0:00:21 > 0:00:25Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28the quiz where all the questions have been asked to 100 people before the show
0:00:28 > 0:00:33and all our contestants have to do is come up with those answers those 100 people couldn't think of.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Let's meet today's players. - APPLAUSE
0:00:38 > 0:00:43First up, we welcome EJ and Laura. How do you to know each other, EJ?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Well, we went to Newcastle University together
0:00:46 > 0:00:50and we happened to be in the same halls.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- What did you study?- I studied maths. - What did you study, Laura? - I studied psychology.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57What do you like to get up to in your spare time?
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I love running and swimming and going to the cinema.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Do you have any particular kind of film you like?
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- Anything that makes me cry. - OK, anything that makes you cry. Laura?- Just the same, really.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- Going out, going to the cinema. Socialising, really.- Very good.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17A very warm welcome to you, EJ and Laura. It's lovely to have you on the show.
0:01:17 > 0:01:24- Next we welcome Simon and Martin. How do you to know each other, Simon?- Mart's my big brother.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- What do you do, Simon? - I am an owner/operator HGV driver, so I drive an eight-wheel tipper.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33That's just the best. If my boys were here, they'd be so excited.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35An eight-wheel tipper.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38So basically you go from heavy plant to heavy plant.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Yeah, we do a lot of roadworks. We've been doing a lot on the M1 up by Milton Keynes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Very good. What are you hoping's going to come up today, Simon?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I like my science. Always used to watch Tomorrow's World.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Like a nice bit of industrial archaeology and Thunderbirds.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57And Thunderbirds. Brilliant. OK, Martin. Do you want to add anything to that?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I like geography, because I've been fortunate enough to travel around the world.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- I've visited all five continents. - Excellent. Lovely to have you here. A warm welcome to you.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Next we welcome back Rachael and Brian, who were on the show last time.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15Everyone gets two chances to reach the Pointless final. This is your second and final chance.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Rachael, remind us how you know each other.- This is my dad.- Excellent.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Always lovely to have a father/daughter team.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25They always do quite well. Brian, remind us what happened last time.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- It was round two, I think.- Political constituencies.- That's right.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33You answered correctly, we had Gordon Brown and Tony Blair from you.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Yeah, just too high, that's all. - They polled quite high on that occasion.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Rachael, what are you hoping's going to come up today?
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- English literature, theatre, maybe. - OK, Brian?- Television, music.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50- I love music, although I've only ever been to two concerts.- Have you?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- What were they?- I went to see Wet Wet Wet with my wife.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58I bought her the tickets for Christmas, thinking she would take her sister, but she took me.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03And then I took Rachael and her elder sister, Charlotte, to see Steps when they were about 10.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Never knew one night could last so long.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10A warm welcome back to the show, Rachael and Brian. It's lovely to have you back.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Finally, we welcome back Claire and Nat who were on the show last time as well.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- Claire, remind us how you know each other.- We're primary school friends but haven't seen each other
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- really since then. - Brought back together through the social networks.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- That's correct.- Nat, tell us what happened last time.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31We got to head-to-head and it was an anagrams-of-state-capitals question.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35My answer was neither a correct anagram nor a state capital.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40It was hard, that. Anything you'd like to see come up today particularly?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I know quite a lot about animated films,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- I'm really into my animated films, so...- Very good.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Also, books of the Bible. I go to church and when I was younger,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52there was a competition to memorise all 66.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- Wow. You've got them all. - I can't do that now, but, you know.- But you've got a few left.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00A few obscure ones. Claire, anything to do with Germany would be great.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Germany, theatre. German theatre would be the best combination.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- Maybe medieval German. - That would be too exciting for words. Medieval German theatre.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14A warm welcome back, Claire and Nat. You did so well last time, we have high hopes for you today.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Best of luck. We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show as it goes along.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21There's only one person left for me to introduce. His phone has been hacked by the papers,
0:04:21 > 0:04:26but the messages were so obscure, they couldn't understand them. It's my Pointless friend, Richard.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Hiya. Hiya.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon to you.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- We're still trying to get rid of this jackpot.- Yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Biggest jackpot in Pointless history. - We're a squeak shy of 20 grand.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We are one pointless answer away from 20 grand.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- It's up for grabs, isn't it? - I'll say.- The money is all there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Round One, when you hear the question, it's going to get a snigger from the audience.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's going to get a childish snigger.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58That's what it's going to get and you should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Can't wait for that. OK. Thanks very much indeed.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05All our questions on Pointless have been asked to 100 people before the show.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09In order to get to the final round and be in with a chance of winning the jackpot,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13our contestants need to find the obscure answers, those our 100 people couldn't think of.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17The fewer people who knew the answer, the fewer points you'll score.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22This is an answer that none of our 100 people gave
0:05:22 > 0:05:25and each time that happens, we will add £250 to the jackpot.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Nobody won the jackpot last time so we add another £1,000 to that,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31so today's jackpot starts off at an eye-watering...
0:05:31 > 0:05:34AUDIENCE: Whoo!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Worth winning. If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48OK, in this first round, each of you must give me one answer
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and you cannot confer with your partner.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated,
0:05:53 > 0:05:58so try and make sure that's not you. OK, our first category today is...
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Words. Decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07And whoever is going first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- words ending... - LAUGHTER
0:06:22 > 0:06:26..in ANK.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Words ending in ANK.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Oh, Richard. - Yes, we're looking for any word that has its own entry
0:06:35 > 0:06:39in the Oxford Dictionary of English that ends in the letters ANK, please.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44As always, no proper nouns, no hyphenated words, trademarks, anything like that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48We also won't allow anything that the Oxford Dictionary of English
0:06:48 > 0:06:50describes as vulgar slang, I'm afraid.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Nicely put. Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:06:54 > 0:07:00Now then, Laura and EJ, you all drew lots before the show
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and today, you are going first. Laura.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- Right, OK. I've got a few in mind, but I'm going to go for "rank". - "Rank".
0:07:09 > 0:07:13"Rank", says Laura. Rank.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Let's see if that's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said "rank".
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- 52.- Yeah, a big scorer. Tough on that first podium.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34All sorts of meanings, "rank".
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Simon. - I'm going to go for "sheepshank".
0:07:37 > 0:07:39LAUGHTER
0:07:39 > 0:07:42This is the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48"Sheepshank", says Simon. Let's see that's right
0:07:48 > 0:07:51and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said "sheepshank".
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Oh, very well done, Simon.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01I'm really hoping this might do what it might...what it promises to do.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Oh! One! One!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Oh!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I thought that was going to take us up to 20,000.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13That's a terrific answer, Simon. Well played.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It's the type of knot, used to shorten the length of a rope temporarily.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22- Sheepshank.- Mm. Now then, Rachael. - I've got a few in my head.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- I think I'm going to go for "crank". - "Crank", says Rachael. "Crank".
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Let's see if it's right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said "crank"?
0:08:42 > 0:08:4324.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Well played, Rachael. Another good answer.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50It can mean an eccentric person, or to start the crankshaft of a car.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Whichever you fancy.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Claire.- Yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I'm trying to think of a long one, but I can't, really.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- I'm going to say "flank". - "Flank", says Claire.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 said "flank".
0:09:18 > 0:09:2014 for flank.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24The good low score there from Claire. Means, amongst other things, the side of your body
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- between the ribs and the hip. - OK, we're halfway through the round.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Very much the best score of the pass was Simon's lovely low score of one.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Simon and Martin, I have to say you are looking particularly strong
0:09:36 > 0:09:40at this stage of the game. Then we travel up to 14, where we find Claire and Nat,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44then up to 24 where we find Rachael and Brian
0:09:44 > 0:09:48and then up to 52, I'm afraid, where we find Laura and EJ.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52But, EJ, you've got the rest of this round to come up with a brilliant low-scoring answer.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Let's hope you do that and it's enough to keep you in the game. Very best of luck with that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59We're coming back down the line, second players please take your places.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06OK, we are looking for words ending in ANK.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11Now, Nat. You are on 14, the high scorers are EJ and Laura on 52.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15A score of 37 or less will be enough to see you through to the next round.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17It's always difficult to know what's obscure in these ones,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21but I'm going to take my cue from another answer and say "shank".
0:10:21 > 0:10:24"Shank", says Nat. "Shank". Here comes your red line.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Get below that red line, "shank" has done it for you and seen you into Round Two.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Let's see if it's right and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said "shank".
0:10:36 > 0:10:37He's right.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Very well done.
0:10:43 > 0:10:4718. Takes your total up to 32.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Shank.- Well played, Nat. Safely through. In an animal, the shank is below the flank.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Also, in golf, to hit a shot off the heel of the club.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58It's a very bad thing to do.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Now then, Brian.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Spank.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Don't say it so saucily, Brian.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07LAUGHTER
0:11:07 > 0:11:08"Spank,"
0:11:08 > 0:11:11says Brian. Spank. Now, there is your red line.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13If you get below that you are through to the next round.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Let's see if that's right and,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17if it is, let's see how many of our 100 said "spank."
0:11:20 > 0:11:21It's right.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27You've done it. Very well done.
0:11:27 > 0:11:3021 takes your total up to 45. Spank sees you through.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Come on then.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Yeah, spank. We know what spank means.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44OK, now then, Martin,
0:11:44 > 0:11:45you are on 1.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48The high-scorers at this stage on 52 are EJ and Laura,
0:11:48 > 0:11:49which means a score of 50 or less
0:11:49 > 0:11:51will be enough to keep you in the game.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Simon was just one away from
0:11:53 > 0:11:56a pointless answer. I think you might have found a pointless answer.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I think you're probably wrong and, strangely enough,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I had three in my mind and two have just gone.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04So, I'll go for "stank."
0:12:04 > 0:12:07OK, let's see if that's right. Stank.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Here is your red line. Can you get below it with stank?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Very well done. You are in the next round.
0:12:18 > 0:12:2023.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23APPLAUSE
0:12:23 > 0:12:2423 takes your total
0:12:24 > 0:12:26up to 24. Richard.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Yeah, past tense of stink, of course.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- So, sort of like when a bad smell goes away.- Yeah, I guess.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35EJ, I have bad news. I'm afraid you are the high-scorers
0:12:35 > 0:12:41even before you give your answer. But maybe,
0:12:41 > 0:12:42just maybe, you've got
0:12:42 > 0:12:46a brilliant answer that will take us up to £20,000.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51To be honest, all the words that I had thought of have gone.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54The only thing I can think of, and it might be a proper noun,
0:12:54 > 0:13:00I'm not sure, but I'm going from the film Shawshank Redemption
0:13:00 > 0:13:02and I'm going to say "Shawshank."
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Shawshank. Worth a punt. - Yeah.- Shawshank.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Let's see if it's right and,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Shawshank. Is that allowed?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16No. Bad luck.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18It was worth having a punt but an incorrect answer,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20which means you score the maximum of 100 points
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and that takes your total up to 152.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Yes, worth a punt but couldn't save you.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It is actually the exact opposite of the Shawshank Redemption.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Yeah. Exactly, yeah.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- The Shawshank Sentence. - So, do you have a word?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I've got three but I think probably the one I'd submit would be "skank."
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Skank.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Four points.- Oh!
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Sorry about that. There's a couple - Shawshank was a good guess -
0:13:49 > 0:13:52there's a couple of shank words that would have been pointless.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Let's look at all the pointless answers though.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Databank would have been pointless.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Gangplank - what you walk off to get off a ship or something.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01The greenshank, which is a bird.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Interbank, which no-one had heard of until earlier this year
0:14:04 > 0:14:05when Bob Diamond made it famous.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Mountebank, which is a deceiver or a conman.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10The sort of thing that PG Wodehouse talks about.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Sandbank is a pointless answer. Well done if you said that.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Scrimshank is someone who shirks their duty. A scrimshank.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Stopbank and trank.
0:14:17 > 0:14:23And I'm not going to describe either of those because I am a scrimshank.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Fair enough. Thanks very much, Richard.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28So, at the end of our first round, the pair who'll be leaving us
0:14:28 > 0:14:30with their high score of 152,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I'm sorry, it's EJ and Laura. It's been lovely having you on the show.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We'll see you next time. That's the good news. Thank you
0:14:36 > 0:14:37for playing, EJ and Laura.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40APPLAUSE
0:14:40 > 0:14:44But, for the three remaining pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50APPLAUSE
0:14:50 > 0:14:51And so four pairs become three pairs
0:14:51 > 0:14:55and at the end of this round three pairs become two.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I'm just wondering which pair will be leaving us.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Our category for Round Two is...
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and who's going to go second?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And whoever is going first, please, step up to the podium.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14OK, our question concerns...
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Richard.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23On each pass we'll show you the names of six fictional characters.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26You need to tell us the occupation most associated with them.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29As always, a nice obscure answer will score you fewer points
0:15:29 > 0:15:31but an incorrect answer will score you 100.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32There's going to be 12 in all.
0:15:32 > 0:15:3412 occupations to guess at home. Good luck.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36See how far through the board you can go.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Thanks very much, Richard. We are looking for the occupations
0:15:39 > 0:15:41of these famous fictional characters.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44And our first board has these people on it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I'll read those on one last time.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02There we are. Six fictional characters.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04What are their professions? Martin.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I'll take Atticus Finch and he was a lawyer.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11"Atticus Finch, lawyer," says Martin. Let's see if that's right.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Let's see how many people knew that answer. Lawyer, Atticus Finch.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Absolutely right.
0:16:22 > 0:16:2412.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27APPLAUSE
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Well played. The central character in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- Atticus Finch. It's my daughter's favourite book.- Is it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38She came to me delighted the other day because she just found out
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Harper Lee was a woman which, to her, makes it even better.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44She was genuinely delighted. That's nice, isn't it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That is nice. Sounds very nice.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Brian.- I'm hoping Rachael's going to help me with this one.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55I think Jean Brodie was a headmistress.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00"A headmistress," says Brian. A headmistress.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Let's see if that's right and,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people knew that.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Headmistress for Jean Brodie.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Oh, bad luck, Brian.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer
0:17:12 > 0:17:14so you score the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Richard.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Sorry, Brian. I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21So, Nat, we come to you and you're last person to have this board
0:17:21 > 0:17:23so you can talk us through it if you like.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26OK, I don't know Oliver Mellors at all.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Hercule Poirot was obviously a detective.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Nick Bottom, I'm wondering
0:17:29 > 0:17:33if he is the Shakespeare character from Much Ado About Nothing
0:17:33 > 0:17:36in which case it's a weaver but I don't know his first name.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So I might go for Jean Brodie as well cos I don't know Vianne Rocher.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I'm going to say that Jean Brodie was a teacher.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44"A teacher," says Nat. Let's see if that's right.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Let's see how many people said, "teacher" for Jean Brodie.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Absolutely right.
0:17:52 > 0:17:5450.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57APPLAUSE
0:17:57 > 0:17:5950 for teacher.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Yeah, well played, Nat. That's unlucky, Brian.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I think you knew as soon as you gave the answer
0:18:04 > 0:18:06she wasn't the headmistress.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Miss Mackay was the headmistress in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Played by Maggie Smith, of course, Jean Brodie in the film.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16If you had gone for "weaver" for Nick Bottom,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18you wouldn't have 50 points you would have 1 point.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19It's the correct answer.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21From Midsummer Night's Dream.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Would have been a terrific answer but it would have been a risk.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Oliver Mellors is a gamekeeper. He is Lady Chatterley's lover.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Would have scored six.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Hercule Poirot, as you rightly say, is a detective.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That would have scored 79. And do you know Vianne Rocher?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39I happen to know that one. She is a chocolatiere.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Yeah, a chocolatiere.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44From Joanne Harris's Chocolat.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Vianne Rocher. Two points for that one.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49So, some low-scorers there. Anyone who got all of those, very well done.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51And Nick Bottom - the best answer on the board.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores. 12.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Again, Martin and Simon, looking very strong at this halfway point.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Lovely low score there.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Then up to 50 where we find Nat and Claire, then up to 100
0:19:05 > 0:19:07where we find Brian and Rachael.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10So, yes, Rachael, we need a low score from you in
0:19:10 > 0:19:13the next pass. We are going to come back down the line now.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Can the second players, please, step up to the podium?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19OK, we will put six more fictional characters on the board
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and here they are. We have got...
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I'll read those on one last time.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42There we are.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Six more fictional characters and we are looking for their occupations.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Claire, we need you to name the one
0:19:47 > 0:19:50you think the fewest of our 100 people will have known.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54You are on 50. The high scorers are Rachael and Brian on 100.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56If you can score 49 or less you'll avoid becoming our high-scorers.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Erm...
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Well, I've heard of three but I haven't read much other than
0:20:02 > 0:20:05German books recently and I don't think any of those
0:20:05 > 0:20:09are the characters from a German book so I'm going to have to go...
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's going to be high but I'm going to say
0:20:11 > 0:20:14barber for Sweeney Todd.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Sweeney Todd, barber. OK, here's your red line.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20If you get for that red line with barber, you're in the next round.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Let's see if barber is right and,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26if it is, let's see how many people said it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Absolutely right.
0:20:28 > 0:20:2973.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31APPLAUSE
0:20:31 > 0:20:33That takes your total
0:20:33 > 0:20:36up to 123. There is a lifeline for Rachael.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Big score. Better than 100 though. The demon barber of Fleet Street.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Thank you very much indeed, Richard. So, Rachael, you're on 100.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46The high scorers are Claire and Nat
0:20:46 > 0:20:48on 123. A score of 22 or less
0:20:48 > 0:20:50keeps you in the game.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Is this a good board for you? - The previous one was better.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58I'm going to go for one. I don't know if he is the title character.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Yuri Zhivago. So, I'm going to say
0:21:00 > 0:21:02doctor.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04You're going to say a doctor for Yuri Zhivago.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Here comes your red line.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Get below that red line and you are in the head-to-head.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Dr Zhivago, says Rachael. Is it right?
0:21:12 > 0:21:13How many people said it if it is?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17It's right.
0:21:20 > 0:21:2243, I'm afraid, Rachael.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30And I'm afraid that takes your total up to an unbeatable 143. Richard.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Correct answer there.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Dr Yuri Zhivago from the novel by Boris Pasternak.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Played by Omar Sharif in the film.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Now then, Simon. You're through, whatever happens,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41to the head-to-head because you won't overtake Rachael
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and Brian's high score of 143.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Take us through the board. You're the last person to have it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Can't remember what Billy Budd does.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Think it's something to do with the sea. James Bond, everyone will know.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Never heard of Aibileen Clarke. But in going for Henry Detamble,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59who works in a library, so presumably is a librarian.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Henry Detamble, librarian, says Simon. No red line, you're through.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06But let's see how many people said librarian for Henry Detamble.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Absolutely right.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Oh, very well done, indeed, Simon!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23There we go, a pointless answer that adds £250 to today's jackpot,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27taking it up to the big, round,
0:22:27 > 0:22:32£20,000. Good Lord! That scores you nothing, leaves your total at 12.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Fantastic play, once again,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- from the boys on the first podium. - Yeah, 20 grand, very well done.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Terrific answer, as well. Yeah, he's the time traveller
0:22:41 > 0:22:46in Audrey Niffenegger's Time Traveller's Wife, Henry Detamble.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Let's have a look at the rest of them.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Billy Budd does have something to do with the sea. He's a sailor.
0:22:51 > 0:22:547 points that would have scored. James Bond is a spy.
0:22:54 > 0:22:5789 points. Do you know Aibileen Clarke?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01If you've read the book or seen the film, she is
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- a maid in The Help.- Ah.- 3 points.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Thanks very much. At the end of Round Two, the losing pair
0:23:08 > 0:23:10with the highest score, I'm sorry to say,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13it's Rachael and Brian, 143, I'm afraid.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15No arguing with that. It was a tough second board.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Yeah.- I let her down.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Yeah. Oh, headmistress.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23And you knew, as Richard said, the minute you'd said that. Bad luck.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I'm so sorry to say this is where we have to say goodbye.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It's been lovely having you on.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34APPLAUSE
0:23:34 > 0:23:38For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get more exciting,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40as we enter the head-to-head.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Congratulations, Simon and Martin, Claire and Nat,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49you are now only one round away from the final and a chance to play
0:23:49 > 0:23:53for that whopping jackpot, which currently stands at £20,000.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55AUDIENCE: Whoo!
0:23:58 > 0:24:02You'll now go head-to-head and the first pair to win two questions will play for that jackpot.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06The big difference is you are now allowed to confer. Best of luck
0:24:06 > 0:24:08to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14APPLAUSE
0:24:14 > 0:24:20Here comes our first question, and it concerns...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23European Monarchs, Richard.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26We'll show you five pictures of reigning monarchs, as of May, 2012.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30We need you to tell us the main European country they reign over.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34As always, by country, we mean a member of the UN that is a sovereign state.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Thanks very much, indeed, Richard. Let's reveal our five monarchs.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40We have got...
0:24:54 > 0:24:58There we are. Five European monarchs. Simon and Martin,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02you've played best throughout so far, so you go first.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05THEY WHISPER TO EACH OTHER
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Shall we go for that?- Yep.- OK. We're going to go
0:25:09 > 0:25:12for A, which we think is Spain.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17A - Spain, say Simon and Martin. A - Spain. Claire and Nat.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- I have a feeling you might be able to talk us through the board.- No!
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- We're having a debate at the moment. - We're unsure if D or E
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- is Denmark.- I think I've seen a video about her.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33She does production design on films and stuff. Why did you think D..?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I don't know. I think he's married
0:25:35 > 0:25:37to a blonde lady.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40LAUGHTER
0:25:40 > 0:25:43I think Denmark, It could be Monaco, but that's not a sovereign state.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Just say E, Denmark, then. - Are you sure?- Mmm.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49I'm not sure, but we're going
0:25:49 > 0:25:53to go for E as being Denmark.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56You're going to say E, Denmark, which means
0:25:56 > 0:25:59we have A - Spain and E - Denmark.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Simon and Martin, you said A is Spain. Let's see if it's right
0:26:03 > 0:26:06and if it is, how many of our 100 said A - Spain.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Absolutely right.
0:26:14 > 0:26:1620.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18APPLAUSE
0:26:21 > 0:26:24We are going to resolve this. Nat, you went with
0:26:24 > 0:26:29your gut. I think you won out there and said that E was Denmark.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Claire was thinking D was Denmark.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35We'll find out which of you was right. Nat said E - Denmark.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38If that's right, how many of our 100 said E - Denmark?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42It's absolutely right, Nat.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Very, very well done.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And it wins the point for you! Very well done, indeed. 3.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52APPLAUSE
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Well done. You held your nerve there, Nat,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and it paid off in spades. After one question,
0:27:00 > 0:27:02you are up 1-0. Richard.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Terrific answer, Nat. That takes some guts, with all this money on the line.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Absolutely right, she's a theatre designer, as well.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Recently did the costumes and sets for The Nutcracker Suite.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15There you go.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Let's take a look at the rest.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- B is... He looks like a British royal, doesn't he?- He does a bit.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26That's actually Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Would have scored nothing at all. That's a pointless answer.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Very well done, if you said that. That's terrific. C is Queen Beatrix
0:27:33 > 0:27:35of the Netherlands. Hello to our Dutch viewers.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38That would have scored 13 points.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44And D is Prince Albert of Monaco. He would have scored you 34 points.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49Thank you very much, indeed. Here is the second question.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Simon and Martin, you have to win this question to stay in the game. Best of luck.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Our second question concerns Michael Caine films.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Michael Caine films.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02We're going to show you five sets of initials.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06They all represent a different Michael Caine film. Can you pick the most obscure from this list?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10OK, let's reveal the initials of our Michael Caine films.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11We have got...
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I'll read those all one last time.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Claire and Nat, you go first this time.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32SHE WHISPERS
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I'm going to kick myself,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41but I think I can only think of the two most obvious ones.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43I'll have to go for Z - Zulu.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Z - Zulu, say Claire and Nat. Simon and Martin,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49talk us through the board.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53ER is Educating Rita and TIJ is The Italian Job.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57But like the other guys, the other two escape us.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59The Italian Job is probably so well known,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02so I think Educating Rita has got to be our choice.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04OK, Educating Rita, say Simon and Martin.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08We have Zulu, from Claire and Nat. Let's see if that's right and see how many people said Zulu.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Absolutely right.
0:29:13 > 0:29:1562.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17APPLAUSE
0:29:17 > 0:29:22Simon and Martin have gone for Educating Rita. Let's see
0:29:22 > 0:29:24if that's right and how many people said it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Absolutely right.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Very well done, indeed. You win the point.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Ooh, 7!
0:29:34 > 0:29:36APPLAUSE
0:29:36 > 0:29:40That's a great score. Well done, Simon and Martin.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43After two questions, you are back on the game. It's 1-1.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Well played. It's tense now, I have to say.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Let's fill in this board, before we go on to that all-important last question.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55TIJ was The Italian Job, as both teams knew. Would have score 40.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58The others, which neither knew, he won Oscars for both.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02TCHR is The Cider House Rules.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for that. 3 points.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07And won a Best Supporting Actor for this one, as well.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Essentially, Christmas round at your house.- Hannah and Her Sisters, yeah!
0:30:12 > 0:30:16There we go. That would have scored 2 points.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19His wife is called Hannah and she has many sisters.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20Lots of sisters.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Thank you, Richard.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Here comes your third question. This is the decider.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Whoever wins, goes through and plays for that colossal jackpot.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30It concerns...
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Literally, a photo finish for this. We'll show you five clues to facts
0:30:39 > 0:30:44about photography. Can you pick the most obscure answer?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Thanks, Richard. Let's reveal our five clues.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06I'll read those all one last time.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Five clues to facts about photography.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Simon and Martin, once again, you go first.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30We're going for the English chemist, which was Henry Fox Talbot.
0:31:30 > 0:31:37- Henry Fox Talbot, say Simon and Martin.- We hope!- Maybe.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Henry Fox Talbot. Sounds like a cracking answer.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Claire and Nat, talk us through the board.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- Erm...- Tripod?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- We've got that.- That would be too high.- Yeah, too big.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I can't think what SLR stands for. I'm guessing L is probably lens.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59Individual light-sensitive cell in a digital camera. Could be a sensor.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I can't think what the box camera is called.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Just guess the top one. - Yeah, I'm just going to have a punt
0:32:05 > 0:32:11for the top one. I think it's just called a sensor -
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- the individual light-sensitive cell. - OK, you're saying a sensor.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21OK. so we have our two answers. Simon and Martin have said, Henry Fox Talbot.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25This to decide who goes through to the final to play for that enormous jackpot,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29our record-breaking jackpot of £20,000.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Simon and Martin, Henry Fox Talbot.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Is it right? How many people said it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:37It is right.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Oh, two!
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Wow, two for Henry Fox Talbot.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Fantastic photography knowledge there from Simon and Martin.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Now then, Claire and Nat,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56you need to score one point or less
0:32:56 > 0:32:58to get into the final. You've said the sensor
0:32:58 > 0:33:01for the light-sensitive cell in a digital camera.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02Let's see if that's right
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and if it is, let's see how many people said that.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10No, bad luck Claire and Nat.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Well, that means after three questions,
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Simon and Martin,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17you are through to the final, 2-1.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Yeah, Henry Fox Talbot was the best answer on the board.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Nothing you could have done there, guys.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Terrifically played, Simon and Martin.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Very well done. Let's take a look through the rest.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29No, it's not a sensor, it's actually a pixel.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Pixel, The name comes from "picture element."
0:33:32 > 0:33:35That would have scored six points, so wouldn't have saved you.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Good answer if you got it at home.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40The SLR, you're right, the L is lens, but it's Single Lens Reflex.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42That would have scored 27.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46The tripod wouldn't have helped you cos that would have scored 85,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and the box camera introduced by Kodak,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52I suspect plenty people will know, was the Box Brownie.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- That would have scored 44 points. - Thanks very much indeed, Richard.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Claire and Nat. Well, once again, you've made it through
0:34:02 > 0:34:04and you've stared into the abyss.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05But we have to send you packing.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I'm sorry, and this time it really is goodbye,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10but it's been brilliant having you on the show.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13You've played so well on both shows.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Claire and Nat, brilliant contestants.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:17 > 0:34:21But for Simon and Martin, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Congratulations, Simon and Martin, you've fought off the competition
0:34:28 > 0:34:30and won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39You now have a chance to win our jackpot, and at the end of today's show,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42the jackpot stands at £20,000.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:46 > 0:34:49You have done so well, you've come through the show
0:34:49 > 0:34:51with some wonderful low scores, all the way through the rounds.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54A pointless answer with Henry Detamble.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Brilliant low score with Henry Fox Talbot.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Very impressive Pointless knowledge.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03You could be on the cusp of making Pointless history
0:35:03 > 0:35:06and winning our biggest ever jackpot.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I hope you brought a wheelbarrow with you.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Erm, well, very best of luck to you.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12You really deserve it. The rules are simple.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19We've had one pointless answer today and that was from you.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21You only have to find one more now
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and you will go home with that £20,000.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26It won't even be hard to split!
0:35:26 > 0:35:28We've made it as easy as we possibly can.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31First though, you have to choose a category,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and you have a choice of five options.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Well, Sportsmen... we could do Sportsmen,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43UK Politics could be anything.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Place Names? - Place Names could be good.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- International Pop, don't fancy International Pop.- British Actors?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Depends who it is. - The films of whatever.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Place Names. We're pretty well travelled, in't we?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Yeah, I mean, it's got to be something off the wall, really.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- You think?- Yeah.- Shall we?- Yeah. - Not a clue what it is, but yeah.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- We'll go for Place Names. - Place Names it is.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05OK, very best of luck.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Let's find out what the question is, here it comes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:36:13 > 0:36:15..as they could.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Single Vowel Countries. Richard.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19We're looking for any country of the world
0:36:19 > 0:36:22that has only one of the vowels in its name, so A, E, I, O or U.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23It can have it more than once,
0:36:23 > 0:36:25so if we were looking for Capital Cities,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29London would be an acceptable answer cos it only has Os in it.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Paris wouldn't, cos it's got an A and an I.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34And as always, by country we mean a member of the UN
0:36:34 > 0:36:36that is a sovereign state.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Very good luck, guys. £20,000. We all wish you well.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44and all you need to win that £20,000 jackpot
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- is for just one of those to be pointless. Are you ready?- Yep.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54There they are. Your time starts now.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Yemen. Erm...
0:36:56 > 0:37:02- God, can't think of anything else. - Canada.- Canada.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- England, Scotland, Wales.- A, E, I...
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- God, this is hard!- Andorra. Erm...
0:37:11 > 0:37:13India...
0:37:13 > 0:37:17I just can't think of any apart from those two.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18There must be loads.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Pakistan. There's got to be some country.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24New Zealand...
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Erm, Paraguay, no.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Fiji, Fiji!- Fiji. That'll do, that's a good one.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Erm...
0:37:33 > 0:37:36That's going to, Cook Islands doesn't work...
0:37:38 > 0:37:39Panama?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Yes, that'll do. - So we've got Panama, Yemen...
0:37:42 > 0:37:4310 seconds left.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- ..Fiji, cos Canada's no good. - Canada's no good.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- Right, so shall we go for those three?- Panama, Fiji, Yemen.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Yeah, OK. No, that'll do. Them three will do.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56OK, your time is up.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59We were looking for countries with a single vowel in their name.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00I now need your three answers.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- Panama.- Panama.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Fiji.- Fiji. - Yemen.- Yemen. Good answers.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Which d'you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Er, I reckon Panama might be. - All right.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And we both thought of Yemen first, so we'll put that first.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17OK, let's put them up on the board in that order and here they are.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23We have got Yemen, Fiji and Panama.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27OK, so we were looking for countries with a single vowel in their name.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Your first answer was Yemen.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31I think that's a great answer, but you came up with it quite quickly,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35so you've decided that's your least likely shot at a pointless answer.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Remember, you only need to find one pointless answer
0:38:38 > 0:38:40to win that jackpot of £20,000.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- What would you do with £20,000, Simon?- Ooh, nice cruise.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Love our cruises.- A very nice cruise.- A very nice cruise.- Martin?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Similar, travel probably.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I want to go to the Arctic Circle and all of that,
0:38:55 > 0:38:59so a nice cruise in the winter up to see the Northern Lights.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Very good indeed. Very, very best of luck.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Three great answers there, three really good chances of winning.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Let's see if Yemen is right...we know that!
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Let's see how many people said the Yemen.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Well, it's right.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19If this goes all the way down to zero,
0:39:19 > 0:39:21you will leave here with £20,000.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24It's still going down, down into single figures.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Down it goes, still going...
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Oh, one! One! Ha!
0:39:28 > 0:39:31APPLAUSE
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Unfortunately, not a pointless answer. Not a pointless answer.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43That's pretty good going for your first one, though,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46the one you thought was least likely to be pointless.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50One person said it, so only two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Your second answer, which came to you
0:39:52 > 0:39:55quite near the last quarter of your allotted time,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Fiji, it suddenly came in,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £20,000.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02But there's a pretty good chance
0:40:02 > 0:40:04that maybe nobody else thought of Fiji.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Let's find out. How many people said Fiji? Is it pointless?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15OK, so the Yemen took us all the way down to one.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Fiji, slightly more confident answer,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20now taking us down into single figures.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Down it goes, still going down...
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Oh, two! Two!
0:40:24 > 0:40:26APPLAUSE
0:40:31 > 0:40:33This is torture.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35LAUGHTER
0:40:35 > 0:40:37So, two people came up with Fiji.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Everything is now riding on Panama.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45We're looking for countries with a single vowel in your name.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Your third and final answer, your most confident answer was Panama.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52To win the jackpot of £20,000, this has to be pointless.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Let's find out, Panama. Did anybody say it? For £20,000.
0:41:01 > 0:41:07So Yemen took us down to one point, Fiji took us down to two points.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Let's see where Panama takes us.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11If this stops at zero, you are leaving here with £20,000.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Yes, you've done it!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:15 > 0:41:21Very well done indeed. That's fantastic! Brilliant! Oh, wow!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Oh, congratulations.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Panama was a pointless answer,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41which means you go home with the jackpot of £20,000.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Wow.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Richard, what about that?- Absolutely brilliant. Well done, guys.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You've been brilliant since the moment you set foot on that stage.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Terrific, so well deserved. Three brilliant answers as well.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01If you're going up the M1 any time soon
0:42:01 > 0:42:04and you see a digger lorry gold plated, that's Simon.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Let's look at some of the other pointless answers.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10You can just watch these and bask now, it's just for
0:42:10 > 0:42:13intellectual curiosity cos you've already done it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Comoros would have been a pointless answer,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Congo would have been pointless.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Kazakhstan, only got As in it.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Kyrgyzstan, it's only got one vowel at all
0:42:23 > 0:42:25and that's right at the end there, the A.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28There's Panama and Seychelles, also a pointless answer.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Those are all the pointless answers, there's only six
0:42:30 > 0:42:32and you found one of them.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35It's absolutely terrific. Well played, guys.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39A brilliant way to finally give away that jackpot as well. Well deserved.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Absolutely, fantastically well done.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Thanks again to our winning players, Simon and Martin,
0:42:43 > 0:42:48who go away with today's record-breaking jackpot of £20,000.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Join us next time
0:42:54 > 0:42:57when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01And it's goodbye from me, goodbye.
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