Episode 68 Pointless

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

and welcome to Pointless, the quiz show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners.

Let's meet today's players.

First we welcome Hannah and Howard, our first pair on the show today.

-How do you two know each other, Hannah?

-Er, this is my dad

and we're a father/daughter team. We make a good combo, really.

Howard, what do you like to get up to?

Well, I like to create things in the kitchen and I like to consume them.

Very good!

There is a slight Gregg Wallace look to Howard, what do you reckon?

Gregg Wallace, I can see that.

It has been said before, yes.

That's his nickname.

-Actually, there really is!

-That's if Gregg Wallace had hair.

Howard, what would you like to see come up? What would be a great topic for you?

Geography, capital cities, countries, that sort of thing.

Welcome Hannah and Howard, it's lovely to have you here,

our father/daughter team. Very best of luck on Pointless.

Next we welcome back Andrew and Phil. You were on the show last time.

Remind us, Andrew, what happened?

Well, we crashed shortly after take-off, really

and went out in the first round.

Anyway, you're back, it's a new day.

What are you hoping is going to come up today, Phil?

Erm, geography, capital cities, as well.

Erm, and anything that's not sport.

OK, what are your hobbies, Andrew?

Well, I do all sorts of things.

I once won a competition to create a vegetable sculpture.

THEY LAUGH

I made a vegetable sculpture of Amy Winehouse.

Yes, we've all done that, God knows.

I once made a vegetable sculpture of Bjorn Borg.

Did you?

It was a Swede.

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Well, Andrew and Phil, you had very bad luck last time on Pointless,

so very best of luck this time. I'm sure we'll see much more of you.

Next we welcome Darren and Graham, how do you two know each other?

Father and son.

Ah, father and daughter, father and son. Where are you from, Darren?

I'm from Ipswich.

And Graham, Ipswich too?

Yeah, very close, Bury St Edmunds, still in Suffolk.

-Darren, what do you do in Suffolk?

-I'm a lecturer in media.

In media, which bit of media?

Radio, mainly.

Does that mean you don't have to turn up for the lecture...

-Yeah, that's it, I can actually stay in a box.

-You can do it from a booth.

Welcome to the show, Darren and Graham, it's great to have you here.

Finally, we welcome back Miriam and Geoff, who were on the show last time.

Remember, everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final.

This is your second chance. Remind us how you know each other?

Er, we're married. We've been married for about four years.

-Miriam, as we discovered last time, fell in love with the back of Geoff's head in church.

-Yeah.

And, at some stage he turned around, was that a shock?

-No.

-It only got better then.

-Yeah.

Very, very best of luck, it's great to have you back.

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

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

He puts the "Ah" into encyclopaedi-ah.

He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

Hiya.

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-It's a fun bunch today, isn't it?

-Isn't it? Great bunch.

And we've got a very big jackpot, as well, at the moment, haven't we?

-Colossal.

-It's going to be quite a show.

Father and son team, versus father and daughter team, that'll be interesting.

Did you hear right that Darren is a lecturer?

A lecturer, yeah.

-Does he seem like a lecturer to you?

-No!

-Does he look more like, say, a student to you?

-Yeah.

-Were you too polite to mention that at the time?

-Yeah.

First question on today's show has been asked for specifically by two people.

-No.

-Two people have asked for this specific question.

It's question one.

What about that, very good, we look forward to that.

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

In order to get to the final round, and be in with a chance of winning our jackpot,

all our contestants need to do is find the obscure answers those 100 people couldn't get.

The fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer,

the fewer points they'll score. What everyone's trying to do, of course,

is to find a pointless answer, an answer none of our 100 people knew

and each time that happens we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

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

Today's jackpot starts off at £14,250.

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

Now, each of you must give you must give me one answer

and you cannot confer with your partner.

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated.

Try and make sure that's not you. OK, our first category is...

Countries.

Can you all decide who's going first and who's going second.

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

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many countries

whose capital cities start with the letter B.

Countries whose capital cities start with the letter B, Richard?

Phil and Howard asked for capitals. We're looking for any country whose capital

has a name in English that starts with the letter B, please.

As always, by country, we mean a member of the UN, a sovereign state in its own right.

We don't need the name of the capital, just the country, please.

And good luck at home, see how many you can get.

Howard, Hannah, you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going first.

Howard?

Right, I've got one in mind, which I think might be pointless.

Sorry, we'll be the judge of that, Howard!

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I shall perhaps show a little bit of bravado,

or maybe even foolishness, and I will go for Burundi.

Sounds good, let's see if Burundi is right

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

It's right!

Look at that, Howard!

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Your powers of prediction are exceptional.

It's a pointless answer, it adds £250 to today's jackpot

and takes the total up to £14,500.

It scores you nothing and a slap on the back.

Very well done to you, Howard. Richard.

-Very well done, Howard, and the capital Burundi?

-Bujurumbattle?

-While, you're not a million miles away, Bujumbura.

-Bujumbura.

It's like Gregg Wallace with hair and a working knowledge of African geography.

Very good indeed, wonderful start to the show and the round.

Phil, we come to you.

-Belize.

-Belize, let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see

how many of our 100 people said, Belize.

It's right.

And it's another pointless. Very well done indeed, Phil.

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That adds another £250 to today's jackpot and takes the total

up to £14,750 and it scores you nothing.

-Very well done, indeed. Belize, Richard?

-Very well played, Phil.

-The capital of Belize?

-It's Belmo, something like that.

-It's Belmopan.

-That's it.

Thank you, Richard. Now then, Graham.

Remember we are looking for countries whose capital cities begin with the letter B.

I'm going to go for Germany.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said, Germany.

Absolutely right.

39.

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39, not bad, Richard.

-Well done, Graham, better safe than sorry and the capital of Germany?

-Berlin.

You're the first person to pronounce the name of the capital correctly.

Now then, Miriam?

I'm going to go for Hungary.

OK, let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Hungary.

It's right.

13.

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13 points for Hungary, very well done, Miriam.

-Richard.

-Well played, Miriam.

-The capital being?

-Budapest.

-Absolutely right.

OK, well thank you, Richard, we're now halfway through the round,

let's take a look at our scores.

Howard and Hannah, Phil and Andrew, two fabulous pointless scores there

to kick off this round.

Then we go to 13

where we find Miriam and Geoff

and then up to 39, not a bad score in itself

but you are quite far ahead of the rest of the field.

So, Darren, we've got to hope that you've got a brilliant answer in there, somewhere.

OK, best of luck with that.

Can the second players take their places at the podium.

So, remember, we're looking for countries whose capital cities

start with the letter B.

Geoff, you're on 13,

the high scorers on 39 are Graham and Darren.

If you can score 25 or less, through you go to the second round.

I've got two in my head, I'm not sure which one will be the lowest.

I'm not sure which one is right. I'm going to go for China.

Here's your red line,

below that red line with China, into the second round.

Let's see if it's right, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said, China.

Absolutely right.

Oh, you've done it.

Seven for China.

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Very well done indeed. Seven takes your total up to 20.

-Richard?

-Can you believe that score?

Seven for Beijing, in China. That seems very low to me.

-Does it seem low to you?

-Yeah.

-OK, Darren?

You are the high scorers, on 39.

We need a really low score from you to make sure you are with us

after the end of this round.

Brazil.

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

Absolutely right.

19.

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19, takes your total up to 58.

Good answer, Darren.

-The capital of Brazil?

-Brasilia.

-Brasilia, absolutely right.

Thank you very much Richard. Now then, Andrew?

Phil managed to score nothing. The high-scorers are Darren and Graham on 58.

A score of 57 or less will be enough to get you into the next round

but a score of pointless or less is what we're expecting from you.

Oh, you're going to be disappointed.

-How about Romania?

-Romania, says Andrew.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Romania.

Yep, you've done it.

Very well done, eight.

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Eight scores you a single figure total of eight. Richard.

Great job, Andrew, did your job with room to spare.

Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

Hannah, you're on nothing thanks to Howard's fantastic answer.

The high scorers remain Darren and Graham on 58.

57 or less is all we need from you.

We're looking for countries whose capital cities begin with the letter B.

I've a couple of options in my head but I am going to go with Slovakia.

Slovakia, is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

Very well done.

Not a bad safe play there, Hannah, very well done. Two points.

Take your total to two. Richard.

-Well played, Hannah, the capital of Slovakia?

-Bratislava.

That was you playing it safe!

Well I had Baghdad but I didn't know whether that was Afghanistan...

-Nothing safe about that!

-Or, the other one, Iraq.

I wasn't sure of the country. I thought I'll stick with that one because I know the answer.

-Baghdad would have scored you seven points. Baghdad is Iraq.

-Iraq.

Would've scored you seven points. Everybody here forgot the central golden rule of Pointless.

-Always say...

-Central African Republic.

Always say Central African Republic,

-it was a pointless answer, Bangui.

-Bangui.

-Where we had our...

-Lovely Christmas party.

-Yeah. It was wonderful.

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Let's take a look at all the pointless answers, there's quite a few.

I suspect some people at home will have got a few of these.

We've seen the first couple, Belize, which is Belmopan

and Burundi, Bujumbura.

-We had both of those. Central African Republic...

-There we are.

-Bangui.

-Those Bangui nights.

-Oh...

And a good 33% of us made it back, which is lovely.

Like every good Christmas party should be.

Let's take a look at a few more.

Guinea-Bissau, Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.

Kyrgyzstan, capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.

Mali, capital of Mali is Bamako.

Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville,

St Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre

and the Gambia, that is Banjul. Very well done if you got any of those pointless answers at home.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard. At the end of our first round, the pair who are leaving us

with their highest score, I'm afraid, Darren and Graham.

Not a bad score at all, 58, but, er...

..you just came up against some crack capital city people.

I also didn't know what I was going to say then.

THEY LAUGH

I'm glad it came out OK!

You will be back, of course, next time.

I'm sure we'll see much more of you. Thanks very much for playing, Darren and Graham.

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

At the end of this round we will be sending home another pair.

So we have our two pairs for the head-to-head.

Hannah and Howard, you played phenomenally well,

a lovely low score of two in the last round,

but you are now up against two returning pairs.

How are you feeling?

-Nervous.

-Nervous.

-Nervous.

You played one of your aces there with capital cities.

-I feel the next question may find us out.

-Yes.

OK, good luck to all of you. Our category for Round Two is...

Celebrity.

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

and who's going second. Whoever is going first, step up to the podium.

Our Round Two question concerns...

Famous women and their maiden names.

Famous women and their maiden names. Richard?

On each pass we are going to give you a list of six famous women,

you have to tell us their surname at birth.

Give us an incorrect answer, you will score 100.

What you want is a nice obscure answer to score the fewest points.

There are 12 in all to have a go at home. Very best of luck.

Thanks, Richard. We're looking for the maiden names of these famous women. We have got...

I'll read those again, one last time.

There we are, six famous women. What we need are their maiden names

and you are trying to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Hannah, what do you make of that board of famous women?

I don't know any of the answers so I will just say, Gabby Smith.

-Gabby Smith for Gabby Logan.

-Yeah. Gabby Smith.

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

Gabby Smith.

Bad luck, Hannah.

I'm afraid, as you probably guessed, an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

I'm sorry. Richard?

Unlucky, Hannah. If you're going to guess,

then statistically that's the best guess you could possibly have.

Not right. I'll give you the correct answer at the end of the round.

Now then, Phil, what do you make of this board?

There's a couple I know, certainly, probably three.

I'll go with Princess Grace of Monaco, Grace Kelly.

Mon-AH-co, see.

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

It's right.

46.

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46 for Grace Kelly.

Yes, well done, Phil, she married the Prince of Mon-AH-co in 1956.

No-one's paying any attention to the pronunciation because now we can see Andrew's trousers.

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-They're very smart.

-Thank you.

-Good trousers.

-It's a good look.

Miriam, we are looking for the maiden names of these famous women.

Five for you to choose from there.

I'm not sure whether I've got the right person

-but I'm going to go for it anyway.

-OK.

I am going with Evonne Goolagong.

-Evonne Goolagong.

-Yeah.

OK, let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many of our 100 people knew that answer.

Absolutely right, Miriam, very well done.

17. Best score of the pass. Very well done indeed.

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-Evonne Goolagong.

-Well played, Miriam, very good answer.

She won the Wimbledon Women's Singles title.

Let's go through the board.

Do you want have a go at this, anything up there you fancy? Shall we start with Gabby Logan,

-because we've had that one?

-I can't remember what her name was.

Gabby Yorath, the daughter of Terry Yorath,

the Wales International footballer.

It would've scored you 26 points, it's actually a pretty big score.

-Hillary Clinton?

-Is Rodham.

-Absolutely right.

-It would have scored you four. Margaret Thatcher?

-Roberts.

-It would have scored 12 and Indira Gandhi?

-No.

-Nehru.

-Nehru!

-That would have scored you seven points.

The best answer on the board there is Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Very well done if you got that. Well done if you got all six, especially.

Thanks very much, Richard. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores as they stand.

Lovely low score there from Miriam. 17, very well done.

That puts you in a strong position at this point of the round.

Then we come to 46, where we find Phil and Andrew

and then up to 100 where Hannah and Howard currently are.

Howard, this puts the pressure on you but if anyone is going

to know the maiden name of a famous woman, I am sure it is you.

Can the second players take their places at the podium.

We are going to put six more famous women on the board

and here they come. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Remember, we are looking for the maiden names of these famous women

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

Geoff, you are the lowest scorers on 17.

The highest scorers on 100 are Howard and Hannah.

A score of 82 or less will see you through to the head-to-head.

You get first pick of the board.

Yeah, erm...

I think I only know one.

I'm just going to go for Sarah Ferguson, for Sarah, Duchess of York.

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

Let's see how the people said Ferguson for Sarah, Duchess of York.

Absolutely right.

48.

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48, takes your total up to 65.

Well done, Geoff, married Prince Andrew in 1986. Do you know where they met?

Skiing.

No, Sarah Ferguson saw the back of Prince Andrew's head in a church.

It happens.

-No, it probably was skiing.

-It probably was.

Now, Andrew, the high-scorers are still Howard and Hannah on 100.

You're on 46 which means a score of 53 or less will see you

through to the head-to-head.

What you think about the board behind me?

I think it's pretty horrible.

I'm going to go with... It is a punt.

I'm going with Elizabeth Browning and I'm going to say Barrett.

Let's see if Barrett was indeed, Elizabeth Browning's maiden name.

Absolutely right, very well done, Andrew.

Sees you into the head-to-head, comfortably.

16.

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Takes your total up to 62.

Well played, Andrew, comfortably through again. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, absolutely right.

The hunch paid off.

Thank you very much, Richard. Now then, Howard.

Bad news for you. I'm afraid you're the high-scorers,

even before you've submitted your brilliant answer.

However, take us through the board.

I should know Linda McCartney but it escapes my mind.

I haven't a clue about Marie Curie.

Cherie Blair, is Cherie Booth.

And, I think the best answer on the board is probably

Lucinda Green which, I believe, is Lucinda Prior-Palmer.

That's my answer.

-Lucinda Prior-Palmer?

-Yes.

No red line for you as, I'm afraid, you are already the high-scorers

but maybe you might have found a pointless answer

that can add £250 to the jackpot. Let's see, Lucinda Prior-Palmer, says Howard.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right, Howard, great answer.

Oh! Very well done.

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Cracking score. By a margin, the best score of the entire round.

But, sadly, that takes your total up to 106. Richard.

Unlucky, Howard. Lucinda Prior-Palmer was an eventer,

who won the Badminton horse trials six times.

Take a look at the rest of the board.

Cherie Blair, Howard, you're right, is Cherie Booth. It would have scored you 26.

Know Linda McCartney's maiden name?

Eastman.

It would've scored you 14. And Marie Curie?

Come on, it's Sklodowska!

It would have scored three points.

Well done to three of our 100 and very well done if you got all six of those at home.

Thank you. Sklodowska, I've never heard that before in my life.

Yeah, Marie Sklodowska.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm sorry to say it's Howard and Hannah.

It was a tough board, that.

Yes, Gabby Logan, Gabby Yorath.

-We've all learnt something today.

-Yeah.

-There we are.

Howard and Hannah, we will see you again next time where I'm sure we'll see more of you.

Meanwhile, thanks for playing, great contestants.

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For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Andrew and Phil, Miriam and Geoff,

you are now only one round away from the final and a chance

to play for that massive jackpot, which currently stands at £14,750.

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Obviously, only one pair can play for that money and to decide which pair it's going to be,

you are going head-to-head on the best of three questions.

For each question, you'll be shown five options on the board.

Each pair needs to answer with just one of them

and you are now allowed to confer.

All you have to do is given answer that scores less than the other pair

and you will win that question. The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.

So, then, Andrew and Phil, you left us in the first round last time.

Miriam and Geoff, you were in the head-to-head last time

but didn't make it through to the final. What advice are you going to hand on to Andrew and Phil?

Probably trust your gut instinct.

Don't believe them, they're giving you duff advice, deliberately.

Good luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...

Classic Musicals. Richard.

We're to show you five stills or publicity shots

from some classic film musicals. Can you name the musicals, please.

Let's reveal our five stills from Classic Musicals and here they are. We have got...

There we are, five stills from classic film musicals.

Andrew and Phil, because you played best throughout the show so far,

you get to go first.

We know four, we think.

We are going to go with D, which is Guys And Dolls.

Guys And Dolls, for D, say Andrew and Phil.

Now then Miriam and Geoff?

-We think C is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

-Yeah.

-And E is Oliver.

-Mm-hm.

-I think they'll both be higher than Guys And Dolls.

-Mm-hm.

We're going to take a punt on B and say My Fair Lady.

My Fair Lady, you are saying for B.

My Fair Lady.

So, we have Guys And Dolls for D, say Andrew and Phil.

Let's see if that is indeed, Guys And Dolls, and, if it is, how many people said it?

It's right.

Wow, look at that! Nine.

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Cracking score.

Miriam and Geoff, you are going for My Fair Lady for B.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many people said My Fair Lady for B.

Bad luck.

An incorrect answer, as it turns out.

After one question, Andrew and Phil, you are up, 1-0. Richard.

Well played, Andrew and Phil and Miriam and Geoff,

that's the only answer that would have beaten Guys And Dolls.

It's actually an American In Paris,

a Gene Kelly film based on the songs of George Gershwin.

That would have scored you five points. The best answer up there. Well done if you said that at home.

Let's have a look at the rest. Do you know A, Alexander?

There are seven, I'll say

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

You'd be absolutely right.

That would have scored you 35 points.

-C?

-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

You're absolutely right

and that would've scored 37,

so wouldn't have won the point either.

And you're right on E, as well, it's Oliver.

That would have scored you 79 points.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Miriam and Geoff, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

Very best of luck. It concerns...

Chemical Elements.

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Chemical Elements. Richard?

It's getting harder. You need to pay attention.

We are going to show you the names of five chemical elements

but on each of them we've left out two letters.

The letters we've left out are the two letters of their chemical symbols.

Five chemical elements, we've left out the two letters of their chemical symbols.

-Can you solve these five, please?

-Wow!

OK, thanks, Richard, so let's reveal our chemical elements

with missing letters and we have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There are your chemical elements

with the two letters of their chemical symbol missing.

Now then, Miriam and Geoff, you get to go first this time.

I think we know a few but I think, hopefully,

the lowest scoring one might be Radon.

-For A-D-O.

-A-D-O.

OK, you are going to say Radon for -ADO-.

Andrew and Phil?

You can talk us through the board, if you like.

Neon, Magnesium, Radon, the bottom one is Silicon

and the second from the bottom starts with a Y

but I can't remember what the missing letter is.

-Silicon.

-OK, Silicon.

Silicon, yeah.

You are going to go with Silicon, at the bottom there.

OK, we have Radon, we have Silicon.

Miriam and Geoff went with Radon. How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

Still going down... 38. 38 for Radon.

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Are we happy with that?

We thought it might be lower.

OK, let's find out. Andrew and Phil have said Silicon.

If you win this, you go straight through to the final and you'll be playing for that jackpot.

Let's see, Silicon, is it right, how many people said?

It's right.

69.

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Miriam and Geoff, that's exactly what you had to do. It means after two questions you are 1-1. Richard.

Well played, Miriam and Geoff and a tactical slip from Andrew and Phil

because you knew the top one, as well, didn't you? Which is Neon.

That would have scored you 19 points,

it would have seen you safely through to the final.

Silicon, Si from its chemical symbol in front of it.

Radon, we put the Rn.

Neon, the Ne. And carrying on like that,

the second one down is Magnesium, the symbol is Mg

and would have scored you 86.

The last when you're quite right begins with Y

is Ytterbium.

It would have scored you nine points, the best answer on the board.

Thank you very much, Richard. Here comes your third and final question.

The decider - whoever wins this goes through to the final to play

for that massive jackpot. Here is your third question. It concerns...

The London Marathon.

-Richard?

-Good luck to both teams.

We are about to show you five clues to facts about the London Marathon,

can you provide us with the most obscure answer, please.

OK, here are five facts about the London Marathon.

They are...

I'll read all of those again.

There we are, five facts about the London Marathon.

You're looking for the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

And Andrew and Phil, you are up first.

OK, we are going to go with the year the London Marathon

was first held which, I think, was 1982.

The year the London Marathon was first held, you are saying 1982.

Right, Miriam and Geoff?

The distance is obviously 26 miles

and the bridge, I think, is Tower Bridge.

We'll go with Tower Bridge, for the bridge.

You are going to go for Tower Bridge,

the bridge over which they cross the Thames on its current route.

Andrew and Phil have said 1982, the year it was first held.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many people said 1982.

1982, an incorrect answer which means Miriam and Geoff,

you merely have to be correct with Tower Bridge.

-Are you confident?

-Not any more!

-Are you now wishing you had gone for 26 miles?

-Yeah.

Tower Bridge, is it right? It's all it has to be.

It's right, very well done.

31 points, the answer.

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31 points, the score there but all it had to be was correct.

That it was, which means after three questions, Miriam and Geoff,

you are through to the final, 2-1. Richard.

Well played, Miriam and Geoff, and tough luck, Andrew and Phil.

The last show you were knocked out by one letter

-and this show you're been knocked out by one year.

-'81, wasn't it?

'81, absolutely right and would have only scored you 16 points.

It would have seen you safely through.

It was won by Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen.

They had a dead heat finish.

The distance of the race, absolutely right, is 26 miles.

It would have scored you a fairly hefty 68.

The nationality of Emmanuel Mutai, he's Kenyan.

That would have scored you 37, that was a big score.

The last British man to win the London Marathon to date is the best answer up there.

It was his first ever marathon in 1993 Eamonn Martin, one point.

Well, our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid, Andrew and Phil.

Dear, oh dear, you've done heroically this time.

Fantastic performance throughout the show and you've done fantastically in the head-to-head.

It was just really tough, one year out. Was it between...?

I was fairly certain. I knew there was a slight risk on it

but I remember wearing a T-shirt and I remember where I was in 1982,

wearing that T-shirt. I just...

Were you at the second London Marathon?

THEY LAUGH

Oh, well, many congratulations on an excellent performance.

I'm sorry that doesn't carry you through to the final.

It's been great having you, Andrew and Phil, excellent contestants.

APPLAUSE

But, for Miriam and Geoff, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Well, congratulations, Miriam and Geoff.

You fought off all the competition and you've won our Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £14,750!

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

What are you hoping, any particular things at this stage

you think would be a great final round?

Something on like, I don't know, films like that

seems to be a strong point for us or TV, or something like that.

-Film or TV?

-Yeah.

-Anything else, Miriam?

-Tennis.

-Film, TV, a bit of tennis?

-I don't know.

OK, well, the rules are very simple. To win that money,

all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We've had two pointless answers on the show today,

you only have to find one more now and you will go home with that money.

First, you've got to choose a category from these five options.

They are...

Crime Writers...

LAUGHTER

Tennis.

LAUGHTER

Soul Divas,

Carry On Stars,

Artists.

-We might as well.

-Yeah.

-I don't know.

I feel like we've got to say tennis.

Yeah, you have, haven't you?

I don't think we'll be very good at any of the others,

-so we'll go with tennis.

-Yeah. Oh, no.

Tennis, it is.

OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes...

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

Grand Slam winning tennis players of the 1990s

as they could. Richard.

We're looking for any tennis player, male or female, who won a Grand Slam singles title

between 1990 and 1999, inclusive.

Of course, the four Grand Slam tournaments,

the Australian Open, the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon.

Very best of luck.

OK, now then - you have up to one minute to come up with

three answers, and all you need to win that £14,750

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are.

Your time starts now.

OK there's Conchita Martinez.

-When was she?

-She was '90s, I think '92, or something.

-OK.

-And Michael Stich.

-Yeah.

-He won Wimbledon, I think, in the '90s.

There was a European guy who won the Australian Open.

-Erm, I can't remember his name, though.

-Just relax.

-What was his name?

-Do you want to come back to it?

-Petr, Petr Korda, maybe?

-Right, OK.

-Richard Krajicek?

-Krajicek.

-Which are the most obscure? Petr Korda's a good shout.

-Yeah.

-If that's right.

-Conchita Martinez?

-Conchita Martinez...

-Any other females?

Lindsey Davenport, was she after '90s?

-No, she would have won in the '90s, Lindsay Davenport.

-Erm...

I think maybe Michael Stich. I don't know. What do you think?

-Conchita Martinez.

-Conchita Martinez.

-Michael Stich.

-And Petr Korda.

Ten seconds left.

-Not Patrick Korda?

-No Petr Korda. Oh, Patrick Korda.

-Petr Korda.

-Petr Korda, go with your instinct. That was your advice.

-Petr Korda.

-OK, so which order shall we do?

OK, your minute is up.

A lot of answers there. Which ones are you going to focus on?

-So we'll do Conchita Martinez.

-Conchita Martinez.

-Michael Stich.

-Yeah.

-Michael Stich.

-And Petr Korda.

-And Petr Korda.

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

-Petr Korda?

-Yeah.

-If he's right! Petr Korda.

OK, Petr Korda, put him last.

Then maybe Conchita Martinez, second to last.

-Conchita Martinez in the middle, and...?

-Michael Stich, first.

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

We have got Michael Stich, Conchita Martinez and Petr Korda.

We're looking for Grand Slam winning tennis players from the 1990s.

Your first answer was Michael Stich. You said this was your least confident answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot.

£14,750, what would you do with that, Miriam?

Erm, maybe put a deposit down on a house, take my mum on holiday.

-What about Geoff?

-With him, obviously.

-I see, you get to go, too.

-Fair enough.

-Buy some clothes, give some away.

OK, we were looking for Grand Slam winning tennis players of the 1990s.

Your first answer, Michael Stich.

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

if it is, Michael Stich.

It's right.

It's absolutely right. This for £14,750.

If this goes all the way down to zero, you leave with that money immediately.

Down it goes, still going down.

Yes! You've done it!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, you. That is fantastic. Wow!

That's amazing. Brilliant.

Wow!

Wow!

-It's crazy.

-What about that?

Your first answer.

Oh, you made that look effortless.

Well, many congratulations. Michael Stich, a pointless answer which means

you go home with the jackpot of £14,750.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's amazing.

Very, very well done, indeed. Richard, what about that?

Brilliant, it fell perfectly into your lap but, you know, you've got to make it to the final

to be able to get that luck, anyway. Very well done, well deserved.

1991, Michael Stich won Wimbledon and it's won you £14,750.

Conchita Martinez won Wimbledon in 1994,

she was also a pointless answer.

APPLAUSE

And, Petr Korda won the Australian Open in 1998,

also a pointless answer.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very well done.

Triple pointless.

Terrifically well done. Let's take a look at all the pointless answers.

Andres Gomez won the French Open in 1990,

Carlos Moya won the French in 1998.

There's Conchita Martinez.

Gustavo Kuerten also won the French Open.

There's Mary Pierce who won the Australian Open in 1995.

Michael Stich won Wimbledon, as we've already discovered.

Petr Korda won the Australian Open in 1998.

Thomas Muster, who won the French in 1995

and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who won two Grand Slam titles,

1996, the French and the Aussie in 1990.

You could also have Iva Majoli or Sergi Bruguera.

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

Brilliant, guys, we've done over 300 of the shows and you can count on the fingers of one hand

people who've got three pointless answers in that final round. A real achievement.

You absolutely deserve that money. Congratulations.

APPLAUSE

I can't believe it's happening.

Well, thanks once again to our winning players,

Miriam and Geoff, who go away with today's jackpot of £14,750.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

-It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me, goodbye.