes your total to an unbeatable 154.

Now, then, Sarah, lovely low score from Leanne in the first pass.

You are on 16. Ann and Andy are out of your reach even if you score 100, you won't overtake their score.

-What are you thinking?

-I've heard of them all.

My grandmother always tries to get me to watch one of them, but I never do.

LAUGHTER

Seeing as we're through, I might have a go at something.

I've got a feeling, The Bridge On The River Kwai is Thailand?

Thailand, The Bridge On The River Kwai.

There's no red line, you're through whatever happens.

Thailand, Bridge On The River Kwai, is that right, if it is, how many said it.

It's right!

Very, very well done, indeed, Sarah.

Nine points for that, takes your total to 25.

-Richard...

-Well played, Sarah, from 1957 about the construction of the Burma railway.

-I'm guessing that's not the film your nan is trying to make you watch.

-No, no, Dr Zhivago, obviously.

Oh, is she? You should watch it, it's set in Russia.

It would have scored you 45 points.

Casablanca, the clue's in the name, it's in Morocco.

That would have scored 31 points.

Saving Private Ryan is France and scored 25.

The best answer, with just one point, is A Farewell To Arms.

-You don't know that, that's a tough one.

-Italy.

It's set in First World War Italy. Well done if you said that.

Thank you, Richard. At the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm afraid, Ann and Andy.

-That was a tough round, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

You came through very well, The Sound Of Music from Andy. That was a pretty good punt.

-That's the one you've slept through most of?

-Yes.

It would have still put us top of the leader board even with Ann giving us a pointless answer.

There we are, we look forward to seeing you next time.

Meanwhile, thanks for playing. Ann and Andy.

APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Ian and Claire, Sarah and Leanne,

you are one round away from the final and playing for the jackpot

which currently stands at £2,250.

Only one pair can play for that money and to decide which pair it's going to be

you are now going head-to-head.

For each question you'll be shown five options.

Each pair needs to pick one option, but you are now allowed to confer.

You have to come up with an answer which scores less than the other pair to win that question.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.

Let's play head-to-head.

Here is your first question and it concerns

female heads of government and state. Richard...

We're going to show you five photographs

of female heads of government or state, either are now, or have been. You have to recognise

the most obscure of those. The one the fewest of our 100 people knew, that will win you the point.

Thanks, Richard.

Let's reveal our five female heads of government or state.

And, we have got...

There are our five female heads of government and state.

Ian and Claire, you've played best throughout the show so far. You get to go first.

We'll play D, D is Angela Merkel.

D is Angela Merkel.

Saran and Leanne, you can talk us through the others, if you like.

Well, there's four women up there and they're all heads of government and state.

-I've no idea. Shall we guess?

-We can guess one.

Oh, shall we go for E, she looks cheerful.

Where does that look like in the background?

Is that a water tank?

We'll go for Marjorie Bubble.

LAUGHTER

Marjorie Bubble.

I thought she was only a senator, Marjorie Bubble?

-Well, we'll find out...

-Yes, OK.

Ian and Claire have gone for Angela Merkel.

Sarah and Leanne have gone for Marjorie Bubble.

In the order they were given, Ian and Claire said D, Angela Merkel.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right and it scores them 48.

Sarah and Leanne have gone for Marjorie Bubble.

LAUGHTER

For picture E, is it right? How many people said it?

No!

I'm afraid Ian and Claire won that one

and Ian and Claire are up one-nil. Richard...

Not Marjorie Bubble, well played Ian and Claire.

A is Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister of the Ukraine.

It would have scored one point, very good answer if you got that.

B is Indira Ghandi, long-term prime minister of India.

She would have scored you 29.

C is Julia Gillard who became the prime minister of Australia in 2010.

She was brilliant in Silence Of The Lambs, wasn't she?

LAUGHTER

She would have got you four points.

We've seen Angela Merkel there.

E is not Marjorie Bubbles, it's Mary McAleese.

She was the president of the Republic Of Ireland.

That was a pointless answer, unbelievably.

Very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much, Richard, here comes your second question. Sarah and Leanne,

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

It concerns children's characters and their creators. Richard...

We're going to show you the name of five children's characters alongside their creators

but we're only going to give you their initials. You have to tell us who the character is.

The most obscure one will win you the point.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Let's reveal our five characters and their authors.

I'll read those all one more time.

Sarah and Leanne, you go first this time.

You have to win this question.

We're going Francesca Simon with Horrid Henry.

Horrid Henry for Francesca Simon you are saying.

Ian and Claire?

-Up to you. I know the first one.

-I know the first one.

I'm trying to look at the initials and see... Jacqueline Wilson.

I can picture her books but can't think who she wrote about.

That's no good. I don't know. All I know is Harry Potter.

Shall we just do Harry Potter, or do you want to guess an obscure on.

No, I haven't got a clue. We'll have to say Harry Potter for JK Rowling.

OK, JK Rowling, Harry Potter and you are saying Horrid Henry, Harry Potter are our two answers.

Sarah and Leanne said Horrid Henry for Francesca Simon.

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

Very well done.

Down it goes. 20!

That's a good score.

I think that will do what it needs to do, but let's discover.

Harry Potter, Ian and Claire are suggesting for JK Rowling.

Let's see, is it right? How many people said Harry Potter?

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

96!

Which means after two questions, you are evenly matched, one each.

Let's look at the rest of the board. A couple of answers would have won you the point.

Jacqueline Wilson wouldn't, that's Tracy Beaker,

probably her most famous creation. That would have scored you 38 points.

The Roald Dahl author would have won you the points.

-It's the Fantastic Mr Fox.

-Oh!

18 points that would have got you.

And Dav Pilkey was a hero in my house a few years ago.

He was like the Dickens of my house to my son,

he wrote Captain Underpants.

Two points that would have got you. Well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much, Richard, here is your third question.

Whoever wins this will be going through to the final

and playing for the jackpot.

Here it comes.

It concerns Venice.

Your five options will be five clues to facts about Venice.

Give us the fact that the fewest of our 100 people knew

and you'll win the point and be through to the final.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Venice.

I'll read those all one more time.

There we go.

Now then, Ian and Claire, you answer first this time.

-Do you know the Murano one?

-Go for it.

-I'm not 100% but I think I know it.

-Do it. Do it.

-We'll go for the product for which Murano is famous and I think it's glass.

Glass you are going to say. Glass.

Sarah and Leanne...

-We know the boats.

-That'll be quite high.

-I would have thought the bottom one

-is what I said it was.

-Wasn't he French? I don't know.

-Shall we just go for the boats?

-Yeah.

-That's the only one we know.

We're going for the only one we know, the boats are gondolas.

The boats you are saying are gondolas.

Ian and Claire are saying glass is the product for which Murano is famous.

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

Yep, it's right.

-26.

-APPLAUSE

26 for glass.

Sarah and Leanne, you are saying that the boats are called gondolas.

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

It's right.

-Oh, bad luck.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

Well, there we are. After three questions, Ian and Claire are through to the final, two-one.

-Richard...

-Second show in a row we've had a brother and sister come on and get through to the final.

Did you have an answer to the bottom one that you were thinking of?

The only person I could think of was Casanova but I thought he was French.

-He's Italian, he was born in Venice.

-Oh, no!

And he would have seen you into the final.

He would have scored you 20 points.

Unlucky, sometimes worth taking a risk.

The author of the novel Death In Venice was Thomas Mann.

It would have scored you 14.

The region of northern Italy of which Venice is the capital is Veneto.

That would have scored you four points. Well done if you said that at home.

Thank you, Richard. The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

-I'm afraid Sarah and Leanne. Venice. Venice did for you.

-It did.

Geography is not our strong point.

Also your female heads of state...

Marjorie Bubble she's failed me.

She failed you miserably. Oh, dear.

It's been lovely having you on the show, Sarah and Leanne thank you, great contestants.

APPLAUSE

For Ian and Claire it's time for our Pointless Final.

Congratulations, Ian and Claire, you have fought off all the competition

-and have won our coveted Pointless Trophy.

-Woo-hoo!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless Jackpot.

At the end of today's show the jackpot stands at £2,250.

You've played phenomenally well throughout the show.

You've been our consistent low scorers.

The rules are very simple. To win that £2,250 jackpot,

all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We've had five pointless answers on the show today. You're responsible for two of them.

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

First you have to choose a category from these five options.

-Not Katie Price.

-Not Katie Price.

Erm... Music Awards, possibly.

It depends what they are, doesn't it? Yeah.

-I don't know what Radio could be.

-Might be DJs and things like that.

-Winter Olympics?

-I don't really do much of the Winter Olympics.

-I'm not that into...

and Screen Sirens. We both like movies but it depends if it's really old.

-I would go for that rather than Music Awards.

-I'm happy with either.

-If you've a preference.

-Screen Sirens?

-Yeah.

-It could be a disaster.

-Screen Sirens.

Screen Sirens? That's what it is.

Here comes your question.

We gave 100 people, 100 seconds to name as many

Lauren Bacall films as they could.

-Richard...

-Any feature film made for general cinema release

for which Lauren Bacall has received an acting credit.

As always, TV films, short films don't count but voice performances do count.

Very best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £2,250 jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be Pointless.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are.

Your time starts now.

OK, what shall we talk about?

I haven't got a clue.

She did something quite recently.

It was an older actress, but I've no idea what it was.

-That doesn't help, then.

-That doesn't help.

She obviously did films with Humphrey Bogart.

I'm just trying to think of things from that era that aren't that huge.

I don't know. I really don't know.

Something like, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.

I don't think that was her.

Erm...

What about something like...

The Longest Day was a bit more recent, wasn't it?

Erm...

-Oh, my goodness.

-Famous films that she, er...

I really don't know.

I think the Humphrey Bogart one was To Have And To Have Not.

Was that the one she was in?

-Was she in any Hitchcock things?

-We could try one.

-Erm...

-Stage Fright.

-Ten seconds.

Stage Fright's a good one.

And, To Have And To Have Not. And...

And, erm...

Oh dear, we're in trouble.

OK, your minute is up.

We were looking for Lauren Bacall films. I need your three answers.

-We will try North By Northwest.

-North By Northwest.

-Stage Fright.

-Stage Fright.

-And To Have And To Have Not.

-And To Have And To Have Not.

-Which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-To Have And To Have Not.

We'll put that last. What's your least likely pointless answer?

-North By Northwest.

-North By Northwest.

We'll put that first. We'll put those up on the board in that order.

Here they are.

North By Northwest, Stage Fright and To Have And To Have Not.

So we were looking for Lauren Bacall films.

Your first answer was North by Northwest,

the one you were least confident in.

You only have to find one pointless answer, remember, to win that £2,250 jackpot.

Let's see if North by Northwest is right and,

if it is, how many people said it.

No!

Back luck.

An incorrect answer, not a pointless answer. You have two more chances to win that jackpot.

What would you do with £2,250?

I'm hoping to move house soon so I'll probably put it towards that.

My husband wants a cinema room. I'll put it towards a remote control for the telly.

-Maybe buy him some Lauren Bacall films?

-Yeah, maybe.

-Ian?

-We're going on holiday for my friend's 50th birthday.

I'd put it towards that, we're going to Las Vegas.

OK, very best of luck, we're looking for Lauren Bacall films.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Stage Fright.

This has to be correct and pointless for you to win that jackpot.

So for £2,250 let's see how many people said, Stage Fright.

Oh! Bad luck.

Another incorrect answer, I'm afraid, which means you have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is riding on your third and final answer, To Have And To Have Not.

To win that jackpot of £2,250 it has to be right and pointless.

Let's see, To Have And To Have Not, is it right

and, if so, how many people said it.

Oh, bad luck!

-Really bad luck.

-Never mind.

Well, unfortunately, you didn't find a pointless answer.

I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,250, which will

roll over onto the next show.

You have been fantastic contestants and you do get our Pointless Trophy.

-Very well done for that.

-That's the main thing.

APPLAUSE

That last one we disallowed because it's not To Have And To Have Not,

it's just To Have And Have Not. We have to have the exact wording.

It's her first ever film and would have scored you two points.

It would have been a good answer but wouldn't have won you the money.

Let's look at some of the pointless ones. She had an extraordinary career.

Birth, where she plays Nicole Kidman's mother in 2004. That would have scored you nothing.

Designing Woman with Gregory Peck would have scored you nothing.

Dogville would have scored you nothing as well.

Health the Robert Altman film from 1980, a pointless answer.

My Fellow Americans and North West Frontier were pointless.

Presence Of Mind, she starred with Jude Law. That was pointless.

Sex And The Single Girl with Tony Curtis and The Shootist, all pointless answers.

Well done if you said any of those at home.

Thanks very much, Richard. Unfortunately we do have to say goodbye to you.

It's been brilliant having you on the show. Thank you for playing. Ian and Claire!

APPLAUSE

Sadly Ian and Claire didn't win our jackpot today so it rolls over.

On the next show we'll be playing for £3,250.

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-It's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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