Episode 22 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,

welcome to Pointless, the show where the low score are the biggest winners.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one...

-I'm Caroline. This is my husband David. We're from Burton-on-Trent.

-Couple number two...

-Hi, I'm Sarah. This is my brother Chris. We're from Cornwall.

-Couple number three...

-I'm Neil. This is Scott. We're friends from Glasgow.

-And our fourth and final couple...

-I'm Lynda. This is my son Matthew.

I come from Chorley and Matthew comes from Manchester.

-These are today's contestants.

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

There's one person to introduce. People say if he doesn't know about something, it isn't worth knowing,

but that's unfair because a lot of things he does know still aren't worth knowing.

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

-Hiya!

-Good afternoon to you.

-Good afternoon to you.

-Are you all right?

-Very well.

-It should be a nice show today. Before the show, we say hello to everyone, don't we?

-We do.

It's Caroline I'm worried about today.

-Why?

-She says all she wants to do, her one ambition, is just to get an answer correct.

LAUGHTER That's all she wants to do.

We're not saying you gave a bad answer last time, because someone...

Actually, did someone give a worse answer than Caroline?

-No.

-Did they? I can't remember. Did anyone?

-No.

She said Eric Blair's pen name was Agatha Christie.

-That's right, yes.

-LAUGHTER

Someone else said Eric Blair's pen name was Shakespeare, so...

Brilliant. Thank you very much indeed.

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

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers they didn't get.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer which none of our 100 people gave.

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

Stuart and Chris won the jackpot, so today's jackpot starts off at...

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

In this round, I'll take an answer from each of you, but no conferring.

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated, so try and make sure that's not you.

Our category for Round One today is...

Olympic Events.

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

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Olympic Multi-Event Disciplines. Richard.

Xander's going to show you four multi-event sports, competed for at the Summer Olympics.

Tell us any of the individual events

in any of the sports you're about to see.

As Richard just mentioned, I'll put up those four multi-event sports, and here they are.

We have got...

They remain on the board through the round.

Just name the individual disciplines that make up any of these Olympic events.

-Caroline...

-Hello.

-Welcome back to Pointless.

-Thanks.

-How did you do last time?

-We lost in the head-to-head.

-You did, but you made it to the head-to-head.

-Yes.

-Not bad.

-Remind us what you do.

-I'm a foot health practitioner.

-I look after people's feet.

-Very good.

-I play with feet.

Do you ever treat any athletes' feet?

-LAUGHTER

-Not famous ones!

See if you can find a good, low-scoring discipline

from one of those sports.

I'm not sure that it'll be low-scoring,

but I'm just going to go for the decathlon and the javelin.

-You're going to say javelin.

-Yes.

Javelin, says Caroline. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 said it.

Absolutely right.

-58.

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-58 for javelin, Richard.

-You got one right, though.

Very well done. It's in the decathlon and the heptathlon.

-Sarah...

-Hiya.

-Welcome back.

Remind us what you do. You're from north Cornwall.

I've just started work at a school as a teaching assistant.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-I mainly play darts.

-Indeed.

We discovered that last time.

-You represent your county.

-That's right.

-On the oche!

OK. What are you going to give us, Sarah?

Hopefully a right answer because last time I gave two wrong answers.

I'm going to go for...

..the 800 metres.

800 metres, says Sarah.

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

-24. Very well done.

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A correct answer, Sarah, and a nice low score, as well. 24.

Well done, Sarah. It's the concluding event of the heptathlon.

Remember Jess Ennis getting her gold medal at the end of the 800m at the London 2012?

Now then, Neil...

Welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here. What do you do? You're from Glasgow.

-I'm a student.

-What are you studying?

Archaeology, Classics and Religious Studies.

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

Mostly stuff related to music. I organise a festival and play in a variety of bands.

-What kind of bands do you play in?

-Mostly extreme metal things.

Extreme metal!

Of the many bands you're in, which is the best?

Er, the most... established, I suppose,

is called Chronocide.

Chronocide. C-H?

-Yes.

-Chronocide.

-Is that killing time, essentially?

-To murder time, yes.

-Not kill!

-I don't mean killing time! To murder time!

-Murder.

-Grr! Time!

-Yes...

-Drives me mental. Does it you?

-Sometimes. Grr!

-Grr!

-Yes...

-LAUGHTER

Right now, hanging quite heavy, though...!

Now, Neil...

Neil, we are looking for any individual discipline

from one of these multi-event disciplines.

I will take shot-put.

Shot-put, says Neil.

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

Very good indeed.

24 is our best score so far.

-Ooh! 34.

-APPLAUSE

Good answer, Neil. Shot-put.

Well played, Neil. That's in the decathlon and heptathlon.

It's extreme heavy metal, the shot-put.

LAUGHTER

Thanks very much. Now then, Lynda...

-Hello.

-Welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-Thank you.

Tell us a bit about yourself.

-I work for a large charity.

-Very good.

How's your Olympic sports? Are you good on those?

Erm, I watch quite a lot of them.

Good. And do you participate in any sport yourself?

-I've done two marathons in the past but quite a while back.

-Very good.

OK, so, Lynda, 24 is our best score so far.

-Do you think you can better that?

-I don't know. I'll have a go!

What are you going to go for?

-Discus.

-Discus, says Lynda.

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

Absolutely right.

-35.

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Yes, in the decathlon, the discus. A left-handed discus-thrower spins clockwise.

A right-handed discus-thrower spins anti-clockwise.

-Did you know that?

-No, not till now.

-It's quite something, isn't it?

-Brilliant.

Thanks very much.

Let's take a look at the scores.

24 - the best score of that pass. Sarah, well done.

Up to 34, we find Neil and Scott.

Up to 35, where we find Lynda and Matt.

And then 58 - Caroline and David. A correct answer, but one that's put you quite far out in front.

David, we need a brilliant answer from you to keep you in the game. Best of luck with that.

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

Now then, Matt. What do you do?

I'm a sports coordinator.

I put sessions on for children,

-to help children with visual impairment and disabilities.

-OK.

You're on 35. The high scorers are David and Caroline on 58.

If you can score 22 or less, you will avoid becoming the high scorers.

I've got two answers, erm,

but I'm finding it difficult to pick which one would...

I hope it's right, in the first instance.

-I'm going to go with high jump.

-OK. High jump, says Matt.

If you get below that red line with your high jump, you're through to the next round.

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

Absolutely right.

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-55.

That takes your total up to 90.

In the decathlon and the heptathlon. Another of Jess Ennis's good events. She's got the British record.

She got 1-metre-95, which is like jumping over me.

Wow.

Scott, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

You're also from Glasgow. What do you do there?

-Not much now because I'm a student.

-LAUGHTER

What do you get up to in your spare time?

I watch a lot of football. I brew beer occasionally.

-Not much else, really.

-LAUGHTER

What kind of beer do you brew?

-Not very good beer. Er...

-LAUGHTER

There's been different types. There's been pale ales, dark ales,

some with even fennel. None of them great.

Really? But they all do the trick. Good stuff.

Now, Scott, the high scorers are Matt and Lynda on 90.

You're on 34. If you can score 55 or less,

you're through to the next round.

-I'm not confident. Er...

-LAUGHTER

-Pole vault is what I'm going try.

-Pole vault, says Scott.

Is it right? How many people said it?

It is right.

And you are through.

Brilliant. 29, Scott. Very well done.

-Takes your total up to 63.

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Great work, Scott. Safely through. Very well done.

Originally, you had to land on your feet on sawdust.

-Really?

-Back in the old days.

Chris...

-Hello.

-We've heard that Sarah represents her county at darts,

-but it's not just her, is it? It's you, too.

-That's right.

-You're a darting phenomenon.

-Our dad played for the county, as well.

-Get out of here!

-Good Lord. Really?

-Yep.

-So you grew up on...

-Steeped in it.

-Steeped in the tungsten tip.

-In pubs and stuff, as well.

-Very good.

-I think you'll be good at this.

-I've got a couple.

You're on 24. The high scorers are still Matt and Lynda on 90.

If you can score 65 or less, you're through to the next round.

I'll have a go. I think I'll try shooting, please.

Shooting, says Chris. Let's see if that's right

and how many said it.

It's right.

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

-26.

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Two very nice low scores there.

-Very impressive low total of 50. Richard.

-Well done, Chris.

They used to use bullets and now they use lasers.

-Ahh.

-It's quite cool.

-It is cool.

-It is, isn't it?

-Very cool.

Now then, David, remind us what you do.

I used to be a teacher. Now I walk dogs for beer money.

Right! How far does looking after other people's dogs go?

-Do you run kennels for them when they go away?

-No, we have one which we luxury board.

He or she lives in the house with our dog.

As long as the dogs get on, they're treated as one of the family.

-That's luxury boarding.

-It is in our house.

-They sleep on your bed.

-Not quite.

-But they do eat Caroline's cooking.

-Ahh.

-That's luxury boarding.

-That's luxury boarding!

I'll say. You're on 58. The high scorers are Matt and Lynda.

If you can score 31 or less, you're through to the next round.

Right.

I'll have to go for one that's obscure.

I'm going to have to hit the modern pentathlon

and, if I remember correctly,

there was a guy disqualified way back in '76 in fencing.

I'm going to go for fencing.

Very good indeed. Fencing, says David. There is your red line.

If you get below that, you are in the next round.

Let's see how many people said it.

Absolutely right.

Through to the next round. 11 - the lowest score of the round.

Very well done indeed. That takes your total up to 69.

Brilliant.

Well played, David. It's the first event of the modern pentathlon.

Boris Onishchenko is the guy you're thinking of in 1976, who was disqualified.

There's a couple of pointless answers. Let's take a look.

There's a 3K run in the modern pentathlon.

As of the 2012 Olympics, it's combined with the shooting.

The 40km cycle, which is in the triathlon, was a pointless answer.

1 point each for the 1,500 metre swim and the 10km run.

Each were very good scorers.

The modern pentathlon, the ones we haven't had, the 200-metre swim would've scored 1

and the riding would've scored 9. It would've been a very good answer.

Heptathlon, the ones we haven't had,

the 100-metre hurdles would've scored 6 and the 200 metres would've scored 9.

And in the decathlon, the 110-metres hurdles, 15 points.

There's the 1,500 metres, which scored 18.

The 400-metres would've scored 32.

And then there's the 100-metres, which would've scored 44.

At the end of the first round, the pair who'll be leaving us -

with their high score of 90 - I'm afraid it's Matt and Lynda.

Oh, dear! I'm sorry.

Nothing wrong with your answers, just high jump.

We look forward to seeing you again next time. Thank you very much for playing.

-Matt and Lynda, everyone.

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

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

Chris and Sarah, on the strength of that round, I wouldn't say it was you.

Although, I have to say, the scores were pretty close.

Our category for Round Two is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first and second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

THEY LAUGH

-Is this the one you were hoping for?

-Yes!

Romantic Film Quotations. There we are.

-Richard.

-We'll show you six romantic film quotations

and the years in which those quotations could be found.

Tell us which films they're from.

-There's 12 in all to have a go at. Very best of luck.

-Thanks, Richard.

We are looking for the films from which these quotations are taken.

Here is our first board...

I'll read those all again without the dates.

There we are, six quotes from romantic films.

Caroline, I'd like you to name the most obscure one you can.

I think I'm going to go for...

.."Is it still raining, I hadn't noticed".

-It's Four Weddings and a Funeral.

-Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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

Absolutely right.

-5!

-APPLAUSE

That's a great answer. Very well done. Good score.

It was voted the Third Cheesiest Line Of All Time in movie history,

behind "I'm the king of the world" and "Nobody puts Baby in a corner".

Brilliant. Let's not say what they're from, just in case.

Good. Very well done, Caroline. Great score there.

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

I was quite happy when the category came up

because the only films I normally watch are romantic comedies.

-And now the specific quotes have come up?

-That was the only one I knew.

Really?

It's going to have to be a guess, I'm afraid.

And I'll go for "After all, tomorrow is another day".

Gone With the Wind?

Gone With the Wind, says Sarah.

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

It's right.

Very well done, Sarah!

-26.

-APPLAUSE

Well done, Sarah. That's a relief, isn't it? The final line of that film.

Thank you very much indeed.

-Now, Scott...

-LAUGHTER

-Yep?

-Obviously, you've seen all of these films, probably several times.

Even reading some of those lines is probably enough to bring a lump to your throat.

Talk us through the board. You're the last person to have it.

The real guess is "Here's looking at you, kid"

and Casablanca, because that's an old film.

"You make me want to be a better man" could be GoldenEye

because that's 1997!

LAUGHTER

I'm going to go with Casablanca.

Is GoldenEye really from 1997?

-Probably not!

-I thought that was really impressive.

Maybe it is. We'll find out. Richard will know. It's not.

-It's from '95, but...

-Not bad.

I thought Scott had quite good knowledge of Bond.

You're going to say Casablanca for "Here's looking at you, kid".

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

-Oh!

-Absolutely right.

-48!

-APPLAUSE

Not bad at all, Scott. Very well done. 48 for Casablanca.

Scott and Sarah doing a grand job.

Apparently improvised, that line, by Humphrey Bogart. He used it several times.

"You make me want to be a better man..." It's not from GoldenEye.

Tomorrow Never Dies was the Bond film in '97, but it's not from that either.

It's from the Jack Nicholson comedy As Good As It Gets. 1 point.

"We're alike, me and Cat. A couple of poor nameless slobs",

Breakfast At Tiffany's.

They're all classic films. 3 points.

-"Well, nobody's perfect"?

-Some Like It Hot.

Absolutely right. That would've scored 8.

The best answer up there is As Good As It Gets.

Thanks very much indeed. Let's take a look at the scores.

5, Caroline. 5! Look at that. An amazing score.

Up to 26, where we find Sarah and Chris.

Then up to 48, where we find Scott and Neil.

Neil, you'll have the pick of the next board. Use it carefully.

Find a nice, low-scoring line from a romantic comedy.

OK, can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, we'll put six more quotations on the board and here they are...

We have got...

I'll read those one last time without the dates.

There we are. Now then, Neil, I'll give you a moment or two

to decide which of your answers you're going to go for.

I guess I have to go for the one that I imagine is the highest

and hope somebody else gets one wrong.

So I'll have "I'll never let go, Jack, I promise" and Titanic.

"I'll never let go, Jack, I promise". Titanic, says Neil.

No red line for you. But let's see how far down that goes.

Absolutely right.

APPLAUSE

It goes down to 34. Takes your total up to 82.

Well done, Neil. Said by Kate Winslet, just before she lets go of Jack's hand!

Women! LAUGHTER

Thanks, Richard. Now then, Chris, you're on 26.

Sarah did very well in the first pass.

The high scorers are Neil and Scott on 82.

If you can score 55 or less,

you are through to the head-to-head.

I think I might have to just guess, just going by the dates.

Erm, I'll try the top one.

I'll try You've Got Mail.

You've Got Mail. "Swoon, I'll catch you".

Let's see if that's right and how many people said it. There's your red line.

If you get below that, you're through to the next round.

Bad luck, Chris.

That's an incorrect answer, which means you score 100 points.

That takes your total up to 126.

-Richard.

-Sorry, Chris. Perfectly good guess. It was '98, You've Got Mail.

OK, David,

-the good news is, you're through to the head-to-head.

-That is good news.

-It's great news.

Talk us through the board and see if you can have a guess at some.

Yes. Erm...

There's only two I can even have a guess at.

I know there was a very famous film in the war called Brief Encounter,

so I would've probably guessed that for the 1945 one, "Thank you for coming back to me".

But the one I'm going to guess - and I think the year's right -

"Love means never having to say you're sorry". Is it Love Story?

Love Story for "Love means never having to say you're sorry".

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

It's right. Very well done, David.

-14. Brilliant.

-APPLAUSE

That takes your total up to 19. Great low total. Fantastic.

-Under 20.

-Very good work, David. It was said twice in that film.

And you were right about the 1945 one, as well.

It's the final line of Brief Encounter,

said by Celia Johnson's dull-but-kind husband right at the end.

1 point that would've scored.

"Your girl is lovely, Hubbell"

is said by Barbra Streisand to Robert Redford in The Way We Were.

1 point.

"I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen" is Cameron Crowe's directorial debut

Say Anything. 2 points.

"Swoon, I'll catch you" is pointless. It's an Oscar-winning film.

This film in Hong Kong was called

Do Not Ask Who I Am Ever.

In English, it's The English Patient.

Pointless answer. LAUGHTER

Brilliant. Thanks. At the end of our second round,

our losing pair, with the highest score of 126,

it's Chris and Sarah.

-Oh, dear!

-Movies not good for us, I'm afraid.

-No. I'm sorry.

Thanks very much for playing. It's been great having you on the show. Great contestants.

The remaining pairs are about to get one step closer to the final and a chance at the jackpot,

as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, David and Caroline, Neil and Scott.

You're one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at £1,000.

APPLAUSE

Only one pair can play for that money.

To decide which pair it'll be, you'll go head-to-head. You are allowed to confer.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for the jackpot.

You've been here before.

You were our lowest-scoring couple in the head-to-head.

How do you rate your chances? What do you make of your opposition?

We keep playing these young people whose brain cells are still active.

It's difficult for us!

-These guys play extreme metal...

-Fair point!

-Listen, let's play the head-to-head.

-APPLAUSE

OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...

Stars With Chemical Names. Richard.

We're about to show you the pictures of five celebrities.

Now, of those each celebrities, their initials spell out a chemical element.

Can you tell us the chemical element?

So take their initials, the symbols for chemical elements -

what are the elements? Good luck.

Let's reveal our five photos of stars

whose initials make up a chemical element.

We have got...

LAUGHTER

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Five celebrities whose initials make up chemical elements.

David and Caroline, you've played best throughout, so you go first.

THEY WHISPER

We're going to go for C,

-helium.

-Very good.

C, helium.

OK, Neil and Scott, helium has gone for C.

The board is yours. Talk us through them all.

A is Annie Lennox, which we think will be aluminium, but probably quite high scoring.

We've no idea who D is.

But I think B's Mark Gatiss.

And we think that's maybe magnesium.

You're going to say B, magnesium.

B, magnesium, say Neil and Scott.

David and Caroline, helium...

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

let's see how many people said it. Helium.

Absolutely right.

It's a good answer. 15! Very well done.

15 for helium.

Neil and Scott are saying magnesium for B. Magnesium.

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

It's right.

Is it going to beat 15?

Yes, it is!

-It's pointless! Look at that!

-CHEERING

Very well done. A pointless answer adds £250 to the jackpot.

Takes the total up to £1,250.

It scores nothing, which means Neil and Scott are up 1-0.

-Very well done indeed.

-How about that? Well played, gents.

The multi-talented Mark Gatiss from The League of Gentlemen.

He writes and stars in Sherlock, Doctor Who, all sorts of things.

A, absolutely right, was Annie Lennox and aluminium.

Would've been a bigger scorer, though. 39.

D, that's Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield.

So that would be silver.

4 points. AG.

And E, Orville, O - Oxygen.

That's another big scorer. It would've scored 32 points.

So two good answers there.

Thank you, Richard. Here comes your second question.

It concerns...

-Richard.

-We'll show you five clues to facts about Leonardo da Vinci. Best of luck.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Leonardo da Vinci. We have got...

I'll read those all again.

There we are, five clues to facts about Leonardo da Vinci.

Neil and Scott, you go first this time.

-Do you know any of them?

-Erm, no.

Not at all. Erm...

We're really not strong, erm...

-We'll...

-HE SIGHS

Century of his birth...

Mm... 17th.

The 17th century, says Neil. The 17th century.

OK, David and Caroline.

The board is yours. Talk us through it if you possibly can.

Right, I'm not sure on any of these.

I think the Italian city the airport's named after is Venice, but I'm not sure.

The only Italian family from Milan I would know would be the Medicis.

The century of his birth...

I think we'll go for the century of his birth.

-I think it was the 15th.

-You're going to say the 15th.

So we have the 17th century, we have the 15th century.

Neil and Scott said the 17th. Let's see if that's right.

No, it's not. Caroline and David, all you have to be is correct.

Let's see if that's right.

Absolutely right. Very well done.

-19.

-APPLAUSE

Most importantly, it was correct, which means David and Caroline are back in the game.

-Richard.

-Nicely played, David. Died in the 16th century.

Born in 1452.

If you'd said Venice for the Italian city,

you'd have been incorrect. It's Rome.

It would've scored 11. Marco Polo Airport in Venice.

Ah, right.

If you'd said Medici, you'd have been wrong, as well.

I bet lots of people guessed that, but it was the Sforza family.

That would've scored 1 point.

The country where he died... He died in France. Scored 20.

And you'll all know the answer to this one.

Known as 'la Gioconda' in Italian, 'Joconde' in French, the Mona Lisa.

Would've scored 33 points. Not a big score.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

It comes down to a third question. The winner goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

This question concerns...

Countries of the Caribbean.

We'll show you a list of initials of countries that can be found in the Caribbean.

Can you tell us what they are? By country, we mean a sovereign state

that's a member of the UN in its own right. Good luck.

Let's reveal our five initials of Caribbean countries. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

David and Caroline, after you've had a chance to chat about this, you will be answering first.

We'll go for the first one. Saint Kitts and Nevis.

You're going to say Saint Kitts and Nevis. Or Saint Kitts and 'Neevis'. Very good.

Neil and Scott, what are you going to go for?

I thought that would've been our best answer.

-Talk us through the others.

-We think -

Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Dominican Republic.

And Antigua and Barbuda, or something like that.

-We fear saying it because we're not sure.

-OK.

-But -

-Saint Kitts and Nevis is right,

and I think that'll be really low, so it has to be that.

-Antigua and Barbuda?

-Antigua and Barbuda, you are saying.

Antigua and Barbuda, say Neil and Scott.

OK, David and Caroline have gone with St Kitts and Nevis.

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

Absolutely right.

-15!

-APPLAUSE

15 for St Kitts and Nevis.

Neil and Scott have gone for Antigua and Barbuda.

You're not sure if this is right, are you?

Bit of a shot in the dark, but we'll see.

Antigua and Barbuda. Is it right and if it is, how many people said it?

It is right.

Down it goes. Is it going to beat St Kitts and Nevis?

-Yes, it is! 5! Very well done, Neil and Scott.

-Well done.

-APPLAUSE

-That's a fantastic answer.

It means, after three questions, Neil and Scott, you are through to the final, 2-1. Very well done.

Brilliant work. Who got that?

-Scott.

-Well done.

-That's my first one!

Very, very well done. The other three all would've lost you the point,

so you had to get it right.

Tough luck, David and Caroline. Very good answer, St Kitts and Nevis.

The other three, Jamaica would've scored you...

..49.

Trinidad and Tobago would've scored you 35.

The Dominican Republic, down at the bottom,

would've scored 29.

Antigua and Barbuda very much the best answer up there.

Thanks, Richard. At the end of our head-to-head round,

our losing pair, I'm afraid, David and Caroline.

Really, really close-fought head-to-head round.

Very well done indeed, but we have to say goodbye to you.

-Thanks for playing. Great contestants.

-BOTH: Thank you.

APPLAUSE

But for Neil and Scott, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Neil and Scott. You fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot. The jackpot stands at £1,250.

APPLAUSE

Obviously, I'm delighted that you've made it through to the final, which is great,

but I'm a bit disappointed because it means you won't be coming back for another show.

-Yes.

-It's just one.

Well, listen, best of luck. What would you like to see come up?

Scottish football. European Cup finalists. Er...

-More football!

-LAUGHTER

-Brilliant.

-If you've any categories on...

..on Iron Age Near East, that would be good.

Iron Age Near East or extreme metal. OK.

-That might be all right!

-Best of luck.

To win that money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer and you'll go home with £1,250.

You've got to choose a category. Here are your five options...

LAUGHTER

The jackpot's in a Scottish purse, isn't it? We're not winning that!

Welsh Bands or Elections... I don't know what Welsh bands will come up.

Somebody will know Manic Street Preachers out of 100 people.

We're not going to get anything there.

US TV Awards. That'll depend on what it is.

It might be folks that have won an Emmy, and maybe we get something.

There's probably more shouts there than anything else.

I don't fancy the rest. Elections maybe, but it's hit and miss.

-Unless you fancy it...

-I don't fancy any of it!

-Shall we do US TV Awards?

-Aye. US TV Awards.

-US TV Awards.

-Yes.

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

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

2012 Emmy Award Winners. Richard.

We're looking for any of the winners at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.

That's any actor or any show that won any Primetime Emmys. Very best of luck.

OK. Any show that won any Emmy at the Emmys.

-Or actor or actress.

-Or actor. Or actress.

Or producer or writer. Anyone who won one.

Anyone who won one Emmy Emmy.

LAUGHTER

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

All you need is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-I suppose!

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

-Your time starts now.

-Right, what's been...

-Homeland.

-Homeland's been a hit.

-Do we know any of their producers?

-I don't know producers or directors

but we've maybe got a shout with some lesser-known supporting actors.

-Peter Dinklage probably had one for Game of Thrones.

-That'll do. That's one.

I don't know who any of the...

Morena Baccarin,

-I think is her name, the woman from Homeland.

-Right.

But I don't know if she's had a shout for Best Actress.

Pick somebody else from Game of Thrones.

I don't think anyone else will have had anything.

-There's hundreds of actors -

-I don't know if they won an award!

Erm, what other shows have been big in the last year that are American?

-Breaking Bad, Mad Men.

-Breaking Bad...

I've not watched any of them so I can't help.

We could take something just as a... They're all big hits, aren't they?

-10 seconds left.

-It's such a big category,

we'll get something that somebody will have missed.

-We could do Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage and Morena Baccarin.

-OK.

-And cross our fingers.

You remember the three of them!

OK, your time is up.

We were looking for 2012 Emmy Award Winners.

I now need your three answers.

I fear two of them will be too high and one of them will be wrong,

-but we'll say Game of Thrones...

-Game of Thrones.

-Peter Dinklage...

-Peter Dinklage.

-..and Morena Baccarin.

-And Morena Baccarin.

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

If it's right, Morena Baccarin, but I think it's probably not.

OK. Morena Baccarin we'll put last. Which is your least likely?

-Game of Thrones.

-Game of Thrones. We'll put that first.

Let's pop those up on the board in that order. We have got...

There we are. We were looking for 2012 Emmy Award Winners.

Your first answer, Game of Thrones, you thought was your least likely shot.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot.

Let's see how many people said Game of Thrones.

Oh!

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer. Only two more shots at that jackpot.

Jackpot - £1,250.

Scott, what would you do with that?

I probably owe my mum a couple of months of keep money,

so I'd probably give her that!

How about you, Neil?

I'm hoping to spend a month in the summer in the Middle East, so it would help.

Very good. Best of luck. Two good answers still up there. Let's hope one will win the jackpot.

We are looking for 2012 Emmy Award Winners.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Peter Dinklage.

This has to be right, then it has to be pointless. If it's both, you leave with £1,250.

Let's see how many people said Peter Dinklage.

Oh, no! Bad luck!

Bad luck. Peter Dinklage an incorrect answer, as well.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer, Morena Baccarin.

OK, you said this was the answer, if it was right,

you had the most faith in being pointless.

I think it's an obscure enough name

that, if she happened to get a Supporting Actress for Homeland, then maybe...

It has to be right, then it has to be pointless. If it's both, you leave with £1,250.

Morena Baccarin.

Is it pointless?

No! Bad luck!

-APPLAUSE

-Bad luck, guys.

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find a correct answer for that.

Really quite tough Final Round there.

I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £1,250, which rolls over onto the next show.

You've been brilliant contestants.

You do, of course, get to take home our Pointless trophy.

BOTH: All the best.

Valiant effort. Three very good answers. Game of Thrones lost out to Homeland.

Morena Baccarin is in Homeland. She didn't win an Emmy.

Claire Danes and Damian Lewis did. They both would've scored 7, though.

Peter Dinklage won an Emmy in 2011 for his role in Game of Thrones, but not in 2012.

Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad won it this year.

Let's look at the pointless answers.

I'm not sure there's any here you'll worry about.

Alex Gansa, one of the writers of Homeland.

Danny Strong, another writer. He wrote Game Change,

which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries or Movie.

Gideon Raff and Howard Gordon, the other writers from Homeland.

And Jay Roach, the Austin Powers director, who directed Game Change. He was a pointless answer.

Julie Bowen, Supporting Actress for her role in Modern Family,

which is created and won an Emmy for directing for Steven Levitan.

Well done if you said that.

And Tom Bergeron, the host of Dancing With the Stars, won an Emmy, as well.

Well done if you got any of those. Terrific work.

We have to say bye, Neil and Scott. Such a shame after one show. You have been fantastic contestants.

Thank you so much for playing.

-Cheers.

-Neil and Scott...

-APPLAUSE

Neil and Scott didn't win. The jackpot rolls over onto the next show

when we will be playing for £2,250.

CHEERING

-Join us to see if someone wins it. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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