Episode 40 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless

where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet today's players.

APPLAUSE

Welcome, Frank and Faye, our first pair on the show today. How do you two know each other, Frank?

-Faye's my lovely daughter.

-Where are you from, Faye?

-I'm from Grimsby.

-From Grimsby. Frank?

-Caistor in Lincolnshire.

-What do you do, Frank?

-I'm a lorry driver.

-Very good.

-What do you do, Faye?

-I work at a DVD rental shop.

-Very good. Do you do games as well?

-We do. Lots of games.

-Movies. It's a dream to work there.

-How long have you been there?

-Ten years.

-Wow!

-This will give you the best grounding in film you could wish for.

-Yes.

-Anything you hope doesn't come up today?

-If sport comes up, my heart will sink.

-Frank?

Cookery. LAUGHTER

My wife does all the cooking and I must admit, I don't do anything.

-What about the eating bit of cookery?

-I love the eating bit.

-But I can't tell my baked beans from my spaghetti hoops.

-OK.

Frank and Faye, lovely to have you on the show. We welcome back Matt and Tom who were here last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. Matt, remind us how you know each other.

-We met on holiday in "Hamsterdam".

-In "Hamsterdam"?

-LAUGHTER

-"Hamsterdam"? That's like North London.

It wasn't there. It was the other one.

-Right you are. OK.

-We didn't know each other and we met at a cycle hire shop.

They didn't have any bikes left, only a tandem, and we thought we'd just go through with it.

So we rode around AM-sterdam on a tandem bike,

and we bonded... LAUGHTER

-Good job you both wanted to go to the same places!

-We've been together ever since.

-What happened last time?

Well, we got to the head-to-head.

I've just remembered. They're in a band called Stranger Danger.

I know. I didn't think so either.

-Stranger Danger?

-Yeah. Remember the name. Two years...

-It rhymes. That's true.

-It does rhyme.

-That's the best thing about it.

-It's not the nicest association.

No, but it's an '80s style rock band that, you know...

Let's move on. What would you like not to come up today, Matt?

-Sport.

-OK.

-We hate sport.

-And TV soaps.

-Sport and TV soaps.

-Celebrities.

-Sport and soaps.

-OK, very good.

You made it to the head-to-head last time. You must be favourites to get through to the final. Best of luck.

Next, we welcome Katie and Lin. How do you two know each other?

We're related.

Sadly.

-I can't believe she just said that! We're mother and daughter.

-Yes.

-You said "mother" pointing to Katie!

-We love each other really.

-We're mother and daughter.

-Where are you from, Katie?

-We're from Epsom in Surrey.

-Excellent. What do you do, Lin?

-I'm a teacher.

-What do you teach?

-I teach Health and Social Care.

-Very good.

-Yeah, I just love it. It's great fun.

-Katie, what do you do?

-I'm an assistant librarian.

-At the school?

No, I work in Surrey libraries and I'm off to university in September.

-What are you going to be doing at university?

-Biochemistry.

-Very good.

-So, science you think you would have...

-I'd love a bit of science.

-..sewn up.

-Yes.

Katie and Lin, lovely to have you on the show.

Finally, we've got Jim and Eddie. How do you two know each other?

We met each other when we started our apprenticeships 45 years ago and we've been friends ever since.

-Where are you from, Eddie?

-Dunfermline in Fife.

-And how about you, Jim?

-Just next door, a little village called Kelty just outside Dunfermline.

-Very good.

-What do you do, Jim?

-I'm a retired schoolteacher now, so I've had a change of career halfway through.

-What did you teach?

-We call it CDT, Craft, Design and Technology.

I'm not sure what you call it south of the border.

I thought you said something else Design and Technology. I thought, "No, I'm sure it was very good."

-CDT - Craft, Design...

-And Technology.

-That expression has been used.

-Right.

-LAUGHTER

And, Eddie, what do you do?

-I do nothing.

-Excellent.

-LAUGHTER

I've retired as well.

I left 17 years ago and I went doing my hobby job which, believe it or not, is driving buses.

-Oh, wonderful.

-I drove buses around Edinburgh.

Good stuff. Jim and Eddie, lovely to have you on the show.

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show. There's only one person left to introduce.

He was the kid you copied from at school. I should know, I did!

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

-Hiya. Hello.

APPLAUSE

You copied from me at school?

-Yeah.

-Despite the fact you went to an expensive fee-paying school and I went to a state school?

Yeah, that's how it works.

Just one returning pair today, Matt and Tom. They had a difficult head-to-head last time.

But they did very well, so they are going to be tough to beat.

Round One today should be very good for Katie and Lin.

-The pressure is on.

-Very good. Thank you very much, Richard.

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

To get to the final and have a chance of winning the jackpot,

our contestants must find obscure answers our 100 people couldn't get,

so the fewer of our 100 people who knew the answer, the fewer points you will all score.

Everyone wants a pointless answer that none of our 100 people knew

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

Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000. Today's jackpot starts off at £3,500.

APPLAUSE

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

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

The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

OK, our category for Round One is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, so our question concerns...

-Richard?

-Zander is going to show you a list of six characters,

all of whom appear in famous series of books.

We need you to tell us any of the individual names of the books that any of these characters appear in.

Any of the books that any of them appear in in their classic series.

Give us the names of those individual books, rather than the names of the series. Best of luck.

OK, thanks, Richard. Frank and Faye, you all drew lots before the show and today you are going to go first.

OK, so the six characters are...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now, that board remains all the way through the round.

It's those six characters that all of you will need to find books for.

Faye, you're going first. We're looking for the titles of any novels which feature these characters.

-Right. I never read books. I always wait for the movie, of course.

-OK.

But probably the lowest one would be Bella Swan...

-..from Twilight.

-Twilight.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said Twilight.

Absolutely right.

17.

-Well done.

-Seems good.

-Yes.

-We're pleased with 17. Very good. Twilight?

That was the first book in that series. Good answer, Faye.

-Now then, Tom...

-I'm going to go out on a limb

and I'm pretty sure that Anthony Horowitz has written a book in the Alex Rider series

called Scorpio Rising.

Let's see if Scorpio Rising is right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Scorpio Rising.

Bad luck, Tom.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer which means you score the maximum of 100 points. Sorry, Tom.

Katie?

I know that the series by Jeff Kinney is very popular in the library,

so I'll say that Greg Heffley is a character in the book Dog Days.

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

Absolutely right.

Oh, very, very well done indeed, Katie!

That's a pointless answer. It adds £250 to today's jackpot, taking the total up to £3,750.

-CHEERING

-And it scores you nothing. Brilliant, Katie.

Very well played indeed. It's the fourth book in the series.

Kids, that's why you should go to the library.

Thanks very much. Now, Jim, we come to you. Is this good for you, Jim?

Well, it is now because I only know one on there.

The rest of them I have never heard of or know anything about, but I know one or two of the Harry Potter books,

so I'm going to go for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 said Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

It's right.

20.

-APPLAUSE

-Very well done indeed, Jim.

Yes, the sixth in that particular series. Good answer.

Let's look at the scores as they stand.

Katie and Lin looking very strong indeed after Katie's pointless answer in the first pass,

then we travel up to 17 where we find Faye and Frank looking pretty strong,

as are Jim and Eddie on 20, then, whoa, up to 100 where we find Tom and Matt.

Who knows what will happen in the next pass, but, Matt, you have to give us a very low-scoring answer

and hope that keeps you in the game.

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

So, we're looking for the titles of novels which feature any of these characters. Eddie?

You're on 20. The high scorers are Matt and Tom on 100.

Score 79 or less and you are through to the next round.

I'll try Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone. Here is your red line.

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

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone - is it right, how many people said it?

Yeah, very well done.

36.

-Well done.

