Episode 57 Pointless

Thank you very much. Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong

and welcome to Pointless, the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

And first we welcome back Ben and Roger, who were on the show last time.

Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final, this is your second and final chance.

-Now, Ben, remind us how you know Roger.

-He's my father.

And Roger, remind us what happened last time.

Well, we came unstuck

on the top 40s from the 1960s.

That's right. What do you like to get up to in your spare time, Roger?

-Eating is good.

-Eating.

-So food things would be good.

-I like curry.

-I'm good with spices.

-OK, spices.

-Yes. Spices is good.

-These all might turn into good Pointless categories.

Ben, do you have any other hobbies?

Yes, I play American football for my university.

-Right.

-So I've finished the season for this year.

Does that mean you follow American football generally?

Not very well, but I would know enough.

Enough, OK. Well, good to have you back, Ben and Roger. Very best of luck to you.

Let's hope we see more of you than we did last time.

And next we welcome Kris and Lynn. Now, Kris, how do you two know each other?

A few years ago I worked in Luxembourg

and they asked me to come over to London to start working in London

for a commodity broker, and that's how I met Lynn's husband,

so that's how we meet...met. Sorry.

OK, whose idea was it to come on Pointless?

-It was mine.

-It was yours?

-Yes.

How good are you, for example, on music from the '60s?

-Are you good on that?

-It depends what kind of music.

I am a huge Eurovision fanatic,

so if Eurovision comes up from the '60s, I think I would do rather OK.

OK. You're very big on Eurovision.

-Lynn, what are you hoping is going to come up?

-I like history.

-Yep.

-I'm also a tennis fan.

Also I set quizzes,

I love, sort of, general knowledge and things like that.

Very good indeed. Best of luck to you Kris and Lynn.

-A warm welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-Next we welcome Laura and Dane.

Now, how do you two know each other, Laura?

We've been together for a while now.

-Too long.

-Too long? Dane?

-Well, probably, that sounds about right. I do drive her crazy, so...

-Yeah.

Where did you meet, Dane?

Well, we went to university together.

And we actually met when I left my Facebook account unattended

and Laura posted a cheeky status on it and we got talking then

and things just moved on from there.

What do you like to get up to in your spare time, Dane?

I do a lot of writing. I write fiction, poetry and stuff,

and I play guitar as well and write music and things like that.

OK, so music, literature,

-these are all going to be strong areas for you?

-Yeah.

Anything you'd hate to see come up, Laura?

I'm not big on geography or history.

Right you are, OK. Very best of luck to you, Laura and Dane. Warm welcome to the show.

And finally we welcome Alex and James. How do you two know each other?

We're friends from school, originally.

I remember Alex not liking me a lot at the start of our friendship,

-but no, we went on to be good friends.

-Is that true, Alex?

-I would deny it in public, but...

-No, it's definitely true.

Alex, what do you hope is going to come up today?

-I quite like geography.

-Yeah.

History. I've got quite a good general knowledge.

But if there was one dream category,

I'm a massive fan of The Sopranos. So something about that.

-OK, something about The Sopranos would be fantastic.

-But I can't see it happening.

It could happen. James, how about you?

I imagine birds of the British Isles, I think that would be a good one.

Really? Are you a twitcher?

No, but I think my dad is. Don't tell anyone.

-You think your dad is?

-Yeah.

He just spends a lot of time out in the woods?

-So you hope your dad is.

-Yeah.

There are different activities that he could be up to.

OK, well a warm welcome to you, Alex and James. Very, very best of luck to you.

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.

There's only one person left for me to introduce,

a man who is really intelligent,

but imagine if he actually finished his education and wasn't expelled for fighting?

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

Now.

-We've got this big jackpot, haven't we? And no one can win it.

-Yes.

-Record-breaking.

-Record-breaking jackpot.

-The biggest ever jackpot.

-Largest jackpot we've ever had.

We are desperate to give it away. Please, somebody win it.

There's a lot of money. We've got one returning pair,

Ben and Roger, we didn't see a huge amount of them last time,

-so it's a fairly open field, I would say.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

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

To get to the final round and be in with a chance of winning our jackpot,

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

So the fewer of the 100 people who knew the answer,

the fewer points you'll score.

What everyone's trying to do is to find a pointless answer,

that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

As Richard said, nobody won the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that. So today's jackpot starts off at...

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

APPLAUSE

In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.

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

so try and make sure that's not you.

OK, our first category today is...

Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.

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

OK, and our question concerns...

Fictional Educators. Richard.

We're going to show you the names of seven fictional educators on each pass.

You need to tell us in which book, film or TV programme they appeared, please.

When they're part of a series, just give the name of the series or the first instalment of that series.

But seven on each pass. Which film, book or TV programme are they from?

There's going to be 14 in all to have a go at at home, so very best of luck.

OK. Thanks, Richard. Now then, Ben and Roger,

you all drew lots before the show and today you are going to go first.

So our first board of educators reads like this...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, seven fictional educators.

You need to give me the works they appeared in, and, obviously,

need to give me the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew, Roger.

I will go for the first one.

Mr Mayika...Maygai,

I would say, is...

Mr Mageika And The Magic Instruments.

-Mr Miyagi And The Magic Instruments...

-Something like that.

..says Roger. Let's see if that's right. Mr Miyagi And The Magic Instruments.

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

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

scoring you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Roger. I'll give you the correct answer at the end of this round.

Lynn, Lynn. How's that board for you?

Not too bad.

I'll go for Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Matilda.

Matilda, says Lynn for Miss Agatha Trunchbull.

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

Absolutely right.

26 for Matilda.

Well played, Lynn. Good start. From the book by Roald Dahl, then a film

and now a very successful West End musical as well.

-Dane.

-Yes.

I only know one of them for sure. There's one that I could guess at,

but I'm going to play it safe

and go for Mr Miyagi, and that was The Karate Kid.

Mr Miyagi, The Karate Kid, says Dane. Let's see if that right

and, if it is, let's see how many people knew that answer. The Karate Kid.

Absolutely right.

Yes, a big score, isn't it? Everyone loves Mr Miyagi.

-Alex.

-The only one that I knew was Mr Miyagi.

So I'm going to have to take a complete stab in the dark.

I've looked down and I just can't figure any of them out.

So I'm going to take a wild stab at Miss Hoolie being from Byker Grove.

Miss Hoolie from Byker Grove, says Alex. Byker Grove, Miss Hoolie.

Is that right? How many people knew that answer if it is?

Bad luck, Alex. Great answer.

Sadly, a wrong answer scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Unlucky, Alex. Let's go through the rest of the board.

It's a lovely board cos there's something for everyone here.

They're all from very different genres, really.

So if we start with Miss Hoolie.

Miss Hoolie's from Balamory,

as I'm sure lots of children,

and lots of parents of children will have got.

15 points that would have scored you.

Now, John Stape is from Coronation Street.

30 points that would have scored you.

He's the one who kidnapped Rosie and kept her in his grandmother's attic for five weeks.

Susan Kennedy is from Neighbours.

A teacher and then principal at Erinsborough High School,

would have scored 32 points, so another big score.

Grantly Budgen is from Waterloo Road.

Would have scored you 12.

And the last one, John Keating, do you know that?

You'll know the film and the character, played by Robin Williams,

-in Dead Poets Society.

-Dead Poets Society.

-That would have scored one point.

Very well done to anyone who got all seven of those.

-Our 100 did fairly well. Mr Miyagi, the highest scorer of all.

-Yeah.

-He'd be delighted, wouldn't he?

-Very pleased with that.

Very pleased. Thank you, Richard. Let's take a look at the scores.

We're halfway through the round.

Our best score of the pass, 26,

was Lynn's answer there, Matilda.

Very well done there. Lynn and Kris looking pretty strong at this stage.

Then up to 40, where we find Dane and Laura.

Then up to 100 where Alex and James, and Roger and Ben are to be found.

So Ben and James,

it's a tussle between the pair of you.

So we need some low scoring from you both.

We'll come back down the line now.

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

OK, we're going to put seven more fictional educators on the board

and here they come. We've got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Remember, we are looking for the fictional works in which these educators appeared.

James, you're going to try and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-You are the high scorers on 100.

-Yes, I know a few.

Just trying to think which one would be best to go for.

I think I will go for Edna Krabappel from The Simpsons.

The Simpsons, says James. There's no red line for you,

as you're the joint high scorers. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many people said Edna Krabappel, The Simpsons.

Absolutely right.

Very well done indeed. Best score so far.

Takes your total up to 119.

Good answer. Might have saved yourself there.

Edna Krabappel, who's Bart's fourth grade teacher.

Now then, Laura, you're on 40,

the high scorers on 119 are James and Alex.

If you can score 78 or less,

you are through to the next round.

I only know two from this list

and I think they're both going to be quite high-scoring,

but I'm going to go with Ross Geller and Friends.

Ross Geller, Friends, says Laura.

Here is your red line. If you can get below that with Friends, you are through to the next round.

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

Absolutely right.

Well done, takes your total up to 80.

Well played, Laura safe and sound. He is a lecturer in palaeontology at NYU.

Now then, Kris. You are on 26.

The high scorers remain James and Alex on 119.

You want to be scoring 92 or less with this answer.

Well, I'm very, very happy. I knew three, two have been said before.

So there's only one that I recognise

and it's one of my favourite series of all time,

and it's Dorothy, out of The Golden Girls.

The Golden Girls you are saying for Dorothy Zbornak.

Let's see if that's right. Here's your red line.

If you get below that, you're through to the next round.

Golden Girls.

Absolutely right. You're through.

Very well done there, Kris.

That takes your total up to 30.

Well done, Kris. Played by Bea Arthur, of course.

Kris is our first ever Flem on the show.

-Yeah.

-Did you know that? We've never had a Flem on before.

-Whoo-hoo!

-That's good.

-Yeah.

Ben, the high scorers on 119 are James and Alex.

You're on 100. You have to score 18 or less to stay in the game.

There's two I know. I'm very unsure of one and sure of the other.

But I think the sure one won't score less than 19.

I'm going to go with Sue Sylvester, Glee.

Sue Sylvester, Glee, says Ben.

Here's your red line, it's quite low.

If Glee gets you below that, you are through to the next round.

Let's find out. Glee. How many people said it? Is it right?

It is right.

Oh no!

Ben, that scores 20.

Alex and James are on 119.

Bad luck, bad luck. Richard.

It doesn't get closer than that, does it? Really tough luck.

She plays Sue Sylvester, the head cheerleading coach in Glee.

-What was the other one you might have gone for?

-I was going to say Kindergarten Cop.

-For?

-Detective John Kimble.

-Well, that's the correct answer,

Detective John Kimble, he's from Kindergarten Cop.

Would have scored you 6 points.

Very, very sorry about that. Would have been a terrific answer.

Let's take a look at the other two.

Minerva McGonagall, from the Harry Potter series, of course.

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, the first one of those.

Would have scored you 30 points. And the other one on the board there,

Mrs McClusky from Grange Hill, of course, would have scored you 19.

Very well done to anyone who got all seven of those.

If you got all 14 of them, very impressive indeed.

Thanks very much. So, at the end of our first round,

the pair with the highest score who will be leaving us, it's Ben and Roger, our returning pair.

-Oh, Ben!

-So close, so close, but yet so far.

It's the way the cookie crumbles.

-Well, you had a choice of how to crumble that cookie.

-I know,

-I should have gone for it.

-Yeah, you should have done.

Well, Ben and Roger, great having you on the show.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you far too soon,

but thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.

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

Now, sadly, at the end of this round, another pair will be leaving us.

So I would say, Kris and Lynn, on the strength of that last round,

it's probably not going to be you. Amazing answering there.

Lovely low scores.

Laura and Dane, pretty solid performance.

Alex and James, whoo!

-Indeed.

-Actually, no, James, you were fine. Alex.

-Yeah.

-Fair enough.

Time for you to step up to the plate, I think.

Yeah, James carried you through that round.

Very, very best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second.

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

Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

...as they could. English football division winners, Richard.

We're looking for the name of any team that's finished as winners

of any of the top four divisions in English football.

Any time from the 1999/2000 season

through to the end of 2011. Very, very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

-So, Lynn.

-Oh dear.

-You first.

-Yes.

I think I'll have to go for my local team, West Ham United.

West Ham, says Lynn. Let's see if that's right

and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said it. West Ham.

Bad luck, Lynn. An incorrect answer, I'm afraid,

means you score the maximum answer of 100 points.

-I'm sorry.

-That's OK.

Recently promoted back up to the Premiership,

they haven't won any of the four leagues in that time, I'm afraid.

Laura.

I know nothing about football.

I'm going to have to make a guess.

I'll just go with Manchester City.

Manchester City, says Laura.

Manchester City. Let's see if that's right. How many of our 100 people said it?

Absolutely right, Laura.

Good guessing.

Manchester City.

Well done, Laura. That's a particularly low score because this poll was up to the end of 2011,

so their recent Premiership victory wasn't counted in it.

So that actually goes for the 2001/2002 win that they had.

I'm going to note that down as lucky.

Who cares, good answer, great score. Alex.

What's the most obscure team you can think of

that's won a top four league?

I feel I can redeem myself after that first round.

I'm going to play it quite safe,

knowing that there's already a 100 score.

My team is Nottingham Forest,

we haven't won anything in absolute years,

but I know that a couple of years ago they were pushing for promotion,

and Newcastle actually won the Championship that year.

So I'll say Newcastle United.

Newcastle United, says Alex. Let's see if that's right,

Let's see how many people said Newcastle United.

Absolutely right.

Very well done, Alex.

Well played, Alex. Much more like it. Yeah, they won the Championship in 2009/2010, that season.

Well, we're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.

Four, Laura, the very best score of the pass.

So Laura and Dane looking very strong at this stage.

Then up to seven, where we find Alex and James,

then way up to 100, where we find Lynn and Kris.

Kris, I don't know how good your football knowledge is.

-Not very good.

-Well, you're going to have to dig very, very deep into it,

is all I'm going to say. We need a very low score from you.

We hope that's enough to keep you in the game. Best of luck.

We'll come back down the line now.

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

OK, so we are looking for teams that have won the top four leagues of English football,

from 2000 to 2011.

James, you're on seven.

The high scorers on 100 are Kris and Lynn.

If you can score 92 or less,

you are through to the next round.

Sport isn't my favourite of rounds,

but I'm pretty confident that...

..Derby County actually have won and got promoted a few years ago,

so I think I'm going to go for Derby County.

Derby County, says James. Here is your red line.

Get below that with Derby County, you're through to the head-to-head.

Let's see, is it right? How many people said it if it is?

Bad luck, James. An incorrect answer,

I'm sorry to say, scoring you the maximum of 100 points,

which takes your total up to 107.

Sorry. No Derby County. There's been promotions and relegations,

but no actual wins in any of those leagues.

Dane, you're looking for any teams who've won the top four leagues

of English football, from 2000 to 2011.

The high scorers on 107 are James and Alex.

They are out of your reach - even if you score 100 points,

-you won't overtake that score.

-Right.

I'm just going to go for quite a random, low-league team.

And I will guess at...

..Hartlepool United.

-Hartlepool United.

-Might as well have a go.

Might as well. Let's see, Hartlepool United.

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

Bad luck, Dane, worth a punt.

Sadly it's incorrect, scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 104.

-Richard.

-Absolutely worth a punt. It's a perfectly good answer.

Again, they've been promoted, they've been relegated,

but haven't won any of those leagues in this time period.

So then, Kris, you're on 100.

The high scorers on 107 are James and Alex.

If you can score six or less,

you will go through to the head-to-head.

I know absolutely nothing about football.

Now, about 15 years ago, I arrived in England

and I went a little bit more up north

and I stayed in a place which was called Preston to learn English,

and so that's going to be my answer. Preston.

I hope they have a football team, I'm not really sure.

So I say Preston.

OK, Preston, says Kris. Preston.

There is your red line, let's see if you can get below that red line.

If you do, with Preston, you are through to the head-to-head.

Let's find out, Preston. How many people said Preston?

Absolutely right, Kris.

And you've done it! And it's pointless!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's a pointless answer.

It adds £250 to today's jackpot, takes the total up to...

And it scores you nothing.

It keeps your total at 100.

You are the lowest scorers of that round,

Kris and Lynn, unbelievable. Richard.

Wow, they really taught you to speak English, didn't they? That's impressive.

There are other pointless answers, but they were the most obscure answer,

cos they've won as far back as possible in our little time frame, in the year 2000.

It's a very, very, very good answer. Well played.

-Preston North End.

-Thank you, Preston.

So Preston North End, a brilliant pointless answer, but let's take a look at some more.

All of these, apart from two, won the lowest flight of British football,

which was called Division Three, then became League Two,

There's a couple of exceptions. Let's take a look at all of them.

Carlisle United, they won the bottom flight in 2006.

Doncaster Rovers won it in 2004.

MK Dons, they won it in 2008.

Plymouth Argyle have had two promotions. They won the lowest flight of British football,

they also won the third flight as well. They won that in 2002 and 2004.

Preston North End we've heard.

Rushden and Diamonds, they won in 2003.

Southend United, they won the third flight of English football.

They won that in 2006.

And Walsall and Yeovil Town, also both pointless answers.

And Brentford would have been pointless.

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

And what were our high scorers?

The high scorers, the ones that most of our 100 people said.

Man City, not in it, because this was done before they won the Premiership, so that was a low score.

But Arsenal would have scored you 51,

Chelsea, 57, and who always wins these?

-Manchester United.

-Manchester United, yeah.

78. If it's international football, it's Germany,

if it's UK football, it's Manchester United.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So at the end of Round Two,

the losing pair with the highest score, James and Alex.

Wowee. Yeah, I know, James, you took a bit of a punt there,

cos you were reckoning without Kris, weren't you?

Yeah, I know, that was a bit of a punt in the dark.

Well, no, it was a brave thing to do. And, in the circumstances,

who would have thought that our Flem would know quite so much

about the lower league?

Did you have any other options you might have gone for?

I probably should have gone for Manchester United, to be fair.

-Yeah. That would have seen you safely through.

-But no.

Yeah, once again, it was one of those rounds

where any correct answer would have seen you through.

Every single one of them would have done. But that's Pointless.

That's Pointless. Anyway, we'll see you again next time, Alex and James.

You played with such good spirit.

Your intentions were absolutely spot on there, so very well done.

We look forward to seeing you next time.

Thanks very much for playing, James and Alex.

For the remaining two pairs, it's about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Kris and Lynn, Laura and Dane.

You are now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which now stands at...

AUDIENCE: Whoo!

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

and the first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.

You are now allowed to confer.

I don't think in all of Pointless,

we've ever had such a twist in the tail as we had there, Kris.

That was fantastic, such a surprise.

And now, of course, you can put your heads together.

Absolutely. And I can tell you, I hated my year in Preston,

-I hated it with all my heart.

-Shh! Kris, Kris...

..they were just about to make you the mayor.

Laura and Dane, how are you feeling?

-Not too bad, bit nervous now that we know about their lucky...

-Their secret skills.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely.

-Who knows what else he's got stored up there.

Who knows, who knows. Very, very best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question, and it concerns...

Statues and their locations. Richard.

We're going to show you five pictures now of statues or monuments from around the world.

Can you tell us, in which city would you find any of these five, please? Good luck.

OK, let's reveal our five statues and here they come. We have got...

There we are, five statues.

We just need to know which cities they're found in.

Kris and Lynn, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you go first.

WHISPERING

OK, we go for A, Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro, you're saying for A.

Now then, Laura and Dane, talk us through the rest of the board, if you can.

The only one that we're reasonably sure of is C

and we would presume that is Washington DC.

OK, so we have Rio de Janeiro versus Washington DC.

Kris and Lynn said Rio de Janeiro. Let's see if that's right,

and, if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

Absolutely right.

60 for Rio de Janeiro.

Laura and Dane have said Washington DC for C.

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

It, of course, is right.

Wow.

54 beats 60.

So, Laura and Dane, after one question,

you are up 1-0, Very well done. Richard.

I'm not sure you would have predicted that. Christ The Redeemer in Rio.

It's just one of those things that lots of people know about, it seems.

And the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, so that was tough luck.

It's a shame we don't have any statues from Preston, you might have scored a point.

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

B is the Venus de Milo, that's at the Louvre in Paris,

that would have scored you 9 points. Well done if you got that.

D is the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, and that is in Rome.

Even better answer, that would have scored 4.

And Michelangelo's David there, that is in Florence,

and would have scored you 6 points.

So there's some famous statues but some very low scores,

so well done if you went all the way through that board.

Thanks, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Kris and Lynn, you have to win this question to stay in the game. Best of luck.

It concerns...

UK hits with animals in their titles. Richard.

I'm going to show you the names of five UK top 40 singles here.

They've all got animals in their titles, but we've left that animal blank.

Can you fill in those blanks?

OK, let's reveal our UK hits with animals blanked out.

And here they are. We have got...

I'll read all those one last time.

Now then, Laura and Dane, you go first this time.

We're only about 80% sure it's right.

Yeah, we'll go for Johnny Preston. We think it's Running Bear.

Running Bear, say Laura and Dane, Running Bear.

Now then, Kris and Lynn, talk us through the board, if you can.

Yeah, it's Crocodile Rock. The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

The Eye Of The Tiger. And The Union Of The Snake.

Yeah, we'll go Union Of The Snake, Duran Duran.

Union Of The Snake, say Kris and Lynn,

hoping that this will win the question for them.

Laura and Dane have Running Bear. Let's see if it's right.

Let's see how many people said it. Running Bear.

Absolutely right.

Kris and Lynn. 19's what you have to beat to stay in the game.

You've gone for Union Of The Snake. Let's see if that's right,

and, if it is, let's see how many people said it. Union Of The Snake.

Absolutely right.

You've done it. Very well done!

Brilliant. 11 for Union Of The Snake.

You're back in the game, Kris and Lynn. Which means, after two questions, it's 1-1.

-Very well done. Richard.

-A very good answer.

It's the best answer on the board. It was a number three hit for Duran Duran.

Let's go through the board. You've given us the correct answers.

Crocodile Rock, Elton John. That would have scored 48.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens. Tight Fit also had a number one single with that.

Would have scored 84. Now, Eye Of The Tiger,

that's the right answer, is one of the biggest scores

I've ever seen for a pop culture round. 95 points.

-Wow.

-95 out of every 100 people

can tell you the Survivor hit was Eye Of The Tiger.

That's pretty good name recognition.

Yeah. Very good indeed. Now, here comes your third question.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final

and plays for that massive jackpot. It concerns...

-Richard.

-Yeah. We're simply going to give you five clues to facts about Superman.

The team that gives the most obscure answer goes through to play for that big ol' jackpot.

So very, very best of luck, both teams.

OK, let's reveal our five clues to facts about Superman

and here they come. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Five facts about Superman.

Kris and Lynn, you go first.

OK, we'll go for his real birth name.

And it's Clark Kent.

Clark Kent say Kris and Lynn, Clark Kent.

Laura and Dane.

We're not 100% sure on it,

with the enemy, we're going to go with Lex Luthor.

Lex Luthor.

OK, so Kris and Lynn,

Clark Kent is the birth name you're supplying for him. Clark Kent.

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

Oh, bad luck. An incorrect answer.

Which means, Laura and Dane, you merely have to be correct

with your answer of Lex Luthor.

Let's see if it is right, we'll see how many people said it as well.

Lex Luthor, absolutely right.

27 people said it

but it was right.

Which means, after three questions, Laura and Dane,

you are through to the final 2-1.

Very well done indeed, Richard.

It's a tough way to go out. Clark Kent is his alter ego.

I don't think it would have beaten 27 points anyway.

But his real birth name was actually Kal-El.

Kal-El is his birth name.

Nick Cage is such a big Superman fan he called his second son Kal-El.

-Really?

-Yeah. Would have scored you 8 points

-.

Very well done if you said that at home.

The name of the newspaper he worked for, Daily Planet.

That would have scored you 35 points.

The green substance is Kryptonite,

and that would have scored 56,

the biggest answer on the board.

And the best answer on the board is the DC Comics Publication,

it's Action Comics.

And that would have scored you 1 point.

So very well done if you said that at home. And very, very well done, guys.

Thanks very much, Richard. So our losing pair,

at the end of the head-to-head round, is Kris and Lynn.

Wow. Well now, normally, when people manage to fluke their way into the head-to-head,

it's a sure sign that they're going to go on and win the jackpot.

This time that hasn't happened but you will be back next time.

I mean, you've done so well, some great answers there.

Rio de Janeiro was a surprisingly big score, I thought.

-It was.

-You've done very well. Exciting head-to-head.

-We will see you next time. We look forward to that very much indeed.

-Thank you.

Thanks very much for playing, Kris and Lynn.

But, for Laura and Dane, it's now time for our Pointless final.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Laura and Dane, you've fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

And, at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at...

CHEERING

Well, in all the giddiness surrounding our biggest ever jackpot,

you have seen off our blessed pair, our lowest scoring pair.

Here you are in the final, facing that fantastic jackpot.

The rules are simple. To win that money, all you have to do to is find a pointless answer.

We've had one pointless answer today.

You only have to find one now and you will go home with that £16,500.

First, you've got to choose a category from these five options.

They are...

What do you think?

-I'm thinking maybe literary awards.

-Really?!

LAUGHTER

Well, I'm thinking we can just name some authors. Or some books.

-OK, if...

-I don't know, it's up to you.

It's either film actors or literary awards.

All right, let's do literary awards, just cos...

If we don't win, this it's going to be my fault.

Yeah, it's going to be over after that. Yeah, literary awards.

OK, literary awards. Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

..as they could. Richard.

We're looking for any winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award,

from 1960 all the way through to the 2011 prize, please.

Anyone who has won Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award.

Very, very, very best of luck, guys.

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

And all you need to win that £16,500

is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the board.

There they are, your time starts now.

-Crime Writers.

-The obvious one's Agatha Christie.

Yeah, that's the only one I can think of.

I'm thinking, how about people like Harlan Coben?

-I think that's how you say his name.

-Harlan Coben.

-C-O-B-E-N.

-OK.

I'm trying to think who my mum reads.

Who else have we got?

-Would...?

-What were you going to say?

Would something like the Dexter series be under crime?

-Yeah.

-So Jeff Lindsay.

-Try that.

Jeff Lindsay, what was the other one?

-Harlan Coben.

-Harlan Coben.

And then some old one we want, really.

From the '70s, or something, that no one's going to remember.

My mind is blank. I don't know what else to say.

Jeffrey Archer, someone like that, maybe?

We can go with that if there's nothing else we can think of.

Ten seconds left.

We'll go with maybe those three,

-I think it's the best we're going to do.

-OK, OK.

OK, you have your three answers. Your time is now up.

We were looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award,

I now need your three answers.

Harlan Coben, I think that's how you say his name.

-Harlan Coben.

-C-O-B-E-N. Who else did we say?

-Jeff Lindsay.

-Jeff Lindsay.

-And Jeffrey Archer.

And Jeffrey Archer. OK, of those three,

which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Probably Jeff Lindsay.

-OK, Jeff Lindsay,

we'll put Jeff Lindsay last. And your least likely?

Jeffrey Archer, I think.

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

And here they are. We have got...

OK, so we are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.

Jeffrey Archer was your least confident answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £16,500.

So let's see how many people said Jeffrey Archer.

OK, an incorrect answer. He was kind of just filling that place for you, though, wasn't he,

Jeffrey Archer, to be honest? You were trying to find a third answer.

So, unfortunately, not a pointless answer,

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

£16,500.

Laura, what would you do with that?

Probably spend it on a holiday. I've always wanted to go round the world,

so that might contribute nicely to that.

Dane, how about you?

I think I'd go to a bunch of music festivals next year, probably,

and pay off my overdraft from university as well, while I'm at it.

OK, very good. Well, very best of luck.

Let's hope one of your two remaining answers wins that jackpot for you.

We are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.

Your next answer, Harlan Coben.

Let's hope nobody said it, let's hope it's right.

So let's find out, for £16,500,

is Harlan Coben a pointless answer?

Bad luck. Bad luck. Another incorrect answer,

which means you only have one last chance to win that jackpot.

However, you said your last answer,

Jeff Lindsay, was your most confident answer.

We are looking for winners of the Gold Dagger Award.

So for £16,500, this has to be pointless.

Let's find out. How many people said Jeff Lindsay? Is it right?

Oh, bad luck!

APPLAUSE

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

but you do still take home our Pointless trophy, so very, very well done for that.

Unlucky, guys. Three incorrect answers, pretty good answers, I would say.

Jeff Lindsay writes the Dexter books, he's never won the Gold Dagger.

And Harlan Coben as well, brilliant crime writer who's never won it.

If it had fallen into the laps of the right people, the jackpot would have gone.

Lots of people at home would've done well, cos crime fiction's one of those things that people love.

There are some big names up here that will be staring out of your bookcases.

Let's take a look at a few of them.

James Lee Burke, the American crime writer, brilliant crime writer,

wrote the Dave Robicheaux series.

Henning Mankell, the creator of Wallander, was pointless.

Colin Dexter, the creator of Morse, also a pointless answer.

Frances Fyfield. The wonderful Val McDermid

who created the Tony Hill characters in Wire In The Blood, she's brilliant.

John Le Carre won it twice.

Michael Dibdin who wrote the Aurelio Zen Books.

Martin Cruz Smith won it for Gorky Park

and Reginald Hill, the creator of Dalziel And Pascoe.

A few others. Eric Ambler would have won it for you.

Ross McDonald. I've just finished reading The Broken Shore by Peter Temple,

which is a brilliant book, and he would have been pointless.

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

The biggest scorers were Ruth Rendell and Ian Rankin.

So lots of big names on the list, lots of pointless answers.

I hope you got one at home, and I'm sorry you didn't get one here.

Wow, big names on there. John Le Carre, Colin Dexter.

My mum reads about five of those different authors that are up there,

so she's not going to be happy.

We have to say goodbye to you, Laura and Dane, but it's been great having you on the show.

Thank you both so much for playing. Great contestants.

CHEERING

Well, Laura and Dane didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over onto the next show, when we will be playing for...

Join us next time to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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