Episode 10 Pointless

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

where all the questions have been asked to 100 people before the show.

Our contestants have to come up with the answers they couldn't think of. Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one.

-Hi, I'm Charlotte. This is Sammy, my husband. And we're from south Wales.

-And couple number two.

-Hi, I'm Kira. This is my friend Alan and we've come down from Dundee.

-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm James. This is my grandma Jean from the Wirral.

-And our fourth and final couple.

-I'm Tim, this is Elton. We're brothers from Essex.

These are our contestants.

APPLAUSE

We'll find out more about all of you throughout the show. There's only one person left to introduce.

-Bringing people together through obscure knowledge, it's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya. Hello.

-Good afternoon.

-That could be a slogan for the show when we go public, when we float it.

-Bringing people together through obscure knowledge since 2009.

-Pointless plc.

Imagine when it's been going for 100 years. It probably won't be us.

-Maybe not.

-You never know.

-In 100 years' time, we'll be plugged in.

-Won't that be fun?

-I virtually am already, if I'm honest.

-We've still got a big old jackpot.

-It's getting bigger.

-We've got two pairs who underachieved last time.

Elton and Tim, Sammy and Charlotte. But Round 1 today is very good for Sammy and Charlotte, I think.

They should do well on it. Absolutely lovely to have a grandmother/grandson team.

-Always.

-Jean and James, you're very welcome. A lovely couple to have on the show.

I like everyone equally, I really do. I don't discriminate at all.

-But come on!

-LAUGHTER

Thanks, Richard. All our questions have been put to 100 people.

Our contestants must find the obscure answers they didn't get. Everyone wants a pointless answer,

which none of our 100 people got. That adds 250 quid to the jackpot.

Steph and Liz didn't win the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000.

So today's jackpot starts off at £13,250.

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

In this round, I will take an answer from each of you and there's no conferring.

The pair with the highest score will be eliminated.

Our first category today is... Hit Singles.

Can you all decide who's going to go first and who's going second?

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

-OK. And our question concerns... Welsh acts and their hit records.

-LAUGHTER

-Welsh acts and their hit records.

-No pressure, Sammy and Charlotte.

Seven hit singles in each pass, each performed by a Welsh act.

Just tell us the name of the act. The more obscure the answer, the fewer points.

-An incorrect answer is 100 points. 14 Welsh acts to have a go at at home. Best of luck.

-Thank you.

Let's put our first board of hit records up. We have got...

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Seven hit singles, all by Welsh acts.

-Charlotte, welcome back. Tell us what happened last time.

-We went out in Round 1.

-It was birds.

-Well, you're back for a second time. Everyone gets two chances to get to the final.

-Remind us what you do, Charlotte.

-I work for a mental health charity.

-What do you like getting up to?

-I love swimming, going to the gym, exercise in general.

OK. Are you good at Welsh acts?

Well, I think I'm OK on a lot of those, even though I'm not Welsh.

-I'll put that in there. I'm going to go for Mercy and Duffy.

-Duffy.

Says Charlotte for Mercy. Let's see if Duffy's right and how many of our 100 people said it.

Absolutely right.

30.

-30 for Duffy. Not bad at all. Richard?

-Yeah. In 2008, she had the biggest-selling album in the UK.

-And in 2009 the Royal Horticultural Society named a daffodil after her.

-A Duffydil?

That is what they called it. A Duffydil.

-Wow. There you go.

-How about that?

-I came up with that as a joke just then.

-Yeah.

-They had time to think about that.

-They probably thought, "Let's go with our first instincts."

Yeah. Now then, Alan, welcome to the show. What do you do, Alan?

-I'm a game designer.

-Up in Dundee?

-Yes.

-Dundee, of course, becoming a bit of an enclave.

Yeah, for about the past 10 years Dundee has been producing hit video games.

-How long have you been doing it?

-Just over four years.

-In your spare time, do you also play?

-Constantly, but that's research.

-Of course!

Of course it is. Now then, Alan, how are you on your Welsh acts?

I think there's three there that I know. Two I'm definitely confident, one not so much.

But I'm confident I can get one.

It's a safe one, but Have A Nice Day and Stereophonics.

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

Absolutely right.

30 our low score so far.

You've gone through that. 14. Very well done, Alan.

-Stereophonics.

-Well played, Alan. Quite a low score for a big hit.

-That's quite depressing.

-That was 2001!

-A long time ago, yeah.

-Long time. 12 years ago.

-Can you imagine?

Yeah.

-So you'd have been what? 12 years ago...

-18.

-37?

-LAUGHTER

-What are you now? Early 50s? Is that right?

-Thanks, Richard.

Now, James, welcome to the show. You're from the Wirral.

-I am.

-What do you do there?

-Well, I currently commute to college doing a sport performance diploma.

-What are you hoping to do after that?

-I'm hoping to do a degree in sport coaching.

-Any particular sport?

-Football.

-Excellent. You'll be hoping football comes up today.

-I am, yeah.

-OK, very good. Now, James, Welsh acts.

-What did you think when this came up?

-I knew three. Two have been picked and one's the most obvious!

There's two there I'm thinking I could have a little stab in the dark and go for it,

then rely on my lovely grandma to get me out of trouble. So It's Not Unusual, Tom Jones.

Tom Jones says James. Let's see... I think that might be right. How many said it?

It's right. Oh!

I didn't even get to the T of "right". 89.

-Wow. Well, it's a lot better than 100.

-Not a LOT better than 100.

-Well, it is.

-It's world away.

-It is better. His first UK hit in 1965. A number one single.

-That's genuinely endured.

-It has.

-89 points.

OK, thanks very much. We're looking for the Welsh acts who had hits with these records.

Tim, welcome back to the show, on exactly the same podium and almost exactly the same shirt.

Yes, it's a job lot. LAUGHTER

-Tell us what happened last time.

-Last time I went for the most popular answer in the first round.

Blue tit. But the killer one was Carol Vorderman.

-Take us through the board.

-Em, my answer... Walking In The Air is probably Aled Jones.

I could be wrong.

The Masses Against The Classes is Manic Street Preachers,

but I'll go with Crazy Chick. Charlotte Church?

Crazy Chick, Charlotte Church. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said it.

Absolutely right.

I think this is a great answer, Tim. Let's see how far down it goes. 22.

-Very well done, indeed.

-Yeah, a number two hit from 2005.

You'd have been better off going with your other answer. Cooler and lower-scoring.

The Masses Against The Classes would have scored you 8 points.

Walking In The Air was Aled Jones. That would have scored 48.

And the best answer on the board is Tell Laura I Love Her.

Ricky Valance. Two points. Very well done if you remembered that as some people just have now.

Thanks. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at those scores.

Alan, 14. Very much the best score of that pass. Alan and Kira looking strong.

Up to 22, Tim and Elton, also pretty good.

30, Charlotte and Sammy.

Oh, James, you weren't kidding. Jean's got a job on her hands here., but I think Jean can do it.

If anyone can, Jean can. Best of luck.

We'll come back down the line. Can the second players take their places?

OK, we'll put seven more hit singles on the board. Here they are.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

We're looking for the Welsh acts that had these hit records.

Elton, you want the one the fewest of the 100 people knew.

Tim did very well, didn't he?

He did. Fair play to him. There's something in there that's working.

-We discovered last time that you're a car salesman.

-Not a very good one.

-Really?

-I try.

-What are your tricks? Any good sales tricks?

-It's my charm.

-Could you do me a deal?

-For you, anything, yeah.

That is actually on camera.

-LAUGHTER

-That is binding now.

Fantastic, Elton. We'll talk later. Now then, Elton, you have the pick of the board.

-I do.

-They're all yours. Tim did well.

-I'm hoping I can beat him.

-Really?

He's left you in a very good position. You're on 22. The high scorers are on 89.

If you can score 66 or less, through you go to Round 2.

Em, I'm going to go for Road Rage and Catatonia.

Road Rage and Catatonia. Here's your red line.

Get below that and you're through. Let's see if it's right and how many said Catatonia.

Absolutely right.

And you're through. Very well done.

Are you going to beat Tim's score? Yes! 19. Very well done.

41 your total.

Well played, Elton. Catatonia, fronted by Cerys Matthews who now DJs on 6 Music.

-Lovely Cerys Matthews.

-She's great.

-She's lovely.

-All right! Get a room.

What? On my own? Now Jean...

James has left you with a bit of a mountain to climb.

-Tell me, what do you do?

-Before I retired, I was in nursing.

-And how do you spend your time now?

-I like to holiday, cruising. I like travelling.

I do some voluntary work at our local oncology unit, just to keep in touch with the profession.

-Very good. And James lives with you now?

-He does, yes.

-That's nice.

-So you keep James in order.

-Well, I try.

-Other way round.

Other way round?! That's only because we're here and I can't get at him.

-Wait 'til I get him home.

-Yeah.

-Well, he's left you a job to do.

-He has.

-You're the high scorers.

-But I think you'll know a really good answer.

-Well, I don't know. I know a couple, I think.

-I think I'll try Green Door, Shakin' Stevens.

-Shakin' Stevens says Jean for Green Door.

Let's see if it's right and how many people said it. There's no red line for you.

It's right.

40.

Taking your total up to 129.

That's a good answer, Jean. Well played. The Welsh Elvis. The biggest UK singles artist of the 1980s.

-The Welvis.

-Outsold Michael Jackson in the '80s.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Thank you very much. Now then, Kira, great news.

-You're through to the next round.

-Yay!

-The high scorers are Jean and James on 129.

-Even if you score 100, you're through.

-That's a relief! I'm not feeling very confident.

-Kira, what do you do?

-I'm a web developer on a family genealogy website.

-You're not from Scotland.

-I'm a Yorkshire lass.

-OK.

-How are you feeling about this board?

-The only one I knew is gone, so not very good.

Goldfinger's been bugging me because I can hear it so clearly in my head, but can't put a name to it

so I'll have to have a complete guess. I don't think this guy is even Welsh, so...

I'll just say Cliff Richard for It's a Heartache.

Cliff Richard for It's A Heartache. OK, there's no red line for you because you're already through.

So that's a relief. Cliff Richard - is that right? How many people said it if it is?

Ooh, bad luck!

Cliff Richard, no Welshman he. That scores you 100 points, takes your total to 114,

-but you're through anyway. Richard?

-Not Cliff Richard. I'll give you the answer at the end,

-but you're safely through.

-Now then, Sammy.

-Relieved.

-Well, I wouldn't be too relieved. You have to score 98 or less.

I loved the first board. I could have given you 6 out of 7.

-This board came up and there were only two I could think of. Luckily, one is still there.

-OK.

So I'm quite grateful that Goldfinger I can still say Shirley Bassey.

Shirley Bassey. You've got to hope that this scores 98 or less.

Kira couldn't remember her name, so maybe the 100 might not have.

There is the red line. Below that, you're through.

Shirley Bassey says Sammy. Is it right? How many said it?

Absolutely right and you're through.

77. Takes your total up to 107.

Yeah, did what you needed to do there. Let's look at the rest.

It's A Heartache. Not Cliff Richard. It's Bonnie Tyler.

Would have scored you 28 points. I Hear You Knocking was number one when I was born. By Dave Edmunds.

Six points for that. Those Were The Days, Mary Hopkin. 13 points.

And If I Ruled The World was Harry Secombe. 19 points.

So the best answer, Dave Edmunds.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of our first round, the losing pair with a score of 129 is Jean and James.

I'm afraid it's you.

Oh, James. That was a high score there, wasn't it? Tom Jones. He's such an institution.

And that song has lasted and lasted. Everyone knows it.

-There were no others you knew?

-Only the two mentioned previous.

Oh, dear. Bad luck. We'll see you again next time. Thanks for playing, Jean and James.

But for the remaining three pairs it's now time for Round 2.

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

Sammy and Charlotte, you were a bit lucky there. Did you think Bassey would do it?

I thought she'd get less than 98. I was surprised I still had her,

-but I was going to take a punt on Bonnie Tyler, so I was all right.

-Fair enough.

Elton and Tim, very much the low scorers.

OK, our category for Round 2 is...

The USA. Can you all decide in your pairs who's going first and second?

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

OK, our question concerns...

triple letter US states.

-Triple letter US states. Richard?

-Any US state whose name contains the same letter repeated three times.

If we were looking for countries, Canada would be an example. Three As.

Any of the US states whose name contains the same letter at least three times. There are 13 in all.

See if you can get all 13.

Thank you very much, Richard. Oh, this is good.

We're looking for US states which have at least one letter repeated three times.

Now then, Sammy. There are some easy ones and some less easy ones.

I don't think I could name all 13.

I'm going to go for Tennessee.

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

There we are. 14.

I think that's a good score. We'll see. Richard?

Yeah, four Es in Tennessee. Contains Memphis, birthplace of the blues and rock'n'roll.

-Kira?

-I've got a couple in my head, but I think I know which one I'm going to go for. Alaska.

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

Absolutely right.

14 our best score so far.

25 for Alaska.

Yep, three As in Alaska. Purchased from the Russians in 1867 for two cents an acre.

-Two cents...?

-An acre.

-Wow.

Now then, Tim.

We're looking for US states which have at least one letter repeated three times.

I'm going to kick myself because I like anything to do with America.

I've got two possible answers.

I'm gonna go with...

Alabama.

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

34.

Yeah, a pretty big score for Alabama. With all the As, I guess. The Heart of Dixie they call it.

The heart of the southern states.

OK, we're halfway through. Let's look at the scores. Sammy, very good answer as it turns out. 14.

Lovely low score. I think you and Charlotte can relax a little bit.

Then up to 25 where we find Kira and Alan, then 34 where we find Tim and Elton,

so, Elton, we need you to answer very shrewdly in this next pass or we may be saying goodbye to you.

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

OK, now, Elton, you've had a little bit of time to get your thoughts in order. How are you feeling?

I've been struggling with this one. Tim came up with a good one.

There's only one I can think of and it's the most obvious.

And that'll be Mississippi.

Mississippi, says Elton. There's no red line for you as you are the high scorers.

Let's see how many people said Mississippi.

It's right.

48.

There we are, yes. That is a high score.

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-That takes your total up to 82.

Yeah, four S's and four I's, but at least it's correct.

These states can trip people up, so there may still be a 100 to come.

Now then, Alan...

Elton and Tim are on 82. You're on 25. If you can score 56 or less, you are in the head-to-head.

Quite exciting, now we have that massive jackpot.

There's two that I'm quite confident about.

I'm going to go with the one I think will get less and that's Illinois.

Illinois, says Alan. Illinois.

Here is your red line. Below that with Illinois, Round 3.

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

You've done it.

It's a great answer, Alan. Very well done. 5 takes your total up to 30.

APPLAUSE

Well played, Alan. You're having a solid show. Illinois, three I's.

Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama lived in Illinois when they were elected President.

OK, Charlotte, have you had lots of brilliant answers that everyone else has said?

I've had some that others have said, yeah.

One I am fairly sure on, but I don't know if I want to go with it. It's Connecticut.

I'm pretty sure it's spelt Con-NECT-icut.

I think I'm going to go a little bit safer with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts, says Charlotte. The high scorers are Elton and Tim on 82. You're on 14.

If you can score 67 or less, you are through to the head-to-head. Below that red line, through you go.

Massachusetts, says Charlotte. Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

And you're through. Very well done.

7.

That's a great score. It takes your total up to 21. Very good indeed.

-Richard?

-Four S's and Connecticut would have been an even better answer. It has three C's.

It would have scored 4 points. It would have been a great answer.

You've heard seven of the answers. Let's see if we can hear all of them.

The best answer would have been West Virginia. It scored 2 points.

Pennsylvania scored 3, Connecticut scored 4.

Colorado for 5, Illinois for 5.

New Jersey is also a correct answer. It's got the E's in it. That would have been 6.

Arkansas 10 and Virginia 11.

You've had all 13 there.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of Round 2, the losing pair with their high score of 82, it's Elton and Tim.

That was tough. I'm afraid two of the really big scorers there you had. Bad luck.

But two correct answers. There are only 13 there and you found them, so, you know...

-Think big.

-Yeah, you can walk off with your heads held high.

You're not members of the 200 Club. This is fine.

It's been great fun having you on the show. Thank you for playing, Elton and Tim!

APPLAUSE

But for the two remaining pairs, things get even more exciting now as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Sammy and Charlotte, Alan and Kira. You are only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £13,250.

APPLAUSE

Only one pair can play for that money and to decide which pair it will be, you now go head-to-head.

This time, you can confer. The first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot.

Sammy and Charlotte, you're our returning pair. Alan and Kira, you're new to Pointless,

-but neither pair has been here before. How are you feeling?

-Happy to be at this stage.

-Yeah.

-Good.

Here at least, you can share the pain. Or the glory.

Alan and Kira, how are you doing?

-Again happy to be at this point.

-It's very close. On aggregate, there's only 16 points between you.

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

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

Good round.

Yeah, we're going to show you five photographs of famous people whose surnames derive from occupations.

Can you tell us the surnames, please?

Thanks, Richard. Let's reveal our five photos. We have got...

OK, there we are.

Five famous people whose surnames derive from jobs.

Sammy and Charlotte, you've played best throughout the show so far, so you get to go first.

-(A is a Prime Minister from the Second World War.

-Gladstone?

-No.)

WHISPERING CONTINUES

Well, one of our answers isn't a job, so that's definitely wrong.

So we're struggling a little bit. We're going to go for C...

Sienna Miller.

Sienna Miller, you're going to say for C.

Now then, Alan and Kira, the board is yours. Talk us through it.

I would love to talk you through it, but unfortunately, I don't know any of the faces.

Kira knew one and that one's gone.

I think we can have a guess at B.

This doesn't sound like a job to me, but...

-Are you happy with us to...?

-Go for it.

-Sue Barker for B?

Sue Barker.

Sue Barker.

OK, so we have Miller and we have Barker.

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

It's right.

21.

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21. Alan and Kira have gone for Barker for B.

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

It's right.

Is it going to beat 21 though, I wonder?

Oh, no, 39. Sorry.

39 for Barker which means, Sammy and Charlotte, after one question, you are up 1-0. Very well done. Richard?

Yeah, a barker is a tout at a sideshow or a circus.

Whoever says, "Roll up, roll up," that's a barker. Also another name for a tanner.

-Somebody was whispering the answer to A. Who was that?

-I said Neville Chamberlain.

-That's right.

It would have been a very good answer. Would have scored 14 points.

A chamberlain is someone who works in a royal household,

looking after the affairs of the monarch in different areas.

Now, D is a pointless answer.

She provides the voice for Bart Simpson on The Simpsons.

That's Nancy Cartwright.

I'm sure some people got that at home. Very well done if you did.

-Do you know what a cartwright makes?

-Someone who makes carts.

-Yeah.

-Makes them "right".

Another very low scorer for the actor Dominic Cooper.

Would have scored you 3 points.

A cooper is someone who makes casks and barrels and so on.

-A tough board.

-Very tough. Thanks very much, Richard.

Here comes your second question. Alan and Kira, we need you to win this question to stay in the game.

It concerns...

The Ryder Cup.

-Richard?

-We'll give you five clues to facts about the Ryder Cup here, all of which are correct as of 2012.

Very best of luck.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about the Ryder Cup. Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Now then, Alan and Kira, you go first this time.

I think my dad will disown me after this question.

(Is the top one St Andrews?)

(I'm not sure.)

I think we'll go with the two teams that contest the Ryder Cup

and say the USA and Europe.

The USA and Europe, say Alan and Kira for the two teams that contest the Ryder Cup.

Now then, Sammy and Charlotte, how good are you on your Ryder Cup facts?

Well, my dad is obsessed with golf,

I mean seriously obsessed.

And we went to see the Ryder Cup when it was in the Celtic Manor in Newport two years ago.

I play golf.

Talk us through the board, Sammy.

The Scottish venue, I did not realise it was going to be in Scotland.

-Would it be St Andrews?

-It could be any number of places. They've got a lot of good courses.

The Northern Irishman I'm assuming was Rory McIlroy, the world number one.

First name of the man who donated the trophy, I don't know.

I'd take a punt on the English competitor who holds the record as Nick Faldo.

But I don't know. I'm going to go for Rory McIlroy, Northern Irishman.

OK, you'll say Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irishman who was the youngest competitor in 2012.

So we have Europe and the USA and Rory McIlroy.

Alan and Kira, you need to win this to stay in the game.

Europe and the USA, is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

60.

APPLAUSE

OK, Sammy and Charlotte, you've said Rory McIlroy, the youngest competitor in 2012.

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

It's right. If this beats 60, you're in the final.

Yeah, you are. Very well done.

30.

APPLAUSE

Sammy and Charlotte, very well done. After only two questions, you are through to the final 2-0. Richard?

Really good teamwork from Sammy and Charlotte. Well played. Let's take a look through the answers.

The Scottish venue, you did well to avoid it. Gleneagles Hotel will host it in 2014.

Would have scored 16 points.

The English competitor who holds the record is Nick Faldo.

Played in 11 Ryder Cups and would have scored 11 points.

And the first name of Mr Ryder who donated the trophy was Samuel.

Well done if you said that at home. You would have scored 4 points.

The losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Alan and Kira.

But it means you come back to fight another day. Otherwise, we'd be saying goodbye to you.

It would have been all too brief. We'll see you again next time. Thanks for playing, Alan and Kira!

APPLAUSE

But for Sammy and Charlotte, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Sammy and Charlotte. You've fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win the Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at an impressive £13,250.

I tell you what, that first round feels a long time ago now.

-Duffy, Shirley Bassey...

-Hmm.

-Still saw you through.

But after that, you've brushed it all aside

and a 2-0 clean sweep in the head-to-head.

-How are you feeling?

-To be honest with you, just happy to have got this far.

The categories have been great for us, so hopefully, there'll be one up on the board there that we can...

What would you love? What would be a really good category? They're always tough.

-Countries and states.

-Brad Pitt films.

-Brad Pitt films, yeah.

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

Do that and you'll go home with that £13,250.

Firstly, you've got to choose a category and here are your five options. They are...

-There's not another list of five we can have?

-Yeah.

We can do another list(!)

Of course there's not another list!

-I don't know.

-I used to play basketball, but I wouldn't have a clue.

It's really tough. I'd go for Music Awards. I think the BRITs, MOBOs...

OK, let's go for Music Awards.

Yeah, we'll go with Music Awards.

Music Awards it is. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many hosts of the BRIT Awards as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for anyone credited as the main host of the BRIT Awards since 1977, please.

It's just the main host, not voiceover or backstage artists.

When there's been more than one, we'll accept either name.

Anyone who's been the main host of a BRIT Awards from 1977 through to 2012. Very best of luck.

You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers

and all you need to win that £13,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-We're ready.

-OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

-Fearne Cotton?

-I don't think she would have presented it.

It's comedians. Peter Kay did it the other day.

-A few years ago.

-Ricky Gervais?

-James Corden did it recently. Ricky Gervais hasn't done it.

-Who would have been about in the '90s like Lenny Henry?

-Marcus Brigstocke?

-I don't know.

Alexander Armstrong...? Could be.

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Come on, older...

Graham Norton? Would they get him in? I don't know.

-I think...

-So it's not really music-related?

It's not music-related. I think it's comedians.

-Random comedians?

-Or maybe presenters.

Who does stuff like...? David Tennant maybe.

Terry Wogan might be right, but it wouldn't be a good answer.

Chris Moyles? Any Radio One DJs?

-Let's go Chris Moyles, James Corden...

-Ten seconds left.

-And a random one.

Lenny Henry?

OK, that's time up. We were looking for hosts of the BRIT Awards. I now need your three answers.

-OK, we're going to go for Chris Moyles.

-Chris Moyles.

-Lenny Henry.

-Lenny Henry.

-And James Corden.

Now, of those three, which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-I think James Corden.

-James Corden?

-I'm not 100% sure that's right.

We'll put him last. Which is your least likely to be pointless?

-You love Chris Moyles. Has he done it?

-I don't know.

If Lenny Henry has done it, I think people would remember him doing it, so I'll put Lenny Henry least likely.

OK, Lenny Henry, Chris Moyles, James Corden. Let's pop them up on the board in that order. Here they are.

OK, so we were looking for hosts of the BRIT Awards.

Lenny Henry, your least confident answer, your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

But if it's right, it could be a brilliant answer.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £13,250.

So let's see how many people said Lenny Henry. Is it right?

Oh...

Not Lenny Henry.

Unfortunately, an incorrect answer. Quite a good guess though.

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

Now, Charlotte, £13,250...

That's a lot. What would you do with that?

It would be good for a deposit for another house.

Our house is fairly small and we're thinking of having more children.

A slightly bigger house would be nice.

Very good. Sammy, anything else?

I think the same. That would be a big chunk of it.

-We'd just splurge a little bit on...

-Treats.

-Treats.

Gadgets, you know. Fun things probably.

Very good. Best of luck. You have two more answers to win the jackpot.

We're looking for hosts of the BRIT Awards. Let's hope nobody said Chris Moyles.

It has to be right and it has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

So, for £13,250, let's see how many people said Chris Moyles.

Oh!

Bad luck. Another incorrect answer. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

We're looking for hosts of the BRIT Awards. Your third and final answer is James Corden.

How confident are you?

I'm not very confident, to be honest with you. I remember him presenting something recently.

-I think that's plausible.

-This was your most confident answer, your best shot at a pointless answer.

Let's see. It has to be right, then it has to be pointless.

If it's both of those things, you leave here with £13,250.

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

It's right. Your first answer, Lenny Henry, was incorrect.

Your second answer, Chris Moyles, was incorrect.

James Corden is right. Down it goes. Still going down.

Oh!

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14. That's a good answer.

-Too recent.

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £13,250, which now rolls over on to the next show.

You've been brilliant contestants and you do get to take home your Pointless trophy, so very well done.

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Richard?

That was a valiant effort, Sammy and Charlotte. James Corden was the third highest scorer on the list.

Can you guess by miles who the two highest scorers on the BRIT Award presenters list are?

-They presented it in 1989 rather disastrously.

-Sam Fox and Mick Fleetwood. The autocue broke down.

By a mile. I'll go through some familiar names. None of these are pointless.

Chris Evans did it many times. He scored 9 points. Russell Brand scored 6.

Ant and Dec scored 5, Cat Deeley 4, Frank Skinner 2, Davina McCall 4,

Zoe Ball 2, Ben Elton 1.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

The veteran DJ David Jacobs was a pointless answer.

Jack Osbourne... You'll be seeing that surname again as well.

Johnny Vaughan presented it in 1999. That's a pointless answer.

Kelly Osbourne presented it with her brother. Noel Edmonds presented it a few times in the '80s.

Ozzy Osbourne presented it. There'll be another Osbourne to come.

Richard O'Brien, the Crystal Maze presenter. There's Sharon Osbourne.

-In 1983 and 1984, Sir Tim Rice presented it.

-We love Tim Rice.

We do love Tim Rice. Well done if you got a pointless answer at home.

There's stuff up there you could have got, but you've done so well.

Did you remember any of those?

Noel Edmonds was an easy guess, but I never would have guessed it was pointless.

-That's what he does. He presents.

-Yeah.

Unfortunately, we say goodbye, Sammy and Charlotte, but thank you both so much for playing. Great contestants!

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Sammy and Charlotte didn't win our jackpot today, which means it rolls over on to the next show

when we will be playing for £14,250.

Join us then to see if someone can win it. It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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