Episode 51 Pointless

Thank you. I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless, where the questions are asked to 100 people

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

First up, we welcome Colin and Dot. How do you two know each other?

Dorothy's my older sister by six years.

-And where are you from?

-Scotland. I've come down from Hamilton.

-And Colin has come down from...

-Castle Douglas in the south-west of Scotland.

-She IS your older sister,

-isn't she?

-I'm a bit bossy.

-Just a bit(!)

-Colin, what do you do up there?

-I'm a forestry manager.

I look after woodlands in Galloway and beyond, over south Scotland.

-What a nice job. Dot, how about you?

-I work for the Church of Scotland.

I'm a deacon. I work in the east end of Glasgow. We run carer and tots groups, holiday clubs for kids,

-drop-in for people who need a cup of tea and a chat.

-Very good.

-So I really enjoy my work.

-Colin, what do you like to get up to?

-I'm quite a sporty chap.

-I do quite a lot of tennis, golf, badminton in the winter.

-OK, so sports are going to be good for you.

-Dot, you cover a lot of areas. You'll be quite well-informed.

-I just hope the Bible comes up!

-It does from time to time. Anything you hope doesn't come up?

-I don't want politicians or football.

Richard?

-Politicians or football?

-Yeah.

-Or football-playing politicians.

-Ah. You are not going to like Round Two.

-Oh, no!

-I'll change it to the Bible.

-Oh, thank you!

A warm welcome to you. Lovely to have you on the show.

Next, Lily and Steve, who were on the show last time. Everyone gets two chances to reach the final.

-Lily, remind us how you know each other.

-Steve is my dad.

-Steve, what happened last time?

-We hadn't looked very well at the faces on Bank of England notes.

And, em, as a scientist, I should have recognised Robert Newton.

-Who?!

-Isaac Newton!

-Yeah!

-Robert Newton's my mate.

-Robert Newton, if you're watching, look what you've just done.

-We discovered that Steve is a forensic scientist.

-Yeah.

-A REAL forensic scientist. Oh, yes. None of your showbiz forensics here.

-Not at all.

-What are you hoping comes up today, Lily?

-We'd like more pure science, as opposed to just Newton.

-We've got biochemistry covered, biology...

-And deaths!

-And deaths.

-That is what forensic scientists deal with. I'm sorry. There it is.

What else would you like, Steve?

Mainly medical matters, really. I think...the body,

animals, blood, of course... RICHARD LAUGHS

-It's quite scary.

-Yeah, a little bit.

Anyway, you did very well last time. Very, very best of luck to you.

Next, we welcome back Ken and David, also on the show last time.

-You made it to Round Two.

-We did.

-Remind us how you know each other.

We belong to the same drama group in Burnley.

-And, David, Round Two was racecourses.

-Yes.

-You answered brilliantly.

-And then Richard told me if I'd gone for the other one I'd said...

-You'd be through.

-There you go.

-That's the way the cookie crumbles. What do you hope happens today, Ken?

Well, who knows? Maybe some subjects like history, geography, politics maybe.

-How about you, David?

-Anything on the canals of England and Wales would be nice.

-Or sport.

-All sports?

-Football and cricket.

Football and cricket. Very, very best of luck.

We've got to hope you get further this time.

And, finally, we welcome Emily and Ellie. How do you know each other?

-We study history at Leeds University.

-So history is great.

-Emily, what are your interests?

-I play a bit of football.

-What kind do you play? Silly question.

When I was younger, I used to play at the highest level. I played a few games in the Premier League.

-Wow. That's properly impressive, isn't it?

-That's really impressive. Yeah.

-Yeah!

-Ellie, what do you like to get up to?

-Kind of the complete opposite. Musicals and pantomimes.

-Right you are. So music is great for you?

-Yeah, it would be pretty good,

especially recent music, particularly Beyonce. Any Beyonce.

Very good. Very best of luck. We'll find out more about all of you as it goes along.

One person left. If somebody knew as much as he does hundreds of years ago, they'd be burned as a witch.

-It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya. Hi, everybody.

Hiya.

-Good afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-We've got a cracking line-up today.

It's going to be very, very tough to win this show today.

There's a big jackpot. Four strong pairs. I've been asked for canals, blood, Beyonce and the Bible.

-There you go.

-I cannot promise if all those will come up, I'll be honest with you.

-But I'll sit back and enjoy it. It should be an absolute barnstormer.

-Thanks, Richard.

All our questions have been put to 100 people. To get to the final round and play for the jackpot,

you need to find obscure answers those 100 couldn't get.

The fewer people who knew the answer, the fewer points you score.

Everyone wants a pointless answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we'll add £250 to the jackpot. Nobody won it last time, so we add another £1,000.

So today's jackpot starts off at £9,250.

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.

The pair with the highest score will be eliminated.

OK, our first category today is... US politics.

Can you all decide who's going to go first and who goes second? Whoever's going first, step up to the podium.

OK, our question concerns... states that voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

-Richard?

-Yeah, Xander's about to show you a map of the United States.

Marked on that map in blue are all the states that voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Can you name any of those states, please? Very best of luck.

OK now, Colin and Dot, you drew lots and you are going to go first.

So here is our image.

There we are. Now then, Colin, what is the most obscure state that voted for Barack Obama?

-You say Ba-rack Obama.

-I say Ba-rack Obama. What do you say?

-Is that generally considered...?

-We've got some Americans in. Barack or Ba-rack?

-Ba-rack!

-Ba-rack!

-Ba-rack.

-Now we've got to say Ba-rack the whole way through!

OK, if we edit that bit out, everyone will say, "Why is he saying Ba-rack?!"

-Ba-rack.

-Ba-rack. That's hilarious.

I did a voiceover with an American producer who was really nice.

He said, "Alexander, do you shorten your name at all, Alexander?"

I said people call me Xander. He said, "Zonder?"

And for the rest of the session he said, "Zonder..." I said, "It's fine. You don't have to..."

Colin, what is the most obscure state that voted for Barack Obama that you can think of?

I think I know quite a few of these, but I'll go for New Hampshire.

New Hampshire. Let's see if that's right and how many said it.

Absolutely right.

Four!

APPLAUSE

Very well done indeed, Colin. That's got us going.

Considered a swing state, but voted Democrat in 3 of the last 4 elections.

-OK, Lily.

-Yes. I was a bit worried when US politics came up,

-but this isn't too bad. I'm going to go with Vermont.

-You'll go with Vermont.

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

It's absolutely right.

Six!

-Very well played. Six for Vermont.

-Yes, it's been Democrat since 1992 when Clinton won

over Bush. It used to be Republican through history, except for once, but he won it by a mile.

OK now, Ken...

Yeah, I'm going to go with... Delaware.

Delaware, says Ken. Delaware. Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

Three!

-Very, very well done, Ken. This is good!

-Everyone's doing well.

I told you. In some shows, this would have caused some trouble, but these guys have no trouble.

Another state that used to be staunchly Republican. Now Democrat.

Now then, Ellie.

I was a bit worried when this came up, but from that map I know a few. It's which is the most obscure.

I'm going to go with...Maine.

Maine, says Ellie. Shall we see if that's right and how many said it?

Absolutely right.

Thirteen!

Thirteen for Maine.

Yeah, another good answer. Obama beat McCain by 18% there in 2008.

We're halfway through. Let's take a look at the scores. Some fabulous low scores there.

Three the lowest so far. Ken and David looking strong.

Up to four, Colin and Dot. Up to six for Lily and Steve.

And then up to Ellie and Emily on 13. That's still a fantastic score, but no getting away from it -

you are the high scorers. You need a nice, low-scoring answer.

Best of luck. Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, so we are looking for US states that voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Now then, Emily, the high scorers on 13.

Seemingly I only know southern states, which tend not to be Barack's biggest fan,

so I think I'll guess at a northern state and go for Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, says Emily. No red line. You just have to hope this goes down as far as it can.

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

Oh, bad luck, Emily!

Bad luck. Our first incorrect answer of the round. That scores the maximum of 100 points.

It takes your total up to an unbeatable 113, Richard?

-Really sorry. Not a state.

-Oh!

-There's your problem.

Now then, David, you're through, but see if you can find a low-scoring state.

One that came to mind straight away and then it came up blue on the map was Rhode Island.

Rhode Island, says David. Is it right? How many said it?

Absolutely right.

Three!

Very well played, David. Takes you up to six.

Well played, David. Another solid win for Obama by about 30%. Very strong up in that corner.

-Now then, Steve. You're also through.

-I was considering something very iffy earlier,

-so as it stands I can just go with Florida.

-OK, Florida.

Is it right? How many people said Florida?

Absolutely right.

39 for Florida.

Yes, safe and sound, Steve. You did what you had to do.

Considered the ultimate swing state now, especially after what happened in 2000.

-So, Dot...

-This isn't a good category for me.

The good news is you're through, even if you score 100.

So I'm going to take a punt. Colin said New Hampshire. I'm going to say New Brunswick.

New Brunswick. Is that right? How many people said it if it is?

Bad luck. An incorrect answer scores 100 points. Couldn't matter less.

Your total's 104. Richard?

Sorry, Dot. The reason we took New Hampshire and not New Brunswick

is New Hampshire is in America and New Brunswick's in Canada, so...

-I disallowed it.

-I think that's right. The right decision.

Do you think? There's only one pointless answer on the board.

I'll give you that and some low scorers as well.

Very well done anybody at home who said Iowa. Iowa is the pointless answer.

Let's take a look at it on the map. Other low scorers - Indiana would have scored one,

Minnesota would have scored two, Pennsylvania two. Very well done if you got any of those low ones.

Let's take a look at the biggest scorers now that most people said.

New York would have scored you 37, New York State.

Florida we just had from Steve. 39.

And California, 43.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So the losing pair with the highest score, I'm sorry, is Emily and Ellie. Bad luck, bad luck.

We had Milwaukee there. Our first incorrect answer.

-Good punt.

-It was a gamble.

-It was a gamble. And you had to do that, as the high scorers.

But we have to say goodbye to you. We'll see you again next time.

Thanks very much for playing, Emily and Ellie!

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

And so four pairs become three pairs and three pairs will become two pairs at the end of this round.

Ken and David, it's probably not you.

You played so well. Very good American geography there.

-Some lovely low-scoring answers. Do you know North America well?

-I've never been. David has.

I remember those sorts of states from school, I think.

-I lived in Canada for a couple of years.

-Anywhere near New Brunswick?

-No, Calgary, Alberta.

Right you are. Lily and Steve, pretty good. Lily - Vermont.

Lovely answer there. And Colin and Dot were great... apart from New Brunswick.

Anything could happen in Round Two. Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category is...UK sitcoms.

UK sitcoms. Can you all decide who's going to go first and who's going second?

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

OK, the question concerns... sitcom characters and their actors.

-Sitcom characters and their actors. Richard?

-We're going to show you 12 sitcom characters in this round.

Just tell us which actor played that character, please.

An obscure answer scores fewer points. An incorrect one is 100.

See how many you can get at home.

So we are looking for the actors who played these characters from sitcoms. We've got...

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Six sitcom characters.

Dot, I need you to give me the actor who played the most obscure of those that the fewest people would know.

It's looking a good board to me. I'm just wondering. I'm choosing between a couple of them.

I think we'll go with Harold Steptoe...

-was Wilfrid Brambell.

-Wilfrid Brambell, says Dot. Wilfrid Brambell.

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

It's the other one, isn't it?

-Bad luck, Dot. I'm afraid that's incorrect and you score 100 points.

-Sorry, Dot.

-He played Albert Steptoe.

-Thanks, Richard. Lily?

That takes a bit of pressure off because I only know the obvious ones. I'll go with Victor Meldrew

-and Richard Wilson.

-Richard Wilson, says Lily. Is that right? How many said it?

It is right.

Eleven!

Nothing obvious about that score. A nice low score for Richard Wilson.

-A surprisingly low answer.

-Isn't it?

-I'm not quite sure how to express my disbelief at that.

-I...don't credit it, maybe.

-I can't comprehend it.

I can't comprehend it. Thanks, Richard. Now then, Ken,

you're the last person so you could take us through all the answers.

Gary Strang... I might struggle with that one.

Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton is in there somewhere, but she won't come out.

Frank Spencer is Michael Crawford,

Derek Trotter is David Jason,

but I'll go for Harold Steptoe and Harry H Corbett.

Harry H Corbett says Ken. Let's see if that's right and how many people knew that answer.

Absolutely right.

One! Ken, that's a brilliant answer. Very, very well done indeed.

-Once again, Ken and David show their supremacy. Brilliant answer.

-Very well played.

Dot knew that as well. Harry H Corbett in the wonderful series written by Galton and Simpson.

-Let's take a look at the rest of the board. Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton is...

-Penelope Keith.

Absolutely right. 15. From To The Manor Born.

Frank Spencer, Michael Crawford. 18.

-Derek Trotter, David Jason. It would have scored 33 only.

-Wow.

-Isn't that amazing?

-Because he's not called Del Boy, perhaps?

-Maybe.

-And Gary Strang scored three points. Do you know that?

-Martin Clunes!

-In Men Behaving Badly.

But Harry H Corbett was the best answer on that board.

We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores. Ken and David, one. Lovely low score there.

No pressure on you, I'd say, David. Then we come up to 11, where we find Lily and Steve. Pretty safe.

Oh, dear. Dot and Colin, you are way out in front, but anything might happen.

You'll need to score low, Colin. Best of luck. Can the second players please take their places now?

OK, we'll put six more sitcom characters on the board.

-We have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. We're looking for the names of the actors who played them.

David, you'll try to find the one the fewest people knew.

I didn't know his first name was Rupert, but I'm going for Rigsby and Leonard Rossiter.

Leonard Rossiter, says David. Let's see if that's right and how many said it.

Here's your red line. Very high. Let's see how far down it goes.

Absolutely right.

18.

18 for Leonard Rossiter takes your total to 19.

Another very good answer. He gave up a career in insurance to become an actor.

-Sort of like the opposite of you.

-Yeah, true!

He went on to star in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as well.

-Two much-loved sitcoms.

-There we are. Now then, Steve.

The high scorers are Colin and Dot. If you can score 88 or less, you are through to the next round.

Yes. I've decided to play Basil Fawlty, John Cleese.

John Cleese, Basil Fawlty. Is that right? How many said it?

There's your read line. Nice and high.

You're through.

58.

58 takes your total up to 69. Richard?

Have you noticed that Lily is so good, all Steve has to do is stand there and give an obvious answer?

-Isn't it great when your kids start paying off?

-I taught her well.

After all that effort, sleepless nights, finally they give something back. Steve, you're a hero.

-Thank you.

-Colin...

I have grave news. You are the high scorers, even before your doubtless brilliant answer.

-But you're the last person, so talk us through it. Fill in all the blanks.

-Oh, that's difficult.

I actually knew the two we've got and I'm desperately trying to think who Alf Garnett was.

I used to watch Till Death Us Do Part, but I've gone blank.

Oh... Well, I know it's not right, but Felicity Kendall.

-For one of them.

-As Alf Garnett, yeah.

Felicity Kendall as... Who do you want to nominate?

-We'll go for Gladys Pugh.

-Gladys Pugh, Felicity Kendall.

Is that right? And how many people said it?

Oh!

Bad luck, bad luck. An incorrect answer scores you the maximum 100 points.

It takes your total up to 200.

-Richard?

-Sorry, Colin. You had to say something.

Shall I tell you who played Alf Garnett? Warren Mitchell. It would have scored 15 points.

-Hyacinth Bucket?

-Patricia Routledge.

-Absolutely. Would have scored 13.

Gladys Pugh?

-Ruth Madoc.

-Absolutely right. In Hi-De-Hi. Scored five.

-And the best answer on the board. Tim Bisley?

-I'm going to kick myself.

-Simon Pegg in Spaced.

-Oh, Spaced!

-Would have scored one point.

Well done if you got all twelve.

I thought it was Tim from The Office when I looked at it.

-Martin Freeman. Yeah. Simon Pegg.

-I got it wrong.

-There we are.

You got it wrong! He got it wrong!

-No, I got it right.

-He got it right!

Thanks, Richard. So our losing pair with the highest score is Colin and Dot.

-Oh, dear, oh, dear. Our newest members of the 200 Club as well.

-We are.

Aww. Well, listen. They're quite tough, those boards.

-If you don't know... You knew Patricia Routledge and Warren Mitchell.

-I did.

-It's very hard.

Yeah.

We'll see you again next time. Thanks very much for playing, Colin and Dot.

But for the remaining two pairs we enter the Head to Head.

Congratulations, Ken and David, Lily and Steve.

You are only one round away from the chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £9,250!

You'll now go head to head and the first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot.

You are now allowed to confer and can start playing as a team.

Lily and Steve, you were here last time and you were the low scorers.

This time you've been usurped by Ken and David. There they are.

Amazing play from you. You are on fire today.

Low scorers in every round. How do you feel, Lily and Steve?

If we're the highest scorers this time and it went wrong last time, hopefully it'll be opposite now.

-She might be right. Steve, time to pull your socks up.

-We're not behind. We're just tucked in.

I'll be the judge of that. Steve, Lily's carrying you. She's been carrying you all this show.

-And it's a heavy load.

-Yeah. Time to pull you socks up.

-Guilty as charged.

Let's play the Head to Head.

Here comes your first question. And it concerns...flowers.

-Flowers, Richard.

-We're going to show you five anagrams of common names for flowers.

Can you unscramble these anagrams and give us the most obscure?

-OK, let's reveal our five flower anagrams. We have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

Ken and David, you've played best so you get to go first.

THEY CONFER

OK. Red Navel...lavender.

Red Navel, lavender, say Ken and David. Lily and Steve, talk us through it.

OK, we've got lavender, orchid, daffodil, tulip and we think for the top one...

We think it's Sweet William.

-Yeah, Sweet William we'll go for.

-Sweet William.

-Sweet William.

Ken and David, you said lavender. How many people said lavender?

Absolutely right.

19.

Lily and Steve have gone for Sweet William.

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

It IS right.

19's what you have to beat.

And you've done it! Very well done indeed. Four!

-Did Steve come up with that one?

-He did. He's redeemed himself.

Very well done. Lily and Steve are up one-nil.

Well played. Best answer up there. Nothing the guys could have done.

Kate Middleton had some Sweet William in her bridal bouquet.

-That's nice.

-Sweet. Let's go through the rest.

Lily's taken us through them. Tulip would have scored you 84 points.

Offal Did, daffodil. That would have scored 75.

And Rich Do is orchid. That would have scored you 34. Well done if you got all five.

Thanks very much. Here comes your second question. Ken and David, you have to win to stay in the game.

The second question concerns... John Lennon. John Lennon. Richard?

-Five clues to facts about John Lennon. Which is most obscure?

-OK, let's reveal our five clues.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

Five facts about John Lennon. Lily and Steve, you go first.

THEY CONFER

OK. We're going to say that the name of his eldest son was Julian.

Julian. Julian, his eldest son. Ken and David, talk us through the board.

His first posthumous UK number one single we THINK was Imagine.

We think his first band was The Quarrymen.

He married Yoko Ono in '69.

And we don't know anything about Nowhere Boy.

So we're going to go for - and hope it's right - his first band was The Quarrymen.

You say The Quarrymen was his first band.

OK, in the order they were given. Lily and Steve said Julian. Is that right? How many people said Julian?

Absolutely right.

-47.

-That's quite high.

47 for Julian. The Quarrymen, say Ken and David, was the first band he was in.

Is that right? How many people said The Quarrymen?

Oh! Very well done. It's done what it needed to do. 13. Brilliant.

Ken and David, very well done. You're back in the game.

-It's one-all. Richard?

-Well played, Ken and David. Three of that band still play together,

-as John Lennon's Original Quarrymen.

-Really?

-Yes. Rod Davis, Len Garry and Colin Hanton.

-That's brilliant.

-The woman he married was Yoko Ono. It would have scored you 76 points.

The actor who played him was Aaron Johnson - three points.

His first posthumous UK number one single. You said Imagine. That would have scored 100 points.

-It's a one-point answer. Any idea?

-Starting Over.

-(Just Like) Starting Over. Absolutely right.

Best answer on the board. Well done.

OK, here comes your third question. This is the decider. It concerns...

films with a country in their title. Whoever wins this goes through to the final. Richard?

We'll show you a list of five films now with one word missing and that word is a country.

I don't need to say "a sovereign state that's a member of the UN", although I have just said it.

-OK, let's reveal our five film titles. We have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five film titles with the name of a country missing.

Ken and David, you go first.

THEY CONFER

We're going to go for If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, say Ken and David. Lily and Steve, talk us through it.

We've got From Russia With Love, Good Morning Vietnam, Hotel Rwanda and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen.

Steve thinks Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. I think Hotel Rwanda. That's what I was thinking before.

-So we'll say Hotel Rwanda.

-OK. Hotel Rwanda and you're hoping that will get lower than Belgium.

OK, Ken and David, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. Is it right? How many said it?

Absolutely right.

Nine!

Very well done, Ken and David. That's a low score.

Lily and Steve have said Hotel Rwanda. Let's see if that's right and if it can beat a score of nine.

Hotel Rwanda. How many said it?

It's right.

How far down is it going to go?

Oh, 16!

Bad luck, Lily and Steve. There's nothing you could have done there.

Ken and David, well done. After three questions, you are through to the final, 2-1. Richard?

We predicted a terrific show. The best two answers on the board.

Very well played, both teams.

Nothing you could have done. Have you seen If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium?

-No.

-You just remembered the title.

-We're both of that sort of era.

-I could remember a film called that.

-Isn't it funny, the things that help you out in life?

From Russia With Love would have scored you 86 points.

Good Morning Vietnam would have scored 79 points.

And you were right to go to Hotel Rwanda. Salmon Fishing In The Yemen would have scored 41.

Thanks very much, Richard. So our losing pair is Lily and Steve.

-Gutted.

-Oh. You played so well. Head to Head in both shows.

I'm really sorry we have to say goodbye. Three great answers there.

Absolutely fantastic. Nothing you could have done. Brilliant contestants, Lily and Steve!

But for Ken and Dave it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Ken and David. You fought off all the competition to win our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot, which stands at £9,250.

AUDIENCE "Oooh!"

You have done so well. You were brilliant in the last show and you've gone all the way now.

-The jackpot's a little bigger. How are you feeling?

-Great.

-Better.

I should hope so! They're always tough, these jackpot rounds.

They require specific knowledge, but you are more than averagely equipped with that.

To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer. We haven't had any today.

Find one and you leave with the money. First, choose a category.

Your choice of categories are...

-It's not going to be pop stars or Katie Price.

-It certainly isn't. British actors, maybe.

-Scottish footballers...

-No.

-Probably not.

-Yeah, I fancy art.

-Let's go for it. Art.

OK, let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

as many artists who designed posters for the 2012 Olympics as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any artists who designed an official poster for the 2012 Olympic

or Paralympic Games. Best of luck.

OK. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers. All you need to win that £9,250

-is for just one to be pointless. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

Your time starts now.

-They've obviously got to be alive so Tracey Emin...

-Yeah.

-Damien Hirst.

-Who was the lady who did the Big Ben thing in different colours?

-It was a quarter of Big Ben...

-No idea.

-Somebody Moss, maybe.

No.

Could be, but I don't know.

Hockney?

I...don't know. I haven't seen any of the posters, I don't think.

-So it makes it a bit difficult.

-Damien Hirst's more a sculptor.

-Well, he is, but...

-You never know.

-Em...

Hockney's a possibility, isn't he?

Yeah. I can't think of anybody else.

-I can't think of anybody...

-10 seconds left.

-..particularly who would do the Paralympics.

No.

So there's Hockney, Hirst...

-Emin.

-Yeah.

-OK, your time is up.

Artists who designed posters for the 2012 Olympics. I now need your three answers.

-Tracey Emin.

-Tracey Emin.

-David Hockney.

-David Hockney.

-And Damien Hirst.

-OK, there are your three answers. Which do you reckon is your best punt?

-Probably Hockney.

-Hockney.

-OK, we'll put Hockney last.

-Which is your least likely?

-Go on.

-I would say Tracey Emin.

OK, let's put those up on the board in that order.

So we are looking for artists who designed posters for the London 2012 Olympics. Your first answer,

the least likely to be pointless, is Tracey Emin.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £9,250. So let's find out.

Tracey Emin. Is it right? How many people said it?

-Absolutely right!

-Good grief!

You thought this was your least likely answer to be pointless.

It's still going down. Down into the 20s.

16!

-We got one right!

-Not bad. It's not a bad score, 16.

-No.

Sadly, at this stage of the game, we only want pointless answers.

So everything is riding on your last two answers for you to win that jackpot of £9,250.

Ken, what would you do with that?

I've taken quite a liking for taking budget flights around eastern Europe, so I could go on several.

-You could go on a lot!

-I certainly could.

-Very good.

-David, how about you?

-I'm off to see my daughter in Australia

-so it would be a nice pot of spending money for that and her wedding.

-Congratulations for that.

OK, very best of luck. Let's hope one of these wins that jackpot for you.

Artists who designed posters for the 2012 Olympics. Let's hope nobody said your next answer.

Damien Hirst, for £9,250. Is it pointless?

Oh!

An incorrect answer, I'm afraid.

Not Damien Hirst. You only have one more chance for today's jackpot.

Everything rides on David Hockney. We're looking for artists who designed posters for the Olympics.

This was your most confident shot. It has to be right and pointless

for £9,250. How many people said David Hockney?

Oh, bad luck!

Bad luck. Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that pointless answer but you still take home the trophy.

-Very well done for that.

-Thank you.

-A tough category, that one. Richard?

-That is tough luck after two very good shows.

Tracey Emin is the highest scorer. Hers said, "You inspire me with your determination. I love you."

David Hockney did do a poster for the 1972 Olympics, but not this one.

To get any of the pointless answers, you need to know UK modern art.

Let's take a look at a few. Some people at home will get these.

Bob and Roberta Smith, the working name of Patrick Brill,

Bridget Riley, also pointless, Fiona Banner. She's done a poster called Superhuman Nude.

Gary Hume, two of the elder statesmen of British art - Howard Hodgkin, Michael Craig-Martin.

And Sarah Morris did Big Ben 2012. All of those are pointless answers in a very tough category.

-Really tough. Did you know any of those?

-I'd seen the Sarah Morris one on the Tube.

The Big Ben one. But I hadn't taken enough notice of her name. I thought it was Moss.

Nearly there. That's unfortunate.

-I hadn't heard of any.

-That's a relief. I think!

-It is.

So we have to say goodbye. It's been brilliant having you.

Brilliant contestants. Thank you so much for playing.

Well, Ken and David didn't win our jackpot so it rolls over

when we will be playing for £10,250.

-Join us then to see if someone can win it. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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