Episode 40 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

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

The quiz show where obvious answers mean nothing

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

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Welcome, James and Emma. You are our first pair on the show today.

-Now, how do you two know each other?

-We met at a pub quiz

two and a half years ago and we're still together.

Oh, two and a half years of hard quizzing and you're still together!

-On the same team?

-BOTH: Yes.

James, what are Emma's strong points in the quiz department?

Erm, tiny bits of knowledge here and there.

Bit of TV, things like that.

Hear that? "Tiny bits of knowledge"!

He has a lot of trust in me, yes!

That's your boyfriend, yeah.

Emma, describe James to me, in terms of his quizzing.

He's very clever. He knows lots of pointless things.

That's what you should've said, James.

Very clever, he knows lots of pointless things.

Well, there we are.

What are you hoping is going to come up?

A little bit of sport, films.

A little bit of sport. Any particular sports?

I'm a trampoline coach, so...

You're a trampoline coach?!

LAUGHTER

What, you just stand at the edge going, "Jump! Jump! Jump!"

-Yeah!

-Wow!

-That sounds about right.

Yeah, fantastic.

Trampolining comes up a lot on the show, doesn't it?

Yeah. If you like, yeah.

We have our ups and downs, yeah. LAUGHTER

-How about you, Emma?

-I'd like motor sport to come up.

Right, motor sport. Why particularly motor sport?

I've grown up with it. My dad used to mechanic a stock car driver.

-Did he?

-So I've grown up with it.

-Oh, that's fabulous!

You've spent your childhood on the tracks?

-Yeah, around, like, ovals.

-Very good indeed!

Well, it's great to have you here.

-Very best of luck on Pointless.

-Thank you.

Next we welcome back Ray and Rich. You were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final.

This is your second chance.

Remind us how you know each other, Rich.

We're father-in-law, son-in-law.

And Ray, what happened last time?

We had cities of the UK that are not in England,

and I went for Brechin city,

-but they're not a city.

-They're not in the city club.

-No.

-Yet.

-Yet!

We've started a campaign, Ray, you and me.

And we're going to see Brechin

welcomed into the cityhood any day now.

Hope so!

This time surely you should be likely to be in the final,

I'd have thought. What'll get you there, Ray?

Er, anything to do with fish.

LAUGHTER

He keeps tropical fish and coldwater fish. He told us last time.

-So, anything to do with fish.

-Nature.

-Nature.

-Yes. Vegetables.

-Fish, nature, vegetables.

-Yes.

-Ray, anything you wouldn't like to see come up?

-Words.

-Words?

-HE GASPS

We use them a lot on this show, don't we?

Yeah, OK. Words. Rich?

-Politics.

-Words and politics.

Yeah. Or trampolining.

Or trampolining. It's going to come up now, isn't it? Absolutely.

Well, great to have you back. A warm welcome back to Pointless.

Also we welcome back Lee and Ashley who were on last time.

Remind us, Ashley, how you two know each other.

Erm, we met when working in a clothes shop,

and now we go to university together

and we've been friends for a few years.

We coach football together down in Brighton.

Very good indeed.

Now, Ashley, you're a great fan of Disney and Craig David.

Yeah...I do like to sing a bit of Craig David in the shower.

Which bit of Craig David do you like to sing?

Erm...I did try to have his hair when I was younger.

Did you? Did you ever try and do the tiny little beard?

Yeah. I had a go, but it didn't work. I'm still trying now.

-OK. Needle-thin, it was.

-Mmm.

-Needle-thin!

Lee, what's going to be great for you? What would you like to see?

I'd like to see a bit of sport.

Obviously football is a particular area.

Maybe also a bit of chemistry.

When I play along at home,

I often do quite well on those sorts of questions.

OK. The periodic table, are you good on that?

Yeah, I'd like to think so. Yeah.

OK. Well, it's lovely to have you back on the show. Very best of luck.

Finally we welcome back our third returning pair, Ed and Natalie.

You were also on the show last time.

Natalie, remind us how you know each other.

We're married.

We met at work and got together on a work's night out.

Nobody else turned up.

Four years later, here we are.

Here you are on Pointless! There we are.

Now, Ed, you're both police officers.

What would you like to see come up today?

I wouldn't mind a bit of sport,

but I think there's a lot of football fans here.

So I'm going to say rugby.

I'd like a bit of rugby. That would be good.

OK. Natalie, anything you'd like to nominate?

Food and drink. I quite like my food and wine.

Do you? Do you both do the cooking?

-We do it separately, because we'd argue if we did it together.

-Yeah.

Disney, as well. Big fan of Disney.

Disney, OK. Well, lovely to have you back on the show. Very best of luck.

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

There's only one person left for me to introduce.

A man so cool, he uses de-icer as deodorant.

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

-Hiya!

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-How are you today?

-I'm well, thank you.

I think we've got a very strong line up.

Although, on podium one we've got James and Emma.

And statistically, in the history of Pointless,

we've never had a losing couple

who were a trampoline coach and stock car enthusiast.

Never. That combination has never, ever lost.

-Can you believe that?

-Wow, amazing.

And how many shows have we done? 260-270?

That combination, NEVER lost.

Sorry, everyone else, but it's just one of those things.

One of those quirks.

OK, very good indeed. Thank you, Richard.

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

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

To stay in the game and be in with a chance of winning our jackpot,

our players must score as few points as they possibly can.

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

That's an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at £7,250.

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

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OK, in the first round, each of you must give me one answer,

and you cannot confer with your partner.

Whichever pair has the highest score

at the end of the round will be eliminated.

If you give me an incorrect answer, you score the maximum 100 points.

So do try and avoid those.

OK, our first category today is Singers.

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

and who's going to go second.

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

OK, our question concerns famous singers and their nicknames.

Famous singers and their nicknames. Richard?

Yes, a good question, this one.

We'll show you seven nicknames of famous singers.

You just have to tell us the name of the singer, please.

First name and surname.

There's going to be 14 in all for you to have a go at, at home.

Give us an obscure answer, you'll score fewer points.

Give us an incorrect answer, though, there'll be 100 points.

Very best of luck.

Thanks very much, Richard.

OK, James and Emma, you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going to go first.

So we are looking for the singers who have these nicknames.

And we have got:

I'll read them one more time.

There are seven nicknames for seven singers.

And Emma, I would like you to name the most obscure one there.

Well, I don't know many of them, which is quite disappointing.

But I think I'll go with Baby Spice and Emma Bunton.

Baby Spice, Emma Bunton. Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Baby Spice, Emma Bunton.

It's right.

Ooh, that's high!

72. 72! Who'd have thought?!

Yeah. Known as Baby because she was the youngest.

The nicknames were actually accidental,

not made up by the management or anything like that.

It was Top of the Pops Magazine.

They just, in a little article, named them all and it absolutely stuck.

There you go. Now then, Ray.

We are looking for the famous singers

who are known by these nicknames.

How does that board look to you?

Not too bad.

-I know one!

-LAUGHTER

Right, I'm going to go with Satchmo and Louis Armstrong.

Satchmo, Louis Armstrong.

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

Yes, it's right.

Ooh, down it goes to 32. Not bad at all. 32, Richard.

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Yes, Satchmo, short for Satchel-Mouth.

Supposedly because when he used to busk, he would hide the pennies

in his mouth to stop bigger kids stealing them from him.

I thought it was Satchel-Mouth because of the roughness of his...

-GROWLS LIKE LOUIS ARMSTRONG:

-..noise.

-What, like a satchel?

-Well, yeah. Like the inside of a satchel.

-Quite rough.

-QUIET LAUGHTER

Now you mention that, it doesn't really add up, does it?

-Yeah, doesn't really add up, does it?

-No.

-Either way, it's a good nickname.

-It's a cracking nickname.

Thank you very much. Now then, Lee.

We are looking for the famous singers

who are known by these nicknames.

Right, there's two on there that I know.

One, I think, is going to be quite high.

So I'm going to go for the other one,

which is Slowhand, Eric Clapton.

Slowhand, Eric Clapton, says Lee. Let's see if it's right,

and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

Slowhand, Eric Clapton.

It's right.

-25.

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Our best score so far, Lee.

-25 for Slowhand.

-Yeah, good answer, Lee.

Also the name of a 1977 album by Eric Clapton.

Ed, you're the last person to have this board.

The Big O, I would guess...I'm not going to go for it,

is...I was going to say Barry White, if J-Lo had gone.

But I know J-Lo, and it's going to keep us in for now.

So I'm going to say Jennifer Lopez, J-Lo.

J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez, says Ed. Let's see if it's right,

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

J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez.

It's right.

Ooh! 82!

82 for J-Lo, Jennifer Lopez.

-That is a huge score, isn't it?

-Isn't it?

-Great nickname, J-Lo, though.

-It is.

-BoJo, they call Boris Johnson as well, don't they?

-Yes, and SuBo.

SuBo, for Susan Boyle. Let's fill in the rest of the board.

The Big O, it's not Barry White.

The clue's in the letter,

it's Roy Orbison.

That would have scored 30, so you did well to avoid that.

Lady Day. Do you know that one?

Er, yes, Billie Holiday.

Billie Holiday, absolutely right. Would have scored 9.

And The Divine Miss M?

-Nooo.

-Nooo.

It's Bette Midler. Bette Midler is The Divine Miss M.

18 points. So the best answer on the board is Lady Day, there.

Billie Holiday. So well done if you said that.

Very good. Thank you. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores. The best score of the round, Lee.

Lee and Ashley looking very strong there, lovely low score of 25.

Then we go up to find Ray and Rich on 32.

Then up to 72, where we find Emma and James.

And then Ed and Natalie quite a long way ahead there on 82.

So Natalie, find a nice, low-scoring answer

and hopefully that'll be enough to keep you in the game.

We're coming back down the line. Can the second players take their place at the podium?

OK, we're going to put seven more nicknames on the board.

And here they come.

We have got The Man in Black, The Silver Fox, The Modfather,

Little Miss Dynamite, Ol' Blue Eyes, The Boss, The Godfather of Soul.

I'll read them all one more time:

Remember, you are looking for the names of these singers

and you're trying to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Now then, Natalie, you're the high-scorers on 82.

Yeah, I think we might stay that way!

I've heard of quite a few of them,

but I really don't know who most of them apply to.

So I am going to take Barry White

and apply it to The Godfather of Soul and just hope.

Barry White, The Godfather of Soul.

Barry White you say. OK, there's no red line for you,

as you are the high scorers.

Let's see if Barry White is The Godfather Of Soul,

and if he is, how many people said that.

Bad luck!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

which scores you 100 points

and takes your score up to 182.

A high score, I'm afraid,

no-one is going to overtake, even if they score 100 points.

-Richard.

-Yeah, sorry, Natalie.

Barry White is The Walrus Of Love.

-Good name, isn't it?

-It is a good name.

He didn't have a big moustache, did he?

Yeah, he had a moustache.

He had massive tusks.

He lived on a semi-submerged rock on Monterey Bay.

LAUGHTER

He ate fish.

-LAUGHTER

-Ashley.

The high-scorers are Ed and Natalie on 182. You're on 25.

Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake their high score.

So maybe, thus emboldened,

you can take a bit of a gamble on this board.

Well, I'm actually feeling quite lucky,

because my knowledge of these isn't great.

I can imagine family at home shouting at the screen right now.

I'm going to take a guess.

I'm also going to go with The Godfather of Soul,

but I'm going to go for James Brown.

The Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

OK, let's see if that's right, and if it is,

let's see how many said James Brown.

No red line as you're already through.

It's right.

Not bad at all.

32 for The Godfather of Soul. Takes your total up to 57.

That's quite low for The Godfather of Soul.

Yeah, it is quite low, but good score for Ashley. Well played.

Up till 2010 he had the second most entries on the Billboard 100.

That's the American singles chart.

Elvis, of course, had the most. But now he's number three.

-Do you know who overtook him?

-Craig David.

No. Elvis, James Brown.

The people who had the most singles in the American chart in history.

Someone overtook him last year.

It was the cast of Glee. That's what it was.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Well, they had a huge amount of hits at the same time.

-They released everything from Glee.

-Of course, of course.

Of course he was The Godfather of Soul.

He's actually The First Cousin of Funk.

First cousin, once removed?

-Yeah.

-His big problem was he could never work out

whether to get up or get down. That was his thing.

His whole career was caught on a cleft stick between the two.

He was very much The Grand Old Duke of York of Funk.

-Certainly that, yeah.

-You know?

Now then, Rich. Again, it doesn't matter what you score.

You're through to the next round.

Remember, we are looking for the famous singers

associated with these nicknames.

Definitely know two, possibly three.

But I'm going to play it relatively safe, I think.

There's no need. You're through. Whatever.

Well, The Boss, I think, is Bruce Springsteen.

The Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

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

61. 61, not bad.

Takes your total up to 93. Richard.

And safely through as well, Rich. Bruce Springsteen.

Of course, Reagan tried to use Born In The USA as his campaign song

and Springsteen vetoed it.

He said, "It means the exact opposite of what you think it means."

What, he wasn't born in the USA?

No, it wasn't about being proud of being born in the USA.

-No, no, I know.

-Although he WAS born in the USA.

-He was.

-And he was born to run.

-Yeah. Baby, he was.

-Yeah.

James.

I guess people have been avoiding this one,

but I'm going to have to go for Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra, says James. Doesn't matter what you score,

you're through to the next round.

No red line for you. Ol' Blue Eyes. Is it Frank Sinatra?

How many people said it?

It's right.

Ooh, 73.

That's good grouping, isn't it? Emma scored 72, you scored 73.

It takes your total up to 145.

Yeah, the FBI's file on Frank Sinatra ran to 1,300 pages.

-Wow!

-They kept a very close eye on him.

Let's go through the rest of the board.

This was a slightly easier board than the last one.

Those bottom three, all big scorers.

And the top one also a fairly big scorer, The Man in Black,

the wonderful Johnny Cash.

He's my favourite. 25 points.

-The Modfather?

-Paul Weller.

Paul Weller, absolutely right. 23 points. Little Miss Dynamite?

-Slightly harder, this. It's not Ms Dynamite.

-No, exactly.

Is it Ms Dynamitee-hee?

No, it's not. It's from an earlier era.

Brenda Lee was Little Miss Dynamite.

Would have scored 7 points. And The Silver Fox?

Country singer, again from an early era.

-Don't know.

-Charlie Rich.

And that's the best answer on the board. 2 points.

Very well done, anyone who got a lot of those 14. Very impressive.

Thank you very much indeed.

So at the end of the first round,

the losing pair with the highest score, Ed and Natalie.

Oh dear, oh dear.

Godfather of Soul, Barry White. The Walrus of Love!

No.

-I hate Barry White now.

-LAUGHTER

I thought you were going to go right through.

And I'm afraid Barry White has let you down.

-He has.

-I'm so sorry.

It's been lovely having you.

Sorry we have to say goodbye to you so soon.

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

Now, there's only going to be room for two pairs in the head-to-head,

so one of the teams in front of me will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Lee and Ashley, conspicuously the low-scorers in that first round.

You would seem to be the pair to beat.

James and Emma, you want to be careful.

You're quite high-scoring there.

The category for Round Two is The USA.

Can you all decide who's going first

and who's going to go second.

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Atlantic US states as they could.

Atlantic US states, Richard.

This is one of those questions

that is going to have everyone at home rushing for their atlases.

We're looking for any of the 14 US states

which has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, please.

We won't accept any states that are just on the Gulf of Mexico.

They have to have coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. 14 of them.

Very best of luck at home, and very best of luck in the studio.

OK, thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Now then, Emma, you are going to go first.

-Something tells me you're not delighted with this category.

-No!

-I'm not very good at geography at the best of times.

-OK.

-I know states.

-OK.

I know a few states, so I might just take one.

I will go with...

Alaska.

OK. Alaska, says Emma. Let's see if it's right,

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

James, not looking too happy with that.

LAUGHTER

Ooh! Bad luck, Emma!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer which scores you 100 points.

I'm sorry. Richard?

Yeah, sorry, Emma. I mean, a huge state, so worth a guess,

but a bit too far north for the Atlantic, I'm afraid.

Now then, Ray.

-Yes.

-Ray.

-RAY LAUGHS

Remember we are looking for US states with an Atlantic coastline.

-Have you been to North America?

-No.

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

You took quite a long time to access that!

So I'm just going to have a stab in the dark and say...

Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, says Ray.

Let's see if that's right,

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

No! Bad luck, Ray.

I'm afraid that's also incorrect,

which means you score 100 points as well.

It's going well, isn't it?!

Yes, this is terrific stuff(!)

It's land-locked, Pennsylvania, I'm afraid.

Lee, an Atlantic coastal state.

OK, I have been to East Coast America,

but where I've been to, I'm not going to say.

I've got two others in my head,

and I think I'm going to take a slight gamble and say Rhode Island.

Rhode Island. Sounds costal to me.

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

It's right!

Very, very well done indeed, Lee!

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A correct answer, and an extremely low score.

-Very well done. Richard?

-Yeah, well played, Lee.

Going much better for you today, isn't it?

It's the smallest state in the USA,

and one of its nicknames is in fact The Ocean State.

We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at those scores.

Only two scores between the three pairs.

Lee and Ashley looking very strong indeed on 6.

Then Ray and Rich, and Emma and James, tied on 100.

So it's going to be Rich against James to see who stays with us,

and who will be leaving us at the end of the round.

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

So remember, we are looking for US states with an Atlantic coastline.

-Didn't Lee do brilliantly there?

-He did! He did really well.

Fantastic answer, there.

Now the high-scorers are Rich and Ray, and James and Emma, on 100.

You're on 6.

A score of 93 or less will see you through to the head-to-head.

Well, I had some in mind that I was going to go for a bit of a risk,

but I'm going to attempt to make the round safe, and say Florida.

Florida, says Ashley. Florida. Here's your red line, nice and high.

Below that line, you're in the head-to-head.

How many people said Florida?

Absolutely right, and you're through.

50.

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Not a bad answer at all, Ashley. That takes your total up to 56.

-You're through to the head-to-head.

-Yes, well played, Ashley.

Very, very good tactics there, and safely through.

Named by Juan Ponce de Leon, the explorer.

-Rich.

-Yeah.

You're the high-scorers.

Joint high-scorers on 100 points.

Now remember, we are looking for US states with an Atlantic coastline.

Well, hopefully it's safe.

I think I'm going to go for New York State.

New York, says Rich. Let's see if that's right,

and how many people said it.

No red line for you, as you are joint high-scorers. New York.

It's right.

43.

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43 takes your total to 143. Richard?

Yeah, correct answer, and puts the pressure on James.

It's got 130 miles of Atlantic coastline,

but nearly three times as much coastline on Lake Eerie and Lake Ontario.

James, the high-scorers are now Rich and Ray on 143. You are on 100.

A score of 42 or less is enough to get you through to the head-to-head.

Right, it's between a few. I've got three in my mind. So...

Is this a good category for you, James?

It's reasonable. I've been looking at America.

So let's go with Maine.

Maine, says James. Maine. There is your red line.

If you get below that red line with Maine,

you are through to the next round.

Maine. Is it right? How many people said it?

Very well done, James. It's right.

And you are through to the next round.

17.

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17 for Maine takes your total up to 117.

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Well played. Who'd have thought, when you started off with 100,

that you would have qualified? That's some real bounce back.

-Isn't it?

-Amazing.

I don't know what this guy does for a living, but...

LAUGHTER

It's like he stands at the edge of a trampoline,

shouting encouragement to children.

Yeah, I'm assuming he can trampoline as well.

Yeah, still do a bit.

Yeah, this guy can trampoline. That's what he was doing there.

-That was awesome.

-OK!

There's no pointless answers here

but let's go through the lowest scorers.

Delaware would have been the best answer you could have given for 3.

Maryland for 4, New Hampshire for 5.

Before we look at the biggest scorers, I'll take you through a few.

Connecticut, South Carolina, Georgia,

Virginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey.

And these three top ones, which we've already heard, actually.

Maine, which James gave us, that would have scored you 17.

Rich gave us New York for 43, and Ashley's Florida,

actually top of the pile, on 50.

Very well done anybody who got all 14 without cheating.

And if you got all 14 with cheating, well played as well.

-Because it shows...

-Resourcefulness.

-Resourcefulness, exactly.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. So at the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the high score, it's Ray and Rich.

-Aw!

-Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!

AUDIENCE: Aw!

Geography!

-It's no good, is it, really?

-No good at all!

Rich and Ray, awful to be saying goodbye to you so soon.

It's been lovely having you on.

Thank you both so much for playing.

-Thank you.

-Great contestants.

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But for the remaining two pairs,

things are about to get more exciting, as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Lee and Ashley, James and Emma.

You are now only one round away from the final,

and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £7,250.

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Now obviously only one pair can play for that money.

So to decide which pair it's going to be,

you're now going to go head-to-head on the best of three questions.

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

And the great news is you are now allowed to confer.

Well, Lee and Ashley, you would seem to be the pair to beat.

You've been the lowest scorers in both our rounds.

James and Emma, you've been lucky to get through

and you're in the head-to-head.

So it's all to play for. Let's play the head-to-head.

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OK, here comes your first question.

And it concerns..

cooking ingredients.

Cooking ingredients, Richard?

Yes, we're going to show you five pictures of culinary ingredients

used to flavour cooking.

Can you recognise them, and pick the most obscure?

Thank you very much indeed.

Let's reveal our five culinary ingredients.

And they are:

OK, there are our five ingredients.

All you have to do is try and identify the one you think

the fewest of our 100 people will have known.

Lee and Ashley, you've played best

throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

James and Emma, you can confer now as well.

-LEE WHISPERS

-Shall we go for it?

-I don't know.

-Sure? Yeah?

-OK.

OK, we're going to go for C, which we think is cinnamon.

C - cinnamon, say Lee and Ashley. C is cinnamon.

James and Emma, talk us through the board.

We know A and B.

You can say which you think they are.

We think B is garlic, A was...

I said hazelnuts, but I'm not sure.

I think what we're going to go with is we're going to go with E,

which I believe is saffron.

Saffron - E, you are saying.

So, we have Lee and Ashley, saying C is cinnamon.

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

let's see how many of our 100 people identified C as cinnamon.

It's right.

Oh, 61. 61!

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And James and Emma are saying that E is saffron.

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

let's see how many of our 100 people said E - saffron.

It's right. 61 is what you have to beat.

And you've done it! Just! At 59!

APPLAUSE

Wow! Which means after one question, James and Emma, you are up, 1-0.

It's going to be a cracking head-to-head, this!

They used to burn cinnamon on funeral pyres in Ancient Rome.

Nero, when his second wife died, burned a year's supply of cinnamon.

-I imagine, very expensive?

-Yeah.

Let's look at the answers.

There are a couple of answers that would have won the point.

A is not hazelnuts.

It's coriander seeds. AUDIENCE GASPS

How about that! It would have scored you 5 points.

That was a good gasp, by the way. LAUGHTER

No-one's ever gasped that much when someone said "coriander seeds". LAUGHTER

B is garlic,

but you did well to avoid it,

because it would have scored you

91 points.

Cinnamon there, 61. D...do you know D? It's a tricky one.

It would only have scored you 4 points.

-It's the best answer on the board.

-No, I...

That's tamarind. AUDIENCE GASPS

-This is brilliant gasping!

-Great, isn't it?

-It's unbelievable!

-It's good!

We should do pictures of cooking ingredients more often.

-Clearly!

-And we've seen there, saffron on 59.

Very well done if you got all five of those.

Well done if you gasped when I said coriander seeds as well.

That saffron looks like something Mick Hucknall's barber's

just swept up off the floor, doesn't it?

LAUGHTER

OK, now here comes your second question,

and it concerns the Six Nations.

The Six Nations. Richard?

We're about to show you five clues to facts about

the Six Nations rugby tournament, all correct up to the end of 2011.

Can you pick the most obscure? Best of luck.

Thank you very much, Richard.

OK, let's reveal our five facts about the Six Nations.

And we have got - the year the tournament became the Six Nations.

The stadium nicknamed Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch.

The title awarded to a team that wins all its games.

The first nation to win all five games in a single tournament.

The last nation to join, making it the Six Nations.

OK, I'll read those all one more time.

So there we are. Six facts about the Six Nations.

James and Emma, you go first. You're trying to find the fact

you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

THEY WHISPER

OK, we're going to go with the title awarded to a team

that wins all its games, and that's a Grand Slam.

Grand Slam, say James and Emma.

Now then, Lee and Ashley.

Yeah, we're going to go for the last nation to join, and go for Italy.

The last nation to join. Italy, say Lee and Ashley.

So James and Emma are going with the Grand Slam,

the title awarded to a team that wins all its games.

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

It's right.

-46.

-APPLAUSE

46 people said the Grand Slam. Now then, Lee and Ashley,

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

You have said Italy was the sixth nation to join.

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

It's right. Now 46 is what you have to beat.

Oh!

49!

APPLAUSE

Once again, a very, very, very close outcome.

But James and Emma do it once again.

Which means, after only two questions,

they are through to the final, 2-0.

-Richard?

-Yeah, beaten by 5 points in all, across the two questions.

That is very, very tough luck. But very well played, James and Emma.

Let's fill in the rest.

All of these would have won you the point, as you might imagine.

The year the tournament became the Six Nations was 2000,

and that would have scored you 2 points.

The stadium nicknamed Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch.

William Williams was the man charged with finding

the home of English rugby. He found Twickenham.

That would have scored you 8 points.

And the first nation to win all five games in a single tournament

was in the year 2002, and it was France.

They won the Grand Slam. 7 points.

Very well done if you got the Grand Slam and won all five of those.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

I'm afraid it's Lee and Ashley.

-AUDIENCE: Aw!

-Did you know any of the low-scoring answers there?

I would have guessed France,

but it would have been a massive gamble,

and I thought it would be close with the two that we had.

-It was not our luck, really.

-Yeah, that was tough.

They were quite tough there.

I thought you were going to go all the way.

And then James and Emma, they just...well only,

as Richard said, by 5 points across two questions were you defeated.

But defeated you were. So we have to say goodbye.

But thank you both so much for playing.

APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, James and Emma. You've fought off the competition,

and you have 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 £7,250.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well, it's been a favourable outcome

for you, James and Emma.

Because you weren't by any means the lowest scorers.

But you have, nonetheless, seen off three returning pairs,

and then rather brilliantly in that head-to-head, a 2-0 victory.

Very well done indeed.

The rules are simple. To win that money,

you have to find a pointless answer. We haven't had any today.

You have to find one and you will go home with £7,250.

First, though, you've got to choose a category,

and you can choose from these five options.

They are - Celebrities, Playwrights,

Eurovision Winners,

England Footballers,

Political History.

-What?

-Oh dear.

I'd say Celebrities. Playwrights - no. Eurovision - no.

-England Footballers.

-Do you know enough?

-Not enough to get a pointless answers.

-And Political History?

Not enough to get a pointless answer.

-It's going to have to be Celebrities.

-Celebrities.

OK. Celebrities it is. Best of luck.

Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many celebrities who have been named

FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World as they could.

Richard?

Yes, we're looking for any woman who has come top of the UK version

of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World

in any year from 1995, when it began,

through to 2011, please. Anyone who's topped that poll.

Thank you very much.

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

and all you need to win that £7,250

is for just one of them to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes!

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

-Do you know any?

-Yeah, I know a few.

-Lets see, you've got...I'm thinking Denise Richards, maybe.

-Yep.

-Megan Fox, definitely won it a few years ago.

-Was that the UK, though?

Yeah. Not FROM the UK, but in the world.

Charlize Theron, possibly.

-I'm thinking Kim Wilde, I don't know why.

-Bit old! Bit old!

-I don't know!

Who else? Denise Richards I think has won it.

Recent people?

-Has Kelly Brook won it?

-Probably, yes.

-So should we go with those three?

-Keep going.

Think of some more people.

-1995...

-You'd be looking at people like...

-..erm...

-Who have you got? Charlize Theron.

-But are they going to be pointless?

-I don't know.

Denise Richards could be. Charlize Theron.

Kelly Brook. Would that be obvious? What was your other one?

Ten seconds!

-Megan Fox was my other option.

-And what would be more..?

-Either's going to be...

-Kelly Brook?

Yeah, we'll go with Kelly Brook.

OK, your time is up.

We were looking for celebrities who have been named

FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.

I now need your three answers.

-We'll go with Denise Richards.

-Denise Richards.

-Kelly Brook.

-Kelly Brook.

-And Charlize Theron.

And Charlize Theron.

Of those, which one do you want to put last?

-Your most likely shot at a pointless answer?

-Probably Denise Richards.

Denise Richards. We'll put her last. Your least likely?

-Kelly Brook.

-Kelly Brook. We'll put her first.

OK, let's put them up on the board in that order.

We have got Kelly Brook, Charlize Theron, and Denise Richards.

So we were looking for celebrities who have been named

FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.

Kelly Brook was your first answer.

Your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

Now remember, you only have to find one pointless answer

to win that £7,250 jackpot.

Let's see how many people said Kelly Brook.

It's right.

OK, this was your least likely shot at a pointless answer, Kelly Brook.

Now going down into the 30s...into the 20s.

If she goes down to zero, you leave here with £7,250.

4!

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Wow!

Wow! Well, unfortunately not a pointless answer.

But that's quite reassuring, isn't it? Kelly Brook, only four people?

I thought that would be a lot higher than that!

Yeah, that was your first answer.

Now you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot of £7,250.

Now looking like quite a possibility there.

What would you do with £7,250, Emma?

Erm, I'd probably use it towards a deposit for a house.

So we can go and live together.

-OK.

-AUDIENCE: Aw!

Yeah, James, you've got to say the same thing now.

LAUGHTER

Yep! It's a good amount.

OK, we are looking for celebrities who have been named

FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Charlize Theron.

It has to be right and it has to be pointless.

And if it's both of those things, you leave here with £7,250.

How many people said Charlize Theron? Is it right?

Ooh!

Very surprising! An incorrect answer.

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

Everything is now resting on Denise Richards.

-Now are you sure that's a correct answer?

-I think so.

I think she's been in the top ten at least. I'm not 100%.

-You tell me that now!

-There's a good chance.

Emma, he's quite good

on his FHM Sexiest Women in the World charts, isn't he?

-Yeah! I should be concerned.

-Oh, well!

We are looking for celebrities who've been named

FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World.

Your third and final answer was Denise Richards.

This was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £7,250.

This is your last chance. Denise Richards. Is it right?

How many people said it?

Oh, no!

Oh, bad luck!

APPLAUSE

Bad luck! Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find

that crucial pointless answer,

so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £7,250,

which rolls over onto the next show.

But you have been absolutely brilliant contestants,

and you do get to take home our Pointless trophy, so very well done.

APPLAUSE

Yeah, and the good news, Emma, is it turns out

James is not that good on the list of the world's sexiest women.

Kelly Brook was my answer, so that's quite bad!

Denise Richards - 5th, she came in 2001.

That's the highest she's ever come.

And Charlize Theron, 26th in 2006.

But she's won an Oscar, so she's probably not that fussed.

Let's take a look at the six pointless answers.

Six women who would have won you the money.

First one of which is Anna Kournikova, the tennis player.

Gillian Anderson won it in the '90s.

As far as I can work out,

she's the only name on the list

who's won the Sexiest Woman in the World AND presented

the PBS Masterpiece Classics series on the novels of Jane Austen.

I think she's the only one.

Jenny McCarthy, the model and actress.

She was a pointless answer.

Jessica Alba from Fantastic Four and many other films.

Sarah Michelle Gellar won at the height of her Buffy fame.

And Teri Hatcher as well.

Very well done if you said any of those at home.

-How many of those did you know?

-All of them.

I'm looking at them thinking, "Yep, should have known."

-Should have said one of those.

-That's tough.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you,

but it's been great having you on. Thank you for playing.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So sadly, James and Emma didn't win today's jackpot, so it rolls over.

Which means on the next show, we will be playing for £8,250.

APPLAUSE

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

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