Episode 1 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

Couple Number One.

Hi, I'm Jenna and this is my sister, Katie,

and we're from Barrow-in-Furness.

Couple Number Two.

I'm Barry and this is my friend, Jacquie.

She's from West Sussex, I'm from London,

and we've known each other 28 years.

Couple Number Three.

My name is Neil, this is Leah and we're a couple from London.

And Couple Number Four.

Hi, I'm David, this is my mate, Krish, and we're from New Malden.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, thank you very much indeed.

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

There's only one person left to introduce.

To give him his full rap name, he is Big Dog Richie O.

-It is of course my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

-Hiya. Hello.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, that was concise, wasn't it?

-Yeah, you've sped that up, haven't you?

-Yeah.

Is it cos you've lost interest in the contestants, or...?

-It's just been dwindling.

-OK.

You're going to find out more about them as you go along.

This is exactly what the plan is, yeah.

Excellent, well, we know about Krish and David already

cos they were here last time,

but three new pairs who we'll find out about, I guess as we go along.

Looking at some of the questions, just trying to remember, do you love

pictures of famous fountains or hate pictures of famous fountains?

You know me. Famous fountains every inch of the way.

-You are going to love Round Three.

-Oh, get in!

-I've been asking for this for ages! That is epic.

-Let's speed on.

OK, let's do it. Thanks very much, Richard.

Now, all our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers

that our 100 people didn't get.

Everybody's looking to find a pointless answer

that none of our 100 people gave

and each time that happens we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

Now, Ian and Louise didn't win the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off at £3,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

OK, in this round I'll take an answer from each of you

and there is no conferring.

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round

will be eliminated so try and make sure that is not you.

Our first category today is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, let's find out what the question is.

Here it comes. Good luck, Jacquie.

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

..as they could.

Players who have successfully defended a Grand Slam Singles title.

-Richard.

-We're looking for the name of any male or female tennis player

who successfully defended either a Wimbledon, US Open, French Open

or Australian Open title from 1970 all the way through to 2012.

Any male or female tennis player who's won any of those tournaments

at least two years in a row. Very, very best of luck.

Thank you very much, Richard. Now then, Jenna and Katie.

You're our first pair. What do you do, Jenna?

I'm an admin assistant for a local firm of solicitors.

-Do you follow tennis at all?

-No.

But I watched some on telly just before,

so I'm going to with Roger Federer.

OK, Jenna. Roger Federer. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

-32.

-Happy with that.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You'll take 32, very good. Roger Federer, Richard.

Well played, Jenna. He's defended all sorts of titles.

Actually won Wimbledon from 2003 to 2007.

US Open, he's defended that, Australian Open, he's defended.

So good answer, and often on TV, you're absolutely right.

Now then, Jacquie,

are you Australian, Jacquie?

Well, sort of.

I was born here, my parents took me to Australia when I was a baby

and then I came back when I was grown up

and I've been here now for a long, long time.

-So you think of yourself as British?

-Oh, yes.

You just...with a tiny little holiday in Australia?

Every two years, yes, to see aged parents.

-No, I was thinking more of from nine months till...

-Oh, that one, yes!

OK, very good, but tennis, somewhere along the line,

is something you haven't really followed.

I might watch a final of Wimbledon occasionally, but nothing else.

-So then, who are you going to go for?

-I'm going to say Boris Becker.

Boris Becker, says Jacquie. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

Down it goes, look at that.

11, Jacquie!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Cracking score, Boris Becker.

-Yeah, well played, Jacquie.

That's a relief, isn't it?

Won Wimbledon in '85 then defended it in '86, which qualifies him for this.

Won it in '89 as well.

Neil. Whereabouts in London are you from?

-Erm, from Ealing.

-And what do you do?

I'm a finance director for an insurance company.

What do you like to get up to when you're not doing that?

Erm, well, finance is great, obviously, but I much prefer sports.

I like to play and watch football, darts, golf.

-Do you follow tennis?

