Episode 31 Pointless

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

the show where all the questions have been asked to 100 people

and all our contestants have to do is come up with the answers those 100 people couldn't think of.

Let's meet today's players.

Welcome, Natalie and Vanessa, our first pair on the show today.

How do you two know each other?

We met on a forum for Japanese culture about four years ago,

so we go to a lot of conventions together.

-Up and down the country.

-Up and down the country, yes.

What else? Natalie, how about you?

I've grown up on a lot of sci-fi, so things like Star Trek.

How are you on, let's say, history, geography,

other kind of traditional Pointless categories?

Traditional Pointless...! Erm, history, not so much.

-Geography...

-It depends.

It depends where you've been on your conventions.

Saying that, my UK geography is pretty poor,

but my worldwide geography I'm not too bad at.

OK, well, welcome to Pointless. Very best of luck.

Next, we welcome Carrie and Mary. How do you two know each other?

Well, we're partners. We've been together a few years now.

How did you first meet, Mary?

We met playing netball. We were on opposite teams.

Where are you from? I think I can guess.

-From the North-East?

-Pretty close. Yes, Newcastle!

Good stuff! What do you do there, Mary?

I'm a lunchtime supervisory assistant,

which is dinner lady, really!

A posh name for a dinner lady!

Carrie, how about you?

I'm a student, but I work part-time at the Metro Centre.

Very good.

What do you hope is going to come up today?

-I wouldn't mind Newcastle United players. Entertainment possibly.

-OK.

-Carrie, anything you'd like to see?

-Possibly geography,

and some literature, but not all!

Lovely having you on the show, Carrie and Mary.

Next we welcome Jemma and Martin. How do you two know each other?

We're father and daughter.

-Where are you from, Jemma?

-Exmouth.

-What do you do?

-I'm a primary school teacher.

Primary school teachers traditionally do very well on...

-Do they? I think they do.

-They tend to do better than secondary school teachers.

Secondary school teachers do very badly, so it's not saying a great deal!

Now, Martin, what do you do?

-I'm fortunate enough to be recently retired.

-That's nice.

-To take up my many hobbies!

-What did you do?

-I organised school transport for students around Somerset.

-What do you do now?

-You'll find me on the riverbank quite a lot. I do a lot of coarse fishing.

It's basically like normal fishing, it just swears really... I mean...!

Any other area you're particularly good at?

I like sport, any sport.

OK. And organising transport,

-you're going to have to be good on British geography.

-Reasonable.

-Certainly British geography of the south-west.

-Yes.

-Very best of luck.

And finally, we welcome back Ray and Kay.

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

Ray, remind us how you know each other.

We're married and we met at university.

Met at university. Very good.

Kay, last time, it was Round One.

-It was.

-It was Round One!

-Words.

-Pit stop!

-Mm-hm.

-Dear, oh, dear.

We had words ending "op".

"Pit stop", it turns out, is two words. It was a great answer, it just happened to be wrong.

Anyway, that was last time! What do we hope will come up today?

Maybe TV from the '70s and '80s,

particularly detective shows, things like that.

Ray and Kay, lovely having you back. We'll find out about all of you throughout the show.

There's one person left to introduce.

He's the thinking man's... thinking man.

-He's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.

-Hiya!

Hello.

-Good afternoon to you.

-Good afternoon to you!

Round One should be very good for Vanessa, Carrie and Martin. They all asked for geography.

And Round One...

Well, I'll be honest, it's geography!

-LAUGHTER

-Sounds good.

-I'm looking forward to it.

-You don't have long to wait.

-Honestly, the sooner we stop talking, the sooner we can do it.

-Really?!

-You know how excited you are about Round One?

-Yes!

-Like a kid at Christmas.

-Yes. It's Geography!

-If we were to stop this conversation now,

the next thing you could do is play Round One.

I'm going to bear that in mind. I am going to bear that in mind.

-Thank you, Richard.

-Also, looking very smart today.

-Thank you! You are kind!

You, too, in your suit there.

Have you been working out?

-A little bit, yes.

-A little bit.

-Just a bit.

-I tell you what I'm looking forward to.

-Tell me.

-Round One.

Whoo! LAUGHTER

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

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

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

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

What everyone's trying to do is find a pointless answer, an answer that no-one knew.

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

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

Today's jackpot starts off at...

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

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

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated,

so try and make sure that's not you.

Our category for Round One is...

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

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

OK, and the question concerns...

-Richard.

-Xander's about to show you a board with six letters on it.

We are looking for any capital city

whose common English name starts with any of those six letters, please.

Where a country's got more than one capital, we'll accept either of them,

or any of the three if there are three of them.

As always, by "country", we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Natalie and Vanessa, you all drew lots before the show

and today, you are going first.

Let's reveal the letters with which our capital cities may begin.

Here they are.

So any capital city beginning with any of those letters.

Natalie, what is the most obscure capital

beginning with C, H, O, R, U or S you can think of?

I'm not very good with my capital cities,

so I'm going to play it safe and say "C" - Copenhagen.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Copenhagen.

Absolutely right.

-21.

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-21 for Copenhagen.

-Wise to be cautious, Natalie. Well done.

It's the largest city in Scandinavia.

Now then, Mary...

Again, I'm not very good on these, so I'll go "O" for Oslo.

"O" for Oslo, says Mary.

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

-47.

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47 for Oslo.

Yes, still in Scandinavia, the capital of Norway, though a much bigger score.

Jemma, the most obscure capital city

beginning with one of these letters?

I'm going to go for the capital city of Iceland - Reykjavik.

Reykjavik, says Jemma. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Reykjavik.

Absolutely right.

Down it goes. Still going down! 8!

Jemma, very, very well done indeed.

-Our first single-figure score.

-Great introduction to the game, Jemma. Well done.

About 60% of Iceland's population live in Reykjavik.

Now then, Kay, a capital city beginning with any of these letters.

I'll choose "S" and say Saint John's.

Saint John's, says Kay.

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

Absolutely right.

Very well done indeed, Kay!

That's pointless. It adds £250 to today's jackpot.

It takes the total up to £11,000.

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

-Fantastic answer.

-Brilliant, Kay. Feels better than last time?

-It does.

-Do you know what it's the capital of?

Some Caribbean island.

Some Caribbean island is the correct answer!

Yes, Antigua and Barbuda.

Very well done indeed! We're halfway through. Let's take a look at those scores.

Kay and Ray, looking very strong indeed on 0 there.

Jemma and Martin, likewise, looking pretty good on 8.

Then up to 21, where we find Natalie and Vanessa.

And then up quite a hike to 47, where we find Mary and Carrie.

Carrie, a little bit of pressure on you

to find a nice low-scoring answer to keep you in the game.

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

OK, we are looking for capital cities

beginning with C, H, O, R, U or S.

Ray, in order to hold your head up high,

I think it's right that you also get a pointless answer.

I'll do my best.

I'm going to go for "S", as well,

and I believe that the capital of Chile

is Santiago.

Santiago, says Ray.

-If we opened a Pointless pub, you know what we should call it?

-No.

-The Red Line.

-LAUGHTER

There's your red line, Ray.

Get below that, you are through to the next round.

Santiago. Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

And you're through.

-5!

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Not bad at all, Ray. 5.

Takes your total up to 5.

Well played, Ray. But frankly hopeless next to Kay!

Five points. Santiago, capital of Chile.

So, Martin, the high-scorers on 47 are Carrie and Mary. You're on 8.

If you can score 38 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'm going to try Rabat.

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

Absolutely right.

You are through to the next round.

-Oh! 2, Martin!

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Very, very well done. Our second-best score so far. Takes your total up to 10.

-Richard.

-Well done, Martin. Some very low scoring on those last two podiums.

The capital of Morocco. Used to be Fez. Now Rabat.

Carrie, you are the high-scorers on 47.

We need a low-scoring answer from you.

I think Roseau is the capital of Dominica.

Roseau. How many people said it? Is it right?

It is right.

-1!

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Very, very well done indeed, Carrie.

That's exactly what we needed from you.

