Episode 15 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed.

I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show where all the questions have been asked

to 100 people before the show,

and our contestants have to come up with the answers

those 100 people couldn't think of. Let's meet today's players.

First up, we welcome Peter and Laura.

How do you two know each other, Peter?

This is Laura, my daughter. We're father and daughter, obviously,

who's been taking money off me for the last 31 years.

Is this fair, Laura?

Well, I think it's right, as his only daughter...

-Yes.

-..to use that to my advantage.

Yeah, completely. It would have been remiss, I think...

What should I do? Earn my own money? I don't think so!

Dear me, no. Laura, what are you hoping's going to come up?

What would be the dream Laura category?

I think American politics would be great for both me and Dad, so...

-Very good.

-Peter, sorry, so I think...

-No, let's call you Dad.

-Dad, good.

-I'm going to call you Dad.

-Thank you very much.

-OK.

So, I think we'd both do very well, so that's the goal.

Dad, anything you'd like to add to that?

History and geography, I think, would be reasonable,

and some sport would be fair comment, I think.

Excellent. A very warm welcome to the pair of you,

it's lovely to have you on the show.

Next, we welcome back Martine and Jess.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final.

This is your second chance.

Remind us how you know each other, Martine.

-Jessica's my daughter.

-All about daughters today.

-Jess, what happened last time?

-Erm, we went out over philosophy.

It seemed to be very tough, that one. No-one particularly happy.

Presumably, Pointless holds no fear for you today,

you can just look forward to the fun of it.

-We don't want American politics, though.

-OK.

What would be really good fun for you, Jess?

Any animated films or cartoons, like, I'm really into comic books,

and that sort of thing, like X-Men.

-Any cartoons would be good.

-Martine, anything you'd particularly like?

-Sport, obviously.

-We discovered last time you're a personal trainer.

Quite good at anatomy as well. For my job I need to...

Of course. Yeah, you know all your muscle groups. Very important.

So I'll be good on that.

Well, it's lovely having you back on the show, Martine and Jess.

Round Two last time. I think at least the head-to-head today.

-Yeah.

-We're going for the trophy.

Quite right, all the way to the final. Best of luck.

Next, we welcome Rhianna and Chris B.

How do you two know each other?

We're flatmates.

We met at university in September when we started.

-And where at university are you, Rhianna?

-We're at Nottingham Trent.

-What are you studying?

-We're both doing law. First year as well.

Rhianna, what would you like to see come up apart from law?

Erm, my mum's a science teacher

so I know a little bit about science but not that much.

Friends episodes, I think, maybe.

OK. Chris B, any areas you're hoping we don't cover?

Erm, film, politics, music, erm...

Business, yeah...

Fair enough. Very good. Well, it's great to have you on the show.

Very warm welcome to you. And finally, we've got Chris L and Matt.

-How do you two know each other?

-We used to work together

for about ten years, we worked together

until I got made redundant quite recently,

so just enjoying my gardening leave at the moment.

-Right you are. And what was that, Chris?

-We worked in IT for a bank.

-And you're still there, are you?

-I am still there.

-I've lost my right-hand man.

-Oh, no. Terrible.

-Yeah, I've got to do some work now.

-Oh, dear. It's all down to you now.

What do you like to get up to when you're not doing that, Chris?

Cycling, quite like a bit of cycling.

And by cycling, when people say cycling...

you do that quite seriously, do you?

Well, two years ago, I did the John O'Groats to Land's End for charity,

which was 1,000 miles in ten days.

Ten days? You've got to have

a very comfortable saddle for that, haven't you?

The undercarriage can get a bit tender.

Oh! OK, well, very best of luck, Chris and Matt.

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

There's only one person left to introduce.

The man making general knowledge less general.

-It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-We've got three new pairs today.

Only got one returning pair, haven't we? Martine and Jess.

We didn't see a huge amount of them last time, so it's a very open field

and a very open field in a show with a very big jackpot as well.

-It's creeping up, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-It's not bad at all.

-I wouldn't mind winning that.

-No.

Round One's one of those ones, it's got a little bit of everything in it.

-Something for everyone in Round One.

-Look forward to that.

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

To get to the final and be in with a chance

of winning the jackpot, our contestants need to find

the obscure answers our 100 people didn't get.

The fewer people who got the answer, the fewer points they'll score.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer

that none of our 100 people could think of.

