Episode 19 Pointless

APPLAUSE

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

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

Let's meet today's players.

First off, we welcome back Rhian and Richeldis.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless Final. This is your last chance.

Remind us how you know each other, Rhian.

We're friends and housemates from uni.

-And, Richeldis, what happened last time?

-Sport!

We said we couldn't do Sport and Sporting Venues came up.

It was kind of Sport and Geography.

It was a terrible combination of the two.

Anyway, that was last time. Rhian, what's going to be your dream category?

-Music. I'd like music.

-OK. Any particular sphere of music?

-I like popular music.

-The popular music, yes.

But I also play the violin, so maybe a bit of classical.

Do you now? Are you still learning the violin?

-I've stopped for uni, but I still play.

-Very good indeed.

Richeldis, anything you're particularly dreading?

Sporting Venues again!

-We're not going to do that again.

-I hope not!

Very good. Welcome back to the show. You made it to the end of the First Round.

Let's hope we see more of you this time.

Next, we welcome David and Chris L.

-How do you two know each other?

-This is my considerably older brother.

Slightly older brother!

-Let's just sort this out. David, how much older are you than Chris?

-Two or three years.

-Eight years.

-LAUGHTER

Considerably older brother.

-Where are you from, David?

-Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

-And what do you do, Chris?

-I'm a retail store manager in electrical retail.

-Excellent.

-David, what do you do?

-I paint flowerpots for a living.

-You paint flowerpots?

-My mum helps me with it.

We paint teddy bears and frogs on them and hope somebody buys them!

-Do they?

-I've been doing it 14 years and we've sold quite a few.

-Very good!

-What have you done before that?

-Ooh, many things!

I've got my own ice cream van, which I love doing.

-Aah!

-I'd like to go back to that one day.

-Wouldn't we all?

-That's a nice idea, isn't it?

-I even invented my own brands of ice cream.

-Did you?

I invented the 98, rather than the...

Why didn't you call it "The 100"? Surely go up?

I took the concept of the 99, and instead of the Flake

I had an After Eight mint and it became the 98.

-And I sold two.

-You see how popular that is?

-You are wasted painting flowerpots.

-I think you're right.

-Fantastic. The 98 - I could live on that and nothing else.

-You would've loved it.

-It had green sauce instead of red sauce.

-Ahh!

-David, Chris, lovely to have you on the show. Warm welcome to you.

-Thank you.

-Next, we welcome Chris and Rebecca. How do you two know each other, Chris?

-We are husband and wife.

-Where are you from, Rebecca?

-I was born in France, lived in England and moved to America.

I'm a French-born, English-bred American.

-I'm hoping at some stage, you then came back to Eastbourne.

-No, I'm still there... Yes, I did!

-Otherwise, that's a long-distance relationship.

-Big commute!

-What do you do, Rebecca?

-I am a singing and elocution teacher.

-Singing and what?

-Elo...!

-LAUGHTER

-Bit slow!

-Oh, dear!

-What sort of singing do you teach?

-I teach all types of singing,

but I'm an opera singer by trade.

-Chris, what do you do?

-I'm a wealth advisor.

-Oh, brilliant!

-What do you advise?

-Help people achieve their financial objectives.

No, I mean, WHAT do you advise? What should we do with our wealth?

Richard and I have been creaming off a lot all the way through...

You might wonder at the flimsy budget of this show,

there's a reason for that!

I've invested quite a lot in the 98.

Chris, you could paint the cones, as well.

-Well, Chris, Rebecca, a very warm welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-Thanks.

Finally, we welcome back Sarah and Ed.

You were on the show last time. Remind us how you know each other.

-We're friends, from Weymouth.

-From Weymouth.

And, Ed, you made it through to the head-to-head last time.

We certainly did. We found the going tough in the Final Round.

I mean, you played extremely well. Very, very good gamesmanship. Ed's a tennis player.

-He's the 683rd ranked tennis player in Britain, as I recall.

-That's right.

-Is that right?

-I certainly am.

-Although, that was last show. Have you gone up or down since then?

I've checked since. Still the same.

Ed, answer me this honestly. How often do you check? How many times a day?

-Every couple of hours.

-LAUGHTER

-Sports, generally, are going to be great for you.

-I'd be happy with that.

-What else?

I'd really like something to do with geography.

As a kid, I had a globe and I used to peruse it

and, er, maybe wonder if I could even go

to some of these far-off locations and capitals.

Very good.

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

There's one person left to introduce, the umpire of obscurity,

the referee of fact and the small-claims-court judge of tea-time trivia.

-He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

Hello! Hello.

-Lovely to be back once more.

-Isn't it good?

Ed and Sarah look very good, so they'll be tough to beat today, I suspect.

We didn't see as much of Rhian and Richeldis as we might've liked to.

You may be tough to beat. We just don't have the statistical evidence to prove that thus far.

Oh, and Round Two, another slightly new round.

-Oh!

-Tell me about it.

-You spoil us!

-I know.

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

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

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

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

What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer, which none of our 100 people gave,

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

John and Val won the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

Right, let's play Pointless.

OK, in this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

The pair with 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...

Can you all decide who's going to go first and second?

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

OK, our question concerns...

Coastal Cities And Their Countries.

-Richard.

-It's quite a simple one. I'll give you the name of seven cities,

you simply have to tell us, in which country are they situated?

Nice obscure ones score fewer points. 100 points for an incorrect answer.

14 cities in all to have a go at at home.

Thanks. Rhian and Richeldis, you drew lots before the show

and today, for the second time in your Pointless career, you are going first.

We are looking for the countries in which these coastal cities are located.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Seven coastal cities.

So, Rhian, I need you to find the most obscure answer you can.

Well, I think I know quite a few,

but I'm going to play relatively safe

and say Alexandria is in Egypt.

Alexandria, Egypt, says Rhian.

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

It's right.

-49.

-APPLAUSE

Well done, Rhian. The most popular city on the Mediterranean coast

and Egypt's chief seaport.

Now then, Chris L...

I'm going to play it fairly safe, I think,

and I'm going to head for Casablanca and say Morocco.

Casablanca, Morocco, says Chris L.

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

Absolutely right.

-38.

-APPLAUSE

38 for Morocco.

Morocco's largest city, Casablanca.

And the film was shot entirely in the USA.

-I didn't know that!

-Yes.

-Now then, Chris P...

-Mm.

-Hm.

Those are the two I knew, and another obvious one.

Morocco wasn't 100 percent, but that was what I was going for,

so I'll have to go for Barcelona and Spain.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 said Barcelona was in Spain.

Of course. 97. Wow.

-Whoa!

-It was that or 100!

Well, that's three better, isn't it?

97 for Barcelona, Spain.

Long time since we've seen a score that big, isn't it?

Well, that isn't 100.

Famous, obviously, because that's where Manuel was from.

-I wonder if that's why people know Barcelona so well.

-Do you think?

Yes! Probably!

-It wasn't the Olympics or...

-Nooo!

-The Freddie Mercury/ Montserrat Caballe single?

-Nooo!

-Homage to Catalonia?

-Nooo!

-LAUGHTER

I think it's just Manuel from Barcelona.

You think?

-Sarah, you're the last person to have this board.

-Yes.

Unfortunately, those were the three I was confident on.

I'm going to go Constanta and Greece.

Constanta and Greece, says Sarah. OK, let's see if that's right

and how many people said Constanta, Greece.

-Ooh, bad luck, Sarah.

-I didn't know!

Bad luck. Unfortunately, an incorrect answer, which means you score 100 points.

Sounds like a bad thing, but you're only three ahead of Chris P!

But, yes, 100 it is. Richard.

Unlucky, Sarah. It's actually a pointless answer.

It's on the Black Sea, in the south-east of Romania.

Very well done if you said Romania at home. Pointless answer.

Let's fill in the rest. Do you know those? Karachi?

-Erm, is Pakistan.

-Absolutely right. Would've scored 32.

Mombasa?

-You're out of your comfort zone, aren't you?

-Yes.

I like it. You're normally so good at filling in boards.

-It's in Kenya.

-Kenya.

-Would've scored 27.

And Valparaiso, the best one left on that board?

It's in Chile.

And that would've scored 10. Well done if you got all seven.

Thanks very much. OK, we're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at those scores.

38, Chris L. The best score of the pass.

So Chris and David looking quite strong there.

Then up to 49, Rhian and Richeldis.

The first desk has served you well!

Then up to 97, Chris P and Rebecca.

And then up to 100, not that far ahead, Sarah and Ed.

Ed and Rebecca, it's between you to tussle to see who stays with us

and who leaves us at the end of the round. Best of luck.

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

OK, let's put seven more coastal cities on the board.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, remember, we are looking for the countries in which these coastal cities are located.

You're trying to find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Now then, Ed...

I've got a... Something's coming up in my head.

Odessa,

I think that might be the Ukraine.

The Ukraine, says Ed, for Odessa.

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

Is Ukraine right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right. Very well done, Ed.

There we are! 6 points for the Ukraine!

Good answering, sir. That takes your total up to 106.

Well played, Ed. That's what you get for looking at globes.

-That's also on the Black Sea.

-Very good indeed.

Now then, Rebecca. The high scorers are now Ed and Sarah on 106.

A score of 8 or less...

-..will see you through to the next round for sure.

-Oh, easy!

Oh, dear! Erm...

Well, I'm going to go for Tijuana in Mexico.

Tijuana in Mexico, says Rebecca.

-Here is your red line. It's quite low.

-Yes.

Tijuana, Mexico. Is that right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

-Ooh!

-44.

-APPLAUSE

44, takes your total up to 141.

Tijuana in Mexico. They say that the border between the US and Mexico at San Diego, Tijuana,

is the busiest border anywhere in the world.

OK. Thanks, Richard.

David, you are on 38.

You can't lose. Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake the high scorers.

That's nice. However, I think you might know a good low-scoring answer on this board, David.

Er, I think Gdansk is where Lech Walesa was from.

I think that's Poland, so that's what I'll say.

Gdansk, Poland, says David. Let's see if that's right.

No red line for you.

Gdansk, Poland. How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

-47.

-APPLAUSE

Takes your total up to 85. Very well done indeed. Richard.

Well done. And you're right, it was labour unrest in the Gdansk Shipyard

that led to Lech Walesa forming Solidarity.

Now then, Richeldis, you're on 49.

The high scorers on 141 are Rebecca and Chris P.

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

91 or less. Talk us through the board.

Er, I could try but I'd fail quite badly!

I know I should know Vancouver and it's just not coming to me at all!

Erm, Chittagong,

I'd possibly guess, sort of Korea or Japan, China, that sort of area.

I'm going to have to go with the one that I know,

Marseille in France.

Marseille in France.

There is your red line. If you get below that red line,

you are through to the next round.

Marseille, France. Is that right? How many people said it?

-You've done it! 87!

-APPLAUSE

87 for France! Takes your total up to 136.

You are through to the next round.

-Phew! That was close!

-Wasn't it?

Founded by Greek mariners in 600 BC. A very, very old city.

Let's go through the board.

Vancouver, that would've been even closer,

but would've scored you 90 points.

Er, Chittagong, not Korea, it's in Bangladesh.

Would've scored you 1. Best answer on the board.

Down at the bottom, Jeddah is in Saudi Arabia.

-Would've scored you 18 points.

-Thanks, Richard.

At the end of the First Round, the pair who will be leaving us

is Rebecca and Chris P. Ohh!

So overqualified!

So under-producing!

-Chris, you went with Barcelona... Ahh!

-I know. I should've gambled.

We will see you again next time and we'll look forward to that.

Meanwhile, thank you so much for being on the show. Rebecca and Chris!

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

Four pairs become three. At the end of this round, our three will become two

in time for the head-to-head.

Well, that was very exciting, that round. Very exciting indeed.

David and Chris, you were our best scorers. Lovely low scores from you.

Rhian and Richeldis, through now into the Second Round.

-It's nice, isn't it, the Second Round?

-It's beautiful.

-This is what it looks like.

Very well done indeed.

Sarah and Ed, you were match-point down there

and then, Ed, you smashed it!

Very much back in the game!

On the strength of that round, David and Chris seem to be the pair to beat.

OK, our category for Round Two is...

Title Characters.

Can you decide in your pairs who's going to play first?

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

Our question concerns...

-Richard.

-Yes, for this question, we'll give you a list of six actors.

You need to tell us any film in which any of them have ever played a title character,

that's a character whose name is also in the title of the film.

So give us any title character that any of these six people have been in.

-Very best of luck.

-OK, thanks, Richard.

As Richard just said, we are going to put six actors on the board.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Remember, we are looking for films in which these actors have portrayed the title character.

You're trying to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Richeldis?

Nothing is coming to me at all!

Erm, I can think of films that they're all in,

but I can't think of title characters.

I'm just going to have to say one that doesn't have the name of the character in the film.

I'll say Leonardo DiCaprio, Man in the Iron Mask.

OK, Man in the Iron Mask, says Richeldis, for Leonardo DiCaprio.

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

Bad luck, Richeldis. As you knew, that's an incorrect answer.

It scores you the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry.

Sorry, Richeldis, that is not his character's name in that film.

Now then, David.

What is the most obscure film you can think of?

Er, I've got nothing other than, I'm not even sure about this,

Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump.

-Forrest Gump, says David.

-That as good as I've got.

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

You're right.

-30!

-APPLAUSE

That'll do. 30 for Forrest Gump.

-Well done, David. Quite a nervy round, this one.

-Scary round!

Won six Oscars. Hanks won one, Best Picture...

He won two Oscars in a row for Best Actor.

First time it had happened since the '30s.

Now then, Sarah.

Yes.

I believe Julia Roberts was in a film called Mary Reilly.

Mary Reilly. If that's right, it sounds like a brilliant answer.

Let's see if Mary Reilly's right and how many people said it.

Well done, Sarah, it's right.

Very well done indeed! That's a pointless answer!

It adds £250 to today's jackpot. Takes the total up to £1,250.

It scores you nothing. Very, very well done, Sarah.

-That's the way to do it.

-Very well played, Sarah.

Julia Roberts plays Mary Reilly, who is Dr Jekyll's servant.

John Malkovich plays Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

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

Sarah and Ed, looking very good!

-You made up for that 100 score in the last round!

-I know!

-Absolutely! Brilliant!

Then up to 30, where we find David and Chris.

Then all the way up to 100, where we find Richeldis and Rhian.

We come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, we are looking for films in which these actors have played the title character.

-Ed?

-The only film I can think of, I don't think it's a name, unfortunately,

is, er, Julia Roberts in Miss Congeniality.

I'd be very surprised if that was her name in that.

There's your red line. If you get below that, you are through to the head-to-head.

-When did you last watch a film, Ed?

-LAUGHTER

-I'm too busy practising tennis and table tennis.

-Yes! Fair enough.

Miss Congeniality. Is that right? How many people said it?

Ooh! Bad luck, Ed!

Nice try, but I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

which scores you 100 points.

-Richard.

-Yes, Miss Congeniality, as you say, not an actual name.

And, perhaps more importantly, Julia Roberts not in it.

Is she not?

-That'd be Sandra Bullock.

-Other than that, exemplary answer.

Yes, it's Sandra Bullock.

But genuine good news, Ed,

while you've been talking, you are now 653rd.

-Get in!

-Genuinely.

-Really?

-Yes.

653rd in the space of, what, 20 minutes!

-That's amazing.

-Moved up 30 places.

Well done. I think a round of applause...

Very good! Have a punnet of strawberries and cream on us, Ed. That's brilliant.

It doesn't quite make up for the fact that Miss Congeniality's a rotten answer!

Anyway, Chris L, we are looking for films in which these actors played the title characters.

I was dreading Films coming up, because it's not my strongest suit.

I have got one. I know the character name's in the title,

but I'm not sure about the full title of the film.

I'm going to say Leonardo DiCaprio

and the Wonderful World of Benjamin Button.

It's "something" Benjamin Button, but I don't think the title's right.

You're going to say The Wonderful World of Benjamin Button?

The Wonderful World of Benjamin Button.

OK, here is your red line.

If that's right and you get below that red line,

you are through to the head-to-head.

The Wonderful World of Benjamin Button. How many people said that? Is it right?

-Boo!

-Bad luck, Chris.

That's an incorrect answer, which scores you the maximum points.

Takes your total up to 130.

Sorry, Chris, it's the Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

And, once again, not Leonardo DiCaprio.

LAUGHTER

-It's going well, isn't it?

-Isn't it? It's a great round, this!

-I did say it wasn't my strength! I didn't think I was quite that bad.

-You were not kidding!

Yes, it's Brad Pitt.

Now then, Rhian, you're on 100.

The high scorers are Chris and David.

If you can score 29 or less, you are through to the next round.

You can talk through any thoughts you might be having.

I have one main thought

and, hopefully, that gets me through!

But I'm really scared it's going to be really popular.

I'm going to go with Matt Damon being in Good Will Hunting.

Good Will Hunting. There's your red line.

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

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said Good Will Hunting.

It's absolutely right, Rhian.

And you're in the head-to-head! Very well done. It goes down to 5.

That's a great score, Rhian. Takes your total up to 105.

Very well done indeed.

Well played, Rhian. A very good answer.

He also co-wrote the screenplay with Ben Affleck.

So a few dodgy answers there, especially in that second pass.

Let's take a look at some pointless answers, because people at home will be shouting at the screen.

Let's take a look at a few.

Charlotte's Web. That is Julia Roberts as the voice of Charlotte the Spider.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Cate Blanchett plays Queen Elizabeth.

Joe Versus The Volcano. That's Tom Hanks.

Julie and Julia, which is Meryl Streep.

Larry Crowne, which is Tom Hanks. You could also have Charlie Wilson's War. That was also a pointless answer.

Oscar and Lucinda, Cate Blanchett playing Lucinda.

Meryl Streep playing Karen Silkwood.

The Brothers Grimm. Matt Damon plays Wilhelm Grimm.

And Matt Damon again, The Talented Mr Ripley. A pointless answer.

There were some low scorers, as well. Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin.

DiCaprio in J Edgar. Hanks in Turner & Hooch. That's what I would've gone for.

All of those would've scored you one point.

Well done if you got any of the pointless ones or a one-pointer.

Thanks very much indeed. At the end of Round Two,

the losing pair, I'm afraid,

-it's Chris and David.

-Gutted!

Dear, oh, dear! The Curious Case of Brad Pitt!

They're very similar!

Chris and David, brilliant having you on the show.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye, but we'll see you again next time.

-Chris and David, great contestants.

-APPLAUSE

For the remaining pairs, things are about to get even more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Sarah and Ed, Rhian and Richeldis.

You're one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot

which currently stands at £1,250.

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

The great news is, from here on in, you can confer and play as a team.

Very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question, and it concerns...

Nocturnal Animals. Richard.

We'll show you five photos, hopefully cute ones, of animals which are active primarily at night.

-Can you name the most obscure?

-OK!

Now then, let's reveal our five nocturnal animals.

We have got...

Nice eyes!

-Aww!

-Aww, eh?! I mean, sorry, B!

-LAUGHTER

Yeah...

-D!

-Aww!

And Eeeeee!

ALL: Aww!

Ahh! There they are.

Now then, Sarah and Ed, you played best throughout the show

so you get to go first.

OK, we're going to say B, raccoon.

B, raccoon.

Now then, Rhian and Richeldis, it's over to you.

Talk us through the board. You can speak out loud now.

I should know what D is, but...

-Is it a possum?

-It could... Yes.

-Is it more specific than that?

-We could go with that.

-Do you want to go with that?

-Because I think hedgehog will be more popular than raccoon.

-Go with possum.

-OK. A possum.

You're going to say an opossum for D.

D, opossum.

So we have B, raccoon, from Sarah and Ed.

B, raccoon. Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 said B, raccoon.

It's right.

-54 for raccoon.

-APPLAUSE

Rhian and Richeldis have said that D might be an opossum.

Opossum, say Rhian and Richeldis.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said opossum.

It's right. Will it beat 54?

Yes, it will! Look at that!

-And how! Look at that! 8!

-APPLAUSE

Great answer. 8 for opossum.

8 beating 54,

which means, Rhian and Richeldis, after one question, you are up 1-0.

Very well played, Rhian. It's the best answer on the board.

Let's go through the rest of them. A is a firefly.

That would've scored you 12 points.

C is a catfish.

Would've scored you 24 points.

And E is the lovely hedgehog,

but a very big scorer. 90 points.

-Wow.

-It's got more than 90 points on its body, though.

-LAUGHTER

-Thanks very much, Richard.

Here comes your second question. Sarah and Ed, you have to win this to stay in the game.

Best of luck. Here it comes. It concerns...

British Formula 1 Champions And Runners Up. Richard.

We'll show you five pairs of initials,

that is the winner and runner-up of a F1 Championship.

At least one of each pair is a British driver, as well.

We've also got the years up there. Can you give us the most obscure answer?

OK, thank you very much, Richard.

Let's reveal our Formula 1 Champions and Runners-up.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five Formula 1 Champions and Runners-up,

with the seasons in brackets after their initials.

Now then, Rhian and Richeldis, you go first this time.

-Erm...

-What shall we go for?

-I don't know.

-I know all but one of them.

-Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell.

-I'd go with...

-OK.

-Go for it.

I'm going to go for the top one

and say Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.

OK. You're saying Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.

Now then, Sarah and Ed,

you can talk us through the rest of the board.

-Right, er, I think it's up to me on this one!

-I think so!

You talk them through!

I'm not too hot on the really sort of old drivers,

so I think I know one of that '66 pair, which may be Jackie Stewart,

but I've got no idea about the other one.

I think, er, we've got Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell,

then Jenson Button and... I'm trying to think on my feet about the other one!

I think the last one is, er,

Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard.

With the newer ones being fresher in the memory,

I'm going to go with Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell.

OK, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell, say Sarah and Ed.

That is the one you have to win to stay in the game.

OK, so Rhian and Richeldis said Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa.

Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 people said that.

It's right.

-7.

-Good call with that one.

Well played, Rhian and Richeldis. 7.

Now then, Sarah and Ed, you have to win this to stay in the game.

We have Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 said that.

It's right. Now, it has to beat 7.

Down it goes. Ooh, 17!

APPLAUSE

Beaten by 7 from Rhian and Richeldis,

which means, after two questions, Rhian and Richeldis, you are through to the final 2-0.

What a sudden run of form we've had from Rhian. Another terrific answer.

It's the second-best answer up there. Let's fill in the others.

Jenson Button, you're right, Ed, and Sebastian Vettel.

Finished runner-up to him in 2009. That would've scored 25 points.

Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard, absolutely right.

2001. That would've scored 26 points.

Now, the other one is a pointless answer.

Very, very well done if you got this at home.

The "JS" is not Jackie Stewart, which is why I think it's a pointless answer.

The "JB" is Jack Brabham and the "JS" is John Surtees.

A pointless answer. Very well done if you got that.

Thank you very much, Richard.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid to say, is Sarah and Ed.

-This has happened before.

-I know!

-Flashbacks!

-Yes!

Strange deja vu here.

-But many congratulations on your improved ranking, Ed.

-Thank you.

We'll keep checking throughout the day. Maybe it'll keep going up as the hours pass.

Very well done on two excellent performances on Pointless.

-Sarah and Ed, great contestants.

-APPLAUSE

But for Rhian and Richeldis, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Rhian and Richeldis!

You have fought off 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 £1,250.

Let's just go through your Pointless career.

Last show you were on, through to the Second Round.

-That was Sporting Venues.

-That was not good for us.

-That was no fun.

-We reached the dreaded 200 Club!

But today, it was very close in the First Round, the Marseille... Phew!

A few points in it, but very exciting.

Second Round, off to a bad start.

Did you think you would end up here on the winners' rostrum?

Not at all, but thankfully everyone else couldn't think of them either.

-And Rhian pulled it out the bag!

-Very good indeed.

Anyway, the rules are very simple. All you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We've had one pointless answer today.

You only have to find one more now and you'll leave with the money.

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

What do you think?

The only thing I would have the foggiest clue on is Sci-Fi Films.

This could go horribly wrong, but I think we'll go with Sci-Fi Films.

Sci-Fi Films. OK, let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

-Richard.

-We're looking for any actor with a credited appearance

in two or more Star Trek films, up to the end of 2011, please.

Voice performances count, as well.

I'm not looking for TV series, just anyone who's been in two or more of the films.

-Very best of luck.

-OK. Thanks very much, Richard.

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

All you need to win that £1,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Just about.

-No!

OK! Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

I can only think of the really obvious ones, like Will Shatner...

-Has he been in the films?

-I don't know.

Leonard Nimoy, as well. But I don't know if he's been in...

THEY WHISPER

-What's the bald guy?

-Er...

The one that's in Family Guy, as well, and I can't think what his name is!

-Er...

-He plays Xavier, as well.

-The actor's name...

-I can't think.

-I don't know what it is.

I know that Ryan Reynolds was in the most recent one, but that's not been multiple ones.

But it's an answer! Shall we go with that?

-Leonard Nimoy.

-Will Shatner.

-And then...

-Is that all we can think of?

-That's all.

-What... I can't think what his name is.

-INAUDIBLE

-That's Leonard Nimoy.

OK! I don't know, then. I don't know anyone else.

-Er...

-Ten seconds left.

-We won't use it!

-That's it!

-They're the only ones we've got.

-Er...

-That's a massive fail.

-Yep. Oh, well.

Your time's up. We were looking for actors who've appeared in more than one Star Trek film.

-I now need your three answers.

-THEY GIGGLE

-We'll go with William Shatner.

-William Shatner.

-Leonard Nimoy.

-Leonard Nimoy.

-And Ryan Reynolds.

-And Ryan Reynolds.

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

-Leonard Nimoy?

-Leonard Nimoy!

OK. Leonard Nimoy we will put last. What's your least likely?

Ryan Reynolds, because I think he's only been in one.

OK, Ryan Reynolds we'll put first and William Shatner in the middle.

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

We have got Ryan Reynolds, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.

OK. We are looking for actors who've appeared in more than one Star Trek film.

Your least confident shot at a pointless answer

is Ryan Reynolds.

Remember, you only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £1,250.

Let's see how many people said Ryan Reynolds.

Oh! Bad luck. An incorrect answer, so not a pointless answer.

-But I think you were expecting that to be incorrect.

-Yes.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Rhian, what would you do with £1,250?

Definitely go shopping. I want some new clothes and shoes! My shoes are falling apart!

This is good. Shoes. Very important. Richeldis?

Well, I originally said I would buy a new hoover for our student house,

because the one we have is awful. It just pushes dirt around, it doesn't pick it up.

So I said I'd do that.

That's a hell of a hoover!

OK, we are looking for actors who've appeared in more than one Star Trek film.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, William Shatner.

-Has he been in any of the films?

-I don't know if he was in the films but he was definitely in Star Trek.

Well, we'll discover if he's been in the films. This has to be right, it has to be pointless.

If it is, you will walk away with our jackpot of £1,250.

How many people said William Shatner?

It's right!

OK, there it is. Our first answer was not so right.

This is right. Down it goes. Ooh, 27.

-27.

-APPLAUSE

In a normal round, you'd be very pleased with 27.

-That's probably the best answer I've given!

-That's not a bad score at all.

Sadly, not pointless. You only have one more chance to win.

Everything is now riding on Leonard Nimoy.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right. Ryan Reynolds was incorrect.

William Shatner took us down to 27.

Leonard Nimoy still taking us down.

-Also 27! Look at that.

-The same people!

-Equal billing for the pair of them.

-APPLAUSE

They will be pleased.

Sadly, I'm afraid you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.

But you do still get to take home a fabulous Pointless trophy each.

-Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

Unlucky. That's a tough category. You really had to know your stuff.

There'll be people at home who got some pointless answers.

I'd be shocked if you recognise some, I have to say.

Brock Peters plays Admiral Cartwright in IV and VI. It's a pointless answer.

Gary Faga. Grace Lee Whitney is in four of the films.

Harve Bennett, John Schuck, who is a Klingon ambassador in IV and VI.

LeVar Burton, who was Geordi La Forge in four films.

Merritt Butrick, who played Kirk's son in II and III.

Michael Snyder and Patti Yasutake, all of those pointless answers. Well done if you said those at home.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Rhian and Richeldis.

It's been great having you on. Thank you for playing.

BOTH: Thank you. APPLAUSE

Rhian and Richeldis didn't win our jackpot, which means it rolls over onto the next show,

when we will be playing for £2,250.

CHEERING

-Join us next time to see if someone wins it. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Bye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE

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