Is it going to be enough to keep you in the game? Takes your total up to 48.

-Richard.

-All the pressure on Vanessa.

Can I just say, how is that not a pointless answer?

They actually pronounce it "Ro-so", but spelt Roseau.

-"Ro-so".

-"Ro-so".

-If you were Dominican, that's what you'd call it.

-Vanessa.

-Hi!

-You're on 21.

The high-scorers are Carrie and Mary on 48.

If you can score 26 or less, you are through to the next round.

OK, fingers crossed.

I'm going to go for the capital city of my mother's island in the West Indies,

which is Saint George's.

Saint John's did very well for Kay. Let's see if Saint George's can do the same.

Best of luck. Saint George's.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

You're through to the next round.

And it's pointless! Very, very well done indeed, Vanessa!

That adds another £250 to the jackpot.

Takes the total up to £11,250.

It scores you nothing, leaves your total at 21 and sees you through to the next round.

-Very well done indeed.

-Very well played, Vanessa.

Capital of Grenada. Absolutely right.

Terrific answers from everyone. It's a shame to lose anybody after a round of that quality.

Let's take a look at some more of the pointless answers up here. Well done if you said any of these.

Ouagadougou, that's the capital of Burkina Faso. There's Saint George's.

San Jose, which is the capital of Costa Rica.

San Salvador, that's El Salvador.

Santo Domingo is the Dominican Republic.

Sao Tome, that's Sao Tome and Principe.

Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Skopje is the capital of Macedonia.

And Suva, which is the Fijian capital.

There's two more. There's Sucre, which is one of the two capitals of Bolivia,

and Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, which is the capital, as you know, of Sri Lanka.

It's the official title of the capital of Sri Lanka.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our first round, the pair with the highest score who will be leaving us -

Carrie and Mary. Lovely having you on the show.

We will see you again next time.

-Carrie, Mary, excellent contestants. Thanks.

-Thank you.

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

There's only going to be room for two pairs in our head-to-head,

so one pair will be leaving at the end of this round.

That was a very, very good round.

Fantastic low scores from everyone. Ray and Kay, though, very good!

How come you're so good on capital cities, Kay?

I've actually been to Antigua.

-So that was just luck of the draw, was it?

-Not really.

We go to pub quizzes and sometimes capitals come up.

Very good indeed. Ray, you've still got to prove your mettle here.

-Otherwise I'll never hear the end of it.

-You'll never hear the end of it!

Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first and second?

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

OK, the question concerns...

Cookery Books And Their Authors.

We'll show you the names of 12 cookery books, with their original date of publication.

We just need you to tell us their authors, please.

The more obscure the answer, the better.

No cheating by going to the kitchen. LAUGHTER

We are looking for the authors of these cookery books.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Six cookery books. You just need to supply the names of the authors.

Natalie, you're looking for the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

There's only one that I think I possibly know.

How To Be A Domestic Goddess. Is it Nigella Lawson?

Nigella Lawson, says Natalie. Let's see if that's right

and how many people knew that answer. Nigella Lawson?

Absolutely right.

-54.

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-Not bad, Natalie. 54 for Nigella.

-Yeah, damage limitation there.

Sold over two million books worldwide.

OK, now then, Jemma...

I knew Nigella Lawson.

I'm torn between The River Cottage and Fantastico!.

OK, well, pick one of those and supply its author.

I'm going to go Fantastico!: Modern Italian Food, Gino D'Acampo.

Gino D'Acampo, says Jemma for Fantastico!.

Let's see how many people knew that answer. Gino D'Acampo.

It's right. Well done, Jemma.

-Down it goes. 11!

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That's a great score, Jemma.

Well worth taking the risk there.

Good answer. The winner of the ninth series of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!".

Ray, remember, we're looking for the authors of these cookery books.

-Well, the kitchen is a no-go zone as far as I'm concerned.

-OK.

So... I'm fairly certain that One Is Fun is Delia.

I'm going to hope that our marriage survives another week

and go Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for River Cottage Cookbook.

OK, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

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

Absolutely right.

-35.

-APPLAUSE

Not bad at all.

Nothing wrong with that.

