Episode 2 Pointless

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

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test. Let's meet today's players.

First up, we welcome Janet W and Janet G. You're our first pair.

How do you know each other?

Janet wanted a chicken costume to go to a hen party

and she knew that I was wardrobe mistress at the local theatre.

-And you did have one?

-I did.

-That you'd just made?

-Just made.

-Wow!

-How many chicken costumes do you have?

-I had six.

-Right.

-For a show that we do, we are Merry Midwives.

-Janet just asked at the right moment.

-All of you midwives? So don't have a baby on show night!

Was it "cheep"?

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Was it going cheep? That's what I should have said.

-Hopeless.

-I don't think you should have said either.

-And Janet W, what would you like to see come up this afternoon?

-Theatre.

-Theatre. Anything you'd hate to see come up, Janet G?

-Me? Pop stars.

I wouldn't know Beyonce if I saw her up the village!

Well, it's lovely to have you both here. Best of luck.

I'm sure you'll go far. Next, we welcome Guy and James. How do you know each other?

21 years plus ago, I met this young man in the delivery suite at the hospital.

Ever since, I've had to call him my father.

-That's fantastic.

-We're a father and son team.

-Father and son team.

-And where are you from, James?

-Norwich, Norfolk.

-What do you do, Guy?

-I'm a hospital porter. A night porter.

-A night porter. OK. James, how about you?

-I'm also a night porter at the same hospital.

-It explains why I'm so pale. I don't come out in the sun.

-Guy, what are your interests?

-I like all sorts of things. Music, films, theatre.

-What type of music?

-Punk.

-It's my era. '70s punk.

-OK, James, how about you? What are your areas?

-Prince. Absolutely massive Prince fan.

-Good.

-Which is your favourite era of Prince?

-1986...?

-You could have said 1999.

-That's too easy!

-OK, so early, early Prince.

-Early '80s, then he got a bit weird. But he's good again now. So it's all right.

-I like the weird stuff too.

-Yeah, but the whole changing his name to a symbol just...

-That was fun.

-That was a bit extreme.

-He's got on his back.

-I've got it tattooed on my back, the Prince symbol.

I'm not going to ask to see it. I'll take your word for it.

You and James have been talking about Prince for about 20 minutes.

There's just an audience of people here for a quiz show, but...you go right ahead.

We're going to find out more about you, I'm sure, throughout the show.

Welcome back, Jimmy and Dan. You were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. This is your second chance. Remind us what happened.

We got beat on Shakespeare and pictures of musicals.

-Pictures of musicals.

-So basically, theatre.

Theatre. Remind us how you know each other.

We met at university and now we're good friends and flatmates.

You made it through to the head-to-head last time. Today, what are you hoping for?

We hope that we get a nice sports question,

a nice football question would be brilliant. Or I'd quite like '90s TV.

-Are you thinking of any particular thing on '90s TV?

-EastEnders.

-EastEnders, any time in the '90s.

OK, well, maybe. We'll discover. Best of luck to you. Lovely to have you back on the show.

And finally, Nicola and Carys. You were also on the show last time. Remind us how you know each other.

-We're mother and daughter.

-How far did you get last time?

We got to Round Two last time. We did well in Round One.

-You got a pointless answer.

-Nicola did, yes.

-I let the team down.

-Oh, it was the largest cities in the US states.

-We crashed.

Well, someone had to. What are you hoping will come up this afternoon?

-I'd go along with EastEnders. That would be quite good.

-Any vintage?

-Not the '90s.

-Maybe more recent. Like last week's!

-OK!

Best of luck. We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.

There's only one person left to introduce. In the loaf of knowledge,

-he's the yeast that makes the dough rise. He is my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hiya. Hello.

-How are you this afternoon?

-I mustn't grumble.

-We've got two returning pairs today,

both of whom did quite well last time. We've also got a father and son pair and a mother and daughter pair.

The good news for everyone who wants an EastEnders question is there is one.

But the bad news is, there isn't really.

It should be a great show, I think.

-No EastEnders, but a little bit of sport for the boys who wanted sport.

-OK. Thanks very much, Richard.

All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show,

but we're looking for the obscure answers they didn't get.

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

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer, an answer none of our 100 people gave.

Every time someone gives one of those, we add £250 to the jackpot.

Now, Tim and Anna won the jackpot last time,

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

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer with your partner.

Whoever has the highest score at the will be eliminated.

If you give me an incorrect answer,

you will score the maximum of 100 points.

Our first category this afternoon is...

Tennis.

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

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

Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many...

Long-term number 1 ranked tennis players. Richard.

We're looking for any man or woman who has been number 1 in the world tennis rankings,

the official singles rankings, for at least 52 weeks

at any point between 1975 and the beginning of 2012.

-There are 20 names on this list, as of the beginning of 2012.

-Thanks very much.

Janet W and G, you drew lots before the show and you get to go first.

-Janet, have you got an answer forming in your mind?

-Yes.

Any time you like, Janet,

-we'll be having that.

-Pete Sampras.

-Pete Sampras. OK. Let's see if it's right

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

It's right.

-Down it goes. 18!

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Very well played, Janet.

18 of our 100 people said Pete Sampras.

Well played, Janet. He spent an incredible 286 weeks at the top of the official rankings.

-Pistol Pete, they called him.

-Pistol Pete.

We're still looking for tennis players who've ranked number 1 in the world for 52 weeks or more.

-Guy, what are you thinking?

-Martina Hingis is the name that springs to mind.

Martina Hingis, sounds good. Let's see if it's right and if it is,

let's see how many people said Martina Hingis.

It's right.

-Very well done!

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Very well done, indeed. 1 point for Martina Hingis.

-That's a great answer. Richard.

-Very good answer.

209 weeks she spent on top of the women's world rankings.

-She's Swiss. Born in Czechoslovakia, but naturalised Swiss.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

Jimmy, we're still looking for tennis players who've ranked number 1 in the world for 52 weeks or more.

-You're going to be good at this.

-Kind of.

I was going to say Pete Sampras. And then I was going to say Hingis.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

So, erm...

The next name that pops into mind is Serena Williams.

-Serena Williams.

-Serena Williams.

-Serena Williams, a nice obscure...tennis player there.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Serena Williams.

-Not bad.

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14.

-Good answer. Richard.

-Yes, safe and sound. 123 weeks she was number one.

-Learned to play in Compton in LA on the public courts.

-I like these supplementary facts at the end.

-Do you?

-Born in Czechoslovakia, naturalised Swiss. Public courts in Compton, LA.

-LA, yeah.

Carys, what's the most obscure tennis player you can think of

who has been ranked number 1 for 52 weeks or more?

I was dreading a sports question coming up, I have to say.

-I used to watch tennis, but a few years ago now.

-That's good enough.

-The only ones I can think of are from donkeys' years ago.

-They'll work still.

-Yeah, 1975 onwards.

So I'm going to take a bit of a punt and I'm going to say Ivan Lendl.

I'm not quite sure how you pronounce it. Ivan Lendl.

Ivan Lendl. Ee-van, I-van. Anyway, Lendl. Let's see if it's right

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

Very well done, Carys.

-It's a punt. Down it goes. Look at that! 1!

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The joint lowest score of the pass.

-Very well done. 1 for Ivan Lendl.

-Well played, Carys.

Way back was the way to go. 270 weeks he was world number 1.

-Born in Czechoslovakia, naturalised American.

-Very well done.

Let's take a look at the scores.

We have joint low scores,

Guy and James and Carys and Nicola.

Very good. Lovely low scores.

Then we come up to 14, where we find Jimmy and Dan.

And then up to 18, where we find the Janets W and G.

Who'd have thought that would be the highest score!

But, Janet G, a bit of pressure on you to find a really obscure answer in the next pass.

OK, can the second players please step up to the podium?

Remember, we are looking for tennis players who've been ranked number 1 in the world for 52 weeks or more.

Nicola, how well did your mum do there? That was brilliant!

I do feel like it's all going to go a bit downhill now.

Tennis isn't really my, erm...strong subject.

I have got one in my head. I'm not sure if I can pronounce it. Greg Rusedksi?

-Greg Rusedski.

-Rusedski, yes.

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

Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Greg Rusedski.

Oh. Bad luck, Nicola!

Greg Rusedski is an incorrect answer, which means that you score the maximum of 100 points.

It takes your total up to 101. Sorry, Nicola. Richard.

Sorry, Nicola. Very close. He only spent zero weeks as world number 1.

Wouldn't that have been brilliant

if he'd been world number 1 for 52 weeks or more?

Born in Canada, naturalised British.

There you go. Dan. Remember, we're looking for tennis players who've ranked

number 1 in the world for 52 weeks or more.

-I'm thinking of a few, probably a few are quite recent.

-Let me put things in perspective for you.

The high scorers are Nicola and Carys on 101.

If you can score 86 or less you're through to the next round.

Erm... I'm going to say Steffi Graf.

Steffi Graf, says Dan. Your red line is there.

Below that line with Steffi Graf and you are through.

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

Well done, you've done it.

-12, not a bad score at all.

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It takes your total up to 26.

-Steffi Graf.

-She's got the all-time record actually at the beginning of 2012

for the most weeks at number 1, 377.

Wow! Now then, James. We're still looking for tennis players who've ranked

number 1 in the world for 52 weeks or more.

You are 100 points behind the highest scorers, which means if you can score 99 or less,

-you are definitely through to the next round.

-All right, I'm going to play safe and say Roger Federer.

Roger Federer. OK, here's your red line, right up below the pink line.

Get below that, you're through to the next round.

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

Yes, you've done it.

39 for Roger Federer. Very good. Takes your total up to 40.

-Roger Federer.

-Yes, exactly the right way to play it. Very safe.

285 weeks, Roger Federer, including more than 200 consecutively. The only person ever to do that.

And finally, Janet G. We come to you, the high scorers are still Nicola and Carys on 101.

You're on 18, which means if you can score 82 or less, you are through to the next round.

-I was going to say Pete Sampras.

-You can talk us through the answers you'd like to give.

You're the last person to play, so you can put up all the tennis players, if you like.

-And would you wink the one that's highest?

-No.

Or if I do, don't trust me!

-I'm going to go for Stefan Edberg.

-Stefan Edberg.

Let's see if it's right and how many people said it. Here's your red line.

Below that red line, through to the next round.

Very well done, you've done it.

Wow!

Brilliant score, Janet G.

Stefan Edberg scores you 1, takes your total up to 19.

Edberg.

Yeah, great answer, Janet.

72 weeks Stefan Edberg was number 1 in the world.

Much loved at Wimbledon, of course, for many years.

Let's take a look. No pointless answers at all on this list, there's quite a few with 1.

Let's take a look at some of them.

Caroline Wozniacki, who's a much more recent number 1, goes out with Rory McIlroy.

We've had Ivan Lendl from Carys.

There's Martina Hingis that Guy gave us.

Other ones that scored 1, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Jim Courier. All those scored 1.

Well done if you got any of those.

Let's look at the ones that scored the most, the most popular.

And right at the top is Roger Federer on 39.

All sorts of other names on the list. Lleyton Hewitt, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi.

Not Venus Williams, though. That was a trap.

OK, thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of the first round, our losing pair,

with the highest score, I am so sorry to say, it's Nicola and Carys.

You did so well! Ivan Lendl. A great, great answer.

Greg Rusedski, brilliant bit of wishful thinking.

I was thinking Steffi Graf, that's why I got really... It's really annoying.

You got Steffi Graf and Greg Rusedski mixed up?

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But, Nicola, last time you gave us a pointless answer,

so it's swings and roundabouts, it's all worked out.

Nicola, Carys, it's been lovely having you on the show.

-BOTH:

-Thank you very much.

Thanks so much. Great contestants. Thank you.

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

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

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

Try and make sure it's not you.

Our category for Round Two this afternoon is...

Literature. Can you all decide in your pairs

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

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

OK, our Round Two question this afternoon concerns...

-Richard.

-Yeah, could be a tough one, this one.

We'll give you two lists of six literary characters,

you have to tell us how they are described in the title of a famous book.

Some of these have appeared in more than one book, we're just looking for the first book they appeared in.

The more obscure ones will score fewer points, a wrong answer will score 100.

12 literary characters, how are they described in those books? See how well you do at home.

OK, so we are looking for the first literary works

in which these characters feature as the title characters, and we have got...

I'll read those one more time.

OK. Now, Janet G. There they are. What do they look like, to you?

Quite horrific. Erm...

But I'm going to play safe

and go Harry Lime, The Third Man.

Harry Lime, The Third Man, says Janet G. Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people knew that answer. Harry Lime, the third man.

It's right.

Nine.

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Not bad for a safe answer, there.

Nine, Janet G.

Yeah, another good answer from one of the many Janets. From Graham Greene's novella, The Third Man. Harry Lime.

Very good indeed. James. We're still looking for the first literary works

in which these characters

appeared as title characters.

What are you thinking, looking at that list?

It's not good. I know two.

One of them, I'm not too certain on.

So I'm going to play safe again

and say Quasimodo, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.

Hunchback Of Notre Dame for Quasimodo, says James.

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

It's right.

59. That's a high score, there.

But better than 100. 59.

Yeah, by Victor Hugo, of course, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.

A big score, but keeps you safely in the game. It's not 100.

OK. And Jimmy, you're the last person to have this board.

We're looking for the first literary works in which these characters appeared as title characters.

-So, talk us through any of the answers, if you like.

-I wish I could.

There's only one I can even hazard a guess at.

Well, again, it sounds like I'm playing it safe.

But...it's because I am.

I'm going to go for Bilbo Baggins. He was Frodo in Lord Of The Rings.

I, I hope.

Bilbo Baggins.

That's not right. There's one before it that I meant to say.

The Hobbit. Apologies. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit.

Not Lord Of The Rings.

I'm really sorry, Jimmy. Afraid we have to accept your first answer.

The answer you're giving is Lord Of The Rings for Bilbo Baggins.

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

Bad luck, Jimmy, I'm sorry. That's an incorrect answer,

which scores you 100 points.

I'm so sorry.

-Richard.

-Yeah, unlucky, Jimmy.

-Do you know the answer?

-The Hobbit.

-That's right.

Let's take a look what that would've scored you.

Would've got you 35 points, Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit.

Now, Valentine and Proteus. Alexander, do you know that?

-It's a Shakespearean...

-Um, Two Gentlemen Of Verona.

Yeah, would've scored you two points. Lisbeth Salander?

She's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Well done, if you'd said that, would've scored you six points.

There's a pointless answer up there,

Cedric Errol is Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Well done if you said that, if you got all six. I think that was quite a tough board.

OK, well, thank you very much. Let's take a look at the scores. We're halfway through the round.

Janet G, as it turns out,

the very best answer of the pass. Great score, there, of 9.

Then we go up to 59, where we find James and Guy.

Then, I'm sorry, we go all the way up to 100,

where we find Jimmy and Dan. We're going to come back down.

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

OK, we're going to put six more characters on the board.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those again.

There they are. Now, remember.

We are looking for the first literary works in which

these characters feature as the title characters.

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

Now, Dan.

You are the high scorers on 100,

so you have to try and find a really low-scoring answer on this board.

Uh, this is not looking good.

This was one, I did not want literature to come up,

or any sort of theatre,

like last time.

There's only one I think I know.

Athos, Porthos and Aramis, The Three Musketeers.

The Three Musketeers, says Dan.

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

let's see how many people knew that answer. Three Musketeers.

39.

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That's not a bad score.

39 for The Three Musketeers,

Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas,

and you've kept yourself in the game, at least.

I like it when you do your French accents. Can you do Alexandre Dumas?

-(FRENCH ACCENT)

-Alexandre Dumas.

-LAUGHTER That's good.

-It's not much.

-It's better than me, though.

-Now then. Guy.

Remember, we're looking for the first literary works in which

these characters appeared as title characters.

You are on 59, the high scorers on 139 are Dan and Jimmy.

If you can score 79 points or less,

you are through to the next round.

Yeah. Not my greatest subject, to be fair,

but I do recognise a couple.

And I think the one I'm going to go for,

shall I say it in an accent?

Oliver Mellors is better known as

-(WEST COUNTRY ACCENT)

-Lady Chatterly's Lover.

Absolutely beautifully done.

I'm not going to say if it's right or not, cos I don't know until the 100 have spoken.

There's your red line. Below that, through to the head-to-head.

Lady Chatterly's Lover, says Guy. Let's see if it's right.

You've done it, Guy. That's brilliant.

Six!

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That's a cracking answer. 6 takes your total up to 65.

-Richard.

-Yeah, well played, guys. Sailing through to the next round.

Penguin Books famously prosecuted for obscenity in 1960 when...

(WEST COUNTRY ACCENT) ..Lady Chatterly's Lover

was published.

-That's not quite so good.

-Not as good as Guy's.

Why is the Norfolk accent so similar to the West Country Accent?

-I don't know.

-It is, though, isn't it?

-It's interesting.

People from the West Country can tell people from Norfolk, and vice versa,

but people outside the area think they're very similar.

Sorry, you're going to have to say all of that again.

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Very good. Well, that was a great answer, and you are through to the next round.

Also through to the next round are the two Janets,

even before you've given your answer.

I'm afraid Dan and Jimmy's high score of 139 has gone into red,

which means

that even if you score 100 points, Janet W, you won't overtake them.

Bearing that in mind,

talk us through the board.

I would love to be able to,

and there's only one there,

and I'm fairly certain it's right.

I'm surprised it's still there.

Vito Corleone, The Godfather.

Vito Corleone, The Godfather.

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

but let's see how many of our 100 people said The Godfather

for Vito Corleone.

It's correct!

49.

A good score. Takes your total up to 58.

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From Mario Puzo's novel. Let's fill in the rest, see how well you did at home.

I think all very satisfying answers, the remaining ones.

Homily, Arietty and Pod...

I don't know.

..are The Borrowers.

That would've scored 13 points.

-Michael Henchard, do you know who he is?

-Erm, Mayor Of Casterbridge.

It is. Good answer. Would've scored 3 points.

And Count Almasy is a pointless answer.

Do you know who Count Almasy is?

No. Very well done at home if you said The English Patient.

The English Patient. Again, good board, very well done

if you got all 12 of those. Very impressive.

Thank you very much, Richard.

So, at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score

is Jimmy and Dan. Bad luck, there.

I don't know what you'd have scored for The Hobbit, if that'd been a correct answer,

-but it would've been interesting to see. What would he have scored for The Hobbit, Richard?

-35.

35. Yeah, you'd still be out.

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But that's a consolation. Very good. You've been fantastic contestants.

Through to the head-to-head in the last show,

creditable performance this afternoon, as well.

Maybe you would've gone even further had it been a different round.

But you've been fantastic. Thanks so much. Dan and Jimmy.

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For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get

even more exciting now, as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Janets W and G, and Guy and James.

You are now only one round away from the final,

and a chance to play for the jackpot,

which currently stands at £1,000.

Now, only one pair can make it through to the final

and play for that money.

And to decide who that is,

you are going to have to go head-to-head, now.

For each question, you'll be shown five options on the board.

Each pair needs to answer just one of those questions,

and you are now allowed to confer.

All you have to do is score less

than the other pair, and you will win that question.

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

Let's play the head-to-head.

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OK. Here is your first question, and it concerns...

British fashion designers. Richard.

We're about to show you five pictures of British fashion designers. Tell us who they are.

The more obscure, the better. See if you can get all five, at home.

OK, thanks, Richard. So, let's reveal the five fashion designers,

and here they come.

OK, put them all together,

and there they are.

Erm, Janet W and Janet G, because you've played best throughout the show so far,

you get to go first.

So, there are your five British fashion designers.

We are looking for the most obscure one you can name.

-Yes, OK.

-OK.

-Yeah.

D is Vivienne Westwood.

D is Vivienne Westwood, say the Janets.

OK. Now, Guy and James, over to you.

-Yeah, if you know it, yeah.

-Mmm.

Erm, A is John Rocha.

A is John Rocha.

OK. John Rocha.

CLEARS THROAT

Spot the man who's completely up to speed on all his fashion designers.

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John Rocha, of course.

Very good. So, the Janets have gone with Vivienne Westwood,

Guy and James have gone with John Rocha.

Let's see if they are both right, in the order given.

Vivienne Westwood, for the Janets.

Is it right, how many people said it?

It is right.

There we are. 57.

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Guy and James have gone for John Rocha for A.

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

It's right and you have won.

There we are.

13.

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For John Rocha. Or "Rocca", I think, I believe you can pronounce it.

It is probably that that threw me. Mmm.

Eh, so after the first question, Guy and James ahead, 1-0. Richard.

Very good answer. There were a couple of answers that would have beaten that.

B is a pointless answer.

She was the designer of the Duchess of Cambridge's dress, Sarah Burton.

That was B, well done if you said that.

C, another one of the big scorers, Stella McCartney,

That would have scored you 52 points.

D we've have already had, Vivienne Westwood.

And E, do you know that one? E would have scored you five points.

It is Jasper Conran.

Well done if you got all five of those.

OK, thanks very much, Richard. Here is your second question.

And Janets W and G, you need to win this question to stay in the game.

Our second question concerns...

-European countries, Richard.

-Yeah, we're actually going to show you five anagrams,

each of which will lead you to the common English name of a European country.

Obviously the more obscure, the better. Very best of luck.

Thanks very much, Richard. OK, let's reveal the five anagrams.

I'll read those one more time.

So there they are. We are looking for the one you think is the most obscure,

the one you think the fewest of our 100 people got.

And Guy and James, you go first this time.

Eh, we're going to go for Lenient Ethics, Lichtenstein.

Lichtenstein, you are saying for Lenient Ethics. Very good.

-And Janets W and G?

-Meg Ryan, Germany.

-Meg Ryan, Germany.

Very good indeed. We have Lichtenstein and we have Germany.

Now Janet W, Janet G, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

We'll take those in order. Guy and James went with Lenient Ethics, Lichtenstein.

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

It's right.

-Oh, look at that - five points!

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Very, very well done Guy and James.

Janet W, Janet G, you have gone with Germany, Meg Ryan.

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

It's right.

-Oh! 47.

-APPLAUSE

47. Which means after only two questions

Guy and James are through to the final, 2-0. Very well done. Richard.

Yeah, what a team as well. Guy got the first, James the second. Let's see if you got them at home.

Regent Moon - do you want to have a go at these, or is that your worst nightmare?

-No.

-Can I have a go?

-Oh, no, you can, James!

-Excellent. James, Regent Moon?

-Montenegro.

-Montenegro is right. That would have scored...

-Switzerland, Lizard Newts.

-Switzerland.

-Why don't you wait your turn?!

Oh, sorry! Sorry, sorry.

Montenegro would have scored you 10 points. Lizard Newts?

-Switzerland.

-Switzerland is the right answer. It would have scored you 19 points.

-So it would also have lost it. And Vino Sale?

-Slovenia.

-Slovenia, exactly right.

-Have you been practising?!

-That was 11. Lichtenstein was the best answer.

-Very well done if you got all of those.

-Very, very well done.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm sorry to say, is Janets W and G.

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

And then you came up against the mighty minds of Guy and James.

-We did.

-Yes.

-Oh! Who knew they would know John "Rocca"/Rocha?

-They didn't look like it, did they?

-No!

-No offence guys, but..

That's my wife's... that's my wife's doing, yeah!

And who knew that James, the greatest anagrammatic mind?

-That's it, yeah. And the fashion as well.

-I know.

Extraordinary. I'm afraid you've met your match in the head-to-head.

But the great news is we will see you next time.

-Had you gone through to the final that would have been it.

-Oh, yes.

We look forward to you going to the final next time. Thank you so much for playing.

Lovely to have you. Great contestants. The two Janets!

APPLAUSE

But for Guy and James it's now time for our Pointless final.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Guy and James. You have fought off the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy. So very, very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

The rules are very simple. To win that money,

all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We haven't had any on the show today.

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

-First though, you've got to choose a category. You have five categories.

-And they are...

-What do you think?

-Shall we go with American actors?

-American actors.

-American actors.

-You can speak up!

Yeah! We'll go for American actors, I think, middle for diddle.

-Yeah, American actors, please.

-American actors it is.

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

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

-John Cusack films. Richard.

-Any film made for cinema release for which John Cusack

has received an acting credit prior to the beginning of 2012.

As always, short films, TV films, documentaries don't count.

Or anything where he played himself. But voice performances do count. Very best of luck.

-Thank you.

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

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

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

-Pushing Tin. Pushing Tin, Serendipity.

-Serendipity, yeah.

Em, he's in, em...

-Is his voice in...?

-He's in a film, I bought it, The Ice Harvest.

Ice Harvest. That was £2 in ASDA. I never watched it.

Yeah, Pushing Tin. Ice Harvest. We need more. Em...

-Can you think of any one?

-Eh... 2012.

-2012, yeah.

I don't know what he was the voice in.

He's probably done a lot. I think it might have been in Over The Hedge.

-Pushing tin, The Ice Harvest, Serendipity.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, right we're ready.

You've got your... What about that! Stop the clock!

I don't think I can speak any quicker!

Wow! James, before we go any further, what are the symbols on your neck?

They're my little niece's initials.

-She's only eight weeks old.

-Aw!

Yeah, it's Lily Rosalie Land, her name is. So yeah, first niece, first grandchild.

-And yeah, I love her to bits.

-Oh, lovely! Oh, well.

-Good boy, good on you.

-Let's hope they're a good talisman.

Three fantastic answers there. We were looking for John Cusack films.

I now need your three answers.

-Right, we're going to say Serendipity.

-Serendipity.

-The Ice Harvest.

-The Ice Harvest.

-And Pushing Tin.

-And Pushing Tin.

Now of those three, which do you reckon is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-I never heard of The Ice Harvest. That's a good one.

-I'll say Pushing Tin.

-Pushing Tin?

-Yeah.

-Pushing Tin, we'll put that last.

Ice Harvest middle, and Serendipity top, please.

OK, so let's put them on the board in that order. Here they are.

Very good. OK, we were looking for John Cusack films.

Serendipity was your least confident answer.

Remember, you only have to find one pointless answer to win the £1,000 jackpot.

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

Serendipity. Good luck.

-It's right.

-Cool!

Down it goes. If this goes all the way to zero,

you'll be leaving here with £1,000 in your pocket.

Down it goes into the teens, into single figures. Seven!

-APPLAUSE

-Seven for Serendipity.

-All right.

-Unfortunately not a pointless answer

-but a very good first of three.

-Yeah.

-Wow!

-Start as you mean to go on.

-It's looking strong for the next two,

if the first one went down to seven.

What would you spend £1,000 on?

Well, we'll split it, yeah, 50-50.

I think my wife might get some new shoes. By John "Rocca"!

Shh! Yes!

-How about you, James?

-I'd really like a new mixer for my decks and some speakers.

So, yeah, I DJ on the side, so...

Normally annoying my parents, rattling the windows with the bass!

-So...! Yeah, I'd like that, really.

-Not sure about speakers.

OK. Very good. Not sure about the speakers! Maybe you should suggest some earplugs!

OK, we were looking for John Cusack films.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, which was The Ice Harvest.

This your second shot at that jackpot of £1,000, The Ice Harvest.

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

OK, it's right. Your first answer, Serendipity, went down to seven.

Let's see how low The Ice Harvest can go.

Down it goes into teens, into single figures.

Oh, down it goes! Oh, one!

LAUGHTER

Fantastic. That's a great answer.

APPLAUSE

You scored one with your second answer, The Ice Harvest.

You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

-Pushing Tin. It's looking very strong, isn't it?

-Yeah!

OK, fingers tightly crossed.

This was your most confident answer. You put it last for a reason.

Let's hope that pays off. This has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot of £1,000.

Let's find out. Pushing Tin. Is it correct and if it is, how many people said Pushing Tin?

Best of luck.

OK, so Serendipity went to seven, The Ice Harvest went down to one.

This was your most confident answer. If this goes to nothing

you leave you with £1,000. Down it goes...

-Down it goes... Yes!

-Yes, get in!

APPLAUSE

Very, very well done. Fantastic. Brilliant. Brilliantly played.

Oh, congratulations, Guy and James.

Pushing Tin, a pointless answer,

which means you go home with our jackpot of £1,000.

-Brilliant.

-You were very confident. Very confident.

-You know your cinema pretty well?

-Really, yeah, I'm up on films.

-I just won on that!

-That is fantastic. You came through.

One show you've been on, you stormed right through.

You're going home with a trophy and with the jackpot.

-Absolutely fantastic. What about that, Richard?

-Richly deserved win.

Didn't ride your luck at all. Very well played.

Let's take a look at a few more pointless answers, see if you got any of these at home.

Bob Roberts, directed and starring Tim Robbins.

Bullets over Broadway, Woody Allen. Another Tim Robbins film, Cradle Will Rock.

John Cusack plays Nelson Rockefeller. Identity, also pointless.

Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil, directed by Clint Eastwood.

Must Love Dogs, also pointless.

There's Pushing Tin, that's just won you the money. Shadows and Fog, another Woody Allen film.

And Stand By Me, he plays Gordy's older brother.

There's also Road To Welville, Sure Thing, Eight Men Out.

-Well done if you said any of those. Congratulations guys, brilliant win.

-Cheers.

Absolutely. Well, once again thanks to our winning players,

Guy and James, who go away with today's jackpot of £1,000. Very well done indeed.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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