0:00:15 > 0:00:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Thank you! Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:26 > 0:00:29the show where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33You need to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Let's meet today's players.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43First up, we welcome Keith and Calvin. How do you two know each other?
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Basically, since the age of 12.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52We've played cricket since then for Scotland national teams, all the way up.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55That's how we met and our friendship grew from there.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01- You've played for the national team? - We've travelled all over England playing county teams.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06So, Keith, sport's going to be a strong suit for you. Cricket in particular.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Imagine if a cricket question came up and you couldn't get it?
0:01:08 > 0:01:13That would be awkward! But that's not going to happen.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- What else would be good? - Maybe films? Watch a lot of films and a lot of TV.- Yeah?
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Having travelled with cricket all over the world maybe geography.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29- Surely, yeah.- Depends which place, really.- Anything you're dreading? Anything you'd hate to see?
0:01:29 > 0:01:35Soaps. I've never been in at that time to watch it! I was always outside playing cricket.
0:01:35 > 0:01:43- So if soaps come up, my answer is Rover's Return.- That will serve you well, I'm sure. Very good.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Great to have you on the show. A warm welcome to the pair of you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Next we welcome back Claire and Rich. You were on the show last time.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. This is your second chance.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- Claire, remind us how you know each other.- We're engaged at the moment.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- We met through work a couple of years ago.- Rich, what happened last time?
0:02:03 > 0:02:09We got to the head-to-head and knew a couple of answers but didn't back ourselves.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- We got knocked out.- You did. It was stills from musicals.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And you'd seen that musical!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I know. I saw it three months ago.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- But I didn't trust myself! - Are you going to trust yourself more now?- Yes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- I've had a word.- You've had a word!
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- Did he really?- Yes.- Very good. Best of luck. You made it to the head-to-head last time.
0:02:30 > 0:02:37Let's see if you can go further this time. Next, welcome back Louise and Karen, also on the show last time.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Remind us how you two know each other.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Mum and daughter. - Mother and daughter. You're from Northumberland?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- We are. Your neck of the woods. - Absolutely.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- Karen, what happened last time? - Worst ever category, football.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55First category, worst possible question.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Dear, oh, dear. But that was last time. Today is a new day.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- What do you want to see come up today?- Anything science, medical, would be brilliant.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06OK. What do you like to get up to? What are your hobbies?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I got engaged last month, so planning an engagement party.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Many congratulations. - Thank you very much.- Karen?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I like going for walks with our two dogs. We take them...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- What kind of dogs?- A rough collie and a Westie.- Lovely.
0:03:20 > 0:03:28- They love Plessey Woods. Just to snuffle about.- Excellent. Best of luck, Louise and Karen
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Hope we see more of you today than we did last time. Finally, John and Mick. How do you know each other?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Granddad, grandson.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Ahh, that's nice!- Exactly. Ahh! Lovely. Where are you from, John?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- I'm from Bow in East London. - How about you, Mick?- Dagenham.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47What do you get up to in your spare time, John?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- I read a lot. I like reading. - Any particular...- Science fiction, mainly.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Mick, what do you do?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I'm retired.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- What do you now do with your time? - Not a lot!
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- I watch a lot of TV.- What kind of telly? Or are you happy with whatever's on?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09I quite like the Discovery channel, those sorts of channels.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- This is all good for Pointless. - But I can't keep it up there, I'm afraid!- Really?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Too old, now.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I don't believe that for a second! Very best of luck to you.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Great to have you on the show. We'll find out more about you as we go along.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30One person left to introduce. His extraordinary genius is matched only by his steely good looks!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Guess who's been playing with the autocue again! It's my Pointless friend, Richard!
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Hiya!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Hello!
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Some good pairs on the show. Louise and Karen from Northumberland.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- You like it with people from Northumberland.- I love it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51People don't realise your connections. They think you're a southern.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53They don't realise that you actually own Northumberland!
0:04:55 > 0:05:01And the other returning pair, Claire and Rich. They did very well last time.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05She knew pretty much every answer last show, and talked herself out of almost every single one!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07But if she has more faith in herself,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I think they could go all the way.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Thanks, Richard. All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17In order to be in with a chance of winning the jackpot,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25So the fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer, the fewer points they score.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30one that none of our 100 people gave.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41So today's jackpot starts off at £9,000.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58In this first round, each of you must give me one answer, and you cannot confer with your partner.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06Try and make sure that's not you. Our first category today is...