Pretty big score for River Cottage Cookbook. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

You would've been better off going for Delia Smith, One Is Fun,

because that would've scored you 13 points.

The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook is Tarek Malouf.

Well done if you said that.

Good Things is a pointless answer. It's Jane Grigson,

-the mother of food writer Sophie Grigson.

-She's great.

-You like Jane Grigson?

-I have a charcuterie book of hers. She's great.

Shouldn't you give it back? LAUGHTER

-Thank you very much, Richard.

-LAUGHTER

Thanks very much. Let's take a look at the scores.

11 was the best score of the pass. Jemma, well done to you.

Then we go up to 35, where we find Ray and Kay.

Then up to 54, where we find Natalie and Vanessa.

Again, Vanessa, a little bit of pressure on you

to find a really good low-scoring answer.

I hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

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

OK, we'll put six more cookery books on the board.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

We are looking for the authors of these cookery books

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

Kay, you're on 35. The high-scorers are Vanessa and Natalie.

If you can score 18 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'll take the second one, An Invitation To Indian Cooking,

and say Madhur Jaffrey.

Here is your red line. If you can get below it, you are through to the head-to-head.

Madhur Jaffrey. Is that right for An Invitation To Indian Cooking?

Absolutely right.

And you're through to the head-to-head. 14 that scores you.

Takes your total up to 49. Very well done, Kay.

Once again, Kay significantly brighter than Ray.

-Yes.

-I mean, significantly. It's becoming a bit embarrassing.

A little bit. No, very good answer. Madhur Jaffrey is a cook,

-writer, director, actress, all sorts of things.

-Brilliant.

Now then, Martin, you're on 11. The high-scorers are still Vanessa and Natalie on 54.

This is the decider. If you can score 42 or less,

you are through to the head-to-head.

-You're not looking massively confident.

-No!

-This is not a good area for you?

-I don't know if I've ever looked at a cookbook!

That's a bit of an admission, isn't it?

This is a real stab in the dark. Erm...

Taste Of The Sea -

about the only cook person I know - Rick Stein.

Let us see if Rick Stein wrote Taste Of The Sea

and if he did, how many people knew that answer.

It's a cracking guess, Martin.

Down it goes. And you are through to the head-to-head. Well done.

32 that scores you. Takes your total up to 43.

-Not bad, is it?

-Not bad at all.

-Fellow West Countryman Rick Stein.

Opened the Seafood Restaurant at Padstow in 1975.

Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Vanessa,

54, I'm afraid, is the highest score before you even give your answer.

I'm afraid the writing is on the wall for you this time round. You'll be leaving us.

However, take us through the board. I have a feeling you might be good at these.

I like cooking, but I don't know cookbooks.

The only one that I know is The Naked Chef and Jamie Oliver.

You're going to say The Naked Chef.

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

Absolutely right.

73! Ooh, that's high.

Takes your total up to 127.

You had the biggest answers on both boards there.

But no wrong answers, which bodes well for the next show.

Let's take a look at the rest.

In Search Of Perfection - do you know that one?

It's Heston Blumenthal. Would've scored 4.

-Great British Dinners?

-No.

Celebrity chef James Martin. Would've scored you 1 point.

Great Dishes Of The World? Robert Carrier.

That's a pointless answer. Very well done if you got that one.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So our losing pair, Vanessa and Natalie. Bad luck.

That was a tough one. No incorrect answers from you,

just two very high-scoring answers.

I'm a massive fan of Heston Blumenthal.

I didn't realise he wrote a book!

-He's written a few, I think.

-Exactly!

I just watch the shows. I don't read his books.

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

Thanks so much for playing. Great contestants.

APPLAUSE

Things are about to get even more exciting,

as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Jemma and Martin, Ray and Kay.

You are now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £11,250.

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

The great news is, from here on in, you may confer.

Which basically means if any cookery questions come up, Martin and Ray, you're in with a chance.

If we've learnt one thing today, you should get in the kitchen.

-Don't you think?

-Absolutely not!

-Kay thinks it's not a good idea.

-It's too dangerous.

-Look at cookery books. It's fun!

