Episode 32 Pointless

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

the quiz show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one.

Hi, I'm Micky. This is the eldest of my four daughters, Toria. We come from Barry, South Wales.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, I'm Rachael. This is Michael and we are newlyweds from Peterborough.

-Couple number three.

-I'm Brian and this is Arthur, my much older brother, and we're from Gateshead.

-And couple number four.

-I'm Steve and this is my friend, Mark. We're from Berkshire.

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

Thank you all very much indeed. We'll find out more about all of you as the show goes along.

Only one person left to introduce. He's only one factual inaccuracy away from a long career in panto.

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

-Hiya.

Hi, everyone. Hiya.

-How are you today?

-Very well.

-We so nearly gave the jackpot away last time.

-I know!

-Still, good news. More money for you guys.

We've only got one returning pair, Rachael and Michael, who got to Round Two last time.

They have to be favourites today.

Surely. Thanks, Richard. All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show

and our contestants need to find the obscure answers they couldn't get.

Everyone wants a pointless answer which no one gave.

Then we'll add 250 quid to the jackpot. As Richard said, Katy and David didn't win it last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that. Today's jackpot starts off at £7,000.

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

In this round I'll take 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... Famous People.

Can you all decide who is going to go first and who goes second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Famous Australians.

-Famous Australians, Richard.

-On each pass we'll give you clues

to the identities of seven famous people born in Australia. An obscure answer scores fewer points,

a wrong answer scores 100. There will be 14 Australians to guess at home. Good luck.

Thanks very much indeed. So we're looking for these famous Australians.

-And here they are...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one last time.

-There we are. Toria, welcome. Where are you from?

-Barry.

-Very, very famous now, of course.

-Yeah.

-Do you get a lot of Gavin and Stacey fans coming along?

-We do. From all over the world as well.

-What do you do there?

-I'm a mum and full-time student.

-What do you study?

-Early years development.

-What do you think of this board?

-Not much! I know two.

I'm going to have to go for the least popular of the two.

That would be played The Joker. Heath Ledger.

Heath Ledger, says Toria. Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

21!

That'll do.

Yeah, good answer, Toria. A very good start to the show.

He won a posthumous Oscar. 21 points.

As with all Australian actors, he was briefly in Home and Away. It's a legal requirement.

-It's like national service, essentially.

-Yeah.

-Michael, welcome back. Remind us what you do.

-Regional fundraising manager for Arthritis Research UK.

-And what are your hobbies?

-I'm a huge film buff, so this could come in handy.

The annoying thing is Moulin Rouge is one of my favourite films.

-Can I say that, being a guy?

-LAUGHTER

-It's out now.

-But I can only get the first name, so I'll have to rely heavily on the wife and say

the singer of I Should Be So Lucky is Kylie Minogue.

OK. Kylie Minogue, you're saying. Kylie Minogue.

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

Oh, that's a punishing score there! 81. Well, it's right.

-But it's 81.

-That's really relying on your wife, Michael!

-Yeah!

So we're looking for the names of these famous Australians. Now, Brian, welcome to the show.

-What do you do?

-I work for a foreign exchange brokerage house.

-Wow. What other jobs have you had?

I've worked as a barman, floor cleaner and I had a stint at trying to be a professional footballer.

-Who did you play for?

-I was at Coventry City for a few years.

-Wow. That's exciting.

-How are you feeling about these Australians here?

-Er, not bad.

Kylie Minogue at 81 helped a bit.

Could go safe, but I'm going to go for the author of The Female Eunuch.

-Germaine Greer.

-Germaine Greer, says Brian. Is that right? How many of our 100 people said it?

-25. Not bad at all.

-Thought it'd be more than that.

-25 for Germaine Greer.

-Good answer, Brian.

-She used to go out with Warren Beatty.

-Germaine Greer?!

-Yeah.

Thank you very much. Now, Mark, how have you prepared for Pointless?

Mainly playing the board game. Endlessly.

-And studying maps of the world. Weak subject is geography.

-Ssh!

LAUGHTER

Mark, you're the last person to have this board. See if you can talk us through it.

I can't think of the swimmer's name, so I'd be struggling with that one.

The cricketer, I think, is Shane Warne.

And I can't think of the name of the Dame Edna Everage, so I'm going to go for the top one.

I think the director of Moulin Rouge was Baz Luhrmann.

Baz Luhrmann, says Mark. How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

Nine!

Very well done indeed, Mark. Nine for Baz Luhrmann.

That's a terrific answer, Mark. He also directed Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet.

Kylie, of course, was in Moulin Rouge.

Let's take a look through the rest. The swimmer you can't remember has size 17 feet. It's Ian Thorpe.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Size 17! He'd go to a clown shop, basically.

I don't know. He probably gets them made by sponsors, although who sponsors shoes for swimmers? Nobody.

-The comedic characters are played by...

-Barry Humphries.

-Absolutely right. Would have scored 37.

-And the spin bowler?

-Shane Warne.

-Yeah. Would have scored 20.

Thank you, Richard. We're halfway through. Let's look at the scores.

The best score was Mark's. They look good on nine.

Up to 21, Toria and Micky. 25, Brian and Arthur.

And then, Michael... Oh, well. Are you feeling lucky, lucky, lucky, Rachael?

-I wouldn't swap him for the world.

-That's not what I asked, but there we go!

You're on 81. You need to score very low. Very best of luck.

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

OK, we'll put seven more clues on the board. Here they come.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those again.

There we are. Seven Australians.

-Steve, Mark did very, very well.

-No pressure.

-Well, not too much, actually. Rachael and Michael on 81,

you being on nine, if you can score 71 or less, you're in Round Two.

-What are your hobbies, Steve?

-Well, I'm a huge movie fan.

And I'm a fan of Birmingham City, but I like to keep it on the down low at the moment.

-It's just our little secret. OK, what do you make of these Australians?

-Not too bad.

My girlfriend's Australian. I'll be in trouble if I don't get anything. There's a few on there that I know.

I'm going to go for the Men's Singles Wimbledon Champion, 2002,

-and say Pat Cash.

-Pat Cash. Let's see if that's right. Here is your red line.

Get below that, you're through. How many people said it?

Oh, no, Steve!

Bad luck. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer. You score the maximum 100 points,

taking your total up to 109.

-Sorry, Steve. Pat Cash was 1987 Wimbledon Champion.

-Thanks very much indeed. Now then, Arthur.

-Now what do you do?

-I'm a senior support worker.

I work supporting adults with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible.

-Very good. What do you like to get up to when not doing that?

-I'm a massive fan of Newcastle Utd.

-I'm a season ticket holder. As you'll appreciate, coming from our part of the world...

-Indeed.

-..it's more of a religion than a sport. I also like to spend time with my family.

-OK.

-Well, what do you make of this?

-I'm feeling a lot happier now

that Pat Cash wasn't Wimbledon Champion in 2002. I think I'll play it safe this time round

and I'll go with the infamous bushranger hanged in 1880 as Ned Kelly.

Ned Kelly, says Arthur. The high scorers are on 109. You're on 25.

83 or less sees you through. There is your red line. How many of our 100 people said Ned Kelly?

It is right. And you are through to Round Two.

39!

-Takes your total up to 64. Very well done.

-Well played, Arthur.

-Arthur and Brian seem pretty good.

-They do.

-A quiet, calm confidence.

He's been played on film by Mick Jagger and Heath Ledger.

Now then,

phew-ee, Rachael! What about that?

-Yeah.

-There's a lifeline. You're still on 81. They're on 109.

So 27 or less is what you require. Now then, remind us what you do, Rachael.

-I am a development manager at City University in London.

-Very good. And what do you get up to?

I like to go to the cinema with Mike. We love going to watch films.

I enjoy reading books, even though literature isn't really my strong subject!

-You read them, but don't remember them!

-Yeah. And maybe not the real highbrow stuff.

-OK.

So we're looking for the names of these famous Australians. Do you think you can score 27 or less?

That's the problem. I know three and possibly a fourth. It's just knowing which one to go to.

So I'm just going to go with hoping that not many people know that Wolverine is Hugh Jackman.

Hugh Jackman, says Rachael. There's your red line. Hugh Jackman.

Let's see if it gets you below it.

It's right.

You've done it! Very well done! 22. Brilliant.

103, your total.

Well played, Rachael. You bailed Michael out there.

-He was eating 6,000 calories a day as Wolverine.

-That's nearly as much as you'd have, 6,000 a day.

I would do about 6,000 at breakfast. I do a lot of thinking.

And that takes it out of me. I also pedal away under the desk.

-You are powering the column.

-Pretty much.

OK, thanks, Richard.

Now then, Micky. The best 'til last, Micky. What do you do in Barry?

I'm a fire and safety loss prevention officer in a large American company.

-Very good. Nice place to work?

-Very good.

And what do you like getting up to?

Well, I've packed it in now, but I used to do karate, which was quite good. I used to enjoy that.

-Did you do it to quite a high level?

-Not really. I was just a reasonable amateur.

-I think he's lying.

-Absolutely hard as nails.

-OK, now then, Micky, this board is yours. Talk us through it.

-Right.

The Formula 1 champion I'm thinking is probably round about the Alan Jones era.

Media magnate, the name's gone completely out of my head.

UK number one single...

and I think it might be Rick Ashley.

Rick Ashley. Let's see if Rick Ashley is right, shall we? And, if it is, how many said it.

There's your red line.

Oh, bad luck, Micky. I'm sorry. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

It scores you the maximum 100 points and takes your total up to an unbeatable 121.

Far be it from me to correct a karate expert, but there's a whole series of problems with that answer.

It's Rick Astley, he's not Australian and he didn't have a hit with that. Apart from that, great.

It's actually Jason Donovan.

It would have scored 42.

More importantly, you knew the top one. Alan Jones.

And it's a terrific answer. It would have scored eight.

-I want to physically hurt you, I do.

-And I deserve it.

Let's look at the rest. The media magnate is Rupert Murdoch. 49.

-The Men's Singles Champion is not Pat Cash.

-Lleyton Hewitt?

It is. Would have scored seven.

And the 400 metres Olympic Champion was Cathy Freeman. 17 points.

-Alan Jones was the second best answer.

-Thanks, Richard.

So the pair who will be leaving with their high score of 121 and possibly a lot to discuss are...

I won't be saying much!

..are Micky and Toria. Well, you've learnt a valuable lesson. You can take that away.

Take your time next time. There is a next time.

Micky and Toria, thanks so much for playing.

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

Now there's only room for two pairs in our Head to Head round, so one pair will leave after this round.

Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two is... Education.

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

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

OK, let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many universities in the top 50 of the QS world rankings as they could.

Universities in the top 50 of the QS world rankings.

-Question of Sport?

-It's not Question of Sport.

We're looking for any of the 50 universities on the QS world universities ranking list in 2012.

Any of the 50 leading universities of the world. Very best of luck.

Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Michael,

world rankings of universities. The top 50.

For no particular reason, I'm just going to go out there with Warwick University.

Warwick University. Any particular reason? Sorry, you said no particular reason.

-I went there.

-She went there. Our game plan is I have a really bad answer and then she saves the day.

-I don't know if it is, so...

-OK, Warwick. Very good university.

Is it right? How many said it?

Oh, bad luck, Michael!

I'm sorry. An incorrect answer. Scores you the maximum 100 points.

Not a bad answer at all. A very highly-ranked university, but not in the top 50 in the world.

I'm going to put it 59th.

We are looking for the top 50-ranked universities in the world. Brian.

I think it might be high, but it may be one that people wouldn't necessarily think of.

So I will go for MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

-MIT. He's very good, Brian.

-You don't know if it's right yet.

I don't, but if it is wrong, it's wrong in a way that I like.

MIT says Brian. Is that right? And, if it is, how many of our 100 said MIT?

And it is right.

11.

That's how you do it. 11 for MIT.

Yes, the number one university in the world, MIT. Kofi Annan and Buzz Aldrin both went there.

Now, Steve, Steve...

What's your considered response?

My considered response is this isn't a great topic for me.

I'll go for something which will probably score high,

but it's better than 100. I'll say Harvard University.

Harvard, says Steve. Let's see if Harvard's right and if it is, how many of our 100 said it.

Absolutely right.

62.

APPLAUSE

Much better than 100, Steve. The oldest university in the United States.

It's produced eight Presidents and there are 60 living billionaires who went to Harvard.

60 living billionaires? That's a lot.

-Yeah. Coincidentally, it's also the richest university in the world.

-There we are.

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

11 very much the best of that pass, Brian,

then up to 62 where we find Steve and Mark, then up to 100 where we find Michael and Rachael.

Again, Rachael, the ball is in your court. How are you feeling?

I work for a university. I should know.

You should. We need a really obscure one. Best of luck.

Can the second players take their places at the podium?

OK, so we are looking for the Top 50 universities in the world.

Mark, the high scorers are Rachael and Michael on 100. You're on 62.

If you can score 37 or less, you're in the head-to-head.

OK, so I'm going to stick with an American theme and I'm going to go for Yale.

Yale, says Mark. Here is your red line. If you get below that, you are in the head-to-head.

Let's see how many people said Yale.

Absolutely right.

45.

APPLAUSE

45 takes your total up to 107.

Yeah, Yale's only produced five Presidents.

-So, 1-0 to Harvard.

-Yeah.

-Now then, Arthur...

-Not my best topic, I must admit.

Mark and Steve have given you quite a margin. They're on 107.

You're on 11, thanks to Brian's brilliant answer. If you score 95 or less, you sail through.

I have another American one, but I'm not sure if it'll be in the Top 50.

I'll play safe and go for one of the top British ones and I'll say Cambridge.

Cambridge, says Arthur. Let's see. Here is your red line.

Let's see if Cambridge can get you below that red line.

Absolutely, it does. 86.

That did the job it needed to do. 97 is your total and you are in the head-to-head. Richard?

Very well done. Yes, number two in the world behind MIT, so you've chosen the top two between you.

They've split the atom there, they've discovered the structure of DNA there,

Newton developed the theory of gravity, Darwin developed the theory of evolution.

-We went to that party that time.

-Yeah.

-So, you know, we've added to the greatness of the place.

-Of the place, yes.

-Number two in the world, eh?

-In the world.

Good stuff. Thank you now.

Now, Rachael, here we go. Mark and Steve are on 107. You're on 100.

You want to be scoring 6 or less.

It's difficult. I think UCL, LSE, Columbia, that I'm thinking of, will all be quite high.

-So I'm going to take a punt at one that might not even be anywhere near the Top 50.

-That's very sensible.

I'm going to go for St Petersburg in Russia.

-St Petersburg?

-Yeah.

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

Oh, bad luck, Rachael.

Very well done though. I'm afraid, an incorrect answer.

Scores you the maximum of 100 points and takes your total up to 200.

We all knew what you were doing there and you had some good answers.

Sorry, Rachael. UCL would have scored you 8 points, so would have knocked you out by 1.

LSE is not in the Top 50. Columbia would have scored you 1 point.

-No!

-It would have been a terrific answer, Columbia.

I'll mention a few British ones in the Top 50. Edinburgh would have scored 13 points.

Manchester would have scored 9 points, Imperial London would have scored 6 and Bristol 6 as well.

And King's College London would have scored 3. Let's take a look at some pointless answers now.

The Australian National University in Canberra was a pointless answer.

The California Institute of Technology was pointless.

Carnegie Mellon University, which is in Pittsburgh.

Cornell University in New York State, Duke University, North Carolina,

ETH Zurich, which I think is in Zurich, was pointless.

Very well done if you said any of those. Let's take a look at the three highest scorers.

Harvard University, we had from Steve, 62.

Cambridge, Arthur gave us that, 86.

And Oxford, below Cambridge on the list of best universities, but just above it on Pointless with 88.

Thank you, Richard. At the end of Round 2, our losing pair with a high score of 200,

I'm afraid it's the "Chaels", Ra and Mi.

I'm so sorry. That was a joke from last time. It wasn't any funnier then either!

-I'm so sorry. How gutting, Columbia!

-Columbia!

-Who knew? It's been lovely having you on the show.

-Thank you.

-Thanks so much for playing.

-Rachael and Michael!

-Thank you. APPLAUSE

But for the two remaining pairs, it's one step closer to the final

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

Congratulations, Brian and Arthur, Steve and Mark, you are only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for that jackpot which stands at £7,000.

APPLAUSE

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

You are now allowed to confer and the first pair to win two questions will go through to the final.

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

OK, here's your first question

and it concerns...

-Richard?

-We're going to show you five stills now from films directed by Danny Boyle.

Can you identify the films, please?

OK, let's reveal our five stills and here they are. We have got...

There we are, five films directed by Danny Boyle.

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

WHISPERING

We think we know four out of the five and we could hazard a guess at B, but we're not sure about B.

It's a toss-up between C and D, but we'll go for C.

-28 Days Later.

-28 Days Later, say Brian and Arthur for C. Steve and Mark, the board is yours.

We're the same. We know four of them.

A, Slumdog Millionaire,

B, haven't a clue,

D, 127 Hours,

and E is The Beach.

So, again it's deciding which one of those.

-I think we should go for... Go for E, The Beach?

-Yeah.

-We'll go for E, The Beach.

-E, The Beach.

Brian and Arthur said 28 Days Later for C. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many people said it.

It's right.

13.

APPLAUSE

13 for 28 Days Later. Steve and Mark have said E is The Beach.

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

It's right.

Oh, it's going to be close.

Oh, 20.

APPLAUSE

20 for The Beach.

Very well done. Brian and Arthur, after one question, you are up 1-0.

Well played. And faulty radar from you two as one of the answers you knew would have won you the point.

Not Slumdog Millionaire, that was a much bigger scorer.

It would have scored you 49.

But you were right about 127 Hours

and it would have scored you 12.

It would have just seen you nick through.

-Brian, you said you might have an idea for B.

-Is that Morgan Freeman?

It is not. That's Delroy Lindo.

-I don't know it then.

-It's A Life Less Ordinary.

-A Life Less Ordinary.

With Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz and it was a pointless answer, so very well done if you said that.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. OK, here comes our second question.

Steve and Mark, you have to win this to stay in the game. It concerns...

-Richard?

-We'll give you five song titles now by Frank Sinatra, but we've missed out the final word.

Can you fill in that word, please?

Let's reveal our five song titles and here they are.

I'll read those all again.

Now then, Steve and Mark, you go first this time.

WHISPERING

We think we know between us three, but we're not 100% sure,

so we're going to go with the second one.

-Somethin' Stupid.

-Somethin' Stupid. Somethin' Stupid, say Steve and Mark.

-Now then, Brian and Arthur, talk us through the board.

-I wish!

I think the bottom one is I've Got You Under My Skin, but I think that will be a high score.

I think the top one is High Society.

I think we'll go with High Society.

High Society. So we have Somethin' Stupid and we have High Society.

Steve and Mark said Somethin' Stupid. Let's see if that's right and how many people said it.

It's right.

25.

APPLAUSE

25 for Somethin' Stupid. Brian and Arthur have said High Society for the top one.

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

Oh!

Steve and Mark, very well done. You're back in the game. After two questions, the scores are even, 1-1.

Yeah, very well played. It's not High Society. It's High Hopes.

Won an Oscar for Best Song. 14 points it scored, so it would have seen you through to the final.

You're right about I've Got You Under My Skin, but it would have scored 82.

Me And My...Shadow.

It would have scored you 39.

And the best answer on the board is Summer Wind.

It would have scored 4 points. Very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much indeed. It's all down to this, the third question,

which will decide who goes through and who leaves us.

Our third question concerns...

-Moscow, Richard?

-Simply five clues to facts about Moscow here, guys. Very best of luck.

OK, let's reveal our five clues.

I'll read those one last time.

Now, Brian and Arthur, you go first this time.

WHISPERING

We think the best answer... We hope the best answer is the bottom one.

And that is G-UM. GUM.

GUM. Brian and Arthur are saying GUM. Steve and Mark, talk us through the board.

I wish we could.

I think the top one is the Bolshoi Ballet.

The official residence of the President - the Kremlin.

Square that is the site of St Basil's Cathedral...

-Red Square?

-Yeah, Red Square.

Author of the play Boris Godunov... Don't know.

So I guess it's choosing which one of the top three, if they're all right, will be the lowest.

I think we'll have to take a punt

and go for the top one, so the theatre founded in the 1770s is the Bolshoi Ballet.

The Bolshoi, say Steve and Mark.

Brian and Arthur have said GUM. Let's see if that's right and if it is, how many of our 100 said GUM.

Absolutely right.

That's a great answer.

9. Very, very well done, Brian.

APPLAUSE

Steve and Mark have gone for the Bolshoi. Let's see if that's right and how many people said that.

Absolutely right.

31.

APPLAUSE

31.

After three questions, Brian and Arthur are through to the final, 2-1. Very well done indeed.

Really good head-to-head. Hats off to Brian for GUM. That's a terrific answer.

You were right about the other two, guys. The official residence is the Kremlin. That would have scored 50.

And it's Red Square. That would have scored you 32.

-You would have won the point with the other answer. Brian and Arthur, do you know that one?

-Chekhov?

It's not Chekhov. You went for the right one. It would have scored you 3 points. It's Alexander Pushkin.

-Very well done if you said that. They love him over there, Pushkin.

-Hmm, love a bit of Pushkin.

Thank you very much. Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid, it's Steve and Mark.

But you played incredibly well. Three really good answers there.

The good news is we'll see you another time. Meantime, thanks very much for playing, Steve and Mark!

APPLAUSE

But for Brian and Arthur, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Brian and Arthur, you've seen off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy, so very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot and, at the end of today's show, it stands at £7,000.

APPLAUSE

You've been our consistent low scorers throughout the whole show.

What would you like to see come up in this round?

-The life and career of Muhammad Ali or boxing or football.

-Sport.

-Any kind of sport.

-Any sport.

You've been pretty knowledgeable on all sorts of quite obscure subjects, so I think you'll do quite well.

The rules are very simple. To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

Do that and you will go home with £7,000. First, you choose a category and here are your five options.

It's got to be, yeah. No doubt, we'll have a go at the cricket.

-Cricket.

-Bowl us a good one.

-OK, let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many Wisden Cricketers of the Year as they could.

-Richard?

-We're looking for any cricketer named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden

all the way through from the 2000 Wisden, which was for the 1999 season, through to 2012.

So any of the five Cricketers of the Year from the 2000 edition to the 2012 edition. Best of luck.

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

To win that £7,000, you just need one answer to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are. Your time starts now.

It's probably a bit too recent, but Graeme Swann was definitely one of the five. Jayasuriya was one of them.

I think Dilshan is one as well.

Shane Warne will have won it, but they'll be too obvious.

Women cricketers as well, but I don't know any of them.

Oh, well, there's the girl who plays for England, Charlotte...

I can't remember her second name. Captain of England, Charlotte...

-Edwards.

-Charlotte Edwards.

-Is it Charlotte Edwards?

-She's not the round-the-world yachtswoman?

Charlotte Edwards is a cricketer. I don't know if she's been on that.

-You can go back and you can have... How far back do you go?

-2000, he said.

-Oh, 2000.

Ponting, but they're all going to be high.

-Did you say Sangakkara?

-I didn't, but he'd be up there. Mohammed Yousuf...

-Ten seconds left.

..scored the most runs in a Test match in a year, but I don't know if he'd be a Cricketer of the Year.

So what three are we going for? Charlotte Edwards...

OK, that's time up. We were looking for Wisden Cricketers of the Year. I now need your three answers.

-Graeme Swann.

-Graeme Swann.

-Charlotte Edwards.

-Charlotte Edwards.

-And Jayasuriya.

-Jayasuriya.

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

-Charlotte Edwards.

-Charlotte Edwards. We'll put her last. And Graeme Swann, your least likely?

-Yeah.

-Graeme Swann, we'll put him first.

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

There are your three answers. We were looking for Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

Your first answer, Graeme Swann, was your least likely to be pointless.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win £7,000.

So let's find out, for that £7,000 jackpot, how many people said Graeme Swann.

It's right.

OK, well, let's see how far down Graeme Swann takes us.

If this goes down to zero, you leave here with £7,000.

Down into single figures.

4.

APPLAUSE

4 for Graeme Swann. Not a pointless answer, so you only have two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£7,000, Arthur, what's the first thing you'd want to do with that?

Uh...share it with him.

£3,500, Arthur.

-Probably pay for a nice holiday.

-Lovely.

-Brian?

-That's my season ticket at Newcastle United, my golf membership sorted out.

-The girls can blow the rest.

-Brilliant. Very good indeed.

Let's hope one of your two remaining answers will win that jackpot for you.

We're looking for Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

Your next answer, Sanath Jayasuriya. This has to be right and it has to be pointless.

So for £7,000, let's see how many people said Sanath Jayasuriya.

Oh, bad luck.

An incorrect answer, as it turns out.

You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot. We're looking for Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

Your third and final answer was Charlotte Edwards.

This was your most confident shot at a pointless answer. To win £7,000, it has to be right and pointless.

Let's find out how many people said Charlotte Edwards. Is it a pointless answer?

Oh, bad luck.

APPLAUSE

Bad luck. Three very good answers there.

That last one incorrect. Graeme Swann was along the right lines.

You didn't find that all-important pointless answer, so you don't win today's jackpot of £7,000.

That rolls over on to the next show, but you have been brilliant contestants. Thank you so much.

And you take home your Pointless trophy, so very well done.

APPLAUSE

You played terrifically. I thought you were going to win that one.

Jayasuriya was a Cricketer of the Year, but in 1997,

so just before our time for him, I'm afraid.

Charlotte Edwards not, but Claire Taylor was a Cricketer of the Year. She would have scored you 1 point.

During your deliberations, you mentioned Sangakkara.

-That was a pointless answer.

-Oh!

Mohammed Yousuf, you mentioned. Pointless answer as well.

You'll recognise everyone on the list, but let's go through them.

We'll see if anybody at home got some of these.

Adam Gilchrist was a pointless answer.

Some of the Aussies you could have had - Michael Clarke, Tom Moody, Justin Langer, Jason Gillespie.

Adam Hollioake, Andy Caddick...

Three more Englishmen here.

There's other names - Graeme Smith and Rahul Dravid were pointless. Some big names there.

Chanderpaul was pointless. Very well done if you said any of those at home. Tough luck, guys.

-You deserved to win that.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Brian and Arthur, but thank you so much for playing.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. APPLAUSE

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

when we will be playing for £8,000.

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

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me.

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd