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Thank you very much indeed. Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
Welcome to Pointless, where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:30 | |
Well, first we welcome Ken and David. How do you know each other? | 0:00:33 | 0:00:38 | |
We're in the same drama group. An amateur dramatic group in Burnley. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
-Very good. What do you do, Ken? -I'm retired. I was a social worker. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
And aside from your acting, what do you like to get up to? | 0:00:46 | 0:00:51 | |
I'm a season ticket holder for Burnley. I have been for 20 years. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:56 | |
-And what did you do, David? -I was a bank manager. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
-And how are you filling your retirement? -I've got a narrowboat | 0:01:00 | 0:01:05 | |
-and I'm doing an OU degree in History. -So history is good, Burnley, in general, football... | 0:01:05 | 0:01:10 | |
-Not necessarily football. Just Burnley. -Just Burnley. Great to have you on the show. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:16 | |
A warm welcome, Ken and David. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
Next we welcome back Judith and Alastair. Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:25 | |
-Remind us how you know each other. -He's my eldest son. -And Alastair, Paris St Germain was your undoing. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:32 | |
-It didn't go well. -No, it didn't. Round One! | 0:01:32 | 0:01:37 | |
-Yeah, I've got a lot of stick to go back to. -And your mum did brilliantly. -Thanks for that(!) | 0:01:37 | 0:01:44 | |
-What do you hope comes up today? -History, geography, perhaps. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
-OK. -Something like that. -Judith? -I quite like science, I love travelling. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:55 | |
-So that translates into geography, capital cities, airports. -Mm. -These sorts of things. Very good. | 0:01:55 | 0:02:01 | |
-Anything you'd like not to come up? -Although I go regularly to films, | 0:02:01 | 0:02:06 | |
-remembering things I can't do. I can't remember. -Same here. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
So that sort of thing. Or books, art and literature... | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
It was Round One last time. I'm sure we'll see much more of you. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
Next we welcome Frances and Theresa. How do you two know each other? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:24 | |
-I've worked with Frances for 10 years. -Wow. And what do you do? | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-I'm a...civil servant. -Oh. With a pause, though. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
-Which means "spy". -Yeah. -As we always know. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-I can't believe we've got another spy! -And you're a spy, too? | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
-Obviously. -Yes! | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-That's what spies are taught to say. Where are you from? -Penzance in Cornwall. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:48 | |
My favourite part of the world after Northumberland. What do you hope comes up? | 0:02:48 | 0:02:53 | |
-I used to be a head chef, so food, I like science. -Fantastic. How about you, Frances? | 0:02:53 | 0:02:59 | |
-Em, geography, history. -OK. A very warm welcome to you. Very, very best of luck. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:05 | |
-And, finally, Lily and Steve. How do you know each other? -You may see a slight resemblance. -Hope not! | 0:03:05 | 0:03:11 | |
-He's my dad! -Lily, there's no moustache or beard. -And a slightly smaller nose. -Where are you from? | 0:03:11 | 0:03:18 | |
-We're from Bristol. -And what do you do, Steve? | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
When I'm not cycling or running and I'm not cooking fantastic curries, | 0:03:22 | 0:03:29 | |
-I'm a real forensic scientist. -Wow. What area do you specialise in? -All sorts, really, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:34 | |
but death would sum it up. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
LAUGHTER And worse. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
Death and worse?! Oh, no... | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
-Wow. Oh, lordy. Lily, what do you do? -Well, I'm studying for an MSc in Ecology at the moment. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:51 | |
-And what do you like to get up to? -I love to sing. Given any audience, I will sing. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:56 | |
-This will feed into a broad knowledge of music. -I hope so. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
I'm not so bad on classical and most popular things. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:05 | |
-Steve, what's your favourite category? -Em, science, generally, | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
but we've got a few specialist subjects like alpacas and pylons. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:14 | |
Quite niche. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
-Good. -I've got a good alpaca fact. -Go on. -Delicious! | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
Mmm. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:22 | |
Lovely. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
Lily and Steve, lovely to have you. We'll find out more about all of you as the show goes along. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:30 | |
Only one person left to introduce. You're about to meet your obscurity nemesis. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:36 | |
-It's my Pointless friend, Richard. -Hiya. Hiya. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
This is going to be lots of fun. What a lovely group of teams. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
Judith and Alastair we had last time. Alastair was absolutely gutted, I think. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:53 | |
He got a football question wrong, his mum got it right... He's got something to prove. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:58 | |
-If he goes out in Round One now... -Oh! | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
-Yeah. Big trouble for Alastair. -Yeah. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
Round One. We have four lovely teams and Round One is a lovely question. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
Oh, is it? It's been a while since we had one of those. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
-A lovely question. -A lovely question. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
Very good indeed. All our questions have been put to 100 people. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
To get to the final round and a chance of winning our jackpot, our contestants need obscure answers. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:27 | |
The fewer of those 100 people who knew the answer, the fewer points. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer that no one knew. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
Each time that happens, we'll add £250 to the jackpot. Nobody won it last time, so we add another £1,000 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:43 | |
and today's jackpot starts off at £8,250. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
Right. If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:04 | |
The pair with the highest score are eliminated. OK, our category for Round One is... | 0:06:04 | 0:06:09 | |
Comedians. Can you all decide who will go first and who goes second? | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
And whoever's going first please step up to the podium. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
OK, our question concerns... members of comedy groups. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:28 | |
-Richard? -In a moment, Xander will show you a board with six comedy groups or comedy troupes on it. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:34 | |
Tell us any of the main members of any of those six groups, please. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-Very best of luck. -OK. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
Right, Ken and David, you all drew lots before the show and today you are going to go first. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:47 | |
-Our six comedy groups are... -HE READS THE LIST | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
I'll read those one last time. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
-Now then, Ken. -I'm going to go for The Goon Show | 0:07:04 | 0:07:09 | |
-and say Michael Bentine. -Michael Bentine, says Ken. Michael Bentine. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:15 | |
How many of our 100 said that? | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
It's right. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
Oh, that's a good answer. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
16. Very well done. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
Yes, Michael Bentine, The Goon Show. Back in the '60s in TV Centre, which is where we are now, | 0:07:31 | 0:07:38 | |
he caused so much chaos they assumed anything that went wrong was him. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
There was a genuine armed robbery at the BBC cashiers | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
and the guy ran out with a stocking over his head and the guard said, "Good afternoon, Mr Bentine." | 0:07:46 | 0:07:53 | |
And saluted him on his way. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
Judith... | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
I think I'm going to try and play safe, which might not be. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:05 | |
-The Goodies - Tim Brooke-Taylor. -Tim Brooke-Taylor, says Judith. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:10 | |
Let's see if that's right and how many people said it. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
Absolutely right. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
32. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
-32 for Tim Brooke-Taylor. -Lovely Tim Brooke-Taylor. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
-His granddad played centre forward for England. -Did he really? -Yeah. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
-Ah. Frances? -The Goon Show - | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
Harry Secombe. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:36 | |
Harry Secombe, says Frances. How many of our 100 said Harry Secombe? | 0:08:36 | 0:08:41 | |
It's correct! | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
35. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:48 | |
-35 for Harry Secombe. -Played Neddie Seagoon in The Goons. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
Now then, Lily. The most obscure member of one of these comedy troupes. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:02 | |
OK, it was quite a good round, comedians. But I'm going to go for The League of Gentlemen | 0:09:02 | 0:09:09 | |
and I'll say Steve Pemberton. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
Steve Pemberton. Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 said Steve Pemberton. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:17 | |
Absolutely right. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
One for Steve Pemberton! | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
That's a great answer, Lily. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
Very well done indeed. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
Terrific answer. Steve Pemberton. Also well known for Benidorm, Whitechapel and on this show. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:38 | |
-Yeah. And Psychoville, of course. -He's brilliant, Steve Pemberton, and a lovely fella. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:44 | |
Halfway through the round, let's look at the scores. Lily and Steve looking very strong on one. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:51 | |
Then we travel up to 16 where we find Ken and David. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
Then up to 32 for Judith and Alastair | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
and just up a few more to 35 and Frances and Theresa. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
You are the high scorers. Not by much, but we need a low-scoring answer from you, Theresa. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:09 | |
OK, we'll come back down the line. Can the second players take their place at the podium? | 0:10:09 | 0:10:15 | |
OK, we are looking for main comedy performers in these comedy groups. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:20 | |
Now then, Steve, the high scorers on 35 are Theresa and Frances. You are on one. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:27 | |
-If you can score 33 or less, you will avoid becoming the high scorers. -OK. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:32 | |
-I'll take one from Monty Python and I'll go Terry Gilliam. -Terry Gilliam, says Steve. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:38 | |
Terry Gilliam. How many of our 100 people said Terry Gilliam? | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
There is your red line. Below that, you are through to the next round. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
It's right. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
Very well done. 16 for Terry Gilliam. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
Takes your total up to 17. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
Very strong answer. The American Python who did all the animation. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:04 | |
His first directing credit was Monty Python and The Holy Grail. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:09 | |
Now then, Theresa, you're the high scorers so we need clever answering. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:14 | |
-Is this a good round for you? -Not really. I'll take a risk with The Goodies and Graeme Garden. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:21 | |
No red line for you, Theresa, as you are the high scorers. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
Just get down as far as you can. Graeme Garden. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
It's correct. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
19. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-19 for Graeme Garden takes your total up to 54. -Yes, a good, solid answer. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:43 | |
The nicest man in show business. Tim Brooke-Taylor's granddad played for England. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:48 | |
Graeme Garden's son plays keyboards for The Scissor Sisters. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
-Really? -He does, yeah. -Brilliant. I had no idea. -Yeah. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
Amazing. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
Alastair, you're on 32. If you can score 21 or less, | 0:11:59 | 0:12:04 | |
you will avoid overtaking the high scorers, who are Theresa and Frances on 54. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:10 | |
We are looking for the main performers in these comedy groups. This is where we redeem ourselves. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:16 | |
-This is not a good round for me. -No, this is where we redeem ourselves. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
I seem to remember someone in The Goon Show with the name Andrew Shovel, but I'll play safe | 0:12:20 | 0:12:26 | |
and say Monty Python, Michael Palin, because I just can't think of anything else. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:32 | |
Michael Palin, Monty Python. There is your red line. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:37 | |
This is the line you have to get below. Michael Palin. Is it right? And how many people said it? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:44 | |
It's right. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
38, Alastair. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Takes your total up to 70. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
-Richard? -A pretty big score. Maybe a fatally high score. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:00 | |
The youngest of the Pythons, who went on to do lovely travelogues. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
Now, David, you're on 16. The high scorers are now Alastair and Judith On 70. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:11 | |
If you can score 53 or less you are through to the next round. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
Talk us through the board if you like. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
I was going to say Terry Gilliam. I thought that was a good one. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
-I'll come down to The League of Gentlemen, Mark Gatiss. -Mark Gatiss, says David. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:28 | |
If you can get below that red line with Mark Gatiss, you are through. How many people said Mark Gatiss? | 0:13:28 | 0:13:35 | |
Absolutely right. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
And you are through to the next round. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
Two! What a great score. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
-Two takes your total up to 18. -That's a terrific answer. -A great low score. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:54 | |
-I'd hope Mark Gatiss would deserve more than that. -He also created Sherlock along with Steven Moffat. | 0:13:54 | 0:14:01 | |
He plays Mycroft in the Sherlock things. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:05 | |
-And a brilliant writer, actor, performer. -Brilliant man. -Now there's only one pointless answer | 0:14:05 | 0:14:12 | |
-and that's the non-performing member of League of Gentlemen. -Ah! -Wonderful writer... -Jeremy Dyson. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:18 | |
He was a pointless answer. Steve Pemberton one, Rob Newman one. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
From The Mary Whitehouse Experience. The other members were Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and David Baddiel. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:29 | |
They all scored two points. Reece Shearsmith scored four. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:34 | |
The best answer in Three of a Kind, with Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry, was David Copperfield, five points. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:41 | |
Lenny Henry 10, Tracey Ullman 11. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
Terry Jones was the best Python. He scored 15 points. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
And Michael Bentine was the best of the Goons on 16. Let's look at the worst answers. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:55 | |
Michael Palin, 38, was the third-highest answer of all. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
Bill Oddie, 43, from The Goodies. And who tops this one? | 0:15:02 | 0:15:07 | |
-John Cleese. -Absolutely right. And he would have scored 62 points. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
David Copperfield. When is there a limit to who has that name? | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
-There about five famous Michael Jacksons. -Three is the limit. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:20 | |
You've got Dickens' David Copperfield, the magician and the TV guy. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:25 | |
Mike Read is another one. Mike Read the DJ, Mike Reid from EastEnders and Mike Reid the golfer. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:30 | |
And that was it. That door was shut. So three is the internationally-recognised limit. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:37 | |
Fair enough. That's good. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
Thanks, Richard. So the losing pair with the highest score is Alastair and Judith again! | 0:15:39 | 0:15:46 | |
-This wasn't meant to happen. -This wasn't a good idea, coming on. -No! | 0:15:46 | 0:15:51 | |
-I'm joking! -We had a ticker tape parade and everything planned for the last round. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:57 | |
-We thought you'd get that jackpot. -Yeah. -Look on the bright side. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:01 | |
-Your mum has done brilliantly. -Yeah. -Every cloud. -She has been brilliant. Oh, Judith. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:08 | |
They'll be putting the bunting up for your return. Not yours, Alastair. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:13 | |
-You didn't do badly, Two good, correct answers, but they were high scorers. -Mm-hm. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:20 | |
It's been lovely having you. I'm sorry it's been so brief, but thank you so much for playing. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:26 | |
But for the remaining three pairs it's now time for Round Two. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
Sadly, at the end of this round, another pair will be leaving us. I wonder which pair it will be. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:43 | |
We had one returning pair and you're all completely new. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
You've kicked them off. So anything can happen from here on in. Very best of luck. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:52 | |
Our category for Round Two is... horse racing. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
Horse racing. Can you all decide who's going to go first and who goes second? | 0:16:55 | 0:17:02 | |
Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
OK, our question concerns... horseraces and their racecourses. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:12 | |
-Richard? -On each pass we'll give you the name of six British horseraces. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:17 | |
You need to give us the name of the racecourse on which they are run. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
An incorrect answer will score 100 points. A nice, obscure answer will get you fewer points. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:28 | |
This is a category where some people will get all 12. For others, it will be damage limitation. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:35 | |
OK, thanks very much. So we are looking for the UK racecourses that host these famous races. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:42 | |
HE READS THE LIST | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
I'll read them one last time. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
There we are. Six horseraces. You need to give me the name of the UK racecourse | 0:18:00 | 0:18:05 | |
that hosts each of them. You want to pick one that the fewest of our 100 people knew. Ken... | 0:18:05 | 0:18:12 | |
I know one or two, but they're going to be high-scoring. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
So I'm going to really have a punt and say... | 0:18:16 | 0:18:21 | |
The Sussex Stakes. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
-Goodwood. -Goodwood. The Sussex Stakes, says Ken. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
Sounds reasonable to me. Is that right? How many people knew that? | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
Absolutely right, Ken. Good guess, if it was a guess. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
Six! | 0:18:41 | 0:18:42 | |
That's how you do it. Six for Goodwood. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
Great answer. The Sussex Stakes is the feature race at Glorious Goodwood, on the second day there. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:53 | |
Frankel won it in 2011, the extraordinary racehorse. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
-They call it the world's most beautiful racecourse. -Stunning. -It's lovely. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:02 | |
-Theresa. We're looking for any UK racecourse that hosts these races. -Yes. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:08 | |
Not a good subject for me, I'm afraid. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:13 | |
I might have to make an educated guess. I'll go for The Oaks, Epsom. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:17 | |
The Oaks, Epsom, says Theresa. Let's see if it's right and how many people knew that answer. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:24 | |
It's right! | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
13, Theresa! | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
-That was very, very, very cleverly guessed. -I don't think it was lucky. It was somewhere in your head. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:44 | |
That's Pointless for you. It's arguably the top race for fillies in Europe, The Oaks. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:51 | |
Now then, Lily, you can talk us through the board | 0:19:51 | 0:19:56 | |
or at least do your reasoning out loud as you go down. | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
Well, I'm not embarrassed to say this is a bad round for me. I'll just pick one I'm not sure of | 0:20:01 | 0:20:07 | |
and pick a racecourse. So... between Champion Hurdle and Coronation Stakes. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:12 | |
And I'm going to say... Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:17 | |
Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham, says Lily. Let's see if that's right | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
and how many people knew that. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
-Absolutely right, Lily! -What?! That's crazy. -Amazing. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
Nine! | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
-How extraordinary. Very well done indeed. Amazing. Brilliant. -Very well done. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:42 | |
The shortest and fastest race at the Cheltenham Festival. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
The Grand National is the most obvious. Aintree. 70 points. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
-Scottish Grand National. Do you know that one? -I don't. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
It's Ayr. It would have scored 16. The Coronation Stakes? | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
-Ascot. -Absolutely right. Three points. Well done if you said that. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
Thanks, Richard. Let's look at those scores. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
Six is the best score so far. Ken and David looking pretty good. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
Then up to nine, Lily and Steve. Lily, you did brilliantly. Fantastic guess. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:17 | |
And Theresa, fantastic guess. You're all still in the game, | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
although, once again, Frances, you are the high scorers. So we need some clever answering. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:28 | |
Can the second players please take their places at the podium? | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
We'll put six more horse races on the board. Here they are. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
I'll read those all one last time. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:48 | |
Remember, we are looking for the UK race courses that host these races | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
and, Steve, you'll try and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:04 | |
You're on 9. The high scorers on 13 are Frances and Theresa, | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
so a score of 3 or less would stop you becoming our new high scorers. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
Yes, I think my daughter doth protest too much. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
I'll be looking through her bin when I get home for betting slips. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:20 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
But I will go the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
Chepstow, says Steve, for the Welsh National. Here is your red line, very low indeed. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:31 | |
If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
Chepstow for the Welsh National, is it right, how many people said it? | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
Absolutely right. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
Very, very well done indeed. That's a great score - 13. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
-13 for Chepstow takes your total up to 22. -Well played, Steve. Good team performance there. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:56 | |
-The first Welsh National at Chepstow was in 1949 and won by Dick Francis, the author/jockey. -Hmm. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:02 | |
Now then, Frances... Frances, you're not the high scorers any more | 0:23:02 | 0:23:07 | |
because Steve and Lily currently are on 22. You're on 13, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
which means, if you can score 8 or less, you are through to the head-to-head. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
-OK... -Is this good for you, Frances? | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
Hmm... | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
The last board was good for me. This board isn't. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
I'm going to take a punt and I'm going to say the Dee Stakes... | 0:23:23 | 0:23:28 | |
Chester. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:30 | |
The Dee Stakes, Chester. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
Is that right for the Dee Stakes? Let's find out. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:38 | |
It's right. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
And you are through to the next round. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
-APPLAUSE -Wow! | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
Very, very well done indeed, Frances. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
Everyone's just pretending. They all know damn well, don't they? | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
-They're all betters. -Do you think? -Yeah. -It's a terrific answer, Frances. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:03 | |
Probably in the back of your mind, the River Dee goes through Chester. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:08 | |
The first race in Chester was 1539, | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
-sanctioned by the Lord Mayor there, Henry Gee, which is where we get "gee-gees" from. -Really? -Yeah. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:17 | |
-I thought it was because you said "gee up" to a horse. -No. -Are you sure? | 0:24:17 | 0:24:22 | |
-Yeah, I'm certain. -Are you sure? -Yeah. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:26 | |
-David, we are looking for the race courses that host these famous races. Is this good for you? -No. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:32 | |
The two that I knew or was willing to guess on have gone. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:36 | |
I think the 1000 Guineas is Newmarket. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
I'm not sure of the Eclipse. The Derby is obviously Epsom. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
I've got a feeling... I'm going to go for it because I've got to get a low score. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:52 | |
I'll go for the St Leger. I think it's Doncaster. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
The St Leger, Doncaster, says David. Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many people said it. | 0:24:55 | 0:25:00 | |
It's right. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:03 | |
Oh! | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
David, bad luck. That scores you 19 and takes your total up to 25. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:15 | |
That was a terrific round from all six of you. Well played, everybody. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
It's unfair that anyone has to leave. You were right about the 1000 Guineas, Newmarket, | 0:25:22 | 0:25:27 | |
and if you'd said that, you'd now be in the head-to-head because it only scored 10 points. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:32 | |
The Derby, as you say, is Epsom. That would have scored you 39. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
-Do you know the Eclipse Stakes? -No. -Sandown. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
Named after the horse Eclipse. 3 points. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
Wow, what a brilliant, brilliant round! Thanks very much, Richard. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
At the end of that round, David and Ken, you end up being the high scorers, but it's so close - | 0:25:48 | 0:25:54 | |
21, 22, 25, and you knew an answer that would have got you through. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
That was like a fabulous six-furlong race. Really good. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:02 | |
-You know what the problem is though? -What? -I bet on those guys. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:07 | |
-On David and Ken? -Yeah, I just lost four grand. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
-LAUGHTER -Oh, no. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
-They looked good in the paddock earlier on. -They did. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
Just before the show, we get the contestants to wander round this little circle and we have a look. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:23 | |
-And have a little flutter. -I said, "A straight four grand on the nose, Ken and David." | 0:26:23 | 0:26:28 | |
-Sorry. -That's all right. Now I think about it, David actually looked a bit skittish in the ring. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:34 | |
Just a bit. Didn't he? | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
-Yeah. -He was just gnawing at his bit occasionally. -Sometimes that's a good sign. -I know. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:42 | |
Thanks, David and Ken. You played brilliantly. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
It seems very unfair that you leave on such a low score, but we have high hopes for you next time. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:50 | |
-Thanks very much for playing, David and Ken. -APPLAUSE | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
But for the remaining two pairs, things get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:59 | |
Congratulations, Lily and Steve, Frances and Theresa, you are now only one round away from the final | 0:27:03 | 0:27:08 | |
and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at £8,250. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:13 | |
AUDIENCE: Ooh! | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
You're now going to go head-to-head and the first pair to win two questions will play for that money, | 0:27:16 | 0:27:22 | |
but the big news is you are now allowed to confer. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
It's been a very good contest. Lily and Steve are our lowest scorers on aggregate, but it's pretty close. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:32 | |
I don't know who everyone was trying to kid when they said they knew nothing about racing. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:37 | |
Everybody knew all those answers there. Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:43 | |
Here comes your first question and it concerns... | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
-Richard? -We'll show you five images of famous people who have appeared on Bank of England banknotes. | 0:27:54 | 0:28:00 | |
Can you pick the most obscure? Good luck. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
Let's reveal our famous people on banknotes and here they are. We have got... | 0:28:03 | 0:28:08 | |
There we are, five people who have appeared on Bank of England banknotes. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:31 | |
-Now then, Lily and Steve, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you go first. -OK. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:37 | |
WHISPERING | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
Yes, we're going to go for E, Walpole. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
E, Walpole. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:49 | |
Now then, Frances and Theresa, talk us through the board. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
OK, um... | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
-B is Shakespeare? -Looks like him. -Yeah. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
C is Florence Nightingale. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
-Not sure of D. -We don't know about D. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
But I would... | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
-Are we going to go for A? -Go for A. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
We'll go for A. I think A is Elizabeth Fry. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:14 | |
You're going to say Elizabeth Fry for A. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
So we have Walpole for E and Elizabeth Fry for A. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
Lily and Steve said Walpole. Let's see if it's right and how many people said it if it is. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:24 | |
No. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
Not Walpole, as it happens. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:31 | |
Now, Frances and Theresa, you only have to be right and you've said Elizabeth Fry for A. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:36 | |
Is it right? | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
It is right. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:42 | |
15 for Elizabeth Fry. Good answer. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:49 | |
-Most importantly, a right answer, so after one question, you're up 1-0. Richard? -Very well played. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:55 | |
She's on the current £5 note. This is in May 2012, of course. | 0:29:55 | 0:30:00 | |
It's not Sir Robert Walpole. | 0:30:00 | 0:30:02 | |
It's the image that used to be on the £1 note before it was withdrawn in 1988 - Sir Isaac Newton. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:08 | |
It would have scored 11 points. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:10 | |
Such a familiar image we haven't seen for many years, the £1 note. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:14 | |
B is William Shakespeare, as you say. Used to be on the £20 note. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:18 | |
It would have scored you 54. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
C is Florence Nightingale. You were right about that as well. She was on the £10 note until 1994. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:26 | |
Now, D, well done for two reasons if you know this is James Watt. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:32 | |
Firstly, because he's a pointless answer, so it's terrific, | 0:30:32 | 0:30:36 | |
and secondly, because he's on the current £50 note. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:39 | |
-So if that's how you knew it... -Good going. -Yeah. -Thanks very much indeed, Richard. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:45 | |
Lily and Steve, you have to win this question to stay in the game. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:49 | |
Best of luck. It concerns... | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
-Egg dishes. -Yeah, egg dishes. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:56 | |
-Yeah, egg dishes. -I'll give you the names of five food items which have an egg as part of their ingredients, | 0:30:56 | 0:31:02 | |
but we've missed out alternate letters of their names. Can you fill in the blanks? | 0:31:02 | 0:31:07 | |
OK, let's reveal our five food items. Here they are. We have got... | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
I'll read those all one last time. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:27 | |
Now then, Frances and Theresa, you go first this time. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:46 | |
WHISPERING | 0:31:46 | 0:31:48 | |
Oh, yes, I know it. We'll go for the third one down. It's Scotch woodcock. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:58 | |
Scotch woodcock, say Frances and Theresa. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:01 | |
Now then, Lily and Steve, talk us through all the egg dishes that are still on the board. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:06 | |
We know all the rest, but I'm pretty sure that will win the point. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:10 | |
-We know frittata, kedgeree, omelette and meringue. -OK, on you. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:14 | |
We'll say frittata because I do make a really nice frittata. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:19 | |
For that reason, you're going to go for frittata. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:22 | |
We have Scotch woodcock, we have frittata. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
Frances and Theresa, if you win this one, you go straight through to the final. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:30 | |
Scotch woodcock, is it right, how many people said it? | 0:32:30 | 0:32:34 | |
It is right. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:37 | |
Wow! | 0:32:44 | 0:32:45 | |
I thought for a moment that was going to go all the way down, but that's a 1. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:50 | |
1 for Scotch woodcock, which means, Lily and Steve, only a pointless answer will beat it. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:55 | |
However good your frittata is, | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
will it go down that far? | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
Let's see, Lily and Steve, frittata, how many people said it? | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
Absolutely right. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:08 | |
35 for frittata. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:13 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
Bad luck. Not much you could do in the face of Scotch woodcock, | 0:33:15 | 0:33:19 | |
so after two questions only, Frances and Theresa are through to the final 2-0. | 0:33:19 | 0:33:24 | |
As soon as you came up with Scotch woodcock there, the wind instantly went from Lily and Steve's sails. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:30 | |
Scotch woodcock is an anchovy paste on toast covered with scrambled eggs made with cream... | 0:33:30 | 0:33:36 | |
sort of thing. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:38 | |
Kedgeree, you're absolutely right. You gave us all the right answers, in fact, Lily. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:43 | |
That would have scored you 51. Omelette would have scored you 79. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:47 | |
And meringue was the best of the other answers. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:50 | |
It would have scored 28. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
Thanks very much, Richard. So, at the end of the head-to-head, our losing pair, | 0:33:52 | 0:33:57 | |
I'm afraid, is Lily and Steve. You played so well throughout the show. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:02 | |
We will see you next time. If you find yourself at a loose end, we love frittata, don't we? | 0:34:02 | 0:34:08 | |
Yeah, and I also like new £50 notes as well. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:11 | |
Either of those. Sorry to say goodbye to you, but we'll see you again next time. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:16 | |
-Lily and Steve, great contestants. -APPLAUSE | 0:34:16 | 0:34:19 | |
But for Frances and Theresa, it's now time for our Pointless final. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:24 | |
Congratulations, Frances and Theresa. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
You've fought off all the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:37 | |
You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £8,250. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:34:47 | 0:34:50 | |
You've done so well, played it very nice and steady. You were the low scorers in our race course round. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:57 | |
That round, you must have thought all your dreams had come true, Theresa, as an ex-head chef. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:03 | |
-Yeah. -Egg dishes. -I like words as well and I like unscrambling... Unscrambling words! | 0:35:03 | 0:35:08 | |
-You see? -If Frances hadn't said Scotch, I wouldn't have got it. -So, teamwork? -Yeah. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:13 | |
Proper teamwork. Very best of luck. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:19 | |
We haven't had any pointless answers today. Find one now and you will go home with that money. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:25 | |
First, choose a category from these five options. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
-Possibly Fiction? -Hmm. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:38 | |
That'll probably be my main one. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:41 | |
Yeah, Bestselling Fiction, I think. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
Yes, I think so. Bestselling Fiction. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
Let's find out what the question is. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
We gave 100 people 100 seconds | 0:35:51 | 0:35:53 | |
to name as many James Patterson novels as they could. Richard? | 0:35:53 | 0:35:59 | |
We want any full-length novel for which James Patterson has received a writing credit, | 0:35:59 | 0:36:04 | |
including in collaboration, up to the end of 2011. We're not looking for any manga or graphic novels. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:09 | |
-Very best of luck. -You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:14 | |
All you need to win that £8,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:18 | |
-Are you ready? -Yes. -Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
There they are. Your time starts now. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
-Have you read any? -Along Came A Spider. -Three Blind Mice. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:29 | |
-Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue? -Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
-Kiss The Girls? -Yeah, that'll be popular. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
What was the name... Something about a cradle? | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
Um... | 0:36:40 | 0:36:41 | |
It's a nursery rhyme one like The Cradle Fell Down or something like that. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:46 | |
-Most of his are... -They're nursery-rhymey. Three Blind Mice is quite good. -Yeah. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:52 | |
That was a fairly obscure one. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
I can't think of any others. Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue - was that the whole title | 0:36:55 | 0:37:00 | |
-or was there one Roses Are Red and one Violets Are Blue? -No, I think it's the whole title. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:06 | |
So, Three Blind Mice and Roses Are Red. And what did you say for the first one? | 0:37:06 | 0:37:10 | |
-Um... -Sorry. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:13 | |
-It's gone. -Ten seconds. -Along Came A Spider. -Along Came A Spider. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:17 | |
-Popular...? We'll go for it. -Yeah. Go for it? -Yeah. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:20 | |
-You've got your three? -We're not going to get any better than that. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
Very well done indeed. Your time is now up. We were looking for James Patterson novels. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:29 | |
-I now need your three answers. -We're going for Along Came A Spider, | 0:37:29 | 0:37:33 | |
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue and Three Blind Mice. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:37 | |
Which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer? | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
-Three Blind Mice. -We'll put that last. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
-Which is your least likely? -Along Came A Spider. -We'll put that first. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:47 | |
Let's pop those up on the board and here they are. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
OK, we were looking for James Patterson novels. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:59 | |
Your first answer, Along Came A Spider, was your least confident shot at a pointless answer. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:05 | |
You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £8,250. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:11 | |
Along Came A Spider, let's see if it's right and if it is, let's see how may people said it. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:16 | |
It is right. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
OK, this is your first shot at that jackpot of £8,250. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
Along Came A Spider, down it goes. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:24 | |
If this goes down to zero, you will leave here with that jackpot. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
4. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:29 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:38:29 | 0:38:31 | |
4. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
-I can't believe that. -Unfortunately, that's not a pointless answer. -No. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:39 | |
-You weren't expecting that to be pointless or to be as low as 4? -No. It's a film as well. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:44 | |
-That's good. -Yeah, that's a film, so... -That's amazing. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:48 | |
OK, so you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot - £8,250. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:54 | |
-Frances, what would you do with that? -What would I do with it? | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
I'd... I'd use part of it to renovate my MGF sports car. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:03 | |
I'm going to France in September, so I'd use part of it for that. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:07 | |
And the rest I would put towards my luxury dream kitchen. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:12 | |
Wow! Very good indeed. Theresa, how about you? | 0:39:12 | 0:39:16 | |
I've got a daughter who's 16. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:19 | |
She's wanting to go whale-watching and we've never taken her abroad yet, so that would be really nice. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:25 | |
OK, very best of luck. Let's hope one of your two remaining answers will win that jackpot for you. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:31 | |
We are looking for James Patterson novels. Let's hope nobody said Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:37 | |
This has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot of £8,250. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
Let's see. How many people said Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue? | 0:39:40 | 0:39:44 | |
Ohhh! | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
-Wow! -Hmm. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
That's a turn-up. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
That's an incorrect answer. We will discover why shortly. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:04 | |
Everything is now riding on your last answer. We're looking for James Patterson novels. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:09 | |
Your most confident answer, the one most likely to win you that jackpot is Three Blind Mice. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:14 | |
It has to be right and pointless if you're going to win that £8,250. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:18 | |
Three Blind Mice, is it right, how many people said it? | 0:40:18 | 0:40:22 | |
-Oh! -Oh! | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
-No. -Perhaps it was longer. -Unfortunately, you didn't find that all-important pointless answer. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:32 | |
-But you still get to take home our Pointless trophy, so very, very well done for that. -Thank you. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:37 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:40:37 | 0:40:40 | |
I've seen some bad luck in this final round before now, but I think you have topped it. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:49 | |
Absolutely. It's not Three Blind Mice, it's Four Blind Mice. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
-Oh! -And it was a pointless answer. -Oh, no! | 0:40:53 | 0:40:57 | |
See How They Run was also a pointless answer. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:00 | |
-I've read both. -No! -Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue are two separate novels. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:05 | |
-I said so. -Both of which are pointless answers. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
GROANS FROM AUDIENCE | 0:41:08 | 0:41:10 | |
They sometimes put Roses Are Red and Violets Are Blue together as an omnibus, | 0:41:10 | 0:41:15 | |
but they're two completely separate novels, I'm afraid. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:18 | |
You talked about some other nursery rhyme ones. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:21 | |
Cradle And All and Pop Goes The Weasel were pointless answers. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:25 | |
Let's take a look at a few more of them. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
From the Women's Murder Club series, 10th Anniversary, | 0:41:28 | 0:41:32 | |
from the Alex Cross series, Cross, | 0:41:32 | 0:41:34 | |
and his first collaboration with Michael Ledwidge, Step On A Crack, were pointless answers. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:39 | |
The Dangerous Days Of Daniel X, the first one in that series, | 0:41:39 | 0:41:43 | |
The Lake House, The Quickie, which he also wrote with Michael Ledwidge. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:47 | |
The Thomas Berryman Number was the first novel James Patterson wrote. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:51 | |
31 publishers turned it down before he got it accepted and now look at him! | 0:41:51 | 0:41:55 | |
Violets Are Blue from the Alex Cross series and Worst Case as well, all of those are pointless answers. | 0:41:55 | 0:42:01 | |
-Have you ever seen anything quite that unlucky? -No. -That's the closest I've seen anybody... | 0:42:01 | 0:42:07 | |
-I'm so sorry. -That's all right. -That's the way it goes. | 0:42:07 | 0:42:10 | |
After I gave the answers, I said to Theresa, "I've just thought of another one." It was The Lake House. | 0:42:10 | 0:42:16 | |
-Just in case you weren't unlucky enough! -Serves you right, doesn't it? Thank you ever so much though. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:23 | |
Frances and Theresa, we have to say goodbye, but you've been brilliant. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
-Superb contestants. Thank you so much for playing. -Thank you. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:31 | |
Sadly, Frances and Theresa didn't win our jackpot, so it rolls over | 0:42:34 | 0:42:38 | |
to the next show when we'll be playing for £9,250. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:41 | |
-Join us next time to see if someone wins it. It's goodbye from Richard. -Goodbye. -And it's goodbye from me. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:49 | |
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