Episode 13 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

the show where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can.

You need to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of.

Let's meet today's players.

First up, we welcome Keith and Calvin. How do you two know each other?

Basically, since the age of 12.

We've played cricket since then for Scotland national teams, all the way up.

That's how we met and our friendship grew from there.

-You've played for the national team?

-We've travelled all over England playing county teams.

So, Keith, sport's going to be a strong suit for you. Cricket in particular.

Imagine if a cricket question came up and you couldn't get it?

That would be awkward! But that's not going to happen.

-What else would be good?

-Maybe films? Watch a lot of films and a lot of TV.

-Yeah?

Having travelled with cricket all over the world maybe geography.

-Surely, yeah.

-Depends which place, really.

-Anything you're dreading? Anything you'd hate to see?

Soaps. I've never been in at that time to watch it! I was always outside playing cricket.

-So if soaps come up, my answer is Rover's Return.

-That will serve you well, I'm sure. Very good.

Great to have you on the show. A warm welcome to the pair of you.

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

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

-Claire, remind us how you know each other.

-We're engaged at the moment.

-We met through work a couple of years ago.

-Rich, what happened last time?

We got to the head-to-head and knew a couple of answers but didn't back ourselves.

-We got knocked out.

-You did. It was stills from musicals.

And you'd seen that musical!

I know. I saw it three months ago.

-But I didn't trust myself!

-Are you going to trust yourself more now?

-Yes.

-I've had a word.

-You've had a word!

-Did he really?

-Yes.

-Very good. Best of luck. You made it to the head-to-head last time.

Let's see if you can go further this time. Next, welcome back Louise and Karen, also on the show last time.

Remind us how you two know each other.

-Mum and daughter.

-Mother and daughter. You're from Northumberland?

-We are. Your neck of the woods.

-Absolutely.

-Karen, what happened last time?

-Worst ever category, football.

First category, worst possible question.

Dear, oh, dear. But that was last time. Today is a new day.

-What do you want to see come up today?

-Anything science, medical, would be brilliant.

OK. What do you like to get up to? What are your hobbies?

I got engaged last month, so planning an engagement party.

-Many congratulations.

-Thank you very much.

-Karen?

I like going for walks with our two dogs. We take them...

-What kind of dogs?

-A rough collie and a Westie.

-Lovely.

-They love Plessey Woods. Just to snuffle about.

-Excellent. Best of luck, Louise and Karen

Hope we see more of you today than we did last time. Finally, John and Mick. How do you know each other?

Granddad, grandson.

-Ahh, that's nice!

-Exactly. Ahh! Lovely. Where are you from, John?

-I'm from Bow in East London.

-How about you, Mick?

-Dagenham.

What do you get up to in your spare time, John?

-I read a lot. I like reading.

-Any particular...

-Science fiction, mainly.

Mick, what do you do?

I'm retired.

-What do you now do with your time?

-Not a lot!

-I watch a lot of TV.

-What kind of telly? Or are you happy with whatever's on?

I quite like the Discovery channel, those sorts of channels.

-This is all good for Pointless.

-But I can't keep it up there, I'm afraid!

-Really?

Too old, now.

I don't believe that for a second! Very best of luck to you.

Great to have you on the show. We'll find out more about you as we go along.

One person left to introduce. His extraordinary genius is matched only by his steely good looks!

Guess who's been playing with the autocue again! It's my Pointless friend, Richard!

Hiya!

Hello!

Some good pairs on the show. Louise and Karen from Northumberland.

-You like it with people from Northumberland.

-I love it.

People don't realise your connections. They think you're a southern.

They don't realise that you actually own Northumberland!

And the other returning pair, Claire and Rich. They did very well last time.

She knew pretty much every answer last show, and talked herself out of almost every single one!

But if she has more faith in herself,

I think they could go all the way.

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

In order to be in with a chance of winning the jackpot,

our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.

