Episode 36 Pointless

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much indeed.

I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Couple Number One.

I'm Russ, this is my daughter MJ.

I live in Cheshunt and she lives in Reading.

And Couple Number Two.

I'm Linda and this is Krissy,

and we're work colleagues from Inverness.

Couple Number Three.

I'm Simon, this is my work colleague Ian, and we're both from Manchester.

And Couple Number Four.

I'm Angela, this is Simon.

We used to work together, we used to share a flat together

and we're from Nottingham.

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you all very much.

We'll find out more about you throughout the show.

There's only one person left for me to introduce,

offering up a smorgasbord of bite-sized trivia

and tasty morsels big enough to give you chronic indigestion.

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

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody. Hiya.

APPLAUSE

-Oh, how are you?

-Yeah, I'm all right, I'm OK.

-That was a nervous one, the last show.

-Wasn't it?

-David and Eileen.

David had to name footballers

who'd scored five or more goals in World Cups.

They got one point on their last answer.

-And a big jackpot as well.

-Big jackpot, even bigger today.

And we welcome back Russ and MJ.

-MJ, the luckiest contestant we've ever had.

-Yes!

Said James Brown to an answer about an obscure film

and there was a very, very obscure American actor called Jim Brown

who happened to have had a bit part in the film,

and she got a pointless answer from it.

Got a few pointless answers last time,

and it's all going to be shown in this jackpot just about to come.

Thanks very much. 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.

Everyone's looking to find a pointless answer,

which none of our 100 people gave,

and each time that happens we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

David and Eileen didn't win the jackpot last time, so we add

another £1,000 to that, so today's jackpot starts off at £12,000.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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.

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round

will be eliminated, so try to make sure that's not you.

Our first category today is...

Words. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second?

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

OK, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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

..as they could. Words Ending OOF.

We're looking for any word with its own entry

in the Oxford Dictionary of English that ends OOF.

As always, no proper nouns, no hyphenated words,

anything like that, and we won't accept the word "Oof" itself.

Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Russ.

Welcome back to the show.

-We discovered last time you are a biscuit trader.

-Yeah.

-What's your favourite kind of biscuit?

-I don't eat biscuits.

-Oh, you don't touch the merchandise, just...

-No, no.

What delights you, Russ? What would you say has been the highlight,

apart from the last time you appeared on Pointless

and MJ scored a pointless answer with James Brown,

what would you say was the highlight of your life?

-The highlight of my life?

-Yeah.

LAUGHTER

Her sister was quite an interesting child.

-No, knowing MJ is the highlight of my life.

-Ah!

And I'm very pleased she's here.

LAUGHTER

Erm, I'm going to give you a moment to think of a word ending in OOF.

I'll have a shot at aloof.

Oh, Krissy had that! A-agh!

Aloof says Russ. Let's see if it's right,

let's see how many of our 100 people said aloof.

It's right.

55.

APPLAUSE

-55 says Russ. Richard.

-To stand apart from, aloof.

That's a big score, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-It's a common word, I suppose.

-There we go, yes. Krissy, I'm guessing you did have aloof.

-I did.

Good, glad you didn't now. 55!

Well, don't think my next answer will be any better.

-You're a nurse up in Inverness.

-Yes.

Remind us what you like getting up to in your spare time?

Er, well, I like motorbikes, though I haven't got one at the moment.

-But you have had one in the past?

-Oh, yes.

-Ah, yes.

Very good. Well, I tell you what, £12,000 from the jackpot,

that would go quite nicely towards a motorbike.

-Yes, aye, could get a new one.

-Very good. So words ending in OOF.

Well, I'm going to go for proof.

Proof says Krissy.

Let's see how many people said proof.

Not bad at all, 34.

34 for proof.

A surprisingly low score, I would say,

for proof there.

Now, Simon B, we have two Simons today. Simon, welcome.

You're from Manchester, what do you do, Simon?

I'm a project worker in a Hornby's Hostel in Manchester.

Oh, good for you. Very good indeed.

What do you get up to in your spare time?

-Dabble in a bit of thespian acting.

-Oh, do you? The best kind of acting.

LAUGHTER

What sort of things do you like to do?

Erm, I played a bully in a short movie

who came to a sticky end, shall we say?

-That sounds fun.

-It was.

Have you thought of a word yet?

I have, yes. I don't know if it's right or not, but I shall try loof.

-Loof.

-Yes.

We've had aloof. Now we're just having loof.

Let's see if that's right

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

Ohh, bad luck.

That's an incorrect answer, Simon. Not a word.

It scores you the maximum of 100 points,

I'm sorry.

Yeah, sorry Simon, not in the dictionary, I'm afraid.

Though I do enjoy watching Loof Women on...

-Is that...?

-Yes.

Now then, Simon D, welcome to the show. What do you do?

I work as a welfare rights officer,

-so I give debt and benefits advice to people.

-Very good indeed.

-Have you done that all your working life?

-For about seven years.

Before that, I used to be a debt collector.

Whoa-ho-ho! Poacher turned gamekeeper there, I'd say, Simon.

Fantastic. So both sides of the debt business.

-Yeah, it helps we now reassure people.

-Well, that's nice.

I'll tell you what you also do. Before we came on,

Richard and I saw a fantastic tray of cakes that you made.

-Yes, I make cupcakes as well.

-They look amazing.

-Thank you.

We haven't had one yet, have we?

We've got into this terrible routine on this show,

people keep bringing us cakes.

I know, what do they think this is, Test Match Special?

I wish we hadn't started that(!)

Fantastic. Now then, Simon. We can't put it off any longer.

We need a word ending in OOF.

I think I'm going to go with woof.

-Going to be a bit risky.

-Woof.

OK, woof, says Simon. Let's see how many of our 100 people said woof.

Absolutely right.

Well, ooh, 62 for woof.

APPLAUSE

-62 for woof.

-Another very big score.

Yeah, woof, a sound made by a dog.

I wonder if dogs sitting at home are finally going,

"Finally these guys are talking to me!"

Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores.

34, the best answer of that pass, well done, Krissy.

You see, Russ did you an immense favour there, as it turns out.

Then up to 55, where we find Russ and MJ.

62, Simon D and Angela

and then 100, Simon B and Ian. Luckily though, Ian,

that's the face of a man who's got a brilliant word

ending in OOF. Good luck with that.

We need a low score from you to keep you in the game.

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

-Angela. Welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Angela?

I'm a civil servant.

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

Well, I've got a little boy who's nearly two,

so more often than not I tend to do children's things now,

get together with other mummies and do the whole soft play area things

and...sometimes we like to incorporate a bottle of wine in that.

Important, particularly for those early morning get-togethers.

-But more often than not, no.

-Very good.

So, Angela, a word ending in OOF.

OK, I'm going to go for goof.

Goof says Angela. Goof. There's your red line.

The highest scorers on 100 are Ian and Simon B.

You're on 62, so you want to be scoring 37 or less.

How many people said goof?

Ohh, 38 that scores you.

Not bad at all. 38 means you are

joint high scorers with Ian and Simon B,

only they haven't given their second answer yet. Very well done.

Yes, goof. A mistake, particularly in an entertainment programme

or a silly person.

-I've been disappointed in the answers we've seen.

-Me too.

-I think they've been a little safe, don't you?

-Yeah.

-Little bit.

-No pressure on anyone else, but a little bit.

-Little bit safe.

-Now, Ian, welcome to Pointless.

-Thank you.

-You are from Manchester.

-Yes.

-And you're a work colleague of Simon's?

-Yeah, working with disadvantaged adults.

-Very good indeed.

And what do you like to get up to in your spare time?

Well, I have a few hobbies, one being photography,

like photographing wildlife and historical buildings.

What's the most exotic bit of wildlife you've snapped?

Slightly risky one, when I was in Australia, erm,

was photographing the nest

-of bullet ants.

-Wow.

That's one you really do want a long lens for, isn't it?

Now then, Ian, a word ending in OOF.

-Erm, I'll try spoof.

-Spoof.

OK, well, you are joint high scorers at this stage on 100.

Let's see how many people said spoof.

It's right.

31, not bad at all.

Our lowest score so far.

31,

your total is 131.

Good answer, Ian. Yeah, a spoof.

You know what a spoof is. It's Pointless, of course.

This started as a spoof in the first couple of episodes.

-Then it turned into a real quiz show.

-Is it a real quiz show?

Yeah, that's a spoof. OK, now then, Linda.

Linda, you're on 34,

brilliant answer from Krissy in the first pass.

Remind us what you like getting up to in your spare time.

Sleeping?

Well, you're a nurse, you probably need to,

-you work very hard.

-Erm,

-I like gardening.

-Excellent, OK.

How are you on these words rounds?

Is this a round you watch when the show comes on and think,

"Ooh, I'd quite like to play that one?" No.

-OK, let's have an answer from you, Linda.

-Er, hoof.

Hoof says Linda. Hoof.

OK, well, you're on 34, the high scorers on 131 are Ian and Simon B.

That's what your red line looks like.

Let's see if hoof can get you below that.

Absolutely right and you're through.

66.

Quite a high score, but it doesn't matter. You are through

and you're on 100.

-A very popular total.

-Another big scoring answer.

-There's plenty of small scoring answers out there.

-There must be.

-Yeah, there's loads.

-There must be. Now then, MJ.

Remind us what you do, MJ?

Er, I'm a bio-medical student at the University of Reading.

Very good indeed. Any bio-medical words ending in OOF?

Not that I've learned so far.

OOF's not very scientific, is it, as a suffix goes?

-No, unless you're dropping things.

-Exactly.

-Which we try not to do when we're dealing with bacteria.

-Quite right.

Now then, MJ. The highest scorers remain Ian and Simon B

on 131, you're on 55.

If you can score 75 or less,

you're in the second round.

I'm really not good with words and I can feel my dad's glare!

Erm, I'm really sorry if this is wrong, Dad. Really sorry.

Erm, I'm going to go for...

..unroof.

Unroof says MJ. "Grr," says Russ. Don't know what that means,

but we'll see. Here is your red line.

Unroof. Is it right? If it is, it's a great answer. Unroof.

It's right!

And you are through to the next round, very well done indeed, MJ.

One!

Fabulous!

One takes your total up to 56.

Terrific answer, MJ, very well played.

Now, the key to this round was Krissy's answer of proof,

because bombproof would have scored four, bulletproof, Ian,

would have scored you one.

Childproof would have scored two, fireproof three,

flameproof one, foolproof two, heatproof, one.

There's all the proof words.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers,

there's a few more proofs in there.

Coachroof, which is the top cabin bit on a boat.

Draughtproof would have been a pointless answer.

Kloof, which is, that's like loof, but with a K on the front!

-What does it mean?

-A kloof?

-Yeah.

-Give us a kloof!

-It means, it's a wooded ravine.

-A wooded ravine.

-Yeah.

Let's take a look at a few more.

Leakproof, shockproof, showerproof, all of these pointless answers.

Weatherproof, witloof which is a type of chicory and yoof,

which is an alternate spelling of youth.

You could have also, funnily enough, you could have had lightproof,

stormproof and, best of all, mothproof.

I'll tell you who would have done well in that round,

Health & Safety officers would have done amazingly.

-They'll still be reeling them off now.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

So at the end of our first round, the losing pair

who'll be leaving us with their high score of 131, it's Ian and Simon B.

It's so easy when you see those, isn't it? Oh, dear. Loof.

Anyway, there we are.

I'm afraid we have to say goodbye to you, Ian and Simon B,

but we'll see you again next time. Ian and Simon.

APPLAUSE

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

There's only going to be room for two pairs

in our head-to-head round, so one of the pairs in front of me now

will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Simon and Angela, I don't think you need worry, you brought us cakes.

You will be going through to the final.

Russ, you work in biscuits.

You've been on the show twice, haven't brought so much as a crumb.

That's true, actually. That is true.

Yeah, not a dickie bird, so yes, borrowed time, I'd say, Russ and MJ.

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

Soap Operas. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first,

who's going to go second?

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

OK and the question concerns...

Soap Operas and their Settings, Richard.

On each pass, we're going to show you six settings of dramas

and soap operas both past and present.

You just need to tell us

which soap opera or drama is set in these settings.

There's going to be 12 in all to have a go at at home. Good luck.

OK, thanks very much.

So we are looking for the soap operas

that are set in these locations, and here we go. We have got...

I'll read those all again without the dates.

There we are. Six soap opera settings.

-Russ, how do we feel about this?

-We feel really badly, Alexander.

Don't watch soap operas and, to be honest,

some of them look like anagrams.

Erm, oh, let's pluck something out of the air,

let's try Erinsborough as Emmerdale.

Erinsborough, Emmerdale, says Russ. Let's see if that's right

and, if it is, let's see how many people said Emmerdale.

Bad luck, Russ. An incorrect answer,

I'm afraid that scores you the maximum of 100 points.

-Richard.

-Yeah, sorry Russ. Emmerdale is set in Emmerdale.

LAUGHTER

Let me just check if that's...yeah.

LAUGHTER

Krissy. How are we feeling about this?

Er, not too bad, but I probably know all the high scorers.

Erm, I think I'll maybe correct Russ' one on Erinsborough

-and say Neighbours.

-Neighbours says Krissy.

Neighbours for Erinsborough, let's see how many people knew that.

Absolutely right.

49.

APPLAUSE

-49.

-Yeah, Neighbours, absolutely right, and Russ,

when you said some of those looked like anagrams

you weren't far wrong with Erinsborough and Neighbours,

it virtually is an anagram of "Or Neighbours."

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

Can you talk us through it, maybe fill in some of the blanks for us?

Erm, OK. I think Cwmderi might be Take The High Road,

but I'm not sure, it might be a bit too early for that.

Genoa City, I don't know at all.

Southfork Ranch is Dallas.

Los Barcos, I think it was Eldorado, I might be wrong.

And then Walford is EastEnders.

I might...I don't know whether to play safe, though,

and go for, erm, Southfork Ranch and Dallas.

Dallas says Angela for Southfork Ranch. Let's see if that's right

and, if it is, let's see how many people said Dallas.

Absolutely right.

59.

APPLAUSE

59, not a bad score at all. Richard.

Not a bad score, Angela, but you should have taken that risk,

cos Los Barcos is the setting for Eldorado.

Absolutely right, and that would have scored you six points.

Would have been a great answer.

Walford, as you can imagine, is a pretty big score, it's EastEnders.

Would have scored 83.

Cwmderi, it's not Take The High Road, it's Pobol Y Cwm,

the Welsh soap opera, would have scored three,

and then Genoa City, fans of American soap operas might have got this,

it's a pointless answer and it's a huge show over there,

The Young and the Restless.

Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.

49 the best score of that pass,

Krissy, very well done.

Krissy and Linda looking pretty good on the back of that,

then up to 59, where we find Angela and Simon,

and then, I'm afraid, 100 points for Russ and MJ.

So, MJ, you good on soap operas?

-Not at all.

-Not at all?

OK, it's going to be fun! We'll come back down the line now.

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

OK, let's put six more soap opera settings on the board

and here they come.

I'll read those all again without the dates.

Remember, we are looking for the soap operas set in these locations,

and Simon D, you are going to try

and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

How do you feel about this, Simon?

I don't feel too bad.

I don't know loads, but I'm confident on a couple of them.

I've been to one,

so I'm really confident on one,

but I don't know if it's too obvious, though,

so I'm going to go Summer Bay,

Home and Away.

Summer Bay, Home and Away, says Simon. Let's see if that's right.

Now, you're on 59. The highest scorers on 100 are MJ and Russ.

If you can score 40 or less, you are through to the next round.

There's your red line. How many people said Home and Away?

52.

APPLAUSE

Well, you are the high scorers for now on a score of 111.

Yeah, I think that should see you through. It's a good answer, Simon.

Now then, Linda,

Linda, how confident are you feeling on this?

There's just one I think I know.

OK, the high scorers are Simon and Angela on 111.

You're on 49. 61 or less sees you into the head-to-head.

I'll go for the second one,

Ambridge, The Archers.

Ambridge, The Archers, says Linda.

The Archers. Here's your red line.

Below that, through you go.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is, how may people said The Archers.

Absolutely right.

Well done, you're through!

38. Very well done indeed, Linda.

87 your total.

Yeah, the longest-running drama in the world, The Archers,

set in Ambridge in a beautiful Borsetshire village

in the vale of the River Am.

Now then, MJ,

you're the last person to have this board.

You have to score ten or less to get through to the head-to-head.

What do you make of all these?

I'm trying to think of soap operas that I know that haven't been said.

Um...

Random stab in the dark,

let's go for Coronation Street...

and...

..Charnham.

Charnham.

You had Coronation Street stopping in 2005.

Oh.

LAUGHTER

Well, OK, let's see if that's right. There is your red line. Let's see,

Charnham, Coronation Street.

-Oh!

-200 Club.

Bad luck, MJ. I'm sorry.

An incorrect answer, scores you the maximum of 100 points,

takes your total up to 200. Richard.

Yeah, I have to say, MJ and Russ,

you've been terrific throughout the last show and the start of this one

but that's a bad round.

-If you're going to go out, that's the way to do it.

-Crash and burn.

Absolutely, that is the way to do it.

Charnham, it's a tough answer, actually,

it was Channel 5's soap opera

Family Affairs, set in Charnham,

would have scored three points,

a very good answer.

Sun Hill is the only obvious one left on that board, that's The Bill,

would have scored 66.

The other two, like The Young And The Restless,

these are two very, very big American soap operas.

The top one, Salem,

is The Days Of Our Lives, would have scored you one point,

and Port Charles is General Hospital,

and that's a pointless answer. Very well done if you said that.

OK, thanks very much, Richard. So at the end of Round Two,

our losing pair, going out with a score of 200 in a blaze of glory,

it's MJ and Russ.

Well, it's been fantastic having you on both of these Pointless shows.

You've given us some great memories

of both biscuits and James Brown,

so thank you for all of that

and I'm sorry we have to say goodbye to you now

-but great contestants, MJ and Russ.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

The two remaining pairs are one step closer to the final

and a chance of taking home the jackpot as we enter the head-to-head.

Well, congratulations, Krissy and Linda, Simon and Angela,

you are now only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £12,000.

APPLAUSE

Obviously, only one pair can play for that money.

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

This time, you are allowed to confer.

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

OK, so, let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question,

and it concerns...

LAUGHTER FROM AUDIENCE

I like that.

Yeah, we're going to show you five pictures now

of birds which belong to species commonly known by six-letter names.

Can you pick the most obscure?

Thanks very much, Richard. Let's reveal our five six-letter birds

and here they are. We have got...

There we are. Five birds

whose names are six letters long.

Krissy and Linda, you've played best throughout the show,

so you go first.

Well, E is osprey.

-(WHISPERS)

-Shall we go with that?

A is a cuckoo.

-We'll go for E, will we?

-A?

-E.

We'll go for E.

And it is...?

An osprey.

An osprey. E - an osprey.

Simon and Angela, talk us through the board.

-Um...

-Hmm!

We think we might know C...?

We think C is puffin...

..but other than that, it might have to be a bit of a guess.

Yeah, A might be...

-Thrush.

-Thrush?

Ah, let's think.

We'll take a risk and think maybe A could be thrush.

OK, A - thrush.

So, we have E - osprey

and A - thrush.

Krissy and Linda said osprey for E.

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

Absolutely right.

27.

APPLAUSE

Simon and Angela have said that A is thrush. A - thrush.

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

Oh! Bad luck.

An incorrect answer, which means, Krissy and Linda,

after one question, you are up 1-0. Very well done. Richard.

Well played, Krissy and Linda. Yeah, it's not a thrush. It's a cuckoo, A.

Would have scored you 22 points.

I was terrible at this round.

I thought that was a pigeon.

LAUGHTER

Uh, B...

..is a chough.

That's how you spell that,

would have scored you eight points.

C is a puffin, but would have scored you far too many points,

would have scored you 82, in fact.

D, do you know D?

-It is of course a wigeon.

-A wigeon.

And that would have scored you two points. It's a dabbling duck.

And there's osprey, 27, so very well played.

Thank you very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.

Simon and Angela, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns...

Spices. Richard.

We're going to show you five anagrams now of common spices.

Can you unscramble them and pick the best?

Let's reveal our five anagrams of spices. Here they come. We've got...

I'll read that one last time.

There we are.

Five spices.

Simon and Angela, you go first this time.

I don't know any, so...

-(WHISPERS)

-Shall I tell you which ones I think they are?

Yeah, go on, then.

Cinnamon, saffron, turmeric...

I think the fourth one

is cayenne pepper.

Cayenne pepper.

Cayenne pepper, say Simon and Angela. Now then,

Krissy and Linda, you can talk us through the board if you like.

Er...well!

There's only two other ones that we know.

I think the third one's curmerit

and the bottom one's praprik... Paprika!

So I think we'll go for curmerit.

OK, curmerit, say Krissy and Linda.

Cayenne pepper and curmerit.

OK, Simon and Angela have said cayenne pepper.

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

Six for cayenne pepper!

APPLAUSE

Cayenne pepper.

Now then, Krissy and Linda,

you have said that "Curt Mire" is curmerit.

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

Oh, bad luck! Bad luck.

So, Simon and Angela, well done, you're back in the game.

After two questions, it's 1-1.

Yeah, it's turmeric, "Curt Mire", turmeric.

Would have scored you 26 points.

"In Con Man"...

-Cinnamon.

-Cinnamon, absolutely right, would have scored you 15.

Now, "For Fans", it's the most expensive spice in the world.

-Saffron.

-Saffron, yeah.

That would have scored you 35,

and the biggest scorer there,

"Irk Papa", paprika,

that would have scored you 86 points.

Thanks very much indeed.

So it all comes down to this third question, the decider.

Best of luck to both pairs. It concerns...

The European Union. Richard.

Simply going to give you five clues

to facts about the European Union. Best of luck, both teams.

OK, so, let's reveal our five clues to facts about the EU.

And here they come. We have got...

I'll read those all one last time...

There we are. Five clues to facts about the EU.

Krissy and Linda, you go first again.

What do you think?

THEY WHISPER

What do you think?

The name of the official anthem is

Beethoven's Ode To Joy.

Ode To Joy. The Ode To Joy,

Krissy and Linda say is the official anthem.

Simon and Angela, talk us through the rest of the board.

THEY LAUGH

Not one of our strong subjects, really, but...

Obviously, the single currency is the euro.

French city, what did you think it was?

I don't know if it was...

I know it, and it'll annoy me when I see the answer,

but I can't get Bordeaux out of my head, for some reason.

-Should we try...

-The top one and go for a risk?

Go on, you say it.

We really haven't got a clue, so we're just going to say

the treaty that created the EU,

the Maastricht Treaty?

Maastricht, say Simon and Angela. Maastricht.

So, Krissy and Linda have said the Ode To Joy

is the official anthem of the EU.

Let's see if that's right. If it is, let's see how many people said the Ode To Joy.

It's absolutely right.

Down it goes. Look at that,

five! Very well done, Krissy and Linda.

Very nice indeed.

Simon and Angela have said the Maastricht Treaty

created the EU. Maastricht.

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

It's absolutely right.

Now, let's see how far down you go.

This will decide who stays and who leaves.

It's still going down. Down it goes.

Oh, 14.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Krissy and Linda.

After three questions, you are through to the final 2-1.

The best two answers up there. That was some head-to-head. Well played, everybody.

Let's look at the rest of these.

The single currency is the euro.

Pretty hefty, though. 97 points.

The French city where the European Parliament meets...

-Strasbourg.

-Strasbourg.

Would have scored 17.

The Prime Minister that took

-the UK into Europe?

-Ted Heath?

Edward Heath. Absolutely right. 22 points for that.

Ode To Joy the best answer up there. Terrific.

Thanks very much.

Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head,

it's Simon and Angela.

That was a really tough board, wasn't it?

Thrush, it has six letters.

-That was it.

-You know? A cuckoo?

They don't look like that on the clocks.

-Not in a clock.

-Not in a clock.

No, exactly. But you played very, very well.

Great having you on the show. We'll see you next time. Look forward to that.

Simon and Angela, everyone.

APPLAUSE

But, for Krissy and Linda, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Krissy and Linda.

You fought off all the competition

and you've now won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot

and at the end of today's show the jackpot stands at...

CHEERING

When you left the last show in the first round, did you ever think

you would make it through to the final in your reappearance?

Of course.

Quite right. Quite right. You've done so well. Fantastically well.

The rules are very simple.

To win the money, you have to find a pointless answer.

Do that and you will leave here with £12,000. Now, that is a jackpot.

First, you have to choose a category and here are your five options.

They are...

Oooh.

I don't know. What do you think?

I haven't got anything.

-We'll try Universities.

-We'll try Universities.

Universities, say Krissy and Linda.

Universities. Let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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

..as they could. Richard.

We're looking for the current name of any

college of Cambridge University founded before 1900, please.

That's according to the official Cambridge University website.

Any of the colleges that were formed before 1900.

Very, very best of luck.

Thank you very much.

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

All you need to win that £12,000

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Are you ready?

-OK.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

-Your time starts now.

-Right.

-King's College, Cambridge.

-King's College, Cambridge?

-I really don't know any other colleges.

-I don't know any of them.

-King's College.

-King's College.

University Challenge, I can't remember half of it.

I know Oxford better.

-Do speak up.

-Sorry!

THEY LAUGH

We know Oxford better.

Don't really know any of the Cambridge ones.

This is embarrassing.

Err...

There's King's College, Cambridge.

There must be...

I'm absolutely stumped.

King's College. Henry VIII.

I can't think of any.

Magdalene? No.

Ten seconds left.

-Magdalene.

-Magdalene College?

Keep conferring. Don't give you answers yet.

Magdalene College, King's College and...

OK, there we are. Time is now up.

We were looking for colleges

and halls of Cambridge University founded before 1900.

I now need your three answers.

Well, we've got King's College.

-King's College.

-Magdalene College.

Magdalene.

And we haven't got a clue, so we'll just say George College.

George College.

OK. King's College, Mag-dal-en, or Magdalene,

George College.

Of those three, which do you think is your best shot?

-I'd say Magdalene.

-Magdalene.

You'll put Magdalene College last. OK.

Which is your least likely, do you think?

-King's.

-King's. OK.

So King's, George, Magdalene.

OK, let's pop those up on the board in that order and here they are.

We've got...

So we're looking for the colleges

and halls of Cambridge University that were founded before 1900.

Now, your first answer, King's College,

you say was your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

You only have to find one pointless, remember, to win the jackpot of £12,000.

So, let's see. £12,000.

How many people said King's College?

-It's right.

-Oh, well, at least we got it right.

OK, this was your least likely shot at a pointless answer.

King's, taking you down through 40,

through the 30s. Still going down.

24. There we are. 24.

APPLAUSE

Not a bad answer at all, by any means.

And King's probably the most famous of all the Cambridge colleges,

so there we are. Only 24 people got that.

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer.

You only have two more shots at today's jackpot.

Now, what would you do with £12,000 if you won it? Linda?

Oooh. I'm in the middle of getting my garden sorted out,

so I'd put money towards that.

-Very nice.

-That would be great. And a holiday.

You know, put some aside and...

THEY LAUGH

There we are. Krissy, how about you?

Me, probably get that motorbike that I haven't got.

LAUGHTER

Very good. Very best of luck. Two more answers on the board.

Let's hope at least one of those is a pointless answer.

We're looking for colleges

and halls of Cambridge University founded before 1900.

Your next answer, George College, was a bit of a shot in the dark.

But, it came from somewhere. Who knows?

Maybe it's a correct answer.

It has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot of £12,000.

Let's see how many people said George College, Cambridge.

No. Bad luck.

An incorrect answer, I'm afraid, as it turns out.

So, you only have one more chance to win today's jackpot of £12,000.

This, you said, was your best shot at a pointless answer.

Magdalene College. Your third and final answer.

Now, if this is right and if this is pointless,

you'll be leaving here with £12,000.

So, let's see. Magdalene College.

How many people said it? Is it right?

It's absolutely right.

Now, King's College took us down to 24,

George College turned out not to exist,

but Magdalene College most certainly does exist

and down it goes.

Oh! 14.

Oh, well. Never mind.

APPLAUSE

Not a bad answer at all, 14.

Sadly, at this stage in the game, we're only interested in pointless answers.

I'm afraid you didn't manage to find that pointless answer,

so you don't win today's jackpot of £12,000,

which rolls over onto the next show.

But you've been great, really good.

Really good sports the whole way through.

Great to have you here. You do, of course, get to take home

the Pointless trophy. Very well done.

APPLAUSE

Well played, Krissy and Linda. It's been lovely having you on the shows.

Lovely having you down from Inverness.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers

and hopefully none of these will be familiar to you.

All of these founded in the 1800s...

..Newnham College, which is an all-female college.

Some of the undergraduates,

Sylvia Plath, Emma Thompson, Clare Balding, all went to Newnham.

Selwyn College, Sidney Sussex College,

which is from the 16th century.

1596, that was founded.

And the last two, St Edmund's College and Trinity Hall.

And that was founded in 1350.

That really is pre-1900, isn't it?

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

We have to say goodbye to you, Krissy and Linda,

but it's been brilliant having you on the show.

-Thank you both so much for playing. Krissy and Linda.

-Thank you.

CHEERING

Sadly, they didn't win our jackpot today, which means it rolls over

on to the next show, when we will be playing for...

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

Join us then to see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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