0:00:14 > 0:00:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30the quiz show where the questions have all been put to 100 people before the show
0:00:30 > 0:00:34and all our contestants have to do is come up with the answers those 100 people couldn't think of.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- Let's meet today's players. - APPLAUSE
0:00:40 > 0:00:45First up we welcome Gemma and Steve, our first pair on the show today.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Gemma, how do you two know each other?- We're a couple.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- And where are you from, Steve? - From Lytham near Preston.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56- Lytham. What do you do there, Steve? - I work for an aircraft manufacturer.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- An aircraft... - THEY LAUGH
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- How many aircraft manufacturers... I can only think of one. - Messerschmitt.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Yeah, there's that. - That's all I've got.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- Yeah. It's not Messerschmitt, is it? - No, no.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- I put ejection seats in and fix them, that sort of thing. - Do you?- Yeah.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Wow. Very good indeed. So you're hands-on, are you?
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Or are you part of design? - No, hands-on. Maintaining them.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Oil them up.- OK. Very good indeed. Gemma, what do you do?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm a general assistant for the local supermarket.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30What do you like to get up to when you're not generally assisting?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- I paint. I've sold a few paintings. - What's your favourite kind of painting?
0:01:34 > 0:01:38The most popular that I've done is people's dead animals.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40LAUGHTER
0:01:40 > 0:01:42It's not as bad as it sounds.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45They've passed on already and it's more like a commemorative thing.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- Not I actually paint them dead. - That's better than visual taxidermy
0:01:50 > 0:01:52that I had you down for there.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Steve, what do you like to get up to?- Photography at the moment.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00- I'm doing a City & Guilds in photography. - Would you do it as a career?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- I don't know. I don't think I could do weddings.- No.
0:02:02 > 0:02:09- People being happy and rings and things.- Oh, Steve!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- HE LAUGHS - Don't tell me you're going to photograph people's dead pets.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Yeah. - LAUGHTER - OK, well, Gemma and Steve,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17lovely to have you on the show. Warm welcome.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Next we welcome back Pete and Harry. You were on the show last time.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. This is your second chance.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Remind us, Pete, how you know each other.- We're housemates.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30And Harry, what happened last time?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- Er, Motown was my downfall.- Yeah. It was quite tough, that board.- It was.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39But, yeah, staggering lack of knowledge on anything Motown.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- What are your hobbies, Harry? - I quite enjoy board games.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- All things board or card games. - Favourite card game?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Probably at the moment one called Jungle Speed we tried out recently.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53It's a bit of a fast-action game.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57It's basically a complicated snap, but you're reaching for a totem pole in the middle of the table
0:02:57 > 0:03:00every time someone's got a match.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I dislocated my thumb while playing it last night.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Last night?- Last night, yeah. - How long were you playing for?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Long enough.- When you should've been revising for Pointless.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- We'll find out, I guess. - Yeah, I dare say we will.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Listen, Pete and Harry, great to have you back.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Let's hope we see more of you this time.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20And next we welcome Paul and David. How do you two know each other?
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- We work together. We're physios. - You're physiotherapists. Where are you from, David?
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- We're from Durham in the Northeast. - Aw, lovely Durham. Absolutely.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Now then, Paul, when you're not physiotheraping, what do you like to do?
0:03:34 > 0:03:39I like making things. I bake bread and I make chutneys and jams.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Chutneys?- Yeah. I've got a jar of chutney here if you would...
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- They've even brought it on the show. - That's nice.- Normally people who bake cakes don't bring cakes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53For future reference, anyone who does come on the show who bakes, it's always good to bring us stuff.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Always good to bake a cake.- We love a cake.- And/or chutneys, though.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Jams. Any kind of preserve.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Also...- Yes?- There's was that guy who worked in a bank.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- LAUGHTER - He came on, didn't bring us any money.- None at all.- Very strange.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- I think he got the message, though. If he comes back, or any of his colleagues...- You think?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Steve hasn't brought us a plane. LAUGHTER
0:04:15 > 0:04:20He's got me an ejector seat, though. That's quite good. I'll be testing that out later.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- HE LAUGHS - Paul, that's fantastic. Thank you very much indeed.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- David, what do you like to get up to?- I'm more into keep fit.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I don't bake or cook. I play five-a-side a couple of times a week,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- cycle into Durham from Lanchester every day to work and back.- From...
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Lanchester. Not Manchester. - Not Manchester.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41That really would be well into keep fit, wouldn't it?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- So what are you hoping will come up today?- My niche is American presidents, American states.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- I'm quite happy with music, sport. - Very good.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Lovely to have you on the show, Paul and David. Very, very best of luck to you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56And finally, we've got Sally and Jane. How do you know each other?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- We're mother and daughter. - And where are you from, Sally?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- We're from Ipswich in Suffolk. - Ipswich. And what do you do, Sally?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I'm a nurse specialist working at the local hospital.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Very good. What do you like to get up to in your spare time?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Erm, I run a rainbow unit. Little rainbow guides. Five to seven-year-old girls.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Does that leave you much time to get up to other stuff?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I enjoy my football. I'm a season ticket holder at Ipswich Town.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Are you? Very good indeed. - There's got to be some of us.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- So football would be a great category to come up. - Yeah, but mainly Championship.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Mainly Championship, OK. Now, Jane, what do you do?- I'm a student.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- You're a student where?- In Norwich at the University of East Anglia.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- And what are you studying? - Film and English.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- That's just fun, isn't it? - It is fun.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- How far are you through your course? - I've just finished the first year.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Brilliant. Anything you'd particularly like not to see come up?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- I would not like to see sports.- OK.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Even Ipswich Town? - Even Ipswich Town.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01OK. Well, very, very best of luck to you, Sally and Jane. Lovely to have you on the show.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05There's only one person left for me to introduce.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10You are about to witness a masterclass of obscure knowledge. It's my Pointless friend, Richard.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16Hiya. Hello. Hiya. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Afternoon.- And to you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23You know, usually when people say what they want on this show,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26if they say something like sport or geography, it often comes up.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32But we've had two very specific things mentioned already. American presidents and board games.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And anyone who can get through the first round at least, both of those things will come up.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Really?- Yeah. Doesn't happen often, does it?- No.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42I spent a lovely day at Ipswich Town a couple of seasons ago
0:06:42 > 0:06:46and we did a halftime quiz
0:06:46 > 0:06:48which my team won, I'm glad to say,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51but we were looked after by Alan Hunter, the Ipswich Town defender.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- He's a big fan of the show. - Is he really?- Yeah. So hello Alan Hunter if you're watching.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Thank you. Now, all our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03In order to get to our final round and be in with a chance of winning of jackpot,
0:07:03 > 0:07:09our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people couldn't find.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer, the fewer point you score.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people knew.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28So today's jackpot starts off at £5,250.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37APPLAUSE
0:07:40 > 0:07:45In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer with your partner.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated
0:07:49 > 0:07:53so try and make sure that's not you. OK, our first category today is...
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08OK, let's find out what the question is. Here is comes.
0:08:08 > 0:08:16We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many England World Cup opponents since 1990 as they could.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Richard.- We're looking for any national team that England have faced
0:08:19 > 0:08:22in any World Cup finals from 1990 through to 2010 inclusive.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25That doesn't include qualifying tournaments,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28just the World Cup finals themselves. Very, very best of luck.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Gemma and Steve, you all drew lots before the show
0:08:31 > 0:08:35and today you are going first. So, Gemma.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Mm.- Mm, yeah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Sport.- Yeah. Not great.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's just going to have to be a complete guess.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Erm... I'm going to say... Argentina.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Argentina, says Gemma. Let's see if that's right,
0:08:50 > 0:08:55and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Argentina.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Absolutely right.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- 31. - APPLAUSE
0:09:05 > 0:09:0831 for Argentina.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Yeah, well played, Gemma. Played them twice, in '98 and 2002.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17Lost on penalties in '98 after Michael Owen scored that wonderful goal.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Pete. - Erm, a couple going through my head,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and I think I'm just going to go for a really risky one,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- cos I think we played them, which was Paraguay.- Paraguay, says Pete.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said Paraguay.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Yes, it's right, Pete! Well done.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42It's a great answer. Look at that. Four!
0:09:42 > 0:09:44APPLAUSE
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Very well done indeed.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Well played, Pete. Well remembered. Played them in 2006.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54England thrashed them 1-0 thanks to an own goal.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01David. Remember, we're looking for any opponents of England in any World Cup since 1990.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- I think I'll go for Cameroon.- OK. David is going to say Cameroon.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Let's see if it's right, and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said Cameroon.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Absolutely right.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- 16! - APPLAUSE
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Well done, David. That's the quarterfinals of the 1990 World Cup.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31We were beaten 3-2 in extra time. A couple of goals from Lineker.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Ah, that was a great game.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- That was when it all came alive, 1990.- Yeah.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Really exciting. Now then, Jane.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Yes.- Jane. A nice, obscure England opponent
0:10:43 > 0:10:47in any World Cup finals game since 1990.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I'm going to have to make a complete guess.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I'm going to guess South Africa.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55South Africa, says Jane. Let's see if it's right,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said South Africa.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Bad luck, Jane. I'm afraid an incorrect guess, as it turns out.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Sorry, Jane. Perfectly good guess. The last World Cup was in South Africa
0:11:11 > 0:11:14but England have only ever played them twice, both times in friendlies.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18OK, we're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Pete and Harry looking very strong indeed on four. Lovely low score.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Then up to 16, where we find David and Paul. 31, Gemma and Steve.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30And then quite a hike up to 100, where we find Jane and Sally.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35So Sally, it's going to need a really, really low-scoring answer from you
0:11:35 > 0:11:39and a high score from someone else in the next pass to see you through to the next round.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So best of luck with that. We're going to come back down the line.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Can the second players take their places at the podium?
0:11:47 > 0:11:52OK, we are looking for England's World Cup opponents since 1990.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58- Sally.- Yes.- Sally, you are the high-scorers by a margin on 100.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01We need a brilliant answer from you, Sally.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I'm not sure I'm going to come up with a brilliant answer. I'm not so great on England.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I'm going to say Croatia.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Croatia, says Sally. There's no red line cos you're already the high-scorers.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Croatia. Is it right? How many people said it?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Ohh! Bad luck, Sally! Another incorrect answer, I'm afraid,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25which scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 200 points.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Richard.- Yeah, sorry, Sally. We have played them in qualifiers
0:12:29 > 0:12:31but never in the World Cup finals, I'm afraid.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Now then, Paul. Good news. You are through to the next round whatever happens.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38You won't overtake the high score of Sally and Jane. You're on 16.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Lovely low score there from David. Can you match it, I wonder?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Absolutely not. Football's not my strong point.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Erm, I will go for Spain.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Spain, says Paul. Let's see if that's right.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55If it is, let's see how many people said Spain. No red line cos you're already through.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02No! Bad luck. An incorrect answer. Scores you 100 points,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05takes your total up to 116. Richard.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Sorry, Paul. Last time we played them in a World Cup was 1982.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Played them in the European Championships.- Harry.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Any England opponents in any World Cup since 1990.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Little bit of pressure on you to see if you can do as well as Pete did.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I'm not sure I'm going to quite match that.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Again, football's not a strong topic. I'll say Holland.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Holland, says Harry. Again, there's no red line for you as you are already through.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Let's see how many people said Holland.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34It's right.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Wow! Six! - APPLAUSE
0:13:42 > 0:13:45There you go. Takes your total up to ten.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Lovely, impressive low score. Richard.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53We've only ever played them once in a World Cup finals, Holland, in 1990 in the group stages.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- A scintillating nil-nil draw. That taught them a lesson.- Yeah.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- The Netherlands, of course, we call them, rather than Holland.- Exactly.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The Netherlands, which I think always sounds a bit funny.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- You think it sounds a bit rude. - Just a bit rude, Netherlands.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- LAUGHTER - Netherlands.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11HE LAUGHS
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- It's not like Bumbania or something. - LAUGHTER
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- Bumbania!- If you ever founded a country, it would be tempting to call it something rude.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Yeah, wouldn't it? Definitely. - I might call it Bumbania.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- There you go. - People's Republic of Bumbania.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Now then, Steve, you are through to the next round.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Erm, I should know all these.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I'll go for... Belgium.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40OK. Let's see if Belgium's right and let's see how many people said Belgium.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43It's right.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Two! Wow. - APPLAUSE
0:14:54 > 0:15:00Wowwy! Pete, you thought Paraguay was a nice low-scoring, obscure answer
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and then Steve goes for Belgium and scores two.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05There we are. Scores you two, takes your total up to 33.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Richard.- Well played, Steve. England beat them in 1990
0:15:08 > 0:15:11in the last minute of extra time, that famous David Platt goal
0:15:11 > 0:15:13from over his shoulder, if you remember that one.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16There's two pointless answers up here.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Very well done at home if you said either of these.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Ecuador, who we played in 2006,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and Egypt, who we played in 1990.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Won both of those games 1-0.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Against the mighty Ecuador and Egypt.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33So only two pointless answers, but some other low-scorers.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36One point if you said Nigeria, Tunisia or Colombia.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39All very good answers. Republic of Ireland only scored two,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42as did Slovenia. Trinidad and Tobago would've scored you three.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Those the best answers. Well done if you said those.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Let's take a look at the most popular answers, that most of our 100 people said.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Argentina, 31. That was actually the third-highest answer of all.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55We had that from Gemma.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Brazil, 41. And who do you think is top?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- Germany.- Germany. Absolutely right. Would've scored you 71 points.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Thanks very much, Richard. So at the end of our first round,
0:16:05 > 0:16:10the pair who'll be leaving us, the pair with the highest score, I'm afraid Sally and Jane, it's you.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Oh, dear. I'm sorry.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16See, football. We did you football, Sally.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- I misunderstood your request. - I knew Germany, of course,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but I thought that would be too high.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Anyway, listen, the good news is we'll see you next time and we'll look forward to that very much.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- Thanks. Sally and Jane, lovely contestants. - APPLAUSE
0:16:30 > 0:16:34But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Obviously, there's only room for two pairs in our head-to-head round,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48so one of the pairs will be leaving us at the end of this round.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Very revealing first round it was. Very revealing indeed.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Pete and Harry, our returning pair. How's your thumb?- Sore.- Sore.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Very sore, yes.- Who cares? You were the lowest scorers in that round. - Absolutely.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Well, they're the team to beat, everyone. Our category for Round Two is...
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And whoever's going first, step up to the podium.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22OK, our Round Two question concerns...
0:17:25 > 0:17:27US Presidential Tickets. Richard.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30On each pass, I'm going to show you six pairs of names.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35They represent someone who ran for president and vice president together for a US election.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37We're giving you the surnames. You need to give us the first names
0:17:37 > 0:17:39of people in that pair, please.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Give us a nice obscure answer, you'll score fewer points. An incorrect answer will be 100 points.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's going to be 12 pairs in all, 12 sets of names to guess at home.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So we are looking for the first names
0:17:52 > 0:17:55of the candidates on these US presidential tickets.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Our first board looks like this.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'll read those one last time.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Six sets of surnames.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42We need you to provide a set of Christian names, Gemma.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45First sport, now politics. Thanks.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49Erm... I'm going to go for the bottom one, I think,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53erm, and say George Bush and Dick Cheney.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56OK, you're going to go for George and Dick for Bush and Cheney.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Absolutely right.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- 42. - APPLAUSE
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- 42.- Well done, Gemma. The successful Republican ticket in 2000
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- and once again in 2004, as well. - Now then, Pete.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Yeah. I... I recognise all the presidents
0:19:23 > 0:19:27and running candidates, but it's just the guys they ran with.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I think I know one but I think it's too much of a risk.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34I'm going to go for the top one, which is Barak Obama and Joe Biden.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Barak and Joe you are submitting for Obama and Biden.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer. Barak and Joe.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Wow. 19. - APPLAUSE
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Yeah, lower than Bush/Cheney. Everyone knows Barak Obama
0:19:59 > 0:20:02but perhaps Joe Biden slightly less well-known.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Joseph Robinette Biden. - Robinette?- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Far too few people called Robinette in politics.- Yeah.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Now then, David, if you can fill in all the gaps, you can mop up for us if you like.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I think it'll be Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S Truman
0:20:17 > 0:20:21and I think it'll be Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I'll go for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, says David.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Abraham and Andrew. Let's see if that's right,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and if it is, how many people knew that answer.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Absolutely right.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Three. - APPLAUSE
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Very well done indeed, David.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Yeah, well played, David. You clearly know your stuff.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Scores you three points. If you'd gone for Roosevelt/Truman,
0:20:52 > 0:20:57you're right, it is Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry S Truman, that would've scored you four points.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Now, Nixon is Richard, obviously, and his running mate was Spiro Agnew.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03That would've scored 17. A pretty high score.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08The lowest score on the board, one of the recent ones, 2004, Kerry/Edwards.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Do you know Kerry/Edwards?- John Kerry, but I don't know Edwards.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Both John. John Kerry and John Edwards, who ran in 2004.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- One point that would've scored you. - Thanks very much, Richard.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24David and Paul, three points to you. Very, very strong indeed.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27David, you said you'd be good on this and sure enough, you were.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Pete and Harry up on 19. Then up to 42, where we find Gemma and Steve.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Not miles ahead, but significantly ahead.
0:21:34 > 0:21:40So Steve, you are going to have to find a low-scoring answer, I suspect. OK.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43We're coming back down the line. Second players, take your places at the podium.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50OK, we're going to put six more pairs of presidential candidates on the board
0:21:50 > 0:21:52and here we are. We have got...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I'll read those one last time.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30We are looking for the first names of these pairs of presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33You're going to try and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Paul, you're on three. Lovely low score courtesy of David's answer.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42The high-scorers are Steve and Gemma on 42. If you can score 38 or less, you are through to the next round.
0:22:42 > 0:22:48I think I will go for Gerald Ford and Bob Dole.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53Gerald and Bob, says Paul for Ford/Dole.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Gerald/Bob. OK, there is your red line.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57If you get below that, you are through to the next round.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Ford and Dole. Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people knew that answer.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Absolutely right.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Very well done, you're through.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- Eight! - APPLAUSE
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Lovely job, Paul. That takes your total up to 11.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Your total is lower than everyone else's first pass score.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Very well done indeed. Richard. - Yeah, Ford was president at the time,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29but he and Bob Dole lost to Jimmy Carter in that election.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Thanks very much. Now then, Harry.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35The high-scorers remain Steve and Gemma on 42. You're on 19.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38If you can score 22 or less,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40you are through to the head-to-head.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Erm, I... Again, I probably know most of the presidents,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48but the running partners are tripping me up a little bit.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I know the two more obvious ones, more recent ones.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57I think I'm going to go with John McCain and Sarah Palin.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59John McCain and Sarah Palin.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02How many people said that?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- You've done it! 19! - APPLAUSE
0:24:12 > 0:24:1519, Harry. Takes your total up to 38.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Very, very well done indeed.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Yeah, McCain and Palin obviously lost to Obama and Biden.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Sarah Palin, I suspect we haven't seen the last of her, though.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27She once said she had a special insight into Russian military affairs
0:24:27 > 0:24:30because she could see Russia from Alaska. LAUGHTER
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Steve, I have bad news.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36You are already our high-scorers before you've given your answer.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Despite your excellent answer that you're about to give,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I'm afraid we will be saying goodbye to you at the end of this round.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Well, I only knew a couple, and I think it's John F Kennedy
0:24:48 > 0:24:50and Lyndon Johnson.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54OK, you're going to go for John and Lyndon for Kennedy/Johnson.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56No red line for you as you are already our high-scorers,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00but let's see if that's right and let's see how many people said that. John and Lyndon.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05It's right.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- 13. - APPLAUSE
0:25:12 > 0:25:1513 takes your total up to 55.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Well played, Steve. Kennedy, of course, becoming the youngest president during that election
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and then Lyndon B Johnson took over from him as president on his assassination.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Let's take a look at the rest of the board.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Clinton and Gore everyone has ignored, Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Would've score 43 points.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37A very low scorer down the bottom, Mondale and Ferraro from 1984.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40It was the first woman to be on a presidential ticket.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. One point.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Now, at the top, Coolidge and Dawes,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48all sorts of people will know Coolidge's first name,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50but Dawes makes this a pointless answer.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54It's Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes. Very well done if you said that.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Charles Dawes, I suspect, doesn't deserve to be pointless.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Firstly, in 1925,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05he co-won the Nobel Peace Prize and he's also written a US number-one single.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10The 1954 single It's All In The Game by Tommy Edwards,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12the music was written by Charles Dawes,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15former vice president and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- What was his name again? - Charles Dawes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Charles Dawes.- Charles Dawes. - Worth remembering.- What about that?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Good work, Charles Dawes. Well, thank you very much.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27So, at the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Steve and Gemma I'm afraid. I'm sorry. Politics finally did for you.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Anyway, the good news is, we'll see you again next time.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37We'll look forward to that very much. Meanwhile, thanks for playing.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41APPLAUSE
0:26:41 > 0:26:46But for the remaining two pairs, things get more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49APPLAUSE
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Congratulations, Pete and Harry, Paul and David,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58you are now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot
0:26:58 > 0:27:01which currently stands at £5,250.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:06 > 0:27:09You're now going to go head-to-head and the first pair to win two questions
0:27:09 > 0:27:15will be playing for that jackpot. The difference is, from here on in, you are allowed to confer.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19So, Paul and David, you asked for sport, you asked for US politics...
0:27:19 > 0:27:24I don't think we've ever been as bespoke in terms of what we've served up for people before.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26So, yeah, very well done, I have to say,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29on the strength of that.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Pete and Harry, it seems only fair to ask you what you'd like for this round.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Well, board games would be nice. - Board games?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37That would be nice, yeah, cos Harry owns quite a few.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- OK.- That would be good. - How's the thumb? All right?
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- Hm.- Agh! Shouldn't have done that! - That actually really hurt.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- I really shouldn't have done that. - No. Very good.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Well, you can now obviously pool your resources, so suddenly your strengths are combined.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Very, very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59APPLAUSE
0:28:01 > 0:28:06Here comes your first question and it concerns...
0:28:06 > 0:28:08LAUGHTER
0:28:08 > 0:28:11..games and their boards.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- Wow, Richard.- Yeah, how about that?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- That's quite weird. - How about that? On this question, we'll show you five pictures
0:28:17 > 0:28:20which show sections of the boards of five different games.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Can you find the most obscure of these? Very best of luck.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Brilliant. Well, let's reveal our five pictures of board games and here they are.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29We have got...
0:28:44 > 0:28:47So there we are. Five board games.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Now, Pete and Harry, you've played best throughout the show so far
0:28:50 > 0:28:52so you get to go first.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03We think C is Othello.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07C, Othello.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Now then, Paul and David.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Take us through the board. - We think E is Solitaire
0:29:12 > 0:29:14and we think D is Snakes and Ladders.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- What did we think B was? - Backgammon, I think.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21We're not sure if A is a game called Nine Men's Morris.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27- We'll go for A, Nine Men's Morris. - A, Nine Men's Morris.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32OK, then, Pete and Harry, you have said that C is Othello.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Let's see how many people said C was Othello.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43Ooh, no! Bad luck, Pete and Harry. Bad luck.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Well, Paul and David, that means you merely have to be correct with your answer,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51which is that A is Nine Men's Morris.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people said it.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59It's right. It's right. You've won the point.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03How far down is that going to go?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Oh! - APPLAUSE
0:30:05 > 0:30:10Very, very, very well done indeed, Paul and David.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13One for Nine Men's Morris. So nearly pointless.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17That means, after one question, Paul and David, you are up 1-0. Richard.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20That's a terrific answer. You must have played it at some point.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Never.- Never played it, just seen it somewhere.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- Just seen it somewhere. - Very, very good.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Now, C, it's not Othello. The black and white tiles make it look similar,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31but it's Go, a popular Japanese game. Slightly different rules.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34That would've scored four points. Well done if you said that at home.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I think we've heard the answers to the rest.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39B absolutely is backgammon. 58 points.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44They found something that looked suspiciously like a backgammon board in Tutankhamen's tomb.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Amazing. That's how long that's been around.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49D, of course, is Snakes and Ladders.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That would've scored 91 points.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Very big score. And E, as I think both teams knew, is Solitaire. And that would've scored 36.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59So Nine Men's Morris, the best answer on the board.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Well played. - Thank you very much, Richard. So here comes your second question.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Pete and Harry, you have to win this question to stay in the game.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Best of luck. Our second question concerns...
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- Robbie Williams. Richard.- Finally a question that no-one has asked for. LAUGHTER
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I'm going to show you five clues now to facts about Robbie Williams. Can you give us the most obscure answer?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26OK. Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Robbie Williams and here they are.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28We have got...
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I'll read those all one last time.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56So there we are, five clues to facts about Robbie Williams.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Now then, Paul and David, you go first this time.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04THEY WHISPER
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- We'll go for his city of his birth being Stoke.- Stoke.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15You are saying Stoke, the city of his birth.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Now then, Pete and Harry, you can talk us through the board if you like.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I can't remember which of two his first solo album was,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25it's either Freedom or Life Thru A Lens.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Er, Somethin' Stupid partner was Nicole Kidman.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Wife's first name, not a clue.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36And I didn't know there was a 2005 Magic Roundabout, so I couldn't guess.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Guess we're going to have to go for Nicole Kidman.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44OK, Nicole Kidman, his dueting partner on Somethin' Stupid.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47So, Paul and David have said Stoke as the city of his birth.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Let's see if it's right, and if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Absolutely right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- 29. - APPLAUSE
0:33:07 > 0:33:12And Pete and Harry, you have said Nicole Kidman was his duet partner on Somethin' Stupid.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Let's see if that's right, and if it is, let's see how many people said that.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22It is right. You have to win this to stay in the game. Will it go below 29?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- Ooh, 42. - APPLAUSE
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Which means, after only two questions,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Paul and David, you are through to the final 2-0. Very well done. Richard.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Very well played. The name of his first album would have won you the point.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40What do you think you would have gone for if you'd been forced?
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- Probably Freedom.- Freedom was his first single and Life Thru A Lens was the first album.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48So you knew the name. It would've scored you three points.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51The character he voiced in the film the Magic Roundabout was Dougal.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53That would've scored you 12.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58And his wife's first name is Ayda. And that would've scored you five.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01An American actress. So Life Thru A Lens the best answer on that board.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head round, I'm afraid it's Pete and Harry.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13What an amazing performance you've given us throughout the show. The lowest scorers in every round.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Fantastic low score in the first round, as well, particularly.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19And then we spoilt it all by saying something stupid like Othello.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21LAUGHTER
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Anyhow, Pete and Harry, it's been great having you on the show,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29I'm so sorry we say goodbye to you, but a brilliant, very creditable performance from you today.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34- Pete and Harry, great contestants. Thanks so much for coming. - APPLAUSE
0:34:35 > 0:34:38But for Paul and David, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Well, congratulations, Paul and David, you have fought off all the competition
0:34:47 > 0:34:50and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03And at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £5,250.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Well, I said you were going to be finalists, and sure enough you are. It's so easy.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- A couple from the Northeast bringing a jar of chutney. - LAUGHTER
0:35:15 > 0:35:18That's all it takes. Now, the rules are very simple.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23We haven't had any pointless answers on the show today.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26You only have to find one now and you will leave here with that money.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Firstly, you've got to choose a category. You can choose from these five options. They are...
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- I think we'll go for Classic Sitcoms.- Classic Sitcoms.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Classic Sitcoms it is. Let's find out what the question is.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Here it comes. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name
0:35:51 > 0:35:57as many recurring actors in Last Of The Summer Wine as they could.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Richard.- Quite simply, we're looking for the name of any man or woman who is credited by IMDB
0:36:01 > 0:36:07with appearing in five or more episodes of the long-running BBC sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12So any actor or actress who's been in five or more episodes of Last Of The Summer Wine. Very best of luck.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14OK. Thanks very much indeed.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19All you need to win that £5,250
0:36:19 > 0:36:22is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Are you ready?- Yeah.- OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29There they are. Your time starts now.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- Do you know any at all? - Yeah, the bloke who was in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Michael Bates.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39- Michael Bates was one. - The woman who played Jean Alexander, Hilda Ogden was in.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Yes, she was.- At some point.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46What do they call the bloke who was Compo's son who took over from him?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49My dad would know all these.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Er... - HE LAUGHS
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I should've brought your dad.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Erm...
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- See, I don't watch it. - Neither do I.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04Michael Bates, Jean Alexander, and the other...
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Yeah, ah, somebody who's quite obscure.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11What do they call the bloke who played Foggy Dewhurst?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- He was in Porridge, as well.- Yes.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Ten seconds left.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Jean Alexander.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24What about the Nora Batty woman, what do you call her?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Kathy Staff.- Kathy Staff. - She's famous, but...
0:37:28 > 0:37:30OK. That's your time up, I'm afraid.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33We were looking for recurring actors in Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38- I now need your three answers.- We'll go for Michael Bates.- Michael Bates.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Kathy Staff.- Kathy Staff.- Yep.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Jean Alexander.- Jean Alexander.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Michael Bates, Kathy Staff and Jean Alexander.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51OK. Of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Possibly Michael Bates. - Michael Bates. We'll put him last.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- And your least likely? - Kathy Staff.- Kathy Staff. OK, we'll put her first.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01OK, let's pop those on the board in that order and here they are.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03We have got...
0:38:07 > 0:38:11OK, so we were looking for recurring actors in Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Your first answer, Kathy Staff, you thought was your least likely to be pointless.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £5,250.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24So let's see how many people said Kathy Staff.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Absolutely right.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Kathy Staff taking us down into the 60s, into the 50s.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36If this goes all the way down to zero, you leave with £5,250.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- 25. - APPLAUSE
0:38:42 > 0:38:44So unfortunately not a pointless answer.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48I think you weren't expecting that one to be pointless. Would be weird if it had been pointless.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Anyway, only two more chances to win today's jackpot of £5,250.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Paul, what would you do with 5,250 quid?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Erm, I'd be tempted, I like doing up cars,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03and I quite fancy a VW Camper,
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- an old, you know, bit of a wreck, do it up.- Do it up. Very nice indeed.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- OK, David, how about you? - I'd probably go on a family holiday.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15My daughter's going to university soon so she might take some of that.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Very good. OK, very best of luck. You have two more answers with which to win that jackpot.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23We're looking for recurring actors in Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Let's hope nobody said your next answer which is Jean Alexander.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29This has to be right, it has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33So for £5,250, let's see how many people said Jean Alexander.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37It's right.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Kathy Staff took us down to 25.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Jean Alexander still taking us down.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Down she goes into the teens.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Into single figures. Six!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Six for Jean Alexander. - APPLAUSE
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Now that's more like it. I think we've got a game on our hands here.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02OK, Jean Alexander taking us very, very close to pointless there.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07Only one more chance to win today's jackpot, so everything is now riding on Michael Bates.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Michael Bates. You had no problem putting him as your last answer.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15He's your most confident shot, you said, at a pointless answer.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19This has to be right, has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £5,250.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Let's find out how many people said Michael Bates.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It's absolutely right.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Kathy Staff took us to 25.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Jean Alexander took us to six.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Michael Bates now taking us down into single figures.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Down he goes! Still going... Oh!
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- Three! - APPLAUSE
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Ah, well. We got a Pointless trophy.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Well, unfortunately you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53But you do still get to take home our Pointless trophy.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- So very, very well done. - APPLAUSE
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Yeah, again, very good answers, guys. You've been terrific.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Let's take a look at some of the pointless ones and hope you don't recognise any of them.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Well done anyone at home who said Danny O'Dea who played Eli,
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Joe Gladwin who was Wally Batty, Nora Batty's husband. He was in 45 episodes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Josephine Tewson played Miss Davenport, perhaps better known as Elizabeth in Keeping Up Appearances.
0:41:22 > 0:41:29Juliette Kaplan, who was Pearl in 226 episodes of Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Keith Clifford was Billy, who was in 66.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Louis Emerick, perhaps better known for Brookside, he was a police constable in the show.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39He was pointless, as was Ken Kitson and Tony Capstick, also police officers.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Mike Grady, who plays Barry, was in 161 episodes.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Robert Fyfe who played Howard, he would've been a pointless answer.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51And Sarah Thomas, who was Glenda, in 215 episodes.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Russ Abbot would've been another pointless answer. He joined much later on.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58But great answers, guys. Very unlucky and hope none of those rang a bell.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03- Did any of them?- No.- No. - Wow! 250 episodes.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Peter Sallis, who plays Clegg, was in 295 episodes.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09One of the names you were looking for was Bill Owen's son,
0:42:09 > 0:42:12who is Tom Owen, he would've scored you two points.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16So wouldn't have been a pointless answer.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21- Peter Sallis and Bill Owen would've been the highest scoring answers in that round.- Wow.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Well, unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you, Paul and David.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29It's been brilliant having you on the show, fantastic appearance, straight through.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32We only get to see you in one show cos you've done so well.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- Thank you so much for playing, Paul and David. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:42:37 > 0:42:40So, Paul and David didn't win our jackpot today,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45which means it rolls over onto the next show when we will be playing for £6,250.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Join us then to see if someone can win it.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Meanwhile it's goodbye from Richard. - Goodbye.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- And it's goodbye from me, goodbye. - APPLAUSE
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:43:02 > 0:43:02.