0:00:14 > 0:00:17APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Thank you! Hello. I'm Alexander Armstrong.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28Welcome to Pointless, the show where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33To do that, you need to come up with the answers no-one else could think of. Let's meet today's players.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40First, we welcome Sarah and Mary.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Welcome. Sarah, how do you know each other?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45We worked together at a hospital in Cornwall.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Were you on the same ward? - She was the boss!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- The boss? Was she a good boss?- No.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52- She's too bossy!- Sarah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:57She's a very good nurse, but she's a bossy one - which she should be, really!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- She should be?- Yes.- That's good. It's what you probably need.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- We sing in choirs together as well. - Do you?
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- What kind of music do you sing?- We do barbershop, we do musicals,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09we do religious music.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14- We did a calendar! - We did a calendar.- Oh, no. I bet... Were you wearing any clothes?
0:01:14 > 0:01:17We were wearing scarves in strategic positions.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23- And I was wearing a heart in a strategic position. - A big heart.- A big heart.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Anything you're particularly looking forward to coming up? - Soaps would be nice.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Soaps.- No!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Listen, Sarah and Mary. You'll have to get your story straight!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Or maybe you just complement each other perfectly.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Exactly.- Exactly.- It's lovely having you on the show. A warm welcome to you, Sarah and Mary.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Next we welcome Susie and Julie. Where are you from, Susie?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- We met at university and we were in the same class.- What were you studying?
0:01:46 > 0:01:51We did business. She came into the class late and the tutor put her next to me.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52I couldn't get rid of her since!
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- What do you do, Julie? - I'm a tax inspector.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58AUDIENCE: Ooh!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00No, it's very important. We need tax inspectors.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03We need tax inspectors - otherwise Sarah and Mary wouldn't get paid.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05There we go.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- Susie, what do you do? - I work for the Home Office.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- I used to be a customs officer but we merged.- You merged.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- You're now Border Control? - Border Force.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Border Force? Wow, that's a good name.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Border Force.- Border Force! - It sounds like a film!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Doesn't it just?- Wow!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Julie, what do you hope will come up today?
0:02:24 > 0:02:29I particularly like films. Hopefully zombie films, horror films.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Hopefully zombie films!- Zombie films are my speciality!- Very good.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Susie and Julie, lovely having you on the show. Very best of luck.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Next, we welcome back Douglas and Niamh. You were on the show last time.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Everyone gets two chances to reach the final. This is your second chance.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- Remind us how you know each other. - We met two and a half years ago back in Ireland.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Niamh lives in England so I moved over to England this year.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Niamh, what happened last time?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56We crashed, we burned!
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- It started off gloriously.- It did. We had a pointless answer from Douglas.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Yes.- What do you hope will come up today, Niamh?
0:03:04 > 0:03:10I don't know. Lookalikes? Douglas is pretty good. He looks like quite a few famous people.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- I can think of a few.- I think you look like Sean Hughes with Micky Flanagan's hair!
0:03:15 > 0:03:21- Exactly.- That's it.- There you go. Listen, Douglas, Niamh, welcome back. Nice to have you here.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Finally, Ben and Rob. How do you two know each other?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We're work colleagues - and friends, I suppose, as well.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Oh.- You could say that.- Good job he got that in, Ben!- Yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32What is that work that you do together, Rob?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35We are journalists for a sports website.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- Wow! That's fun.- It is fun. Sports magazine.- That's great fun.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41What particular sports do you cover?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Particularly football, tennis, I like. Horse-racing as well.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- Very good. Ben?- I love motorbike racing. That's my passion.- OK.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- So it would be quite embarrassing if sport came up and you didn't do brilliantly.- That's the danger!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- That is the danger today, yes.- OK.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59What other areas are you interested in, Ben and Rob?
0:03:59 > 0:04:05- Rob particularly loves his racehorse.- Wow! How long have you had a racehorse?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Just a few months. I own a fetlock, I think!- Very good. We should get a horse.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12We should. Do you get to ride it as well?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- That would be very, very foolish! - I'm not buying a horse if I can't ride it!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20You should be a jockey. I can see you as a jockey!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Tell you what, we'll get a horse and you can ride it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I'm glad you said that. I think I'd be an amazing jockey.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31You have the physique of a jockey. Amazing.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Think how big the horse would have to be!- Wow, imagine that horse!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Wow.- But you'd intimidate all the other riders in the Grand National if I turned up,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41looking at everybody!
