Episode 25 Pointless

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Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can.

You need to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one...

-I'm Jonny, this is Charlie, we're friends from Leicester.

-Couple number two...

-I'm Kate, this is Luke, we're friends from Bristol.

-Couple number three...

-I'm Rebecca, this is Geoff, we're father and daughter.

-Couple number four...

-I'm Carolyn, this is Lorraine, and we're friends from Glasgow.

-These are today's contestants.

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

There's one person left to introduce.

Approach with care, don't put your hands in his cage

and please put all encyclopaedias in a sealed container.

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

-Hiya. Hello.

-Good day to you.

-And to you.

-We've got two returning pairs today. Charlie and Jonny were good last time.

-Very good.

Very unlucky to get knocked out. They might be hard to beat today.

-Nice little jackpot building up, as well.

-Oh, yes.

I'm going to ask you a quiz question about our eight people here.

One of our eight served in Iraq.

-Which of those eight is it?

-Wow.

-You can work it out as you go along.

-I will.

I will! OK, thank you.

-Normally, you can rule someone out, can't you?

-No-one in this case.

-Look at Geoff!

-I know - steely-eyed.

-Look at that.

-LAUGHTER

-Lantern-jawed!

He's got the steady hand of a sniper.

-Hasn't he?

-Yes. Or the steady brain of a keen background logistics man.

-Ahh! One of the backroom boys.

-Yes!

-Much unheralded.

-Much unheralded.

-And they're given medals, but they can't tell anyone.

For all I know, Geoff has got a Victoria Cross.

He just keeps very quiet about it.

-We'll never know.

-No, we will know, but in about 50 years!

We'll be old men in those retirement homes.

"Do you remember Geoff?"

You'll say, "I'm sorry?" I'll say, "Geoff! Do you remember Geoff?"

"Oh, yes, I remember Geoff!"

"He got a blooming VC, you know!"

-"Huh?!"

-"Did he? Did he?!"

HE SNORTS & SNORES

We're like that now!

LAUGHTER That's true!

Thank you. 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.

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

Simon and Emma didn't win the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off at...

-There we are.

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

OK, I'll be taking an answer from each of you. No conferring.

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

Our first category today is...

Famous People.

Can you decide who's going to go first?

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

The question concerns...

-National Treasures, Richard.

-We'll give you the clues

to seven people who might be described as a national treasure of the UK.

Tell us who that person is, please.

An obscure answer will score fewer points.

An incorrect answer will score you 100 points.

There's 14 national treasures, of varying degrees, for you to get. Good luck.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

We are looking for the famous people regarded as national treasures, described by these clues.

We have on our first board...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Seven clues to seven national treasures.

-Jonny, welcome back.

-Hello.

-Remind us what you do.

-I'm an analyst in the police.

-What do you like to do in your spare time?

-I run marathons and I also play rugby.

Here's this board of national treasures.

-What do you make of it?

-It's all right, actually.

I think I know a few there. I'm going to go for

the 11-time Paralympic Gold Medallist Created A Baroness

and say Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Tanni Grey-Thompson. Let's see if that's right.

Tanni Grey-Thompson. Is it right? How many people said it?

-Very well done. 20, Jonny.

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Well done, Jonny. She was born in Cardiff.

She was originally christened Carys but her elder sister called her Tiny,

which transmogrified in Tanni and it's stuck ever since.

Kate, what do you like to get up to in your spare time? What are your hobbies?

I do a lot of walking with my dogs, I like cooking

-and I do quite a lot of reading.

-Good.

-What do you make of this board?

-I know three or four.

I just don't know which is going to be the lowest.

I think I'll go for the Oscar-Winner Who Starred In 'Mrs Brown' And 'Iris'

and say Dame Judi Dench.

Dame Judi Dench, says Kate.

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

Absolutely right.

-30.

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It's better than 100.

Are you a bit disappointed by that? You wanted more? Or rather less.

-The others would be higher, I think.

-30's not bad.

It's a good answer, Kate. She won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love'.

She was onscreen for eight minutes during that role.

-That's how you win an Oscar, isn't it?

-That's not bad, is it?

"In, steal film, out". LAUGHTER

-The Stealth Dench!

-LAUGHTER

-Rebecca, a warm Pointless welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Rebecca?

-I work in HR.

-What do you like to do in your spare time?

-I also like walking the dogs,

but I like rock climbing, camping, walking, trekking.

-Wow. Very much outdoor.

-Yes.

-Do you do that abroad, as well?

-I've done a lot of stuff abroad. I used to run expeditions for school kids.

-Right.

Well, Rebecca, what do you make of this board?

Not a great board for me. I think I'll go with the easiest one on there,

which is Tom Jones, the Welsh Singer and Judge.

The Welsh Singer and Judge, Tom Jones, says Rebecca.

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

-66.

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66 for Tom Jones.

A big score. It's a lot better than getting a wrong answer.

-Now then, Lorraine...

-Hello.

-A very warm welcome to you.

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

I work for Glasgow City Council in the Democratic Services department as a clerk.

-Very good indeed. What do you like to do in your spare time?

-I have an unlimited cinema card.

I can go as often as I like for one price, so I'm there a lot.

-And you make full use of it?

-Oh, yes!

-It'll be fantastic if Cinema comes up.

-Hopefully.

How are you on what remains of this board?

Erm, I know a couple that are left, it's just trying to think what's going to be the lowest.

I think, because I like my reality TV,

I'm go to go for the Former 'Sex Pistol' Who Swore On 'I'm A Celebrity...'

and it's Johnny Rotten.

Are there any others you'd like to have a crack at for fun?

I think the footballer who scored the goals is David Beckham.

-I'm not sure about the others.

-OK.

-But you say Johnny Rotten for the former Sex Pistol.

-Yes.

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

-43.

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-43 for Johnny Rotten.

-Yes. John Lydon outscoring Judi Dench.

-Wow.

-Impressive. Who'd have thought way back when...?

The Emmy-Winner For The Dowager Countess Of Grantham?

-Maggie Smith.

-Dame Maggie Smith. Would've scored 23.

The Footballer Who Scored A Record 49 Goals is not Beckham.

-Can you hazard a guess at that?

-Bobby Charlton?

Absolutely. 10.

It's impressive to go from trying to remove the Queen's head from a stamp to national treasure.

Who has been on that journey in the British consciousness?

-I can't think.

-It's for 4 points.

-It's Tony Benn.

-Ahh!

-There we are.

-Very well done to anyone who got that.

-Thank you.

Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

Jonny and Charlie on 20. Very well done. Lovely low score.

Then up to 30, where we find Kate and Luke.

Up to 43, where we find Lorraine and Carolyn.

Then up to 66, where Rebecca and Geoff currently are.

Geoff, you know what this means. We need some good scoring from you.

We have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

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

We're going to put seven more clues on the board. Here they are.

We have got...

I'll read all of those again.

We're looking for these people, regarded as national treasures

and who are described by these clues.

-Now then, Carolyn, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do?

-I work for a large multi-national hotel chain.

And what are your interests?

-I love tap dancing.

-Wow.

And I'm a keen movie-goer, like Lorraine.

-I also enjoy doing a lot of reading, especially crime fiction.

-Excellent.

-What do you make of this board?

-It's a tricky one for me, I have to admit.

I think I'm going to go for - and I don't know if it's correct -

1960s Model, Born Lesley Hornby

is Twiggy.

-Twiggy.

-Yes.

-Well, you're on 43.

The high scorers on 66 are Geoff and Rebecca.

If you can score 22 or less, you are in the next round.

Let's see. Is Twiggy right and how many people said it?

There's your red line.

It's right.

-55.

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55 for Twiggy. Takes your total up to 98.

Big score for Twiggy. Very impressive, isn't it?

Geoff, now then...

Geoff's still the frontrunner for serving in Iraq, I think.

-For now. Just for now.

-All right.

-Wait till I've interviewed all the candidates.

-It may be you've already talked to the person who's been in Iraq.

-It may well be.

Geoff, what did you do?

-What did you do in Iraq? Oh, damn!

-LAUGHTER

-What do you do, Geoff?

-I am retired.

-What did you do, Geoff?

I was a consultant for the casino industry

and I opened up casinos all over the world,

and in most instances, I went on to run them for 21 months, two years.

-How did you start? Were you a croupier?

-I was.

-I started at the Playboy Club in 1970.

-Wow.

That sounds like a great place to work, but I bet it wasn't.

It was awful! It was terrible!

Anyway... Anyway, Geoff,

the high scorers are Carolyn and Lorraine on 98. You're on 66.

If you can score 31 or less, you will avoid becoming the high scorers.

-Yes.

-There's a board full of national treasures.

-Yes.

-How do you feel about that?

-I think I know a few of them,

but I would not say I'm 100 percent

on the ones that I think would be quite, er, worthwhile.

I'm going to go for Alan Bennett and Talking Heads.

OK, Talking Heads, Alan Bennett, you say.

Here's your red line. Get below it, you're through to Round Two.

How many people said Alan Bennett? Is it right?

Absolutely right.

You've done it. Very well done. 14 for Alan Bennett.

Takes your total up to 80.

Really well played, Geoff. That's a terrific answer.

Amongst his many other talents and achievements,

he's the voice of Winnie the Pooh in the audio-book series.

-Good voice for Winnie the Pooh.

-Perfect.

-Perfect voice.

-Now then, Luke, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Remind us what you do, Luke?

-I'm a warehouseman in a large retail chain.

What do you do in your spare time?

I like to play football. I'm a goalkeeper.

Watching films, reading, walking... I like to go out on my bike.

OK, Luke, there we are. There are five left.

Yes. Erm...

I was going to go for one that's already gone.

Hopefully I'll get this right, I'll go for the Former Controller Of BBC2

as Richard Attenborough.

Richard Attenborough, you are going to say.

The high scorers on 98 are Carolyn and Lorraine. You're on 30.

If you can score 67 or less, you're in Round Two. There is your red line.

Is Richard Attenborough right? If it is, how many people said it?

Bad luck, Luke. That's an incorrect answer.

You score the maximum of 100 points. That takes your total up to 130. Sorry.

Sorry, Luke. I'll give the correct answer at the end of the pass.

Now then, Charlie.

-Charlie...

-Xander.

-What regiment were you in?

-LAUGHTER

2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment.

-I knew it was Charlie!

-Well done.

-How did you know that?

-He's wearing an army-coloured shirt!

Last time, he threw me off the scent with an orange-coloured shirt.

-I should've asked last time.

-Ahh!

This time... Of course it was Charlie.

Why "of course it was Charlie"?

If I had to send any of these people to go out and defend us, I think Charlie...

Look, he's compact, he's... He packs a punch!

But you know what? He's no Geoff. LAUGHTER

But Charlie wouldn't be in the backroom.

Charlie would be on the frontline.

-Well, he's been there, so why don't you ask him?

-I will.

-Charlie.

-Yes?

-What were you?

-I was an infantry officer.

-There you are.

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

I don't know the Controller of BBC2.

I think the singer would've been Paul McCartney.

The chef would've been Jamie Oliver.

The author of 'Being A Scot' I'd guess at Billy Connolly.

And the British singer was Sir Cliff Richard.

I'm going to go for the 'Ministry Of Food' Chef

as Jamie Oliver.

Jamie Oliver, says Charlie. You're through to the next round.

You'll not overtake Luke and Kate's high score of 130.

Let's see, though. Jamie Oliver - is it right?

How many people said it, if it is?

Absolutely right, Charlie.

-35. Very well done.

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Takes your total up to 55, our lowest total of the round. Very well done.

Well done. You'd have got slightly fewer points for Cliff Richard.

Would've scored you 30, though.

Right at the top there is Sir Paul McCartney.

36 points.

Now, Co-Authored 'Being A Scot',

Billy Connolly would've scored you 100 points.

It's Sean Connery. Would've scored 2.

And the Former Controller Of BBC2... Luke gave you a very big clue as to who it was.

It's not Richard Attenborough. David Attenborough.

Tough luck. David Attenborough would've scored 5 points.

Thanks very much indeed. At the end of our first round,

the losing pair, with a high score of 130 points,

it's Luke and Kate.

Dear, oh, dear. You were so close there.

It's been great having you on. Sorry we have to say goodbye.

-Thanks for playing. Great contestants.

-Thank you.

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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.

-Lorraine and Carolyn, you had a stay of execution there!

-Yes, indeed.

-Best of luck.

Our category for Round Two is...

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

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

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

..as they could. Richard...

We're looking for any country that has English as one of its official languages,

or where it's the de facto official language.

So any country in the world that has English as an official language. There's over 50.

As always, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in its own right.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Jonny, Anglophone countries...

-It's a very broad subject.

-It is, isn't it?

-Have you travelled widely?

-I've been to a few places.

So I'm going to say Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago, says Jonny. Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Absolutely right.

-6!

-APPLAUSE

That'll do. 6 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Well done, Jonny. Really tough to kick this round off. No thinking-time at all.

Used to be under Spanish control, then British control,

so we're one of its official languages.

-Rebecca.

-I think I'm going to play it safe.

I'm going to go with Kenya.

Kenya, says Rebecca.

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

Absolutely right.

6 - our best score so far.

-4, Rebecca! Very well done indeed.

-APPLAUSE

That's a great answer, Kate. It wasn't a safe one at all. Very good score.

-Carolyn.

-I don't think I'm going to get one as low as we've already had.

I'm going to go for South Africa.

South Africa, says Carolyn. Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 people said South Africa.

Absolutely right.

-22.

-APPLAUSE

Another correct answer. Surprisingly low, isn't it?

It might be one of those rounds where the top answers are quite low.

Thanks. Let's take a look at the scores.

Rebecca and Geoff looking particularly good on 4,

6 being Jonny and Charlie's score. They're looking pretty good, too.

22 is our high score.

Carolyn and Lorraine, you are quite far out in front.

Lorraine, I hope you've got a really good answer,

enough to keep you in the game.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

We're looking for countries with English as their principal language.

Lorraine, you are the high scorers. We need a lovely low score from you.

I know some safe ones, obviously, but because we are the high scorers

I think I'm going to take a little bit of a gamble,

but I'm 60 to 70 percent sure it's correct.

I'm going to say Malta.

Malta. Malta, says Lorraine. There's no red line for you because you're the high scorers.

Let's see how far Malta can take you down the column, if it's right.

It's absolutely right.

4's been our lowest score so far.

-7.

-APPLAUSE

Not bad at all, Lorraine. That's a great answer.

7 takes your score up to 29.

That's another very good answer. The British acquired Malta in 1814

but it became independent in 1964.

Now then, Geoff...

Lorraine and Carolyn are the high scorers on 29. You're on 4.

If you can score 24 or less, you are in the head-to-head.

I'm going to stick with Rebecca's African theme

and go with Zambia.

Zambia, says Geoff.

Let's see. Zambia - is it right?

How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

You're through to the head-to-head.

And it's a pointless answer! Very well done indeed, Geoff!

That adds £250 to today's jackpot.

It takes the total up to £5,250.

It scores you nothing and leaves your total at 4. Brilliant work, Geoff.

Well played, Geoff. Terrific answer.

Not a million miles from South Africa but a smaller score.

Now then, Charlie...

I think Jonny has probably given me a bit of a clue

as to where to stick geographically.

I am going to stay in the Caribbean

and say Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The high scorers on 29 are still Lorraine and Carolyn.

If you can score 22 or less, you are into the head-to-head. There is your red line.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. How many people said it? Is it right?

Absolutely right.

And you're through!

-Ohh! 1, Charlie! Very well done!

-APPLAUSE

Great score. Great answer. Takes your total up to 7.

Well played, Charlie. Great round by everybody.

Let's see if you got any of these pointless answers at home.

Ethiopia would've been a pointless answer, as would Cameroon, Malawi,

Swaziland, Tanzania.

Grenada, Liberia are pointless.

Nauru would've been pointless, as would the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Palau and Tonga.

The Philippines was a pointless answer, as were the Seychelles.

Saint Lucia, also a pointless answer.

South Sudan was a pointless answer.

-It's cropping up quite a lot.

-Mm.

-Sudan also would've been pointless.

And two old-school pointless answers - Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Well done if you guessed either of those.

Let's look at the biggest scorers. We saw South Africa got 22.

-What do you think is top?

-United States.

The United States of America, absolutely, on 84.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Our losing pair, with a high score of 29,

it's Lorraine and Carolyn. I'm so sorry.

Malta - cracking answer. South Africa is where you got punished.

29 is a very honourable score. You can walk out with your heads held high.

We'll look forward to seeing you again next time. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Our two remaining pairs are getting one step closer to the final

and the chance of our jackpot, as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Charlie and Jonny, Rebecca and Geoff.

You're one round away from a chance to play for our jackpot, which stands at...

CHEERING

Only one pair can play for the money.

To decide which pair it is, you're going to go head-to-head.

You're now allowed to confer.

Whichever pair is the first to win two questions

will go through to the final.

Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question. It concerns...

-Richard.

-We'll show you five pictures of women who won the Oscar for Best Actress,

whose first name and surname begin with the same letter. Can you pick the most obscure?

Good luck.

OK, thanks. We'll reveal our five actresses.

Here they are. We have got...

There they are. Five actresses who have won a Best Actress Oscar, with alliterative names.

Charlie and Jonny, you've played best throughout so you get to go first.

-I think we're going to go for C...

-Yes.

..and say Helen Hunt.

C, Helen Hunt.

OK, Rebecca and Geoff, the board is yours.

OK. Well, A is Susan Sarandon.

-B... Dad, who do you think?

-I think Anne Archer.

-Anne Archer.

We thought C was Holly Hunter.

I don't have a clue about D. I can't remember the name of E.

-Shall we play it safe with Susan Sarandon?

-Go on.

-Play it safe with Susan Sarandon.

-Susan Sarandon.

Charlie and Jonny have said Helen Hunt for C.

Is that right? Let's have a look.

Ahh! Bad luck. An incorrect answer.

Rebecca and Geoff, you merely have to be right

with your answer of Susan Sarandon.

Let's see if you are right.

Absolutely right. You win that question,

-but by how much? 31.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done, Geoff and Rebecca. After one question, you are up 1-0.

-Richard.

-Well played. And as you rightly told us,

it's not Helen Hunt, it's Holly Hunter unfortunately.

Would've scored you 12.

Helen Hunt is an alliterative name, and she has won an Oscar for 'As Good As It Gets',

which is why we put her as E. There she is.

That's Helen Hunt. LAUGHTER

Would've scored you 15 points, more than Holly Hunter, funnily enough.

D, the youngest person to win a Best Actress Oscar when she got it,

Marlee Matlin, who won for 'Children of a Lesser God'.

Would've scored 3.

Geoff, if you'd said Anne Archer, you would've scored 100 points.

It's the first French woman to win, it's Simone Signoret.

It was a pointless answer.

Thank you, Richard. Our second question concerns...

Simon & Garfunkel Songs. Richard.

We'll show you five song titles,

all of which appear on The Essential Simon & Garfunkel from 2003,

but we're only going to give you their initials.

Can you fill in all the gaps and tell us what these songs are?

Let's reveal our Simon & Garfunkel songs. Here they are in initial form...

I'll read those all one last time.

Rebecca and Geoff, you go first this time.

Scarborough Fair...

-TB - The Boxer.

-OK.

We'll go for TB - The Boxer.

TB - The Boxer, say Rebecca and Geoff.

-Charlie and Jonny, talk us through the board.

-Right.

We can't tell you the second one.

The third is The Sound of Silence.

The fourth is Bridge Over Troubled Water.

I don't think The Sound of Silence or Bridge Over Troubled Water would beat The Boxer,

so I'm going to have a punt at...

..The Only Living Boy in New York.

The Only Living Boy in New York.

OK. We have The Boxer and we have The Only Living Boy in New York.

Rebecca and Geoff have gone with The Boxer. Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

It's right.

-20.

-APPLAUSE

Charlie and Jonny, I think, are doing exactly what they need to be doing at this point.

You have to win this question. There's no point going with an easy answer.

The Only Living Boy in New York. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's hope it keeps you in the game.

It is right. Well done.

20 is what you've got to beat.

You've done it! Very well done indeed! Brilliant. 5.

APPLAUSE

Back in the game, Charlie and Jonny.

After two questions, you are drawn, 1-1.

Game on now. Well played, Charlie. Very good.

Funnily enough, The Sound of Silence also would've won you the point. It would've only scored 18.

Bridge Over Troubled Water is a big scorer.

That would've scored 58. It was a number-one single in 1970.

By the end of that year - such a classic song -

it had appeared on over 24 hit albums by other artists.

'SLFLW...' It scores more than The Only Living Boy in New York.

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright. That would've scored 7 points.

Well done to anyone who got all of those without looking at the CD.

Thanks, Richard. OK, it comes down to a decider.

Your third and final question will see who goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

It concerns...

Ronald Reagan. Richard.

We'll give you five clues to facts about Ronald Reagan.

The team who gives the most obscure answer will play for the jackpot. Best of luck.

Thanks. Let's reveal our five clues to facts about Ronald Reagan.

We have got...

I'll read those again.

Five clues to facts about Ronald Reagan.

Charlie and Jonny, you go first again this time.

THEY WHISPER

Right, er, we are going to say

'The President Immediately Before Him'

was Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter, say Charlie and Jonny, The President Immediately Before Him.

Rebecca and Geoff, talk us through the board.

I wish I could. Erm...

The 'State Of Which He Was Governor' was California.

And the British Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher.

The 'Name Of His Last Film',

I think it was something about a monkey or a chimpanzee,

-but I can't remember!

-LAUGHTER

Really, I've only got two that I know and...

..probably not going to be low scoring.

-But we'll go for California?

-Yes.

-We'll go for California.

OK, Governor of California, say Rebecca and Geoff.

We have Jimmy Carter and California. Charlie and Jonny said Jimmy Carter.

Let's see how many people said that.

Absolutely right.

-22.

-APPLAUSE

22. Charlie, you're shaking your head.

You don't think it's enough?

-Not low enough.

-Possibly not.

-What do you think, Geoff?

-I'd say Jimmy Carter edges it.

You said he was Governor of California.

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

It's right.

Is it going to beat 22?

-Down it goes. Ooh! 27.

-APPLAUSE

Wow.

Wow. Bad luck, Rebecca and Geoff.

Charlie and Jonny, well done. You're through to the final 2-1.

What a head-to-head. That was terrific.

Let's fill in the board.

The British Prime Minister was a big scorer.

It was Margaret Thatcher.

It would've scored 59.

His middle name would've seen you through to the jackpot round.

It's the name of a former president. It's Wilson. Would've scored 5.

The 'Name Of His Last Film' was a pointless answer.

It's The Killers. That's pointless. Well done, anyone who said that.

Thank you, Richard.

The losing pair at the end of our head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Rebecca and Geoff.

What a well-played head-to-head, though.

That was incredibly exciting. Very close indeed.

Thanks for playing. We'll look forward to seeing you next time. Rebecca and Geoff...

-APPLAUSE

-But for Charlie and Jonny,

it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Charlie and Jonny. You fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £5,250.

CHEERING

You've done incredibly well. You've played phenomenally well through the show.

Despite Helen Hunt and Holly Hunter being confused for each other,

here you are in the Final Round!

The rules are simple. All you have to do is find a pointless answer

and you'll go home with £5,250.

First you have to choose a category. Here are your five options.

I'm up on Formula 1 but you can do politicians.

I think we're going to go for UK Politicians.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Female MPs as they could.

-Female MPs. Richard?

-Yes, big chance here.

We're looking for any female MP in the Westminster Parliament,

as of the end of October 2012.

So any female MP at Westminster... Very best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £5,250 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Absolutely.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

Remember, Leicester West is Liz Kendall.

-She's local and I imagine she'd be quite obscure.

-Yes.

Erm, then we're probably looking at cabinet or shadow cabinet.

-Yes.

-I don't know whether Nadine Dorries -

pre 'I'm A Celebrity...' - might be a good shout.

-MP for Bedfordshire, I think.

-Depends when they set the question.

That wouldn't be a bad one, I don't think.

Erm...

Green Party leader would probably be a bit high, wouldn't she? Caroline Lucas.

Coalition... Again, you know, probably the cabinet would be a wee bit high.

Erm... Who's the Labour Communities woman?

Is she Caroline something? Dark hair. No?

-10 seconds left.

-We'll have to go with those three, in that case.

So Kendall, Dorries and what else did we say?

-Caroline Lucas.

-Yes. Kendall would be...

-Absolutely. Spot on.

-Time up. We were looking for Female MPs.

I now need your three answers.

-We will go for, erm, first, Nadine Dorries...

-Nadine Dorries.

-..secondly, Caroline Lucas...

-Caroline Lucas.

-..and lastly, Liz Kendall.

-Liz Kendall.

Now, of those three,

-Liz Kendall, I'm guessing, is your last one.

-She is.

-We'll put Liz Kendall last.

-And probably Caroline Lucas first?

-Yes, please.

-OK.

-And Nadine in the middle.

-Nadine in the middle.

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

We were looking for Female MPs.

Caroline Lucas was your least confident shot.

I'd say they're all pretty confident shots.

Your timing of Nadine Dorries was pre 'I'm A Celebrity...' 2012,

-so you're hoping that will rank her down a bit.

-Let's hope so.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot of £5,250.

Is Caroline Lucas right

and if it is, how many people said Caroline Lucas?

Absolutely right.

This, as your first answer, would be a useful indication

of how well our 100 people know their female MPs.

Going down into single figures!

-3! 3 out of 100.

-APPLAUSE

-And as you say, she's a party leader.

-Yes.

-Unfortunately, not pointless but quite a reassuring score.

-I think so.

Well done. Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

Two very good answers still on the board.

If one of those answers wins you that jackpot,

-what would you do with it, Jonny?

-I would like to go on holiday.

I've not been on holiday for a while, so just some time in the sun.

Excellent. Charlie, how about you?

I would possibly put it towards a trip to Australia this summer

to try and catch a few British Lions games maybe,

or just sort of sponge out on a bit of expensive sports kit.

Very good indeed. OK, well, we're looking for Female MPs.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Nadine Dorries, which has to be pointless.

For £5,250,

let's see how many people said Nadine Dorries.

Absolutely right.

Now then, Caroline Lucas took us all the way down to 3.

Nadine Dorries,

outspoken Tory backbencher, down she goes into single figures.

Still going down! 1!

-1!

-GROANING & APPLAUSE

ALEXANDER LAUGHS

Wow!

Wow. You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot.

If we continue on that trajectory, surely this one has to be pointless.

We're looking for Female MPs. Your final answer was Liz Kendall.

-This was your most confident shot.

-As long as no-one lives in Leicester!

LAUGHTER

Do you know what - some people do!

-We've heard that!

-She's not a pointless MP, obviously.

-Of course not!

-I'd just like to say that.

It has to be pointless for her to win you that jackpot.

So for £5,250,

let's find out - Liz Kendall -

is it pointless, that answer?

Well, we knew she was right.

Caroline Lucas took us down to three.

Nadine Dorries took us down to one.

Liz Kendall taking us down into single figures. Down she goes!

-You've done it! Very well done!

-CHEERING

Very well done indeed! There you are!

-Thank you.

-Very well done. Brilliant! Great work.

Wow! Congratulations! Liz Kendall was a pointless answer!

You go home with that jackpot of £5,250.

Very well done, Charlie and Jonny. Brilliant.

Liz Kendall - there's an MP who really does something for her constituents!

You've got to hand it to her! LAUGHTER

She's Labour. She's Shadow Minister for Care for Older People.

-Caroline Flint was the Labour minister you were thinking of.

-That's the one.

-Would've scored 3.

There's so many. I'll take you through the more well-known ones.

Anne McIntosh, the Tory.

Dawn Primarolo, the former cabinet minister.

Emily Thornberry, another Labour MP.

Esther McVey, the former GMTV presenter-turned-Tory MP.

Dame Joan Ruddock has been state Minister for Women.

Justine Greening, a high-profile member of the coalition

in the Department of Transport.

Lorely Burt and Lynne Featherstone, both Lib Dem MPs,

and Naomi Long, an Alliance MP in Belfast.

Well done if you said any of those.

If you said your local MP and they're not famous, I promise they're a pointless answer.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

Thanks to our winning players, Charlie and Jonny,

who go away with £5,250. Very well done.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time, when we'll put more obscure knowledge to the test.

-It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE

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