Episode 24 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, where the obvious answers mean nothing

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

First, welcome Ian and Steph back to the show. You were on last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. This is your second and final chance.

-Remind us how you know each other.

-Boyfriend and girlfriend. Been together a year and a half.

From Belfast. What happened last time?

-Barbers. We weren't so hot on famous barbers.

-Famous barbers.

-You didn't get them wrong.

-No, just the highest answers on each pass.

They were famous barbers.

-Steph, barbers are out of the way. You're studying film.

-Yes.

-So it was a dream first round.

-A dream. Tim Burton films.

-Definitely.

What do you hope comes up today?

After Tim Burton, Johnny Depp films would be great!

-It's kind of the same thing!

-Yes!

Outside of film?

Maybe something general, like US states. You can always guess.

-Have you been to America?

-Yes.

So your American knowledge is good. Ian, how about you?

Science fiction didn't come up last time. So it's a possibility. That's what I'm hoping for.

Ian and Steph, welcome back. I hope we see lots of you.

-Please can you get through to the final.

-We'll try!

-Please.

-Next we welcome Maxwell and Elliott. How do you know each other?

-We're both brothers.

-Ah.

-We're both brothers, yeah(!)

You're both brothers!

Not just one of us!

-It sort of works that way.

-It can do!

-Where are you from, Maxwell?

-Luton.

-Elliott, what do you do?

I'm an art director in a creative agency.

-And Maxwell?

-I'm a project manager for an engineering company.

-What kind of engineering?

-Building Management Systems.

-I don't know if that means anything to you.

-I know what buildings are.

And I have an idea what management might be. And systems I think are brilliant!

So I, yeah, win, win, win.

Maxwell, what would you like to see come up today?

-Anything with a scientific background. Bit of a nerd.

-OK.

Elliott, anything else to bring to the party?

I've got two small daughters, so I'd like children's TV.

-I play Pointless at home with my two-year-old!

-Junior Pointless.

I play the parts of Alexander and Richard and she guesses characters from Dora the Explorer.

Very good. Maxwell and Elliott, welcome to Pointless. Lovely to have you here.

-Next we welcome Alan and Phil. How do you know each other?

-Father and son.

-And where are you from, Phil?

-A little place called Leigh, near Manchester.

-Alan?

-I'm just retired from being a Methodist minister.

I did most of my ministry down in the Devon, Cornwall area.

What are you doing in your retirement? Any hobbies?

I'm doing a bit of gardening now and I've started writing a book.

Have you? What sort of book is it?

It's all about Christianity in Roman times.

It's going to be a fictional one

based on a man named Germanicus, a Roman soldier.

Kind of a thriller? A historical thriller?

Something like that. Basically showing how Christianity was at that time of history.

-Phil, what do you do?

-I'm a train driver.

-That's a job we'd all love!

-Do you ever, for fun, work out how many thousands of miles you've covered?

-No.

No, it was my fault for putting "fun" in there!

-I can't think of anything more fun than driving a train.

-It's quite cool, isn't it?

It's not so good when you're getting up at quarter to three!

That's true. But you forget all of that when you watch the country go "Wee-oo!"

What's a good category for you, Alan? I'm guessing Roman history?

-Sport.

-Sport.

-General knowledge. I like to keep on top of affairs, that sort of thing.

-Good.

-Weaknesses perhaps science and that sort of thing.

-But maybe Phil that's where you come in, to field the loose balls Alan lets pass.

-No!

-No, no.

-If you were really quick, you'd be good at British geography.

As things go past.

Anything blurred I'll be good at!

APPLAUSE

-Oh, gosh.

-Great having you on the show. Welcome to Pointless.

Finally we welcome back Jude and Chris. This is your second shot at the final.

Remind us how you know each other. We met at college when we were training to be teachers.

We've known each other for over 40 years.

Remind us what happened last time.

We were fairly... We were absolutely hopeless.

Never even heard of the guy.

-It was Tim Burton.

-Didn't have a clue. Tim Burton, no idea.

Jude, what's going to happen today to make up for that? We want you to go as far as you can.

I thought I was good on geography, but I doubt myself these days.

-Geography questions are OK.

-Chris, do you want to lob in a few...

Sport again. Nature, animals, that sort of thing.

It's lovely having you back, Jude and Chris. Very best of luck.

We'll find out more about all of you later. Only one person left for me to introduce.

Some of the things he knows are so obscure,

even he's not sure if he actually knows them. He is my Pointless friend, Richard.

Hiya!

-Richard.

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon.

-The curse of the returning pairs continues.

-It goes on!

Ten shows in a row now we've had first-time winners.

We haven't had a returning pair win for ten shows.

So, Ian and Steph, and Jude and Chris, we need to break this at some point.

However, it'll be hard today because Alan and Phil, Maxwell and Elliott,

a couple of brilliant first-time pairs.

And with two of the greatest jobs of all time. A train driver and a building management systems engineer.

But it would be lovely, much as I love our two new pairs,

you can come back and have another go next time. It would be lovely to break our duck.

-Wouldn't it be nice?

-It really would be nice. Thanks, Richard.

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

We want the answers they didn't get.

For a chance of winning our jackpot, all you need to do is find the obscure answers

that those people couldn't get. Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

one that none of our 100 people knew.

Each time that happens, we'll 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 £2,000.

Right. Let's play Pointless.

OK, in this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

If anyone gives me an incorrect answer, they score the maximum of 100 points.

OK. Our first category this afternoon is...

Decide in your pairs who's going first and who second.

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

Let's see what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many countries that have hosted a Formula One Grand Prix as they could.

Countries hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Any country other than the UK that has hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix

all the way from the Drivers' World Championship in 1950

through to the end of the 2011 season.

By country we mean a member of the UN that is a sovereign state in its own right.

We won't accept San Marino or Luxembourg.

They've had grand prix named after them but not held there.

Thanks. Ian and Steph, you all drew lots before the show.

Today you are going to go first. Steph.

-Do you follow Formula 1?

-Not one bit. I'll just name a random country

and hope they've hosted Formula 1.

-So I'll go for Mexico.

-Mexico.

Let's find out. Is it correct, and if so, how many people said Mexico.

It's right!

Very well done, Steph.

As shots in the dark go, that's a pretty good one.

Very well done. Four for Mexico.

If you're having a wild guess, that's a good guess to have!

Nigel Mansell won the last one in 1992.

Steph, if you'd just said Mexico,

we would now be thinking, "She knows so much about Formula 1."

Very clever.

Maxwell. The most obscure nation that's hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix.

I can think of a lot, but I want to go as obscure as possible

-so I'm thinking - they're fairly new to it as well - Turkey.

-Turkey.

Is it right and if so, how many people said Turkey?

Very well done, Maxwell.

Brilliant. Oh, look at that! Very well done indeed!

That is a pointless answer and adds £250 to today's jackpot

taking the total to 2,250.

And it scores you nothing. Very well done indeed. Richard?

Great introduction to the show. They held their first in 2005

but off the roster now for various reasons.

-Very good.

-When he engineers a building management system, it stays managed!

Oh, yeah. Alan. Do you follow Formula 1?

No. No, I don't. But I do know places where they've had them.

-I'm going to plump for South Korea.

-South Korea.

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

It's right.

We've had four and a pointless so far.

South Korea's going the right way. Look at that!

Very well done. Lovely answer. Two for South Korea.

-Everybody's brilliant!

-I know!

-They held their first Grand Prix in 2010.

Three incredible scores. Incredible. A four, a pointless and a two. Chris.

I'm not piling the pressure on or anything, but...

-I can think of all the obvious ones, but I'll go for Dubai.

-Dubai.

Dubai. Let's see if that's a correct answer and if so how many people said Dubai?

Ooh, bad luck, Chris!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer so you score the maximum 100 points. Sorry.

-Richard?

-It hasn't had a Grand Prix - and it isn't a country!

-Of course.

-So a double whammy!

-Halfway through the round, let's look at the scores.

Well, the grouping at the bottom of the table is fantastic.

Maxwell and Elliott looking strong on nothing. Alan and Phil on two and Steph and Ian on four.

Anything can happen there.

But maybe you don't need to worry. Chris and Jude have put themselves so far ahead on 100.

But that could all change if you find a pointless answer, Jude.

It could be enough to see you through. Can the second players please take their places.

OK, we're looking for countries that have hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Jude, you're the high scorers on 100.

-Have you had some ideas?

-Yes, I have.

-Do you follow Formula 1?

-I do watch it, most of the time.

-But I can never remember who's doing what, where and when.

-Yeah.

But I think I know two that might be quite good answers.

So we'll go with one of them and I'm going with Qatar.

Qatar, you're saying. OK, there's no red line for you.

just hope this is right and goes down as far as it can.

Qatar. Is that right? How many people said it?

Oh, no! Jude!

Unfortunately, that's an incorrect answer so you score the maximum 100 points.

-That takes your total up to 200.

-I'm sorry, Jude.

I think also that gives you membership of our coveted 400 club!

-Wonderful!

-Yes!

We meet regularly. We just watch Tim Burton films and chat about Formula 1!

It's fun! Now then, Phil, we come to you. The good news is you're through to the next round.

But I bet there are other pointless answers in this round.

Well, I had a few lined up. Some safe ones.

-But I'm going to have a stab at Canada.

-Canada. Canada,

says Phil. No red line for you, you're through whatever happens.

Canada. Is it right and how many people said it?

It's right.

20 for Canada takes your total up to 22. Richard?

Held in Montreal at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit.

Elliott, we're after countries that have hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

You're on nothing. The high scorers are so far out of your reach.

You could just say a safe answer, or follow Maxwell's example

and see if you can find a pointless answer.

-Do you follow Formula 1?

-I don't. I never watch it.

Max is the boffin on this one.

But I'm going to go for a wild stab in the dark.

I have a few that I know are definitely Formula 1 countries.

But I'm going to go for the United Arab Emirates.

The United Arab Emirates.

Is it right and if so, how many people said the United Arab Emirates?

No red line. You're through anyway.

It's right.

Down it goes!

Still going down. Two!

That was a phenomenal answer, Elliott.

All the better for being a guess. It takes your total to two. Richard?

Well played. First held in 2009 in Abu Dhabi.

-Dubai, of course, Chris, part of the United Arab Emirates.

-Ian?

You're through to the next round.

I'll just take a stab at a country. I know a couple.

So I'll say Portugal.

Portugal says Ian. Let's see if that's right and if so, how many of our 100 people said Portugal.

It's right.

It's a brilliant answer. Fantastic, Ian.

Seven. That takes your total up to 11.

The second lowest score of the round. Well done. Richard?

Again, not for a while. 1996 was the last Portuguese Grand Prix.

You are our standard bearers to get rid of the curse of the returning couples!

There is only one pointless answer in this round. Maxwell picked the only one off the board.

That was Turkey. Let's see the other low scorers.

Other low scorers, Sweden, South Africa, Netherlands, Switzerland.

Well done if you got any of those.

Let's see the most popular answers that most of our 100 people said.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of Round One,

the losing pair with the highest score again is Jude and Chris.

We've had thoughtful and considered answers from you.

For the right reasons, you've scored the maximum scores!

They were the right reasons. You thought hard to try and reason a good answer.

Jude and Chris, sorry we won't see more of you this time.

Sorry you won't be breaking our jinx of the returning pairs.

Thank you so much for coming. Jude and Chris. Great contestants.

For the remaining three pairs, time for Round Two.

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

so one of the teams will be leaving at the end of this round.

Our category for Round Two is...

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

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

OK, our Round Two question concerns...

-Musical boys and girls, Richard?

-Yes.

On each pass we're going to show you six UK hit singles

with the word boy or girl in the title.

All you have to do is tell us which act performed that song.

An obscure answer will score fewer points.

An incorrect answer, as always, is 100 points.

12 boys and girls to get at home.

We want the artists who sang these songs with boy or girl in the title.

I'll read those one more time.

There are the girl or boy singles.

We need the name of the artist of the most obscure one you know.

The one the fewest of our 100 people got.

-Steph?

-I was happy when I heard pop music come up,

and now it's literally I don't know any.

Two Little Boys - was it Rolf Harris?

Two Little Boys, Rolf Harris. Is it right and if it is,

let's see how many people knew that answer.

It's exactly right.

It's quite a high score, but a lot better than 100. 64, Two Little Boys.

Yes. A number one single in 1969. Two Little Boys.

Elliott? There are our songs about boys and girls.

Right. I know a couple on that board.

It's just trying to work out which one will be the most obscure.

I'll go with Candy Girl at the top

and say New Edition.

New Edition, Candy Girl, says Elliott. That's good.

Is it right and if so how many people knew that answer.

It's exactly right.

Very well done indeed. Six for Elliott. New Edition, Richard.

Elliott and Maxwell are good, aren't they?

Properly good. From 1983. Absolutely right. Bobby Brown.

There we are. Now, then, Alan. The artists who had hits with these songs.

Featuring the words boy or girl. You're the last person to have this board.

It's a bit out my depth, this. I'm not sure on any of them.

But I'm going to have a guess at Bad Boys.

Duran Duran.

Bad Boys. Duran Duran.

Duran Duran says Alan for Bad Boys.

If it's right, how many people knew that answer?

-I'm not surprised.

-Bad luck, Alan. That's an incorrect answer

so you score the maximum of 100 points.

-Richard?

-Sorry, Alan, not Duran Duran. It's the same era.

It's Wham! I'm afraid.

Wham! would have scored you 12 points.

-Alexander, West End Girls? 1975.

-Pet Shop Boys.

Pet Shop Boys had a hit with it in that year.

-Sunday Girl.

-Blondie.

-Absolutely. Scored 27.

-And Goodnight Girl from '92?

-That one I don't know.

-Wet Wet Wet.

-That's probably why I don't know that one!

The best answer there Candy Girl. Well done, Elliott.

Well done if you got that at home.

Thank you, Richard. A brilliant score there from Elliott.

It places Elliott and Maxwell in the position of being at the bottom of the table

with only six points. A long way up we come to Steph and Ian on 64

and then quite a long way up, Alan and Phil on 100.

Phil, we're relying on you in the next pass.

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

We're going to put six more hit singles with boy or girl in the title. Here they come.

I'll read those one more time.

We want the acts that performed these songs.

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

Phil, is this a kindly board?

The other one was better. I'm not sure of any of them, to be fair.

I'm going to have a punt. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel.

Billy Joel. Uptown Girl. No red line, as you're the high scorers.

Let's see how you do with Uptown Girl, Billy Joel.

It is right.

58 takes your total up to 158. Richard.

-It just about still keeps you in the round. Number one in 1983 for Billy Joel.

-Maxwell.

If you needed this safety net, you have it. You're through to the next round.

But I have a feeling you're going to get the best answer.

Definitely the previous board was better for me.

But I think I'm going to go with My Boy Lollipop and Shirley Temple.

I don't know about your brother's expressions, but he's making this face!

I take it that's wrong!

We'll see. My Boy Lollipop, Shirley Temple.

Is it right, and if so, how many people said it?

Shirley Temple.

Bad luck. It's incorrect. Scores you 100 points.

Takes your total to 106, but you're through to the next round anyway. Richard?

-Possibly you're thinking of On The Good Ship Lollipop.

-Ah!

Now, then. Ian.

You're the last person to have this board. The high scorers are Phil and Alan.

You're on 64, which means 93 or less will see you into the head-to-head.

-Fill in all those blanks if you like.

-There's only one that I know.

That's China Girl, David Bowie.

Is it right and if so, how many people said it. There's your red line.

Below that red line, welcome to the head-to-head. China Town, David Bowie.

It is right. You're through.

Very well done. You're in the head-to-head. Richard?

David Bowie, 65 years old! He's had over 50 Top 40 hits.

-Wow.

-Not bad going, is it?

-Just you shut your mouth!

-Yeah, I'll happily do that.

-No, that's...

-It's from the song.

-Yes.

Let's take a look at the rest of the answers.

Alan, can you tell us who in 1984 had a hit with The Wild Boys?

-Duran Duran!

-Exactly, yes.

Exactly right. That would have scored 42 points.

My Boy Lollipop sold over seven million copies worldwide.

It was a hit for Millie in 1964. 29 points.

Japanese Boy was Aneka.

The stage name of Mary Sandeman, a Scottish folk singer. Six points.

And Star Girl. Do you know? 2006.

-McFly.

-Yes. McFly. Two points.

I'll put my neck on the line and say that's a brilliant song by McFly.

Genuinely a big fan. The best answer on the board. Well done if you got it at home.

Thank you very much. At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score is Alan and Phil.

Oh, dear, oh, dear!

Had you got Wham! you'd probably still have lost.

But still...

It would have been. I still think that was very impressive, though.

Along the right lines. That was the song you were thinking of?

My daughter, she was into... She'll kill me cos she was into Wham!

Ah, well. Oh, dear, oh, dear.

We'll see you again, which is great news for us.

-You've been excellent contestants. Thank you.

-Thank you.

For the remaining pairs, things get more exciting in the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Ian and Steph, Maxwell and Elliott,

you're now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £2,250.

Clearly only one pair can play for that money.

To decide who it'll be, you now go head-to-head on the best of three questions.

The first pair to win two questions plays for the jackpot.

The good news is you're now allowed to confer.

Let's play head-to-head.

Here comes your first question. It concerns...

-Richard?

-We'll show you five pictures of current or former presenters of the Today programme.

Can you name the most obscure of these, please?

OK. Thank you. Let's reveal our five Today programme presenters.

There they are. Ian and Steph, you've played best so far.

You are our best bet we've had for a long time

to break this run of newcomers going through to the final.

So please consider hard and answer well.

But you get to go first.

Well, I thought C was George Galloway, but apparently it's not!

That's the only answer we have!

So let's hope he's done enough. George Galloway.

C, George Galloway. That's not a terrible call, actually!

There we are. Maxwell and Elliott, talk us through the board.

-We've been let off the hook here.

-I certainly recognise the faces.

I know A does Mastermind, but I can't remember his name.

I know E, but I can't remember her name.

I think she might be a food critic as well.

-But we know C definitely isn't George Galloway, it's Des Lynam.

-Des Lynam.

So we have George Galloway, we have Des Lynam

jockeying to be the name behind C.

In the order they were given, George Galloway, gorgeous George Galloway,

say Ian and Steph. Is it right and if so, how many people said George Galloway.

No, I'm afraid!

Looking good for Maxwell and Elliott. They also chose C.

They said that's Des Lynam.

At this stage, all it has to be is correct. Is it?

Yep, it is.

65 people out of 100 knew that to be Des Lynam.

Very well done, Maxwell and Elliott, by the skin of your teeth there.

After one question you're up one-nil.

Yes, it was Dishy Des rather than Gorgeous George.

I'm worried the curse of the returning contestants is not going to be broken!

Let's go through the board.

A is indeed the man who does Mastermind.

We've seen Des Lynam on 65.

Do you recognise D?

-I sort of do recognise D.

-He presents Hard Talk on BBC News.

The best answer on the board. Well done if you said that at home,

unless you are him, in which case, come on, recognise yourself!

-And E is...

-Jenni Murray.

She also hosts Women's Hour.

-Well done if you got all five.

-Thank you.

Now, here comes our second question.

Ian and Steph, you know what you have to do.

We are relying on you. You have to break this jinx!

Our second question concerns...

George Clooney, Richard.

We'll see five clues, facts about George Clooney.

Which is the most obscure fact on this board?

Let's reveal our clues to facts about George Clooney. Here they come. We have got...

I'll read those one more time.

Five clues to facts about George Clooney.

Elliott and Maxwell, you go first.

You want the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

We've got a slight inkling on a few.

Nothing really positive on any.

We'll go with the Italian lake and Garda.

Garda. Lake Garda you are saying.

Ian and Steph,

you can take us through the board, if you like.

It won't take long as we don't know a single one!

One time I begged Ian to get me a pot-bellied pig and I used George Clooney as an example.

-I don't know the name of it.

-You don't know the name?

-No!

-The late pot-bellied pig.

-Let's guess the name of the pig.

The pot-bellied pig, we're going to call it Percy.

Percy the pot-bellied pig, you are saying. Percy the pig.

So in the order they were given,

Maxwell and Elliott have said the Italian lake on which his villa stands

is Lake Garda.

Is it right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said that?

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Ian and Steph said George Clooney's late pot-bellied pig

rejoiced in the name of Percy.

Is it right, and if so, how many people said it? Percy the pig.

Richard?

It's a tough board. The highest score is 15. Let's take you through.

The Italian lake, it's not Garda, it's Lake Como.

His aunt who guest-starred in ER was Rosemary Clooney.

She had number one hits with This Old House and Mambo Italiano.

Was in White Christmas opposite Bing Crosby.

And the name of his late pot-bellied pig is the same as our favourite member of The Wanted,

-the answer is...

-Max.

-Absolutely right. A pointless answer.

-Well done if you went through the board. Obscure answers there.

-There we are.

After two questions, the score is still one-nil to Maxwell and Elliott.

You had a reprieve there, Ian and Steph!

You know what you have to do. Here's question three. It concerns...

We'll show you the names of five Shakespeare plays, but only the initials.

Tell us the name of the play. The most obscure answer scores a point.

Let's reveal our Shakespeare plays in initial form.

I'll read those one more time.

Ian and Steph, you go first again this time.

-Do we have an answer?

-Yes.

I would say AMND, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thank you. Maxwell and Elliott, what will you go for?

We're going to go with KJ. It's not about John Humphrys,

but it's about King John.

King John. So we have A Midsummer Night's Dream and we have King John.

Ian and Steph, A Midsummer Night's Dream for AMND.

Is it right? If so, how many people said it?

It's right.

35 for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

King John say Maxwell and Elliott for KJ.

If you win this, we send our returning couple home

and you go through to the final.

King John. Is it right? How many people said it?

Well done. It's right.

I think... Yes, it sees you through to the final.

12 people got King John.

Which means after three questions, Maxwell and Elliott are through to the final two-nil.

Midsummer Night's Dream was the biggest answer on the board.

-TT is...

-The Tempest.

-Would have scored 34.

-MAAN.

-Much Ado About Nothing.

Right. That would have scored 22.

-TAC.

-Troilus and Cressida.

-That was the best answer with nine points.

-Well done if you got all of those.

-Thanks, Richard.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Ian and Steph.

Well, you've done very well through to the head-to-head.

-But they were tough. Do you ever listen to the Today programme?

-No.

-How were you meant to know what they look like?

-Des Lynam's been on telly.

True, but Des Lynam was the... George Galloway! But still.

Tell you what, somewhere there's a small Scotsman going, "Yes!"

"Yes!" But I'm sorry to say we have to say goodbye to you here.

Our jinx continues.

But it's been lovely having you on the show. Ian and Steph!

But for Maxwell and Elliott it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Maxwell and Elliott. You fought off the competition and won our trophy.

Well done.

Now a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

You've done very well. An amazing low score in that first round. The Formula 1 round.

You had a pointless answer, so you're responsible for the 250 quid.

Through Round Two and a clean sweep in the head-to-head.

Looks good. The rules are simple to win that money.

All you have to do is find a pointless answer.

Our one pointless answer today came from you.

You only have to find one more and you go home with the money. Choose a category.

You can choose from these five options.

I don't think literary awards is us. Not sure about politics.

-Seventies music is a bit before me.

-I could give it a go.

-I think it's going to be actresses because it's the one...

-We can both have a stab at.

Actresses it's going to be.

Let's find out what your question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Renee Zellweger films as they could.

-Renee Zellweger, Richard.

-Any film made for general cinema release

for which Renee Zellweger has received an acting credit up to the end of 2011.

No TV films, short films or documentaries.

Voice performances do count.

You have one minute to find three answers.

All you need to win that £2,250 is for just one answer to be pointless.

OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Bridget Jones and the other one. I don't know what the second one was.

Um... There's... God, I had it a second ago.

-Jerry Maguire.

-Yes.

Any time you fancy saying something...

I'm sure she's done the voices of... Not Shrek.

-But...

-What was the...

-Something... Something like that.

-Renee Zellweger.

-Renee Zellweger.

-I'm sure she's been in Pixar or something.

-Chick-flick stuff.

Renee Zellweger.

Was she in any Jim Carey ones?

No, that's Cameron Diaz.

-We haven't got much time.

-Ten seconds.

-What's the second one? The second Bridget Jones?

-The Edge of Reason.

-Yeah.

That's going to have to be our three.

There's your time up.

We were looking for Renee Zellweger films. I need your three answers.

-Well, shall we go for Bridget Jones.

-The Edge of Reason.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

-Gnomeo and Juliet.

-Gnomeo and Juliet.

-And Jerry Maguire.

-Of those three,

which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-We'll stick Bridget Jones at the end.

-Put Bridget Jones at the end.

-Because it was a guess, Gnomeo and Juliet.

-Gnomeo and Juliet we'll put first.

Let's put them up in that order. Here they come.

We were looking for Renee Zellweger films.

Gnomeo and Juliet was your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

Obviously it has to be correct and pointless to win that £2,250 jackpot.

Is it right? If so, how many people said Gnomeo and Juliet.

Unfortunately not a pointless answer.

What would you do with £2,250?

I'd go on holiday. Somewhere nice.

-And mine would probably be sunk into my money-pit of a house!

-OK.

We're looking for Renee Zellweger films. Let's hope nobody said Jerry Maguire.

This might be right, but it has to be pointless to win the jackpot.

So for £2,250, how many people said Jerry Maguire?

It's right.

Down it goes.

You felt this might be quite well known

but it's going down into the 20s, into the teens. Jerry Maguire.

Look at that - nine!

That's quite surprisingly low.

-Lower than I thought.

-Maybe it's looking good for your last answer.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

One more chance to win today's jackpot of £2,250.

We are looking for Renee Zellweger films. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Is it right and how many people said it. Best of luck.

It's right.

Down it goes. We went down to nine for Jerry Maguire.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Might this take you down to zero and win you that £2,250...

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £2,250 which rolls over to the next show.

You've been brilliant contestants and you do take home our Pointless trophy.

-Richard?

-Unlucky, Maxwell and Elliott. You played very well throughout.

Bridget Jones's Diary was the biggest scorer, the first film there. Chicago and Big Mountain.

Three animated films. Monsters vs Aliens and Shark Tale scored two

and another which is a pointless answer. Let's see the pointless ones.

A Price Above Rubies with Christopher Eccleston. Appaloosa. Bee Movie, the Jerry Seinfeld animation.

That would have won you the money. Liar. One True Thing with Meryl Streep.

Winona Ryder film Reality Bites was pointless.

The Bachelor with Chris O'Donnell.

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. How could you guys forget that?

And The Whole Wide World.

-Well done if you got any at home.

-Thank you. Unfortunately,

we have to say goodbye, Maxwell and Elliott.

It's been brilliant having you here. Superb contestants. Thanks for playing. Maxwell and Elliott.

Maxwell and Elliott didn't win our jackpot so it rolls over to the next show

when we will be playing for £3,250.

-Join us then to see if someone wins it. But it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me. Goodbye!

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