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Pop music. All decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22OK. So our question concerns...
0:06:25 > 0:06:29US number ones by UK artists. Richard?
0:06:29 > 0:06:34On each pass, I'll give you the name of seven songs that have been US number one hits.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38You just need to tell us which band or artist had a number one with that hit in the States.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41We'll give you the years as well. An obscure answer, you score fewer points.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Give us the wrong answer, that's 100 points.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48There are 14 songs in all. 14 artists to guess at home. Best of luck.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54Thank you, Richard. Keith and Calvin, you drew lots earlier. Today you are going first.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58We want the artists who had US number ones with these hits.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00And we've got...
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I'll read those one last time.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Seven US number ones by UK artists. Keith?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42What's the most obscure one you know the answer to?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Um, I kind of know a lot of the songs,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- but knowing who they're by is a bit tricky for me.- Yeah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I've got a hunch that I'm going to take on,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56that Unbelievable was by INXS.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00INXS. Calvin's not sure about that!
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- I'm backing him. If he said it. - You're going to back him. OK. INXS,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09says Keith. INXS for Unbelievable.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Is it right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer?
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Bad luck, Keith. That's an incorrect answer.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry. Richard?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Sorry, Keith, we're not looking for centuries!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I'll give you the correct answer at the end of this pass.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Someone else might know it first. Claire?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I'm the same as Keith. I could sing the songs, not very well, but I could...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Go on! Do!- But I don't know who they're all by.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43My mum will be kicking me at home.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I can do one which I know will score highly,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48so I'm going to have a guess and go Kiss From A Rose,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50and I think it's Seal.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Seal. Kiss From A Rose. Seal, says Claire. Is it right, and if it is,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57let's see how many people said Seal.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00It is right.
0:09:03 > 0:09:0545!
0:09:06 > 0:09:0845. Not bad.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Good start. That was from the film Batman Forever.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Three of Seal's first four albums were called Seal.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Keeps it easy!- Yeah.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19One of them's called Human Being. That's the other one.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23It went, Seal, Seal, Human Being, Seal.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Anyway, thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Louise?
0:09:27 > 0:09:32I know the last one, but I'm not 100%.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- So I'm going to go for Shout, which is Lulu.- Shout.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Lulu. Shout,
0:09:40 > 0:09:45says Louise. Is it right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Lulu for Shout.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Bad luck, Louise. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer
0:09:52 > 0:09:56which means you also score the maximum of 100 points.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Sorry, Louise. The year is the clue there. 1985.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.- John?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05You've got a lot to choose from. We've got two incorrect answers
0:10:05 > 0:10:10so you've got six you can have a go at. Talk us through the board. You're the last person to have it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I don't know Unbelievable. Holding Back The Years is Simply Red.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Can't remember House of the Rising Sun.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Don't know Telstar.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I'm Too Sexy was Right, Said Fred.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24But Shout was Tears for Fears.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Which one will you go for?- Shout.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Tears for Fears says John for Shout.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Is it right? How many knew that answer? Tears for Fears.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Absolutely right.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Well done! Look at that! Nine!
0:10:41 > 0:10:44APPLAUSE
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Very well played, John.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Nine!- Very well played, John. Easily the best answer there.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Their second number one in the States for Tears for Fears.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Everybody Wants To Rule The World was their first.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Let's go through the board.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Plenty still left. Some big scorers up here as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05I'm Too Sexy, right again, Right, Said Fred. Would have scored 55.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09You did well to avoid that. Holding Back the Years, that was Simply Red.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12That would have scored you 42.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- The House of the Rising Sun. - The Animals.- Absolutely right.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19That would have scored 31.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21No-one seems to be able to get Unbelievable. It's not INXS.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- But it is initials.- EMF. - EMF. Absolutely right.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29With 12 points.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And Telstar is the best answer on the board.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It's a pre-1965 song that Mick might have liked, by The Tornados.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The Tornados. Three points. Well done if you got all seven of those.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Lulu did have a hit with Shout, but not a US number one
0:11:42 > 0:11:46and obviously a long time earlier as well.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Thanks, Richard. Half-way through the round. Let's look at those scores.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Brilliant score from John. John and Mick looking very strong on the back of that.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Then we climb up to Claire and Rich on 45.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Then all the way up to 100 where Keith and Calvin and Louise and Karen are.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06So, Calvin and Karen, whichever one of you can find the best score on the board
0:12:06 > 0:12:08will save your team.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Best of luck. We'll come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18OK. We're going to put seven more songs on the board. Here they are.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19We have got...
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I'll read those one last time.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Remember, we are looking for the UK artists who had these US number ones.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Mick, you're trying to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The high scorers, Karen and Louise and Calvin and Keith are on 100,
0:13:03 > 0:13:09you're on nine. A score of 90 or less, Mick, and you are through to the next round.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I'm going to take a bit of a punt here.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17- I'm not certain. To Sir With Love, Lulu.- To Sir With Love, Lulu, says Mick.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22To Sir With Love, Lulu. Is it right and if so, how many people said it. There's your red line.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Nice and high.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Absolutely right, and you are through, Mick.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Very well done indeed.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- 21 takes your total up to 30. - Well played, Mick.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Grandfather and grandson making this look very easy indeed.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45The theme tune to the film To Sir With Love, as well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48It wasn't released in the UK as a single. It was a B side.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- Thanks, Richard. Now, then, Karen. We now have a game on.- We do!
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- We need a very low score from you if you're going to survive.- Yes.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00I know a few of them, but I'm going to have a punt
0:14:00 > 0:14:02cos I need a good answer.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06So I'm going with The Night Chicago Died, Paper Lace.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- Paper Lace.- Yeah.- For The Night Chicago Died. Paper Lace.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19There's no red line for you as you are the joint high scorers. Paper Lace.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- It's right!- Phew!
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Very well done, Karen.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Wow!
0:14:35 > 0:14:40One, for Paper Lace. Very well done, indeed, Karen. That takes your total up to 101.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Is that going to be enough to save you, I wonder. I think it might be.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49That is a brilliant answer, Karen. Well played. From 1974. It obviously stuck somewhere in your mind.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53They actually came to fame on Opportunity Knocks, Paper Lace. A Nottinghamshire band.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56They were the One Direction of their day, if you will.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59They had a very big hit in the UK with Billy, Don't Be A Hero.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- That was their biggest one here. - Excellent. Thank you very much, Richard. Now, then.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Rich. The high scorers are now Karen and Louise on 101.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14You are on 45, which means a score of 55 will keep you in the game.
0:15:14 > 0:15:1755 or less. What do you make of the board?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19There's two that I'm fairly confident with,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21but I think they'll both be high scorers
0:15:21 > 0:15:24cos it's the two most modern ones.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30But I'm going to go with James Blunt and You're Beautiful.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33You're Beautiful, James Blunt.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36OK. There's your red line.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43James Blunt. Is it right, how many people said it?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's right.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50You've done it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:5733 for James Blunt.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Well played, Rich. It was the first US number one by a UK act
0:16:01 > 0:16:03since 1997.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Hadn't been once since 1997.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Compared to 1985, there were 13 in one year.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Thank you, Richard.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Now, then. OK. Calvin. Only a pointless answer will save you.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Keith's left me a bit here. We should have gone the other way round. I knew a few of those.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Right Said Fred was a classic. I still remember the video.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25But to go a pointless one. I'm just basically going on years.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29I know some of the songs. I know the titles and what they go like.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Do you want to talk us through the board?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Not really!
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I'm going to go for one maybe like Money For Nothing
0:16:38 > 0:16:40just cos of the year.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I'm not sure when he was about, Frank Sinatra, that kind of thing.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Obviously money, something like that.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52I'm sure my Gran dances funny to that. I can see her dancing but I don't know who sang it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Wannabe, I think that might be The Spice Girls
0:16:55 > 0:16:58but obviously that would be too high.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00But I might just want to get one right
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and Keith got one wrong, so it's not my fault!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06So I'll go with Spice Girls, Wannabe.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08OK. Wannabe, Spice Girls, says Calvin.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Is it right, and if so how many of our 100 people said The Spice Girls for Wannabe.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It's right.
0:17:22 > 0:17:2750 takes your total up to 150, Calvin.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30The Spice Girls' only US number one, their debut single.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33The only US number one single to contain the word zigazig ha.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I genuinely like Calvin's honesty.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41Quite often people go... What people normally mean when they get to the end of the round is,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- "I want to get one right because my partner got one wrong!"- Yeah.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48But no-one says it. So thank you for that. Much appreciated. Let's look at the rest of the board.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Bit depressing with Crazy Little Thing Called Love
0:17:52 > 0:17:55for a contestant to go, "It's the sort of thing my gran would like."
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- You think, "Oh, are we that old?" - Are we that old?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03It's by Queen. That would have scored you 26 points.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Money For Nothing, not Frank Sinatra!
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Dire Straits.- Absolutely right. 42 points.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Everything She Wants.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13That was Wham!
0:18:13 > 0:18:16It was Wham! Absolutely right. Their third US number one.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Seven points. George Michael's favourite Wham! song.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25- Very well done if you got all seven of those at home.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28At the end of our first round, the pair with the highest score is Calvin and Keith.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34- That was harsh. You knew EMF when you heard it?- I've heard it many times, yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- And you probably knew others on the board.- Yes.- You were doing the right thing. Sadly it was wrong!
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Anyway, the good news is we'll see you again next time. We look forward to that.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47But thanks very much for playing.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Obviously there's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head,
0:19:01 > 0:19:05so one of these teams will be leaving us at the end of this round.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Try and make sure it isn't you. That round was good. John and Mick, fantastic for you.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Great answers from both of you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Louise and Karen. That was a big, big high score from you, Louise.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- You were saved by your mum. - That's why I brought her along!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22What are your tactics for this next round?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24To get an answer right would be good!
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Karen, yes, you did some valiant work there.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- I did. I have to thank my husband for that. It's one of his favourite songs.- Brilliant. Very good.
0:19:33 > 0:19:39And Claire and Rich. Easy does it, once again.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Very solid performance. Anything can happen this round.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Very best of luck to all pairs.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Our category for Round Two is...
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's the one everyone loves!
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Can you decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds
0:20:04 > 0:20:10to name as many 2010 General Election parties as they could.
0:20:10 > 0:20:122010 General Election parties.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14We're looking for the name of any UK political party
0:20:14 > 0:20:18that fielded at least one candidate in any constituency in Britain
0:20:18 > 0:20:20in the 2010 General Election.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26There are over 130 parties that fielded at lease one candidate.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30The only category we won't allow is if somebody stood simply as an independent.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- We won't count them. - Thank you very much, Richard. Rich,
0:20:33 > 0:20:38what is the most obscure party who fielded a candidate in the 2010 election
0:20:38 > 0:20:41that you can summon to mind?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I'm struggling actually, more than the obvious three.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Um, but I'm going to say the Green Party
0:20:49 > 0:20:51because I think my dad used to vote for them.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57The Green Party. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said the Green Party.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Absolutely right.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13- 65.- Yes, that's right. Caroline Lucas became the first Green Party MP in Brighton Pavilion, as well.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Thanks very much. Louise?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Politics is not my subject at all.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26So I'll probably go for one that's quite obvious, a little bit higher.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29UKIP.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34UKIP, says Louise. Let's see if that's right and if so, how many of our 100 people said UKIP.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Absolutely right.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Not bad at all. 44 for UKIP.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Absolutely right. Received over 900,000 votes across the country as well.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Three per cent of the electorate.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Now, then, John. Not a good subject for you, this one?
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- I hate politics!- OK.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- I'm going to say one that I'll probably get moaned at for, but I'm going to say the BNP.- BNP.
0:22:05 > 0:22:12The BNP. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said BNP.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- Best score of the round so far. 35 for the BNP.- Yes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Fielded over 300 candidates and all of them lost!
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Thanks very much, Richard. We're half-way through the round.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45So, Claire, no pressure or anything,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48but you'll have to find a really low-scoring answer
0:22:48 > 0:22:50if you're going to stay in the game.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Can the second players please take their places at the podium.
0:22:56 > 0:23:02OK. So we are looking for parties that fielded a candidate in the 2010 General Election.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Mick, the high scorers on 65 are Claire and Rich.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09You're on 35. So a score of 29 or less from you
0:23:09 > 0:23:12would keep you in the game from here on in.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Well, this is the worst possible subject for me.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22I'm going to say the Scottish National Party.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24The Scottish National Party, the SNP. OK.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30There is your red line. Below that red line and you're through to the head-to-head.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said the SNP.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Very well done, Mick. That's a great answer. 15.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52Two very, very strong low scores from Mick and John, taking their total up to 50. Richard?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Well played again, Mick. Six seats the SNP won.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Now, then, Karen. The high scorers remain Claire and Rich on 65.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04You're on 44. If you can score 20 or less,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- you're in the head-to-head. - It's not going to happen!
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Um, all the answers I know have all been said. I've had it!
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I'm going to have to pick one of the main three, unfortunately.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17It's which one is going to have the lowest amount of people.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So I'm going to have to go with Lib Dem. It's the only one I've got.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27OK. Lib Dem, says Karen. Lib Dem.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31There's your red line. Let's see if Lib Dem right and if it is,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:4485 takes your total up to 129, Karen.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47A big score, but if you had to go for one of the top three,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49you had to choose between them, I guess.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Claire, the high scorers are Karen and Louise on 129. You are on 65.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57You have to score 63 or less with this answer.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I think you'll be saying goodbye to us, cos I know nothing of politics.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04The two I was going to say have gone, from Mick and John.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I'm going to make a party up and go for the Welsh National Party.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13- The Welsh National Party, says Claire.- Yes.- Rich, what do you think about that?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I think there is one, but I think it might have a different name!
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Might be Plaid Cymru, something like that.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23OK. There's your red line, Claire. If you get below that,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25you are through to the head-to-head.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Let's see if Welsh National Party is right, and if it is,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30let's see how far down it goes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Oh, bad luck, Claire!
0:25:34 > 0:25:38That's an incorrect answer so you score the maximum of 100 points.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43That takes your total up to an unbeatable 165. Sorry. Richard?
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Rich is right. Plaid Cymru is essentially the equivalent of the SNP for Wales.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49The Party of Wales, Plaid Cymru means.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Worth a guess. There's an awful lot of parties here.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Scottish National Party got 15. Monster Raving Loony Party, 28!
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Wow!- Fielded 27 candidates. 28 points they got.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05There's the Northern Irish parties. Respect, George Galloway's party scored nine points.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08If you voted for an unusual party in your constituency, it will have been pointless.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12Almost all the smaller parties were pointless. Here's a few of them.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16The Bus-Pass Elvis Party,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20run by Lord Biro, of course, who stood in Kettering.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25The Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality, who are a Zombie interest party.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31That was a pointless answer. The Fancy Dress Party was a pointless answer. Stood in Dartford.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36There's hundreds. Mainly single-interest parties or local interest parties
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- who stood in various constituencies. - Thank you very much, Richard.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44So at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score is Claire and Rich.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- You were head-to-head last time.- I was relying on Rich for this round.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- But you had Plaid Cymru. - I'd have went with Respect, as well.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54- Of course.- I stepped out.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59It's been lovely having you on the show, Claire and Rich. We have to say goodbye. Thanks for playing.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Congratulations, John and Mick, Louise and Karen.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19You're now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at...
0:27:24 > 0:27:30You'll now go head-to-head. The first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33The great news is that you can now confer.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35You play as teams from here on in.
0:27:35 > 0:27:42So, wow, what a game we've had. John and Mick, you've played so well. Our lowest scorers in each round so far,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44by quite a margin.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Louise and Karen, you've scored over 100 in each round!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- We have.- We have.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Did you ever think you'd end up here?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- No, not at all.- The good news is you can put your heads together from now on.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02That may make it more even. Very best of luck to both pairs.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Let's play the head-to-head.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10Here comes your first question.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It concerns...
0:28:15 > 0:28:16Flowers. Richard?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19We're about to show you five pictures of flowers.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22You just have to give us the general common name for each one, please.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- The most obscure answer will win the first point.- OK.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five flowers. Here they are.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50OK. There they are. Five flowers.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52John and Mick, you've played best so far
0:28:52 > 0:28:54so you get to go first.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56WHISPERING
0:29:01 > 0:29:04What are you thinking?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Not so good for us, this one!
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- We're going to say E, and I think it's a lupin. I'm not sure.- E.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Lupin, say John and Mick. E, lupin.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Louise and Karen, you can talk us through the rest of the board.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I know them all, but it's which one is going to be the least.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Do you want to supply the names?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30A is an iris. B is a tulip.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32C is a gladioli.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34D is a daffodil.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Unusual. C.- So we're going to go with C, gladioli.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40C, gladioli.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45So we have E, lupin, from John and Mick.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Lupin. Is that right and if it is,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51how many of our 100 people said E was a lupin.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Absolutely right.