-I'm not really much of a tennis player,

although I have defeated certain people once or twice.

Wow, how good does that feel, Leah(?)

Yeah, little bit devastating.

"I'm pretty rubbish at tennis but I beat her."

-OK, Neil, what's your answer going to be?

-Er, Steffi Graf.

Steffi Graf, says Neil. Let's see if it's right

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

It is right.

Eight!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

These scores are getting better and better.

-Fantastic, our first single-figure score. Richard.

-Well played, Neil.

She's actually successfully defended all four Grand Slam titles.

Wimbledon, US Open, Australian and French.

And yet only remembered by eight people out of 100. What a disgrace!

Yeah, come on, Steffi.

OK, well, there we go.

-Now then, Krish, you're a student at the moment.

-I am a student.

-What do you study?

-I do law.

-Law, yeah, that's not going to help you, is it?

-No, not at all.

OK, now as Richard said, you were on the show last time.

Everybody gets two chances to reach the Pointless final,

this is you and David on your second chance.

-What happened last time?

-Erm, I didn't read enough Charles Dickens.

You each said Bleak House, I think.

We wanted to make history in some way and if we're going

-out in the second round that's probably the best way, so...

-Yeah.

Apparently the first time both people have given

the same incorrect answer.

LAUGHTER

I hope you say Bleak House for this as well.

LAUGHTER

Krish, what are you going to say?

Er, I reckon I'll go for...

my favourite tennis player

and a lot of the men in this room's favourite tennis player,

Maria Sharapova.

-Maria Sharapova, I'll tell you what, Neil is nodding.

-He loves it, yeah.

I don't know if that's because he likes Sharapova

or if it's a right answer.

Anyway, we'll see. Sharapova is what Krish is saying.

Let's see if that's right and if it is,

how many of our 100 people said it.

Oh, no!

Oh, Krish, it's a Bleak House moment all over again!

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

-which means you score 100 points. I'm so sorry.

-That's unlucky.

She's a terrific player, of course, Sharapova.

She's won every single one of the Grand Slam titles.

Only won each of them once,

and has never successfully defended one of them,

so a tough...a better wrong answer than Bleak House.

-Don't you think?

-Mm-hm.

Honestly, if David says Maria Sharapova next,

I'll give him ten quid.

Why not? That would be a gutsy way to go out, wouldn't it?

I mean, that's more money than we're going to win at this rate, so...

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Thanks very much, Richard.

We're now halfway through the round, let's take a look at our scores.

Well, eight points

Neil and Leah, you're looking very strong indeed,

particularly when we go up to 11 where we see Jacquie and Barry,

up to 32 where we find Jenna and Katie, but particularly

when we go up to 100 where we find

Krish and David. You're going to need to score

incredibly low to stay in the game.

Very best of luck.

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

OK, we are looking for players who have defended one of the four

Grand Slam Singles titles.

David, you're also a student, what are you studying?

Erm, I'm studying French and Latin at Durham.

Again, still not really going to help, very few Latin tennis players.

Now then, David. We need a tennis player.

A tennis player who has defended

one of the four Grand Slam titles.

Yeah, see that's the difficult bit is thinking of one who's

defended successfully, so...

You don't need me to remind you, you're on 100 points.

Yeah, erm, Bjorn Borg?

Bjorn Borg, says David.

There's no red line for you as you are the highest scorers.

You have to hope this is going to go a long way down. Bjorn Borg.

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

It's right.

28.

APPLAUSE

28 takes your total up to 128. Richard.

Kept yourself in with a chance there, David.

First won Wimbledon in 1976, defended that four times.

He's also defended the French Open successfully as well.

Thank you very much. Now, Leah.

Great news for you, you're through to the next round.

Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake

the high score of David and Krish.

-Do you follow sport at all?

-I do.

I used to play tennis a lot when I was younger. I was my club champion,

although Neil's just sold me out as a terrible tennis player,

so that's a bit harsh, but...

-Yeah, a bit.

-He got lucky.

Yeah, sounds...yeah, he did.

Leah, we want a tennis player

who has successfully defended a Grand Slam title.

This is a point where I should be really obscure because I think

we can afford to be according to the points,

but I'm going to go with Pete Sampras,

which I'm fairly certain was a very good tennis player in the 1990s.

OK, Pete Sampras, says Leah.

No red line for you, obviously, as you are already through.

Let's see if Pete Sampras is right, though.

Let's see how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

24, not bad at all.

APPLAUSE

-Our third highest score so far. Pete Sampras.

-Yeah, safe and sound, Leah.

Successfully defended Wimbledon a number of times, also the US Open.

Now then, Barry. There's great news for you.

You are through to the next round whatever happens.

128's the high score from David and Krish. You're on 11.

Now Barry,

you are also Australian, aren't you?

I am Australian, yes.

-And A, how long have you lived over here?

-33 and a half years.

Well, that's impressive.

Were you meaning just to come over for a little bit of bar work?

No, well...

OK, well, the pressure is off you

but I have a funny feeling you might be quite good on this.

How is your tennis?

Not too bad, but I am going to play it safe and say Martina Navratilova.

Martina Navratilova, much to the mirth of Jacquie.

There's no red line for you, you're already through, but let's see.

Martina Navratilova,

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

Absolutely right.

19.

Very, very well done indeed. Takes your total up to 30. Richard.

Just like Pete Sampras, successfully defended Wimbledon

and the US Open, Navratilova.

Very good. Now Katie, what do you do?

Erm, I work as a team secretary for the learning disabilities team

up in South Cumbria.

Very good indeed. What do you like to do when you're not doing that?

Erm, I am part of a rounders team up in Barrow. We meet every Tuesday.

The Barrow...what are they called?

-We're called Furness.

-Good stuff, OK. How good's your tennis?

Well, I'm going to guess one,

and if it's right, I'm hoping that

seven people didn't know it then maybe

we can keep in, and I'm going to go with Andy Murray.

I think that's right, it might not be right.

Andy Murray. OK.

Now then. Here is your red line.

It's quite high.

Andy Murray just has to be right, I'd say.

Is it, and if it is, how many people said it? Andy Murray.

No-o-o-o, Katie!

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

which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

I'm afraid that takes your total up to 132

and I'm afraid that is our high score.

-I'm very sorry. Richard.

-Yeah, sorry, Katie.

At time of recording, he won the 2012 US Open title.

That was his first Grand Slam.

Hasn't defended it up to this point as we're recording,

but he has won one, won the Olympics as well.

-But, er...

-He's a tennis player.

And he's, yeah, he is a tennis player.

There we are.

-In many ways, we're all winners.

-Exactly.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers, though.

I know some people at home will have done very well on this.

Guillermo Vilas, who successfully defended the Australian Open title.

Gustavo Kuerten,

the Brazilian who successfully defended the French title.

Jennifer Capriati, that was the Australian Open as well.

She won that two years in a row.

Johan Kriek, he won the Australian Open in 1981,

came back and defended it in '82.

John Newcombe, he successfully defended Wimbledon.

Justine Henin, who successfully defended the French title,

won it three years in a row in fact.

Ken Rosewall, successfully defended the Aussie title,

Mats Wilander, Pat Rafter as well, who won the US Open in '97 and '98.

Well done if you said any of those.

Could have also had Jan Kodes or Sergi Bruguera,

so all very good answers.

There we are. Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our first round, the pair who'll be leaving us with their

high score of 132, I'm sorry to say, it's Katie and Jenna.

I think Andy Murray let you down there, to be honest,

but the good news is

we'll see you next time, we'll look forward to that.

Meanwhile, thanks very much for playing. Katie and Jenna.

APPLAUSE

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

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

You just have to make sure you can answer obscurely enough

to keep yourselves in the game.

Very best of luck. Jacquie and Barry,

you were the lowest scorers in that round by two points.

Very close, so yes, on that basis you should be the favourites

to go through, but anything could happen in Round Two

and our category is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?

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

OK, the question concerns...

-Film remakes, Richard.

-Yeah, it's a good question, this one.

Get your thinking caps on at home.

We're about to show you two boards with pairs of actors.

Both of these actors played the same character.

One of them in the original of a film and one in a remake.

Can you tell us the name of the film, please?

Some of them will drive you mad, some of them you'll get.

Brilliant question. Very good indeed.

OK, here's our first board and on it, we have got...

I will read those all again, you'll be delighted to hear.

LAUGHTER

So there we are. There are the pairs of actors

who've all played the same part,

and the years in which they've played them.

We'd like you to supply the names of the films. Now, Jacquie.

Erm, I only think I sort of know one of those.

The Fay Wray and Naomi Watts ones. And I'm not even sure

that this is what the film is called, but King Kong?

King Kong, says Jacquie.

Let's see if King Kong's right

and if it is, how many people knew that answer.

It's absolutely right, very well done.

21.

APPLAUSE

-21, very well done. Richard.

-Yeah, well played.

-The remake, of course, by Peter Jackson.

-Now then, Neil.

-How good is your film knowledge?

-Not a strong suit.

My friends at work will be predicting

that I will go for Kevin Bacon and Kenny Wormald.

Good for your friends at work. What's the answer?

Footloose.

Footloose, says Neil, for Kenny Wormald and Kevin Bacon.

Let's see if Footloose is right and if it is,

how many of our 100 people knew the answer.

Look at that, you're absolutely right.

Down it goes, brilliant.

Six!

APPLAUSE

-Six for Footloose, Richard.

-Yeah, very good answer.

Ren McCormack is the character played by Kevin Bacon in the original

and Kenny Wormald, 2011.

It's a curious choice to remake.

But they did a musical of it that was very big as well.

And also they needed a project for Kenny Wormald.

Well, it worked.

-Oh, yeah.

-It worked, we all know how to say his name now.

Very much a household name, isn't he?

Wormald does sound like a household name

cos it sounds like an insect killer or something.

Wormald sounds like some terrible thing you get in the corners

that comes up. "Oh, we've got wormald.

"We had it treated only two years ago, it's come back!"

Oh...anyway, thank you. Now then, Krish.

-I don't want to get another 100 again.

-You're going to.

LAUGHTER

If everyone's expecting it, that's OK.

Erm, I could possibly have a guess at some of them, so...

I made one of my friends an Audrey Hepburn-themed card but I gave up

halfway through it cos I didn't know nearly enough about Audrey Hepburn.

I know there's a remake of Sabrina, so it could possibly be Sabrina.

Erm, the last one, just because of the dates,

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Noomi Rapace sounds mildly Scandinavian,

so I'll go for the last one, I'll go for Noomi Rapace

and Rooney Mara as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, says Krish.

Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

Yes! Very, very well done, Krish.

Five!

The best score of the pass.

Hats off to you, Krish.

Very nicely worked out, Krish.

Long time since you didn't score 100, isn't it? How does that feel?

-That's nice, right?

-Very long time.

Yeah, they both play Lisbeth Salander in those films.

Noomi Rapace, she does sound vaguely Scandinavian,

she's vaguely Scandinavian, and Rooney Mara in the Hollywood remake.

Let's look through the others. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Colin Farrell

both play the character Douglas Quaid in Total Recall.

Would have scored 36. Frank Sinatra and George Clooney,

George Clooney is in a lot of films, but they both played...

-Ocean's Eleven.

-Yeah, Ocean's Eleven, absolutely right.

-Would have scored 19 points.

-They both played Billy Ocean.

They both played Billy Ocean, absolutely right.

And Audrey Hepburn and Julia Ormond, it's the best answer on the board,

and Krish knew it as well, cos it is Sabrina.

Would have been a terrific answer.

Would have scored four points, so you knew the best two up there.

Very well done to anyone who got all six of those. Very impressive.

Thanks very much, yes, well done indeed, Krish.

We're halfway through the round, let's take a look at the scores.

Krish and David

on the best score, five. Very well done indeed.

Up to six, where we find Neil and Leah and then up to 21,

where we find Jacquie and Barry,

so Barry, you know what you have to do on the next pass.

And David,

you could be in the head-to-head.

-Yeah, that's quite an exciting prospect.

-It is indeed.

LAUGHTER

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

We're going to put six more pairs of actors on the board,

and here they come. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. We are looking for the names of the films

in which these pairs of actors played the same character

and obviously David, you're going to try and find the one

you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

You're on five, David.

You thought I was going to say,

"You're on fire, David."

The high scorers on 21 are Barry and Jacquie.

If you can score 15 or less, you're in the head-to-head.

OK, well, the only one I think is possibly correct is

John Wayne, Jeff Bridges and True Grit.

True Grit, says David. True Grit, here is your red line.

But let's see if True Grit is right and if it is,

let's see if it can get you below that.

True Grit. How many people said it?

It is right.

Very well done. You've done it!

Look at that, 11.

Very, very well done indeed.

Takes you up to 16, sees you in the head-to-head. Good work, David.

John Wayne won his only Oscar for his performance in True Grit.

A very different remake by the Coen brothers. Have you seen the remake?

-It's great. Yeah, it's very good.

-Now then. Leah, you're on six.

The highest scorers remain Barry and Jacquie on 21,

which means a score of 14 or less will see you into the head-to-head.

How are you feeling about this, Leah?

-I'm doubting myself, Alexander.

-Do you like the board though?

-Do you like the lights?

-Well, I do like your board, yeah!

I thought I knew two, but now I'm kind of thinking I'm making it up.

That's the effect. That's what the lights do.

I'm going to go for The Italian Job, Michael Caine and Jude Law.

Michael Caine, Jude law. The Italian Job.

OK. Here is your red line.

If you get below that red line, you are through to the next round.

Let's see if The Italian Job is right,

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

No, Leah!

-Gutted.

-Bad Luck. Neil, did you know that was...wrong?

-Yes.

LAUGHTER

Well, that was a very nice smile you gave Leah anyhow.

It is an incorrect answer, I'm sorry to say.

Scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 106.

-The round is not over yet though. Richard.

-Sorry, Leah.

Michael Caine was in The Italian Job,

but Mark Wahlberg played that same character in the remake.

Now then, Barry.

The high scorers on 106 are Leah and Neil.

You're on 21, which means a score of 84 or less will see you through.

It's all riding on how well you know your films and your remakes.

The first one, Michael Caine, Jude Law, is Alfie.

The second one is The Thomas Crown Affair,

the third one I don't know, Dudley Moore and Russell Brand is Arthur,

and I think the Janet Leigh and Anne Heche one was Psycho, and, erm...

I think I will go for The Thomas Crown Affair, number two.

Number two, The Thomas Crown Affair, says Barry.

Here is your red line, nice and high.

If you get below that with The Thomas Crown Affair,

you are through to the head-to-head. Let's see if it's right,

and if so, how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

13. Very well done indeed. 13, taking your total up to 34.

-Barry's pretty good, isn't he?

-He's good.

-That was very impressive.

They both played Thomas Crown. Faye Dunaway in both of those films.

A bigger role in the first. I'll take you through the board

but you've heard pretty much all of them from Barry.

Dudley Moore and Russell Brand, absolutely was Arthur.

That was quite a big scorer, would've scored you 31 points.

Michael Caine and Jude Law, absolutely right, was Alfie.

Would've scored a 36. Janet Leigh and Anne Heche, absolutely.

That was Psycho. Gus Van Sant made a virtually shot-for-shot remake of it.

12 points now. Katherine Ross and Nicole Kidman. Do you know that one?

It's the best answer up there.

-No, I have no idea.

-Stepford Wives.

Stepford Wives.

It would've scored four points, so very well done if you got that.

Even Barry didn't know that one, that's how hard that was.

Very good indeed. Thanks so much, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, the pair with the highest score,

who I'm afraid will be leaving us, are Leah and Neil.

Oh, you see? Very popular couple there. Very popular.

That was very unfortunate, The Italian Job.

Worst thing is I knew three of them on the first board,

so we might have made an error with our...

-Ah... With your tactics.

-Tactics.

Well, the good news is, we will see you again next time

and you can work out your tactics between now and then,

but meantime, thank very much for playing.

Leah and Neil, great contestants.

For the remaining pairs, things are about to get even more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Jacquie and Barry, Krish and David.

You are one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot, which currently stands at -

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Obviously only one pair can play for the money, and to decide which

pair it's going to be, you are now going to go head-to-head.

This time you are allowed to confer, and the first pair to win two

questions will be playing for that jackpot.

Now then, Jacquie and Barry,

you did particularly well in that last round.

Barry, you pulled that out of the bag.

Well, I used to be a projectionist in Australia, used to love films.

-Left in 1979, so films up to 1980...

-You know them all.

-I'm the one.

Krish and David, well done to you as well.

You're in the head-to-head, and you played a blinder last round.

Very, very best of luck to both pairs.

It's going to be very close. Let's play the head-to-head.

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

-Look at that.

-You see, you'd forgotten, hadn't you?

-I had.

We're about to show you five pictures of famous fountains

from around the world. We need you to tell us, in which city

would you find these fountains?

-Very, very best of luck.

-OK, thanks very much, Richard.

Our five fountains are coming up. Here they are. And we've got...

Mmm.

There we are. Five famous fountains.

Jacquie and Barry, you've played best so far,

so you get to go first.

We can talk.

..the Trevi Fountain?

Erm... I don't know. OK.

We're going to choose number E, the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

-You're going to go for NUMBER E...

-HE LAUGHS

I don't know! Letter E, I suppose,

but you're going to say the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

Jacquie and Barry say Rome. Krish and David.

A's Las Vegas, B, we're presuming, is,

like, some North African country, but we're yet to decide between one.

The famous Dribbly Dog Fountain?

LAUGHTER

Don't know which? OK.

I think C is London, maybe Trafalgar Square. We'll go for D, New York.

D, New York, say Krish and David. So, we have E, Rome and D, New York.

OK, Barry and Jacquie have said Rome for E.

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

It's right.

23.

23 for the Trevi Fountain.

Krish and David have said that D is New York.

D, New York.

Let's see if it's right,

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

It's right. Now then, 23 is what you've got to beat.

Looks to me like you're going to do it. You've done it. There we are.

Five! Well done.

Yes!

Very well done, Krish and David.

After one question, you are up one-nil. Richard.

Well played, gents. I think that's in Central Park.

Of course, Trevi Fountain, if you leave a coin

in the Trevi Fountain, they say you're certain to return.

The same principle as leaving your mobile in a pub.

LAUGHTER

You know you're going back.

Now A, I think you knew, is Las Vegas.

It's the Bellagio Fountain. That would've just scored 17 points.

Good answer.

Now B is a pointless answer. It's a very tough one.

It's the Alhambra Fountain in Granada.

It is Moorish but it's in Granada.

Is that the Alhambra Palace?

Yeah, it's in the Alhambra Citadel in Granada. And C, well, it's London.

-How many people do you think said that?

-Erm...

Not as many as you might've hoped. Probably in the '50s.

Oh, not even close. 33.

AUDIENCE GASPS 33.

-Wow.

-I think there's even a London bus in the back of that shot,

if we look closely.

Wow.

Wow-ee. Well, thank you very much indeed, Richard.

OK, here comes your second question, Jacquie and Barry.

This is one you have to win to stay in the game. Best of luck.

Now, it concerns...

Richard.

We're going to show you five types of pasta, all in anagram form.

Can you unscramble them and give us the best answer, please?

OK, thank you very much.

Let's reveal our five types of pasta in anagram form, and here they come.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Now then, Krish and David go first.

KRISH GROANS

(...the second one.)

-Erm...

-(Cannelloni.)

THEY WHISPER

OK.

I'm going to go for...

Maybe this is how you pronounce it, pappardelle, which is the first one.

Pappardelle, you're saying. OK.

Pappardelle.

Now then, that got a tut from Jacquie.

Was that the one you had lined up?

Yes, and I'm not actually 100% sure of how you pronounce it either.

Erm, we think the second one might be cannelloni.

Cannelloni, you are saying, for All Once Inn.

We had Lard Pale Pep, pappardelle, and All Once Inn, cannelloni.

Now then, Krish and David, you went pappardelle.

Let's see if it's right,

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

It's right.

Where's it going to stop? Down it goes.

Eight.

Yeah, eight. Pretty good. OK.

Jacquie and Barry had spotted cannelloni.

Is that going to be a lower score or a higher score than eight?

You've got to hope that it's a lower score,

otherwise we'll be saying goodbye to you. Very best of luck.

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

It's right.

Could it beat eight?

Oh, no! 16.

-Well done, kids.

-Very, very well done.

Krish and David, after only two questions,

you are through to the final, two-nil.

Two really good teams.

I think Jacquie and Barry will do very well next time,

but well done, guys.

Let's go through the rest of them. You avoided the obvious ones.

Pea Tights is spaghetti, which would've scored you 47.

Alphabetti Spaghetti. Seal Nag is lasagne.

Lasagne would've scored 27. Cite Cot Here is a pointless answer.

I know some people at home will have got it.

You just got yourself a pointless answer. Any ideas?

-It's an ear-shaped pasta.

-Erm...

-Orecchiette.

Orecchiette...

-IN ITALIAN ACCENT:

-Orecchiette.

-Orecchiette.

Pointless answer, so very well done if you said that.

I don't know if that's particularly appetising, an ear-shaped pasta.

Not if it's mine!

You wouldn't want more than a couple of those, would you?

Oh, ugh.

Anyway, there we are. The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

I'm sorry to say, Jacquie and Barry, it's you.

You've stormed through the show, you've met your nemesis

in the shape of Krish and David, however, you'll be back next time,

and I think you'll make very quick work of it once again.

We'll look forward to that.

Meantime, thank you for playing. Jacquie and Barry.

But for Krish and David, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Krish and David,

you've fought off all the competition

and won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

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

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Now, you've done very, very well indeed.

We've thrown tennis at you, we've thrown films at you,

we've thrown fountains and pasta at you, and here you are.

You've come through it all smiling.

What would be an ideal category in this round?

We both like fountains, so we're a bit annoyed.

LAUGHTER

-Dave's big on his Twilight as well.

-No, I'm not, exactly,

-but, yeah. OK.

But it'd be good if it came up. Very good. The rules are very simple.

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

Do that and you will go home with that £3,000 jackpot.

You've got to choose a category,

and here are the five choices you can pick from, and they are...

Erm...

Being from the mean streets of New Malden,

we're going to have to go for London transport.

OK, London transport. There we are.

OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many

stations on the London Tube map beginning with B as they could.

We're looking for any station on the London Tube map whose name

begins with B. That includes any station on the London Underground,

the London Overground or the DLR,

so long as they're on that London Tube map and beginning with B.

Very best of luck, guys.

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

and all you need to win that £3,000 jackpot

is for just one of the answers to be pointless.

Are you ready?

OK. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Speak up though.

-Oh, erm...

-Blackfriars, Belsize Park...

-Brixton, Barking...

Barking. That's a good one. Erm, B...

Erm... B...

KRISH GROANS

-OK. What should we say?

-Belsize Park?

-Belsize Park.

-Yeah.

-Blackfriars?

-Blackfriars. Barking's quite good.

Erm... Erm... I'm just trying to go through all of them.

Erm...

Erm...

Gosh, I really can't think of any.

Erm...

Erm... My dad was here....

-Look into the heavens now.

-Er...

-Ten seconds left.

-OK.

-(Brentwood?)

-Ben...

-Brenwood?

-Brentwood? Brent...

There's something... There's a B.

There's your time up.

OK.

We were looking for stations on the London Tube map beginning with B.

-I now need your three answers.

-Erm...

-Well, the one we'll put first will be Barking.

-Barking.

-And then...

-Belsize Park.

-Belsize Park.

-Brentwood? No, wait, wait, wait.

-No.

-We'll go for Blackfriars, sorry.

-Blackfriars.

Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Probably Belsize Park.

-OK, Belsize Park we'll put last.

-Which is your least likely?

-Blackfriars.

-Blackfriars.

Blackfriars we'll put up first.

Let's put them up on the board in that order. We have got...

We're looking for stations on the London Tube map beginning with B.

Blackfriars was your least confident answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that

£3,000 jackpot, so let's see how many people said Blackfriars.

Is it right?

It is right.

Down it goes.

If this goes all the way down to zero,

you'll be leaving here with £3,000.

Down it goes into the twenties, into the teens,

into single figures just.

Nine.

Nine for Blackfriars. Anyway, not a pointless answer.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

If you were to win that £3,000, David, what would you do with it?

I'd probably take my girlfriend somewhere nice for summer holiday.

Very nice. Krish?

Big night out with the lads, one and a half grand on the table, yeah.

-One night out.

-They'll hold it to me though.

-They will now.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

We're looking for stations on the London Tube map beginning with B.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Barking.

This has to be a pointless answer

for you to win that jackpot of £3,000.

Let's see. Barking, is it right? Let's see how many people said it.

Barking, absolutely right.

Blackfriars took us all the way down to nine. Barking.

Let's see if it can do better than that.

Down it goes into thirties, into twenties, into the teens.

15.

Ooh.

OK. Also not a pointless answer.

I suppose Barking is actually a destination,

sometimes on the end of the trains.

-Yeah.

-This is your final answer, the one you had the most faith in.

-Yeah.

-Belsize Park.

-How's it look now?

-Not too great.

Like, my confidence has been hit massively with the last two.

We're looking for stations on the London Tube map beginning with B.

Your third and final answer was Belsize Park.

To win the jackpot of £3,000 it has to be right

and it has to be pointless.

Very, very best of luck. How many people said Belsize Park?

Well, it's right.

We started off by going down to nine for Blackfriars,

then down to 15 for Barking.

Down we go down into the teens

with Belsize Pa...

I'm afraid, unfortunately,

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000, which will

roll over on to the next show, but you have been brilliant contestants.

You've done so well, and you get to take home our Pointless trophy,

so very well done indeed.

Yes, and some good answers there.

Our 100 really knew their stuff on Tube stations, I have to say.

I was sitting very comfortably. I went for Black Horse Road.

I thought that was fine, that scored four.

Buckhurst Hill scored two and Borough, that also scored two,

I didn't win the money either.

Any, any...?

Bromley-by-Bow?

Bromley-by-Bow? Best answer yet, one point. One point.

There's a few one points. There's Barkingside, rather than Barking.

That would've scored one point.

Barons Court and Boston Manor both would've scored one point.

But Bromley-by-Bow is a good answer, but better answers would be...

The other pointless answers were all on the Overground.

Brockley would've been a terrific answer.

Brondesbury Park and Bushey,

right at the end of one of the Overground lines, Bushey.

Very well done to anyone who got any of those.

-The 100 did very well there.

-They certainly did.

We have to say goodbye to you, Krish and David,

but it's been brilliant having you on the show.

Thank you so much for playing. Great contestants.

Now, nobody's won our jackpot today, which means it rolls

over on to the next show, when we will be playing for...

AUDIENCE CHEERS

Join us to see if someone can win.

-Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me.

Goodbye.

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