So the fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer, the fewer points they score.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

one that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.

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

So today's jackpot starts off at £9,000.

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

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

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

Try and make sure that's not you. Our first category today is...

Pop music. All decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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

OK. So our question concerns...

US number ones by UK artists. Richard?

On each pass, I'll give you the name of seven songs that have been US number one hits.

You just need to tell us which band or artist had a number one with that hit in the States.

We'll give you the years as well. An obscure answer, you score fewer points.

Give us the wrong answer, that's 100 points.

There are 14 songs in all. 14 artists to guess at home. Best of luck.

Thank you, Richard. Keith and Calvin, you drew lots earlier. Today you are going first.

We want the artists who had US number ones with these hits.

And we've got...

I'll read those one last time.

Seven US number ones by UK artists. Keith?

What's the most obscure one you know the answer to?

Um, I kind of know a lot of the songs,

-but knowing who they're by is a bit tricky for me.

-Yeah.

I've got a hunch that I'm going to take on,

that Unbelievable was by INXS.

INXS. Calvin's not sure about that!

-I'm backing him. If he said it.

-You're going to back him. OK. INXS,

says Keith. INXS for Unbelievable.

Is it right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer?

Bad luck, Keith. That's an incorrect answer.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry. Richard?

Sorry, Keith, we're not looking for centuries!

I'll give you the correct answer at the end of this pass.

Someone else might know it first. Claire?

I'm the same as Keith. I could sing the songs, not very well, but I could...

-Go on! Do!

-But I don't know who they're all by.

My mum will be kicking me at home.

I can do one which I know will score highly,

so I'm going to have a guess and go Kiss From A Rose,

and I think it's Seal.

Seal. Kiss From A Rose. Seal, says Claire. Is it right, and if it is,

let's see how many people said Seal.

It is right.

45!

45. Not bad.

Good start. That was from the film Batman Forever.

Three of Seal's first four albums were called Seal.

-Keeps it easy!

-Yeah.

One of them's called Human Being. That's the other one.

It went, Seal, Seal, Human Being, Seal.

Anyway, thank you.

Louise?

I know the last one, but I'm not 100%.

-So I'm going to go for Shout, which is Lulu.

-Shout.

Lulu. Shout,

says Louise. Is it right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Lulu for Shout.

Bad luck, Louise. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

which means you also score the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Louise. The year is the clue there. 1985.

-I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.

-John?

You've got a lot to choose from. We've got two incorrect answers

so you've got six you can have a go at. Talk us through the board. You're the last person to have it.

I don't know Unbelievable. Holding Back The Years is Simply Red.

Can't remember House of the Rising Sun.

Don't know Telstar.

I'm Too Sexy was Right, Said Fred.

But Shout was Tears for Fears.

-Which one will you go for?

-Shout.

Tears for Fears says John for Shout.

Is it right? How many knew that answer? Tears for Fears.

Absolutely right.

Well done! Look at that! Nine!

APPLAUSE

Very well played, John.

-Nine!

-Very well played, John. Easily the best answer there.

Their second number one in the States for Tears for Fears.

Everybody Wants To Rule The World was their first.

Let's go through the board.

Plenty still left. Some big scorers up here as well.

I'm Too Sexy, right again, Right, Said Fred. Would have scored 55.

You did well to avoid that. Holding Back the Years, that was Simply Red.

That would have scored you 42.

-The House of the Rising Sun.

-The Animals.

-Absolutely right.

That would have scored 31.

No-one seems to be able to get Unbelievable. It's not INXS.

-But it is initials.

-EMF.

-EMF. Absolutely right.

With 12 points.

And Telstar is the best answer on the board.

It's a pre-1965 song that Mick might have liked, by The Tornados.

The Tornados. Three points. Well done if you got all seven of those.

Lulu did have a hit with Shout, but not a US number one

and obviously a long time earlier as well.

Thanks, Richard. Half-way through the round. Let's look at those scores.

Brilliant score from John. John and Mick looking very strong on the back of that.

Then we climb up to Claire and Rich on 45.

Then all the way up to 100 where Keith and Calvin and Louise and Karen are.

So, Calvin and Karen, whichever one of you can find the best score on the board

will save your team.

Best of luck. We'll come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places?

OK. We're going to put seven more songs on the board. Here they are.

We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Remember, we are looking for the UK artists who had these US number ones.

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

The high scorers, Karen and Louise and Calvin and Keith are on 100,

you're on nine. A score of 90 or less, Mick, and you are through to the next round.

I'm going to take a bit of a punt here.

-I'm not certain. To Sir With Love, Lulu.

-To Sir With Love, Lulu, says Mick.

To Sir With Love, Lulu. Is it right and if so, how many people said it. There's your red line.

Nice and high.

Absolutely right, and you are through, Mick.

Very well done indeed.

-21 takes your total up to 30.

-Well played, Mick.

Grandfather and grandson making this look very easy indeed.

The theme tune to the film To Sir With Love, as well.

It wasn't released in the UK as a single. It was a B side.

-Thanks, Richard. Now, then, Karen. We now have a game on.

-We do!

-We need a very low score from you if you're going to survive.

-Yes.

I know a few of them, but I'm going to have a punt

cos I need a good answer.

So I'm going with The Night Chicago Died, Paper Lace.

-Paper Lace.

-Yeah.

-For The Night Chicago Died. Paper Lace.

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

There's no red line for you as you are the joint high scorers. Paper Lace.

-It's right!

-Phew!

Very well done, Karen.

Wow!

One, for Paper Lace. Very well done, indeed, Karen. That takes your total up to 101.

Is that going to be enough to save you, I wonder. I think it might be.

That is a brilliant answer, Karen. Well played. From 1974. It obviously stuck somewhere in your mind.

They actually came to fame on Opportunity Knocks, Paper Lace. A Nottinghamshire band.

They were the One Direction of their day, if you will.

They had a very big hit in the UK with Billy, Don't Be A Hero.

-That was their biggest one here.

-Excellent. Thank you very much, Richard. Now, then.

Rich. The high scorers are now Karen and Louise on 101.

You are on 45, which means a score of 55 will keep you in the game.

55 or less. What do you make of the board?

There's two that I'm fairly confident with,

but I think they'll both be high scorers

cos it's the two most modern ones.

But I'm going to go with James Blunt and You're Beautiful.

You're Beautiful, James Blunt.

OK. There's your red line.

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

James Blunt. Is it right, how many people said it?

It's right.

You've done it.

33 for James Blunt.

Well played, Rich. It was the first US number one by a UK act

since 1997.

Hadn't been once since 1997.

Compared to 1985, there were 13 in one year.

Thank you, Richard.

Now, then. OK. Calvin. Only a pointless answer will save you.

Keith's left me a bit here. We should have gone the other way round. I knew a few of those.

Right Said Fred was a classic. I still remember the video.

But to go a pointless one. I'm just basically going on years.

I know some of the songs. I know the titles and what they go like.

Do you want to talk us through the board?

Not really!

I'm going to go for one maybe like Money For Nothing

just cos of the year.

I'm not sure when he was about, Frank Sinatra, that kind of thing.

Obviously money, something like that.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

I'm sure my Gran dances funny to that. I can see her dancing but I don't know who sang it.

Wannabe, I think that might be The Spice Girls

but obviously that would be too high.

But I might just want to get one right

and Keith got one wrong, so it's not my fault!

So I'll go with Spice Girls, Wannabe.

OK. Wannabe, Spice Girls, says Calvin.

Is it right, and if so how many of our 100 people said The Spice Girls for Wannabe.

It's right.

50 takes your total up to 150, Calvin.

The Spice Girls' only US number one, their debut single.

The only US number one single to contain the word zigazig ha.

I genuinely like Calvin's honesty.

Quite often people go... What people normally mean when they get to the end of the round is,

-"I want to get one right because my partner got one wrong!"

-Yeah.

But no-one says it. So thank you for that. Much appreciated. Let's look at the rest of the board.

Bit depressing with Crazy Little Thing Called Love

for a contestant to go, "It's the sort of thing my gran would like."

-You think, "Oh, are we that old?"

-Are we that old?

It's by Queen. That would have scored you 26 points.

Money For Nothing, not Frank Sinatra!

-Dire Straits.

-Absolutely right. 42 points.

Everything She Wants.

That was Wham!

It was Wham! Absolutely right. Their third US number one.

Seven points. George Michael's favourite Wham! song.

-Very well done if you got all seven of those at home.

-Thank you very much indeed.

At the end of our first round, the pair with the highest score is Calvin and Keith.

-That was harsh. You knew EMF when you heard it?

-I've heard it many times, yes.

-And you probably knew others on the board.

-Yes.

-You were doing the right thing. Sadly it was wrong!

Anyway, the good news is we'll see you again next time. We look forward to that.

But thanks very much for playing.

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

Obviously there's only room for two pairs in the head-to-head,

so one of these teams will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Try and make sure it isn't you. That round was good. John and Mick, fantastic for you.

Great answers from both of you.

Louise and Karen. That was a big, big high score from you, Louise.

-You were saved by your mum.

-That's why I brought her along!

What are your tactics for this next round?

To get an answer right would be good!

Karen, yes, you did some valiant work there.

-I did. I have to thank my husband for that. It's one of his favourite songs.

-Brilliant. Very good.

And Claire and Rich. Easy does it, once again.

Very solid performance. Anything can happen this round.

Very best of luck to all pairs.

Our category for Round Two is...

It's the one everyone loves!

Can you 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 2010 General Election parties as they could.

2010 General Election parties.

We're looking for the name of any UK political party

that fielded at least one candidate in any constituency in Britain

in the 2010 General Election.

There are over 130 parties that fielded at lease one candidate.

The only category we won't allow is if somebody stood simply as an independent.

-We won't count them.

-Thank you very much, Richard. Rich,

what is the most obscure party who fielded a candidate in the 2010 election

that you can summon to mind?

I'm struggling actually, more than the obvious three.

Um, but I'm going to say the Green Party

because I think my dad used to vote for them.

The Green Party. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said the Green Party.

Absolutely right.

-65.

-Yes, that's right. Caroline Lucas became the first Green Party MP in Brighton Pavilion, as well.

Thanks very much. Louise?

Politics is not my subject at all.

So I'll probably go for one that's quite obvious, a little bit higher.

UKIP.

UKIP, says Louise. Let's see if that's right and if so, how many of our 100 people said UKIP.

Absolutely right.

Not bad at all. 44 for UKIP.

Absolutely right. Received over 900,000 votes across the country as well.

Three per cent of the electorate.

Now, then, John. Not a good subject for you, this one?

-I hate politics!

-OK.

-I'm going to say one that I'll probably get moaned at for, but I'm going to say the BNP.

-BNP.

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

-Best score of the round so far. 35 for the BNP.

-Yes.

Fielded over 300 candidates and all of them lost!

Thanks very much, Richard. We're half-way through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

So, Claire, no pressure or anything,

but you'll have to find a really low-scoring answer

if you're going to stay in the game.

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

OK. So we are looking for parties that fielded a candidate in the 2010 General Election.

Mick, the high scorers on 65 are Claire and Rich.

You're on 35. So a score of 29 or less from you

would keep you in the game from here on in.

Well, this is the worst possible subject for me.

I'm going to say the Scottish National Party.

The Scottish National Party, the SNP. OK.

There is your red line. Below that red line and you're through to the head-to-head.

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

Very well done, Mick. That's a great answer. 15.

Two very, very strong low scores from Mick and John, taking their total up to 50. Richard?

Well played again, Mick. Six seats the SNP won.

Now, then, Karen. The high scorers remain Claire and Rich on 65.

You're on 44. If you can score 20 or less,

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

-It's not going to happen!

Um, all the answers I know have all been said. I've had it!

I'm going to have to pick one of the main three, unfortunately.

It's which one is going to have the lowest amount of people.

So I'm going to have to go with Lib Dem. It's the only one I've got.

OK. Lib Dem, says Karen. Lib Dem.

There's your red line. Let's see if Lib Dem right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

85 takes your total up to 129, Karen.

A big score, but if you had to go for one of the top three,

you had to choose between them, I guess.

Claire, the high scorers are Karen and Louise on 129. You are on 65.

You have to score 63 or less with this answer.

I think you'll be saying goodbye to us, cos I know nothing of politics.

The two I was going to say have gone, from Mick and John.

I'm going to make a party up and go for the Welsh National Party.

-The Welsh National Party, says Claire.

-Yes.

-Rich, what do you think about that?

I think there is one, but I think it might have a different name!

Might be Plaid Cymru, something like that.

OK. There's your red line, Claire. If you get below that,

you are through to the head-to-head.

Let's see if Welsh National Party is right, and if it is,

let's see how far down it goes.

Oh, bad luck, Claire!

That's an incorrect answer so you score the maximum of 100 points.

That takes your total up to an unbeatable 165. Sorry. Richard?

Rich is right. Plaid Cymru is essentially the equivalent of the SNP for Wales.

The Party of Wales, Plaid Cymru means.

Worth a guess. There's an awful lot of parties here.

Scottish National Party got 15. Monster Raving Loony Party, 28!

-Wow!

-Fielded 27 candidates. 28 points they got.

There's the Northern Irish parties. Respect, George Galloway's party scored nine points.

If you voted for an unusual party in your constituency, it will have been pointless.

Almost all the smaller parties were pointless. Here's a few of them.

The Bus-Pass Elvis Party,

run by Lord Biro, of course, who stood in Kettering.

The Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality, who are a Zombie interest party.

That was a pointless answer. The Fancy Dress Party was a pointless answer. Stood in Dartford.

There's hundreds. Mainly single-interest parties or local interest parties

-who stood in various constituencies.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

So at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score is Claire and Rich.

-You were head-to-head last time.

-I was relying on Rich for this round.

-But you had Plaid Cymru.

-I'd have went with Respect, as well.

-Of course.

-I stepped out.

It's been lovely having you on the show, Claire and Rich. We have to say goodbye. Thanks for playing.

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

Congratulations, John and Mick, Louise and Karen.

You're now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at...

You'll now go head-to-head. The first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.

The great news is that you can now confer.

You play as teams from here on in.

So, wow, what a game we've had. John and Mick, you've played so well. Our lowest scorers in each round so far,

by quite a margin.

Louise and Karen, you've scored over 100 in each round!

-We have.

-We have.

Did you ever think you'd end up here?

-No, not at all.

-The good news is you can put your heads together from now on.

That may make it more even. Very best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question.

It concerns...

Flowers. Richard?

We're about to show you five pictures of flowers.

You just have to give us the general common name for each one, please.

-The most obscure answer will win the first point.

-OK.

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five flowers. Here they are.

OK. There they are. Five flowers.

John and Mick, you've played best so far

so you get to go first.

WHISPERING

What are you thinking?

Not so good for us, this one!

-We're going to say E, and I think it's a lupin. I'm not sure.

-E.

Lupin, say John and Mick. E, lupin.

Louise and Karen, you can talk us through the rest of the board.

I know them all, but it's which one is going to be the least.

Do you want to supply the names?

A is an iris. B is a tulip.

C is a gladioli.

D is a daffodil.

-Unusual. C.

-So we're going to go with C, gladioli.

C, gladioli.

So we have E, lupin, from John and Mick.

Lupin. Is that right and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said E was a lupin.

Absolutely right.

43. OK. C, gladioli, say Louise and Karen.

Gladioli, C. Is that right, and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said gladioli.

It's right.

43 is what you have to beat.

Yep, you've done it. Wow! 24.

Well played, Karen.

Very good. That means after one question,

Louise and Karen are up one-nil. Richard?

Well played, both teams, actually.

They're the best two answers on the board. Let's look at the rest.

You've given us all the answers. A is an iris.

B, you're right, is a tulip.

D is a daffodil.

That was the biggest score of all. It would have scored 93.

So you chose the only one that would have beaten John and Mick.

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

John and Mick, you have to win this question to stay in the game. It concerns...

Blue Peter. Richard?

We have five clues to facts about the iconic children's TV programme, Blue Peter.

-Can you give us the answer to these, please?

-OK. Thanks very much.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Blue Peter. Here we go.

I'll read those one more time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Blue Peter.

Louise and Karen, you go first.

WHISPERING

We're going to go for the last one.

I know one other, but we're not 100% sure. Janet Ellis for the last one.

Janet Ellis, the presenter who's the mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor. OK.

John and Mick, talk us through the rest of the board if you can.

-We won't be doing that.

-I've never watched Blue Peter.

-Never.

-Never.

We think... I think I know two of them.

Talk us through both of those, if you like.

-Just say which one.

-I think it was first broadcast in the '60s.

But I think the animal which changed from Fred to Freda was a frog.

-So we're going for Fred to Freda was a frog.

-OK.

Fred to Freda was a frog.

OK. Fred to Freda was a frog. Louise and Karen have said Janet Ellis

as the mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Is that right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Janet Ellis.

Absolutely right.

25. John and Mick, you said the animal that changed from Fred to Freda was a frog.

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

Bad luck, John and Mick. An incorrect answer

which means Louise and Karen, only two questions, you are through to the final, 2-0.

-Richard?

-Sorry, not a frog. It was actually a tortoise.

27 points that would have scored.

It wouldn't have won you the points.

The other three all would have won you the points.

Decade it was first broadcast, it wasn't the '60s, it was the '50s.

Been around a long time. That would have scored you 15 points.

The presenter who went on to be chief scout? Do you know?

I would guess John Noakes, surely.

-Peter Duncan.

-Oh, really?

-Peter Duncan.

That scored five. And everyone remembers the elephant, but what's the name of that elephant?

It's a pointless answer.

Anyone who remembers the name, well done. It's Lulu.

-Lulu the elephant.

-OK.

Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is John and Mick,

I'm sorry to say. Brilliant low scores all the way up to here.

And then a clean sweep from Louise and Karen.

-Flowers and Blue Peter probably not your ideal categories!

-Not at all!

Anyway, we'll see you again next time. Look forward to seeing you then. Thanks, John and Mick.

But for Louise and Karen, it's now time for our Pointless final!

Congratulations, Louise and Karen. You've fought off all the competition

-and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

-Yay!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at...

What a Pointless career you've had! Amazing! First show you were on,

out first round. First question you answered scored 100 in this one.

And the second question. The second round as well was 100 points.

-So did you think you were going to come this far?

-Not at all.

-No.

-I thought we were on the next train. That was it.

Amazing. The cards have fallen fantastically for you.

-And what about that for a head-to-head!

-I know.

-Great subjects!

-Flowers and Blue Peter.

-You pulled it out the bag, Mam.

-Very good indeed.

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

We haven't had any on the show today. You only have to find one now and you'll leave with £9,000.

First, choose a category. Choose from these five options.

-I know what I'd choose.

-Chemistry.

-Chemistry.

-But you'd be on your own.

-Exactly. Country music?

-No.

-Nah.

-European authors?

-Oh, no.

-Oscars?

-It's got to be chemistry.

It has to be. But you're on your own!

-Don't do that!

-We have to go chemistry, unfortunately. I'll be the back-up team.

-She's going to have to...

-Pull it out the bag. Right, Louise.

Over to you. Let's see what the question is. Here it comes.

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

Elements beginning with the two letters of their symbol.

Yep, looking for the name of any element whose chemical symbol

comprises the first two letters of that element's name.

Very, very best of luck.

OK. Thanks, Richard. You now have one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £9,000 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.

(CONVERSATION QUIET AND INDISTINCT)

-It's in the bottom part.

-Right.

-Say that. Go with whatever...

-Go crazy.

-Go with whatever they are.

It has to be crazy to be pointless.

(INDISTINCT)

..That's a possibility.

Manganese, is that Ma?

Ooh, I don't know.

-I can't help you with this. Try and do it yourself.

-Ten seconds left.

-OK. You've got three answers?

-Got three answers.

We're looking for chemical elements

whose names begin with the two letters of their chemical symbols.

I now need your three answers.

-I'm going Plutonium.

-Plutonium.

-Unobtainium.

-Unobtainium.

-And Boron.

-Boron.

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

-Boron.

-No, Unobtainium.

-Unobtainium. We'll put that last.

Which is your least likely?

-Plutonium.

-We'll put that one first.

We'll put it on the board in that order. Here they are.

We have got...

We were looking for elements beginning with the two letters of their chemical symbol.

-Plutonium was your first answer, the you thought was least likely to be pointless.

-Yeah.

You only need one pointless answer to win that nine grand.

Louise, what would you do with £9,000?

I'd put it towards the wedding. Half of it, obviously.

Mam should get more than half, but... We'd halve it.

-Half of it would go towards the wedding.

-Very good indeed.

-Karen, how about you?

-I'm desperate for a new bathroom.

I've got a brick wall at the minute, so it would come in really handy!

Very good indeed. OK, let's hope one of these three answers will go towards the wedding

and help towards a new bathroom.

Plutonium is the first answer. This is for £9,000.

It has to be right and it has to be pointless. How many people said plutonium?

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer. Not a correct answer.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

We're looking for elements that begin with the two letters of their chemical symbol.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, boron.

It has to be correct, it has to be pointless. If it's both, you leave here with £9,000. Let's see

how many people said boron?

Oh, bad luck!

OK. Everything now is riding on your last answer.

Only one more chance to win the jackpot.

We're looking for elements beginning with the two letters of their chemical symbol.

Your third and final answer was unobtainium.

-This was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

-Any answer would be good.

OK. Well, there's nothing to say - you might be very close with this.

You might have been close with those. Unobtainium might be correct.

If it's correct, who's to say it might not go all the way down to zero?

Very best of luck. To win the jackpot of £9,000,

it has to be pointless. Let's find out. Unobtanium. How many people said it? Is it right?

Oh, bad luck!

Bad luck!

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.

But you still get to take home a Pointless trophy each. So very well done.

Sorry. You played very well throughout.

Plutonium is Pu, I'm afraid.

Boron is just B. And unobtainium, which sounds so familiar,

it sounds familiar because it's what they're trying to mine in Avatar!

That's unobtanium.

It's a more general catch-all word for things that are difficult to get hold off.

But it's made famous by Avatar.

If it makes it any better, two of our 100 people also said unobtanium, as well.

Let's take a look at some pointless answers. All sorts of people are very good at these ones.

You could also have had erbium, gallium, germanium.

You could have had scandium, tellurium. There's lots of pointless answers out there.

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

Thanks very much, Richard. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Louise and Karen.

It's been wonderful having you on the show. Thanks for playing.

Thank you!

So Louise and Karen didn't win our jackpot today so it rolls over.

So on the next show, we'll be playing for £10,000!

Join us then. See if someone can win it. So it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye!

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye!

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