0:30:05 > 0:30:1243. OK. C, gladioli, say Louise and Karen.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Gladioli, C. Is that right, and if it is,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19how many of our 100 people said gladioli.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22It's right.
0:30:22 > 0:30:2343 is what you have to beat.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Yep, you've done it. Wow! 24.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Well played, Karen.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Very good. That means after one question,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Louise and Karen are up one-nil. Richard?
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Well played, both teams, actually.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42They're the best two answers on the board. Let's look at the rest.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44You've given us all the answers. A is an iris.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50B, you're right, is a tulip.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57D is a daffodil.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00That was the biggest score of all. It would have scored 93.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02So you chose the only one that would have beaten John and Mick.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11John and Mick, you have to win this question to stay in the game. It concerns...
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Blue Peter. Richard?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22We have five clues to facts about the iconic children's TV programme, Blue Peter.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Can you give us the answer to these, please?- OK. Thanks very much.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Blue Peter. Here we go.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46I'll read those one more time.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04There we are. Five clues to facts about Blue Peter.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Louise and Karen, you go first.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09WHISPERING
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We're going to go for the last one.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22I know one other, but we're not 100% sure. Janet Ellis for the last one.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Janet Ellis, the presenter who's the mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor. OK.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30John and Mick, talk us through the rest of the board if you can.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- We won't be doing that.- I've never watched Blue Peter.- Never.- Never.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38We think... I think I know two of them.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Talk us through both of those, if you like.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Just say which one.- I think it was first broadcast in the '60s.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49But I think the animal which changed from Fred to Freda was a frog.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- So we're going for Fred to Freda was a frog.- OK.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Fred to Freda was a frog.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00OK. Fred to Freda was a frog. Louise and Karen have said Janet Ellis
0:33:00 > 0:33:02as the mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Is that right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Janet Ellis.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Absolutely right.
0:33:18 > 0:33:2425. John and Mick, you said the animal that changed from Fred to Freda was a frog.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Bad luck, John and Mick. An incorrect answer
0:33:34 > 0:33:39which means Louise and Karen, only two questions, you are through to the final, 2-0.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Richard?- Sorry, not a frog. It was actually a tortoise.
0:33:44 > 0:33:4627 points that would have scored.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48It wouldn't have won you the points.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51The other three all would have won you the points.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Decade it was first broadcast, it wasn't the '60s, it was the '50s.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Been around a long time. That would have scored you 15 points.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02The presenter who went on to be chief scout? Do you know?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04I would guess John Noakes, surely.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Peter Duncan.- Oh, really? - Peter Duncan.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12That scored five. And everyone remembers the elephant, but what's the name of that elephant?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14It's a pointless answer.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Anyone who remembers the name, well done. It's Lulu.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Lulu the elephant.- OK.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is John and Mick,
0:34:24 > 0:34:29I'm sorry to say. Brilliant low scores all the way up to here.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31And then a clean sweep from Louise and Karen.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36- Flowers and Blue Peter probably not your ideal categories!- Not at all!
0:34:36 > 0:34:42Anyway, we'll see you again next time. Look forward to seeing you then. Thanks, John and Mick.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47But for Louise and Karen, it's now time for our Pointless final!
0:34:51 > 0:34:56Congratulations, Louise and Karen. You've fought off all the competition
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.- Yay!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at...
0:35:15 > 0:35:19What a Pointless career you've had! Amazing! First show you were on,
0:35:19 > 0:35:26out first round. First question you answered scored 100 in this one.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29And the second question. The second round as well was 100 points.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- So did you think you were going to come this far?- Not at all.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- No.- I thought we were on the next train. That was it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Amazing. The cards have fallen fantastically for you.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- And what about that for a head-to-head!- I know.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- Great subjects!- Flowers and Blue Peter.- You pulled it out the bag, Mam.- Very good indeed.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.
0:35:52 > 0:35:59We haven't had any on the show today. You only have to find one now and you'll leave with £9,000.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03First, choose a category. Choose from these five options.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- I know what I'd choose.- Chemistry. - Chemistry.- But you'd be on your own.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Exactly. Country music?- No.- Nah.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- European authors?- Oh, no.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Oscars?- It's got to be chemistry.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28It has to be. But you're on your own!
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- Don't do that!- We have to go chemistry, unfortunately. I'll be the back-up team.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- She's going to have to...- Pull it out the bag. Right, Louise.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Over to you. Let's see what the question is. Here it comes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Elements beginning with the two letters of their symbol.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Yep, looking for the name of any element whose chemical symbol
0:36:58 > 0:37:01comprises the first two letters of that element's name.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Very, very best of luck.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07OK. Thanks, Richard. You now have one minute to come up with three answers.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11All you need to win that £9,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Are you ready?- Yes.- OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19There they are. Your time starts now.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22(CONVERSATION QUIET AND INDISTINCT)
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- It's in the bottom part.- Right.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- Say that. Go with whatever...- Go crazy.- Go with whatever they are.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38It has to be crazy to be pointless.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41(INDISTINCT)
0:37:49 > 0:37:52..That's a possibility.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Manganese, is that Ma?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Ooh, I don't know.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- I can't help you with this. Try and do it yourself.- Ten seconds left.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- OK. You've got three answers? - Got three answers.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17We're looking for chemical elements
0:38:17 > 0:38:21whose names begin with the two letters of their chemical symbols.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I now need your three answers.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- I'm going Plutonium.- Plutonium.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Unobtainium.- Unobtainium.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- And Boron.- Boron.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?- Boron.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- No, Unobtainium.- Unobtainium. We'll put that last.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Which is your least likely?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Plutonium.- We'll put that one first.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47We'll put it on the board in that order. Here they are.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49We have got...
0:38:52 > 0:38:56We were looking for elements beginning with the two letters of their chemical symbol.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02- Plutonium was your first answer, the you thought was least likely to be pointless.- Yeah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05You only need one pointless answer to win that nine grand.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Louise, what would you do with £9,000?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I'd put it towards the wedding. Half of it, obviously.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Mam should get more than half, but... We'd halve it.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Half of it would go towards the wedding.- Very good indeed.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Karen, how about you?- I'm desperate for a new bathroom.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I've got a brick wall at the minute, so it would come in really handy!
0:39:26 > 0:39:31Very good indeed. OK, let's hope one of these three answers will go towards the wedding
0:39:31 > 0:39:33and help towards a new bathroom.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Plutonium is the first answer. This is for £9,000.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43It has to be right and it has to be pointless. How many people said plutonium?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Unfortunately, not a pointless answer. Not a correct answer.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01We're looking for elements that begin with the two letters of their chemical symbol.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Let's hope nobody said your next answer, boron.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09It has to be correct, it has to be pointless. If it's both, you leave here with £9,000. Let's see
0:40:09 > 0:40:12how many people said boron?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Oh, bad luck!
0:40:19 > 0:40:24OK. Everything now is riding on your last answer.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Only one more chance to win the jackpot.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32We're looking for elements beginning with the two letters of their chemical symbol.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Your third and final answer was unobtainium.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- This was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.- Any answer would be good.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44OK. Well, there's nothing to say - you might be very close with this.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48You might have been close with those. Unobtainium might be correct.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52If it's correct, who's to say it might not go all the way down to zero?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Very best of luck. To win the jackpot of £9,000,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00it has to be pointless. Let's find out. Unobtanium. How many people said it? Is it right?
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Oh, bad luck!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Bad luck!
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22But you still get to take home a Pointless trophy each. So very well done.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Sorry. You played very well throughout.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Plutonium is Pu, I'm afraid.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Boron is just B. And unobtainium, which sounds so familiar,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40it sounds familiar because it's what they're trying to mine in Avatar!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44That's unobtanium.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48It's a more general catch-all word for things that are difficult to get hold off.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50But it's made famous by Avatar.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54If it makes it any better, two of our 100 people also said unobtanium, as well.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59Let's take a look at some pointless answers. All sorts of people are very good at these ones.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14You could also have had erbium, gallium, germanium.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18You could have had scandium, tellurium. There's lots of pointless answers out there.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Unlucky. Very well done if you got any of those at home.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Thanks very much, Richard. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Louise and Karen.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29It's been wonderful having you on the show. Thanks for playing.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Thank you!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36So Louise and Karen didn't win our jackpot today so it rolls over.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41So on the next show, we'll be playing for £10,000!
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Join us then. See if someone can win it. So it's goodbye from Richard...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Goodbye!- And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye!
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