Episode 49 Pointless

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

the quiz show where the aim is to score as few points as you can.

To do that, you need to come up with answers no-one else can think of. Let's meet today's players.

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Now, first up, we welcome back Dave and Jason

who were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final.

This is your second and final chance.

Dave, remind us how you know each other.

-We're twins.

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-We actually work together.

-And where do you work together, Jason?

-We work in Birmingham for the NHS, doing pensions.

-Very good.

What happened last time, Dave?

Explorers, they were our nemesis.

Yes, that was quite a tough one, wasn't it?

-It was Round One last time, wasn't it?

-It was.

-Unfortunately.

We'll put that behind us. Jason, what do you hope comes up today?

-I'm hoping sport, films...

-Films.

-Geography, places.

Are you good at remembering things about films or do you just like watching them?

I like watching them, but I try and remember as much as I can,

so, you know, people's first films, who directed the film, that kind of thing.

Good. This is priceless Pointless stuff.

Dave, what do you hope comes up?

'60s and '70s music, I think that's...

-Football.

-Football, good.

-Yeah.

Anything you hope doesn't come up?

Politics, the arts.

The arts, generally.

Very good to have you back on the show. It was Round One last time.

We hope for a lot more today. Very best of luck to the pair of you.

And next we welcome back Alexa and Ewan who were also on the show last time.

Remind us how you know each other.

Ewan's my son and I have known him for 22 years.

-I was going to say twins.

-Twins, no, we're not twins.

-Ewan, what happened last time?

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

-You did really well.

We did, and then we got a football question, and it's not our forte.

So, what are you hoping to see come up today, Alexa?

The opposite of what the previous couple have just said -

politics and the arts, literature, anything in that vein would be fine.

-But sport, no. No good.

-Best of luck with that.

OK, on to our next pair, Paul and Andy, also on the show last time.

-It's like a sort of reunion this.

-Nice, isn't it?

-Yeah, really nice.

Paul and Andy. Last time it was Round Two for you.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Words.

We'll put that behind us. Paul, what do you hope comes up today?

I'm a bit like these two guys here, sports and films, maybe some music.

Andy?

-Music, film, sport. Pretty similar.

-In a different order, OK.

Very, best of luck to you. Great to have you back on the show.

And finally, we welcome some new people. We have Judith and Alastair.

How do you to know each other?

-He's my eldest son, so I've known him for 25 years.

-25 years.

So we have two mother and son compositions.

This is very exciting indeed. Where are you from, Judith?

We're from Suffolk.

-And what do you do there, Judith?

-I run a village post office.

-Good for you.

-A dying breed.

-Absolutely.

-Hardly any of those around.

-No.

-Alastair, how about you, what do you do?

-I run a farm shop in Suffolk as well.

-A farm shop?

-Yeah.

How did you get into that?

About three years ago, I came out of university not knowing what to do.

-With a degree in...?

-With a degree in philosophy.

-In philosophy, there you are.

-Which is very relevant.

-Makes sense.

-And yeah, took this job on and have been doing it for three years now.

-Can I ask a question, Alastair?

If you've got a degree in philosophy and you run a farm shop,

which came first, the chicken or the egg?

-Ooh-ho-ho!

-I'll come back to you on that one.

What are you hoping is going to come up today?

How is that going to feed into Pointless knowledge, I wonder?

-Some sort of questions on meat, I hope, possibly.

-Joints of meat?

Of course, I don't know how many there are.

-Possibly a bit of philosophy, cars, bit of music.

-Cars.

-Something like that, yeah.

-Excellent.

-Judith, what's going to be good for you?

-Probably not much.

Behind the screen in the post office, I can think. I must admit,

without my pen and paper and computer by me,

I want to go and sit over there. I think I can answer questions then.

If you were sitting over here, you'd be able to answer the questions. LAUGHTER

Well, welcome to Pointless, Judith and Alastair.

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

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

He's got his trivia Speedos on and is ready to dive into the swimming pool of obscurity.

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

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody. APPLAUSE

-Afternoon.

-And to you.

-We have three returning pairs today, as you say,

so it feels familiar to the last show, doesn't it?

Very nice.

Last show on podium one and two, we had our head-to-head pair

and we had our pair who got knocked out in the first round.

That might reverse on today's show now I look at Round One.

When I look at Round One, I think it is going to be very, very good for Dave and Jason.

I don't think Alexa and Ewan are going to be delighted.

But if they can get through it, Round Two, quite highbrow.

-I say highbrow, difficult, really, I mean.

-OK. Very good.

We look forward to that.

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

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

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

The fewer people who knew the answer, the fewer points you score. Now, what everyone is trying to do

is to find a pointless answer. This is an answer that no-one gave.

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

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

So today's jackpot starts off at...

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

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Now, in this first round, each of you must give me one answer

and you can't confer. Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round

will be eliminated, so make sure that is not you.

OK, our category for Round One is...

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It's football. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second.

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

OK, our question concerns...

European Football League Champions, Richard.

In a moment, Xander will show you a board showing six top-flight

football leagues in Europe and the countries they're in.

We need you to tell us any team that has won any of those leagues at any time

from the 1999-2000 season

all the way through to the end of the 2010-2011 season.

So, any team who has won any of these leagues since the 1999-2000 season. Very, very best of luck.

OK. Jason and Dave, you drew lots before the show,

and today, you're going to go first.

I'm going to reveal our six European football leagues, and here they are.

We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

You must name any team that has won any of these leagues since 2000.

Now, that board will stay up the whole way through the round.

Now then, Jason.

Right, OK, I think I know most of those.

So, can I go for the Netherlands league and Ajax.

Ajax, says Jason. Ajax.

Let's see if that's right, and if so, let's see how many said Ajax.

It's right.

14.

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-Not bad at all.

Yeah, Ajax have won that league three times in the timescale we're looking at.

Now then, Ewan.

Any team that has won any of these leagues.

I suppose I'll do Scottish Premier League.

I'll go for Glasgow Rangers.

Glasgow Rangers, says Ewan.

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

Absolutely right.

41.

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-41.

-Yeah, they won the top flight in Scotland for the 54th time in 2011,

which is more than any other team in any other league in the world.

Paul, we want any teams that have won these leagues since 2000.

I'll keep it scandal then and I'll go Serie A, AC Milan.

AC Milan, Serie A, says Paul.

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

21.

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-21 for AC Milan.

-Yeah, good answer, Paul.

They won it in 2004 and 2011 as well. 17th and 18th titles respectively.

They call Serie A La Scudetto, which means "little shield".

Why is that?

-Why? Because you win a little shield if you win it.

-I see! Fair enough.

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-OK.

-Just to remind all teams that you can still go for other Italian teams or other Dutch teams.

-It's anyone who has won any of these leagues throughout the whole round.

-OK, now then, Alastair.

Football isn't my strongest area,

but I'm going to go for Ligue 1, France, and Paris Saint-Germain.

OK, Paris Saint-Germain, says Alastair.

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

GROANING

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

which means you score the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry.

That's very unlucky, Alastair. That's a perfectly good guess.

They're free-spending at the moment, so they'll win it again soon, but haven't won it since 1994.

Now then, we're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores. 14, the lowest of the pass.

Very well done there, Jason.

Jason and Dave looking pretty strong at this stage.

Then we travel up to 21 where we find Paul and Andy,

up to 41 where we find Ewan and Alexa.

And then to our high-scorers at the moment, Alastair and Judith.

So, Judith, we need a brilliant low score from you,

and we have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game. Best of luck.

We're going to come back down the line now. Can the second players take their places at the podium?

OK, we're looking for teams that have won these

European football leagues since 2000. Judith, you're the high-scorers on 100.

Hmm. Going to try this one.

Bundesliga, Germany, Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund, says Judith.

Let's hope Borussia Dortmund is right and it takes you way down the column.

Let's see. Borussia Dortmund.

Very well done.

Very well done indeed. Best score of the round, Judith.

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-Let's hope that's enough to keep you in a game. Brilliant answer.

-Well played, Judith.

They won in 2002 and they won their fifth title in 2012 as well,

Borussia Dortmund.

Andy, the high-scorers are Judith and Alastair on 107, you're on 21.

If you can score 85 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'm going to go for Netherlands, and I'm going to say FC Twente.

FC Twente, for the Netherlands, says Andy. Here's your red line.

Nice and high.

Let's see if FC Twente can get you below the line.

FC Twente, is it right, how many of our 100 said it?

It's right. And you're through.

4.

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4, our new lowest score of the round, takes you to 25.

-Very well done, Andy.

-Well done, Andy.

FC Twente won their first Dutch title in 2010,

and I think a lot of English football fans knew about it

cos Steve McClaren was their manager.

Who knew he could manage?

Now then, Alexa, the high-scorers are Judith and Alastair on 107,

you're on 41.

If you can score 65 or less,

you will make it through to the next round.

What do you think are your chances of doing that?

I think my chances are slim, but I'm going to try PSV Eindhoven.

There is your red line.

If you can get below that red line, you're through to the next round. Very best of luck.

How many of our 100 said that, is it right?

It is right.

You're through to the next round. Very, very well done indeed, Alexa.

That's a great answer, 8. Third-lowest score of the round.

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49 is your total now.

Yeah, they won it seven times in the period we're looking at,

including four years in a row, so it's a terrific answer. Very well played.

And now we come to you, Dave.

We want any teams that have won these leagues since 2000.

Have you had all your answers nicked by other people?

No, one or two there. I don't know whether to take a chance...

-You can talk us through the board if you like.

-..or play it safe.

I'd go for...

I'm going to take a chance.

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-I'll say Bundesliga, Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg, says Dave, in the Bundesliga.

Here is your red line, lovely and high.

Let's see if Wolfsburg will get you through to the next round.

How many of our 100 said it, is it right? Wolfsburg.

It's right, and you're through.

Lowest score of the round so far is 4.

Till now! 3.

-There we are, Dave, well done.

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-Takes your total to 17, the lowest total of the round.

-Well done, Dave.

They won the Bundesliga in 2009. There's a few pointless answers.

Let's take a look at some of those.

FC Nantes, they won the French title in 2001.

Stuttgart would have been pointless. Won the Bundesliga in Germany in 2007.

Deportivo de La Coruna won the Spanish league in the year 2000.

And the only other one, Bordeaux, who won the French league in 2009.

Very well done if you said that.

Let's take a look at the most popular answers.

These are the ones that most of our 100 said. The most familiar names.

Rangers, 41. It's actually the third-highest scorer.

Oh, they won't like that, will they?

And right up the top, Barcelona, 42. Actually scored the same as Celtic,

so a 42-all draw between Barcelona and Celtic.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

So at the end of our first round our losing pair with the highest score,

it's Judith and Alastair. Great answer from you, Judith.

And Alastair, you were doing the right thing -

it was just wrong.

-I'm going to get a lot of stick from my brother.

-I think that's unlucky -

I think Paris Saint-Germain not winning at any time in that... is quite surprising.

Quite surprising. Yeah.

You'll be back next time, and we'll have much better questions for you,

I can only apologise for this football question.

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

Meanwhile, thanks very much, Judith and Alastair.

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

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

so one of the pairs in front of me now will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Hard to work out who that's going to be.

Dave and Jason - very low score there.

Alexa and Ewan, through you came.

But Ewan, your mum knows more about football than you do.

I think he takes the lack of football knowledge from his father.

I did play it in primary school. I was the worst player in the B team.

-The worst player in the B team! How many teams were there?

-Two.

Ah, well. There we are.

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

Can you all decide who's going first and who's going second.

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Elements of the Periodic Table. Richard.

This is for anyone who got overconfident naming

winners of the Dutch league, elements of the periodic table.

On each pass we'll show descriptions of six elements from the periodic table along with their atomic number.

Can you tell us what the element is, please? A nice obscure answer will score you fewer points,

but as always 100 points for an incorrect answer.

There's going to be 12 elements in all to have a go at at home.

So we are looking for the chemical elements described by these clues, and we have got...

Metal that is liquid at room temperature, 80.

Conventionally the first element in the periodic table, 1.

Found in heads of non-safety matches, 15.

When compressed this can make a diamond, 6.

Major element in the mineral part of bones, 20.

Used in filaments of old-style lightbulbs, 74.

I'll read those one last time.

Metal that is liquid at room temperature, 80.

Conventionally the first element of the periodic table, 1.

Found in heads of non-safety matches, 15.

When compressed, this can make a diamond, 6.

Major element in the mineral part of bones, 20.

And used in filaments of old-style lightbulbs, 74. There we are.

Six clues to six chemical elements.

Jason, you are going to go first.

Erm, I know a few of those.

Can I go for "When compressed, this can make a diamond",

and go for carbon.

Carbon, says Jason, for element number 6 - "When compressed this can make a diamond".

Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many of our 100 people knew that answer.

It's right.

53 for carbon.

Given rise to an entire branch of chemistry all of its own, organic chemistry.

The study of carbon in its many forms.

Now then, Alexa.

I think I know three of them.

I'll go for "Found on the heads of non-safety matches",

and that's sulphur.

Sulphur, says Alexa, "Found in the heads of non-safety matches".

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

-Oh!

-GROANING

Bad luck, Alexa. An incorrect answer.

That goes you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry.

Judging by the sounds from the audience,

I think a lot of people said the same thing as well.

I'll give you the right answer at the end of the pass.

Paul, we are looking for the chemical elements

suggested by these clues.

You're the last person to have this board so you can talk us through it.

I wish I could!

I'll go for the metal that is the liquid at room temperature and say mercury.

"Metal that is liquid at room temperature" - mercury, says Paul.

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

It's right.

58 for mercury.

Mercury's thought to be the origin of the phrase "mad as a hatter",

-because they used mercury a lot in the millinery trade.

-In the glue.

Yeah. And it drives you slowly mad, mercury, a little bit of mercury poisoning.

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

It wasn't sulphur, it's phosphorus is the answer to the matches.

Would've scored 15 points.

The first element in the periodic table is hydrogen,

that would have scored 29.

Major element in the mineral part of bones is calcium,

that would have scored 70...

and used in filaments of old-style lightbulbs?

-Tungsten.

-Right, used in darts as well. Would have scored 20 points.

Well done if you got all of those.

-I keep thinking I'm going to get better at the periodic table.

-I know!

Chemistry is a weak spot and we've done it so many times. But I think some of this is going to stick.

I promise you I will remember everyone who's ever won

the Dutch league title before I remember any of those answers. I wish it wasn't so, but it is.

We're halfway through the round, let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

53 the lowest score of the round, Jason, very well done.

You've put yourself and Dave

in a very strong position.

Up to 58, we find Paul and Andy.

Then, bad luck, Alexa!

That was a costly error - up on 100 we find Alexa and Ewan.

Ewan, I think you might be quite good at this.

We're going to need a really good low score from you in the next round

and we'll have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

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

OK, we're going to put six more clues to chemical elements on the board. And here they are.

Lack of this leads to goitre, 53.

Used as fuel in nuclear power stations, 92.

Light gas widely used to fill blimp balloons, 2.

Metal used in radiation shields, 82.

Architecturally popular, turns green in air, 29.

Poisonous element, was used in green wallpaper, 33.

I will read those all one last time.

Lack of this leads to goitre, 53.

Used as fuel in nuclear power stations, 92.

Light gas widely used to fill blimp balloons, 2.

Metal used in radiation shields, 82.

Architecturally popular, turns green in air, 29.

Poisonous element, was used in green wallpaper, 33.

We're looking for the elements described by these clues, Andy,

and you need the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

You're on 58, the high scorers are Ewan and Alexa on 100.

If you can score 41 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'm going to go for "Metal used in radiation shields" - lead.

Lead, says Andy, the metal used in radiation shields.

There's your red line - if you get below that,

you will avoid becoming our new high scorers.

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

Lead's right.

You're through to the next round. 28.

28 takes your total up to 86.

Very effective at stopping gamma rays and X-rays,

its atomic number is so high.

It has so many protons and electrons, the things that stop gamma rays and x-rays.

Which is why Indiana Jones climbs into a fridge at the start of his last film.

To survive the nuclear blast.

Can't say it would definitely work - but it's not a bad idea!

-Quite dangerous, hiding in fridges, of course.

-Never hide in a fridge.

-Definitely.

-Really.

-Unless there's going to be a nuclear explosion, then take your chances.

But also, be advised, it's dark in there with the door shut.

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Is it definitely, though?

-Yeah...

-LAUGHTER

-Only one way to find out!

-Come on!

-No, don't hide in fridges.

-Yeah, don't hide in fridges.

Very good. OK, Now then - Ewan, moment of truth.

You know what you have to do, you're the high scorers.

You have to get through to the head-to-head.

I think I know all but one of these.

I'm going to go for "Poisonous element used in green wallpaper",

asbestos.

Asbestos. You're absolutely certain of that, are you?

Not entirely, but I think so.

Asbestos, says Ewan, the poisonous element used in green wallpaper.

Let's see if it's right. There's no red line for you cos you're the high scorers.

GROANING

Bad luck, Ewan. Bad luck. That's an incorrect answer,

scores you 100 and takes your total up to an unbeatable 200,

I'm afraid to say.

Asbestos, not an element I'm afraid.

It would be bad to have it in your wallpaper, though.

Don't put asbestos on your wallpaper, kids.

And stay out of the fridge.

Dave.

Good news, you're through to the head-to-head.

So we're looking for the chemical elements suggested by these clues.

-Take us through the board if you can.

-I can't.

I can take you through some of them, but as we've got a chance

I'm going to go for...

..try and get a low answer,

and the poisonous element that was used in green wallpaper,

the back of my mind I think it's arsenic.

You're going to say arsenic. OK, arsenic, says Dave.

Let's see if that's right,

and if it is, how many of our 100 said arsenic.

It's right! Very well done.

Good scoring, Dave, that takes your total up to 67.

Well played. They used to use it in wallpaper,

and the Victorians didn't like to open their windows very much,

and so mould would quite often grow on the walls.

And when mould grows on the walls in wallpaper it used to release the arsenic as a vapour, and kill you.

Also, sometimes if you sit down on a collapsible chair you can get an arse-nick.

LAUGHTER

-That's why it's poisonous!

-Mmm.

Let's fill in the rest of this board. The lack of this leads to goitre... Do you know any of these?

Is goitre the thing that you have there? That sort of thing that grows there?

-Yeah, like a swelling of the neck.

-Yeah.

It's iodine. 15 points.

-Used as fuel in nuclear power stations?

-Uranium.

-Would've scored 31. The light gas used to fill blimp balloons?

-Helium.

Yup. That would have scored 54,

and architecturally popular, turns green in air?

-Copper.

-Copper, absolutely right.

That scores 37, so the best answer on that board is arsenic, Dave,

very well played.

So at the end of Round Two the losing pair with the highest score,

I'm sorry to say it's Ewan and Alexa.

This is entirely contrary to expectations, I thought you were going straight to the final.

200 club as well, Alexa!

-That's bad.

-Well, ten out of ten for effort.

Nought out of ten for correctness, in this round.

-And Alexa a teacher and all!

-I know. Dreadful.

This is your second show, so I'm afraid this really IS goodbye.

It's been brilliant having you on the show, thank you so much for playing so well. Great contestants.

For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Dave and Jason, Paul and Andy,

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

to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £7,250.

You're now going to go head-to-head.

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

but the big news is you are now allowed to confer. You can start playing as teams.

You're both on completely new territory here - you were both on the show last time,

but this is the first time either of you has been on the head-to-head.

And Dave and Jason!

Just dazzling performance from you today, our lowest scorers in every round.

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

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

Will Smith films. Richard.

We're going to show you five pictures taken from Will Smith films.

You just need to tell us the name of the film, please. Good luck.

Let's reveal our five Will Smith film stills, and here they are.

Five stills from Will Smith films.

Dave and Jason, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

THEY CONFER WITH ONE ANOTHER

OK, we have an answer?

Yes... We think we know all of them.

Not too sure on D, so we're going to go with B,

and say In Pursuit Of Happyness.

In Pursuit Of Happyness.

Paul and Andy, you can talk us through the board if you like.

Right, A is Independence Day.

C is I, Robot. E is Ali.

And I think B is...

THE Pursuit Of Happyness.

-Which one do you want to go for?

-B, The Pursuit Of Happyness.

-OK.

Tightly contested, this film.

We have IN Pursuit Of Happyness and THE Pursuit Of Happyness.

Dave and Jason said In Pursuit Of Happyness,

let's see if they're right and how many people said it if they are.

In Pursuit Of Happyness an incorrect answer,

which might suggest that Paul and Andy could be correct,

and at this stage all they have to be is right.

Let's see if they are.

It's right, very well done.

That's a great answer, 9.

Which means, Paul and Andy, after one question you are up 1-nil.

Andy doesn't take any prisoners, does he? Some good brinksmanship there.

From 2006, plays Chris Gardner, based on a true story.

A is Independence Day, that would have scored 18 points.

C is I, Robot.

That's the big scorer here, would have scored 61 - I think

cos it's got robots in the picture, I presume.

The best answer on the board, the one that would have beaten

The Pursuit Of Happyness is D,

and that is Six Degrees Of Separation. Based on a stage play.

That was a pointless answer, so very well done if you said that.

And E is Ali, as you gave us. That would have scored 26 points.

Here comes your second question, Dave and Jason,

you have to win this question to stay in the game. Best of luck.

It concerns...

bestselling books. Richard.

We're going to show you five bestsellers from the 21st century along with their authors,

but we've missed out one word of each of the titles.

Can you fill in these gaps?

Let's reveal our five bestselling books with missing words,

and here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Paul and Andy,

you go first this time.

We're going to go Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol.

The Lost Symbol.

Dave and Jason. You have to win this one to stay in the game, remember.

Talk this through the board if you can.

I think the top one, Alice Sebold, is The Lovely Bones.

Hannibal Rising the second,

Last Man Standing is David Baldacci, I think,

I'm not sure of the fourth one.

-Shall we go The Lovely Bones?

-The Lovely Bones, you're going to say.

The Lovely Bones, say David and Jason.

So Paul and Andy have said The Lost Symbol for Dan Brown.

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

11 for The Lost Symbol.

Dave and Jason, The Lovely Bones has to beat that for you to stay in the game.

The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold. Is that right?

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

Two good answers there, but Paul and Andy,

you won that question fair and square, which means after

only two questions you are through to the final 2-nil.

Well played. I have to say I think Dave and Jason have been unlucky in this head-to-head.

You've taken us through most of both boards, actually.

If you had said Hannibal Rising, it's a correct answer

and would have won you the point as well. 9 points for that.

Last Man Standing, you're right again, David Baldacci,

that would have scored you 52 though.

The best answer on the board is the one at the bottom,

John Grisham, but a lesser known one.

-Do you know that at all?

-No.

It's a seasonal book that he wrote.

Skipping Christmas is the answer, would have scored 5 points.

Very well done if you said that at home.

So our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head I'm afraid,

Dave and Jason, who've played a blinder the whole way through the show

until this head-to-head. You were so nearly right with the first question, and a lovely low score.

We knew Six Degrees Of Separation as well, but didn't say it, did we?

Bad, bad luck.

Well, you've played so well. Brilliant performance on the show.

Much better than last time, it was only Round One, but this time you've come through completely.

We have to say goodbye, but thanks very much for playing.

Dave and Jason!

APPLAUSE

But for Paul and Andy it's now time for our Pointless Final!

Congratulations, Paul and Andy, you fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

Very well done. You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show the jackpot stands at £7,250.

Well, the dark horses! The dark horses.

Just slow and steady, and then a massive 2-nil victory in the head-to-head.

Very well done. We've put you through your paces today.

-Any favourite grounds?

-The football round.

-You did very well in that.

And Will Smith?

Very impressive knowledge there, and good on the books as well.

To win the money all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We haven't had any on the show today. You only have to find one now to go home with that jackpot.

Firstly you've got to choose a category and you can choose from these five options.

Right, let's rule out Country Stars.

-Theatre, no.

-No.

-Rugby Players, no.

-No.

So it's between London and Film Actors.

What are you best at, do you reckon?

Could be anything on Films, though. Shall we go London?

Yeah, we might as well. We're going to go for London.

OK, let's find out what the question is, here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many London mayoral candidates as they could.

Richard.

Yeah - anyone who's ever stood as a candidate in the London mayoral elections, from the first one in 2000

right through to the 2012 election. So anyone who's ever stood as the London mayoral candidate.

Very best of luck.

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

and all you need to win that £7,250

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Are you ready?

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are - your time starts now.

I'm thinking of Screaming Lord Sutch.

Yeah! Boris Johnson. Ken Livingstone.

Screaming Lord Sutch... The ex-policeman...

-Oh - Brian...

-Paddick.

-Paddick.

-Yeah.

Anybody from the Greens?

Who was the Tory one...?

-Oh, Ken... No, no.

-No.

He was the transport minister. Wasn't he?

-Did that idiot from the BNP go forward?

-He probably did!

What was his name...?

He came from Liverpool, he was the transport minister for Margaret Thatcher.

I don't know. You're losing me!

Ten seconds left.

What about Shirley MacLaine, did she do it?

-She's an actress.

-Yeah, I know she was an actress,

-but I think she was a minister as well.

-No...

OK. That's your time up.

We were looking for London mayoral candidates,

and I now need your three answers.

-Right, Screaming Lord Sutch.

-Screaming Lord Sutch.

-Brian Paddick.

-Brian Paddick.

And let's go for...Nick Griffin.

Nick Griffin. OK, Screaming Lord Sutch, Brian Paddick, Nick Griffin.

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

-Screaming Lord Sutch, I would say.

-We'll put him last.

-Which is your least likely?

-Nick Griffin.

So Screaming Lord Sutch at the bottom,

Nick Griffin first,

and Brian Paddick in the middle.

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

So, we are looking for London mayoral candidates.

Nick Griffin was your least confident answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £7,250.

Let's see how many people said Nick Griffin. Is it right?

No! So not a pointless answer,

which means you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Paul, let's say one of your two remaining answers brings that column down to nothing.

What would you spend £7,250 on?

A nice holiday for my wife and I.

Some for my two children, 21 and 19, so they'll go on holiday...

Bit of DIY, and a little bit to my charity.

Very good indeed. Andy?

I went to Rome last week, so most of that'll go on that...

Hang on... You've already been?!

I know, but it would pay it off.

Hopefully... I want to buy a new set of decks.

And the rest I will give to my mum to help pay her mortgage off early.

Well, very best of luck. Lots of worthy things there.

We are looking for London mayoral candidates,

let's hope nobody said your next answer, Brian Paddick.

This feels like a very solid answer.

The question is how many people will remember Brian Paddick?

For £7,250, how many of our 100 people said Brian Paddick?

It's absolutely right.

Nick Griffin was an incorrect answer,

Brian Paddick though spot on the money...

Into the 40s, into the 30s, still going down...

APPLAUSE

So not a pointless answer.

You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on your last answer, Screaming Lord Sutch.

He's a pretty safe bet for elections. Mayoral elections?

Do you remember seeing him on the ticket?

No.

But he's the sort of person who'd do it.

He's the sort of person...

Well, to win that jackpot of £7,250 this has to be right and pointless.

Screaming Lord Sutch. Did anyone say it, is it right?

No!

Bad luck. Unfortunately you didn't manage to find that all-important

pointless answer, but you do still get to take home a Pointless trophy, so very well done.

APPLAUSE

Sorry, Paul. Sorry, Andy. Screaming Lord Sutch passed away in 1999.

The year before the first London mayoral election.

The Tory minister, have you remembered his name?

-Yeah.

-Steven...

-Steven...

-Norris!

He stood for the Tories in 2000, would have scored one point.

So it would have prolonged the agony.

Before we look at the pointless answers - more bad news for Ken Livingstone.

He got 73 points, and Boris Johnson got 83.

LAUGHTER

Sorry, Ken. Them's the breaks.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers, see if anyone got these at home.

There's a couple of big names.

Alan Craig who stood for the Christian People's Alliance in 2008.

Damian Hockney, who was the UKIP candidate in 2000.

Darren Johnson was the Green Party candidate in 2000.

Frank Maloney, the boxing promoter, stood for UKIP in 2004.

He came fourth, amazingly.

Geoffrey Clements, the leader of the Natural Law Party, he stood in 2000.

Lindsey German, from the Respect Party, she stood for mayor.

Lorna Reid, Sian Berry.

Simon Hughes, the Lib Dem candidate in 2004 was a pointless answer -

as was Susan Kramer, the Lib Dem candidate in 2000 -

and he came third.

Very well done if you got any of those at home.

Well, unfortunately we do have to say goodbye to you, Paul and Andy,

but it's been a great pleasure having you on the show. Great contestants!

Thank you!

Well, Paul and Andy didn't win our jackpot today, which means it

rolls over on to the next show, when we will be playing for £8,250.

AUDIENCE: Woooo!

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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