It's fun! Anyway, listen, Jemma and Martin,

you've performed best but only just. There's only a point in it on aggregate.

So, very close. Some really good gameplay from both of you.

Of course, as I said, you can pool your knowledge, so anything can happen.

Very exciting indeed. Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question and it concerns...

People Whose Surnames Are Birds. This is great!

You like? We'll show you five photos of famous people

whose surnames also are the names of birds.

-Can you identify the most obscure? Good luck.

-Thanks.

Let's reveal our five people whose surnames are birds.

We have got...

Five people who share their surnames with birds.

Now then, Jemma and Martin, you've played best throughout,

so you get to go first.

I know who A is, but I can't think of his name.

-I'll give you a clue - it's a bird.

-LAUGHTER

Erm, but I know that E is Chris Martin.

OK, E - Chris Martin.

Ray and Kay, talk us through the board.

Well, I'm not very confident, but I might know C.

-Who's C?

-Peter Finch.

-Oh, yes. Course it is.

-Shall we go with that, then?

-Let's go with that.

-We're going to go C, Peter Finch.

-Peter Finch.

OK, so we have Jemma and Martin saying Chris Martin for E.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Chris Martin for E.

Absolutely right.

-30.

-APPLAUSE

But Ray and Kay have gone for Peter Finch for C.

-Let's see if it's right, and if it is, I have a feeling it might do well.

-I hope so.

Absolutely right. Will it go down lower than 30?

Oh, yes, it will. Down it goes!

8! Very well done. 8 for Peter Finch.

Excellent play from Ray and Kay.

That means after one question, you are up 1-0. Richard...

Did you spot who, out of Ray and Kay, got that?

-Interesting. Kay.

-Yes, Kay.

Who would've thought?

It's a pretty tough board, this.

Peter Finch is the first man to win a posthumous Best Actor Oscar, for Network.

Chris Martin, of course, the lead singer of Coldplay. Let's look at the rest of them.

A, star of many musicals,

also, of course, more famously a star of EastEnders - John Partridge.

That would've scored you 14 points.

B is Baroness Jay of Paddington, Margaret Jay.

Would've scored you 2 points.

-Do you know D?

-Can I say Sheryl Crow?

You can say Sheryl Crow.

-Is it her?

-No. LAUGHTER

-It is Taylor Swift.

-Ahh!

-Taylor Swift, for 17 points.

The country music star. Well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Here comes your second question. Now then, Jemma and Martin,

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

Our second question concerns...

-Cary Grant. Richard.

-We'll give you five clues to facts about Cary Grant.

Can you answer these and pick the most obscure?

Let's reveal our five facts about Cary Grant. Here they come.

I'll read those all one last time.

There you are. Five facts about Cary Grant.

Ray and Kay, you go first this time.

-I think he was born in Bristol.

-OK.

We're going to say that the city of his birth

is Bristol.

Bristol. Cary Grant of Bristol.

Jemma and Martin?

I think it's going to have to be a guess, Alexander.

We're going to go with the decade he retired from films - 1960s.

The 1960s, you think, he might've retired from film. The 1960s.

Ray and Kay. Bristol. Is that right for the city of his birth?

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

Absolutely right.

-22.

-APPLAUSE

Now then, Jemma and Martin, this is the question you have to win to stay in the game.

You said he retired from film in the 1960s.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said it. 1960s.

It's right.

-And it wins you the question. Look at that. 12!

-No!

-Our luck will run out in a minute.

-Very well done!

You're back in the game. After two questions, it's 1-1.

Retired from acting at the age of 61, which is very young.

He was getting old and didn't think his fans would accept him as anything but a romantic lead.

-Now, Ray and Kay... Actually, I should just say Kay.

-Yes?

-Do you know his birth name?

-Archibald Leach.

-Were you tempted to go for that?

-I was, but I thought more people would know that.

-It would've seen you into the final.

-Oh!

-10 points for Archibald Leach.

The number of Alfred Hitchcock films he appeared in was four.

That would've scored you 4 points.

His final film - do you know that? That's the best answer on the board.

Walk Don't Run.

1 point for that. Set in a local swimming baths.

-Is it really?

-No!

-No, it's not! It could've been, but it'd be quite weird.

I'd have gone for Heavy Petting.

Ah, well. Thanks very much, Richard. Here's your third question.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final. Best of luck, both pairs.

It concerns...

Richard.

This question is good news for fans of anagrams and golf.

We'll show five Open Golf champions but in anagram form.

Can you unscramble the letters and pick the most obscure?

Best of luck to both teams.

Let's reveal our five Open Golf champions in anagram form. Here they are...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five anagrams of Open Golf champions.

Jemma and Martin, you go first this time.

(What about Colin, the bottom one, Colin something?)

I know the bottom one. I know the bottom two.

Can I go the fourth one down? Swan Motto - Tom Watson.

Tom Watson for Swan Motto. Tom Watson.

Now then, Ray and Kay. Talk us through the board if you like.

The top one, we think, is Darren Clarke.

I think the second one's Tiger Woods.

-Nick Faldo.

-Yes. Find A Lock - Nick Faldo.

-Shall we go with Darren Clarke?

-Tiger Woods is too obvious.

He's my favourite golfer, Darren Clarke, so we'll go with Darren Clarke.

-Darren Clarke.

-Because I think he's great.

OK, so we have Tom Watson from Jemma and Martin.

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

Absolutely right.

-12.

-APPLAUSE

12 for Tom Watson.

Ray and Kay have gone for Darren Clarke.

Let's see if it's right. Let's see where it ends up.

How many people said Darren Clarke? 12 is what you have to beat.

It's right.

Yes, you've won! It's Pointless! Look at that!

Very good! A pointless answer! It adds another £250 to today's jackpot.

It takes the total up to £11,500.

And it also means that you are through to the final 2-1.

Very, very well played indeed, Ray and Kay.

A terrific head-to-head, as well.

Did you see who insisted on going for Darren Clarke?

LAUGHTER

-What were you going to go for, Ray?

-I was thinking of Darren Clarke.

LAUGHTER Very wise man. Very wise man.

Let's take a look at the rest.

Writes Good - Tiger Woods. That was the biggest scorer - 46.

Down the bottom, Find A Lock - Nick Faldo.

That would've scored 15.

The next best answer on the board, Picnicker,

the Zimbabwean golfer Nick Price. Would've scored you six points.

-Very well done if you got all five.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Jemma and Martin.

The great news is, we'll see you again next time.

We'll look forward to that. Jemma and Martin, great contestants.

But for Ray and Kay, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Ray and Kay. You made quick work of that.

You fought off all the competition and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

The jackpot stands at £11,500.

CHEERING

Wow. And £500 of that jackpot is entirely down to you, Kay.

Any particular kind of category you'd like to see?

Formula One. He knows about pit stops and things like that!

For anyone who didn't watch the last show,

that was the answer that Ray gave that sent you off in Round One.

But since then, Ray, to your credit, you have listened to everything Kay has told you

and you have come through. You've played so solidly. Fantastically well.

The rules are very simple. To win the money,

all you have to do is find a pointless answer

and you will go home with that jackpot of £11,500.

First, choose a category. You have a choice of five options. Here they are...

-Money is probably currency.

-It might be currency.

Pop Stars, I'd be worried it'd be modern things

that neither of us would be any good at.

European Theatre sounds a bit dodgy.

-Shall we go for Money?

-It's going to be Money

and hope my travelling pays off.

-We'll have to go with Money.

-OK.

You're going to go with money. Let's find out what the question is.

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

People On Current UK Banknotes. Richard.

We're looking for any person or historical figure

on any pound sterling banknote in current general circulation in the UK.

That's anything issued by the Bank of England,

or any of the seven banks authorised to issue notes in Scotland and Northern Ireland,

as of May 2012.

Very, very best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £11,500 is for just one to be pointless.

Are you ready? Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

-Charles Darwin's from Shropshire, so...

-Yes.

-What about Elgar?

-Edward Elgar.

Is he on now, though? I'm not sure.

I know he's been on them but I don't know if he still is.

We'll definitely go Charles Darwin.

-The Duke of Wellington?

-I don't know. Charles Dickens.

Florence Nightingale.

-Elizabeth Fry's been on.

-Elizabeth Fry.

I don't know if they're on now, that's the problem. I know they've BEEN on.

Are they still in circulation or been taken off?

Elizabeth Fry, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin.

-They're not that...

-Duke of Wellington.

-You want... Faraday. Michael Faraday.

-I like that one.

Shall we go with Michael Faraday?

-Edward Elgar.

-We'd better go with Darwin.

-Charles Darwin.

-Edward Elgar.

-Ten seconds left.

Let's go with that. Those sound good to me.

-We'll give it a go with those.

-OK.

-OK?

-Yes, thanks.

-Your time is now up.

We were looking for People On Current UK Banknotes. I now need your three answers.

-We are going to go with Charles Darwin.

-Charles Darwin.

We're going to go with Edward Elgar.

Edward Elgar.

-And Michael Faraday.

-And Michael Faraday.

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

-BOTH: Faraday.

-Michael Faraday we'll put last.

-Which is your least likely?

-Darwin?

-Possibly.

-It's fairly obvious.

-Yes. Darwin.

OK, let's put those on the board in that order. Here they are. We have got...

We were looking for People On Current UK Banknotes.

Darwin is your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £11,500.

-Charles Darwin. Salopian.

-He is.

-Like yourselves.

There he is. Charles Darwin. Let's see if it's right

and how many of our 100 people said Charles Darwin.

Absolutely right.

This is your first shot at that jackpot of £11,500.

If this goes all the way down, you will leave with that money.

-29 for Charles Darwin.

-APPLAUSE

So unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

But you'd have been very surprised if that had gone down very low.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot of £11,500.

Ray, what would you do with £11,500?

Well, I've always wanted to go to Egypt and see the pyramids,

so I'd like to take a trip down the Nile and do some of those sorts of things.

Very good. Kay, anything you'd like to add to that?

I don't know that I want to go to... to Egypt!

I think I'd quite like to go to New York or somewhere like that!

OK!

OK, well, let's hope one of your two remaining answers

will get you to Egypt/New York!

New York, I think probably.

We are looking for people on current UK banknotes. Let's hope nobody said Edward Elgar.

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot. For £11,500,

let's see how many people said Edward Elgar.

-Not current.

-Not current, one can only imagine.

Bad luck. An incorrect answer. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer, Michael Faraday.

We were looking for People On Current UK Banknotes.

You said this was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

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

How many people said Michael Faraday?

-Oh, no!

-AUDIENCE GROAN

-APPLAUSE

-Oh, bad luck!

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

You do, of course, still get to take home our Pointless trophy, so very well done.

APPLAUSE

Elgar and Faraday were both on the £20 note,

but the Faraday one was withdrawn in 2001 and Elgar in 2010.

This would've been the perfect category for Scottish or Northern Irish contestants

because that's where all the pointless answers were.

Let's take a look at some of them.

People at home will have got some. Elsie Inglis, the Scottish surgeon,

she's on the Clydesdale Bank £50.

H Ferguson, the tractor pioneer, he is on the Northern Bank £20 note in Northern Ireland.

JB Dunlop, the tyre guy, is on the £10 note

issued by Northern Bank.

Lord Ilay, the first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland,

is on all the Royal Bank of Scotland banknotes.

Lord Kelvin, also a pointless answer.

Sir James Martin - not the celebrity chef -

he is an aircraft manufacturer

and he's on the £100 note issued by the Northern Bank.

The founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works, Sir SC Davidson,

he is on the £50 note issued by the Northern Bank.

Well done if you got any of those at home.

Did you know any of those?

-I'm afraid not.

-That's kind of a relief.

-Yes.

-It's better than saying one and we should've gone with that.

-Exactly.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Ray and Kay.

It's been brilliant having you on. You've performed so well on both shows,

but particularly this one.

-Thank you both so much for playing.

-APPLAUSE

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

when we will be playing for £12,500.

-Join us next time to see if someone can win it. It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE