Episode 47 Pointless

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I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

-Let's meet today's players.

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Welcome, Vivienne and Tony. You are our first pair.

-How do you know each other?

-We're married.

We've been married over 20 years and we met in London, although we both come from Birmingham.

-What do you do, Tony?

-I'm a computer bore, I'm afraid.

What do you like to do when you're not doing computer stuff?

What I used to like to do, before middle age crept up on me,

was play lots of sport and now my body has told me

-I have to play golf and nothing else.

-Really? Just the golf.

-Vivienne, what do you do?

-I'm a drama teacher.

-Excellent. What bits of drama do you specialise in?

-I teach 16 up.

I particularly like improvisation.

Bad improvisation always turns out being an argument.

-People being cross about things.

-When I teach boys, it always turns into a fight.

-What would be great if it came up for you today?

-Drama! Theatre.

All that stuff would be great.

I was thinking my down sides are probably history, politics, geography.

Real life things. What I'm better at is the imaginative stuff.

-Drama, films, TV.

-Vivienne and Tony, it's lovely to have you here.

Best of luck. Next we welcome back Heath and Ben.

You were on last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final.

-Remind us how you know each other, Heath.

-We work together.

-You work together in Plymouth.

-That's right.

-What happened last time?

-We were part of what can only be called the Fiennes incident.

The Ralph and Joseph Fiennes round. It's gone down in the Pointless annals. You joined the 300 Club.

Not many members of that. But anyway, we got through it.

Eventually.

-You got home all right, didn't you, before dawn?

-Just about!

-Heath, what are you hoping is going to come up?

-A bit of music. We didn't have any music last time.

Ben, what would be good for you this afternoon?

Something in motor sport maybe. That wouldn't be too bad.

-Anything you'd particularly not like to see?

-Oh, literature.

-Musicals. Opera.

-Heath, how about you? Anything in particular?

Definitely geography. I would hate to return to the Fienneses.

OK, we won't go back to the Fienneses. Ever!

Very best of luck, Heath and Ben. In the absence of any Fiennes questions,

let's hope we see more of you today.

Next we welcome Will and James. How do you know each other?

We met at school during our GCSEs, doing business studies.

We've been friends ever since, through thick and thin.

-Where are you from, James?

-From Wakefield, which is near Leeds.

-Wakefield, near Leeds. West Yorkshire.

-Yeah.

What do you do, Will?

-I'm a customer service manager for a building society.

-James, what do you do?

I'm a software engineer, so another computer guy.

I work on fighter jets at the moment. We're writing some simulation software.

-Only about the most fun job you can have...

-It's not.

-You make flight simulation software for fighter jets.

-Yeah.

-This is all classified information.

-Yeah. We're not allowed to say much.

Tell us all about it. That sounds fascinating.

-What do you like to do when you're not doing that?

-I like reading, watching TV.

Does anything live up to the fun of that though?

-It's not particularly fun. Reading's quite good.

-Very good indeed.

Great to have you here. Best of luck.

Finally, we welcome back Rich and Becki.

You were on the show last time as well. Remind us how you know each other.

We met about ten years ago in a nightclub. Been friends ever since.

Rich, what happened last time?

We had some issues around what's a city and what's a country.

I feel I should go no further.

You had a lucky escape. You got out in round one.

You ducked under the wave that was round two.

Oh, that was cruel.

Anyway, that was last time. Today, Becki, what's going to be brilliant if it comes up today?

-Erm... TV. Especially kids' TV.

-Any favourites kids' TV shows?

-Peppa Pig.

-Oh, yes, good. Some of the people they have on that show are just brilliant.

-I don't know if you...

-I'm a big fan of Peppa Pig.

-I think the voiceover's slightly...

-They're good. I'll tell you the one I don't like, I can't stand,

-I don't know who does it, is Captain Daddy Dog.

-Yes!

-That's the worst one.

It's done by one of those people, one of those people in this world,

they come to work with you and their voice is so annoying.

It's difficult. You find you can't get to know them.

I don't know why they would choose someone like that to voiceover a children's character.

-Well...

-I'm going to look up who does it.

-You should.

"Voice of Daddy Dog.

"Alex..." Oh. That's...

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That's awkward. LAUGHTER

Very good. So if children's programmes come up...

They do come up from time to time. Anything you want to avoid?

-Geography.

-Geography, without a second's hesitation! Rich?

I think similar to most, art and literature, I'd struggle with.

OK, very good. Best of luck.

Let's hope we see more of you. We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.

There's one person left to introduce.

He's a man who only has one hat, and that's his thinking cap. It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

Hiya. APPLAUSE

Genuinely, especially after a show like last time,

when it was very difficult for people, I like to please. I'm a people pleaser.

We've had Becki, Heath and Vivienne have all said no geography,

so as a nice person, I'm thinking, "There's five people

-"who are going to enjoy round one" because it's geography.

-Good.

-Yeah.

-Let the fun commence.

Our questions have been asked to 100 people, but we are looking for the obscure answers they didn't get.

To stay in the game, all our players need to do is score as few points as they can.

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

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

Tom and Darren won the jackpot last time, so today's jackpot starts out at £1,000.

-Right, let's play Pointless.

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

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated. If you give me an incorrect answer,

you will score the maximum of 100 points. Avoid those if you can.

Our first category today is:

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

and who's going second and whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many European countries with 20 million or fewer people as they could.

European countries with 20 million people or fewer. Richard.

Any country that is wholly in Europe and has a population of less than 20 million.

Give you a rough idea, Romania has 22 million.

Smaller than that. As always, by "country", we mean a member of the UN that is a sovereign state.

-We wouldn't accept for example Vatican City.

-Thank you.

Vivienne and Tony, you drew lots before the show and are going first.

How is your European geography?

Erm... Hopefully, not too bad.

My brain's gone into freeze already,

but I think I'm going to go for...Lithuania.

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

It's right.

Well done, Tony. Down it goes. Look at that. Eight!

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-That's a cracking answer, Tony. Eight for Lithuania.

-Well played, Tony. Not much thinking time.

-3.2 million is the population of Lithuania.

-It's tiny!

-That's why it's a correct answer.

-Lithuania? You can practically get them in the back of a car.

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OK, Heath. What is the most obscure European country

with a population of 20 million or fewer that you can think of?

Erm... I'm going to plump for...Monaco.

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

It's right.

-Down it goes. 16!

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-Good answer. 16 for Monaco.

-Well played, Heath.

The smallest of all, just 30,000 people live in Monaco.

Will. A nice obscure European country with a population of 20 million or fewer.

OK, I'm going for a country I went to last year on holiday which I think is pretty small.

Montenegro.

Montenegro, says Will. Sounds like a good answer.

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

It's right.

Very well done, Will! Three!

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-That's a great answer and a great score.

-Well done, Will. Population of 650,000.

If you were there for a fortnight, you probably met most of them. LAUGHTER

Thank you. Now then, Rich.

I'm going with one I'm pretty sure England played football against a year or two ago. Andorra.

Andorra, says Rich. Let's see if that's right

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

Very well done.

That's a great score as well. Eight for Andorra.

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Well played. 85,000 people in Andorra.

England did play Andorra in a 2009 World Cup qualifier. Beat them 6-0.

But there's only 85,000 people there. So it's what you'd expect.

Or you'd hope. Two of the Andorra players had to leave at half-time.

It was their shift in the pub. LAUGHTER

We're halfway through, so let's take a look at those scores.

The best so far is Will's score of three. Then we come up to eight,

Rich and Becki and Tony and Vivienne.

And then up to 16, still a low score,

but Heath and Ben, you are our high scorers on 16.

Ben, you're going to have to find a particularly

obscure European country with 20 million or fewer inhabitants.

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

Remember, we are looking for European countries with a population of 20 million or fewer.

Becki, you're on eight. The high scorers on 16 are Ben and Heath.

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

Geography's not my... Not my best subject.

I probably would have no idea,

-so it is a guess. Completely.

-OK.

And it's the first country that came into my head.

-Hopefully it's a country and not a city.

-Last time it was a country!

I'm going with Bulgaria.

Bulgaria, says Becki. Bulgaria. Here comes your red line. Nice and low.

Get below that red line with Bulgaria,

you are through to the next round for sure.

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

It's right.

Very well done. You've done it! One for Bulgaria!

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-That's an excellent answer. The lowest score so far.

-Your total is nine. Very well done.

-Yeah, very well played, Becki.

-That feels a bit better.

-It does.

-Population of seven million. Very good answer.

Now then, James. You're on three.

The high scorers are still Ben and Heath on 16,

so a score of 12 or less will see you easily into the next round.

I've got to try and top Will's, so I'll go for Moldova.

Moldova, says James. Here is your red line.

If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round.

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

Very well done.

Yes, you've done it. Oh, very well done indeed!

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-That's a pointless answer. It adds £250 to today's jackpot.

Takes the total up to £1,250. It scores you nothing.

It beats Will's already impressive answer

-and leaves your total at three.

-Brilliant, very well played.

They spend more of their GDP on education than any other European country.

In 15 years' time, they'll be the cleverest country in Europe.

-One would hope, or they've just been wasting their money.

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We are looking for European countries with a population of 20 million or less.

Ben. Moment of truth. You are the high scorers on 16.

We need a really good low score from you. Ideally, a pointless answer.

And even then, it's a bit of a...wing and a prayer.

It is. I had two answers in my head. Both of them have gone.

I'm going to have to go for something which could be very obvious.

-I'm going to have to go for Belgium.

-You're going for Belgium. There's no red line for you. Belgium, says Ben.

Is it right, how many people said Belgium?

It is right.

-20. Bad luck, Ben.

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That's a high score. Takes your total up to 36.

In any normal round, it's a good score. 36 would be a good combined score.

Just over 10 million people in Belgium.

Almost all of them live in cities. 97% of them.

Vivienne, you said geography would be a hard subject for you.

But European countries with populations below 20 million...

I had some ideas and they've gone.

So I'll try one and keep my fingers crossed.

Let me tell you, you are on eight. The high scorers on 36 are Ben and Heath,

which means a target score of 27 or less is what you have to achieve to stay in the game.

Talk us through your options.

-The one I'm going to say.

-OK, there we are. That was quick.

Latvia.

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

There is your red line. Nice and high.

It's right.

You're through to the next round. 11! Very well done!

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-11 takes your total up to 19.

Very well played. Given that Tony said Lithuania,

can I hazard a guess at where you went on holiday last year?

I was going to say, let's take a look at the pointless answers,

but there's only one and James got it, Moldova.

Very well played. Some of the low scorers, I can tell you.

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia scored one.

Bulgaria, Belarus, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, those are some of the low scorers.

Let's take a look at the ones that most of our 100 people said.

Republic of Ireland would have scored 20, the same as Belgium.

Then Switzerland on 23. What do you think would be right at the top?

-Name a small country in Europe.

-Luxembourg?

-It is Luxembourg. 36 points, it would have scored you.

-Thank you, Richard.

At the end of the first round, the losing pair is Heath and Ben.

Did you have any of those other low scoring answers?

-To be honest, I would have been taking a punt and I wasn't 100% sure.

-You did the right thing.

But the upshot is we have to say goodbye to you.

-It's been great having you on the show. Thank you, Ben and Heath.

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But for the remaining three pairs, it's time for round two.

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Obviously, there's only room for two pairs in our head-to-head round.

One of the teams will be leaving us at end the of this round.

Our category for round two is:

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

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

Our round two question concerns:

-Richard.

-One of those questions where you have to do a bit of detective work.

We'll show you a series of locations and dates on which a historical figure died in that location.

Tell us the person. Give us an obscure answer and score fewer points.

An incorrect answer scores 100 points.

12 in all for you to have a go at at home.

We are looking for the names of the historical figures who died in these places at these times.

And we have got...

I'm going to read them one final time.

There we are, Tony.

As always, you are looking for the answer you think

the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Right.

Not my strength. But something is ringing a bell there for St Helena,

-which I think was Napoleon died there.

-Napoleon, you are saying.

St Helena on the 5th of May 1821. Let's see if that's right and how many people knew that answer.

Yup, absolutely right.

-40, not bad at all.

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Good answer. He was there for six years, having previously been exiled to Elba.

James.

There are two up there that I know.

I think they're quite obvious

but I might be wrong.

I'm going to go for

Mahatma Gandhi and New Delhi.

Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi, 1948, 30th January. Mahatma Gandhi.

Let's see if that's right. If it is, how many said it?

47

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47 for Mahatma Gandhi.

Yes, assassinated by a Hindu nationalist

and over two million people joined his five-mile funeral procession.

Remember, we're looking for the famous historical figures

who died in these locations on these dates.

-Now then, Rich.

-Yeah, history not my strongest subject, I must be honest.

Those dates to me look quite tough.

There's a couple

I can have a stab at.

I think the 22nd November 1963

is JFK

but I think that's probably

a little bit obvious.

Vienna and Paris, I've not a clue.

Just purely on the date of 1901,

I'm thinking it might be

Queen Victoria, which I think might be more obscure maybe than JFK.

I'm going to go with Queen Victoria.

Let's see if Queen Victoria is right for that 1901 date,

on the Isle of Wight.

If it is, let's see how many knew that answer. Queen Victoria.

Absolutely right.

Very well done indeed. Best score of the round so far, Rich.

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-25.

-Well played, Rich. Very good reasoning as well.

She spent a lot of time on the Isle of Wight at Osborne House.

She's buried with her husband's dressing gown

and a lock of John Brown's hair.

Quite macabre this round, isn't it?

-It is a bit.

-Although they died a long time ago, a lot of them.

-Yeah.

So I wouldn't feel so bad.

-Let's see how modern it gets on the next board.

-RICHARD LAUGHS

Good idea. Let's go through the board.

Rich, you were right about Dallas as well, it was John F Kennedy

but you were right to avoid it.

62 points it would have scored.

We'll clear up the other two.

Using your detective skills, 5th December, 1791 Vienna.

What would you guess?

-I'm guessing it's Mozart.

-You're absolutely right.

Died at the age of 35. Would have scored you 9 points.

And 16th October, 1793 in Paris?

Don't know.

Marie Antoinette.

That scored 2 points.

The best answer on the board.

Very well done to anyone who got all of those at home.

Thank you very much, Richard. OK, let's look at the scores.

We're halfway through the round.

25 the lowest score of that part,

so Rich and Becki looking nice and strong on that.

Then we go up to 40

where we find Tony and Vivienne

and then up to 47 where we find James and Will.

You are our high-scorers at the moment.

Will, you know what you have to do if you want to stay in the game.

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

OK, we're going to put six more locations and dates on the board.

Here they come. We have got...

I'll read those all one more time.

There we are.

We are looking for

the historical figures who died

in these locations on these dates

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

-Now then, Becki. Didn't Rich do well?

-He did, yeah.

That was a great answer there.

I'm quite happy with that cos I'm not very good at all

and the one or two maybe

that I'm thinking,

I'm presuming they will be

high answers IF they are correct.

OK, well, you are on 25.

The high-scorers on 47 are Will and James,

which means a score of 21 or less

will ensure you a place in the head-to-head.

Yeah,

I'm hoping that it's at least right!

I'll go with 16th August, Memphis

with Elvis Presley.

OK, the 1977 date - you're going to say Elvis Presley.

Here is your red line.

If you get below it with Elvis, you are through to the head-to-head.

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

-55.

-Not too bad.

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55, takes your total up to 80. Richard.

Yeah, well played, Becki. Again.

Now then, Will.

The high-scorers are now Becki and Rich on 80.

You're on 47,

so a score of 32 or less will see you into the next round.

I know a few for sure, but I'm going to have to take

a bit of a gamble

because of the last answer.

30th May, 1431 in Rouen

and say Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc you are saying for 1431 in Rouen.

Let's see if that's right.

If it is, how many people knew that answer?

There is your red line. Joan of Arc.

It is, la Pucelle.

There you are, you're through.

Well done. 23.

Did exactly what it needed to do.

That takes your total up to a nice round 70.

Great answer, well played.

Yes, she was burned at the stake on charges of heresy,

though a court found her innocent 25 years later, so that's OK.

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Now then, Vivienne.

The high-scorers on 80

are Becki and Rich.

You're on 40, so a score of 39 or less is what you need

to make the head-to-head.

You're the last to have this board.

You can take us through it.

I'd love to but there's only one

that I feel confident of

and with my drama background,

it's 23rd April, 1616

and I'm hoping it's William Shakespeare.

OK, William Shakespeare.

Stratford-upon-Avon -

the clue there.

Let's see if that's right.

Here is your red line.

You must get below the red line to make it to the head-to-head.

Let's see if you can with William Shakespeare.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

Ooh!

Bad luck, Vivienne.

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63.

Takes your total up to 103. Richard.

Yes, sorry, Vivienne. Very big score there.

Thought to have died on his 52nd birthday, Shakespeare.

D'you want to take us through

the rest of this one?

Give us a go at 15th April, 1865 in Washington DC.

-Died at Ford's Theatre.

-Oh, yes...

Well, it's Lincoln but it's...

Is it John Wilkes Booth, was he called, the...?

He's who shot him. I was looking for Abraham Lincoln.

-I know, sorry.

-That would've scored 31 points.

14th October, 1066 - the clue's in the date. Senlac Hill.

-Guess it was Harold?

-King Harold, absolutely right.

Would've scored 9 and this is a tough one.

Well done if anyone worked this out at home.

4th August, 1875 in Copenhagen.

-A famous Dane, a famous Danish writer.

-Hans Christian Andersen?

Hans Christian Andersen, absolutely right

and that would've scored 5 points, the best answer.

Very well done to anyone who got all 12, very impressive.

Thanks, Richard.

At the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the highest score

is Vivienne and Tony.

Did you know any of the other lower-scoring ones?

-I should have got Harold.

-You should!

It was Senlac Hill which perhaps threw us all a bit.

But 1066, surely. Well, listen.

This is only your first shot at the Pointless final.

We'll see you next time,

when I'm sure you'll go much further.

Thanks for playing. Vivienne and Tony.

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Very well done.

But for the remaining two pairs,

things will get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations Will and James, Rich and Becki.

You're now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for the jackpot,

which currently stands at £1,250.

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Only one pair can play for that money.

To decide which pair it'll be you are 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.

The great news is you are now allowed to confer.

Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question

and it concerns...

stand-up comedians.

Stand-up comedians, Richard.

For this first question we're going to show you five pictures of famous stand-up comedians.

-Can you pick the most obscure? Good luck.

-Thank you very much.

Let's reveal our five stand-up comedians and here they come.

We've got...

OK, there they are.

Will and James, you've played best throughout the show so far,

so you get to go first.

D looks familiar and I know who she is

but I can only think of the first name,

so we're going to go for A,

who is Ed Byrne.

You're saying A - Ed Byrne?

Rich and Becki.

I can't think of A's name, I'm just not sure it's Ed Byrne.

B's Jo Brand, C's Richard Pryor

and D's Victoria Wood.

E... Doesn't look familiar at all.

Out of the three of them I'm going to guess that...

The three that I know... is probably Richard Pryor, C.

OK, C - Richard Pryor.

So, we have A - Ed Byrne

and C - Richard Pryor. Will and James said A was Ed Byrne.

Let's see if that's right.

If it is, how many people knew that answer?

Bad luck. As Rich said,

I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer.

Rich and Becki,

your answer of C

being Richard Pryor,

you only have to be right to win this question.

Let's see. Is it Richard Pryor?

It's right.

-45

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But most importantly, it was correct,

which means after one question, Rich and Becki are up 1 - 0.

On Comedy Central's list of The Greatest Stand-Up Comedians Of All-Time,

Richard Pryor was number one.

Now, A - it's not Ed Byrne.

Ed's been on the show, we love Ed.

Would he be happy or sad

that someone thought that was him?

Happy and sad. Bittersweet, I'd say.

Bittersweet. Nice to get a mention.

Shame with the wrong face.

Exactly, it's actually Dylan Moran,

the Irish stand-up

and the star and writer of Black Books as well.

Would've scored you 20 points.

B is Jo Brand, as Rich told us

but you did well to avoid her -

she would have scored you 76.

The wonderful Victoria Wood,

you're quite right, is D.

She would've scored you 70.

Brilliant answer,

we love Victoria Wood.

E is a pointless answer.

He's the New York stand-up,

social critic and satirist...

Lenny Bruce.

Lenny Bruce, absolutely right.

No points at all, pointless answer.

Well done if you got him at home.

He's on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover...

-So he is.

-..on the top row.

Thank you, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Will and James, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

OK, our second question concerns...

UK universities.

UK universities, Richard.

We're going to show you

the names and locations of five UK universities,

but we're only going to give you the initials of the university.

Can you fill in the gaps

and tell us what they're called, please?

OK, thank you very much.

Let's reveal our five university clues and here they come.

We've got...

I'll read those one last time.

OK, there we are.

Five universities.

Rich and Becki, you go first this time.

I only lasted six weeks at university,

so I don't know how good

I'll be at this one,

but seeing as it's a local one

to ourselves, Birmingham,

we'll go AU - Aston University.

Aston University,

say Rich and Becki.

Now then, Will and James.

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

Talk us through the board.

I think James' brother

went to Leicester, didn't he?

He went to Leicester,

not DeMontfort, the other one.

but I think that will be higher

than Aston.

It's up to you if you want to guess

and go Queen Mary for Musselburgh.

-Are you sure about Leicester?

-I'm positive about Leicester.

Should we go for that one?

OK, we'll go for Leicester, DeMontfort University.

OK, DeMontfort University

in Leicester.

We have Aston University and DeMontfort University.

Rich and Becki have said Aston University.

Let's see if that's right and if so, how many people said it?

Again, Will and James,

it's the question you have to win to stay in the game.

Aston University.

It's right.

-25.

-Not bad.

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25 for Aston University.

Now, Will and James.

You think DeMontfort University

won't beat that, or will beat that?

-I don't think it will.

-I've no idea!

OK, well, we'll discover.

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

DeMontfort University in Leicester. Is that right? How many said it?

It's right.

25 is the score it has to beat.

Ooh! 34.

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Well, Aston University pips it.

That means after only two questions, Rich and Becki,

you are through to the final, 2 - 0.

That fell nicely for two Brummies.

Very nice. James, you had another option

you were going to go for.

A riskier one.

We were going to guess Queen Mary for Musselburgh.

If you'd said that,

you'd have been knocked out too.

It's Queen Margaret University.

I hope that makes you feel better.

That would've scored 6.

Norwich UEA

is the University of East Anglia.

That would've scored you 43 points.

Wrexham, do you know that?

Wrexham, GU?

Glyndwr University,

named after Owain Glyndwr.

That's the best answer on the board.

2 points for that.

Thanks very much.

The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head round,

I'm afraid it's Will and James.

We'll have to look forward to seeing you again next time,

when maybe you'll make it even further.

For now, thanks very much for playing.

-Great contestants.

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But for Rich and Becki, it's now time for the Pointless final.

Congratulations, Rich and Becki.

You've fought off all the competition - by that I mean,

you really have fought off all of 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 £1,250.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But what a journey! What a journey!

I mean, a great low score from you in the first round, Becki with Bulgaria.

You scored the lowest score of the round, I think,

-until the pointless answer.

-Yeah.

Then you came up against the head-to-head...

-Last time you played you were out in Round One, weren't you?

-Yeah.

This time you came up against the favourites in the head-to-head

-and you saw them off, 2 - 0.

-I was waiting for the second round, you see.

Put myself forward a bit more.

If that's what it was - tactics, you've played a blinder.

The rules are very simple.

To win that money, all you have to do is to find a pointless answer.

We've had one pointless answer on the show today.

You only have to find one more now and you'll go home with that £1,250 jackpot.

Firstly, you've got to choose a category

and you can choose from these options. They are...

Political history

is out of the question.

I think the only two...

It's football managers or pop stars.

Football managers'd be my choice,

it's my strongest one on there but pop stars could be any era.

I would prefer, although I don't know a lot about football,

Will you blame me if we take football managers?

No, I wouldn't but I think you'd be stronger at that

than we both would be at pop stars.

-You happy with that?

-Yeah.

-I think we've had a decision.

OK, you've reached a decision, football managers it is.

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

LMA Manager of the Year winners as they could.

LMA Manager of the Year winners, Richard.

We're looking for football managers awarded

the League Managers Association's Manager of the Year award

from its inaugural giving in 1994,

all the way through to the 2011 recipient.

-The very best of luck.

-Thank you.

You have up to one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that £1,250 jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Ready?

-Yeah.

-We'll put 60 seconds on the clock.

-There they are. Your time starts now.

-Right, OK.

It's English managers for a start or British managers.

The big ones - Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho.

I think in 1994 - if it goes back to that -

there's a random one where I think

the Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear won it,

which I think might not be a bad shout.

I'd like to say I know none of them, I'll let you roll with it...

-Shall I talk to everyone else?

-Yeah! Choose who you think's best.

Alexander, right, I'm thinking...

I think we go for... Joe Kinnear is probably the rank outsider

but I'm not sure if he actually won it, but he had a good year one year.

Kevin Keegan might be up there.

He might be quite high.

He might be, yeah. Alex Ferguson's a big one, Mourinho.

Wenger is going to be up there as well.

'94, who won it in '94? I'm trying to think.

-Em...

-Go with what you think.

-Ten seconds.

-I have no input.

-Howard Wilkinson might have won it.

-You make that choice.

Bruce Rioch might have won it.

OK, that's time. OK, we were looking for LMA Manager of the Year winners.

-I now need your three answers.

-OK.

-We'll go Kevin Keegan.

-Kevin Keegan.

-Joe Kinnear.

-Joe Kinnear.

-And we will also go for...

-Bruce Rioch.

-Bruce Rioch.

OK, there are your three answers,

which of those is your best shot at a pointless answer?

I've got a vague memory of Joe Kinnear winning it.

I'm not sure he did. If he has, then put him. He'd be the favourite.

OK, we'll put Joe Kinnear last. Who do you think's your least likely?

-Kevin Keegan.

-OK, let's pop them up on the board in that order and here they are.

We have got...

So we were looking for LMA Manager of the Year winners.

Your first answer -

Kevin Keegan was your least confident shot at a pointless.

You only have to find one pointless answer remember,

to win that jackpot of £1,250.

Let's see if Kevin Keegan's right and if it is, how many said it?

Kevin Keegan.

-Ooh!

-Good start(!)

-Not a winner of the LMA Manager of the Year.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

We're looking for LMA Manager of the Year winners.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Bruce Rioch.

How confident are you of Bruce Rioch?

I'm not even sure if Arsenal did any good when he was in charge, so...

-A punt!

-BECKI LAUGHS

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

Let's see, for £1,250, how many people said, Bruce Rioch?

Oh!

-Wow.

-Wow.

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

£1,250.

Let's say Joe Kinnear takes you down to nothing

and he's a correct answer,

what would you do with that £1,250, Rich?

I'd phone Joe Kinnear and thank him for a start.

No, it's my 30th this year

so it'd be a good excuse to have a good drink.

Very good, how about you, Becki?

-Probably just a little holiday in Devon.

-Very good.

Best of luck. Everything's riding on this last answer.

We're looking for LMA Manager of the Year winners.

Your third and final answer was Joe Kinnear.

You said this was your most confident shot

at a pointless answer.

OK, to win that jackpot - £1,250 - this has to be correct

and it has to be pointless.

Let's find out. Is Joe Kinnear a correct answer?

Yes, it is.

Joe Kinnear, a correct answer.

Kevin Keegan and Bruce Rioch, both incorrect

but Joe Kinnear is doing it for you, down he goes.

If he goes all the way to zero you leave with £1,250.

You've done it!

Very, very, very well done.

-Oh, fantastic.

-Thank you very much.

-Very well played.

-Oh, well done.

Brilliant. Congratulations, that was great.

Oh, the best till last. You put them in the right order!

-Have you got his number?

-LAUGHTER

We can find that, yeah.

Joe Kinnear was a pointless answer which means

you go home with a jackpot of £1,250.

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Very, very well done, Rich and Becki. Richard.

Yeah, very well done.

Your Pointless career didn't start too auspiciously last time

but you got better and better and what a way to finish it.

A lot of the winners of this

are managers of some of the smaller clubs like Joe Kinnear.

He won it in 1994 when he was Wimbledon manager.

For example, Jose Mourinho's never won it. Alex Ferguson has.

Let's see the other pointless answers. I'm sure people at home would've got these.

Alan Curbishley won it in 2000 when he was at Charlton.

Danny Wilson in 1998 with Barnsley. Dave Jones, 1997 with Southampton.

Frank Clark won it at Nottingham Forest in 1995.

George Burley for Ipswich. There's Joe Kinnear who won it for Wimbledon

and right at the end, Steve Coppell's won it twice -

2006 and 2007 at Reading.

Very well done if you got any of those at home and well done to you guys, great.

Very well done indeed.

Thanks again to our winning players, Rich and Becki

who go away with today's jackpot of £1,250.

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

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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