Episode 20 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much! Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the show where obvious answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything. Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one.

-I'm Harry. This is Rachel, my girlfriend, and we're from Reading.

-Couple two?

-I'm Chris from Retford and this is Stu from Durham.

-Couple three?

-I'm Alan. This is Pat, my wife. We're from Exeter.

-And couple four.

-I'm Ron, from Newcastle, and this is my step-daughter, Emma.

And these, ladies and gentlemen, are today's contestants.

Thank you very much. We'll find out more about you as we go along.

There's one person left to introduce. He's a man so smart,

he even came top of the census!

-He's my Pointless friend, Richard!

-Hiya!

Hello, everybody!

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

That was a good show, last time.

We've got Rachel and Harry back from it. They were brilliant.

-Really good.

-Terrific. And Rachel gave us a pointless answer as well.

-They just got pipped in that head-to-head.

-Yeah.

I will warn the other three pairs now. You've got a fight on your hands against these two.

-They're very strong.

-All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 people didn't get.

Everyone's looking to find a pointless answer which none of our 100 people got.

Each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot.

As we said, Becky and Gareth didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at £3,250.

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

OK. So for this first round I'll take an answer off each of you

and there's no conferring.

The pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

Our category for Round One is...

Decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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

OK. And the question concerns...

-Countries and their borders. Richard?

-Classic old school Pointless, this.

In a moment, we'll show you the names of five countries.

You need to tell us the name of any other country that borders one of those.

So any country that borders any of the five countries you're about to see.

We just want the main countries, not any little enclave or foreign settlements or territories.

-So any...

-What do you mean by countries, Richard?

I'm glad you asked that!

Because by country, I mean what a lot of people don't mean!

I mean a member of the UN that's a sovereign state in its own right.

-Brilliant. Thank you.

-It's a pleasure.

OK. I'm going to put the names of five countries up on the board.

They'll remain on the board throughout the round

and we just need the name of any country that shares a border with one of them.

OK. And our five countries are...

Welcome back, Harry and Rachel.

Remind us what you're studying at university, Harry.

-Geography!

-There we are!

Any idea what you want to go on and do, Harry?

I would love to work in sport when I've finished my degree.

OK, so the geography/sport cross-over, yes(!)

-It's maybe a little tenuous, but...

-You play sport, do you?

Yes, cricket and golf are my main ones.

-And I love horse-racing as well.

-Really?

That would be ideally where I'd end up after university.

-Do you follow horse-racing?

-Yes, a bit. So that would be fantastic.

-OK. Now, then, Harry.

-Yes.

-There's no point in putting this off any further.

-No.

-You're a geographer.

It's a geography question.

I'm going to play it safe here.

But I'm going to go for a country that people might forget about.

So I'm going to go France and Belgium.

-OK. You're going to say Belgium.

-Yep.

Is it right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Belgium?

It's right.

42.

42 for Belgium.

Not quite overlooked enough, was it, I don't think!

It's 620 kilometres of border between those two countries.

-Stuart.

-Hiya.

-A warm welcome to Pointless.

-Thank you.

-What do you do?

-I work in the exciting world of higher education administration.

Basically, I work for a local university.

Very good.

You've had a little bit of time to think about countries bordering these countries.

I was going to go for a country that borders China

but given the answer that went before,

-I think I'll play safe...

-No, go for a country that borders China.

-It'll be fun.

-I'll make a fool of myself if it's wrong.

-Beat the geographer!

-I'm going to say that Andorra borders France.

Andorra says Stuart.

Is it right, and if so, how many of our 100 people said Andorra?

It's right.

42 is our lowest score to date.

You've gone through that. Ten.

Very well done, Stuart.

That IS a country that's often overlooked, Andorra.

Harry gave a little geographer's wince when he heard that answer. He knew it was right.

Anyway, very well done, Stuart.

Alan, a warm welcome to you to Pointless.

-You're from Exeter.

-I am.

-What do you do in Exeter, Alan?

I'm retired, so basically nothing!

I have plenty of hobbies.

Walking, I've got a nice garden

which I spend hours working on.

Very good. What did you do before you retired?

I was a civil servant. Well, prison officer.

Have you visited any of these countries?

There's one I'm pretty sure you might have visited!

-I was born in one!

-There you go.

And I've visited one.

But I'm going to go for China.

And Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan you're going to say.

OK. Kyrgyzstan. Let's see if it's right, and if so, how many of our 100 people said Kyrgyzstan.

Absolutely right.

Ten our best score so far.

Down it goes, smashing through ten.

Look at that. Two, Alan. Very well done indeed.

Very well done. Kyrgyzstan.

Great start to your Pointless career, Alan. Great answer.

It borders China for about 800 kilometres.

That's a border!

That is a border, isn't it? Oh, yes.

Emma?

Emma, warm welcome. You're from Newcastle Upon Tyne.

-I am, yes.

-And what do you do, Emma?

-I'm a surveyor.

-What do you get up to in your spare time?

I go to the gym quite a lot. I like to keep fit.

I like going clubbing with my friends,

so we travel around the country to see DJs.

Oh. This is proper clubbing! You take you clubbing very seriously.

-Yes.

-Like Harry and his racing.

-I'm getting a bit old for it, now, so it's not as often as it used to be!

Emma, we just need the name of any country that shares a border with one of these countries.

-Any ideas?

-I thought of one straightaway

and the more I think about it, the more I doubt myself.

-Don't...

-I'll take a risk. I don't know, but I'll just go for it.

Kazakhstan bordering Russia.

Kazakhstan, says Emma. Kazakhstan.

Is it right, and if so, how many of our 100 said Kazakhstan.

Absolutely right.

Two, our best score so far.

Nine is your score.

Very well done indeed, Emma. Nine for Kazakhstan.

Another very good answer. It actually borders Russia and China, Kazakhstan.

Its border with Russia is nearly 7,000 kilometres.

I know previously I said, "That's a border", but that really is a border!

Yeah. Wow.

We're halfway through the round. Let's see the scores as they stand.

Alan and Pat looking very strong, there. Lovely low score of two.

Then up to nine, Emma and Ron. Then up to ten, Stuart and Chris.

Then up to 42 where we find our geographers, Harry and Rachel!

So Rachel, we're going to need a really good answer from you

to make sure you're with us at the end of the round. Best of luck.

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

OK. Ron. Welcome. Lovely to have you here.

-A step-father, step-daughter team.

-Correct.

-Ron, what do you do?

-I work in the angling industry.

I work for a firm that supplies bespoke angling equipment.

Rods, reels, anything to do with angling.

What do you do in your spare time? Any hobbies?

I have my own allotment. I grow my own vegetables and keep chickens.

So myself and my wife are a bit like Tom and Barbara Goode!

Good stuff. Anyway, Ron, here we are.

Five countries. We want any country that borders any of these countries.

I'm going to play it a little safe and say Mexico.

Mexico, says Ron.

Mexico. The high scorers on 42 are Rachel and Harry.

You're on nine. If you score 32 or less,

you are through to the next round. Good luck with Mexico.

There's your red line.

How many people said Mexico? Is it right?

54 for Mexico.

That takes your total up to 63. Richard?

Yes. Made Rachel's job a little bit easier. Much better than scoring 100. Better to get a good answer.

Now, Pat.

-A very warm welcome to you.

-Thank you.

-Now, what do you do?

-I'm retired.

-What did you do?

My last job was at the county court in Exeter. I was there for about 24 years.

Have you visited any of these places?

I've visited France and I've visited the USA.

The high scorers at the moment on 63 are Ron and Emma.

You're on two. So a score of 60 or less sees you comfortably through to the next round.

-Yes.

-Does that take a bit of pressure off?

Fingers crossed that this is right and scores low enough.

I'm going to go for China and North Korea.

North Korea, says Pat. North Korea.

Here is your red line. Below that, you're in Round Two.

Let's see how many people said North Korea.

It's right.

You're in Round Two.

That scores you 12. Your total is 14.

-Some good teamwork there from Pat and Alan.

-Very good.

-Very good.

Yes. Most of it borders China.

It has a little bit with South Korea.

And it even has 17.5 kilometres with Russia.

-North Korea.

-There we are.

Now, Chris.

-Welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Chris?

I'm a retail manager for one of the world's largest supermarkets.

-What do you do in your spare time, Chris?

-Same as Stuart, really.

Watch football. I support Sheffield Wednesday.

So watching them and seeing how they're getting on, really.

Very good. How's your geography?

It's not that bad. Knowledge in football helps with geography, really.

-So I think I'm all right.

-OK. You're on ten.

The high scorers are still Ron and Emma on 63.

A score of 52 or less from you will see you through to the next round.

I'm in two minds. I've got what I think is a reasonable answer

and I've got one that is a bit of a chancer.

-Bit of a chancer? Go for that one.

-I think I am. I'll go for Belarus.

Belarus, says Chris. Here's your red line.

If you get below that red line with Belarus, you're in Round Two. Belarus.

How many people said it? Is it right?

It's right.

You are in Round Two.

Six. Very, very well done indeed, Chris.

Six, our second best score of the round so far.

Your total is 16. Richard?

Another good team. Belarus. Used to be part of the Soviet Union

until it became independent in 1991.

It shares a border with Russia.

Now, then, Rachel. Remind us what you're doing at the moment?

Geography!

-And where are you studying?

-Dundee.

-Yeah.

-So.

-I've gone a bit blank, though.

Because it needs to be a good answer,

but the one I've got in my head, I don't even know if it borders the country I'm thinking.

OK.

Andorra was my golden answer. Then it was Kazakhstan.

-Right.

-But they've gone.

So I am just going to plump... It might be wrong, ..for Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan. There's your red line.

You're on 42. The high scorers are Ron and Emma on 63.

You want to be scoring 20 or less.

Uzbekistan, says Rachel. Is it right, and if it is, how many people said Uzbekistan.

Ooh, bad luck, Rachel. I'm sorry. That's an incorrect answer.

That means you score the maximum of 100 points.

That takes your total up to 142.

-Richard?

-Yes, it's got five borders.

It borders Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

But not Russia, I'm afraid. Very, very bad luck.

There's no pointless answers at all. So let's look at the best answers you could have given.

You could have got one point for Tajikistan, which borders China.

One point for Laos, which also borders China.

And Bhutan would have scored you two.

Russia, Azerbaijan scored two points, so would have been a great answer.

Lithuania scored six, Norway seven, Latvia eight,

Georgia and Estonia scored ten.

The lowest scorers there.

France, we had Andorra already.

Monaco scored five, so would have been a great answer.

China - Tajikistan and Laos on one, we've already seen.

Burma and Bhutan on two. Kyrgyzstan on two, and Pakistan four and Vietnam five.

They were the best answers there. Let's see the answers that most of our 100 people said.

Ron's already given us Mexico, 54.

But there are two worse answers than Mexico.

Spain would have scored 55. It borders France.

And Canada, that would have scored 61 points.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of our first round,

the pair leaving us with their high score of 142,

Rachel and Harry, I'm so sorry.

You did so well last time. We had very high hopes. Possibly too high.

-But it's been great having you on the show.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

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

Sadly, at the end of this round, another pair will be leaving us. But we had one returning pair,

who normally do really well, and they were geographers,

and the round was on geography, and look what you did to them!

Well, our category for Round Two is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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

OK. And the question concerns...

-Famous cooks, Richard.

-We'll show you some clues to famous chefs and food writers.

Six on each pass. Just tell us who that chef or food writer is, please.

A nice obscure answer will score fewer points.

An incorrect answer is 100 points. There's 12 in all to get at home. Good luck.

OK. Thanks very much. We are looking for the names of these famous cooks.

And here are the clues.

I'll read those all one last time.

Six clues to six famous cooks.

Chris?

I think I'm going to go for the third one.

I'm going to go for Delia Smith.

Delia Smith "controversially used frozen mash". OK.

Delia Smith says Chris. Is that right, and if so, how many people knew that answer. Delia.

Absolutely right.

Seems pretty good. 26 for Delia.

-She's famous for provoking food shortages in whatever she puts in her recipes.

-Yes.

-It was cranberries.

-A cranberry shortage in 1995.

There was a North Wales sea salt shortage as well.

-Now, then, Alan.

-Yes.

-Do you like your food?

-I like my food.

-Are you a bit of a foodie?

I'm not confident with this at all.

But I'm going to go for number five

because I believe he had some dealings with school meals

and that's Jamie Oliver.

Jamie Oliver, says Alan, for the most inspiring political figure of 2005.

Let's see if it's right, and if so, how many people said Jamie Oliver.

It is right. 26, our best score so far.

That's a big one.

-53 for Jamie Oliver.

-His book, the 30-minute meals book,

that came out in 2010 is the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time.

In ten weeks, it sold nearly three quarters of a million.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

OK. Now, then, Emma. You're the last person to have this board.

You can take us through it, if you like, and fill in the blanks.

The first two I have not got a clue.

The bottom one I think might be Mrs Beeton.

And then the posthumous one I think might be Keith Floyd.

It's going to be a total guess so I'm going to go with Keith Floyd,

posthumous 2009 memoir.

OK. Keith Floyd, the subject of the memoir Stirred But Not Shaken.

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

Absolutely right, Emma.

26 our best score so far.

Ooh, you've gone through that.

Down to nine. That was a very good answer indeed.

-Brilliant. Nine, Keith Floyd.

-Well played, Emma.

He absolutely transformed the face of TV chefs, I think.

Before him... You know, he would go out on trawlers and cook, and all sorts of things.

He is before MasterChef Goes Large, or any of that stuff.

Nine points. You were right about the bottom one, as well.

Mrs Beeton. But it would have scored more points.

So you chose the right one. 20, that would have got you.

The person who set up a business in 2012

was for a Channel 4 series, "Gordon Behind Bars."

Gordon Ramsay. That would have scored 15.

Do you know the top one? French Country Cooking?

-Elizabeth David.

-Ah!

That would have scored four. That's the best answer up there.

OK, thank you very much, Richard.

Halfway through the round, let's take a look at the scores.

Emma and Ron looking very strong at this stage on a low score of nine.

Up to 26 where we find Chris and Stuart, pretty much in the middle.

And then up to 53, where Alan and Pat are to be found.

Luckily, though, Pat, I think you'll be very good on this next pass.

We hope that's enough to keep you in the game. Best of luck.

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

OK. We'll put six more clues on the board

to famous cooks, and here they are. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

We are looking for the names of these famous cooks.

Ron, you're trying to find the lowest-scoring one you can on that board.

Ron, how do you feel about this as a round?

Not too bad. I know a couple of them, I think.

I'm going to try for the sixth one.

Signature dish including snail porridge and meat fruit, Heston Blumenthal.

Heston Blumenthal you are saying.

Our high scorers are Pat and Alan on 53. You're on nine.

If you score 43 or less with Heston,

you are through to the next round.

There's your red line. Let's see how many people said Heston Blumenthal.

It's right.

You are in the head-to-head. Very well done. 26 for that.

Takes your total up to 35.

Extraordinarily successful chef and TV face, Heston Blumenthal.

Worked as a debt collector and photocopier salesman

-as he was learning to be a chef.

-Really?

Now, then, Pat.

How are you feeling?

I think I know a couple. I think one would be very high scoring.

One of them I can't remember the surname.

So I'm going to go for the writer who wrote An Invitation to Indian Cookery

which I think is Madhur Jaffrey.

Madhur Jaffrey, says Pat. Madhur Jaffrey.

You are the high scorers, so there's no red line for you.

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

It is right.

Down it goes.

It's a good one. Look at that. 12. Very well done, Pat.

12 for Madhur Jaffrey takes your total up to 65.

You are still way out in front, but let's hope that's good enough

to see you through to the next round.

That puts the pressure on the last podium.

Madhur Jaffrey. She learnt to cook when she was training at RADA.

Her mum used to send her recipes so she didn't feel homesick.

-That's nice.

-Nice.

-Now, then, Stuart.

Stuart, it all rides on this.

The high scorers are Pat and Alan on 65.

You're on 26. If you can score 38 or less you are through to the head-to-head.

Right. Well, I only know one for sure.

Ainsley Harriott's obviously going to be Ready Steady Cook.

I don't know whether to take a risk on the presenter of the BBC2 show The Very Hungry Frenchman.

I think Ainsley will probably score more than what I need to go through.

I'm going to go for The Very Hungry Frenchman

and Jean-Christophe Novelli.

Jean-Christophe Novelli you say for The Very Hungry Frenchman.

-You're not entirely sure?

-I've no idea to be honest.

-Yes.

-But you're hoping it might be right?

-I'm hoping.

-If it is, that is your red line.

If it's right, it has to get below that red line to see you through.

Jean-Christophe Novelli.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Ooh, bad luck, Stuart.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

which scores the maximum of 100 points.

It takes your total to 126.

That's very bad luck. It's not Jean-Christophe Novelli, a good guess, it's Raymond Blanc.

It would have scored three points, his TV series.

He started as a waiter, and one day the chef was ill so he took over.

-Completely self taught.

-Really?

-Yeah.

It's quite good, isn't it?

But even worse than that, you're right about Ainsley Harriott, and he would have seen you through.

You're joking!

32 points. You had to weigh up the risks.

-He'd only just have seen you through.

-I thought he'd score 80 or 90 points!

The TV film Toast is an adaptation of Nigel Slater's memoir.

Not a lot of food programmes on the BBC would have scored nine points.

And cooked from her flat - do you know that one?

-It's quite a new one, very kind of...

-Not Lorraine Pascale?

-..stylish.

-It wasn't Lorraine Pascale, it was Rachel Khoo.

-Right, yes.

That scored two points. That's the best answer up there.

Thank you very much, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with a high score of 126,

I have to applaud your boldness, your valour.

This bodes very well for your return.

We look forward to that. But meantime, Stuart, Chris,

thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.

But for the two remaining pairs, they're one step closer to the final

and a chance to win the jackpot as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Pat and Alan, Ron and Emma.

you are now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot

which currently stands at...

Obviously only one pair can play for that money.

To decide which pair it'll be, you'll now go head-to-head.

This time, you're allowed to confer.

The first pair to win two questions is through to the final to play for that jackpot.

How long have our pairs been together? Pat and Alan, how long have you been married?

Five years.

Five years. Ron and Emma, how long have you been step-father and step-daughter?

-Ten years.

-Ooh!

-No.

-Oh, you heard that, Pat and Alan.

-20 years!

No, we've been married... I've been married to your mam for ten.

-Oh, I see!

-You've been with us for like...

-Yes, I've been with her for 20 years

-but we've been married for ten.

-I see. OK.

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

Here's your first question. And it concerns...

US Secretaries of State. Richard?

I'll show you five pictures here of politicians who've all held the title US Secretary of State.

-Can you name the most obscure?

-OK.

Thanks. Let's reveal our five US Secretaries of State.

Here they are.

There we are.

Now, then. Pat and Alan, you've played best throughout the show, so you get to go first.

I know the Christian name of A, but I can't remember the surname.

So I think we'll have to go for E, which is Hillary Clinton.

E, Hillary Clinton, say Pat and Alan. E, Hillary Clinton.

Now, Ron and Emma, talk us through the board if you can.

I wish I could. The only one I think - I dragged it out the back of my mind -

I think is Henry Kissinger.

-And that, of course, is?

-B.

-B.

B, Henry Kissinger.

So we have Hillary Clinton versus Henry Kissinger.

Pat and Alan said Hillary Clinton for E. Is it right? How many people said it?

It is right.

Ooh, 82!

82 for Hillary Clinton.

So Ron and Emma have said B, Henry Kissinger.

Is it right? If so, how many people said Henry Kissinger?

It's right.

And it wins you the question. Very well done.

26 for Henry Kissinger wins the point for you, Ron and Emma.

After one question, you're up one-nil. Richard?

A would have won the point. Bill Clinton appointed the first female Secretary of State.

-Have you remembered the name, Pat?

-Madeleine Albright.

Madeleine Albright. Absolutely.

Would have been a terrific answer, scoring ten points.

C is a pointless answer.

Cyrus Vance.

Well done to anyone who said that. Appointed by Jimmy Carter.

Madeleine Albright's predecessor is D.

Another low score. Warren Christopher is two points.

I could hear a collective sigh of relief from the nation

when E came up! "Finally, one we recognise!"

Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Now, Pat and Alan, we need you to win this question to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns...

Astronomy, Richard.

We'll give you five clues to facts about astronomy. Can you give us the most obscure answer, please.

OK. Here are the five clues to facts about astronomy. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

When we say planets, we mean planets in our solar system.

OK. Ron and Emma, you go first, this time.

We'll go for the first question,

and we'll have the Hubble telescope.

The Hubble telescope, say Ron and Emma. The Hubble telescope.

Now then, Pat and Alan. The board is yours. Talk us through it.

Number two is probably not Halley's Comet, but it might be.

The planet that's less dense than water could be Saturn.

2009 was the moon landing.

Which I guess is going to be high.

The planet with the largest number of moons around it

-could be Jupiter.

-Jupiter.

-OK.

-We'll go for the planet with the largest number of moons around it. Jupiter.

Jupiter, the planet with the largest number of moons around it.

Jupiter. Ron and Emma said the Hubble telescope.

Is that right for the telescope carried into orbit in 1990.

If it is, how many people said the Hubble telescope.

Absolutely right.

Pat and Alan have tentatively named Jupiter as the planet with the largest number of moons around it.

Is that right, and if so, how many people said it? You have to win this question to stay in the game.

It's right!

Will it beat 42?

Yep, it will! Very well done indeed. 30.

Well done, Pat. Well done.

This is very good indeed.

So this means, after two questions, it's one-all.

-Very well done. Richard?

-Good choice, Pat and Alan.

You had a crack at all of them in your deliberations.

You're right that the anniversary of the landing was the moon landing.

You were right to avoid it as it would have scored 78 points.

You said Saturn was the planet that was less dense than water.

And you were right. That would have scored nine.

And what would you have said for the supernova?

-Halley's Comet?

-No, it was a supernova that was visible for two years

from China back in 1054,

and it was the Crab Nebula, a pointless answer. Well done if you said that.

Thank you very much. Well avoided.

You were about to go for Halley's Comet, weren't you?

Very well done. Here comes the decider. Question three.

Whoever wins this goes through to the final. It concerns...

Breeds of cattle. Richard?

We'll show you the names of five breeds of cattle, but we've missed out alternate letters.

Can you fill in the gaps? The team that does it most successfully will go into the jackpot round.

-Good luck!

-OK, let's reveal our five breeds of cattle

with missing alternate letters.

I'll read those again without the blanks!

There we are. Five breeds of cow.

Pat and Alan, you go first.

OK. The only one that we're sure of

is the bottom one, Aberdeen Angus.

Aberdeen Angus, say Pat and Alan. Aberdeen Angus.

Now, then, Ron and Emma. The board's yours.

I think the second one down is Highland.

That's the only one I know.

We'll go for Highland for the second one.

Ron and Emma say Highland.

We have Aberdeen Angus versus Highland.

Pat and Alan said Aberdeen Angus. Is it right and how many people said it?

Absolutely right.

41 for Aberdeen Angus. Ron and Emma have gone for Highland.

Is it right? If so, how many people said that?

Absolutely right.

Is it going to beat 41?

Yes, it is! Look at that! 35!

Very well done indeed.

35 for Highland.

Which means, after three questions, Ron and Emma, you are through to the final two-one.

-Very well done. Richard?

-Yes, very well played. Alan,

did you venture an answer for number three?

-Dexter.

-Correct answer. Would have seen you in the final, as well.

16 points.

The top one, there'll be some Scrabble fans who'll get this

cos there's only one word that can fit in that and it's Droughtmaster.

Scored three points. An Australian breed of cattle.

They're very good with the hot climate there.

And Scrabble fans might have got this one, as well.

Belgian Blue.

That was a pointless answer, so well done if you said that.

Thanks very much, Richard. So our losing pair

at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Pat and Alan.

It's been lovely having you on the show. We'll see you again next time.

I'm afraid this is the end of the road for now.

Thanks very much for playing. Meanwhile, Pat and Alan.

But for Ron and Emma, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Ron and Emma. You've seen off the competition and won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £3,250.

Well done. You've done so well throughout the whole show.

A pretty tight, close-fought head-to-head.

But you came through with those breeds of cow.

The rules are very simple for the final round.

All you have to do to win the money is find a pointless answer.

Do that and you'll go home with that jackpot.

First, you have to choose a category. We have five options. Here they are.

-It's going to have to be pop stars.

-Pop stars.

-Yep.

OK. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Rihanna UK Top 40 singles as they could.

-Richard?

-Any single released by Rihanna or which has had her as a named featured artist

which has reached the UK Top 40 prior to the beginning of November 2012, please.

Very best of luck.

Thanks very much. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £3,250

is for just one of those answers to be Pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

Um, you've got her recent ones like, um...

The only one I know is Umbrella.

Umbrella, that's gonna be a high scorer.

We Found Love is going to be a high scorer.

Another one, Take A Bow.

Take A Bow.

Please Don't Stop The Music. That's a high score.

-So we'll say Take A Bow.

-Take A Bow.

Please Don't Stop The Music. Can you think of any other ones?

-Disturbia.

-Disturbia. OK.

Disturbia. Take A Bow and Please Don't Stop The Music.

Yeah? Go for that? Take A Bow, Disturbia, Please Don't Stop The Music.

I'll just think for the rest of the time.

Ten seconds left.

-Yeah, we'll have to go for them.

-Go for them three.

Right. OK.

OK.

Well, time is up now.

We were looking for Rihanna UK Top 40 singles.

I now need your three answers.

-Take A Bow.

-Take A Bow.

-Disturbia.

-Disturbia.

-And Please Don't Stop The Music.

-Please Don't Stop The Music.

-Yep.

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

-Probably Disturbia.

-We'll put that last.

Of those three, which is your least likely?

-Please Don't Stop The Music.

-Please Don't Stop The Music.

Let's put those up on the board in that order.

We were looking for Rihanna UK Top 40 singles.

Your first answer was Please Don't Stop The Music. This was your least likely shot at a pointless answer.

You only have to find one to win that jackpot, remember.

So, your first shot at that £3,250 jackpot is Please Don't Stop The Music.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Bad luck. An incorrect answer.

But that was kind of just filling a space there, wasn't it?

You weren't really expecting that to be pointless.

OK. Not a pointless answer, so only two more shots at today's jackpot

of £3,250.

Ron, what would you do with that money if you were to win?

My granddaughter's just taken up pony riding

so I'd get her some tack equipment and stuff like that.

Very good. Emma? How about you?

I'm coming up to my 30th, so I'd probably book a special holiday, Las Vegas or somewhere like that.

Very good. We're looking for Rihanna UK Top 40 singles.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Take A Bow.

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

For £3,250, how many people said Take A Bow.

It's right.

Please Don't Stop The Music was an incorrect answer.

Take A Bow is right. It's taking us down through the twenties

into the teens down into single figures.

Down it goes. Oh, four!

Very well done.

That's more like it. Four.

Good answer.

Not a pointless answer, but a very good low scoring answer.

Disturbia. Everything rides on that.

£3,250 could be yours if that is pointless.

Rihanna UK Top 40 singles.

This was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

Let's see how many people said Disturbia.

Well, it's right.

Please Don't Stop The Music was incorrect.

Take A Bow took us down to four.

Disturbia taking us down through the teens

into single figures. Down it goes.

Oh, no, it's four!

Tell you what, both of those are excellent scores.

Four. Think how pleased you'd be with that in normal game play.

But in this final round, it's all or nothing.

It has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

So two brilliant answers, but unfortunately you didn't find that crucial pointless answer.

I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £3,250

which rolls over to the next show.

But you played so well. A solid performance throughout the show.

Thank you very much. You take home the Pointless trophy. Well done.

Good answers.

Take A Bow and Disturbia were released back in 2008.

It's not Please Don't Stop The Music, it's just Don't Stop The Music.

It would have scored three points, though.

It would have just prolonged the agony, I'm afraid.

Let's see some of the pointless answers.

All Of The Lights, the Kanye West song she featured on.

If I Never See Your Face Again

she released with Maroon 5.

If It's Lovin' That You Want, one of her very early hits, a pointless answer.

Live Your Life, T.I. featuring Rihanna.

Run This Town, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna was a pointless answer. No-one got that.

Take Care, Drake featuring Rihanna. A pointless answer.

We Ride, another of her early hits.

Who's That Chick, David Guetta and Rihanna, a pointless answer.

You Da One. And there's one other pointless answer,

Talk That Talk, released with Jay-Z.

Well done if you got any of those pointless answers.

How many of those did you know?

You Da One is one of my favourites of hers! I should have had that, really.

Oh, it's hard. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Ron and Emma.

-It's been brilliant having you here.

-Thanks for having us.

-Brilliant.

So Ron and Emma didn't win our jackpot today

so it rolls over to the next show

when we will be playing for £4,250.

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

-Goodbye!

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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