-That takes your total up to 56. You are through to the next round.

-Well done, Eddie.

It was called Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone in the States, The Philosopher's Stone over here.

Lin, the high scorers are Matt and Tom on 100. You're on nothing.

If you can score 99 or less, you are through to the next round.

I think I know a few of these,

but I'm actually going to go for Katniss Everdeen

in The Hunger Games.

The Hunger Games - how many people said it?

Absolutely right.

5.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Lin. That takes your total up to 5. Richard?

That's the first book in the Hunger Games series

-and the movie of that book had the highest ever opening weekend of any film that wasn't a sequel.

-Wow!

Now then, Matt, you are the high scorers on 100.

I'm also going to have a gamble with an Anthony Horowitz book.

I'm going to say...The Skeleton Key,

-which I hope has him in it.

-The Skeleton Key.

Listen, Katie and Lin are nodding. This is nothing but a good sign.

How many people said The Skeleton Key? Is it right?

It is right.

Very well done, Matt. That's a brilliant answer.

1, that scores you. It takes your total up to 101.

-Richard?

-Yeah, the third of the Alex Rider books. We were in this position last time -

100 points, then you came in with a good one and then the people on Podium One, Frank, got 100 points.

-So is it going to happen again?

-Is it going to happen again, Frank?

-Is this good for you?

-It's not good for me, I'm afraid, Alexander.

You can talk us through all your thinking.

I'm just going to go for the one that I half know. It's Harry Potter And The Fresh Blood Prince.

-And the...?

-Fresh Blood Prince.

-The Fresh Blood Prince.

Let's see. Is that right? And if it is, how many people said Harry Potter And The Fresh Blood Prince?

Oh, Frank!

-I'm sorry, Faye.

-Frank, unfortunately, that's an incorrect answer, so you score 100 points.

-That takes your total up to 117. I'm sorry. Richard?

-Sorry, Frank.

It was The Half-Blood Prince and we already had it from Jim earlier.

You're thinking of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air maybe.

I like The Fresh Blood Prince though. It could be a Twilight book as well.

That's unlucky and it's an uncanny echo of the last show. Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

There's a couple of Alex Riders and the rest are Diary Of A Wimpy Kid.

Crocodile Tears, that is Alex Rider.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever and Dog Days, terrific answer.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw,

and there's Scorpia, which is an Alex Rider book.

And rather than Scorpio Rising, Scorpia Rising is the Anthony Horowitz book.

It didn't matter in the end, but you could have been knocked out just by one letter.

Let's take a look at the big answers - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, 21,

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, 24,

so we already know the top one - Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, 36 points.

Thank you, Richard. At the end of our first round, the pair who will be leaving us, it's Frank and Faye

with their high score of 117. We'll see you again next time.

-Frank and Faye, meanwhile, thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you.

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

Obviously, there's only room for two pairs in our head-to-head round,

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

Our category for Round Two is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

-Richard?

-On each pass, we'll show you six revolutions or revolts. Tell us in which country these occurred.

By country, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN.

An incorrect answer will score 100 points. An obscure answer will score the fewest points.

There's 12 countries in all to guess at home. Good luck.

We are looking for the modern-day countries in which these revolutions and revolts occurred.

And we have got on our first board...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, six revolutions and revolts. Tom?

I'll play it... I don't know if this is safe. I could be completely wrong.

-But the Boer Revolt must surely be in South Africa.

-South Africa, says Tom for the Boer Revolt.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people knew the Boer Revolt, South Africa.

Absolutely right.

-39.

-Not bad.

APPLAUSE

-Richard?

-Yeah, the revolt against the British in South Africa, absolutely right.

Now then, Lin...

OK, um, I think I know a couple.

I think the Boxer Rebellion was China.

The Boxer Rebellion, China, says Lin. Let's see if that's right and if so, how many people said China.

It's right, Lin.

24.

-APPLAUSE

-That'll do.

-24 for China.

