Episode 17 Pointless

Thank you very much indeed.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

Now, first up we welcome Leo and Ross,

our first pair on the show today. How do you two know each other?

-We both go to university together, up in Edinburgh.

-Up in Edinburgh.

-Leo, what are you studying?

-I study Medicine, with Ross.

-You're a medic as well?

-Yeah.

Medical students have a terrible reputation. Is this deserved?

BOTH: Probably. LAUGHTER

Not even a moment's hesitation, there.

What kind of medicine do you do, Leo?

We all study a general course to start with,

but I hope to get into orthopaedics in the end.

Right you are. And Ross, how about you?

I quite fancy A&E.

-Nothing too laid back.

-A&E? Wow, there's a nice and easy job.

-Oh, of course.

-Brilliant. Saturday night's a breeze.

OK, well, a very warm welcome to Pointless.

It's great to have you here. Very, very best of luck.

Next, we welcome Gary and Neil. How do you two know each other?

I think I know how you know each other, just looking at you.

-We are brothers.

-You are brothers, of course.

-Gary, where are you from?

-Beaconsfield.

And what are you looking forward to seeing come up today?

-I like TV and film, sports.

-OK, Gary?

-Maybe animations.

-Animations.

Good. Anything you're particularly hoping doesn't come up?

History, politics.

-Art and literature, musicals.

-Science.

-How long have you got?

-This is quite a long list, isn't it?

Anyway, very, very best of luck to the pair of you.

Great to have you on the show.

And next, we welcome back Sarah and Kris.

You were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the final,

this is your second chance.

Sarah, remind us how you know each other.

Kris and I are boyfriend and girlfriend.

And Kris, tell us what happened last time.

-I completely bottled a politics question.

-It will happen.

It was unfair,

because we discovered last time that Sarah is actually from Arizona,

and the questions were all very, very British, weren't they?

We had UK Top 40 singles from the 1980s.

You know, how good would we be on Arizona stuff?

Me? Awesome.

LAUGHTER

So, anyway, that was last time. This time, a new day, a new show.

Sarah, what are you hoping is going to come up?

Music or film would be quite good, or American TV.

American anything, really.

Anything American. OK. Kris, what would be the dream category for you?

Music. Pretty much anything football-related,

I'd be very happy with.

OK. Sarah, Kris, lovely to have you back on the show,

let's hope we see you through to the head-to-head and beyond, this time.

Very best of luck. And finally, we welcome John and Val.

Now, how do you two know each other?

-We've been married 52 years.

-52 years? Many congratulations.

-And where are you from, Val?

-Sunderland.

-Sunderland, lovely.

What do you like to get up to in your spare time?

Well, we play in a local quiz league, the two of us, in a team.

-And what's the team called?

-The Colonel Prior.

-Colonel Prior.

Will the Colonel be watching, do you think?

-Colonel Prior is a pub in Sunderland.

-Oh, I see.

All right, there we are. The Colonel Prior team.

He won't be watching, he's been dead some years.

Some many years, quite probably.

Anyway, very, very best of luck to you, John and Val.

-It's great to have you here.

-Thank you.

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

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

a man so clever that every tooth in his head is a wisdom tooth.

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

-Hiya.

Hiya.

APPLAUSE

-Afternoon.

-Top of the afternoon to you.

We've only got one returning pair today, which is Sarah and Kris, who seem very good,

but Sarah was unlucky last time.

-We kept giving her very British categories, didn't we?

-We did.

Think she might be a bit happier with Round One today, I suspect.

I think they might do quite well today. Before we go on, though,

can I say, how is it possible that Val has been married for 52 years?

-I mean...

-Child bride.

I'm so sorry, now it makes absolute sense.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

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

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

must find the obscure answers that our 100 people didn't get.

So, the fewest of our 100 people who knew the answer,

the fewer points these pairs will score.

What everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer,

an answer none of our 100 people gave.

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

Glen and Arthur won the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off at...

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

OK, 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.

So, try and make sure that's not you.

OK, our first category today is...

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

who's going to go second.

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

OK, our question concerns...

-Richard.

-Yeah, that's as close to America

as I can get, Sarah, I'm afraid.

On each pass, I'll show you seven descriptions

of famous people who were born in Canada,

or Canadian territory. Tell me who they are.

The more obscure your answer, the fewer points you'll score.

An incorrect answer, as always, will score you 100 points.

See how many of these 14 you can get at home.

Thanks very much, Richard.

OK, Leo and Ross, you all drew lots before the show,

and today you are going to go first.

So, we are looking for these famous Canadians. And we have got...

I'll read those all one last time...

There we are. Seven clues to famous Canadians.

You're going to try and find the one that you think

the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Ross, what do you make of the board behind me?

I know a couple of them.

Shockingly enough, the music and film ones, I know.

But, I think the answer that I'll go for is the person who

released Jagged Little Pill, which is Alanis Morissette.

Alanis Morissette.

Let's see if that's right.

If it is, how many people knew that answer? Alanis Morissette.

Absolutely right.

21.

APPLAUSE

-Not bad at all. 21 for Alanis Morissette.

-Well played, Ross.

Good start.

One of the many friends of Pointless, Ed Byrne, the comedian,

does a very good routine about her song Ironic,

listing the many reasons why the things in the song aren't ironic.

-Like "rain on your wedding day."

-Nothing ironic about that.

Not really. It's just a thing.

Alanis Morissette, I always think, looks incredibly like Jools Holland.

I thought her hair complimented Jools Holland's face rather well.

-The whole package, really.

-Yeah.

What must it be like inside that head of yours, I wonder.

What a terrifying thought.

Now then, Gary. How's the board looking behind me?

Not too bad. I know who both The Blues Brothers are,

but I don't know which one's Canadian.

So I'm going to take it safe, and I'm going to go with

"Directed the film Avatar", which I believe was James Cameron.

James Cameron, says Gary. Director of Avatar. Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right.

27. Really not bad at all.

-27.

-Well played, Gary. Yes, it is quite low.

I think people don't know film directors.

They know films, but not directors, despite the fact that at one point

he had the two highest-grossing movies of all time,

in Avatar and Titanic. But even still,

that's about as famous as you're ever going to get as a director, I think.

27 out of 100.

Thank very much, Richard. Now then, Sarah.

OK, so I knew James Cameron, and I knew Alanis Morissette.

I know the My Heart Will Go On, but I think that's probably going to be too well-known.

So I'm going to go for one half

of The Blues Brothers, and say Dan Aykroyd.

Dan Aykroyd. Very good,

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

let's see how many people said Dan Aykroyd.

Absolutely right.

Good answer, Sarah! Best score so far.

12 for Dan Aykroyd.

Yes, born in Ottawa in 1952.

Thanks very much. Now then, Val.

You're the last person to have this board,

so you can go through it and fill in the blanks, if you like.

Oh, no, I can't.

I don't know the inventor of basketball,

the economist I'm not sure about.

I'm going to have to go out on a limb with

the author of The Handmaid's Tale.

Margaret Atwood?

Margaret Atwood, says Val. The author of The Handmaid's Tale.

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

Absolutely right, Val.

Down it goes.

That's a great answer.

Very, very well done indeed. 4 for Margaret Atwood.

-Brilliant.

-Great answer, Val.

The wonderful Margaret Atwood,

born also in Ottawa, in 1939.

Do you know what she invented a few years ago? She obviously

went around the world doing book signing tours and spent

a lot of her time signing books.

She invented a thing called the LongPen,

which enables her to sign autographs by remote control.

Across the Atlantic, she can sign an autograph by remote control.

This is the sort of...

you know, surgeons now can do operations across the world, similarly, with similar...

She didn't invent that. Let's fill in the rest of the board.

Had a number one hit with My Heart Will Go On, that's Celine Dion.

Would have scored 46. The other two are very low scorers.

The inventor of basketball,

very well done anyone at home who knows.

It's James Naismith. Would have scored one point.

The economist who advised Kennedy is a pointless answer.

I know some people will have got this.

It's J K Galbraith.

Pointless answer.

-Well done to anyone who got all seven of those, especially.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

We're halfway through the round,

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

Val and John looking particularly strong, lovely low score of 4.

Great answer with Margaret Atwood, there.

Then up to 12,

where we find Sarah and Kris, then up to 21,

where we find Ross and Leo,

then up to 27, where we find Gary and Neil.

All pretty close. It's quite a close field. Neil, we'll need

a brilliant answer from you in the next pass and hope it's enough

to keep you in the game. We're going to come back down the line.

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

OK, we're going to put seven more famous Canadians on the board,

and here they are.

We have got...

I will read all of those again...

Now remember, we are looking for the famous Canadians thus described.

And obviously, you are trying to find the one that the fewest of our 100 people knew.

John, Val has left you in a very, very strong position,

with that lovely low score of 4.

The high scorers are Neil and Gary on 27, you're on 4,

so a score of 22 or less sees you through to the next round.

What do you think?

Well, I'm glad she's left me a good board, of which I know very little.

I'll have to go for James Kirk,

William Shatner.

William Shatner, says John. William Shatner. Let's see.

Here's your red line.

If you can get below that red line with William Shatner,

you are through to the next round.

Let's see how William Shatner does for you.

It's right.

36.

36, takes your total up to a nice round 40.

Another quite low score for a very famous person, I would say.

Born in Montreal, William Shatner.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Now then, Kris.

The high scorers at the moment are John and Val on 40, you're on 12.

If you can score 27 or less, you're through to the next round.

OK, the singing star I think I know, but I'm not really

in a position to gamble, because it might be wrong.

I'm going to have to play it safe and go for the one that

I definitely know, and that's "Married Tommy Lee in 1995".

At least, I hope I definitely know it.

That's Pamela Anderson.

Pamela Anderson married Tommy Lee in 1995.

Is that right? How many people said it?

It's right.

You've done it! Wow, 25.

25 takes your total up to 37. Wow.

Yeah, well played, Kris.

Another low score.

Born in British Columbia in 1967. She gave a talk at

the Oxford Union a few years ago about the benefits of vegetarianism.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Neil, the high scorers remain

John and Val on 40.

You are on 27.

If you can score 12 or less,

you are through to the next round.

Unfortunately, that board's not looking too good now.

The two that I knew have both gone, so I'm going to have

to have a guess, and go for the teen singing star.

-Taylor Swift?

-Taylor Swift, says Neil.

The teen singing star who caused a "Fever" in 2010.

Let's see if Taylor Swift is right, if it is,

let's see how many people said it. There's your red line.

It's quite low.

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

which means you scored the maximum of 100 points,

which takes your total, I'm afraid, up to an unbeatable 127.

-Sorry.

-Yeah, unlucky, Neil.

Taylor Swift born in Pennsylvania, I'm afraid.

But Leo,

first piece of news, you are through to the next round, come what may.

Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake Neil and Gary's

high score of 127.

There's the board. Do you fancy filling it in for us?

I would if I could.

The two I knew are the two that have been given.

I know that my dad is a huge fan of a blues guitarist called

Joe Bonamassa, who did a cover of Bird On A Wire.

So I'm going to say Joe Bonamassa.

Joe Bonamassa. Let's see if it's right,

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

Bad luck, Leo. An incorrect answer, as it turns out.

Scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 121.

It couldn't matter less. You're already through to the next round.

Not Joe Bonamassa, I'm afraid. Born in New York.

But another absolutely wonderful Canadian star, Leonard Cohen,

wrote Bird On A Wire. Perhaps more famous

for writing Hallelujah. That's his most famous song.

He wrote over 80 verses to Hallelujah over five years.

-Did you know that?

-Wow.

Would have scored you 3 points, Leonard Cohen. A great answer.

Now, Neil.

-Are you on Twitter at all?

-I am.

I've got to tell you, you have just upset 22 million of the most

hardcore, passionate fans in the world,

because the teen singing star who caused a "fever" in 2010

was Justin Bieber.

They are going to go nuts.

Justin Bieber would have scored you 17 points.

Let's take a look at the rest.

Played the grieving father in Don't Look Now,

was Donald Sutherland.

Would have scored you 13 points. Directed the film Eastern Promises.

David Cronenberg. Would have scored you 4.

The architect of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was Frank Gehry,

and that would have scored you 1 point,

so that's the best answer on the board. Well done if you got that.

Thanks, Richard.

So, at the end of our first round, the pair who will be leaving us

on account of their high score,

I'm afraid, is Neil and Gary.

Bad luck, guys. Taylor Swift, not Justin Bieber.

-Not a bad answer, though.

-Well, I'm not a Bieber fan, so...

Don't say that!

LAUGHTER

Are you nuts?

But in the meantime, Neil and Gary, thanks so much for playing.

Neil and Gary!

APPLAUSE

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

And so, four pairs become three.

And at the end of this round another pair will be leaving us,

so there are only two pairs left for the head-to-head.

Well, that was a pretty good round, I would say.

Some nice low scores from everybody.

Sarah and Kris, you were our lowest scorers.

Sarah, are you feeling a bit better now? It's a bit more international.

Yeah, I knew most of those, I think, in both the first and the second.

And who doesn't love Justin Bieber? So...

Who doesn't?

I know I do.

-I know you do.

-Yeah, big fan.

John and Val, some lovely answering from you, and Leo and Ross,

also very good indeed.

I'm sorry your answer wasn't a correct one, though. But, still.

A solid performance, I'd say.

I wouldn't really want to call it at this stage.

Our category for Round Two, though, is...

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

who's going to go second.

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

Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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

Sorry, Sarah. ..as they could.

Male Blue Peter presenters. Richard.

We're looking for any man who has been one of the main presenters of Blue Peter, from 1958

up to the beginning of May 2012, please.

Very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So, Leo.

Who is the most obscure male

Blue Peter presenter you can think of?

Well, it's been a long time since I've watched Blue Peter,

so I'm struggling.

But I think there was a presenter called Matt Baker.

Matt Baker, says Leo. Matt Baker.

Let's see if that's right and,

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

Absolutely right.

12.

A good answer. 12 for Matt Baker.

-Matt Baker now, of course, presenting The One Show.

-Absolutely.

And presented Blue Peter for over seven years.

-Also a celebrity Pointless guest, as well.

-He has been a celebrity Pointless guest, yeah.

-Now then, Sarah. Bad luck.

-Yeah.

I can't say I know a single one,

and honestly, I've gone totally blank

on male TV presenters in general.

So, purely based on the strength of your impression of him,

I'm just going to say Brian Blessed.

LAUGHTER

-Wow.

-Wow.

Let's see if that's right and,

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

Bad luck. I'm so sorry, Sarah. Unfortunately,

really unfortunately, that is incorrect.

I would have given anything

for Brian Blessed to have presented Blue Peter.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points.

You knew it was wrong, but I think you did it so we'd ask Alexander

to do an impression of Brian Blessed as a Blue Peter presenter.

So, I think that's a wonderful idea.

OK. OK.

-I've just got to get in the Blessed zone.

-Yeah, yeah.

Who do you want me to be, Janet Ellis?

Oh, please!

"All right, Janet. What I've done here is that I've taken some..."

He swears a lot.

"I've got some sticky-back plastic."

There we are, that'll do.

APPLAUSE

Phew. Brian Blessed, alas, not a Blue Peter presenter.

Now then, Val. Val.

I'm going back a bit, because I can.

And I think, Christopher Trace?

Christopher Trace, says Val. Christopher Trace.

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

of our 100 people said Christopher Trace.

Absolutely right, Val.

8.

The best answer so far. 8 for Christopher Trace.

Well played, Val.

-Val's good, isn't she?

-She's very good. She's good.

That's a proper good answer.

-Margaret Atwood, Christopher Trace.

-Yeah.

What else has she got? That's amazing.

He was a presenter from '58 to '67.

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

Val and John, again looking very strong at this halfway point on 8,

then up to 12, where we find Leo and Ross.

Then, woah, up to the dizzy heights of 100, I'm afraid,

where we find Sarah and Kris.

So, Chris, let's hope you've got a brilliant answer on the next pass

that will maybe keep you in the game. Best of luck.

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

OK, so we're looking for male presenters of Blue Peter since 1958.

John, once again Val has left you in a very strong position.

Your score is eight. The high scorers are Chris and Sarah on 100.

If you can score 91 or less, you are through to the next round.

I'll go back as far as Val did and I'll say Peter Purves.

Peter Purves, says John. There is your red line.

Let's see if you can get below that with Peter Purves.

How many people said Peter Purves? Is it right?

Absolutely right. You're through.

-60.

-APPLAUSE

60 for Peter Purves, takes your total up to 68. Richard.

Big score, but sees you through.

Slightly after Christopher Trace's time. '67 to '68, Peter Purves.

-He said they never used an autocue on Blue Peter.

-I bet they didn't.

Can you imagine that? Can YOU imagine that? LAUGHTER

No, I can't.

LAUGHTER

Now then. Chris, you are the high scorers on 100 points.

-We need a really low score from you.

-We need a miracle!

And a low score.

Erm... Well, I know a couple.

I watched it round about the mid '80s,

so both of the answers I've got are from then.

I'm going for Simon Groom.

Simon Groom, says Chris. Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 people said it.

There's no red line for you, as you the high scorers.

It's right.

-Eight!

-APPLAUSE

108 is your total. Simon Groom.

-From '87 to '86, and joined on his first day by Goldie. Remember Simon Groom and Goldie?

-Yeah.

-And now he runs a B&B in Derbyshire.

-What's Simon Groom doing?

LAUGHTER

Now then, Ross. You're the last person to play.

-Have you had all your answers nicked by other people?

-Thankfully not.

The high scorers on 108 are Chris and Sarah.

-You've got a margin of 95.

-I'm hoping I can get that.

I've picked one from the depths of my brain.

I was never a big Blue Peter fan.

I'm picking someone I think has now swanned off to America. Tim Vincent.

Tim Vincent. Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right. You are through. Very well done.

Oh, very good. Lovely low score there as well, Ross.

That takes your total up to 18. A score of six.

Well played, Ross, as you say, he

presented for about four or five years in the 90s.

He has relocated to Hollywood when he presents on Access Hollywood.

Let's take a look at the lowest scoring answers.

No pointless answers here at all, Blue Peter being one of those things

that everybody at every age knows. There are a few people on one point.

Andy Akinwolere would have scored you 1 point,

Christopher Wenner would have scored you one point. And Joel Defries.

Let's look at the worst answers you could have given.

These are the most well-known Blue Peter presenters of all time.

The male ones, Peter Duncan on 16 was third.

Peter Purves on 60 and who do you think is top?

John Noakes.

John Noakes, absolutely right on 64.

Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of round two, the pair who will be leaving us

once again, I am afraid, Kris and Sarah.

It has been lovely having you on the show.

I'm sorry we didn't have more international questions for you.

But you have done brilliantly.

Great to have you, Kris and Sarah, thanks very much for playing.

APPLAUSE

But for the remaining two pairs,

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

Well, congratulations John and Val, Leo and Ross,

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

for our jackpot which currently stands at £1,000.

OK, you are 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, from here on in, you're allowed to confer.

Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question and it concerns...

..Jane Austen characters.

Jane Austen characters, Richard.

We are going to show you five pictures of actors appearing

as characters from TV and film adaptations of Jane Austen books.

You have to tell us the names of the characters.

-Very best of luck.

-OK, thanks very much.

Let's reveal our five Jane Austen characters and here they are.

We have got...

So there we are, five Jane Austen characters.

John and Val, you played best throughout the show so far

so you get to go first.

Think we might have to go with the safe ones.

Elizabeth Bennett.

-Do we have an answer?

-We are going to go for A, Elizabeth Bennett.

Elizabeth Bennett, A, you're saying.

Leo and Ross, the board is yours.

Well, I don't think either of us know particularly much about Jane Austen.

I can honestly say I've never read any of the books

or seen any of the films.

But, somewhere in my head I get the feeling that D is Mr Darcy.

D, Mr Darcy.

So we have Elizabeth Bennett and we have Mr Darcy.

John and Val have gone for Elizabeth Bennett, let's see if that's right

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

Elizabeth Bennett for A.

Absolutely right.

11.

APPLAUSE

11, now Leo and Ross, you have said that D is Mr Darcy.

Let's see if that's right

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

Absolutely right. Will it go down lower than 11, though?

44.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, John and Val, great answer there,

which means after one question you are up 1-0. Richard?

Well played, there are a couple of answers which would have

beaten your score. Let's take a look at them. B is a pointless answer.

It's Ciaran Hinds playing Captain Frederick Wentworth from Persuasion.

Very well done if you said that.

C is Billie Piper playing the Fanny Price from Mansfield Park.

It would have scored two four points, another good answer.

And that is Gwyneth Paltrow, of course,

playing Emma Woodhouse from Emma.

That would have scored you 16.

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

Leo and Ross, you have to win this question

to stay in the game, remember.

And it concerns...

Footballing rivalries. Footballing rivalries, Richard?

Yes, we are going to show you five sets of initials now.

Those initials standing for football rivals

and will also give you the name of the derby in which they appear.

So, can you workout which initials fit which pair of teams?

-Very best of luck.

-OK, thanks very much.

Let's reveal our warring clubs and here they are. We have got...

I'll read those one more time.

There we are, five footballing rivalries.

Leo and Ross, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

OK, Leo and Ross.

Yes, this is actually rather a good board for us.

I think we know them all.

But I think the best answer might be KC versus OP.

I think that is Kaiser Chiefs versus the Orlando Pirates.

Kaiser Chiefs versus the Orlando Pirates say Leo and Ross.

John and Val, the board is yours.

Well, we don't know them all,

but we think that the bottom one is Barcelona against Real Madrid.

Barcelona versus Real Madrid, say John and Val.

So, in the audience they were given,

Leo and Ross said the Kaiser Chiefs versus the Orlando Pirates.

Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

Down it goes.

3, that's a great answer, very well done, Leo and Ross.

You said you thought that might be the lowest score on the board.

Now we know what it actually did score,

I think the others would struggle to get that low but we shall see.

Barcelona versus Real Madrid, say John and Val,

let's see if that's right

let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

30.

APPLAUSE

30, very well done. Leo and Ross, a fantastic answer there.

You are back in the game. After two questions, you are absolutely even.

One all, Richard.

Yes, that was the best answer on the board, as you suspected.

Let's take a look through the rest of them.

E v L, the Merseyside derby, that is Everton v Liverpool.

But it would only have scored 73 points.

C v R is Celtic versus Rangers.

It would have scored you 54 points.

And do you know A v F?

-No.

-It is Dutch. It is Ajax versus Feyenoord, Der Klassieker.

That would have scored you 5 points.

Well done if you got all five of those.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So it comes down to a third question.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final

and plays for that jackpot.

Best of luck to both pairs. Our third question concerns...

..Hong Kong.

-Hong Kong, Richard.

-Yes, simply

going to give you five clues to facts about Hong Kong.

Can you give us the most obscure answer?

-Very best of luck, both teams.

-OK,

let's reveal our five clues to facts about Hong Kong and we have got:

I'll read all of those again.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Hong Kong.

John and Val, you go first this time.

We think we'll go for the last governor who was Chris Patten.

Chris Patten say John and Val. Leo and Ross.

Somehow doubt we're going to beat that answer.

I think the bottom one, the late kung-fu star is probably

Bruce Lee, so I think we'll go with that.

You're going to go with Bruce Lee.

So we have Chris Patten and Bruce Lee.

OK, John and Val said Chris Patten.

Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right.

24.

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24 for Chris Patten. Now, Leo and Ross, was this a guess, Bruce Lee?

-Educated guess.

-An educated guess.

I wouldn't have expected any other kind.

OK, an educated guess, Bruce Lee.

Let's see if it's right, and it is, let's see if it can get

anywhere near Chris Patten on 24. Bruce Lee.

It's right.

Oh, you've done it, look at that, 22!

22 for Bruce Lee.

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Very, very well done, Leo and Ross.

After three questions, you are through to the final 2-1, brilliant.

That's about as close as things can get.

It's very rare you see a fight between Chris Patten and Bruce Lee.

LAUGHTER

Brucie born in San Francisco but grew up in Hong Kong.

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

The special administrative region of China,

would have scored you 41 points.

The year it was transferred was 1997.

That would have scored you 13

and the English translation of the name Hong Kong is Fragrant Harbour.

It would have scored you 4. It is also the English translation

of the name Grimsby.

LAUGHTER It's fragrant harbour.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So the losing pair

at the end of the head-to-head,

I am afraid it's John and Val.

A very, very hard-fought head-to-head.

Very close indeed, that last answer there.

You have played so well throughout the show so far. Fantastic.

We will look forward to seeing you next time and hope you come through to the head-to-head

and maybe further then. John and Val, thanks very much for playing.

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But for Leo and Ross, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, you fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.

There it is.

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Well, it's been a pretty solid performance, I would say.

Round one, Leo, I can remember Joe Bonamassa

being your answer, scoring 100 points.

Did the final seem a long way away then?

I was concentrating on how disappointed my father would be

that I didn't manage to get the right answer for that one.

I'm sure he's been drilling it into me for years,

without thinking about it, but...

I think you've atoned for that, and here you are,

ready for the final. That was a very exciting head to head though.

Very exciting, very closely fought. The rules are very simple,

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

We've had no pointless answers on the show today.

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

Firstly, choose a category.

You can choose from these five options. They are...

-I think Rock Stars.

-I'd say so.

Yes, I think for that, we'll go for Rock Stars.

Rock Stars. Quick decision there. Let's find out what the question is.

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

Bruce Springsteen UK top 40 singles as they could. Richard.

We're looking for any single released by Bruce Springsteen,

or which has him as a named, featured artist

which has been in the UK top 40 prior to May 2012, please.

Good luck.

OK, you have up to one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that £1,000 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.

THEY CONFER

(Thunder Road was his most recent one.)

Thunder Road, I'm pretty sure was a top 40. That's off the new album.

There's Dancing In The Dark...

I, honestly, I only know his big ones.

I hate Bruce Springsteen. Sorry to Bruce, but I really do.

-Er...

-I don't know.

Thunder Road is the only one I can think of, that's the top answer now.

My flatmate's a huge fan...

Do you know anything else?

You know, like, Born In The USA, Stuff like that.

Um, also, Everybody's Got... something.

Oh, there's another one and it's rubbish,

that I can't remember the name of.

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

-Erm...

-10 seconds left.

I can't...

-Born in the USA.

-Born In The USA, Thunder Road and...

-Wrecking Ball.

-Wrecking Ball.

OK, there we are. Your time is up.

We were looking for Bruce Springsteen UK top 40 singles.

I now need your three answers.

-OK, um, Wrecking Ball.

-Wrecking Ball.

-Thunder Road.

-Thunder Road.

-And Dancing In The Dark?

And Dancing In The Dark. OK, there we are. Three answers.

Which of those do you think is your best shot?

-Wrecking Ball.

-I think Wrecking Ball.

-OK, Wrecking Ball we'll put last.

Which is your least likely answer?

-Dancing In The Dark.

-Dancing in the Dark, we'll put first.

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

We have got Dancing In The Dark, Thunder Road and Wrecking Ball.

OK, so we are looking for Bruce Springsteen UK top 40 singles.

Dancing In The Dark you said with your least confident shot

at a pointless answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that £1,000 jackpot.

So, let's see. For £1,000, how many people said Dancing In The Dark?

Well, it's right.

It's right. Down it goes, if this goes all the way down to zero,

you leave here immediately with £1,000 in your back pockets.

-20.

-APPLAUSE

20.

So, unfortunately not a pointless answer.

You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot of £1,000.

Leo, what would you do with your £1,000?

I'm about to go travelling in around the states,

so I'd probably put it towards doing some fun stuff while I'm out there.

-Very good. Ross, how about you?

-Erm, try and get a holiday.

I've not been out of the country in a couple of years.

It would be good to see some nice weather for a change.

-LAUGHS

-OK, very good. Well, best of luck.

Let's hope one of these two answers might win it for you.

We're looking for Bruce Springsteen UK top 40 singles.

Your next answer was Thunder Road.

This has to be correct,

has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £1,000.

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

It's an incorrect answer, I'm afraid.

OK, you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now resting on Wrecking Ball.

We are looking for Bruce Springsteen UK top 40 singles.

Your third and final answer, Wrecking Ball, has to be pointless

for you to win that jackpot of £1,000.

Let's find out, Wrecking Ball. Is it right, how many people said it?

Oh no.

You didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,

but you do still get to take home our Pointless trophy,

so very well done for that.

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Unlucky, guys. Not the category for you, after a great show as well.

Thunder Road is just a track on Born To Run, the album.

Not released as a single.

Wrecking Ball is Bruce Springsteen's 2012 number one album,

but the track itself, Wrecking Ball, not a single.

Certainly up to the beginning of May 2012.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers though.

57 Channels And Nothin' On was a pointless answer,

well done if you got that at home.

Lonesome Day, that was his last top 40 hit, up to 2012.

-2002 was the last time he had a top 40 hit.

-Wow.

A lot of big albums.

My Hometown, which was double A side

with Santa Claus Is Coming To Town from the Born In The USA album.

Spare Parts from the Tunnel Of Love album, The Ghost Of Tom Joad,

Tougher Than The Rest

and his live version of War, the song made famous by Edwin Starr.

Very well done if you said any of those at home. Unlucky, guys.

Thanks very much, Richard.

We do have to say goodbye to you, Leo and Ross,

But it's been brilliant having you on the show. Thank you for playing. Great contestants.

APPLAUSE

So, Leo and Ross didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over on to the next show

when we will be playing for £2,000.

APPLAUSE

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me, goodbye.

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