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

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

so today's jackpot kicks off at £11,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

In this first round, each of you must give me one answer,

and you cannot confer.

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round

will be eliminated.

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

Famous People.

Can you decide who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, the question concerns...

Famous Liverpudlians. Richard.

That's right, on each pass we're going to give you descriptions

of seven famous people who were born in Liverpool or the surrounding area.

You just have to tell us who they are, please.

An incorrect answer will score you 100 points.

14 in all for you to have a go at at home. Very best of luck.

Thanks very much. OK, Laura and Peter,

you all drew lots before the show

and today you are going first.

Here's our first board of famous Liverpudlians, and we have got...

I'll read all those again.

OK, so there are seven famous Liverpudlians,

and as always, you're going to try

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

-Now then, Laura.

-I know a couple.

I'm going to have a bit of a punt,

which I might get shouted at for later, but I'm going to go for it.

-Dad's not going to do that. Oh, are you meaning Richard?

-Either.

Either, I might shout at myself, probably, more than anyone else.

So, I'm going to have a punt and say Simon Rattle

is the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Simon Rattle, says Laura.

The conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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

Brilliant answer, Laura. Absolutely right.

Look at that, four!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Four.

Great way to start the show, Laura. Very well done. Moved to Berlin

from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Sir Simon Rattle.

Indeed.

Now then, Jess.

We are looking for the names of these famous Liverpudlians.

Erm, I know a few, but I'm going to go for a safe one

and I'm going to say John Bishop for completed the Sport Relief in 2012.

John Bishop, you are naming.

Completed the 290-mile triathlon for Sport Relief 2012. John Bishop.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

Nine.

Another great answer, there, Jess. Nine for John Bishop.

Another low score, another good answer.

He cycled 185 miles through France

then rowed 26 miles across the English Channel,

then he ran three marathons, ending up in Trafalgar Square.

If I'd done that, I'd want more than nine points.

Chris. Chris B.

Yes, erm,

I know one of those, but it's just been taken,

so I'm struggling a bit. I think I might have to, erm...

..plump for the lead guitarist with the Beatles and say John Lennon.

John Lennon, says Chris B.

-And then instantly regrets it.

-Yeah.

John Lennon. OK, let's see if that's right

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

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

which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

I'm sorry, Chris.

He was a guitarist, a rhythm guitarist, and he was in the Beatles.

That is confirmed, but not lead guitarist. I'll give you

the correct answer at the end of the pass.

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

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

I can try.

I've had too much time to look at it, I've started to doubt myself.

The Beatles one is George Harrison.

If I had to guess at the Sex & The City one,

I think it might be Kim Cattrall

cos I just think she was born in Britain for some reason.

The MP is Edwina Currie.

Rigsby, I would guess at Leonard Rossiter,

and Wayne Rooney's the last one.

But I think I'm going to go with Edwina Currie for the MP.

Edwina Currie, MP famous for the salmonella scandal. Is it right?

How many people knew that answer? Edwina Currie.

56.

-56. That's quite high, isn't it?

-It is a very big score.

It's one of those situations, Matt,

where you took us perfectly through the board. You knew every single one,

so it's just a question of which was going to score lowest,

and you chose the worst possible answer you could have done.

Let's go through the scores you would have got for the others,

cos you were absolutely right.

Played Rigsby was Leonard Rossiter. That would have scored you 51.

Moved from Everton to Man U, that was Wayne Rooney.

That would have scored you 22. Lead guitarist with the Beatles,

he's quite right, Chris, it was George Harrison

rather than John Lennon, would have scored 17.

I think a lot of people, like Chris,

would have said John Lennon.

Some people think Paul McCartney. I think you think of

Lennon and McCartney when you think of the Beatles.

-I suppose, yeah.

-To be fair to people.

Played Samantha in Sex & The City,

your instinct was right, it was Kim Cattrall.

And that would have scored 15, so of the ones left,

that's the one you should have gone for.

-So Simon Rattle, best answer on that board.

-Thank you, Richard.

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

Laura and Peter.

-How well did she do, Dad?

-Very well.

There we are, four points. Simon Rattle, great answer.

She'll want some more money for that.

Oh, really?

Really good punt, worth taking.

Then Martine and Jess, lovely total of nine,

looking very strong indeed.

Then up to 56,

where we find Matt and Chris L,

then up to 100 where we find Chris and Rhianna.

So Rhianna, we need a brilliant answer from you on the next pass.

We've got to hope that's enough to save you.

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

OK, let's put seven more Liverpudlians on the board,

and here they are. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

So, Chris L,

it comes to you. Try and find the most obscure one on the board.

The high scorers are Rhianna and Chris B on 100.

You're on 56,

so 43 or less will see you through to the next round.

I think I'm going to play relatively safe,

and go with the 1991 World Snooker Champion, John Parrott.

John Parrott says Chris L.

You get below that red line, you are through.

Let's see if John Parrott's right and if it is,

how many people said it.

You've done it. Very well done.

12.

Great score, takes your total up to 68.

-John Parrott.

-Well played, Chris. Good answer.

I bumped into John Parrott the other day.

He says he sits down and watches the show with all his family.

-This one?

-Yeah.

-Does he?

Yeah. That's nice, innit?

-You can say hi to them all.

-That's nice. He's an answer.

That is nice, isn't it? And also, he didn't score one point or something.

-Exactly, it's respectable.

-Anyway, hi to the Parrotts.

Now then, Rhianna.

You are the high scorers on 100. What we need from you right now

is a really low score from this board.

I literally don't really know any of them apart from one,

so I'll have to be safe

and say presenter of Surprise Surprise was Cilla Black.

Cilla Black, says Rhianna.

Let's see if she was the presenter of Surprise Surprise,

and if she was, how many people said her.

Absolutely right.

58.

That takes your total up to an unbeatable 158, Rhianna.

Yes, born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, Cilla Black.

It's a big score, isn't it?

Now then, Martine. Great news, you're through to Round Two again.

You've made Round Two. Doesn't matter what you score.

You won't overtake Rhianna and Chris B's high score of 158.

But though, I bet you know

a good answer on that board.

I'm going to go for Played Hilda Ogden for 23 years,

and I'm going Jean Alexander.

Jean Alexander. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

18.

18 takes your total up to 27.

Another very good answer. She went on to Last of the Summer Wine

after Corrie as well, Jean Alexander.

Now then, Peter. Dad... you are through

to the next round whatever happens.

You're the last person to have this board,

so why not take us through it and fill in the gaps.

Beatles manager I think is Brian Epstein.

I'm not sure who sang Tears.

John Conteh, the light-heavyweight champion,

and possibly John Birt for BBC Director-General.

So I'll go John Conteh, 1970s WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion.

Very good. John Conteh, says Peter.

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

No red line for you, you're already through.

Absolutely right.

Seven.

A brilliant answer,

takes your total up to 11.

You're barely into double figures. Fantastic score there.

Well played, Peter. I used to love John Conteh.

I really did. He went on

to a singing and acting career. This is going to be a good show.

There's some good answers coming out, and once again,

you've taken us through

most of the board there actually,

cos you're absolutely right about John Birt.

That's the answer to the bottom one,

it's the best answer on the board as well.

One point if you said John Birt.

The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, would have scored 35.

Now, had a UK Number 1 with Tears? Much better known as a comedian?

-Ken Dodd.

-Ken Dodd is exactly the right answer.

It would have scored 26 points.

Very well done to anyone who got all 14 of those.

Thanks very much, Richard. So at the end of the first round

our losing pair with the highest score? I'm sorry, Chris B and Rhianna, it's you.

George Harrison. But you weren't alone.

-I was gutted cos I thought it was Paul McCartney.

-Really?

-I didn't... Well... yeah.

-LAUGHTER

Well, the great news is, Chris and Rhianna, you're gonna be back next time.

We look forward to that very much. There'll be no more famous Liverpudlians in that round.

We look forward to seeing you back. Thanks for playing. Chris and Rhianna.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

APPLAUSE

Sadly at the end of this round,

we will have to say goodbye to another pair, but for now everything is to play for.

Our category for Round Two today is -

British Actors. Can you all decide in your pairs who is going to go first, who is going to go second.

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

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

Rowan Atkinson Films. Richard?

We're looking for any feature film made for cinema release

for which Rowan Atkinson has received an acting credit up to May 2012, please.

No short films, TV films or filmed stage performances like The Secret Policeman's Ball,

but voice performances do count.

So any film for which Rowan Atkinson has received an acting credit. Very best of luck.

Thanks very much, Richard. So, Laura?

The only one that I think might be low scoring, hopefully,

is Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Four Weddings and a Funeral. Let's see if it's right

and how many of our 100 people said Four Weddings and a Funeral.

It's right.

APPLAUSE

14!

-14.

-Yeah, Four Weddings. He plays Father Gerald in wedding two.

He fluffs all of his lines.

He asks the groom if he will take the bride to be his "awful wedded wife," for example.

-The Holy Goat, I seem to remember.

-Lost out on Best Screenplay to Pulp Fiction at the Oscars.

Now then, Jess. Rowan Atkinson films?

I can only remember the name of one and it's really obvious,

but I'll have to go for it and that's Mr Bean.

Mr Bean says Jess. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said Mr Bean.

79!

-I expected more!

-79. Well, it's 21 better than 100.

APPLAUSE

-Richard?

-A big score.

It was actually released in the UK as Bean, but in the rest of the world as Mr Bean.

OK, now then, Chris. Look at the face! There's a man I think...

-Don't know many Rowan Atkinson films, I've got to admit. I like him, I don't know his films.

-Yeah.

I think he was in a James Bond take-off called Johnny English.

So that's my answer, Johnny English.

Johnny English. Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 people said it. Johnny English?

It's right.

-Another high score there! 66!

-APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

-66 for Johnny English.

-Yeah, from 2003.

That's a big score. It's a very well-known film, Johnny English.

-Didn't seem to make that much of a splash at the time. Ben Miller is in it, isn't he?

-Yes.

Ah, I like him. LAUGHTER

-He's good, isn't he? He's good.

-Cos you guys work together a little less these days.

-Don't you? A bit less.

-Yeah, well, we're...

And yet his career seems to have gone... LAUGHTER

-Like a skyrocket!

-Yeah.

-It's amazing.

-I know.

Cos I like the stuff you do, I've seen your show. The erm... Oh, God!

-You know the show you do?

-Yeah, yeah.

-The Miller... You know the show I'm talking about.

With the sketches. And Ben does the airmen and all that.

I like that, that's good. But since he does that less, some of the stuff he does is just amazing!

LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-What a guy!

We're halfway through the round, let's see the scores.

Laura! Look at that! Once again the Laura/Dad partnership doing absolutely fantastically.

A lovely low score of 14 there.

Then we travel quite substantially up to 66 where we find Chris L and Matt.

And then up a little to 79 where we find Jess and Martine.

So Matt and Martine, it's between the pair of you, I would suggest,

to see who'll be leaving at the end of the round.

OK, we're gonna come back down the line. Can the second players take their places at the podium.

OK, so we're looking for Rowan Atkinson films.

And, Matt, as ever you're gonna try to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people could name.

Yeah, I am. I was gonna say this before Chris gave his answer and I'll still say it,

which is the second Johnny English film, Johnny English Reborn, I think.

Johnny English Reborn.

There is your red line. If you get below that you are through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Johnny English Reborn.

20! Not bad at all.

A very shrewd move. That takes your total up to 86.

Not a bad answer.

Gonna make Martine's answer very interesting indeed. From 2011, Johnny English Reborn.

Very good. Now then, Martine, the high scorers are now Matt and Chris on 86.

You're on 79. You need to score 6 or less to avoid becoming the high scorers.

Do you like Rowan Atkinson?

He's not too bad.

-Have you seen lots of his films?

-I've seen a few. I've got a few in mind.

But I'm trying to think of one that's gonna be more obscure than... the others.

Erm... I'm gonna go with The Lion King.

The Lion King.

That's a good answer.

-If it's right, obviously.

-LAUGHTER

-The Lion King.

-I can give you his character.

OK, there is your red line. If you can get below that red line, you are through to the next round.

Let's see if The Lion King is right and how many people said it.

It's right.

-Ooh! 8!

-Ohh!

-8 for The Lion King!

-APPLAUSE

That takes your total up to 87.

By one point, you are now the high scorers.

-Richard.

-Such a good answer. He's the voice of Zazu the horn-billed bird in The Lion King.

But, yeah, just one point too many.

Now then, Dad, you're on 14, the high scorers are Martine and Jess on 87.

You've got a whacking margin of 72.

72 or less will see you through to the head-to-head.

I'm afraid films is not anywhere near a strong suit for me.

Erm... I don't know any Rowan Atkinson films,

to be honest with you. Erm...

I'm just gonna say Mr Bean Goes To Town.

There is your red line.

We have to hope Mr Bean Goes To Town is miraculously correct and gets you below the red line.

That will see you into the head-to-head.

Mr Bean Goes To Town, is it right?

How many people said it?

Hmm. Bad luck. Peter.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer, as you probably guessed.

That scores you the maximum 100 points

and takes your total up to an unbeatable 114.

-Richard.

-Oh, Dad! LAUGHTER

You were right to think of a Mr Bean follow-up,

but the follow-up was Mr Bean's Holiday.

There is an episode of the TV series called Mr Bean Goes To Town.

Not a crazy idea. It was a very good wrong answer.

If you know what I mean.

A lot of the big answers have been taken. Mr Bean's Holiday was the next biggest answer.

Love Actually was there, Scooby-Doo, Rat Race.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers. There's only two of them.

He's in -

The unofficial Bond film with Sean Connery.

Some of the low scorers. The Tall Guy scored 1.

The Witches scored 1. Maybe Baby would have scored 3.

Keeping Mum 4. So well done if you said one of those low scorers.

Thanks very much. So at the end of Round Two the losing pair with the highest score is Dad and Laura.

A dazzling first round we had from you and a dazzling first pass in this second round.

And I was just thinking that maybe you'd have a brilliant answer there, Dad.

I should have followed Love Actually from Four Weddings and a Funeral.

-I should have took the hint there and gone with Love Actually.

-Yeah.

Peter and Laura, we have to say goodbye to you,

but we will see you again next time when I have no doubt we'll see a great deal more of you.

Meanwhile, thanks for playing. Great contestants.

But for the remaining two pairs,

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

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Martine and Jess, Chris and Matt, you are now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for that jackpot, which currently stands at £11,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, you're now going to go head-to-head

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

The great news is you are now allowed to confer, so you play as two teams.

Now, Martine and Jess, did you in a million years think you would end up here?

-No.

-BOTH LAUGH

You must have thought, "Wahey," when Peter said he didn't know any films.

-I thought, "Yes!"

-BOTH LAUGH

-"Result!"

-And, Chris and Matt, a very solid performance from you, you haven't put a foot wrong.

But of course now it all changes cos you can confer and combine all your areas of expertise.

This is going to be very exciting.

Let's play Head-To-Head.

APPLAUSE

OK, here comes your first question.

And it concerns -

-Ruins, Richard.

-Yeah. We'll show you five images of ruins.

Can you tell us in which modern-day country these ruins are situated?

OK. Thanks very much, Richard. Let's reveal our five pictures of ruins.

And here they are. We have got -

There we are, five ruins

and we need to know which modern-day country they are in.

Martine and Jess, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

-Erm...

-We don't any of them.

-We're gonna take a guess.

-We know where the films were set that are in them,

but we don't know the names of the ruins so we're gonna guess.

And we're gonna guess E as being in Greece.

-You're say E, Greece.

-Yeah.

E, Greece, say Martine and Jess.

-Now then, Chris and Matt.

-Er... we'll go B as Jordan.

B, Jordan. So we have E, Greece, and B, Jordan.

Martine and Jess have said E is Greece.

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

It's right.

-55.

-APPLAUSE

55. Now, Chris and Matt have said Jordan for B.

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

It's right. Will it go lower than 55?

Yes, it will.

Wow! 14!

-APPLAUSE

-That's a great answer.

That means that, after one question,

you are up 1-0. Richard?

Well played, Chris and Matt.

Those, of course, are the ruins at Petra.

Famously used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

And Greece, there, that's the Acropolis in Athens.

A, do you know A at all?

-India?

-No, it's not.

-It's Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

-Ah!

And that would have scored 6 points.

C is Chichen Itza.

Mmm...Chichen Itza!

In Mexico, which would have scored 36 points.

And D is a pointless answer.

It's Leptis Magna, which is an ancient trading centre,

and you find it in Libya.

Pointless answer.

Very well done if you said that at home.

So here comes your second question.

Now then, Martine and Jess,

you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Best of luck. Here it comes.

It concerns...

..The Da Vinci Code.

The Da Vinci Code, Richard?

Yeah, we're going to give you five clues to people, places,

or things related to Dan Brown's novel, The Da Vinci Code.

Which of the answers is the most obscure?

Thanks very much, Richard.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about The Da Vinci Code.

And here they are.

We have got,

a clue leads Langdon to whose tomb at Westminster Abbey?

Langdon is a professor at this US university.

Sought-after item often believed to be a chalice used by Jesus.

The museum where Jacques Sauniere is found dead.

The director of the film adaptation starring Tom Hanks.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are.

Five clues to facts about the Da Vinci Code.

-Chris and Matt, you go first.

-We're struggling.

We're not really big Da Vinci Code people.

-Shall we go for the museum?

-Yeah.

We're going to plump for the museum,

-being the Louvre.

-The Louvre.

The museum where Jacques Sauniere is found dead.

Now then, Martine and Jess.

You can talk us through the rest of the board if you like.

-I can't remember a lot of them!

-SHE LAUGHS

I've only ever seen the film. I've never read the book.

So we're going to go for the sought-after item

often believed to be a chalice used by Jesus, as the Holy Grail.

The Holy Grail. So we have the Louvre versus the Holy Grail.

Martine and Jess, this is the one you have to win to stay in the game.

Chris and Matt, you said the Louvre. Let's see if that's right,

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

Absolutely right.

27.

APPLAUSE

Not bad. 27 for the Louvre.

Martine and Jess, that's what you have to beat to stay in the game.

You've gone with the Holy Grail. Let's see that's right,

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

It's right. Will it go down as far as 27?

40.

APPLAUSE

All of which means after only two questions,

Chris and Matt, you are through to the final, 2-0. Very well done.

Richard?

The biggest two answers on the board, those two.

So well done at home to anyone who said any of the others.

Director of the film adaptation, do you know that?

He's directed Tom Hanks in lots of different things.

-It's Ron Howard, is it?

-Yeah, absolutely.

Would have scored you seven points.

A professor at which US university?

-Can you guess it?

-Harvard?

It is Harvard, yeah! It is Harvard. Six points.

And a clue leads Langdon to whose tomb at Westminster Abbey?

I can't remember whose tomb it is.

Isaac Newton.

It would have scored you three points.

Very well done if you said that at home.

To the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid,

is Martine and Jess.

I tell you what, you did brilliantly, though.

Two categories that you didn't really know that much on,

and you had a bit of a guess at both.

-Yeah.

-And two pretty good answers.

You know, not bad scores at all.

Sadly, this is the end of the road, but it's been great having you on.

Thanks so much for playing, Martine and Jess.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

But for Chris and Matt, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Chris and Matt.

You have fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our jackpot,

and at the end of today's show the jackpot stands at...

-£11,000.

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well, you've made it all look very easy!

Nice low scores in the first two rounds,

and then a clean sweep in head-to-head.

They were quite tough in the head-to-head.

Did you know much about ruins or The Da Vinci Code?

-Not The Da Vinci Code.

-We knew all of the ruins.

Fortunately for us, Matt is going to Jordan on holiday.

Well, the rules are very simple.

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

We haven't had any pointless answers on the show today.

You only have to find one now and you will leave here with £11,000.

Firstly, you've got to choose a category.

You have a choice of five options.

Good luck. They are...

International Diplomacy, Modern English Fiction,

Actresses, Soul Divas, European Football.

Well, I know which one I'd pick, Matt!

Yeah, I think I'll pick the same one as you, yeah!

I think we're going to go for European Football.

OK, European Football it is.

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

Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many

managers of Barcelona as they could.

Managers of Barcelona. Richard?

We're looking for anyone who's held the post of manager

or caretaker manager of FC Barcelona

from 1970 through to the beginning of May 2012, please.

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

And all you need to win that £11,000 is for just one of those answers

-to be pointless. Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yeah.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Bobby Robson, Terry Venables,

-Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola.

-Frank Rijkaard.

-Frank Rijkaard.

-First two were good.

-First two were better than the others.

-I think Radi Antic.

-Yeah?

-I seem to remember him

being in temporary charge for a short space of time.

-I might be wrong.

-Well...yeah.

Radi Antic as a gamble?

I wouldn't go with Cruyff, Rijkaard, or Guardiola,

-so the other three, unless you've got any more.

-Bobby Robson.

-They're brilliant.

-I've been to Camp Nou!

-You have?

-THEY LAUGH

-You was there!

-Erm...

I went round the museum as well!

Radi Antic is our best one.

Sounds all right to me.

I can't really think of any. I'd only be guessing.

They don't really get rid of managers, do they?

Erm....

-..Venables was the manager when Lineker was there, wasn't he?

-Yeah.

-Ten seconds left.

-Venables.

Venables, Robson and Antic. Yeah?

-Antic being last.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK? You think you've got your three?

-Hope so!

Maybe not got a pointless, but...

OK, well, your time is up.

We were looking for managers of Barcelona.

I now need your three answers. They are?

-Terry Venables.

-Terry Venables.

-Bobby Robson.

-Bobby Robson.

-And Radi Antic.

-And Radi Antic.

Which of those do you think is your best shot at a pointless?

-Definitely Radi Antic.

-Antic. We'll put him last.

And least likely?

-Robson.

-Bobby Robson.

We'll pop him first then. OK.

OK, let's pop those up on the board,

and here they are.

We have got Bobby Robson, Terry Venables, and Radi Antic.

There they are.

OK, so we were looking for managers of Barcelona.

Bobby Robson was your least confident shot

at a pointless answer.

Now remember, you only have to find one pointless answer

to win that £11,000 jackpot.

Chris, what would you do with 11 grand?

Erm...holiday, definitely.

Definitely a holiday. Maybe even Australia.

I've been to Australia for a short period.

Would love to go back for longer. So, definitely.

OK, Matt? How about you?

Probably something similar, really.

A decent holiday or get me out of work for a bit longer.

LAUGHTER

Maybe put it towards a new kitchen.

A bit boring, but...one of those.

OK, well, very best of luck. Let's hope one of them wins it for you.

OK, let's see how many people said Bobby Robson.

It has to be right, it has to be pointless,

for you to win that jackpot of £11,000. Bobby Robson.

It's right.

And down it goes. If this goes all the way down to 0,

obviously you'll be leaving here with £11,000.

Down it goes. Into single figures.

APPLAUSE

8.

8. So, unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

-You weren't expecting that to be pointless anyway.

-Surprised.

8, kind of reassuring.

I think the next one will be about the same, though.

Two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Your next answer was Terry Venables.

We're looking for managers of Barcelona.

Let's hope nobody said Terry Venables.

If this is pointless, you leave here with £11,000.

Terry Venables. How many people said it?

Well, it's right.

Bobby Robson took us down to 8.

How far down is Terry Venables going to take us? Down it goes.

Still going down into single figures.

Down it goes...oh, 6!

APPLAUSE

This is good!

This is all going in the right direction.

So you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot of £11,000.

You reckon if this is right,

it'll go all the way down.

It's our best shot.

I do actually think he was manager of maybe Atletico Madrid,

or I'm confusing him with something else, but...we'll see!

We will. We'll see. Managers of Barcelona...

But we've got a Pointless trophy, haven't we?

-Which is craved, so...

-LAUGHTER

Your third and final answer is Radi Antic.

This was your most confident answer.

Your best shot at a pointless answer.

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

For £11,000, how many people said Radi Antic?

It's right.

This is right. OK, so we went down to 8 with Bobby Robson.

We went down to 6 with Terry Venables. Down it goes.

Continuing down. Down it goes...

Yes! You've done it!

-LOUD CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-You've done it!

Very, very well done!

THEY LAUGH

-Superb!

-Thank you!

That's a great answer there!

Oh, fantastic!

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Very, very well done!

Congratulations! Radi Antic was a pointless answer,

which means you go home with our jackpot of £11,000.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Brilliantly played, guys!

You obviously know your football.

There are three names I thought you might come up with.

I was delighted when I heard you say Radi Antic.

Best known for playing in the English leagues.

For Luton amongst others. Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

I know you don't care!

There's a couple of ones you'll know on the second page, I think.

On the first page, Carles Rexach, he was manager four times.

Helenio Herrera, the magician. Joaquim Rife.

On this next page there will be a couple you recognise.

Llorenc Serra Ferrer, then Luis Aragones was a pointless answer.

Marinus Michels was also a pointless answer.

Manager there twice in the 70s.

There's Radi Antic, Udo Lattek, and the Englishman, Vic Buckingham,

who was manager there from '69 to '71.

Also Cesar Luis Menotti would have been a pointless answer.

Very, very well played.

Well done if you got any of those at home.

But no £11,000 for you. I'm sorry.

LAUGHTER

Well, thanks once again to our winning players, Chris and Matt,

who go away with today's jackpot of £11,000!

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Join us next time when we'll be

putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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