0:04:41 > 0:04:43You'd break the weighing machine!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It would be hilarious. Very good.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Ben and Rob, a warm welcome to the show. Great to have you here.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Only one person left to introduce. He's got that look on his face like he knows something we don't.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Which, of course, he does - the questions and answers!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- It's my Pointless friend, Richard. - Hiya!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Hi, everybody.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- How are you today?- I'm very well. - Excellent.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13- It's show 401 today.- Yes.- Our last show, 400, was a cracker, wasn't it?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- It was.- Dan and Toby were terrific.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Really terrific.- Some of the nicest contestants we've had.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22They did brilliantly well. I suspect, as we move into our next 400,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24today will be just as good.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Round Two is one of your favourite types of rounds.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Is it?- Something you always look forward to.- Good. I'll look forward to that. Obviously.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Thanks, Richard. All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39In order to get to the final and have a chance to win our jackpot,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42our contestants need to find the obscure answers our 100 people didn't get.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46The fewer of the 100 who knew the answer, the fewer points you'll score.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Everyone is trying to find a pointless answer,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50one that none of our 100 people gave.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Dan and Toby won the jackpot brilliantly last time,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless!
0:06:06 > 0:06:10In this first round, each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated. Make sure it's not you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Our first category today is...
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Decide in your pairs who's going first and who second.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23You go first.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Whoever's first, please step up to the podium.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31OK. And our question concerns...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Actors and their countries of birth.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41We'll show you the names of seven actors. You need to tell us the modern-day country
0:06:41 > 0:06:43in which each was born, please.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47As always, by country we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49An incorrect answer, don't forget, will score 100 points.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52So 14 to have a go at at home. Good luck.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Thanks very much. Sarah and Mary, you all drew lots before the show
0:06:55 > 0:06:57and today you go first.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00We are looking for the country of birth of each of these actors.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02On our first board, we have got...
0:07:12 > 0:07:13I'll read those one last time.
0:07:21 > 0:07:29There we are. Seven actors. We want the country of birth of the most obscure one you know. Sarah?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Right. I think I'll go for Cate Blanchett
0:07:33 > 0:07:37and I think she is from New Zealand.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Cate Blanchett, New Zealand, says Sarah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Let's see if that's right, and how many people knew it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Oh, no!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Bad luck!
0:07:48 > 0:07:52An incorrect answer, as it turns out. That scores the maximum of 100 points.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Richard?- Sorry, Sarah. We've seen people come back from that so often, so don't panic too much.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Julie, how does that board look to you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I think I know quite a lot of them.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I am going to say Arnold Schwarzenegger -
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Austria.- Austria, says Julie, for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Is it right, and if so, how many people said Austria?
0:08:17 > 0:08:18It's right. Well done.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Yes, absolutely right. Born in Austria.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31They've just opened a museum in his childhood home.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34The Museum of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Wow.- You can see his original toilet!
0:08:37 > 0:08:41I am going there! My goodness!
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Do you want me to book you a flight? - Yeah, would you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- For as soon as possible!- Oh. All flights for the next four months are fully booked
0:08:48 > 0:08:52due to the popularity of the Arnold Schwarzenegger toilet!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- That's annoying.- Wow, what a shame!
0:08:54 > 0:08:58I'll have to... I'll have to swim!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00The Channel is full!
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Oh. Oh, well.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I'll just look at some photographs of it, maybe.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Wow!- Look at that toilet!
0:09:14 > 0:09:16WHISTLES
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Imagine what he did on that!
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Wow.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Thanks very much, Richard. Now, then. Niamh.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34I had a risky one, and now I don't think I'm feeling risky today.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37So I'll go for one of Douglas's favourite actresses.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Monica Bellucci. I'll say Italy.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44It sounds right, doesn't it? Monica Bellucci, Italy, says Niamh.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Let's hope it's right. If so, how many people said it? Italy.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50It's right.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Very well done. 39. Best score so far.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Yes, most famous for her appearances in the Matrix films
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and in The Passion of the Christ. Monica Bellucci.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07She's married to Vincent Cassel, I'm afraid, Douglas.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Well. You never know.- They split up a lot, don't they, showbiz couples.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Yep.- There's still hope. - Well, there we go! Excellent.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Ben, you're the last person to have this board.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19If you felt like it, you could talk us through it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Now, Cate Blanchett, for some reason,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26I fancy she is from down towards where my parents reside.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Possibly Australia, then.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Jean-Claude Van Damme,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33there's a footballer called Jelle Van Damme,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36a former Southampton left back. I reckon he could be Belgian.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I thought Halle Berry was from America.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Zsa Zsa Gabor,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45for some reason I think that's Hungary.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48So I'm going to go with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungary.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Zsa Zsa Gabor. Hungary. He is a sports reporter, isn't he?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53He's got the cadences absolutely beautifully.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's the first time we've heard Jelle Van Damme mentioned on Pointless.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- My pleasure.- I remember him.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Of course, yes.- He was a bruiser.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Mm.- Yeah.- Now, then. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungary, says Ben.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Is it right, and if so, how many people knew that answer? Hungary.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Well done. Absolutely right, Ben.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Down it goes. Still going down. 14. Brilliant.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Brilliant answer.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Terrific answer, Ben. You took us through some of the others as well. I think you chose the right one.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Cate Blanchett is from Australia.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34That would have scored you 22.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39Jean-Claude Van Damme, "the muscles from Brussels", is from Belgium. 37.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Halle Berry, no trick there, from America.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43That scored 52.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The best answer on the board is Andy Garcia. Do you know where he was born?
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- No.- One point if you said Cuba.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Born in Havana.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- That would have been a terrific answer.- There you go.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Thank you very much. Halfway through the round.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Let's take a look at our scores.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Ben and Rob, best score of the pass. Excellent answer from you, Ben.
0:12:03 > 0:12:0614 is where you are, looking pretty strong at this stage.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Up to 39, Niamh and Douglas. 54, Julie and Susie.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12And then, oh, I'm sorry, Sarah and Mary.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14You are the high scorers on 100.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16But anything might happen in the next pass.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Best of luck. We'll come back down the line now. Can the second players take their places at the podium?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27OK, seven more actors on the board. Here they come.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28We have got...
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I'll read those one last time.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51We are looking for the countries these actors were born in.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Rob, try and find the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58You're on 14. The high scorers are Mary and Sarah on 100.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01A score of 85 or less, Rob, sees you into the next round.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I think I know five of them.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06But given the leeway I've got,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08I'll take it fairly safe.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I'll go Penelope Cruz. She's from Spain.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Penelope Cruz, Spain, says Rob.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Let's see if it's right. Here's your red line, nice and high.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21If you get below that red line, you're through to the next round.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Is it right, and if so, how many people said it?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26It's right, and you're through.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Not bad.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36That takes your score up to 54.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Great answer. Penelope Cruz. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2009.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Married Javier Bardem in 2010.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45She said in 1994 when she went to Hollywood,
0:13:45 > 0:13:46she only knew how to say two things,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49which were, "How are you?" and "I want to work with Johnny Depp."
0:13:49 > 0:13:55- There we are.- And she did, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Now, then. Douglas. You're on 39. The high scorers are Mary and Sarah on 100,
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- so a score of 60 will see you neatly into the next round.- OK.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09OK, I'll go for John Candy. And I'll go for Canada.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12John Candy, Canada, says Douglas.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Here's your red line. Let's see if Canada gets you below that line for John Candy.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Is it right? How many people said Canada?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22It is right.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25And you're through to the next round. Very well done.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Down it goes! Look at that! John Candy, 13.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32This is a very good score, Douglas.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Takes your total to 52.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Well played, Douglas. Born in Toronto.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Sadly died in 1994. It was a brilliant film, Trains, Planes and Automobiles.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Now, then. Susie.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48The high scorers are still Mary and Sarah on 100. You're on 54.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50So a score of 45 will see you through to the next round.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56I think I'll have to go safe and go Joanna Lumley, UK.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Joanna Lumley, UK, says Susie.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Is the UK right for Joanna Lumley?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Is it a correct answer, and if so, how many people said it?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Oh, no! Not safe, Susie!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- Not safe at all!- Dangerous.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- Bad!- I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer that scores a maximum 100 points.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19It takes your total up to 154 and throws Mary a necessary lifeline.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- Look at that. Richard?- Sorry, Susie. I can see what you tried to do there,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- but that's thrown it wide open. I'll give you the correct answer later. - Now, then, Mary.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30The high scorers on 154 are Susie and Julie.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33If you score 53 or less, you are in the game still.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I would think that Jean Dujardin was born in a French garden!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43History doesn't relate, as far as I'm aware!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46But I'm going to go for Joanna Lumley, India.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Joanna Lumley, India. There's your red line.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Get below that, you're through to the next round.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Let's find out. India, is that right for Joanna Lumley? If so, how many people said it?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It's right! Well done, Mary!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02And you're through to the next round. Well done.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Down it goes to 20.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06120 is your total.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Mary, you did what you had to do, there.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Well played, Mary, she was born in Srinagar, Joanna Lumley.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Good answer. Let's go through the rest of the board.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Do you want a go at some of these? Jet Li?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- China.- Absolutely right. That scored 47.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Jean Dujardin?- France.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25It is France.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28He's the guy from The Artist. Scored 67 points.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34- Omar Sharif?- Egypt, I think.- Egypt is absolutely right. Scored 15.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38And the best answer on the board is Ursula Andress.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- If you had to hazard a guess? - I have no idea.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Um, I...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Corsica!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47No. Born in Switzerland.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50One point. If you got that, it would have been a terrific answer.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Thanks, Richard. At the end of the first round, the losing pair with the highest score,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56a very exciting close to the round,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Susie and Julie.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Oh, it was tough.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- It was.- It was a tough board, that one.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05We'll see you again next time, Susie and Julie.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09We look forward to that. Meantime, thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14But for the remaining pairs, it's time for Round Two.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22There's only room for two pairs in our head-to-head round,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26so we'll have to say goodbye to another pair at the end of this round.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two is...
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Words. Can you decide in your pairs who'll go first and who'll go second?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Let's find out what the question is.
0:17:45 > 0:17:52We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many words ending in RENT.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54R-E-N-T. Richard?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Any word which has its own entry in the Oxford Dictionary of English
0:17:58 > 0:18:00that ends with the letters R-E-N-T.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03As always, no hyphenated words, no proper nouns, anything like that.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06We won't accept the word "rent" itself.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09So any word in the Oxford Dictionary of English ending R-E-N-T.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Thanks very much. Now, then. Mary.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I can only think of one.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Trent.- OK. Trent is your answer.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Is it right, and if so, how many of our 100 people said Trent?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Oh, I feared that was the case, Mary.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34That's an incorrect answer, which means you score the maximum 100 points. Sorry. Richard?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Sorry, Mary. When you said you only knew one, even that was over-estimating!
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- I thought it was a river. - It is a river. The River Trent. But that's a proper noun.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Niamh?- I'll go for abhorrent.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Abhorrent, says Niamh. Good answer. Is it right? How many people said it?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58It's right.
0:19:08 > 0:19:1019.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Well played, Niamh. "Repugnant. Inspiring loathing." Abhorrent.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Ben?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Oh, no. What's wrong? What's wrong?
0:19:19 > 0:19:25I was dreading anything to do with words, literature, cos I've got a degree in English Lit
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and I know I'm going to come up with something awful!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29You didn't have to tell us all that! You'd have been fine!
0:19:29 > 0:19:33You could have just stuck with sports presenter!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37No, my friends at home. No, I'll get absolutely panned.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Can I just say, Ben looks like a Victorian boxer, doesn't he?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43You're wearing the top. Look at that! Look at that!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Yeah, he does.- A pugilist.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- You could see him on a poster in an antiques shop.- I can!
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Sorry. You were saying, Ben. On you go.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55OK. I'm going to go with...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58..non-current.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Possibly.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Non-current.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Let's see if it's right and did anyone say non-current.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Oh, dear! I'm afraid that's "non-current" usage, Ben.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Inevitable.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18That scores the maximum 100 points. Sorry. Richard?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Sorry, Ben, no such word, I'm afraid,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23although "non-currant" is another word for a sultana!
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Very good. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32There are only two scores between the three.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Niamh and Douglas looking very good on a nice low score of 19.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Mary and Sarah, Ben and Rob, tied on 100.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43So Rob and Sarah, it's a "word-off" between you.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Very, very best of luck to both of you.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Can the second players please take their places at the podium?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Rob, we're looking for words ending in R-E-N-T.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57You're the joint high-scorers on 100.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59We need something truly dazzling.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Ben was close, I think, by one letter.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06The word I was thinking of, concurrent.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Concurrent.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13There you go, Ben. Concurrent. Sounds good to me. How many people said concurrent?
0:21:13 > 0:21:19No red line as you're joint high-scorers. Just hope this goes down as far as it can. Concurrent.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22It's right.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Very well done, indeed! Six for concurrent.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Takes your total up to 106.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38That might be enough to keep you in the game. Well done, Rob.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Well played, Rob. You've given Sarah a problem.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Concurrent - "happening or existing at the same time".
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Now, then. Douglas.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49The high scorers are now Rob and Ben on 106.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53You're on 19, so 86 or less sees you through.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56OK. I'm not very good at words.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I'm going to go for "different".
0:21:59 > 0:22:01"Different", says Douglas. Different.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Let's see how far different goes down the column.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08It's right - and you're through.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Yes, all you needed to do, Douglas, thanks to Niamh's brilliant work.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Very well played as a pair.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Now, then.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's words ending in RENT.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33- Sarah, you have to score five or less to remain in the game. - No pressure at all, then(!)
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- Talk us through your thinking.- I think it's undercurrent, but I don't know if that's one word or two.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40And then there's...
0:22:40 > 0:22:42pruru... pru...
0:22:42 > 0:22:44..prulent. Prulent. What is it?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Prudy?- No, it's a mucky wound. It's purulent.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Purulent. We'll have that one!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Purulent. There might be a silent R in there!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56In Cornwall, there's a silent R in it!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Let's see if it's right. If it is, let's see how far down it goes.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Oh, dear!
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Oh, bad luck, Sarah!
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer. Scores the maximum 100 points.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Takes your total up to a brilliant 200!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Purulent doesn't end RENT,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18but I imagine it comes from your many years of experience in nursing.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22It's something to do with pus coming out of it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Purulent. Nice.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26If your doctor says anything you have is purulent,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28it's not a good day!
0:23:29 > 0:23:34I will say, however, I will say in your defence,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36that not only is undercurrent one word,
0:23:36 > 0:23:37it's also a pointless answer!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Oh, no!- Oh, Sarah!
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- It would have seen you through to the next round...- Can we not shoot that bit again?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48No, we can't do that because that would be purulent!
0:23:48 > 0:23:52There are some other well-known words that would have seen you through.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Any of these would have scored you less than six.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58If you'd said transparent, belligerent, grandparent,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02that would have scored four points, indifferent, godparent, incoherent, would have scored two.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04So some common words with very low scores.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Let's take a look at some pointless ones now.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Deferent, another word for deferential,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11houseparent, a job at a boarding school,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14incurrent, fluids going inwards,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16excurrent also a pointless answer.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Irreverent is a pointless answer.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Occurrent, recurrent.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Also pointless, unapparent, undercurrent - how about that -
0:24:26 > 0:24:28and vicegerent, also a pointless answer.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Very well done if you said any of those at home.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Thanks very much, Richard.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37So at the end of our second round, the losing pair with the high score of 200, are Sarah and Mary.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Thank you very much. It's been lovely having you on the show.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43But we'll see you again next time.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Looking forward to that already!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Thanks very much for playing, Sarah and Mary.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55But for the remaining two pairs, things are about to get more exciting in the head-to-head.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Well done, Douglas and Niamh, Ben and Rob.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05You're only one round away from the final
0:25:05 > 0:25:09and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £1,000.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15You're now going head-to-head.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18The first pair to win two questions will play for that jackpot.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21But the difference is, you're now allowed to confer.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Douglas and Niamh, you've done very well.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Some lovely answering from you in the show so far today.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Ben - phew!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You owe Rob one, I think!
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- How are you feeling, Rob?- We got out of jail there, I think.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36You did very well. You can pool your resources from here on in.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40So it'll all be fine. Very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Here comes your first question.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50And it concerns...
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- UK sights, Richard.- We'll show you five pictures of famous tourist attractions in the UK.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Can you name the most obscure of these, please?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Thanks, Richard. Let's reveal our five tourist attractions. We have got...
0:26:22 > 0:26:23There we go.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Five tourist attractions from across the UK.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Douglas and Niamh, because you've played best so far, you get to go first.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- We're going to go for B. - The Cutty Sark.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49B, The Cutty Sark. B, The Cutty Sark say Douglas and Niamh.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Ben and Rob, talk us through the board.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53We agree, I think that is Cutty Sark.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- E, not a clue.- No.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- D is the bridge in Scotland. - Forth railway bridge, yeah.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I think C is Portmeirion, but I'm not totally sure.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- But I think A. I fancy A.- A is good.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Which is Jodrell Bank.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08A - Jodrell Bank, say Ben and Rob.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So, Douglas and Niamh say The Cutty Sark.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Is it right, how many people said it?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17It's right.
0:27:21 > 0:27:2359 for The Cutty Sark.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28Ben and Rob have said Jodrell Bank for A. Jodrell Bank for A.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Is it right, and if so, how many people said that?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Absolutely right.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36And it wins it for you!
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Very well done. Ben and Rob, after one question, you're up one-nil. Richard?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Well played, Ben and Rob. Very good answer. You took us through another couple.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50C was Portmeirion.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It was a very low scorer. Scored nine points.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55A terrific answer. Well done if you got that at home.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57D is the Forth Bridge.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59That's a bigger scorer, though.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04And E is the Falkirk Wheel, a boat lift in Falkirk.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07That would have scored 12 points.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09The best answer on the board, Portmeirion.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Thanks very much, Richard. Here's your second question.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Douglas and Niamh, you have to win this to stay in the game. Best of luck.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19It concerns...
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Downing Street. Richard?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25We'll give you five clues to facts about Downing Street.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27That's Downing Street, London.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29We need you to tell us the most obscure.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Downing Street. We have got...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I'll read those one last time.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13There we are. Five clues to facts about Downing Street.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Ben and Rob, you go first this time.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28OK, we'll say the thoroughfare from which cars enter Downing Street is The Mall.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31The Mall, say Ben and Rob. OK,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Douglas and Niamh, the board is yours.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48We'll go for the last one. Number 11.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Number 11, Downing Street.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52OK. Ben and Rob have said The Mall.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56The thoroughfare by which cars enter Downing Street.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Is it right, and if so, let's see how many people said The Mall.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Ooh!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Bad luck.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Now, Douglas and Niamh, you said 11, Downing Street.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12All it has to be is correct at this stage. If it is, you've scored the point that keeps you in the game.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Number 11, Downing Street. Is it right?
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Yes, it is. Very well done.
0:30:18 > 0:30:2168 is what it scores.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25It was right, so Douglas and Niamh, you're back in the game.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- After two questions, it's one-all. This is exciting. - It'll be a cracker.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32We're going all the way to the final question.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34It's not The Mall, I'm afraid, it's Whitehall.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Whitehall is where you turn onto Downing Street. That scored 11 points.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43First name of the diplomat - two points if you knew it was George Downing.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Animal depicted on the door knocker of Number 10? Do you know that?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- A lion, is it?- It is a lion. Yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That would have scored 32.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54And the name of the Number 10 cat since 2011?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- It used to be Humphrey, but is no longer.- No longer Humphrey.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00It's the best answer on the board. One point to anyone who said Larry.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Thanks very much, Richard. Very exciting indeed.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09It's one apiece. Whoever wins this question goes into the final and plays for the jackpot.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Best of luck to both pairs. Here's the third question. It concerns...
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Richard?- We'll show you the names of five US sitcoms
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and the initials of the UK shows they were based on.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Name those UK shows, please. Good luck, both teams.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31OK. Let's reveal our five US sitcoms. Here they come. We have got...
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I'll read those all one last time.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Now, then. Douglas and Niamh, you go first this time.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08OK.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16We'll go for Sanford and Son. It's Steptoe and Son.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Sanford and Son - Steptoe and Son, say Douglas and Niamh.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Now, then. Ben and Rob. Talk us through the board.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- OK. Well The Rear Guard must be Dad's Army.- That's Dad's Army.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31BOAF, I'm not sure at all. Nothing's leaping out.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Neither is the bottom one.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37But I'm pretty confident with Three's Company.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Yeah.- I think it's Man About the House.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Three's Company, Man About the House, say Ben and Rob.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Man About the House. So we have Steptoe and Son from Douglas and Niamh.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Let's see if it's right, and if so, how many of our 100 people said Steptoe and Son?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Absolutely right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:0144 for Douglas and Niamh.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Ben and Rob have gone for Man About the House for Three's Company.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people said it?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12It's absolutely right.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Is it going to beat 44?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Yes, it is. Look at that. Very well done indeed.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Down it goes to 15.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Ben and Rob, you are our finalists.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25After three questions, you win two-one.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Well done. Richard?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Well played. Both successful shows.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Three's Company ran for eight series. And Sanford and Son ran for six.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33Let's fill in the rest.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35The Rear Guard, right, it was Dad's Army.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39They just did a pilot of that. It never went to a series.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Now, the other two, All in the Family.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Do you know that one?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45You'll kick yourself when I tell you.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- It's Till Death Us Do Part. - Of course!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50A remake of that. Archie Bunker instead of Alf Garnett.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55And Stand By Your Man. It ran for one series.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58It's tough with those initials, but everyone knows this sitcom.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- I can't think what it is. - Birds of a Feather.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Oh, for heaven's sake!
0:34:03 > 0:34:05That would have scored two points.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Well, thanks very much, Richard.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Well done, both pairs. Sadly, though, we have a losing pair
0:34:11 > 0:34:15at the end of our head-to-head, Douglas and Niamh.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19You've done so well today. Brilliant performance. Lovely low scores all the way through the show.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Douglas and Niamh, thank you. It's been great having you on the show. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Brilliant contestants.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30But for Ben and Rob, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Congratulations, Ben and Rob. You've fought off the competition
0:34:37 > 0:34:40and won our coveted Pointless trophy.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £1,000.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56You've done very well, gents.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Very well indeed. Here you are in the final. Very well done.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05We haven't had any pointless answers on the show today.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Just find one and you go home with that money.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11First, choose a category. There are five options. We've had no sport today.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- You've got to be hoping.- Come on. - Best of luck. Your five options are...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28We're not having country music, I'll tell you now!
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Katie Price, ditto!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Actors. We survived actors in the first round.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- No.- So we'll swerve that one, too.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Apart from Eric Pickles, I know nothing about the cabinet, so politicians is out.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Formula 1 it's got to be, hasn't it?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Motorhead.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Normally I prefer two wheels to four,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- but in this case, Formula 1. - You'll waive that. OK.- Yeah.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Formula 1 it is. Let's find out what the question is.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
0:35:58 > 0:36:00..as they could. Richard?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04We're looking for the runners-up in any Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
0:36:04 > 0:36:08from the first one in 1950 through to the 2011 season, please.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Anyone who's finished runner-up in the World Drivers Championship.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Best of luck, guys. We need first names and surnames.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20We won't accept John Watson. He was officially listed as third even though he was joint second.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- But officially listed as third. - Thanks, Richard.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26You now have one minute to come up with three answers.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29All you need to win £1,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- Are you ready?- We are.- Yeah. - Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36There they are. Your time starts now.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38I was going to go for Watson, so we'll scrap that!
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Coulthard, definitely. No doubt about that.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Stirling Moss is famous for it, but that's too obvious.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- Lewis Hamilton. - Again, maybe too obvious.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Coulthard, definitely. I was thinking Alan Jones, the Australian.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I'm not totally sure.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Gilles Villeneuve was another name that came to mind.- OK.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59But I'm not totally sure about that.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I'm thinking '80s. It was always Senna and Prost.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Who was the other guy in the '80s? - Piquet.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Piquet and the other guy from Brazil.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Fittipaldi and, um...
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Going back further, you've got Surtees,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- you've got, um...- Yeah.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- OK.- Who's the other Brazilian guy?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Fittipaldi...- Patrese. - Riccardo Patrese.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I don't think he was runner-up. Mansell, obviously, famously.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Hill.- Ten seconds left.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- Who shall we go with? - I think Patrese.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29You think Patrese?
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- What was your first one? Coulthard. - Coulthard.- Patrese.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37OK, time up.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41We were looking for runners-up in the World Drivers Championship.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I now need your three answers.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- OK. We'll go with David Coulthard. - David Coulthard.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- Let's go with Nelson Piquet. - Nelson Piquet.- Nelson Piquet.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56And either Patrese, James or Fittipaldi.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Riccardo Patrese. You wanted that one.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Patrese.- Yes.- Riccardo Patrese.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- I know Coulthard's right.- Yeah.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Coulthard is your best shot?- I think it's right. The other two were gambles.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14OK. We'll put Coulthard last. Who shall we put first?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Patrese.- It's a stab in the dark.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Patrese first. OK. Very good. Piquet in the middle.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Let's put this up on the board in that order. Here they are.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23We have got...
0:38:27 > 0:38:32We're looking for runners-up in the Formula 1 Drivers Championship.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Riccardo Patrese was your least confident answer.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38You only need one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £1,000.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43So let's see. For £1,000, how many people said Riccardo Patrese?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Is it right?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48It's right.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52It's right. OK. Let's see how far down Riccardo Patrese can take us.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54It's down into the twenties. Into the teens.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Single figures. If this goes to zero you leave here with the jackpot!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Oh! One!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02One!
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Wow! What a start to your final round. One.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- That's very exciting indeed. But not a pointless answer.- No.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- But a great answer. - At least we got a right one.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Being sports journalists, if we hadn't got one right, it would be humiliating.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I've got the Lit question wrong already, so...
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- We needed that. We needed that.- OK.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27What would you do with your £1,000, Ben, if you win?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I promised the parents I'd go and see them in Australia.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35I've not been yet to visit. I'll be flying to Adelaide hopefully at Christmas.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Rob, what would you do?- I'm going on a charity trek to the Great Wall of China.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45So that will go towards both funds and also equipment.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Brilliant. Very good. Two great ways of spending prize money.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Let's hope one of your answers wins it for you.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53We want runners-up in the World Drivers Championship.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Nelson Piquet.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Again, this has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03So for £1,000, Nelson Piquet, is it right and how many people said it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06It's right again.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Riccardo Patrese took you all the way down to one.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Nelson Piquet. Can he take you down to pointless?
0:40:13 > 0:40:14If he does, you leave with £1,000.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Down into single figures. Still going down...
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Ooh! Three!
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Worse!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Going the wrong way! - The wrong way.- Three.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Tell you what, though. Another correct answer. That's fantastic.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Everything is now riding on David Coulthard.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Runners-up in the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Your third and final answer. Your most confident answer.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41For £1,000, this has to be pointless. It has to be correct.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43David Coulthard. How many people said it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Well, it's right.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Riccardo Patrese took us down to one.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Nelson Piquet down to three.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54David Coulthard is taking us down into the teens.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Again, if he takes you to zero, you leave with £1,000.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- Oh, no! Four!- The wrong way.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Bad luck, gents. Very unlucky. Three great answers there.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find the all-important pointless answer.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12But you get to take home a Pointless trophy. Very well done.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- This is the bit you're not going to enjoy!- Yes. Sorry, guys,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22that minute goes very quickly.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26If you'd had another minute, any other names you'd have thrown at us?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28I was thinking of someone like Schumacher.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31People might not have said Michael Schumacher.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33No, Schumacher would have scored 15 points.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Fittipaldi, maybe.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Of the others you mentioned, Fittipaldi would have scored two points.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Either of the Villeneuves, Gilles or Jacques, both scored one point.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Alan Jones never finished second. He won it, and finished third twice.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Eddie Irvine would have scored one point, Michele Alboreto, one point.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Let's look at the pointless answers. There's some big names here.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Alberto Ascari, second in 1951.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Clay Regazzoni, the Swiss driver, second in 1974.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Didier Pironi, the Frenchman, 1982.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Heinz-Harald Frentzen... - Not Heinz-Harald Frentzen! - Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09He actually finished third, then Schumacher was knocked off the results table
0:42:09 > 0:42:11and he was promoted to second.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Jose Froilan Gonzalez from Argentina.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Mika Hakkinen in 2000 was a pointless answer.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21Worth a punt. Ronnie Peterson, the Swedish driver, in '71 and '78, posthumously.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Tony Brooks, 1959.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27And another posthumous second place Wolfgang Von Trips in 1961.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Very well done to anybody who got those at home. Very impressive.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Ben and Rob.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37It's been fantastic having you on the show. You've been brilliant.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Great fun. Thanks very much for playing.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Ben and Rob didn't win our jackpot today so it rolls over to the next show
0:42:46 > 0:42:48when we'll be playing for £2,000.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50AUDIENCE: Wooo!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Join us to see if someone can win it.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Meanwhile it's goodbye from Richard. - Goodbye!- And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye!