Episode 53 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 back, Dan and Bob, our first pair on the show today. You were with us last time.

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

-Dan, remind us how you know each other.

-We've been friends since school.

When I came down from the Shetland Islands, I was sat next to Bob.

-What happened last time you were on the show?

-Sadly, Helen Sharman.

-First Briton in space.

-Yes, but not the first female.

-Dan, what's going to be brilliant for you?

-Hopefully, wildlife is OK.

-Film, sport.

-Bob, how about you? What would be great for you?

-Computer games. Anything along those lines.

-OK, you work in IT.

-I do.

-You spend a lot of your spare time on computers as well.

-Too much.

Far too much, my girlfriend would say.

OK, very good. Welcome back to the show. Great to have you here.

Next, we welcome Helen and Dave. How do you two know each other?

We're housemates at the University of Aberystwyth.

-Helen, what are you studying at Aberystwyth?

-I'm studying geography.

Geography kind of bleeds into everything.

Even our sports questions quite often are geographical questions.

-Now then, Dave.

-I'm studying history.

-History. OK.

You've both nailed your colours to the mast, geography and history.

If either of these come up, we're depending on you.

-What do you like doing when you're not doing history, Dave?

-Quite a big sports fan.

I play a lot of football. I also like a bit of tennis and cricket.

OK. Helen, what do you like to get up to?

-I play hockey for the university. I watch football as well.

-Good stuff.

Welcome to Pointless. Very best of luck.

Next, we welcome Jude and Simon. How do you know each other?

-We're married, been married for 18 months.

-Congratulations! And where are you from, Jude?

I'm from Portsmouth, but we live in Petersfield.

-What do you do?

-I've just come back off maternity leave and now

I work for a charity and work in a school with children with autism.

-Excellent. What do you do, Simon?

-I'm a teacher.

-Aha.

-What do you teach?

-Secondary school.

-What do you teach?

-A bit of history and geography.

-This is great. What do you like to get up to in holiday time?

-Music and football, they're my two main interests.

-In what way, music?

I play in a band with my friends. Have done for some time.

-What's the name of your band?

-The Point!

-Good teachers' name. The Point.

-Yeah.

If you split up, would you be Pointless?

AUDIENCE GROAN That's a good groan, yeah? That's a funny groan?

-They're groaning with you, not at you.

-Absolutely.

-Very good.

Great to have you on the show. And finally, we have got Nicky and Richard. How do you know each other?

We've been friends since we were at university, about 16 years ago.

And what do you do, Nicky?

I'm an accountant for occupational pension schemes, which is as exciting as it sounds.

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

-I'm a huge Eurovision fan,

so half of the year is taken up with the Eurovision contest.

-All the build up and going to the contest.

-You could just do that, just the evening it's on.

-You've got the national selections from January through to March.

-Oh, Nicky!

-It's a world out there.

-It is!

But what I'm saying - there is a world out there!

Blimey! Richard, what do you do?

I'm a primary and infant school teacher.

-How long have you done that for?

-About five years.

-Richard, what are you hoping's going to come up today?

-I do like Eurovision as well. Sport.

And anyone who likes Eurovision

and international football also likes flags.

Nicky and Richard, it's great to have you on the show. A warm welcome. Very best of luck.

There's one person left to introduce. He's the man with the most mysterious legs on telly.

-It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

-Hiya.

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-Not mysterious any more though. On our 300th show, our last show, I stood up.

-Yes.

-I was up and about.

-You were up and about.

-Doing all sorts of things. Like a young gazelle.

It should be a cracker. 300 was a lovely show. 301, I think, should be cracking as well.

I like it when we've got teachers on the show.

We've got secondary teachers versus primary school teachers as well.

I'm hoping that Dave and Simon make it through to round two

because Dave is a history student and Simon's a history teacher.

I'll really enjoy watching them in that round.

-That's a clue as to what's in that round.

-Excellent.

Our questions have been put 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 possibly can.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer, an answer

none of our 100 people gave and 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. Today's jackpot starts of at:

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

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

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

you will score the maximum of 100 points.

OK, 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 2011 Grand Slam semi-finalists as they could.

-Richard.

-Yes, we're looking for the name of any male or female tennis player

who's reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament in 2011.

By Grand Slam tournaments, we mean the Australian, French, US Opens and Wimbledon.

Anyone who's reached a semi-final in the singles of a Grand Slam tournament in 2011. Best of luck.

OK, thank you. Dan and Bob, you drew lots before the show and today you get to go first.

Dan.

Erm... I will have to play relatively safe and say...

Serena Williams.

Serena Williams, says Dan. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

how many people said it. Serena Williams.

It's right.

-Not a bad score at all. 11. Well done, Dan.

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-Serena Williams.

-Good start. She reached the US Open final in 2011.

Now then, Helen.

I think this is how you say it, Christina Wozniacki, I think?

-Christina Wozniacki?

-Yeah, something like that.

-That's how I say it!

Christina Wozniacki.

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

Bad luck, Helen.

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

-Richard.

-Sorry, Helen. I'll give all the correct answers at the end of the round.

We're looking for any tennis player who reached the singles

semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament in 2011. Now then, Jude.

I'm going to say Venus Williams.

Venus Williams, says Jude. Is that right? How many people said that?

Bad luck, Jude. That is an incorrect answer. Scores you 100 points.

100 each now. Or deuce, let's call it that.

Didn't get through to any semi-finals in 2011.

-Now then, Richard.

-I'm going to go for Maria Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova, says Richard. Is that right? If so, how many people said Maria Sharapova?

It's right!

Oh, very well done, Richard! The risk paid off. That scores you two.

Great answer. Maria Sharapova.

She got through to the semi-finals of the French Open and was the Wimbledon runner-up.

Her grunts have been recorded at 100 decibels.

Can you download her grunts as a message alert on your phone?

You can download something very similar.

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We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.

Lovely answer from Richard. Richard and Nicky looking strong on two.

Then up to 11, where we find Dan and Bob.

And then quite a hike up to 100, where we find Jude and Simon

and Helen and Dave.

Dave and Simon, it's a hustle to see who'll be leaving us

at the end of the round.

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

-Nicky, you're on two. Wasn't that a great answer from Richard?

-It was fantastic answer.

The high scorers, Simon and Jude, Dave and Helen, are on 100.

A score of 97 or less will see you through to the next round.

-I'm going to go for Sam Stosur.

-Sam Stosur, says Nicky.

Now then, there is your red line, nice and high.

Sam Stosur, if it gets you below that red line, you are through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Sam Stosur. Is it right?

It is right. You're through.

How far down is it going to go?

Ooh, it's good! Oh, it's very good! Very well done!

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-Fabulous. A pointless answer.

It adds £250 to the jackpot, taking the total up to £5,000.

It scores you nothing and it leaves your total at a very impressive two.

-Well done. Richard.

-Very well played. Samantha Stosur, Australian.

Won the US Open in 2011. She won a Grand Slam and it's still a pointless answer.

Very good. Thank you. Now then, Simon. You are on 100 points.

You are the joint high scorers with Dave and Helen.

If you want to stay in the game, you have to find a really low-scoring answer.

Something tells me Dave might be quite good on tennis.

-I'm not.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-It's not a sport I'm really into.

-OK.

I'm going to be cheeky and try and salvage one of Helen's answers.

I'm going to say CAROLINE Wozniacki.

Caroline Wozniacki. There's no red line for you because you're the joint high scorers.

Caroline Wozniacki. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

It's another nice low one. Oh, look at that! Well done!

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Fantastic bit of recycling.

Great answer, scores you 1, takes your total to 101. Richard.

Terrific answer and very good tactics. It was not Christine Wozniacki. Very close though.

She was semi-finalist in the US and Australian Opens.

-She's been world number one, but never won a Grand Slam.

-Thanks, Richard. Dave, we come to you.

The high scorers are now Simon and Jude on 101. You are on 100.

-No pressure.

-If you want to avoid a tie-break, or leaving us at the end of the round,

you'd be scoring a pointless answer.

Considering Maria Sharapova got two, she played, I believe,

Sabine Lisicki in the semi-finals.

Sabine Lisicki. Here is your red line.

I promise you it's there. The naked eye can't see it, but it's there.

Sabine Lisicki. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

Is it going to be right enough?

-Oh, no! Two! Two!

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It's a cracking answer, Dave. But I'm afraid it keeps you the high scorers. It takes your total to 102.

I think that is terrifically unlucky. That's what I went for before I looked at the answers.

I was certain she'd be a pointless answer.

And you're right, in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but two points.

Now then, that could all change.

-I don't know how good your tennis knowledge is, Bob.

-It's pretty poor. Pretty poor.

Well, the high scorers are on 102. That's Helen and Dave.

If you can score 90 or less, being on 11,

you are through to the next round.

I'm going to go... The only ones I can remember are the big four males.

And I'm going to go for Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic, says Bob. There's your red line.

You just have to get below that red line. Novak Djokovic, how many people said it?

It's right, and you've done it. There we are.

You've done it by quite a margin.

Wow! Five!

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I was trying to provide a bit of drama there,

expecting it to stop just below the line.

That scores you five points, takes your total up to 16. Wow!

-What have you got to do to be remembered in this game?

-I know.

The other three of those big four scored much more than him. Semi-finalist of the French Open

-and won the other three as well.

-Yeah.

-Perhaps more importantly.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers. Perhaps the most obscure is Angelique Kerber,

the German who was a US Open semi-finalist.

David Ferrer was Australian semi-finalist. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, also a pointless answer.

Marion Bartoli, who was in the final of the French.

Petra Kvitova, who won Wimbledon, was a pointless answer.

She would have seen you through to the next round. There's Sam Stosur, Nicky gave us her.

Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka, who was in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

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

-Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Dave, you knew a few of those?

Yeah, well I was going to say Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at first,

but I thought - no offence to women's tennis -

I thought males would be up there about higher.

Sabine Lisicki, too, was quite surprising, but, oh well.

Well, I'm afraid, at the end of our first round,

you are our high scorers, so I'm afraid for that reason alone

we have to say goodbye to you.

Dave and Helen, thanks so much for playing. Great contestants.

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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 our head-to-head round,

so one of the teams in front of me now will be leaving us

at the end of this round. OK, our category for round two is...

OK, can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, and second?

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

OK, our question concerns...

Wartime events and their countries, Richard?

Yeah, this'll be very interesting for anyone who, say,

is sitting GCSE history and their teacher is on the show.

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-Be a good round for that, I think.

-Yeah.

On each board we're going to give you six events that took place

between 1939 and 1945, not necessarily Second World War-related.

You need to tell us the modern-day country in which those events took place.

There will be six on each pass - give us a nice, obscure answer you'll score fewer points.

An incorrect answer will be 100 points.

12 in all. As always, by country we mean

a sovereign state which is a member of the UN.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Now, remember, we are looking for the countries in which

these wartime events occurred, and we have got...

I'll read those all one more time.

OK, now then, Dan, there are the events.

We want the countries in which they took place.

I'm only certain of a couple of obvious ones, so I will try

Leon Trotsky was attacked with an ice pick in Russia.

Russia, says Dan, for Leon Trotsky being attacked with an ice pick.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people knew Russia was the answer?

Bad luck, Dan.

An incorrect answer, I'm afraid,

which means you score 100 points, I'm sorry.

Now then, Simon.

I was going to go for the Leon Trotsky one.

It's one of two, and I can't decide which one it is,

so I'm going to go for safe with Franco is victorious

in the Spanish Civil War.

OK, very good - Spain, says Simon, for the country

in which Franco was victorious in the Civil War.

Spain - let's see if that's right, and if it is how many people knew that answer?

35.

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35 for Spain. Richard?

Well played, Simon. Or I believe the expression is,

-"Phew."

-Yeah!

Yes, defeated the loyalists in 1939 with the help of Hitler

-and Mussolini.

-Now remember,

we are looking for the countries in which these wartime events happened.

Nicky, you're the last person to have this board,

so you can talk us through all of it, if you like.

I did Trotsky at A-level history, and I know it's South America,

but I can't remember where, or Central America.

Obviously I should know where Vesuvius is,

but being up here I have doubts about that.

Has nobody in the history of Eurovision

-sung a song about Vesuvius?

-They should have, shouldn't they?

But I'm going to go for world premiere of Gone With The Wind

with the USA.

The USA, says Nicky.

The place where the world premiere of Gone With The Wind was held.

OK, Gone With The Wind - is the USA right

for the premiere of Gone With The Wind? Let's see.

It's right.

46.

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46, the gamble paid off. Richard?

Yes, safe answer, Nicky, well played.

Simon and Nicky, you were both going to have a go at Trotsky, what would you have said?

-Mexico or Argentina.

-I was sort of Mexico, Cuba...

Yes, the answer is Mexico, so very well done,

it would have scored 5 points so would have been a very good answer.

Vesuvius erupted where it is, which is Italy.

Would have scored you 50 points.

Future queen Margrethe was born in Denmark,

would have scored you 8 points.

And the best answer on the board,

Prime Minister after Arthur Fadden resigns - any idea?

-I'd guess Australia.

-Yeah, would have scored you 4 points.

Very well done if you got that.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

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

35, our best score of the pass, from Simon and Jude.

From Simon specifically, but Simon and Jude,

you're looking pretty strong, I would say.

Then up to 46, where we find Nicky and Richard,

and then up quite a hike to 100,

where I'm afraid Dan and Bob are currently residing.

But, Bob, you're going to be great on the next board,

and we have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game, good luck.

We're going to come back down the line.

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

OK, we're going to put six more wartime events on the board,

and here they come.

We have got...

I'll read those all one more time.

Now then, we are looking for the countries in which these wartime events took place.

Obviously, as ever,

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

Richard, you're currently on 46.

The high scorers are Bob and Dan on 100,

which means 53 or less will see you through to the next round.

I'll take a bit of a gamble and I'll go for the opera singer,

Kiri Te Kanawa born, and I'll say New Zealand.

New Zealand, you are saying, for Kiri Te Kanawa.

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

There is your red line.

If you get below that red line you are through to the head-to-head.

Very best of luck. Kiri Te Kanawa born in New Zealand.

Absolutely right, yeah.

And you are through to the head-to-head, very well done. 42, that scores you.

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That takes your total up to 88.

-Richard?

-Well played, Richard, it's quite a big score,

I think she made such an impact on Britain when she sang

at Charles and Di's wedding, didn't she?

So, then, Jude, we come to you.

the high scorers are still Bob and Dan on 100.

You're on 35, which means a score of 64 or less

will get you through to the next round.

I'm going to say...

I'm going to guess - awarding of Nobel Prizes suspended,

Germany.

Germany, you are guessing, for the suspension of the Nobel Prizes.

There is your red line. Get below that, you're through to the head-to-head.

Let's see, Germany - is that the correct answer

for the country in which the Nobel Prizes were suspended?

Oh, bad luck, Jude!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

which scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 135.

But the round's not over yet.

So, we are looking for the countries in which these wartime events took place.

Now then, Bob,

the high scorers orders are now Jude and Simon on 135, you're on 100.

A score of 34 or less will see you straight through to the head-to-head.

OK, um...

There were a couple I was thinking of, but I don't think

they'll be worth 34 or less, so I'm going to go for

awarding of Nobel Prizes suspended,

and I think, but I'm not sure, it's Sweden.

Sweden, says Bob, for the suspension of the Nobel Prizes.

Let's see if Sweden is correct. There's your red line.

Below that red line, through to the next round.

Let's see if that is right, Sweden,

and if it is right, how many people said it?

It's right, very well done, Bob.

And you're through to the head-to-head.

Oh, very well done, indeed, 5!

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OK, and shake it out, Bob.

That scored you 5, takes your total up to 105.

Very, very well done indeed.

-Richard?

-Terrific, well played, Bob.

Of course, the birthplace of the Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.

Let's go through the rest of the boards,

Do you want to have a go at this?

-Mahatma Gandhi interned?

-India?

Absolutely right, would have scored 58.

-Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela...

-South Africa, one would imagine.

Yeah, 35.

Fulgencio Batista becomes president.

I want to say Cuba, is that right?

It is, absolutely right, overthrown by Castro eventually, 6 points.

And the San Juan earthquake is a pointless answer, happened in 1944?

-I don't know, Brazil.

-Argentina.

Very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much, Richard. So, at the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the highest score is Jude and Simon.

-I knew those two, as well.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

I thought I'd try and guess.

-Rubbish.

-Oh, dear!

OK, well, that's the lesson you carry away from Pointless.

Next time you come back on, go with the ones you know.

Anyway, we have to say goodbye to you.

However, we'll see you again next time. We look forward to that.

Jude, Simon, you've played brilliantly, lovely to have you on the show.

-Thanks so much.

-Cheers.

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But, for the remaining two pairs, it's about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Nicky and Richard, Dan and Bob,

you are now only one round away from the final

and the chance to win our jackpot, which currently stands at £5,000.

Exactly. Obviously only one pair can win that money,

and to decide which pair you will now go head-to-head on the best of three questions,

which basically means the first pair to win two questions

will be playing for the jackpot.

The great news is you are now allowed to confer.

Let's play the head-to-head.

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And here is your first question, and it concerns...

-famous animals, Richard?

-Yes, I'm always happy

when we show pictures of animals on Pointless,

and we're about to show you five famous animals,

all achieved fame for slightly different reasons.

Can you identify the most obscure? Very best of luck.

Thank you very much.

So, let's reveal our five famous animals, and we have got...

There we have five famous animals.

Nicky and Richard, you've played best throughout the show so far,

so you get to go first.

We know two, but we can't agree which one the best answer is.

Fight.

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-You say it.

-We're going to go for E as Dolly the sheep.

E, you are saying, is Dolly the sheep.

Dan and Bob?

Well, I suspect we were wrestling with the same two,

cos we only know two, so the only one we can go with is A,

which we think is Paul the octopus, from the 2010 World Cup.

Paul the octopus, A, Paul the octopus.

Nicky and Richard said E was Dolly the sheep.

Let's see if their right, and if they are,

how many people said Dolly the sheep for E?

It's right.

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59.

59, for Dolly the sheep.

So, Dan and Bob, that would have been your answer,

but your hand was forced, and you have gone for Paul the octopus.

A you have identified as Paul the octopus.

Are they right? And, if so, how many people said Paul the octopus?

You're right. So, 59 to beat...

And you have beaten it.

Wow, 21!

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Who'd have thought?

Paul the octopus wins it.

Which means, after one question, Dan and Bob are up 1-0. Richard?

Yeah, who'd have predicted that?

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Was that the other one you were thinking of going for?

That's a shame, bad luck.

Dolly the sheep, the first mammal ever to be cloned

from an adult cell, named after Dolly Parton.

And Paul the octopus famously predicted

all of Germany's World Cup results.

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

B is Elsa the lioness, made famous in Born Free.

-Would have scored you 30 points.

-Wow.

-C - do you know C?

-A little Glaswegian, um...

-That's Knut the polar bear.

-Knut!

He was born in Berlin Zoo.

Would have scored you 5 points, Knut.

Do you know D?

-I know exactly whose dog it is.

-Yeah, it's the Obamas' dog.

Bo.

And that would have scored one point. That's the best answer,

very well done if you remembered Bo.

It's a shame Bo's not a bit cuter.

Aw! Look at him, he's lovely, isn't he?

He's a Portuguese water terrier.

Thanks very much, Richard. So, here comes your second question.

Nicky, Richard, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

Best of luck. Here it comes.

Our second question concerns...

North American food, Richard?

We're going to give you the name of five dishes which originated in North America,

but we're going to give you them in anagram form, I'm afraid.

Yeah, I know, it's good, isn't it?

Can you work out the anagram and give us the most obscure answer, please?

Wow. OK, so let's reveal our five mixed-up North American dishes.

And here they come. We have got...

I'll read those one more time.

So there we are. Five anagrams. Dan and Bob, you get to go first.

THEY WHISPER

Um, "eye mile kip" is key lime pie.

Key lime pie, you're saying, for "eye mile kip".

Nicky and Richard, you can now do your talking out loud.

That was the only one I had. Let's have a think.

The second-to-bottom one is eggs Benedict, I think.

-Go for that one?

-Yeah, we'll go for eggs Benedict.

OK, you're going to say "be decent gigs" is eggs Benedict.

So we have "eye mile kip", key lime pie, say Dan and Bob.

Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, let's see how many people said key lime pie.

It is right.

14.

Well done. 14 for key lime pie.

Nicky and Richard have said "be decent gigs" is eggs Benedict.

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

You have to win this question to stay in the game, remember, Nicky and Richard.

It's right. 14's what you have to beat.

Ooh, you've done it! Seven!

"Be decent gigs" has done it for you. Seven.

Which means you're 1-1.

It's the first time we've gone to three questions for some time.

For a while, yeah, absolutely. A very good head-to-head.

A tough board that, really, really tough questions.

If anybody got all five of those at home, then I tip my hat to you.

-It's very impressive. "Lay baa jam", know that?

-The only other one I knew. Jambalaya.

That's jambalaya.

Would've scored you 37 points. Now, these other two are very hard.

'"Hi I owe pope" is two pieces of chocolate cake

with frosting in the middle of it, a whoopie pie.

-Wow.

-Would've scored you one point.

And "sin or mighty", it's one of those ones you always hear about

on American TV and American films and stuff,

but we don't have over here. Hominy grits.

-Hominy grits.

-Would've scored you nothing at all, it's a pointless answer.

Very well done if you got that.

Thank you very much, Richard. So, we go to three questions.

Whoever wins this third question will be through to the final

and playing for that whopping jackpot of £5,000.

So, best of luck, both pairs. Here it comes.

Our third question concerns... the police.

Richard.

We're going to give you five clues to facts about the UK police force.

Can you give us the most obscure answer here, please.

Thanks very much, Richard. Let's reveal our five clues to facts about the UK police force.

And here they come. We've got...

I'll read those all one more time.

Now then, Nicky and Richard, you go first again this time.

We're going to go for "Nickname 'bobbies' derived from the name of this PM." Robert Peel.

Robert Peel, you're saying.

Robert Peel. The prime minister who gave them the nickname "bobbies".

Dan and Bob, you can do your thinking out loud if you like.

The most senior officer outside of London

I think is the chief superintendent.

Panda cars.

The novelist is what I'd go for if I could remember it.

And the non-emergency number is 101.

I think we'll have to go for that,

101 for the non-emergency police number.

OK, you're going to say 101 for the non-emergency police number.

Nicky and Richard have said that Robert Peel is the prime minister who gave the nickname "bobbies".

If that's right, let's see how many people said it.

It is right.

44.

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Now then, Dan and Bob,

are you sure about 101 being the non-emergency number?

-No, no.

-101, Dan and Bob have said is the non-emergency police number.

Let' s see if it's right,

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

It's right. It's right. Will it beat 44?

Yes, it will! You're through to the final.

Very well done indeed. 17.

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Very good indeed. That means, Dan and Bob,

after three questions, you are through to the final 2-1. Brilliant. Richard.

Very good answer and also very useful information for people.

999 only for emergencies.

Very good head-to-head. Well played, everybody.

Let's go through the rest of what's another tough board, actually.

The animal nickname is panda.

That would've scored 79 points, so a very high scorer.

The rank of most senior officer in the UK forces outside of London

is chief constable.

Would've scored 19 points.

And the novelist who established the early precursor to the Bow Street Runners -

Henry Fielding.

That would've scored you three points. A terrific answer. Well done if you got that.

Anyone who got all 15 of those,

that would be a world record broken, I suspect.

Very good indeed. Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

it's Nicky and Richard.

Yeah, well, animals and food aren't two of my strong topics,

so, you know...

We send you away now, but we'll look forward to seeing you next time,

when we'll see you do just as well, if not better. Nicky and Richard, thanks so much for playing.

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But for Dan and Bob it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Dan and Bob.

You've fought off all the competition

and you've one our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show,

the jackpot stands at a very respectable £5,000.

AUDIENCE: Woo!

OK, the rules are very simple.

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

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

You only have to find one more

and you'll go home with that £5,000 jackpot.

Firstly you've got to choose a category.

You have a choice of five options. They are...

I'm drawn towards political history, personally.

OK, let's try political history, then.

OK, political history it is. Here it comes.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many prime ministers

who have won more than one election as they could.

Richard.

We're looking for any politician who's become Prime Minister of the UK

following a general election on more than one occasion,

from the Great Reform Act of 1832 to January 1st 2012.

The victories do not need to be consecutive

and any PM who formed a minority or coalition government, we will also accept. Best of luck.

OK, thanks very much.

You now have one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that £5,000 jackpot

is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Ready?

We will put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Discount anyone relatively recent.

-I'm sure Anthony Eden served twice.

-I'm not sure on that one.

Churchill definitely served twice.

Once during and once quite a bit after. Probably won't be pointless.

I think James Callaghan was twice.

And Harold Wilson.

Thatcher, obviously.

What's the earliest prime ministers you can think of?

Disraeli, I'm not sure if he...

What about one of the Pitts?

Pitt The Younger definitely served twice,

but I thought that was before the Great Reform Act.

It might be. It's around that time, early 1800s.

-It's worth a risk.

-OK, Pitt The Younger.

OK.

I know Wilson, I'm pretty sure Wilson did.

Want to go for Wilson? What do you think?

Something like Anthony Eden? James Callaghan? We'll go Disraeli.

I'd prefer Churchill to Eden.

I think Churchill, people will guess at Churchill.

10 seconds left.

Most people think of him as a wartime prime minister

and there was a gap. It wasn't back-to-back.

-I don't think it'll be pointless. I think avoid it.

-OK.

There we are, your time is up.

We were looking for Prime Ministers who've won more than one election.

I now need your three answers.

-We'll go with Pitt The Younger...

-Pitt The Younger,

-Disraeli...

-Benjamin Disraeli...

-Disraeli...

-Harold Wilson.

-And Harold Wilson.

OK, there are your three answers.

Of those three,

which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

If it was before the Great Reform Act,

-probably Pitt The Younger.

-Yeah.

-It was AFTER the Great Reform Act.

-Sorry, yes!

OK, so we'll put Pitt The Younger last.

-Which do you think is your least likely to be pointless?

-Wilson.

OK, we'll pop Harold Wilson first.

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

OK, we were looking for

Prime Ministers who have won more than one election.

Your first answer,

and least-confidence shot at a pointless answer,

was Harold Wilson.

Remember, you that you only have to find one pointless answer

to win that £5,000 jackpot.

So let's see - Harold Wilson - is it right and how many people said it?

Harold Wilson.

OK. It's right.

Harold Wilson was your compromise position for your first answer.

It's a correct answer. Let's see how far down he goes.

Still going down.

Oh, 18.

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18 for Harold Wilson,

so unfortunately, that's not a pointless answer.

You only have two more shots at today's jackpot. £5,000.

Bob, what would you do with £5,000?

I think my girlfriend would like me to say

put it towards a deposit on a house,

but I'd probably buy myself a new computer.

-LAUGHTER

-Dan?

-A second honeymoon.

Good. Best of luck.

We need Prime Ministers who've won more than one election.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer,

which is Benjamin Disraeli.

It has to be right, and pointless. If it's both,

you leave here with £5,000. Benjamin Disraeli.

How many people said that?

Oh, bad luck!

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

Everything is now resting on Pitt the Younger.

ALEXANDER EXHALES

OK, Prime Ministers who have won more than one election.

Your third and final answer was Pitt The Younger.

This is your most confident shot at a pointless answer, if it was right.

Let's see - Pitt The Younger. It has to be right

for you to win the jackpot of £5,000.

It also has to be pointless. Pitt The Younger.

How many people said it?

Oh, bad luck.

AUDIENCE GROANS

You're absolutely right.

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And when I say you're absolutely right,

you're absolutely right about it being too early.

It was before the Great Reform Act,

so unfortunately, you didn't find that pointless answer

so you don't win today's jackpot of £5,000

which rolls over to the next show.

You've been fantastic contestants

and you do take home our Pointless trophy, so well done!

APPLAUSE

Absolutely, Pitt The Younger was before the Great Reform Act of 1832,

Disraeli was Prime Minister twice

but only won one general election

and actually, a number of our 100 people said him anyway,

so even if he had it wouldn't have worked.

You really picked a very tough category.

Only three pointless answers

and they're all from the 19th century.

Let's take a look at them.

The Earl of Derby,

who became Prime Minister after elections in 1852 and 1859,

Lord Palmerston, you might have had a go at, 1857 and 1865.

And the Marquess of Salisbury,

who won five consecutive general elections, from 1885.

Thatcher and Blair, very much top of the board.

We do have to say goodbye to you, Dan and Bob.

It's been great having you. Thank you so much for playing.

APPLAUSE

Unfortunately, Dan and Bob didn't win the jackpot. On the next show,

we'll be playing for £6,000.

AUDIENCE WHOOPS

Join us next time to see if someone can win it.

-It's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

..and goodbye from me - goodbye.

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