Episode 28 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

the show 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 Tom, from Mortlake in south-west London

and this is my pointless Dad, Richard, from Bournemouth.

-Couple two.

-My name's Sarah. This is my younger sister Joanna and we're from Norfolk.

-Couple three.

-I'm Di. This is my lovely husband Brian

and we're from Hereford.

Couple number four.

I'm Andy. This is my girlfriend Annabel, and we're from Southampton.

These, ladies and gentlemen, are today's contestants.

There's only one person left to introduce.

A man so smart he can not only say he's got a certain "Je ne sais quoi",

he can spell it, too!

-It's my pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

Hi, everybody!

-Afternoon to you.

-Good afternoon to you.

Good show, last time. Pep and Polly had a real crack at that jackpot round

but unfortunately didn't quite make it.

But they had a good go. And we had Annabel and Andy on last time.

We didn't see as much of them as we'd like. Hopefully we'll see a bit more of them today.

Now, Di sets a joint record on Pointless today, in all of our episodes.

Joint shortest-named contestant ever!

Shares the record with Jo, Fi, Mo and Su!

There we go!

Fantastic. Thanks very much, Richard.

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

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

What everyone is trying to do is find a pointless answer

that none of our 100 gave.

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

Polly and Pep didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

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

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

In this round, I'll be taking an answer from each of you, but there's no conferring.

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

Our first category today is...

Pop Music. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who second.

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

OK. The question concerns...

Short pop songs. Richard?

We'll show you a list of seven pop songs in each pass.

You have to tell us who had a hit with those songs.

The songs are all under two minutes 30 seconds. Very short pop songs.

14 in all to have a go at at home. Very best of luck.

Thanks, Richard. So name the artist or band

who had a hit with these short songs in the years shown.

And our first board reads like this.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Seven short songs.

Tom. Welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here. What do you do, Tom?

I'm a line project manager for a media company.

-Does that leave you with much spare time?

-Yes, I play golf with my friends.

-I also like languages. I'm learning Mandarin at the moment.

-Are you?

-Just for fun?

-No, I've got a Chinese girlfriend so I like to...

-That is important.

I'm guessing she speaks English.

Yes, she does, yes. I like to understand what she's saying when she's talking to her friends!

Oh, I see! So it's a bit like she's whispering.

-You want to know what she's saying about you!

-Chinese whispers!

-Good.

Now, Tom.

What does that board say to you?

Not too bad. I know a couple of them.

I'll go with one from my era.

Song 2 is Blur.

Song 2, Blur, says Tom.

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

Not bad at all.

-24 for Blur.

-Good start, Tom.

Song 2 was the second track on the Blur album Blur.

The second single to be released from that album.

It got to number two and it's exactly two minutes long.

-It's aptly named.

-There you are.

Then it scored 24, to ruin it all!

-22 would have been perfect.

-It would have been brilliant!

There we go. Now, then.

Sarah, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-And you're sisters?

-Yes.

-Where are you from?

-Norfolk.

-What do you do in Norfolk?

I'm an HR business partner in the NHS.

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

I've got a little girl who I look after.

And we've also recently bought a dog for showing.

-A dog for showing.

-Yes.

-Wow.

Have you done showing of dogs before?

No. I picked a tough breed to start with, if I'm honest.

Tell us what breed it is.

-He's a Springer Spaniel.

-Why's that so tough?

-He has a lot of energy and character.

-The clue's in the name, if you'll forgive me!

-I know, but he's so handsome!

-Ahh!

-Have you entered him in any shows?

-Yes, he's done some.

Has he calmed down a bit?

No.

But he's fine. He's doing well.

Now, then, Sarah. Look at these songs.

When this came up, did you feel quite confident?

Yes. When the title came up.

Then the songs came up and I only knew one.

And it's the one that's been taken.

OK. So this is going to be quite a challenge.

I'm going to go with Mr Tambourine Man, just because I know it.

I know the words, but I don't know who sang it.

And I'm going to go with Donovan.

Donovan, Mr Tambourine Man, says Sarah.

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

Bad luck. Not Donovan, I'm afraid. An incorrect answer.

That scores you 100 points. I'm really sorry, Sarah.

Sorry, Sarah. Right era. I'll give you the correct answer at the end of the pass.

Now, then, Di. Welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-Where are you from, Di?

-Hereford.

-Hereford. What do you do in Hereford?

-Oh, gosh, well we're retired, in theory.

-Yes, in theory.

-One day I really will retire.

-What fills your time at the moment?

-We like to walk in the Herefordshire countryside.

-Lovely.

We really love our adventure holidays.

-We've only been on a couple.

-What was the most adventurous you've been on?

I think southern India, a couple of years ago.

We went on an elephant safari, which was absolutely brilliant.

-Fantastic.

-We thought we'd have the elephant with a nice little seat on top.

No, we were sitting astride it.

So the next day, you could have got a flock of sheep through my legs!

And I was sitting in the front with a bit of rope

and Brian was sitting behind, holding on to me.

-So it was quite exciting.

-Wow. How many hours were you astride this?

Oh, a couple. It wasn't a huge safari. A couple of hours.

-But a pretty huge elephant.

-It was enough to stretch the old thigh muscles!

-Wow.

Very good indeed. Now you've got to stretch your memory muscles

looking at these.

How are you feeling about this board?

I'm not. But there is one I know. Thankfully it's still there.

All Shook Up, Elvis Presley.

All Shook Up, Elvis Presley says Di.

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

Absolutely right.

Not bad at all, actually, in the context, Di.

His first UK number one.

It's one minute 57 seconds long.

Wow. Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Andy.

Andy, you are the last person to have this board.

So can just start thinking about that.

Welcome back to the show. Remind us what happened last time.

-Last time we got to Round Two.

-Yes.

-We thought we'd do all right. We got actor/directors.

-Yes.

Then we got one wrong and just about went out, didn't we?

We had Brad Pitt appearing in and directing Beyond the Sea!

-Yes.

-Yeah.

That was a really tough board, though, actually.

I'll give you that. It was a tough board.

Andy, we're looking for the name of the artist or band

who had a hit with these singles in the year shown.

Of the remaining songs, do you know any of them?

I think I know one.

Possibly two.

Metal Guru, Some Kinda Earthquake, never heard of.

Girlfriend in a Coma, I'd like to think I wouldn't listen to that.

Mr Tambourine Man, my dad has it on tape in his car.

-But I can't think who it is.

-A tape?!

Yeah! Still got a tape deck in his car.

Wow! And that car... Wow.

Does he have to crank the car up himself?

I'm gonna go with The Simpsons Theme.

I remember a cartoon version of this band performing at the start of the movie.

So I'm hoping they released it. I'll go with Green Day.

Green Day. Green Day says Andy.

Did they release The Simpsons Theme? Let's find out.

Absolutely right. Very well done, Andy.

I have a feeling this is going to be a good score.

Down it goes. Our lowest score so far.

Down to two! Look at that. Very well done indeed.

A superb answer there. Green Day.

Well done, Andy. As you say, they were in the film as well.

Terrific answer. I don't even have a tape player in my car.

I'm not even that advanced. I have a group of wandering minstrels sitting in the back!

A little gallery of them. Yeah.

Let's take a look at the rest of these.

Mr Tambourine Man. It's not Donovan. It's The Byrds.

They had a hit with it in 1965. Lots of people have done versions of it.

15, that would have scored.

Metal Guru is T.Rex.

That would have scored 20 points.

Girlfriend in a Coma. Don't know whether you should listen to it or not.

It's by The Smiths.

That would have scored ten.

Some Kinda Earthquake is a pointless answer.

Very well done. I'd be shocked if anyone got Duane Eddy and The Rebels.

Duane Eddy and the Rebels. Well done if you got that.

Thanks very much, Richard. We're half-way through the round. Let's look at the scores.

Two, Andy. What a great score there.

Fabulous answer with Green Day.

That puts you and Annabel in a strong position at this stage.

Up to 24 we find Tom and Richard.

Up to 62, Di and Brian. Well done.

And then, I'm so sorry, Sarah and Joanne.

I'm afraid you're on 100 points.

Joanne, you have a mountain to climb on this next pass.

But I still think you can do it.

Very best of luck. Can the second players please take their places at the podium.

We'll put seven more songs on the board. Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those again.

We are looking for the artist or band

who had a hit with these songs in the year shown.

Annabel, you're going to try and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Annabel, do you have an interest in music?

I do, yes, but it's mainly sort of current things.

OK. So how many of these...

Yes, some of these are quite...

..not really current, are they?

No, not exactly.

But I think I know one of them.

So I'm going to go for I Get Around with The Beach Boys.

I Get Around. The Beach Boys says Annabel.

You're on two. The high scorers on 100 are Joanna and Sarah.

If you can score 97 or less, you're through to the next round.

The Beach Boys. Is it right? How many people said it?

Very well done indeed, Annabel.

34 takes your total to 36.

-It sees you very comfortably into Round Two. Well done.

-Well played, Annabel.

Their first top ten hit.

Two minutes 15 seconds. The Beach Boys.

Back in those days, you'd never get a pop single over - three minutes would be really pushing it.

I suppose it would, wouldn't it?

Now, then. Brian. Brian, how are you feeling about this?

Um, reasonably OK.

I'm going to take a bit of a punt on Stay

and say The Hollies.

The Hollies, says Brian, for Stay.

The high scorers are still Sarah and Joanna on 100.

You're on 62, so you want to score 37 or less to get through to the next round.

Let's see if The Hollies is right for Stay. If so, how many people said it?

Ooh, no! Bad luck, Brian.

I'm afraid The Hollies is an incorrect answer. That scores you 100 points.

Takes your total up to 162. Sorry.

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

OK. Now, Joanna.

Phewee! You've been thrown a lifeline there by Brian.

Not a substantial one, but substantial enough.

-Joanna, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-Whereabouts?

-University Campus, Suffolk.

-What are you studying?

-Psychology and Sociology.

-Very good. Are you in your last year?

-Second year.

Second year. OK. What do you get up to in your spare time, Joanna?

In my spare time.

I've got a bit of an unusual - it's not that unusual - a little bit -

tropical fish. I've got a massive tropical fish tank.

-Wow.

-That I upkeep.

It's a lot more work than people think.

It's a lot of work. The water has to be exactly right.

-It's got to be proper saline.

-Yep.

-It's not saline. What do you call it? Brine?

-No, not brine.

-The Ph?

The Ph. It has to be all the right sorts of minerals and all that stuff.

-Yes.

-Constant monitoring.

-It's really satisfying.

How many have you got?

-30-odd.

-Wow. Is it a colossal tank?

-It's 240 litres.

-Wow.

I've got lots of little ones in there and a few big ones.

So, Joanna. You are on 100. Brian and Di are on 162.

If you can score 61 or less,

you are in the next round.

What do you make of the board?

I only know one. Well, I think I know one.

Fell In Love With A Girl, White Stripes.

Fell In Love With A Girl, White Stripes says Joanna.

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

There's your red line. Get below that and you're in Round Two.

Absolutely right, Joanna.

You are in Round Two. Very well done.

Down it goes. Lovely low score. Seven. Fabulous.

107 is your total. Brilliant.

Good answer, Joanna.

That's only one minute 50 seconds long.

Rolling Stone called it one of the 40 songs that changed the world.

There we are.

Um, now, then. Richard.

Richard, welcome to the show. Nice to have you here. What do you do, Richard?

I'm retired. I was a purchasing manager and we've retired down to Bournemouth.

-What were you purchasing?

-Everything for hotels.

-Wow. Just furnishing or...

-Furnishings.

-Kitchens.

-Beverages, food, yes.

-Laundry.

Different times, different things.

-So purchasing on a massive scale, presumably.

-Yes.

Richard, fantastic news. You're through to the next round.

Doesn't matter what you score, you're still through.

However, I think you'll be good at this.

Oh. I'm not sure.

I know a couple of them.

The one I've been singing in my mind, Stay,

but I still can't think of who sang it.

I think Not Fade Away is probably The Rolling Stones.

But I'm going to go safe and say Please, Please Me, The Beatles.

Please, Please Me, The Beatles, says Richard.

No red line for you. You're already through.

But let's see how many people said The Beatles.

Absolutely right.

Takes your total up to 75.

Well played, guys.

You were right about The Rolling Stones as well. Not Fade Away.

A smaller answer as well. 18 points.

White Riot. Know White Riot?

The Clash.

That would have scored 12 points.

Stay, the Hollies did do a version of it.

A cover version, though, a lot later than 1961.

It was originally - a pointless answer, this -

it would have been a terrific answer.

A terrific answer if anyone got it at home. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs.

Very tough answer.

And The Ladies' Bras, not a pointless answer,

it's the shortest song ever to be a top 40 hit in the UK.

Previously the shortest song was Spider Pig from The Simpsons Movie.

This was 36 seconds long. And two people knew.

It was by Jonny Trunk and Wisbey.

I'm guessing those two people were Jonny Trunk and Wisbey!

That, interestingly, wasn't listed in 40 Songs That Changed The World.

-Interesting.

-Yeah.

-Interesting. Thank you very much, Richard.

At the end of our first round, the losing pair with their high score of 162 are Brian and Di.

I'm so sorry. Yes, you took a punt on Stay.

-Did you know The Zodiacs and...

-Never heard of them!

No. No.

But there we are. You did exactly the right thing, trying to get a good low score.

I'm afraid 162 sees you off, but we'll see you again next time.

We look forward to that. Brian and Di. Thanks for playing.

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

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

That was a very good first round, though.

Andy, cracking score, there. Green Day.

Best answer of the round, I'd say.

And then White Stripes as well. Another good answer.

Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two is...

History. 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. The question concerns...

Figures of the 19th century. Richard.

I think this is going to be an interesting one.

I think some people at home will do amazingly at this as well.

In a moment, Xander will show you four public positions.

You just need to tell us anyone who held any of those four positions

at any point during the 19th century.

Anyone who held any of the four following positions during the 19th century. Good luck.

As Richard mentioned, we'll put four public positions on the board.

Here they are. Best of luck, everyone!

I'll read those one last time.

We are looking for anyone

who held any of these positions

during the 19th century.

Now, then, Richard.

How are we feeling about this as a category?

Not too bad.

I know one, anyway.

So monarch of the UK, Queen Victoria.

OK. Nice obscure answer there to get us going, Richard(!)

OK. Queen Victoria says Richard.

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

It's right.

I sense that's going to be one of the high scorers in this round, I have to say.

It's nice this round. It's one of those rounds because one thing we don't allow on this show

is when people say, "Oh, that's before my time."

This one, it's before everybody's time!

Indeed.

Thank you, Richard.

Now, then, Joanna. How are we feeling about this?

Dreadful!

But I'll take a guess at President of the USA

and I'm just picking a complete random one, Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln, says Joanna.

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

Absolutely right.

Very well done, Joanna.

He was president from 1861 to 1865, when he was assassinated.

Indeed. Now, then. Annabel.

Not exactly one of my strongest subjects.

I haven't studied history in ten years,

so I'm going to guess and go for President of the USA

and say Benjamin Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin, says Annabel. Is it right? If so, how many people said Benjamin Franklin?

No, bad luck. I'm afraid, Annabel, that's an incorrect answer.

That scores the maximum of 100 points. Sorry. Richard?

Sorry, Annabel. Never a president, Benjamin Franklin.

-But it may not be the last 100 points we see.

-Sorry!

That's OK. You know what, he was more gutted than me!

OK!

Thanks very much. We're half-way through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores.

Joanna and Sarah looking very strong on 33, at this stage.

Good answer from Joanna.

Then up to 64, Richard and Tom.

Phewee, Richard! You were looking like the high scorers

and then Benjamin Franklin came along from Annabel

and that put Annabel and Andy at the top of the table with 100.

So, Andy, we need a nice low score from you in the next pass.

Make sure that's enough to keep you in the game.

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

OK. So we're looking for anyone who held one of these positions

in the 19th century. There we are.

Andy, you're the high scorers on 100.

A name's popped out from GCSE history lessons.

It's a prime minister of the UK.

But I'm not sure if he's early 20th century or 19th century.

But I'm going to go for David Lloyd George.

David Lloyd George. OK.

There's no red line for you. You're the high scorers.

Let's see if David Lloyd George is right.

Ooh, I'm afraid not, Andy.

I'm afraid an incorrect answer scores the maximum of 100 points

taking your total up to 200. Richard?

There you go, Annabel. I said you wouldn't be the last 100 scorer!

Yeah, he was prime minister from 1916 to '22, David Lloyd George.

Now, then, Sarah. A little bit of pressure taken off there.

Even if you score 100 points, you're still in the head-to-head.

But how good is your history?

Not brilliant.

It starts and finishes with Queen Victoria, unfortunately.

OK.

Um, I've just picked a name for the monarch of the UK,

which is George, and I'll put a four at the end!

George IV, says Sarah.

George IV. No red line, you're already through.

But let's see how many people said George IV.

Very well done indeed. Seven people said George IV.

That takes your total up to 40. Very well done.

Yes. 1820 to 1830, George IV. Well played.

OK, Tom. We come to you.

Again, the pressure's been taken off.

You're through to the head-to-head, whatever happens.

But let's have a great score from you, Tom.

I don't know any Poet Laureates. Presidents, I can think of a couple.

I'll go with Benjamin Disraeli.

Benjamin Disraeli, says Tom.

Is it right? How many of our 100 said Disraeli?

There's no red line for you.

Very well done. Takes your total up to 90.

PM twice in the 19th century. Very well done.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers. See if you got any at home.

These first three were all prime ministers of the UK.

You could have had Henry Addington for prime minister.

The Duke of Portland, Earl of Rosebery, Lord Grenville.

They were all pointless answers.

Henry James Pye is the only 19th-century Poet Laureate. Well done if you said him.

You could have had James Madison, President of the USA.

You could also have James Polk, James Garfield, James Monroe or James Buchanan.

All pointless.

John Adams, another 19th-century US president.

Viscount Melbourne, another UK prime minister.

William Henry Harrison, another US president.

You could also have Benjamin Harrison, Franklin Pearce

and William McKinley.

Those were all the pointless answers.

Well done if you said any of those.

Let's see the worst answers, the ones that most people said.

We've already heard all three.

Tom gave us Benjamin Disraeli, 26.

Abraham Lincoln, from Joanna, 33,

and Victoria, Richard, right up the top by a mile, 64 points.

Thanks very much, Richard. At the end of Round Two,

our losing pair with their high score of 200, I'm afraid,

it's Andy and Annabel.

Yes, that was quite a tough round for you?

-Yes.

-Definitely our weak point, I think history is.

Never mind, it's been lovely having you on the show.

Thank you both for playing. Andy and Annabel. Great contestants.

But the two remaining pairs are about to get one step closer to the final

and the chance to take home our jackpot as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Sarah and Joanna, Richard and Tom.

You are now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which stands at £3,000.

Now, clearly, only one pair can play for that money.

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

You are now allowed to confer.

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

Now, Sarah and Joanna, some very good answering from you.

Some very nice answers.

Richard and Tom, I'm gonna stick my neck out and say you're lucky!

Yes, yes, Richard, I'm looking at you!

-Victoria?! Really? Was that the only answer you had?

-Yes, I'm afraid so!

Did you have a momentary lapse and think we were playing Family Fortunes?

No, no. No, no. Quick in there, you know.

Well, no, it's fine. You are here.

It's also my sister's name, so it's a family name.

Your sister is called Queen Victoria?!

-She is at her house, yeah.

-She thinks she is!

Very good. Anyway, doesn't matter how you got here. You're here.

You may now put your heads together. Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head!

Here comes your first question.

And it concerns...

Animated characters. Richard?

We'll show you five images now of animated characters.

You just need to tell us the actor or actress

who provided the original voice for these characters. Best of luck.

Let's reveal our five animated characters.

Here they are. We have got...

There we are. Five animated characters.

Sarah and Joanna, as you've played best throughout the show so far, you get to go first.

WHISPERING

-OK.

-OK.

-OK?

We're going for B, Helena Bonham Carter.

Helena Bonham Carter, you say, for B.

Helena Bonham Carter.

Now, Richard and Tom. Talk us through the board.

I don't know A. I think it's from Monsters.

B, I think that's right. Looks a bit like her!

C, I don't know that one.

D, I think is Cameron Diaz.

But I haven't conferred with my dad cos I don't think he knows any of them.

But I think - I've watched it a couple of times -

E is Jack Black.

E, Jack Black. So we have Helena Bonham Carter versus Jack Black.

Sarah and Joanna said Helena Bonham Carter for B.

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

It's absolutely right.

Nine for Helena Bonham Carter.

So, Richard and Tom, that's what you have to beat

if Jack Black is right for E. Let's see if it is.

How many people said Jack Black?

Absolutely right.

Ooh, it's gonna be close! Look at that - 15!

Very well done, Sarah and Joanna.

After one question, you are up one-nil.

Very good answers. Playing Emily in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride,

and Jack Black as Po the Panda in Kung Fu Panda.

Now, A is John Goodman in Monsters Inc.

He plays James "Sulley" Sullivan.

Would have scored seven points.

I have a feeling that during your deliberations,

you had an answer for C.

-Yes.

-Who did you think it was?

-Will Ferrell.

-Yes, Will Ferrell in Megamind, you're right.

-And it was a pointless answer!

-I'm sorry!

A pointless answer would have added money to the jackpot. Would have been great.

And D, I think everyone knows, Cameron Diaz

in Shrek. Princess Fiona. 29 points.

Thanks very much. Here comes your second question.

Richard and Tom, you have to win this to stay in the game.

It concerns...

Bones of the human body. Richard?

We'll show you the common names of some bones of the human body.

We need you to tell us the medical scientific names for these bones.

Thank you very much. Let's reveal our five bones. Here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Richard and Tom, you go first this time.

We know a couple of them.

I think it's the coccyx for the tailbone.

The coccyx or "coccyx" for the tailbone,

you are going to say.

Now, then, Sarah and Joanna.

Talk us through the other bones, if you can.

We've just had a discussion that we'll be in trouble if we don't get it right

because our dad is a doctor.

Ah.

So we may as well confess now, or he'll be telling everyone if we don't do well.

We think kneecap is patella.

And collarbone is scapula.

But I'm not sure which one we're more confident on.

-Go kneecap.

-We'll go kneecap and patella, please.

Kneecap, patella, say Sarah and Joanna.

So we have the coccyx versus the patella.

Let's see which of those scores the least if they're both right.

Richard and Tom, you've said the coccyx. Let's see if that's right and how many people said that.

Absolutely right.

Sarah and Joanna have said the patella for the kneecap.

Is that right, and if it is, how many people said that.

It's right.

Will it beat 54? Yes, it will! Very well done. 47 - only just.

Very well done. Sarah and Joanna, you are through to the final two-nil.

-Richard?

-Well played again.

Again you had a couple of answers to go for.

The other one you were thinking was scapula, collar bone.

That would have been an incorrect answer.

The scapula is the shoulder blade. It's the clavicle.

That would have scored 20 points.

The shinbone is the tibia. That would have scored 14.

And the ankle bone is a pointless answer.

Well done to your dad, no doubt at home, and knows the answer

and anyone else who said talus.

The talus is the ankle bone.

Another pointless answer.

Thanks very much, Richard. Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head

I'm afraid is Richard and Tom.

Two perfectly good answers from you and very close, 54 to 47.

And in the first question, 15 to nine with your Jack Black answer.

So although it's two-nil, that belies a much better performance than that.

Richard and Tom, we look forward to seeing you next time.

Thanks very much for playing.

But for Sarah and Joanna, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Sarah and Joanna. You've fought off all 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 £3,000.

You've done incredibly well. Joanna, you're a psychology and sociology student.

-Did you bring any game psychology into your Pointless...

-No!

-Did you have a game plan at all?

-No!

-Really?

-If anything, we were under-prepared.

Clearly, that's what you have to do.

Don't prepare when you come to Pointless.

-Some people revise.

-Oh, no. No.

OK. Anything you'd like to see come up in this round?

-Johnny Depp.

-Johnny Depp.

-Mm.

-She needs Johnny Depp...

-Pirates of the Caribbean.

-All Johnny Depp. You're pretty good on...

-Yeah.

-You're Johnny Depp adept.

Yeah. It's weird.

No, it's not. It's fine. It's fine.

We need this kind of specialist knowledge in this round, as you know.

It's always tricky. The rules are simple.

To win the jackpot, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

Do that and you'll go home with £3,000.

First, you have to choose a category.

Here are your five options. They are...

American actors?

American actors, please!

American actors. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Mark Wahlberg films as they could. Richard?

Any feature film made for cinema for which Mark Wahlberg has received an acting credit up to October 2012.

No TV films, short films or documentaries, but voice performances do count. Best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £3,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless. Ready?

-Yes.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

-He's in...

-Is he the one in The Other Guys?

I don't know. He's in The Perfect Storm.

-I don't know that.

-He's in The Perfect Storm. He's in Boogie Nights with Burt Reynolds.

-OK.

-I hope you haven't seen that!

-No!

-Good.

He used to be called Marky Mark. He was a rapper.

Is he... What? Is he quite small?

Yeah. He was a wrestler. He was in The Boxer with Christian Bale.

I think it was called The Boxer. What did Christian Bale win an Oscar for this year?

-Let's say The Boxer.

-Or was it, no, it wasn't The Ring.

Or The Fighter. The Fight.

Shall we say Boogie Nights? Do you know anything?

I think he's the guy in The Other Guys.

-But I can't be sure.

-What film's that?

-It's like a comedy with...

We'll go with The Other Guys.

He's definitely in Boogie Nights. And he's in The Perfect Storm.

-Could any of them be pointless?

-That's all we've got.

-OK.

OK. I honestly can't think of anything else.

They mention him in Clueless, but he's not actually in it.

OK.

OK. There is time up.

We were looking for Mark Wahlberg films.

What are your three answers?

-Boogie Nights.

-Boogie Nights.

-The Other Guys.

-Yep.

-The Other Guys.

-And The Perfect Storm.

-The Perfect Storm.

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

The Other Guys.

The Other Guys. OK.

And what's your least likely, do you think?

I think people will know he was in The Perfect Storm.

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

Here they are. We have got...

So we're looking for Mark Wahlberg films.

The Perfect Storm is your first answer. You thought this was least likely to be pointless.

Only one of these has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot.

So, for £3,000, let's see how many people said The Perfect Storm.

It's right.

It's right. This was your least likely shot at a pointless answer.

The Perfect Storm is taking us down through the twenties and teens

into single figures. Still going down.

Look at that - three. Three!

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer,

but a brilliant answer.

Nice low score there and quite reassuring, I think, isn't it?

It's nice that we definitely know who he is!

That's true. Exactly.

The minute we saw it going down

we could think, "Ah, yes. That's right. That's Mark Wahlberg."

OK. Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£3,000. Joanna, what would you do with £3,000?

Probably buy a new car.

Or put it towards a new car.

Put it towards a new car. Sarah?

I would spend it on shoes

and also get a very bad piece of dental work corrected.

I'm so glad you said "corrected" at the end.

I was thinking, "Get a dodgy bit of dental work"?

"I need masses done and the only way I can afford it is if it's terrible."

OK. We're looking for Mark Wahlberg films.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Boogie Nights.

This is the film that Sarah was very glad that Joanna hadn't seen.

Now, this has to be correct, then it has to be pointless

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

Let's see how many people said Boogie Nights.

It's absolutely right.

The Perfect Storm took us all the way down to three.

Boogie Nights is taking us down through the twenties, the teens.

If this can go... Ooh!

Seven!

Seven.

There's probably quite a good reason why that stuck in people's minds.

Anyway, we'll draw a veil over that.

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer, The Other Guys.

This has to be pointless. It's your last shot at that jackpot.

Let's see how many people said The Other Guys.

Is it right?

It's absolutely right.

Now, The Perfect Storm took us down to three.

Boogie Nights down to seven.

The Other Guys was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

Down it goes... Oh, no!

Two!

Well, you put it in exactly the right place.

It was a cracking answer, that.

Three really strong answers there, all in low single figures.

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

so you don't win today's jackpot of £3,000 which rolls over onto the next show.

But you've been just brilliant. An amazing performance on Pointless.

You do get to take home the Pointless trophy. Well done.

Three very good answers there.

The Other Guys is with Will Ferrell, rather than Channing Tatum.

Channing Tatum was 21 Jump Street, which is not a million miles away from it.

The Christian Bale film you're thinking of is The Fighter.

The Fighter would have scored eight points.

He's been in a lot of good films, Mark Wahlberg.

The Fighter was a big scorer. Others were Ted, The Italian Job,

The Departed, Three Kings. Those would have scored a few points.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers.

He had a very good role in Date Night, the Steve Carell/ Tina Fey movie.

That was pointless. Four Brothers.

The star-studded I Heart Huckabees with Jude Law, Dustin Hoffman.

That was a pointless answer.

The Basketball Diaries, the Leonardo DiCaprio film, pointless.

The Big Hit, The Corruptor with Chow Yun-Fat. Pointless answer.

The Truth About Charlie, The Yards and We Own the Night with Joaquin Phoenix.

That was pointless. A couple more as well.

Fear, Invincible, Renaissance Man and Traveller, all pointless.

I hope none of those were too familiar.

Very well played, anyway.

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Sarah and Joanna,

but it's been great having you on the show. Thank you for playing.

Sarah and Joanna didn't win our jackpot today

so it rolls over onto the next show

when we will be playing for £4,000.

Join us 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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