0:00:22 > 0:00:25Thank you very much. Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong
0:00:25 > 0:00:28and welcome to Pointless, the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Let's meet today's players.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38And first we welcome back Ben and Roger, who were on the show last time.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final, this is your second and final chance.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- Now, Ben, remind us how you know Roger.- He's my father.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47And Roger, remind us what happened last time.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Well, we came unstuck
0:00:49 > 0:00:52on the top 40s from the 1960s.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56That's right. What do you like to get up to in your spare time, Roger?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Eating is good.- Eating.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- So food things would be good. - I like curry.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- I'm good with spices.- OK, spices.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Yes. Spices is good. - These all might turn into good Pointless categories.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Ben, do you have any other hobbies?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Yes, I play American football for my university.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Right.- So I've finished the season for this year.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Does that mean you follow American football generally?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Not very well, but I would know enough.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Enough, OK. Well, good to have you back, Ben and Roger. Very best of luck to you.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Let's hope we see more of you than we did last time.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And next we welcome Kris and Lynn. Now, Kris, how do you two know each other?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32A few years ago I worked in Luxembourg
0:01:32 > 0:01:36and they asked me to come over to London to start working in London
0:01:36 > 0:01:39for a commodity broker, and that's how I met Lynn's husband,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42so that's how we meet...met. Sorry.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44OK, whose idea was it to come on Pointless?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- It was mine.- It was yours?- Yes.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50How good are you, for example, on music from the '60s?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Are you good on that? - It depends what kind of music.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I am a huge Eurovision fanatic,
0:01:55 > 0:02:00so if Eurovision comes up from the '60s, I think I would do rather OK.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03OK. You're very big on Eurovision.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Lynn, what are you hoping is going to come up?- I like history.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Yep.- I'm also a tennis fan.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Also I set quizzes,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I love, sort of, general knowledge and things like that.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Very good indeed. Best of luck to you Kris and Lynn.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- A warm welcome to the show. - Thank you.- Next we welcome Laura and Dane.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Now, how do you two know each other, Laura?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24We've been together for a while now.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Too long.- Too long? Dane?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Well, probably, that sounds about right. I do drive her crazy, so...- Yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Where did you meet, Dane?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Well, we went to university together.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40And we actually met when I left my Facebook account unattended
0:02:40 > 0:02:44and Laura posted a cheeky status on it and we got talking then
0:02:44 > 0:02:46and things just moved on from there.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49What do you like to get up to in your spare time, Dane?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I do a lot of writing. I write fiction, poetry and stuff,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and I play guitar as well and write music and things like that.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58OK, so music, literature,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- these are all going to be strong areas for you?- Yeah.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Anything you'd hate to see come up, Laura?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I'm not big on geography or history.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Right you are, OK. Very best of luck to you, Laura and Dane. Warm welcome to the show.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14And finally we welcome Alex and James. How do you two know each other?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17We're friends from school, originally.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I remember Alex not liking me a lot at the start of our friendship,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- but no, we went on to be good friends.- Is that true, Alex?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- I would deny it in public, but... - No, it's definitely true.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Alex, what do you hope is going to come up today?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- I quite like geography.- Yeah.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35History. I've got quite a good general knowledge.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38But if there was one dream category,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I'm a massive fan of The Sopranos. So something about that.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- OK, something about The Sopranos would be fantastic. - But I can't see it happening.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47It could happen. James, how about you?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I imagine birds of the British Isles, I think that would be a good one.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Really? Are you a twitcher?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56No, but I think my dad is. Don't tell anyone.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- You think your dad is?- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01He just spends a lot of time out in the woods?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- So you hope your dad is.- Yeah.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07There are different activities that he could be up to.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10OK, well a warm welcome to you, Alex and James. Very, very best of luck to you.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15There's only one person left for me to introduce,
0:04:15 > 0:04:16a man who is really intelligent,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20but imagine if he actually finished his education and wasn't expelled for fighting?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Now.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- We've got this big jackpot, haven't we? And no one can win it.- Yes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Record-breaking. - Record-breaking jackpot.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- The biggest ever jackpot. - Largest jackpot we've ever had.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44We are desperate to give it away. Please, somebody win it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46There's a lot of money. We've got one returning pair,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Ben and Roger, we didn't see a huge amount of them last time,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- so it's a fairly open field, I would say.- Thanks very much, Richard.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58To get to the final round and be in with a chance of winning our jackpot,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01our contestants need to find the answers those 100 couldn't think of.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04So the fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05the fewer points you'll score.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08What everyone's trying to do is to find a pointless answer,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16As Richard said, nobody won the jackpot last time,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19so we add another £1,000 to that. So today's jackpot starts off at...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30APPLAUSE
0:05:35 > 0:05:38In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43so try and make sure that's not you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45OK, our first category today is...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And, whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02OK, and our question concerns...
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Fictional Educators. Richard.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11We're going to show you the names of seven fictional educators on each pass.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15You need to tell us in which book, film or TV programme they appeared, please.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20When they're part of a series, just give the name of the series or the first instalment of that series.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23But seven on each pass. Which film, book or TV programme are they from?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27There's going to be 14 in all to have a go at at home, so very best of luck.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29OK. Thanks, Richard. Now then, Ben and Roger,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33you all drew lots before the show and today you are going to go first.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36So our first board of educators reads like this...
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I'll read those all one last time.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01There we are, seven fictional educators.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03You need to give me the works they appeared in, and, obviously,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07need to give me the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew, Roger.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I will go for the first one.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Mr Mayika...Maygai,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I would say, is...
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Mr Mageika And The Magic Instruments.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Mr Miyagi And The Magic Instruments...- Something like that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27..says Roger. Let's see if that's right. Mr Miyagi And The Magic Instruments.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Let's see if that right and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Bad luck, Roger. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38scoring you the maximum of 100 points.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Sorry, Roger. I'll give you the correct answer at the end of this round.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Lynn, Lynn. How's that board for you?
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Not too bad.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52I'll go for Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Matilda.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Matilda, says Lynn for Miss Agatha Trunchbull.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Let's see if that right. Let's see how many people knew that answer.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Absolutely right.
0:08:11 > 0:08:1226 for Matilda.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Well played, Lynn. Good start. From the book by Roald Dahl, then a film
0:08:16 > 0:08:20and now a very successful West End musical as well.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Dane.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I only know one of them for sure. There's one that I could guess at,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28but I'm going to play it safe
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and go for Mr Miyagi, and that was The Karate Kid.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Mr Miyagi, The Karate Kid, says Dane. Let's see if that right
0:08:34 > 0:08:37and, if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. The Karate Kid.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Absolutely right.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Yes, a big score, isn't it? Everyone loves Mr Miyagi.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- Alex.- The only one that I knew was Mr Miyagi.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01So I'm going to have to take a complete stab in the dark.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I've looked down and I just can't figure any of them out.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08So I'm going to take a wild stab at Miss Hoolie being from Byker Grove.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Miss Hoolie from Byker Grove, says Alex. Byker Grove, Miss Hoolie.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Is that right? How many people knew that answer if it is?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Bad luck, Alex. Great answer.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Sadly, a wrong answer scores you the maximum of 100 points.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Unlucky, Alex. Let's go through the rest of the board.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's a lovely board cos there's something for everyone here.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34They're all from very different genres, really.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35So if we start with Miss Hoolie.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Miss Hoolie's from Balamory,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39as I'm sure lots of children,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and lots of parents of children will have got.
0:09:41 > 0:09:4315 points that would have scored you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Now, John Stape is from Coronation Street.
0:09:45 > 0:09:4730 points that would have scored you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50He's the one who kidnapped Rosie and kept her in his grandmother's attic for five weeks.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Susan Kennedy is from Neighbours.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55A teacher and then principal at Erinsborough High School,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57would have scored 32 points, so another big score.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Grantly Budgen is from Waterloo Road.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Would have scored you 12.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04And the last one, John Keating, do you know that?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08You'll know the film and the character, played by Robin Williams,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- in Dead Poets Society. - Dead Poets Society. - That would have scored one point.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Very well done to anyone who got all seven of those.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Our 100 did fairly well. Mr Miyagi, the highest scorer of all.- Yeah.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- He'd be delighted, wouldn't he? - Very pleased with that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Very pleased. Thank you, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25We're halfway through the round.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Our best score of the pass, 26,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30was Lynn's answer there, Matilda.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Very well done there. Lynn and Kris looking pretty strong at this stage.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Then up to 40, where we find Dane and Laura.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Then up to 100 where Alex and James, and Roger and Ben are to be found.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41So Ben and James,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44it's a tussle between the pair of you.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46So we need some low scoring from you both.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48We'll come back down the line now.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56OK, we're going to put seven more fictional educators on the board
0:10:56 > 0:10:58and here they come. We've got...
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'll read those all one last time.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27There we are. Remember, we are looking for the fictional works in which these educators appeared.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31James, you're going to try and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- You are the high scorers on 100. - Yes, I know a few.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Just trying to think which one would be best to go for.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I think I will go for Edna Krabappel from The Simpsons.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45The Simpsons, says James. There's no red line for you,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47as you're the joint high scorers. Let's see if that's right.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Let's see how many people said Edna Krabappel, The Simpsons.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Absolutely right.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Very well done indeed. Best score so far.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Takes your total up to 119.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Good answer. Might have saved yourself there.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Edna Krabappel, who's Bart's fourth grade teacher.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Now then, Laura, you're on 40,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16the high scorers on 119 are James and Alex.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18If you can score 78 or less,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20you are through to the next round.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I only know two from this list
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and I think they're both going to be quite high-scoring,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28but I'm going to go with Ross Geller and Friends.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Ross Geller, Friends, says Laura.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Here is your red line. If you can get below that with Friends, you are through to the next round.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Let's see if it's right, and let's see how many people said Friends.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Absolutely right.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Well done, takes your total up to 80.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Well played, Laura safe and sound. He is a lecturer in palaeontology at NYU.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Now then, Kris. You are on 26.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01The high scorers remain James and Alex on 119.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04You want to be scoring 92 or less with this answer.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Well, I'm very, very happy. I knew three, two have been said before.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10So there's only one that I recognise
0:13:10 > 0:13:12and it's one of my favourite series of all time,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16and it's Dorothy, out of The Golden Girls.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18The Golden Girls you are saying for Dorothy Zbornak.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Let's see if that's right. Here's your red line.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23If you get below that, you're through to the next round.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Golden Girls.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Absolutely right. You're through.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Very well done there, Kris.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That takes your total up to 30.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Well done, Kris. Played by Bea Arthur, of course.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Kris is our first ever Flem on the show.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Yeah.- Did you know that? We've never had a Flem on before.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Whoo-hoo!- That's good.- Yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Ben, the high scorers on 119 are James and Alex.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59You're on 100. You have to score 18 or less to stay in the game.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03There's two I know. I'm very unsure of one and sure of the other.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05But I think the sure one won't score less than 19.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I'm going to go with Sue Sylvester, Glee.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Sue Sylvester, Glee, says Ben.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Here's your red line, it's quite low.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17If Glee gets you below that, you are through to the next round.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Let's find out. Glee. How many people said it? Is it right?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25It is right.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Oh no!
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Ben, that scores 20.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Alex and James are on 119.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Bad luck, bad luck. Richard.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46It doesn't get closer than that, does it? Really tough luck.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50She plays Sue Sylvester, the head cheerleading coach in Glee.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- What was the other one you might have gone for?- I was going to say Kindergarten Cop.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- For?- Detective John Kimble. - Well, that's the correct answer,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Detective John Kimble, he's from Kindergarten Cop.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Would have scored you 6 points.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Very, very sorry about that. Would have been a terrific answer.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Let's take a look at the other two.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Minerva McGonagall, from the Harry Potter series, of course.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, the first one of those.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Would have scored you 30 points. And the other one on the board there,
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Mrs McClusky from Grange Hill, of course, would have scored you 19.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Very well done to anyone who got all seven of those.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24If you got all 14 of them, very impressive indeed.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Thanks very much. So, at the end of our first round,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30the pair with the highest score who will be leaving us, it's Ben and Roger, our returning pair.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Oh, Ben!- So close, so close, but yet so far.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It's the way the cookie crumbles.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Well, you had a choice of how to crumble that cookie.- I know,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- I should have gone for it. - Yeah, you should have done.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Well, Ben and Roger, great having you on the show.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you far too soon,
0:15:46 > 0:15:48but thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54But, for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Now, sadly, at the end of this round, another pair will be leaving us.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04So I would say, Kris and Lynn, on the strength of that last round,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08it's probably not going to be you. Amazing answering there.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Lovely low scores.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Laura and Dane, pretty solid performance.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Alex and James, whoo!
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Indeed.- Actually, no, James, you were fine. Alex.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Yeah.- Fair enough.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Time for you to step up to the plate, I think.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Yeah, James carried you through that round.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Very, very best of luck to all three pairs.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Our category for Round Two is...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:16:48 > 0:16:52...as they could. English football division winners, Richard.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55We're looking for the name of any team that's finished as winners
0:16:55 > 0:16:57of any of the top four divisions in English football.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Any time from the 1999/2000 season
0:17:00 > 0:17:03through to the end of 2011. Very, very best of luck.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- So, Lynn.- Oh dear.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- You first.- Yes.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16I think I'll have to go for my local team, West Ham United.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18West Ham, says Lynn. Let's see if that's right
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said it. West Ham.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Bad luck, Lynn. An incorrect answer, I'm afraid,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30means you score the maximum answer of 100 points.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- I'm sorry.- That's OK.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Recently promoted back up to the Premiership,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37they haven't won any of the four leagues in that time, I'm afraid.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Laura.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I know nothing about football.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'm going to have to make a guess.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I'll just go with Manchester City.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Manchester City, says Laura.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Manchester City. Let's see if that's right. How many of our 100 people said it?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Absolutely right, Laura.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Good guessing.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Manchester City.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Well done, Laura. That's a particularly low score because this poll was up to the end of 2011,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19so their recent Premiership victory wasn't counted in it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23So that actually goes for the 2001/2002 win that they had.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm going to note that down as lucky.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Who cares, good answer, great score. Alex.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34What's the most obscure team you can think of
0:18:34 > 0:18:36that's won a top four league?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I feel I can redeem myself after that first round.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I'm going to play it quite safe,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43knowing that there's already a 100 score.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45My team is Nottingham Forest,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47we haven't won anything in absolute years,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50but I know that a couple of years ago they were pushing for promotion,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and Newcastle actually won the Championship that year.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55So I'll say Newcastle United.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Newcastle United, says Alex. Let's see if that's right,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Let's see how many people said Newcastle United.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Absolutely right.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Very well done, Alex.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Well played, Alex. Much more like it. Yeah, they won the Championship in 2009/2010, that season.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Well, we're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Four, Laura, the very best score of the pass.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29So Laura and Dane looking very strong at this stage.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Then up to seven, where we find Alex and James,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35then way up to 100, where we find Lynn and Kris.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Kris, I don't know how good your football knowledge is.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Not very good.- Well, you're going to have to dig very, very deep into it,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43is all I'm going to say. We need a very low score from you.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45We hope that's enough to keep you in the game. Best of luck.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47We'll come back down the line now.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56OK, so we are looking for teams that have won the top four leagues of English football,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59from 2000 to 2011.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01James, you're on seven.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03The high scorers on 100 are Kris and Lynn.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05If you can score 92 or less,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07you are through to the next round.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Sport isn't my favourite of rounds,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13but I'm pretty confident that...
0:20:14 > 0:20:18..Derby County actually have won and got promoted a few years ago,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20so I think I'm going to go for Derby County.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Derby County, says James. Here is your red line.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Get below that with Derby County, you're through to the head-to-head.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Let's see, is it right? How many people said it if it is?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Bad luck, James. An incorrect answer,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I'm sorry to say, scoring you the maximum of 100 points,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39which takes your total up to 107.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Sorry. No Derby County. There's been promotions and relegations,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45but no actual wins in any of those leagues.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Dane, you're looking for any teams who've won the top four leagues
0:20:48 > 0:20:50of English football, from 2000 to 2011.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53The high scorers on 107 are James and Alex.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55They are out of your reach - even if you score 100 points,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- you won't overtake that score. - Right.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I'm just going to go for quite a random, low-league team.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06And I will guess at...
0:21:07 > 0:21:10..Hartlepool United.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Hartlepool United. - Might as well have a go.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Might as well. Let's see, Hartlepool United.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Let's see if it's right and, if it is, how many people said it?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Bad luck, Dane, worth a punt.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Sadly it's incorrect, scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 104.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Richard.- Absolutely worth a punt. It's a perfectly good answer.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Again, they've been promoted, they've been relegated,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35but haven't won any of those leagues in this time period.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So then, Kris, you're on 100.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The high scorers on 107 are James and Alex.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41If you can score six or less,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43you will go through to the head-to-head.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I know absolutely nothing about football.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now, about 15 years ago, I arrived in England
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and I went a little bit more up north
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and I stayed in a place which was called Preston to learn English,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00and so that's going to be my answer. Preston.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I hope they have a football team, I'm not really sure.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So I say Preston.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08OK, Preston, says Kris. Preston.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12There is your red line, let's see if you can get below that red line.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15If you do, with Preston, you are through to the head-to-head.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Let's find out, Preston. How many people said Preston?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Absolutely right, Kris.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29And you've done it! And it's pointless!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:33 > 0:22:35That's a pointless answer.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It adds £250 to today's jackpot, takes the total up to...
0:22:42 > 0:22:44And it scores you nothing.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48It keeps your total at 100.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50You are the lowest scorers of that round,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Kris and Lynn, unbelievable. Richard.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Wow, they really taught you to speak English, didn't they? That's impressive.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00There are other pointless answers, but they were the most obscure answer,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04cos they've won as far back as possible in our little time frame, in the year 2000.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06It's a very, very, very good answer. Well played.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Preston North End. - Thank you, Preston.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12So Preston North End, a brilliant pointless answer, but let's take a look at some more.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16All of these, apart from two, won the lowest flight of British football,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18which was called Division Three, then became League Two,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21There's a couple of exceptions. Let's take a look at all of them.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Carlisle United, they won the bottom flight in 2006.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Doncaster Rovers won it in 2004.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30MK Dons, they won it in 2008.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Plymouth Argyle have had two promotions. They won the lowest flight of British football,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38they also won the third flight as well. They won that in 2002 and 2004.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Preston North End we've heard.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Rushden and Diamonds, they won in 2003.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Southend United, they won the third flight of English football.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49They won that in 2006.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52And Walsall and Yeovil Town, also both pointless answers.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53And Brentford would have been pointless.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Very well done if you said any of those at home.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57And what were our high scorers?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00The high scorers, the ones that most of our 100 people said.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Man City, not in it, because this was done before they won the Premiership, so that was a low score.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06But Arsenal would have scored you 51,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Chelsea, 57, and who always wins these?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Manchester United. - Manchester United, yeah.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1478. If it's international football, it's Germany,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17if it's UK football, it's Manchester United.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So at the end of Round Two,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24the losing pair with the highest score, James and Alex.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Wowee. Yeah, I know, James, you took a bit of a punt there,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29cos you were reckoning without Kris, weren't you?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Yeah, I know, that was a bit of a punt in the dark.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Well, no, it was a brave thing to do. And, in the circumstances,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39who would have thought that our Flem would know quite so much
0:24:39 > 0:24:42about the lower league?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Did you have any other options you might have gone for?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I probably should have gone for Manchester United, to be fair.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Yeah. That would have seen you safely through.- But no.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Yeah, once again, it was one of those rounds
0:24:52 > 0:24:54where any correct answer would have seen you through.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Every single one of them would have done. But that's Pointless.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01That's Pointless. Anyway, we'll see you again next time, Alex and James.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02You played with such good spirit.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Your intentions were absolutely spot on there, so very well done.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07We look forward to seeing you next time.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Thanks very much for playing, James and Alex.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15For the remaining two pairs, it's about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Congratulations, Kris and Lynn, Laura and Dane.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25You are now only one round away from the final
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and a chance to play for our jackpot, which now stands at...
0:25:31 > 0:25:32AUDIENCE: Whoo!
0:25:35 > 0:25:37You're now going to go head-to-head
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and the first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42You are now allowed to confer.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I don't think in all of Pointless,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48we've ever had such a twist in the tail as we had there, Kris.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51That was fantastic, such a surprise.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And now, of course, you can put your heads together.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Absolutely. And I can tell you, I hated my year in Preston,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- I hated it with all my heart. - Shh! Kris, Kris...
0:26:02 > 0:26:04..they were just about to make you the mayor.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Laura and Dane, how are you feeling?
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- Not too bad, bit nervous now that we know about their lucky... - Their secret skills.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Yeah.- Absolutely.- Who knows what else he's got stored up there.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Who knows, who knows. Very, very best of luck to both pairs.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Let's play the head-to-head.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31OK, here comes your first question, and it concerns...
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Statues and their locations. Richard.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39We're going to show you five pictures now of statues or monuments from around the world.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Can you tell us, in which city would you find any of these five, please? Good luck.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47OK, let's reveal our five statues and here they come. We have got...
0:27:04 > 0:27:07There we are, five statues.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09We just need to know which cities they're found in.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Kris and Lynn, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you go first.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14WHISPERING
0:27:18 > 0:27:20OK, we go for A, Rio de Janeiro.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Rio de Janeiro, you're saying for A.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Now then, Laura and Dane, talk us through the rest of the board, if you can.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31The only one that we're reasonably sure of is C
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and we would presume that is Washington DC.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38OK, so we have Rio de Janeiro versus Washington DC.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Kris and Lynn said Rio de Janeiro. Let's see if that's right,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Absolutely right.
0:27:56 > 0:27:5860 for Rio de Janeiro.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Laura and Dane have said Washington DC for C.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08It, of course, is right.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Wow.
0:28:15 > 0:28:1854 beats 60.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19So, Laura and Dane, after one question,
0:28:19 > 0:28:21you are up 1-0, Very well done. Richard.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I'm not sure you would have predicted that. Christ The Redeemer in Rio.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27It's just one of those things that lots of people know about, it seems.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, so that was tough luck.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34It's a shame we don't have any statues from Preston, you might have scored a point.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Let's take a look at the rest of them.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40B is the Venus de Milo, that's at the Louvre in Paris,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43that would have scored you 9 points. Well done if you got that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46D is the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, and that is in Rome.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Even better answer, that would have scored 4.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52And Michelangelo's David there, that is in Florence,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and would have scored you 6 points.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57So there's some famous statues but some very low scores,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00so well done if you went all the way through that board.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Thanks, Richard. Here comes your second question.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Kris and Lynn, you have to win this question to stay in the game. Best of luck.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07It concerns...
0:29:10 > 0:29:13UK hits with animals in their titles. Richard.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I'm going to show you the names of five UK top 40 singles here.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19They've all got animals in their titles, but we've left that animal blank.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Can you fill in those blanks?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24OK, let's reveal our UK hits with animals blanked out.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26And here they are. We have got...
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I'll read all those one last time.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Now then, Laura and Dane, you go first this time.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08We're only about 80% sure it's right.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Yeah, we'll go for Johnny Preston. We think it's Running Bear.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Running Bear, say Laura and Dane, Running Bear.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Now then, Kris and Lynn, talk us through the board, if you can.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Yeah, it's Crocodile Rock. The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The Eye Of The Tiger. And The Union Of The Snake.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Yeah, we'll go Union Of The Snake, Duran Duran.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Union Of The Snake, say Kris and Lynn,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34hoping that this will win the question for them.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Laura and Dane have Running Bear. Let's see if it's right.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Let's see how many people said it. Running Bear.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Absolutely right.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Kris and Lynn. 19's what you have to beat to stay in the game.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01You've gone for Union Of The Snake. Let's see if that's right,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and, if it is, let's see how many people said it. Union Of The Snake.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Absolutely right.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14You've done it. Very well done!
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Brilliant. 11 for Union Of The Snake.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23You're back in the game, Kris and Lynn. Which means, after two questions, it's 1-1.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Very well done. Richard. - A very good answer.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28It's the best answer on the board. It was a number three hit for Duran Duran.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Let's go through the board. You've given us the correct answers.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Crocodile Rock, Elton John. That would have scored 48.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens. Tight Fit also had a number one single with that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Would have scored 84. Now, Eye Of The Tiger,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43that's the right answer, is one of the biggest scores
0:31:43 > 0:31:46I've ever seen for a pop culture round. 95 points.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Wow.- 95 out of every 100 people
0:31:49 > 0:31:52can tell you the Survivor hit was Eye Of The Tiger.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54That's pretty good name recognition.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Yeah. Very good indeed. Now, here comes your third question.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Whoever wins this question goes through to the final
0:31:59 > 0:32:03and plays for that massive jackpot. It concerns...
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- Richard.- Yeah. We're simply going to give you five clues to facts about Superman.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14The team that gives the most obscure answer goes through to play for that big ol' jackpot.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17So very, very best of luck, both teams.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20OK, let's reveal our five clues to facts about Superman
0:32:20 > 0:32:22and here they come. We have got...
0:32:36 > 0:32:37I'll read those all one last time.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54There we are. Five facts about Superman.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Kris and Lynn, you go first.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05OK, we'll go for his real birth name.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07And it's Clark Kent.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Clark Kent say Kris and Lynn, Clark Kent.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Laura and Dane.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16We're not 100% sure on it,
0:33:16 > 0:33:20with the enemy, we're going to go with Lex Luthor.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Lex Luthor.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24OK, so Kris and Lynn,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Clark Kent is the birth name you're supplying for him. Clark Kent.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Let's see if that's right and, if it is, let's see how many people said it. Clark Kent.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Oh, bad luck. An incorrect answer.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Which means, Laura and Dane, you merely have to be correct
0:33:40 > 0:33:42with your answer of Lex Luthor.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Let's see if it is right, we'll see how many people said it as well.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Lex Luthor, absolutely right.
0:33:54 > 0:33:5627 people said it
0:33:56 > 0:33:58but it was right.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Which means, after three questions, Laura and Dane,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03you are through to the final 2-1.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Very well done indeed, Richard.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07It's a tough way to go out. Clark Kent is his alter ego.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09I don't think it would have beaten 27 points anyway.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12But his real birth name was actually Kal-El.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Kal-El is his birth name.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Nick Cage is such a big Superman fan he called his second son Kal-El.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Really?- Yeah. Would have scored you 8 points- .
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Very well done if you said that at home.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26The name of the newspaper he worked for, Daily Planet.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28That would have scored you 35 points.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30The green substance is Kryptonite,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32and that would have scored 56,
0:34:32 > 0:34:33the biggest answer on the board.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37And the best answer on the board is the DC Comics Publication,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39it's Action Comics.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40And that would have scored you 1 point.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44So very well done if you said that at home. And very, very well done, guys.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Thanks very much, Richard. So our losing pair,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49at the end of the head-to-head round, is Kris and Lynn.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54Wow. Well now, normally, when people manage to fluke their way into the head-to-head,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58it's a sure sign that they're going to go on and win the jackpot.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02This time that hasn't happened but you will be back next time.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I mean, you've done so well, some great answers there.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Rio de Janeiro was a surprisingly big score, I thought.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- It was.- You've done very well. Exciting head-to-head.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- We will see you next time. We look forward to that very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Thanks very much for playing, Kris and Lynn.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23But, for Laura and Dane, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24APPLAUSE
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Congratulations, Laura and Dane, you've fought off all the competition
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43And, at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at...
0:35:46 > 0:35:47CHEERING
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, in all the giddiness surrounding our biggest ever jackpot,
0:35:54 > 0:35:59you have seen off our blessed pair, our lowest scoring pair.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Here you are in the final, facing that fantastic jackpot.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06The rules are simple. To win that money, all you have to do to is find a pointless answer.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08We've had one pointless answer today.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11You only have to find one now and you will go home with that £16,500.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14First, you've got to choose a category from these five options.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16They are...
0:36:23 > 0:36:25What do you think?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- I'm thinking maybe literary awards.- Really?!
0:36:28 > 0:36:30LAUGHTER
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Well, I'm thinking we can just name some authors. Or some books.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- OK, if... - I don't know, it's up to you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39It's either film actors or literary awards.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44All right, let's do literary awards, just cos...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46If we don't win, this it's going to be my fault.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Yeah, it's going to be over after that. Yeah, literary awards.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53OK, literary awards. Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:36:59 > 0:37:02..as they could. Richard.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06We're looking for any winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09from 1960 all the way through to the 2011 prize, please.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Anyone who has won Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Very, very, very best of luck, guys.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17OK, you now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21And all you need to win that £16,500
0:37:21 > 0:37:24is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Are you ready?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Yeah.- Let's put 60 seconds on the board.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31There they are, your time starts now.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Crime Writers.- The obvious one's Agatha Christie.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Yeah, that's the only one I can think of.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I'm thinking, how about people like Harlan Coben?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- I think that's how you say his name. - Harlan Coben.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- C-O-B-E-N.- OK.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I'm trying to think who my mum reads.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Who else have we got?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Would...? - What were you going to say?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Would something like the Dexter series be under crime?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Yeah.- So Jeff Lindsay.- Try that.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Jeff Lindsay, what was the other one?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- Harlan Coben.- Harlan Coben.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03And then some old one we want, really.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05From the '70s, or something, that no one's going to remember.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15My mind is blank. I don't know what else to say.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Jeffrey Archer, someone like that, maybe?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20We can go with that if there's nothing else we can think of.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Ten seconds left.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28We'll go with maybe those three,
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- I think it's the best we're going to do.- OK, OK.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33OK, you have your three answers. Your time is now up.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36We were looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I now need your three answers.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Harlan Coben, I think that's how you say his name.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Harlan Coben. - C-O-B-E-N. Who else did we say?
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Jeff Lindsay.- Jeff Lindsay. - And Jeffrey Archer.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50And Jeffrey Archer. OK, of those three,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Probably Jeff Lindsay. - OK, Jeff Lindsay,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57we'll put Jeff Lindsay last. And your least likely?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Jeffrey Archer, I think.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01OK, let's put those up on the board in that order.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And here they are. We have got...
0:39:08 > 0:39:11OK, so we are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Jeffrey Archer was your least confident answer.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £16,500.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23So let's see how many people said Jeffrey Archer.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31OK, an incorrect answer. He was kind of just filling that place for you, though, wasn't he,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Jeffrey Archer, to be honest? You were trying to find a third answer.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36So, unfortunately, not a pointless answer,
0:39:36 > 0:39:39which means you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41£16,500.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Laura, what would you do with that?
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Probably spend it on a holiday. I've always wanted to go round the world,
0:39:47 > 0:39:50so that might contribute nicely to that.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Dane, how about you?
0:39:51 > 0:39:55I think I'd go to a bunch of music festivals next year, probably,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58and pay off my overdraft from university as well, while I'm at it.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00OK, very good. Well, very best of luck.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Let's hope one of your two remaining answers wins that jackpot for you.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05We are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Your next answer, Harlan Coben.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Let's hope nobody said it, let's hope it's right.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12So let's find out, for £16,500,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14is Harlan Coben a pointless answer?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Bad luck. Bad luck. Another incorrect answer,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26which means you only have one last chance to win that jackpot.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29However, you said your last answer,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Jeff Lindsay, was your most confident answer.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34We are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37So for £16,500, this has to be pointless.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Let's find out. How many people said Jeff Lindsay? Is it right?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Oh, bad luck!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50APPLAUSE
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer
0:40:57 > 0:41:01but you do still take home our Pointless trophy, so very, very well done for that.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Unlucky, guys. Three incorrect answers, pretty good answers, I would say.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Jeff Lindsay writes the Dexter books, he's never won the Gold Dagger.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17And Harlan Coben as well, brilliant crime writer who's never won it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20If it had fallen into the laps of the right people, the jackpot would have gone.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25Lots of people at home would've done well, cos crime fiction's one of those things that people love.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28There are some big names up here that will be staring out of your bookcases.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Let's take a look at a few of them.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35James Lee Burke, the American crime writer, brilliant crime writer,
0:41:35 > 0:41:37wrote the Dave Robicheaux series.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Henning Mankell, the creator of Wallander, was pointless.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Colin Dexter, the creator of Morse, also a pointless answer.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Frances Fyfield. The wonderful Val McDermid
0:41:46 > 0:41:50who created the Tony Hill characters in Wire In The Blood, she's brilliant.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52John Le Carre won it twice.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Michael Dibdin who wrote the Aurelio Zen Books.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Martin Cruz Smith won it for Gorky Park
0:41:59 > 0:42:01and Reginald Hill, the creator of Dalziel And Pascoe.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04A few others. Eric Ambler would have won it for you.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Ross McDonald. I've just finished reading The Broken Shore by Peter Temple,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10which is a brilliant book, and he would have been pointless.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Very, very well done if you got any of those at home.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15The biggest scorers were Ruth Rendell and Ian Rankin.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18So lots of big names on the list, lots of pointless answers.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I hope you got one at home, and I'm sorry you didn't get one here.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Wow, big names on there. John Le Carre, Colin Dexter.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28My mum reads about five of those different authors that are up there,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30so she's not going to be happy.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34We have to say goodbye to you, Laura and Dane, but it's been great having you on the show.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Thank you both so much for playing. Great contestants.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38CHEERING
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Well, Laura and Dane didn't win our jackpot today,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45which means it rolls over onto the next show, when we will be playing for...
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Join us next time to see if someone can win it.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
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