-Yeah, that was an officially supported peasant rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion.

Now then, Jim, you're the last person to have this board, so you can talk us through it.

I think I only know two of them, the top two.

The Sepoy Rebellion, I think, is India and the Boston Tea Party, obviously, is America.

I'm going to go for the Sepoy Rebellion, India.

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

Absolutely right, Jim.

Very, very strong indeed, Jim. Lovely low score of 8 there for India.

Yeah, another mutiny against the British. It broke out in the Bengal Army. Very good answer.

Let's fill in the rest of the board. You were right to avoid the Boston Tea Party. It is the USA.

It would have scored 66 points. The other two are tough.

-The People Power Revolution, do you know that one?

-No.

It was in the Philippines and would have scored you 1 point.

And the Carnation Revolution?

You'd think you'd have heard of it. It's in Portugal.

1 point as well. Very well done if you said that.

I was going to tell you what it was, but it's very complicated.

Is it to do with condensed milk?

Thank you very much, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores.

Jim and Eddie looking very strong indeed after Jim's brilliant low-scoring answer - 8 points.

Then up to 24 where we find Lin and Katie,

then up to 39 where we find Tom and Matt. Matt, he's done it again.

Once again, he's relying on a low score from you to keep him in the game.

Good luck with that. Can the second players take their places at the podium?

We're going to put six more revolutions and revolts on the board and here they come.

I will read all of those one last time.

Remember, we are looking for the modern-day countries in which these events occurred

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

Now, Eddie, Jim did brilliantly on that last pass. He's left you with 8 points, a lovely low score.

The high scorers on 39 are Matt and Tom.

If you can score 30 or less, you are through to the next round.

I'm going to go for a punt here, actually.

I'll go for the Mau Mau Uprising as Kenya.

Kenya, says Eddie for the Mau Mau Uprising. Here is your red line.

If Kenya gets you below that, you are in the next round.

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

Absolutely right.

Yeah, you've done it. You're in the Head to Head. 14.

Takes your total up to 22.

Yeah. Another good answer. Who was that uprising against?

-The British?

-It was. Absolutely right.

Katie, you're on 24. The high scorers are on 39. If you can score 14 or less,

you'll avoid becoming the high scorers.

I'm afraid I'm not going to do it. There's only one I know and even that's a bit patchy.

I'll say the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia.

The Bolshevik Revolution, Russia. Is it right? How many said it?

Ooh, that's a high score. 60.

-Takes your total up to 84.

-Yeah, the Bolshevik Revolution.

-Also known as the October Revolution in what is now St Petersburg.

-Thanks very much.

Now, Matt, you've been thrown a lifeline. The high scorers are on 84.

If you can score 44 or less, through you go to the Head to Head.

They're familiar, but I'm not sure what country. It's between the top two, but I'm not sure of myself.

I'll say the Easter Rising. No, I won't. Yes, I will. Yeah...Easter.

Time for new things. I'm going to say...Hungary.

The Easter Rising, Hungary. Let's see if it's right and, if it is, how many people said Hungary?

AUDIENCE: Ohh!

Oh, dear. Matt, an incorrect answer.

I'm afraid that scores the maximum of 100 points and takes you to 139.

An unbeatable high score.

Sorry, Matt. It's the Republic of Ireland.

-Oh, yeah.

-An uprising of Irish nationalists in Dublin. Would have scored 26 points.

Let's take a look at the rest. The Orange Revolution. Much more recent. Remember that?

-Ukraine.

-Absolutely right. It would have scored 2 points. The Eureka Stockade?

-I love the sound of that! That should be a film!

-Australia.

And the Satsuma Rebellion was simply a smaller version of the Orange Revolution.

-No, the Satsuma Rebellion is in...

-Don't know.

-Japan.

Clue's in the name. Nine points that scored.

-Eureka Stockade is a better name for a band than Stranger Danger.

-Take that from Pointless!

-OK.

-The Eureka Stockade.

