Episode 63 Pointless

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Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners.

Let's meet today's players.

And first up, we welcome back Sasha and Claire.

You were on the show last time. Everyone gets two chances to reach the final.

This is your second and final chance.

Sasha, remind us how you know each other.

We're best friends and we met when we were pregnant with our first child.

And, Claire, what happened last time?

We had a question on art. Sasha did very well and I didn't do as well.

What are you hoping is going to come up today, Sasha?

Science or food and wine.

-Do you cook a lot?

-Yeah, a lot - a lot, a lot.

Do you watch a lot of food things on telly?

It's probably the only TV I do watch, yeah.

Claire, what do you hope is going to come up?

I don't want science because if we get science, we will be out

but I would like maybe soaps on TV or reality TV.

Anything you're really dreading?

-Politics.

-Mm. Both of us.

-History.

-OK.

Well, welcome back to the show. Let's hope we see more of you than we did last time.

And next we welcome Rob and Callum. How do you two know each other?

We're mates from college.

-Whereabouts are you at college, Callum?

-Winstanley College in Wigan.

So, Rob, what are you hoping is going to come up?

I'm hoping something on either English or politics

because they're the subjects I study at college.

Callum, how about you?

Geography wouldn't be too bad.

Anything except lakes and ponds and rivers.

OK, lakes, ponds... Ponds.

-Yeah. No ponds, yeah?

-No ponds.

-No ponds. OK.

-Fair enough.

-The under-20s, they don't go big on ponds, do they?

Ooh, never have, never have.

When we were in our teens we were pond crazy.

Well, I think that's because we were spoon-fed by our parents.

-I seem to remember it was pondemonium when we were kids.

-GROANING

That's...

-Did that deserve a groan that size?

-That was good!

Well, Rob, Callum, a very warm welcome to Pointless

and very best of luck to you.

Lynne and Pat, welcome back. You were also on the show last time.

-Remind us how you know each other.

-We're in an amateur dramatic company together.

And, Pat, what happened last time?

Football happened. We went out in the second round.

Any other things you'd particularly like to see come up?

Erm, I think I'd like, literature, which I enjoy.

I enjoyed the art question but that probably won't come up again, so...

Other than that, possibly history, I'm quite fond of.

-Anything to add to that, Pat?

-Musicals would be really good.

-Have you been in many?

-I've been in a few, yes.

-What was your favourite?

-Blood Brothers. That was brilliant.

-A warm welcome back to you, Lynne and Pat.

-Thank you.

Let's hope we see you go all the way to the head-to-head and beyond.

And finally, a very warm welcome to Suz and John.

-How do you two know each other, Suz?

-Well, we are married.

-What do you do, John?

-I work in communications.

-And, Suz, what do you do?

-I'm a primary school teacher.

Good for you. Primary school teachers always cover themselves in glory on Pointless.

We love primary school teachers on Pointless.

-You're tempting fate, now.

-I don't know. It's fair enough.

What are you hoping is going to come up, Suz?

-Erm... Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

-Good. Yeah.

That would be my dream round.

-John, how about you?

-Well, I did politics at university

and I'm also standing for Durham County Council next year,

so I'm the second person today to say politics.

Good stuff. A warm welcome to you, Suz and John.

Very, very best of luck to you on Pointless.

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

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

He's become known as that bloke in the glasses who knows stuff.

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

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody.

-Good afternoon to you.

-Best of the afternoon to you, sir.

-Are you well?

-Yeah, I am well.

-That's good.

-Nice salmon pink shirt, there. White collar.

-Yeah.

-It's a good look.

-Yeah.

-You are rocking that look.

-Thank you.

-We've got two returning pairs today, both the pairs of ladies,

who we didn't see as much of as we should have done.

They were both unfortunate to be knocked out - they tripped up on rounds that weren't for them.

None of them got a wrong answer, which is quite rare,

so I think they're going to be tough to beat.

Always lovely to have a primary school teacher on the show.

-They do tend to do quite well.

-Mm. Thanks very much, Richard.

All of our questions were put to 100 people before the show.

To get through to the final round and have the chance to win the jackpot,

our contestants need to find the obscure answers our 100 people couldn't get.

The fewer of our 100 people who knew the answer,

the fewer points you'll score.

Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer,

an answer that none of our 100 people gave,

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

Nobody won the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at £2,000.

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

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

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated,

so make sure that isn't you.

OK, our category for round one is:

The UK. Decide who's going to go first, who's going to go second

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

OK, our question concerns:

-Richard?

-In a moment, Xander is going to show you a board

containing six letters of the alphabet.

We're looking for any city of the UK that starts with one of those six letters.

Any city that starts with any of the following letters.

and we are including the cities awarded city status in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year.

OK. Thank you. Sasha and Claire, you drew lots and you're going first.

So our six letters are...

Ah, that's nice.

Claire and Sasha met as parents for the first time.

Suz and John, recent parents, nine months ago.

You and I expecting our first.

That's nice. Callum and Rob.

-Callum and Rob.

-Both of whom have parents.

Both of whom have parents. Quite recently born.

When were you born, Callum and Rob?

Erm, 1994.

Oh!

Oh! Ouch!

-OK.

-OK.

So there we are. Claire, we are looking for cities of the UK

that begin with any of these letters

and you're going to try and find a really nice obscure one,

very low scoring.

I've gone really blank.

Erm... But I will try Newcastle.

Newcastle, says Claire. Newcastle.

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

It's right.

-26.

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26.

Well played. Tough one, that first podium. You've got so little time to think.

OK, now, Callum.

A city in the UK beginning with one of these letters.

I think I'm going to go for Exeter.

Exeter, says Callum. Sounds good to me.

Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 said Exeter.

Absolutely right.

-Eight!

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Wow!

Eight for Exeter.

Now, then, Pat.

Yes. I'm going to take a bit of a punt here,

because I'm not 100% sure if it is actually a city

but I'm going to go for Aberystwyth.

Aberystwyth, says Pat. Aberystwyth.

Let's see if it's right because if it is, it should be a good scorer.

Aberystwyth.

Oh, no, Pat! Bad luck.

Aberystwyth not a city as it turns out,

which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

-I'm sorry.

-Yeah, sorry, Pat. A brave answer. It sounds right, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-Not a city, I'm afraid. It's a market town.

Suz?

I'm almost relieved. I was going to say Aberystwyth.

I will also take a bit of a gamble and say Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, says Suz.

Let's see if Aberdeen's right and if so, how many of our 100 said that.

It is right.

-32.

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-32 for Aberdeen.

-Well played, Suz.

It became Scotland's fourth city in 1891.

OK, let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Very much the best score of the pass was Callum's, with that excellent answer, Exeter.

So, yes, Callum and Rob looking very strong.

Then up to 26, where we find Claire and Sasha,

up to 32, where we find Suz and John

and I'm afraid all the way up to 100,

where we find Pat and Lynne.

But it could easily happen again in the next pass.

Lynne, a nice low score from you could see you through to the next round.

Very best of luck with that.

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

OK, we're looking for any city in the UK that begins with one of these letters.

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

The high scorers are Lynne and Pat on 100.

You're on 32, so 67 or less will see you through to the next round.

Amazingly, I was also going to go with Aberystwyth,

so I'm incredibly relieved now.

So instead I'm going to go with the one I assumed Suz would go for

and go with a fine city, Norwich.

Norwich. Norwich, says John.

There is your red line.

If you get below that red line, you will avoid becoming our new high scorers.

Let's see if Norwich is right. Let's see how many people said Norwich.

It's right.

And it sees your through. Very well done.

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-29.

29 takes your total up to 61.

Good answer, John. It became a city in 1194, Norwich.

It was the second biggest city in the UK, behind London.

Wow. Now, when John said, "A fine city,"

that sounds like the sort of thing you sometimes see on signs as you drive in.

-Their official slogan?

-It could be.

Norwich's official slogan is, "Norwich, it's not Ipswich."

-LAUGHTER

-I think. I think it is.

But it is a fine city. It's a lovely place.

-It is a fine city.

-As is Ipswich.

-As is Ipswich. Both of them fine.

-Lynne. You're the high scorers on 100.

-Yes.

But a low score from you at this point would put you in a good position

should either Rob or Sasha give an incorrect answer.

I thought I'd have to take a punt, really, again

so I thought I might try Ely.

-Ely. The ship of the fens.

-Yes.

OK. Well, there's no red line for you as you are the high scorers

but let's see if Ely is indeed a city

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

Oh, it's right!

Very well done indeed.

10! That's a great score. Very, very well done indeed.

110 is your total.

Yeah, good answer, Lynne. You did all you could do, there.

In Cambridgeshire, long been considered a city but wasn't made a city until 1974.

Now, then, Rob. You're on eight, a brilliant score from Callum,

which means that even if you score 100 points,

you are still through to the next round.

I think that I'm going to go with a bit of a risky one

because it's quite near to Wigan.

I think it became a city quite recently. I'm going to say Preston.

Preston, says Rob. Preston.

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

No red line. You're already through.

Well done, Rob. Preston is right.

-Ten.

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Another brilliant low score,

taking your total up to a very impressive low 18.

Very well done.

Another good answer, Rob. It was made a city in 2002 for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

It's got Europe's largest bus station, Preston.

-How about that?

-That is good.

Either a lot of people want to go there or a lot of people want to leave there.

It's one or the other.

Now, then, Sasha.

You're on 26. The high scorers on 110 are Lynne and Pat.

If you can score 83 or less, you are through to the next round.

It might score quite highly

but as far as I'm aware there is a cathedral there

and I'm going to go with Truro in Cornwall.

Truro. Truro, says Sasha.

There is your red line. Nice and high.

Sasha is saying Truro. Let's see if that's right

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

-It's right.

-Yay!

-Very well done. And you're through to the next round.

Ten! Another brilliant answer takes your total up to 36.

Well played, Sasha. Yes, Cornwall's only city, Truro.

There's only two pointless answers in this round,

both in Northern Ireland, so well done if you said either Armagh or Newry.

Both of those are pointless answers.

I'll take you through some of the other answers.

Lots of people will have been trying to name all of these.

Ripon would have scored you two points -

one for the horse-racing fraternity. Newport would have scored you four.

Perth, 14, which is one of the new cities in 2012,

alongside St Asaph and Chelmsford, which wouldn't have counted.

Plymouth, 16, Peterborough, 24,

then we've heard everything else apart from the top three answers,

the ones that most of our 100 people said.

Portsmouth with 32.

Nottingham with 32 as well.

And top of the bunch, Edinburgh on 41.

Well done to anyone who got all of those - very impressive.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So at the end of our first round, the losing pair, I'm so sorry to say, it's Lynne and Pat.

Oh, dear, oh, dear.

We have to say goodbye to you far too soon

but thank you so much for playing. Lynne and Pat! Great contestants.

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But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for round two.

And so four pairs has come down to three pairs

and at the end of this round, three pairs go down to two.

Which pair could be leaving us at the end of this round?

Rob and Callum, I don't think it's going to be you. Fantastic.

You scored 18 between you, which, coincidentally, is your age.

I never even thought of that. I was just concentrating on getting the answers.

Brilliant. Two fantastic answers. Preston and Exeter.

And also some really impressive handshakes from you as well,

so let's hope we see more of those throughout the show.

Very, very best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for round two is:

Soap stars. Can you all decide who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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

OK, the question concerns:

EastEnders characters and their actors.

-Callum doesn't look happy at all.

-He really doesn't, does he?

-No.

There was a real mix of reactions, there.

On each pass, we're going to show you six EastEnders characters.

We need you to tell us the actor who played them.

A nice obscure answer will score you fewer points

and an incorrect answer will score you 100.

There are 12 in all to have a go at at home.

Some people will be able to do all 12.

Everyone else, damage limitation, see if you can get any of them.

Thanks very much indeed.

So we are looking for the names of the actors who played these characters

and our first board reads like this.

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Six characters from EastEnders.

Oh, Sasha not looking at all happy with that.

I don't watch EastEnders.

-Have you ever?

-A long time ago.

Whenever I go and visit my mother, which is once a year, I watch it then,

so once a year.

-For the Christmas special?

-Yes, basically.

I think I know one but it's going to be really high scoring,

so I'm going to go for Bianca Jackson, Patsy Palmer.

Bianca Jackson, Patsy Palmer, says Sasha.

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

Absolutely right.

-Not a bad answer at all, Sasha. 23.

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Very well done.

Yeah, perfectly good answer, Sasha.

She won the best actress at the 2000 British Soap Awards. Patsy Palmer.

-Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

-It's quite a while ago.

No, I was thinking, blimey, Callum and Rob were six.

Oh, certainly, yes, yes.

Rob.

I don't think I've ever watched EastEnders in my life,

apart from at my gran's house.

So I know two on there but one's gone,

so I'm going to have to go for Kat Slater and hope that it's Jessie Wallace.

-Jessie Wallace.

-Kat Slater, Jessie Wallace.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people knew that answer. Jessie Wallace.

It's right.

-17.

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That's a great answer, Rob.

-Richard?

-Yes, she arrived with the rest of the Slater family

on the day of Ethel Skinner's funeral in 2000.

This always happens on soap rounds.

Everyone goes, "I don't watch it, I'm afraid.

"I occasionally see it if I'm round at a relative's house but it's not for me,"

-and then they come up with good answers.

-Yeah.

-I don't buy it. Do you?

-No.

Suz.

You're the last person to have this board, so you can talk us through it and fill in all the blanks.

I wish I could.

I thought for a while that David Wicks might be Michael Kemp

but then I thought, "Is he the one from Spandau Ballet or not? I don't know."

Dot Cotton I know is June Brown. That's my safe answer.

Mo Harris, I know what she looks like but I don't know her name.

So because I think Dot would be higher,

I'm going to go for Kathy Beale and Gillian Taylforth.

Gillian Taylforth says Suz for Kathy Beale.

Let's see if it's right. Let's see how many people knew that. Gillian Taylforth.

-21.

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It's another great answer. Very well done, Suz.

Well played, Suz. Gillian Taylforth appeared in the very first episode back in 1985.

And you were right to avoid Dot Cotton.

You got the right answer, June Brown, but that would have scored you more points - 33.

David Wicks - not Michael Kemp but it is a Michael - Michael French.

He's gone on to appear in all sorts of other things. That scored four.

And Mo Harris is Gary Oldman's sister, Laila Morse.

-Oh, of course.

-She would have scored you six.

Michael French is the best answer. Well done if you got that.

Thanks, Richard. Let's take a look at those scores.

17 the best score of the pass.

Once again, Rob and Callum looking very strong indeed.

Callum, you've got to keep your end up here. Rob's done 17.

You have to do well in the next pass.

Then it's up to 21, where we find Suz and John

and then up to 23, where we find Sasha and Claire,

so really, you're not that far ahead.

You are ahead, though. Claire, I think you said you're good on soaps?

-Yeah, but the pressure's on now.

-It really is.

But you're going to have to find a low-scoring answer

and I think if anyone can, it's you.

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

OK, let's put six more characters on the board. Here they come.

And we have got:

I'll read those all one last time.

John, we're looking for the actors who played these EastEnders characters

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

You're on 21. The high scorers on 23 are Claire and Sasha.

If you could score one or less, you'd avoid becoming the new high scorers

but that's asking a lot.

My school was next door to where they film EastEnders,

so I don't watch EastEnders but I have been in it once.

I was at Michelle Fowler's graduation

because it was in my school hall.

But that's Susan Tully and it's not there.

So I'm going to have to say that I think Tiffany Mitchell was Martine McCutcheon.

Martine McCutcheon, says John, for Tiffany Mitchell.

Let's see if it's right. Let's see how many people said it.

There is your red line, right at the bottom.

Well, let's see.

Martine McCutcheon. Let's see how close to that red line it takes you.

It's right.

13! The best score so far, John.

It takes your total up to 34.

This round is going to be super-close, I think.

Martine McCutcheon. Since EastEnders she's had a number one single.

She's won an Olivier Award. She's been Hugh Grant's love interest.

-Not bad at all.

-Advertises yoghurt.

-So, yes.

Callum.

I hate to contradict what Richard said but this isn't going to be a close round.

I don't watch soaps. My nan is going to be at home

wishing that I'd watched more with her.

I'm going to take someone that I know plays a character in a soap

and apply it to one of the answers and hope it's correct.

So I'm going to have to go for Heather Trott and Barbara Windsor.

NERVOUS LAUGHTER

-They're laughing because it's right, you know, Callum?

-LAUGHTER

This is why I was so dismayed at the start of the round.

Oh, Callum! Well, we'll find out. Heather Trott, Barbara Windsor.

Is this right? You have to get below the red line to remain in the game.

Barbara Windsor - is it right?

Bad luck, Callum, bad luck, bad luck.

Unfortunately an incorrect answer, which means you score 100 points.

I'm sorry. It takes your total up to 117.

Yeah, sorry, Callum. Barbara Windsor is Peggy, I'm afraid.

You'll have to spend more time round at your nan's house.

Claire.

You're on 23. Callum and Rob are on 117,

which means a score of 93 or less from you

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

Talk us through the board. You might know all of these.

I don't know all of them.

Sasha looked at you and you shook your head at the top of the round.

I know. I don't even know who Ray Dixon is.

He might be in it at the moment but I don't know the actor.

I think Sharon Watts was played by Letitia Dean.

Alfie Moon is Shane Ritchie.

Pat Butcher is Patricia somebody. I don't know her surname.

I'm not sure who plays Heather Trott.

I don't know whether to play it safe and go with Shane Ritchie

or it might be really high and probably be 95 or something,

so I'll go for Sharon Watts and Letitia Dean.

Letitia Dean for Sharon Watts says Claire.

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

Here is your red line. Very high.

Below that you're through to the head-to-head.

It's right and you're through. Very well done indeed.

19. That's a great answer, Claire. Very well done indeed.

That takes your total score up to 42. Richard?

Great stuff, Claire. Safely through. Well done.

Alfie Moon would have seen you through as well.

You're right, it's Shane Ritchie. He would have scored you 40 points.

Now, Pat Butcher is Pam St Clement. That would have scored you 26,

a recent recipient of the lifetime achievement award at the British Soap Awards.

Heather Trott, Cheryl Fergison. That would have scored you four.

And Ray Dixon - he joined this year, Ray Dixon.

Chucky Venn is the answer to that and that's a pointless answer,

so well done if you said that, that's a terrific answer.

Well done if you got all 12.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So at the end of round two, our losing pair are Callum and Rob.

But listen, Callum, no shame at all in that.

Soap operas - it's a world you know all about if you watch that soap opera

and nothing about if you don't.

Next time, can you do sci-fi, Richard, please?

-I shouldn't have thought so. You never know, though.

-You never do know.

But I tell you what, on the strength of a more general round,

where you came out by far and away the best scorers,

we will expect fireworks from you next time

and I'm sure you'll go all the way.

Meantime, Callum and Rob, it's been great having you on the show.

-Thank you for playing.

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But for the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

So, congratulations, Sasha and Claire, Suz and John.

You are now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at £2,000.

CHEERING

You're now going to go head to head

and the first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot

but the difference is you are now allowed to confer.

You can pool all your knowledge.

Very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question and it concerns:

-Air guitarists. Richard?

-Yeah, absolutely right.

We're going to show you five pictures now of famous people performing on the air guitar.

Can you name the most obscure of these five, please?

Let's reveal our five air guitarists and here they are. We have got:

-That's not air.

-What is it?

-It's a racket.

So is it a guitar?

No.

OK. Moving on.

There we are. Five people playing air guitar.

Sasha and Claire, you've played best so far,

so you go first.

SHE WHISPERS

I definitely know who A is.

-You think you know who D is.

-Yeah.

But we both agree on C and we think it's Lesley Garrett.

Lesley Garrett.

C, Lesley Garrett.

Suz and John, talk us through the board.

OK, we also think C is Lesley Garrett.

Which is a shame.

-B is Bill Nighy.

-A, we think is Serena Williams.

E, don't know, so we're going to go with D.

He's pretty famous but he's not known as a guitarist.

I think it's Ringo Starr.

You're going to say Ringo Starr for D. D, Ringo Starr.

OK, so, Sasha and Claire have said Lesley Garrett for C.

Let's see if Lesley Garrett is right

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

It is right.

-APPLAUSE

-Very well done indeed.

Five for Lesley Garrett.

Suz and John have gone for D, Ringo Starr.

Let's if that's right and how many people said Ringo Starr for D.

-SHE SIGHS

-Absolutely right.

-60.

-APPLAUSE

Pretty comprehensive, there.

Sasha and Claire, very well done.

After one question, you are up one-nil.

Yeah, Lesley Garrett was a great answer.

-The only answer that could beat it...

-I'm so glad I'm not playing.

I'd have said Hillary Clinton.

-Would you?

-Yeah. How embarrassing would that have been?

Well, it would have been all right.

-It depends who you partner was.

-Yeah.

If you were playing with me, I'd have gone, "Don't be an idiot, it's Lesley Garrett."

And I'd have told you who E was and that's a pointless answer.

We'd have been just fine.

A is Serena Williams. You were right. She would have scored you 18.

B is Bill Nighy. You're right about that.

That would have been 17. It still wouldn't have won you the point.

-And E.

-I've no idea.

It's the country singer, Faith Hill.

Very well done if you said that at home.

-Faith Hill.

-Faith Hill. Yep.

-Thanks very much, Richard.

So here comes your second question.

This is one that you, Suz and John, have to win to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns:

Garden birds. Richard?

We're going to give you the name of five garden birds but in anagram form.

Can you unscramble them and pick the most obscure?

OK, let's reveal our five anagrams of garden birds and here they come.

We have got:

-LAUGHTER

-I'll read those all again.

Suz and John, you go first.

Blackbird for BALD BRICK. ANT GIRLS is starling.

Oh, greenfinch, HER FENCING.

HER FENCING, greenfinch.

Greenfinch, you're going to give, for HER FENCING

Sasha and Claire?

-I'm terrible with anagrams.

-So am I.

I've spotted one, which is TILE TUB, which we think is blue tit.

Blue tit, TILE TUB, blue tit.

So we'll take them in the order they were given. Suz and John said HER FENCING is greenfinch.

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said greenfinch.

Absolutely right.

Oh, it's a great answer. Look at that - eight!

Eight for greenfinch.

Sasha and Claire have said blue tit for TILE TUB.

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

It's right.

-53.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done, Suz and John. You did what you had to do.

It's one all. Richard?

Yeah, greenfinch is the best answer on the board, actually,

so very well played, John.

ANT GIRLS. Do you want to have a go at some of these?

-Starling.

-Absolutely right. That would have scored you 24.

BALD BRICK? Oh, you'll kick yourself. Blackbird.

-Blackbird!

-That would have scored 43.

-And WIPED ON GOO?

-Wood pigeon.

Wood pigeon - absolutely right. 11 points that would have scored.

Greenfinch was the best answer. Well done if you got all five.

So it comes down to a decider.

Whoever wins this question goes through to the final

and plays for our jackpot.

OK, here comes that third question and it concerns:

Anne Boleyn. Richard?

We're going to show you five clues to facts about Anne Boleyn.

The team who can give us the most obscure answer will play for the jackpot.

-Very best of luck to both teams.

-OK, thanks very much.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Anne Boleyn.

We have got:

I'll read those all one last time.

OK, Sasha and Claire, you go first this time.

-The castles?

-They're the castles in Kent.

I think it's Scotney.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Well, do you want to go for that?

-If we go for the king, it's going to be really high.

-Exactly.

We're going to have a real punt

because Sasha used to live in Kent and knows the castles

but we don't know which one she was brought up in

-but we're going to guess at...

-Scotney.

-Scotney.

Scotney Castle.

-Suz and John?

-I've taught the Tudors

but I'm going to embarrass myself, I think.

She was obviously married to King Henry VIII,

beheaded, I presume, by an axe.

Born at the start of this century.

The Tudors came in 1485, so she wasn't born at the start of the 15th,

so she would be born at the start of the 16th.

And the surviving child, we think, is Elizabeth I.

-So...

-16th.

-16th century, please.

16th century, say Suz and John. 16th century and Scotney Castle.

Sasha and Claire are saying Scotney Castle.

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

This to decide who goes through to the final.

Oh, bad luck! Scotney Castle's got nae hope, I'm afraid.

LAUGHTER

Suz and John have gone for born at the start of the 16th century.

Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said the 16th century.

It only has to be right, obviously, at this stage.

Absolutely right. Very well done, Suz and John.

Oh, it's a good answer as well. Ten points. Very well done indeed.

Which means Suz and John are through to final two-one.

Very well done. Richard?

Well done, Suz. You didn't let yourself down at all.

I'm sure your kids will be very proud of you, watching at home.

Let's take a little look at the ones you got.

You said she was married to Henry VIII. That would have scored 79.

Only surviving child, Elizabeth, as you said.

That would have scored 29.

She wasn't beheaded by an axe, she was beheaded by a sword.

That would have scored you nine points.

And she was brought up in this Kent Castle.

It's not Scotney, it's Hever Castle.

But it would have scored 11 points. It wouldn't have seen you through.

Well, thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

I'm afraid it's Sasha and Claire.

-Oh!

-APPLAUSE

Well, sporting applause there from Suz and John and richly deserved.

You've done so well this show. You've played brilliantly.

Round one last time but right through to the head-to-head in some style

and I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you.

-Thank you both so much for playing. Sasha and Claire.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

But for Suz and John, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Suz and John. You've fought off the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

Yay! That's all we came for.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £2,000.

CHEERING

Well, we've tested you pretty thoroughly.

We've had soaps, we've had cities.

We've had garden birds,

Anny Boleyn, air guitarists.

For heaven's sake, I'm not sure there's much we haven't tested you on.

-That's a lot of pointless knowledge, isn't it?

-Yes, a lot

and you've come through, covered yourselves in glory.

Now, the rules are very simple.

To win the jackpot, you have to find a pointless answer.

We haven't had any pointless answers today

but if you can find one now, you go home with that money.

First, you have to choose a category.

You have a choice of five options and they are:

-I think...

-It's, it's... Yeah.

Film actors we could go for but it's too broad

and really, John did a politics degree and then a masters degree...

-Which will make it even more humiliating...

-When we lose.

-When we lose.

So we can only really go with cabinet ministers.

Cabinet ministers it is. OK.

Very, very best of luck. Let me say that now.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many members of Tony Blair's first cabinet as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any full member of Blair's first cabinet

after he came to power in 1997, please.

Any full member of that first cabinet when they came to power in 1997.

Very best of luck.

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

and all you need to win that £2,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Mm-hm.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

-I could pretend I know some but...

-Health, Frank Dobson.

-OK.

-Defence was George Robertson.

OK.

And then...

Could we go for Hilary, as I know her?

-Because you know her? I think, out of respect...

-Out of respect.

-She'd probably be a pointless answer if she's there.

-OK.

-Well, perhaps go for her.

-International development, Clare Short.

-It's up to you, really.

-Frank Dobson and George Robertson left quite quickly.

-And then Hilary Armstrong as the Hail Mary.

-OK.

-OK, then.

-OK.

-Right.

-OK, we're going to stop the clock.

-Yeah.

-We have three solid-sounding answers there.

We were looking for members of Tony Blair's first cabinet.

I now need your three answers. What are they?

-Health, Frank Dobson.

-Frank Dobson.

I like that he's giving us the departments, as well.

-Defence, George Robertson.

-George Robertson.

And this is my shot in the dark, Hail Mary,

and also because I know her and I don't want her to be cross next time I see her,

Hilary Armstrong, who either would have been agriculture or chief whip.

Hilary Armstrong. OK. So there we are.

Of those three, which one do you think is your best shot at a Pointless answer?

If it's right, Hilary Armstrong.

-But it could be wrong, so we'll put that first.

-We'll put that first.

-So we'll put Hilary first?

-She's the most likely to be wrong.

OK. Hilary Armstrong we will put first.

Right now she's shouting at the telly. "What do you mean, wrong?"

-I don't know her. I can say that.

-Who shall we put last?

Which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

Erm, I think George Robertson left quite quickly to go to NATO,

-so... If I've got his name right.

-George Robertson. Let's put him last.

-Oh, don't say that.

OK, let's put those up on the board in that order. Here they are. We have got:

OK, we were looking for members of Tony Blair's first cabinet.

Hilary Armstrong you said was your least confident answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £2,000.

So let's see how many people said Hilary Armstrong. Is it right?

-Oh!

-GROANING

Not right. But you know what, that's really good news.

She'll be really flattered that you thought she was a full cabinet member

and next time you see her, she'll say, "Oh, I can't believe you thought..."

So there we are. Unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

You only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Let's say you do - mm, there's a good chance -

Suz, what would you do with two grand?

I think we'd probably go on holiday.

I know that's a common answer but as you know, we've just had a little boy, Noah,

so we haven't been on holiday for a couple of years

and I think it would be a good excuse to take off somewhere sunny

and have some time away.

Very good indeed. John, anything to add to that?

I'm currently rocking a bespoke suit that I bought in Vietnam

and it's getting considerably less sharp than it was

so if there's any money left over,

-I will probably cost me less than 40 quid to replace it, so perhaps that.

-Very, very good indeed.

Very best of luck. We are looking for members of Tony Blair's first cabinet.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Frank Dobson - health.

This has to be correct and it has to be pointless

for you to win that jackpot of £2,000.

So let's see how many of our 100 people said Frank Dobson.

It's right. Now, Hilary Armstrong, your first answer was incorrect

but Frank Dobson is absolutely right and down it goes.

We're in single figures if this goes down to zero...

-Yes! Very well done.

-CHEERING

Very, very well done indeed. Fantastic.

Two grand to the good. Superb.

Brilliant. That's a brilliant answer.

Congratulations. Frank Dobson was a pointless answer,

which means you go home with a jackpot of £2,000.

-Very, very well done to you.

-Yes!

-Richard, what about that?

-Brilliantly done.

You've been brilliant all the way through.

As you say, he was secretary of state for health.

George Robertson, also a pointless answer.

CHEERING

-And Hilary Armstrong was a cabinet minister but not until 2001.

-2001.

Let's take a look at the other pointless answers. There are seven and you got two of them.

David Clark was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

There's Frank Dobson. Gavin Strang was transport secretary.

George Robertson. Lord Richard. That's got a ring to it.

LAUGHTER

Just saying.

He was the leader of Lords.

Nick Brown was the chief whip in Tony Blair's first cabinet.

And the final pointless answer was secretary of state for Wales, Ron Davies.

Very well done if you got those at home.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Thanks once again to our brilliant winning pair, Suz and John,

-who go away with our jackpot of £2,000.

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Join us next time when we put more obscure knowledge to the test.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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