Episode 30 Pointless

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

where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can. Let's meet today's players.

Now welcome Mark and Sam. You are our first pair today. How do you two know each other?

This is my son, so I've known him for all his life.

-And where have you come from, Mark?

-Glasgow.

-And what do you do there?

-I'm a civil servant.

-And how about you, Sam?

-I'm retired.

-Very good.

-Any hobbies?

-Yes, I like sport - golf, cricket, football. Some politics.

-Scottish politics, which is going to be interesting the next couple of years.

-It certainly is. Mark?

-What do you like to do?

-Playing football and watching it.I've got a season ticket for St Mirren.

Excellent. So sport would be great for the pair of you. Best of luck.

Next we welcome back Kitty and Gemma. You were on last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. Remind us what happened.

-We actually got to the Head to Head. No, we didn't. We went out in the first round.

-You did.

-European countries not members of the EU. Romania...

-Romania.

-..as we now know

-is a member.

-I won't be "romaning" here.

LAUGHTER Sorry, Richard.

That's OK. That's all right.

-Nice to be apologised to occasionally, though.

-Yeah.

-What's the apology for?

-Cos... This is going to sound really bad,

but you're normally with the bad jokes. LAUGHTER

-Wow.

-There's some truth in that.

-Gives with one hand, takes with the other.

-Kitty, what would you love to see?

-Nothing, really.

-A technical error would be quite nice!

-A technical error!

No one's said, "Nothing," before.

-I'll just stand here and watch.

-OK...

Well, very best of luck. Let's hope we see lots more of you this time.

Next we welcome back Heather and Matthew, who were on last time. Remind us how you know each other.

-We went to school together.

-Matthew, what happened last time?

-We got to the Head to Head.

-You actually really did.

-We did.

-What would be great for you, Matthew?

-Oh, film, TV.

-Are you interested in film as well?

-I usually go with Huggy.

-Huggy?

Hang on. Why does it say Matthew on your badge? Huggy. From now on Huggy.

-I like a man named after a nappy.

-LAUGHTER

-It's after my surname!

-I'm sure it is. Yeah, yeah.

Well, listen, it's great to have you back. We expect great things today.

Next we welcome back Tim and Tom, who were also on last time. Remind us how you know each other.

-Go on.

-We used to work together. Tim recently left, but we worked for the Amateur Swimming Association.

-How did you do last time?

-We got to the second round and crashed with a big score of 200.

-So what's good for you, Tim?

-Again I think football and TV and films are quite strong.

-Tom, how about you?

-Em, sport again. Geography.

I think there's more that I'm looking to avoid than to come up.

Go on. Give us a few things.

-Literature.

-Right.

-Art.

-Right.

-History.

-Yeah.

-Anything to do with the Periodic Table.

-OK.

-Science in general, to be honest.

-OK. Science in general.

Fingers crossed they don't come up. Very best of luck. You were unlucky last time.

Let's hope we see more of you today. We'll find out more later.

Only one person left. He was to be Q in the next Bond film, but they wouldn't let him do his own stunts

-which is why he's here instead. He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

Hiya.

-How are you today?

-Very well, thank you.

-Quite a familiar roster. We've got three returning pairs.

Tom, if you like sport and geography, Round One is for you.

-Very good indeed.

-That's cryptic.

Look at Kitty and Gemma! Sport and geography!

Thanks very much, Richard.

All our questions have been put to 100 people, but we want obscure answers that they couldn't get.

For a chance to win our jackpot, our players must score as few points as they can.

What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

When that happens, we add 250 quid to the jackpot. Nobody won it last time, so we add £1,000

and today's jackpot starts off at £9,000!

OK, let's play Pointless.

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

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

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

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

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many locations of the 2012 ATP World Tour

as they could. Locations of the 2012 ATP World Tour. Richard?

Yeah, any town or city that has hosted or will host an event on the ATP tennis tour,

so there's all the big men's tennis tournaments in the world this year.

We're not accepting the Davis Cup. Just ATP Tour events.

-So, Gemma if you were going to give us a series of Davis Cup cities, you can't now.

-I'm going.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Mark and Sam, you all drew lots before the show and today you are going first.

A bit of geography and a bit of sport.

-I think I'll play it safe and say Melbourne.

-Melbourne.

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

It's right!

Not a bad score. Down it goes! 10!

Very well done, Mark. 10 for Melbourne.

Yes, a lot of pointless answers, but a very good start, Mark. Home of the Australian Open.

Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Kitty,

we are looking for towns and cities that have hosted or will host

the ATP tennis tour, 2012.

Em, London. Just got to plump for something that's obvious and hope that's not wrong.

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

It's right.

43.

-43 for London.

-Safe answer, Kitty. You have Queen's and Wimbledon and the ATP World Tour finals.

-Thank you. Now then, Heather. Is this good for you?

-No.

Em...

I'm just thinking places now. I'm going to go with... Johannesburg?

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

Oh! Bad luck, Heather.

Bad luck. That's an incorrect answer which means you score 100 points.

It may not be the last 100 points, though, in this round.

Now then, Tom, we are looking for towns or cities that have hosted

or will host the ATP World Tour 2012.

-I think I'll play it safe and go with Paris.

-OK.

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

It is right.

31.

A perfectly good score. Paris, Richard.

-Hosts of the ATP World Tour Masters and the French Open.

-OK.

We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores. Mark and Sam, the best score.

A lovely low score of 10.

Up to 31 where we find Tom and Tim.

And then up to 43 where we find Kitty and Gemma.

And then I'm afraid up to 100 where Heather and Huggy are to be found.

So yes, Huggy, we want a nice low score from you to ensure you make it to the next round and beyond.

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

Now then, Tim, Matthew and Heather are on 100.

You're on 31, which means a score of 68 will see you through to the next round.

-Is this a good question for you?

-Not bad. Tom could have done better.

-I think he might have done.

-I was hoping for a pointless answer, but there we are.

-I've got two in mind. One's more of a gamble.

-Go on, Tim.

-I'd I'm on this show, I should really gamble.

-Go on.

-I'm actually very confident that Rotterdam is an ATP Tour event.

-Lovely.

-I think Henman won it.

Here comes your red line. Nice and high. Get below that

and you are through. How many said Rotterdam? Maybe it's pointless.

It's right.

You're through to the next round.

And where will it stop? YES!

Very well done!

Tim, that's a fabulous answer.

It's pointless, it adds £250 to today's jackpot and takes it to £9,250.

It scores you nothing and leaves your total at 31. Very well done.

Well done, Tim. Long established event. It's been there since 1974.

Very well done. Now, Matthew. This is what we need from you.

-Do you follow tennis?

-Not at all.

I'll have to go with Rome. I have no idea. I'm just guessing.

Matthew, no red line for you. You're the high scorers.

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

It's right!

Very well done, Matthew. Down it goes.

A superb score there.

6 points for Rome takes your total up to 106.

-Richard?

-Well done, Matthew. You've given yourself a chance.

-There's an event in Rome every year.

-Thank you.

-Now then, Gemma...

-Yes.

-You are on 43.

The high scorers on 106 are Matthew and Heather, so score 62 or less

and you are through to the next round. Do you know anything about tennis?

Arthur Ashe.

Somebody told me it's something to do with tennis. But it's no good for this.

-So, em, I'm going to say Madrid and hope for t'best.

-Let's see.

Is Madrid right and how many people said Madrid?

-Yes, it's right!

-YES!

And you are through to the next round. Very well done, Gemma.

Seven! It's a great answer. Takes your total up to a lovely round 50.

-Madrid, Richard.

-Well done, Gemma. An exemplary example of how to play Name A City there.

In 2011, the winner of the Madrid tournament was Arthur Ashe. It wasn't. It was Novak Djokovic.

Yes, indeed. Thank you. Now, Sam and Mark. You are on 10. The high scorers remain on 106.

95 or less will be enough to see you through. Towns or cities that have hosted

or will host the ATP 2012 World Tour.

Sam, I think you've got a few good answers up your sleeve.

I'm not sure about this one, but I seem to remember they had a tournament in this place

a year or so ago. I'll say Hamburg.

There's your red line. If Rotterdam was pointless, I see no reason why Hamburg shouldn't be.

Is it right? How many said it?

It's right.

Now come on, Hamburg.

See if we can get 250 quid added to the jackpot... Yes! Very well done, Sam.

That's a great score. A pointless answer adds £250 to the jackpot

and takes the total up to £9,500.

It scores you nothing and leaves your total at 10.

-Very well played, Sam. Welcome to Pointless. Gilles Simon of France won it last year.

-Oh.

-Gilles Simon.

-Gilles Simon.

-We don't hear enough of him.

Let's look at some pointless answers. There's plenty here.

Atlanta, won by Mardy Fish last year. Bangkok, Barcelona, almost always won by Spaniards.

Buenos Aires, Chennai, Eastbourne, of course. People might have got that one.

Indian Wells, Kuala Lumpur and St Petersburg, where Andy Murray has done well.

Lots of other pointless answers.

Let's look at the top answers that most people said.

New York would have scored 15, where the Arthur Ashe Stadium is.

Paris, 31, and London was the top answer of all on 43.

Thank you, Richard. So the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm so sorry... Huggy!

Huggy and Heather.

-But Heather...

-I let the side down.

-Bad luck, but tennis has seen you off.

-Never mind.

-It's been lovely having you.

Matthew and Heather, thank you so much for playing. Great contestants.

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

Obviously there's only room for two pairs in the Head to Head, so one team leaves after this round.

Our category for Round Two is... film awards.

Can you all decide who is going to go first and who goes second?

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

OK, so our Round Two question concerns...real people at the Oscars.

Real people at the Oscars, Richard. What?!

It's simpler than it sounds.

We'll give you a list of six people on each pass. Tell us the name of an actor or actress who won an Oscar

for playing that person. Tell us who won an Oscar for playing that person.

A nice, obscure answer, fewer points. A wrong answer is 100. 12 in all to have a go at.

Thank you very much, Richard. So we are looking for the actors who played these people and won Oscars.

And we have...

HE READS THE LIST

I will read those all one more time.

-It all makes sense now.

-You see?

-Real people.

-That's easier than ATP tennis tour venues.

-Isn't it?

-Everyone can relax now a little bit.

-Mark, we come to you first.

-There's a few I know, but I'll go for Harvey Milk played by Sean Penn.

-Harvey Milk, Sean Penn.

Is it right and, if it is, how many people knew that answer? Harvey Milk, Sean Penn.

Very well done.

It's a great score. Look at that.

Nine.

-Nine for Harvey Milk.

-Good answer, Mark. Best Actor in 2009.

Indeed. Thank you. Kitty?

There's only one possible answer for me and that's Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich.

Erin Brockovich, Julia Roberts. Let's see if it's right and how many people said it.

Yep.

Oh! Ya-ho.

-62.

-That's a result!

-Well, it's right. It's a punishing high score.

-But better than 100.

She won for Best Actress in 2001. And Erin Brockovich herself plays a waitress in a diner in the film.

-That's good.

-Nice.

-It is nice.

Tim, remember we are looking for the actors who won Oscars for playing these real-life people.

You did say films. I heard you.

There's your board. Fill in the gaps and pick the one you want to submit.

OK, I knew the two that have gone. I think I know the Ray Charles answer.

I was trying to think who June Carter Cash was. It must be Johnny Cash's wife, but I'm not 100% sure.

I'm not going to gamble. Idi Amin, I'll go for that one.

And that is Forest Whitaker.

Is it right? How many said Forest Whitaker?

It's right.

Nine!

You equal Mark's score for Harvey Milk there. Forest Whitaker, great score.

Well done, Tim. He won the 2007 Best Actor Oscar as the Ugandan dictator.

Idi Amin himself plays a waitress in a diner halfway through the film.

-On rollerblades.

-A rollerblading waitress.

-Good.

-Let's look through the rest. Do you know Ray Charles?

-Jamie Foxx.

That would have scored you 21. June Carter Cash, Johnny's wife, played by Reese Witherspoon.

10 points. Edith Piaf?

Yes...

-No.

-LAUGHTER

-Marion...

-Cotillard!

-Absolutely right. One point. Very well done if you got them all.

Thank you. Now let's take a look at the scores. We're halfway through.

Mark and Sam and Tim and Tom are on nine.

Lovely low scores there.

Then we go up quite a way to Kitty and Gemma on 62.

-Gemma...

-I'm not happy. I knew four.

-You know what you have to do.

-You've got to find the lowest possible scoring name there.

-Not going to happen.

-It is.

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

OK, we're going to put six more people on the board. Real people played by actors who won Oscars.

-And here we have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I will read them all one more time.

We are looking for the actor or actress who won Oscars for playing these parts.

You want the one the fewest people knew. Tom, you're on nine. The high scorers are on 62.

52 or less ensures you a place.

Em...I'm going to go for Queen Elizabeth II,

but I've got two people in my head. I get these two women mixed up.

It depends which one I go for. The woman I'm going to go for is Helen Mirren.

Helen Mirren you are saying. OK. Here's your red line.

Helen Mirren. If she gets you below that red line, you are through.

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

It is right.

And you are through to the next round. Just!

-APPLAUSE

-45.

-It takes your total up to 54. Richard?

-Yes, she won the Best Actress Oscar in 2007.

-Tom, who was the other person you were thinking of?

-Dame Judi Dench. I get those two confused.

I think Helen Mirren won't be too upset.

No, quite. And Judi Dench won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth I.

-Of course.

-In Shakespeare In Love.

-OK.

Thanks, Tom. Now then, Gemma,

we are looking for the actors who won Oscars for playing these real people.

Well, I know two, probably the most obvious two.

I've got to take a slight risk and I don't know if it's even correct.

I said I knew it, but I don't know if it's correct.

I'll say Virginia Woolf and Nicole Kidman.

There's Virginia Woolf. You're saying Nicole Kidman. You are the high scorers on 62.

This has to go down a long way. Virginia Woolf, Nicole Kidman - is it right, how many people said it?

-Yes!

-It is right.

SHE MUTTERS EXCITEDLY

Down it goes. Very, very well done.

-9, that's a great answer.

-APPLAUSE

-9 for Nicole Kidman. It takes your total up to 71.

-Good answer, Gemma.

-You've given yourself a chance. In The Hours, she won the Oscar in 2003.

-Yeah.

-Now we have a game on.

Sam, you are on 9. The high scorers are Gemma and Kitty on 71.

-How is this board looking to you?

-Not too good, I'm afraid.

I don't know the first two at all.

But I think being an Indian, I have to go for Mahatma Gandhi.

And I think that was played by Ben Kingsley.

I don't know if we will penalise you for not saying SIR Ben Kingsley. I know he will.

Your target is 61, though.

61 looks like this.

There is your red line.

Sir Ben Kingsley, is that right, and if it is, how many people said Ben Kingsley?

It's right.

-Oh, you've done it.

-Oh!

30.

APPLAUSE

30 takes your total up to 39.

Yes, some very good father and son work there. 1983, he won his Best Actor Oscar.

A surprisingly low score.

It is. Perhaps it's a long time ago, people have maybe forgotten.

Born Krishna Bhanji, Ben Kingsley, that's his name.

I didn't know that. I had no idea.

Let's go through the rest of the board.

Jake La Motta, do you know that...? Raging Bull.

-Oh, it's Raging Bull.

-Robert De Niro. Would have scored 17 points.

-Katharine Hepburn?

-Cate Blanchett.

-In The Aviator, yeah. One point.

But she's the only person to win an Oscar playing someone who's won an Oscar. Well done if you got that.

-And Antonio Salieri is a pointless answer.

-From Amadeus.

-Yeah.

-I have no idea who played him.

It's F Murray Abraham. Very well done if you got that. Very well done if you got all 12 of them.

Thank you, Richard. At the end of Round 2, the losing pair with the highest score is Kitty and Gemma.

Oh, dear. It's not a bad score, 71.

No, we have to take comfort in the fact there were no wrong answers

-Virginia Woolf was a cracking answer.

-Thank you.

-Erin Brockovich was good, but a very high score.

It was the only one I knew.

It was very well chosen, better than 100. Round 1 last time, a whole lot better this time with Round 2.

Sadly, this is where we have to say goodbye. Gemma and Kitty, you've been brilliant contestants.

-Thank you so much for playing.

-APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Mark and Sam, Tim and Tom. You are only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for the jackpot which currently stands at £9,500.

APPLAUSE

Only one pair can play for that money and you now go head-to-head on the best of three questions.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot and you are now allowed to confer.

Let's play the head-to-head.

APPLAUSE

OK, here comes your first question

and it concerns...

Types Of Pasta - very popular amongst our crowd.

-They're starving.

-We don't get many murmurs like that.

-It's nearly teatime.

-That'll be why, yeah.

We've done things like types of lettuce,

but in this one, we'll show you five pictures of types of pasta available in the UK.

-Can you give us the name by which they are known?

-Excellent.

So here are five pictures of pasta. And we have...

So there you are, five types of pasta.

Mark and Sam, you've played best so far, so you get to go first.

WHISPERING

We're going to play safe and go for "A" being lasagne.

"A", lasagne. "A" is lasagne, according to Mark and Sam.

Tim and Tom?

-That's a safer bet.

-Yeah, I think "E".

We're going to go for "E" and penne.

Penne, say Tim and Tom. We have Mark and Sam saying "A", lasagne,

and Tim and Tom saying "E", penne.

Mark and Sam, lasagne for "A". Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said lasagne.

It's good.

It's a high score - 81.

APPLAUSE

A very popular pasta there. Tim and Tom have gone for "E", penne.

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

It's right.

-67.

-APPLAUSE

67, which beats lasagne, which means after one question, Tim and Tom are up 1-0.

-Richard?

-Yes, the two biggest answers on the board.

Let's take a look at the rest. B is farfalle.

That scored 14 points, from "farfalla", Italian for "butterfly".

Now, C is orzo which is Italian for "barley",

pasta shaped like rice or barley. Would have scored 2 points.

And D is orecchiette.

Orecchiette for 3 points, which is Italian for "small ear".

-Very well done if you're eating any of those at home. That would be nice.

-Wouldn't that be good?

-Imagine if your mum's just made some orecchiette and you've got an awesome answer.

-Brilliant!

I'm almost willing to bet money no-one has eaten orzo.

-There might be.

-I bet no-one sends us a picture of a bowl of orzo.

It would be nice if they did.

But they wo-on't.

-They mi-ight.

-I don't think they wi-ill.

-LAUGHTER

-Let's do question two-oo.

Here it comes, the second question. Mark and Sam, you know what you have to do to stay in the game.

Our second question concerns...

-Richard?

-We'll show you the title of five Tennessee Williams plays,

but we've missed out the second word on each title. Tell us what that word is.

OK, let's reveal our five Tennessee Williams plays with missing words, and they are...

I'll read them all one more time.

Now, Tim and Tom, you go first this time.

-Do you not know any?

-I don't know any.

-I don't know whether that's correct.

-Just go for it.

-OK.

We're going to go for A Streetcar Named Desire.

OK, you're going to say A Streetcar Named Desire.

Mark and Sam, what will you say?

We're going to go for The Night Of The Iguana.

The Night Of The Iguana.

OK, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Night Of The Iguana.

OK, Tim and Tom, A Streetcar Named Desire, is it right, how many people said it?

It's right.

-72.

-APPLAUSE

Mark and Sam are going for The Night Of The Iguana.

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

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

It's right.

And you've done it.

-29. Very, very well done.

-APPLAUSE

That did what it needed to. Very well done. You are drawn one-all after two questions. Richard?

Well played, Sam and Mark. Let's look at the rest of the answers.

It's The Glass Menagerie. That would have scored you 23.

-Do you know The "Blank" Tattoo?

-Rose?

-Absolutely right.

Would have scored you 11 points.

And the best answer is Vieux Carre, another name for the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Would have scored 2 points. Well done if you got all five.

Thank you very much. Here comes your third question.

This will decide who goes through to the final to play for that jackpot of £9,500.

OK, here it comes. It concerns...

-Band Aid, Richard?

-For this decider we'll show you five clues to facts about Band Aid.

-Which is the most obscure? Best of luck.

-Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Band Aid.

And we have got...

I'll read those all one more time.

So there you are, five facts about Band Aid.

And Mark and Sam, you go first this time.

WHISPERING

We'll go for the BBC journalist, Michael Buerk.

Michael Buerk, the BBC journalist, say Mark and Sam.

Tim and Tom, you can think out loud now.

I'm not entirely sure on the country that it's filmed in. I knew Michael Buerk.

I think the co-writer of the song is Midge Ure - U-R-E.

-Yeah, I've heard of Midge Ure.

-We'll go with that, shall we?

-Yeah.

We're going to go for the co-writer of the song with Bob Geldof and our answer is Midge Ure - U-R-E.

Midge Ure, you are saying, the co-writer of the song.

So we have Michael Buerk, the BBC journalist who made the report that set the project in motion.

Mark and Sam have said Michael Buerk. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.

It's right.

-Oh, 8!

-APPLAUSE

Wow!

8 people said Michael Buerk. Midge Ure, the co-writer of the song with Bob Geldof.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it. Will you beat 8?

-It's right.

-Come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

32.

APPLAUSE

It's a good answer, but it doesn't beat Michael Buerk from Sam and Mark,

which means Mark and Sam are through to the final 2-1.

-Richard?

-Well played, Mark and Sam. Only one answer would have beaten you.

Michael Buerk's report was from Ethiopia.

That would have scored you 28 points.

The name of the song recorded is Do They Know It's Christmas?

It scored 40 points. That kept Last Christmas by Wham off No.1.

Last Christmas is the biggest selling single in history not to be No.1. It sold 1.4 million copies.

-And only occupied the No.2 slot.

-Yeah, there you go.

The producer who gave his studio free of charge,

he couldn't produce it, but he said, "Have my studio,"

and it's Trevor Horn. 2 points. Very well done if you said that at home.

Thank you very much. The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Tim and Tom.

It's been a valiant campaign throughout two Pointlesses.

You've made a fantastic account of yourselves, but you came up against Mark and Sam

-who are just too good on their pointless knowledge.

-Yeah, very good.

-Tim and Tom, you've been fantastic contestants. Thank you for playing.

-Thank you.

But for Mark and Sam, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Mark and Sam. You have seen off the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot and at the end of today's show,

the jackpot stands at £9,500.

APPLAUSE

The rules are very simple. To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We've had two pointless answers today. One of them was yours, Sam.

You only need to find one more now and you go home with £9,500. First, choose a category.

You can choose from these five options.

-Football Managers?

-I think we'll go for Football Managers.

We'll go for Football Managers.

-Football Managers. Any particular area you would like...?

-Scottish.

-Yes, St Mirren managers.

St Mirren, OK. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Tottenham Hotspur managers as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for anyone who's been the permanent manager of Tottenham Hotspur since 1961.

Anyone who was head coach, but was seen as manager, also accepted.

We won't accept caretaker managers or anyone not on the Tottenham Hotspur website.

You have one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that £9,500 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

The first one was Bill Nicholson.

-More recently, there's Christian Gross who was Swiss.

-OK.

-There was a Spanish guy, Juande Ramos. He won't get many points.

-OK.

Any others you can get from the '60s or '70s?

-After Bill Nicholson, there was...

-Keith Burkinshaw.

-Burkinshaw.

-We can go for Keith Burkinshaw.

-Right, one.

-There's Juande Ramos, two. And Christian Gross.

-We'll go for those three?

-Yeah.

You've picked your three. We'll stop the clock. Nearly half a minute left on it,

but you're confident with your three choices.

We're looking for Tottenham Hotspur managers. I need your three answers.

-OK, first one, Keith Burkinshaw.

-Keith Burkinshaw.

-Second one, Juande Ramos.

-Juande Ramos.

-And third one, Christian Gross.

-Of those three, which is your best punt at a pointless answer?

-Christian Gross.

-We'll put him last.

Your least likely pointless answer?

-Burkinshaw.

-We'll put Burkinshaw first.

We'll put them up on the board in that order. We have got...

We were looking for Tottenham Hotspur managers.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £9,500.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Keith Burkinshaw.

Is it right, how many people said it? This for 9,500 quid...

It's right.

If this goes all the way down to zero,

you will be leaving here immediately with £9,500 in your back pockets.

Down it goes. Still going down...

2! Whoa-oa!

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-2!

-Brilliant.

OK, unfortunately, that is not a pointless answer.

You have two more chances to win the jackpot.

What would you do with £9,500, Mark?

My sister lives in Thailand, so I might go and visit her.

Or if Scotland qualify for the next World Cup in Brazil, I think I would go to that.

The first one's more likely!

-What about you, Sam?

-Yeah, my daughter's in Thailand, so I'd like to visit her.

-A family trip.

-She's working there.

-That would be lovely.

Very good indeed. We are looking for Tottenham Hotspur managers.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Juande Ramos.

This has to be pointless if you're to win that jackpot of £9,500.

Is it right and if it is, how many of our 100 said Juande Ramos?

OK, it's right.

Your first answer, your least likely shot at the Pointless jackpot went down to 2,

Keith Burkinshaw down to 2.

Juande Ramos into single figures. If this goes all the way down...

-It doesn't.

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-We might get Christian Gross.

-OK, Ramos hasn't done it for you.

Your third answer, Christian Gross, you were pretty confident he was your best shot.

Yeah, he didn't last very long.

-You stopped the clock pretty quickly.

-I don't think we could have remembered any more.

OK, Christian Gross, everything is riding on him.

To win that jackpot of £9,500, this has to be pointless. Let's find out.

Christian Gross, is it right, is it a pointless answer?

Can Mark and Sam leave here with £9,500? Christian Gross...

Well, it's right.

Keith Burkinshaw took you down to 2, Juande Ramos took you down to 3.

If Christian Gross can get you down to nothing, you leave here with £9,500. Down it goes...

-No!

-APPLAUSE

-Two people.

-Two Spurs fans.

-Two Spurs fans.

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £9,500,

which rolls over to the next show,

-but you have been fantastic contestants and you get to take home our Pointless trophy.

-Thank you.

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Bad, bad luck. Richard?

Well played, guys. Burkinshaw was manager for about eight years, won the FA Cup.

The other two, very short-lived foreign managers.

There's a shorter-lived foreign manager on this list of pointless answers.

Doug Livermore took over for the '92-'93 season,

Peter Shreeves had two spells in charge of Spurs.

Jacques Santini left after 13 games. Martin Jol took over after him.

Tottenham had three managers in 25 years. One was Bill Nicholson, another, Keith Burkinshaw.

And in between them was this man, Terry Neill -

'74 to '76. Unlucky, guys. Well done if you got any of those at home.

Sam, you knew a few of those.

-Terry Neill you knew, anyway.

-I knew Terry Neill, but I couldn't remember the name.

Bad luck. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Mark and Sam.

-Thank you so much for playing. Great contestants.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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Mark and Sam didn't win our jackpot today, so it rolls over,

which means on the next show we are playing for £10,500.

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me.

-APPLAUSE

-Bad luck.

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