-We might do a song called that. Or an album.

-Or a world tour.

-An Australian tour.

-An Australian tour - these guys are great.

Thank you very much, Richard. So our losing pair with the highest score, I'm afraid, is Matt and Tom.

Your luck finally ran out. I'm afraid we say goodbye, but it's been great having you.

But for the remaining two pairs, things get even more exciting as we enter the Head to Head.

Congratulations, Jim and Eddie, Katie and Lin. You are now only one round away from the final

and the chance to play for our jackpot, which stands at £3,750.

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

You're now going to go Head to Head. The first pair to win two questions will play for that jackpot,

but you are now allowed to confer. It's going to be very exciting.

Let's play the Head to Head.

OK, here comes your first question and it concerns...World Cup photographs and their years.

World Cup photographs and their years. All your prayers have been answered, Lin and Katie(!)

-Yeah.

-Richard?

-We'll show you five photographs of incidents

that happened at different FIFA World Cup finals tournaments. You just need to tell us the year.

OK, thanks very much indeed. So let's reveal our five incidents. Here they are. We have got...

OK, so there are the photographs of the events.

We would like to know which year these World Cup events took place.

Jim and Eddie, you go first as you've played best so far.

Well, we think... We think we know most of them.

-So we're going to go for...

-What? Are you going to ask me?

1970.

OK, we'll go for that.

-So that's what - 2010?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, right.

-OK, we nearly had a dust-up from the yellow team.

-It's passed without incident.

-We'll go for A.

-And say?

-2010.

-2010.

OK, 2010 say Jim and Eddie for A. Now then,

-Katie and Lin...

-Obviously, we know all of these.

-We're just not going to tell you.

Yeah. We know that D is the Hand of God, Maradona.

-No idea what year it is.

-But the hair looks kind of '80s.

-Yeah.

-We know C, of course, is England in 1966.

-But we'll never beat them, so might as well have a crack at D.

So we're going to have a punt for D.

-Not '66. Add four years.

-'70.

'74. 1974. D.

-D, 1974.

-Yes.

-Yes.

OK, so we have Jim and Eddie, 2010.

And we have, from Katie and Lin, 1974. So in the order they were given - 2010.

Is it right and how many people said it?

GASPS

-An incorrect answer.

-We should have said England!

-Now then,

-Katie and Lin...

-Oh, no. We should have gone with C.

-At least we'd have got the right answer.

-Instead of which you said 1974 for D.

1974. Let's see if that's right and how many people said 1974.

Oh, I'm afraid that's wrong as well!

-So after one question it's nil-nil. Richard?

-Where do we start with that?

-Lin, what did Katie say about the haircuts?

-'80s.

-I said '86.

-Correct answer.

-No!

Correct answer. Maradona, the Hand of God. 22 points.

-Gents, you know A is Zinedine Zidane getting sent off for headbutting.

-So it must have been 2006.

Yeah, it wasn't the last World Cup. It was the World Cup before, 2006.

It would have scored you 14 points. B is Beckham getting sent off for retaliating against Simeone...

in 1998. That would have scored you 9 points.

C - you both would have won the point if you'd said this. England, 1966.

-But actually it only scored 59 points.

-Wow.

-E, you guys said it immediately.

-1970.

-Pele in the final against Italy.

That would have scored 16 points.

OK, here comes your second question and it concerns... songs by the Rolling Stones.

-Richard?

-We'll show you five Top 20 hits by the Rolling Stones, but only the initials.

Can you work out what the songs were and give us the most obscure?

OK, thanks very much. Let's reveal our five songs by the Stones.

-And we have got...

-READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five initials of hits by the Rolling Stones.

-Katie and Lin, you go first.

-OK, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

-That's the only one I know, I'm afraid!

-I'm trying to think.

OK, we're going to go with (ICGN)S, which is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. So, Jim and Eddie, it's over to you. Talk us through the board.

I'm not sure about number one. JJF will be Jumpin' Jack Flash.

FTC will be Fool To Cry. BS will be Brown Sugar.

I think we'll go for FTC which is Fool To Cry.

Fool To Cry. In the order they were given, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -

is that right? How many said it?

Absolutely right.

36.

Not a bad score.

Jim and Eddie have said Fool To Cry. Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

Oh, it wins the point!

Oh, look at that!

Very, very well done indeed. A pointless answer,

which even at this late stage will add another £250 to the jackpot to take the total up to £4,000.

Very well done.

-Money in the pot. Jim and Eddie are up one-nil. Richard?

-Very well played.

-That was a terrific answer. IAON was their first number one.

-It's All Over Now!

From 1964. That would have scored 3 points.

JJF would have won the point. Jumpin' Jack Flash would have scored you 32.

And BS is Brown Sugar. That was 22. Fool To Cry the best answer there.

Well played if you got that at home.

Thanks, Richard. Here comes your third question. Katie and Lin, you have to win this to stay in.

It concerns... Ricky Gervais.

-Richard?

-Five clues to facts about Ricky Gervais. Can you give us the most obscure of these?

OK, thanks, Richard. Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Ricky Gervais.

-We have got...

-READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about Ricky Gervais.

-Jim and Eddie, you go first.

-Between us, we only know one, which is the town it was set in.

-Slough.

-Slough say Jim and Eddie.

-Slough. Katie and Lin, you can talk us through the board.

-I think his frequent collaborator

is someone called Alan something. I'm not sure. The films he's been in have been The Invention Of Lying

and Ghost Town. I don't know if he directed them. No idea about Extras.

-I think the 2011 TV comedy series was An Idiot Abroad.

-Your call.

-Right, we'll go for An Idiot Abroad.

OK, An Idiot Abroad.

Jim and Eddie have said Slough. Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how many said Slough.

It's right.

23.

23 for Slough.

Katie and Lin have said An Idiot Abroad. Confident?

-No, that was the only one we knew.

-OK, this is the one you have to win.

Very best of luck. An Idiot Abroad. Is it right? How many said it?

Bad luck! Lin and Katie, that's an incorrect answer, which means, after three questions,

-Jim and Eddie are through two-nil. Very well done.

-Well played.

He didn't direct An Idiot Abroad. He's in it occasionally, but he didn't direct it.

The thing he did direct was Life's Too Short, with Warwick Davis.

-Ah, yeah, OK.

-That would have scored 10 points.

-Life's Too Short also starred his frequent writing collaborator Stephen Merchant.

-That's his name!

-Although if Ricky is watching, Alan Something!

-Great name for a character. Alan Something.

Great name for a writing partner. Ricky Gervais and Alan Something.

It would have scored you 20 points.

The 2009 film was The Invention of Lying. You could have gone for it.

It would have scored 3 points.

And the character he plays in Extras. Do you know that?

Em...

-Oh, God! Andy Millman!

-Absolutely right. Well done.

That would have scored 5 points. Very well done if you got them at home, unless you're Ricky Gervais.

Thanks very much, Richard? So at the end of our Head to Head,

Katie and Lin are the losing pair. Anyway, we will see you again next time.

-In the meantime, thank you for playing.

-Thank you.

But for Jim and Eddie it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations. You've fought off all the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot. At the end of today's show it stands at £4,000.

AUDIENCE "Ooh"

Now the rules are very simple. All you need is a pointless answer. We've had two today, one from you.

You only have to find one more now and you will leave with that £4,000 jackpot.

First you have to choose a category. You have a choice of five options. They are...

Well, I'd be tempted with maybe cartoons

-or classic fiction.

-I wouldn't go with that at all.

-What would you go for?

-I'd go for International Relations.

-OK, let's go for it.

-What?

-International Relations.

-Try International Relations.

OK, International Relations it is. Let's see the question.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many countries

that have joined the UN since 1990 as they could. Richard?

We're looking for the current name of any country that's joined the UN from the end of December, 1989,

and hasn't left it by January, 2012.

Essentially, any of the new countries.

Any new country since the start of 1990, please.

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

-All you need to win that £4,000 is for just one answer to be pointless. Are you ready?

-Ready.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are. Your time starts now.

-European ones since the break-up.

-Oh, yes.

-My favourite is the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.

-I'll go with that. Yeah.

-Croatia, Slovakia.

-Azerbaijan.

-Lithuania.

-No, they were in it.

-Azerbaijan. All these ones...

-Georgia.

-Go for that as well.

Georgia. I'm quite happy with these. I can't think of any... Unless there's any African...

Now a republic.

-The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.

-Right.

-Georgia.

-Georgia.

-Slovakia.

-Slovenia?

-The other one I said. Azerbaijan.

-Try that.

-Yep.

-You're happy? We'll stop the clock. There you are.

You didn't need your full minute. Countries that have joined the UN since 1990. Your three answers...

-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

-Macedonia.

-Georgia.

-Georgia.

-And Azerbaijan.

-And Azerbaijan. There you are.

-Which do you think is your best shot?

-The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

We'll put Macedonia last. Which is your least likely?

-Probably Georgia.

-We'll put that one first.

Let's pop those up on the board. And here they are.

We were looking for countries that have joined the UN since 1990.

Your least confident answer. I think you know it's right, but the least confident to be pointless

is Georgia. You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £4,000.

Georgia. Is it right? How many of our 100 people said it?

It's absolutely right.

If this can take us all the way down to zero, you leave here with £4,000 in your back pockets.

It goes down into the teens. Into single figures...

Four! OK, very exciting. Georgia. Ho ho!

-Ah! Four people remembered Georgia. It was on their mind.

-LAUGHTER

So, unfortunately, not a pointless answer. You only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

-Jim, what would you do with four grand?

-Next year is my ruby wedding. I'll take my wife somewhere special.

-Many congratulations for that.

-More "aww" than that!

-Eddie, how about you?

-I'd like to restore a bus, but if the wife's listening, a holiday.

-Listen, you could have a busman's holiday.

-Absolutely!

-OK.

So we're looking for countries that have joined the UN since 1990. Let's hope no one said Azerbaijan.

Again, this has to be pointless to win that £4,000. Let's see.

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

It's right. Georgia took us down tantalisingly low to four.

Azerbaijan is taking us down. Down into the teens.

Into single figures... Down it goes - five!

Five for Azerbaijan.

Phew...OK.

You only have one more chance to win £4,000.

We are looking for countries that have joined the UN since 1990. Your third and final answer...

A brilliant answer. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

-You had no hesitation in putting this last. It was your most confident shot.

-First answer.

It has to be right. It then has to be pointless. If it's both,

you walk away with £4,000 between you. OK, let's find out.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. How many people said it?

It's right.

Georgia was right. It took us to four. Azerbaijan took us to five.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is taking us down.

-If this stops at zero... Oh, no!

-Swine!

Oh, no!

-One person!

-Aw!

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

-but you still take home a Pointless trophy. Very well done for that.

-Thank you.

-I was convinced that was going all the way down.

-So were we!

-Richard...

-That's very tough. A lot of the former Yugoslavian countries scored a few points.

Croatia was nine, Bosnia seven. One former Yugoslavian country would have won the money - Montenegro.

It joined the UN in 2006.

Let's look at the rest of them. Democratic People's Republic of Korea,

Federated States of Micronesia, of course! Liechtenstein, which joined the UN in 1990.

There's Montenegro. Namibia, Palau,

Timor-Leste, Tonga and Tuvalu. Very well done if you said those.

It's a tough category.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye. It's been brilliant.

-Thank you very much.

-Great contestants.

Jim and Eddie didn't win our jackpot so it rolls over and we will be playing for £5,000.

AUDIENCE "Oooh!"

-Join us then. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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