Episode 37 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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

the show where the obvious answers mean nothing

and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one.

I'm Kevin. This is Brian. We're both from Romford and Brian is my father.

Ah. Couple number two.

Hi. I'm Tabitha. This is Luke.

-We're a couple from Leicester.

-Couple number three.

I'm Ian. This is a colleague of mine, Simon.

We both work in Manchester.

-And couple number four.

-Hi. I'm Simon. This is my friend, Angela.

We're former work mates from Nottingham.

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

Thank you. We'll be finding out more about you throughout the show as it goes along.

Only one person left to introduce.

He's like a swashbuckling adventurer setting sail to find brave new worlds of obscure knowledge.

-Plus he's got scurvy. He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-Good afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-Now, the jackpot keeps going up.

-We need to talk about the jackpot.

-OK. Go on.

-I'm worried.

-It's swelling.

-Too much money?

-I think it is too much.

-Are you worried about security?

-A little bit, yes, to be honest.

-Worried about visitors to the BBC maybe making off with it?

-Yes.

It's fine. It's in my dressing room. It's fine.

-I shall rest easy.

-It's plenty of money, though, isn't it?

-Plenty.

-Both Simon teams are back.

I know. In the same positions they were in last time. Confusing.

-Disconcerting.

-Yeah.

-But should be a cracker today.

It'll be fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.

No doubt. All our questions 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.

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

As Richard says, Chrissie and Linda didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at £13,000!

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

In this first 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. Make sure it's not you.

Our first category is...

Politics. Decide in your pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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

OK. The question concerns...

-Political figures. Richard?

-On each pass, we'll give you seven clues

leading to famous politicians or famous politicians' wives.

An obscure one will score fewer points. An incorrect answer will score 100 points.

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

The politicians of the world described by these clues.

Here's our first board.

I'll read those all again.

There we are. Seven clues to politicians of the world.

Brian, a warm welcome. Always great to have a father/son team on the show.

What do you do, Brian?

I'm retired, so I don't do very much!

What do you get up to, Brian?

I play a bit of golf. My family say I play "at" a bit of golf!

They're probably right.

Fair enough. Now, then. In among all that, do you find time to follow politics?

In as much as it's worth following. I keep abreast.

So I know the answers to a few of these.

I'm going to go for youngest and first female governor of Alaska.

-Sarah Palin.

-Sarah Palin, says Brian.

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

Absolutely right.

Nothing wrong with that, Brian. 30 for Sarah Palin.

Well played, Brian. Very good answer.

Sarah Palin, famously gaffe-prone running mate of John McCain.

-Tabitha.

-Hi.

Warm welcome to the show. Great to have you on Pointless.

-What do you do, Tabitha?

-I'm a youth and children's worker.

So I do a lot of youth groups and children's clubs and lessons and things.

I also go into local schools and do drama lessons and lunch clubs and things like that.

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

-I swing dance.

-Wow.

-Yeah, and I sing a lot.

What sort of things do you sing?

-I sing at church, so mostly churchy songs!

-Right. OK.

-How about your politics?

-This is one of the worst subjects for me.

I know nothing.

There's one that's going to be incredibly high.

I'm going to take a risk.

So I'm going to go with "Infamously asked, 'Is our children learning?'"

and say Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Thatcher, says Tabitha.

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

Bad luck, Tabitha. I'm afraid not Margaret Thatcher.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points. Sorry.

Sorry, Tabitha. She was many things, Margaret Thatcher,

but she was rarely ungrammatical!

Yes, indeed. Thank you, Richard.

Now, Simon. Simon, welcome back to the show.

You had a may-fly-like appearance on the last show.

Just Round One. I think we'll see a lot more of you today.

Remind us what you do.

I'm a project worker, working with homeless people.

What are your hobbies?

I like to watch sci-fi, like to view sci-fi. I like to game.

Socialise with friends. A little bit of acting.

This is right. He played a bully.

Played a bully in a Manchester based film who came to a sticky end.

-Came to a sticky end.

-Elaborate on that. How sticky was the end?

He was arrested by the police and taken away.

Now, Simon, are you feeling good about this as a category?

Am I feeling good? I do keep abreast of politics.

The board looks OK and I think I can answer one.

I'm looking at "Presented an inconvenient truth in 2006."

I believe that was Al Gore.

Al Gore, says Simon. Is that the right answer, and if so, how many people said Al Gore?

Absolutely right, Simon. Well done.

30 is our best score so far. You've smashed through that.

Down it goes to 12. Very well done.

Well played, Simon. Congratulations on keeping abreast!

Al Gore. Spends most of his time now as chairman of the Climate Reality Project.

Thank you very much. Now, Simon D.

Welcome back to the show.

You were in the head-to-head, last time.

-Yes, we were.

-What happened?

Neither of us are very good at recognising six-letter birds.

We mixed our thrush with our cuckoo and came a-cropper.

Yeah. OK, Simon. What do you make of this board? You're the last person to have it.

If you wanted to, you could fill us in on all those ones that people haven't answered.

Definitely can't fill you in on all of them.

I can have a stab at a couple.

I need to go safe, though, cos I'm not confident on the ones I think I might know.

So I'm going to go with the South African president.

Spent 27 years in prison, is Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela, says Simon D.

Is it right, and if so, how many people said Nelson Mandela?

Absolutely right.

73. It's a big one.

But it's better than 100. Nelson Mandela?

A hefty score, for Nelson Mandela, which is a good thing, I think.

In 2012 they had the first bank notes featuring Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

-2012?

-Yes, they hadn't had them before.

They had wildlife and things on their bank notes.

But he's on it now. Let's take a look at the rest of these.

Person who infamously asked, "Is our children learning?"

is someone much more gaffe-prone that Margaret Thatcher.

-George W.Bush.

-Absolutely right.

Would have scored four points.

Now, the first modern elected Mayor of London?

-Ken Livingstone.

-Yep.

That scored 21. Do you know the first leader of the Liberal Democrats?

-Paddy Ashdown.

-It is. Now Lord Ashdown. That scored three.

-Married Yvette Cooper in 1998?

-Ed Balls.

-Ed Balls, shadow chancellor.

Absolutely. That scored 19.

So Paddy Ashdown, the best answer on that board.

Thank you very much, Richard. Let's look at the scores half-way through the round.

12, Simon B. Very much the best score of that pass.

Simon and Ian, I would like to think you're safe on the back of that.

But keep up the low scoring, Ian, and we'll see you in the next round.

Then up to 30, Brian and Kevin,

73 Simon D and Angela.

And then 100, Tabitha and Luke.

Luke, it may not be curtains for you.

Just make sure you score as low as you can in the next pass.

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

OK. Seven more clues to politicians of the world on the board.

And we have got...

I'll read those one last time.

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

-Remind us what you do, Angela?

-I'm a civil servant.

Does politics interest you at all?

-No, I certainly don't keep abreast of politics, no.

-No.

-I'm afraid.

The high scorers are Luke and Tabitha on 100.

You're on 73. If you can score 26 or less,

you'll avoid becoming the new high scorers.

-Oh, no. Is it that bad?

-That bad.

Well, there's one that's standing out to me.

But who I'm thinking of isn't as old as that.

It's the former professional bodybuilder, born in 1947.

I think it may be Arnold Schwarzenegger.

OK. You're going to say Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former professional bodybuilder.

There's your red line. If you get below that, you're through to the next round.

Is it right? How many people said Schwarzenegger?

Absolutely right.

Very well done. 37.

I think that's good enough. 37 takes your total up to 110.

Well played. Might have done enough. Just released his autobiography. It's got a good title.

-Do you know what it is?

-No.

-"Total Recall."

Ah. Good. Good. There we are. Thanks very much, Richard.

Now, then, Ian. I would say you are all but through to the next round.

Lovely low score from Simon in the last pass.

Ian, what do you like getting up to? How do you spend your spare time?

I enjoy doing photography.

And also another hobby is remixing music.

Remixing music? How do you actually do that?

Do you get in a special format so you can separate all the tracks to remix them?

-I do it on a computer.

-Right.

You can actually what they call track split.

You can remove certain parts and introduce other parts.

So you can do that with a normal version of a song?

You have to get a song that is recorded in high quality.

I didn't know that.

We could remix our single.

Good idea. We should write and record it first!

-And then remix it.

-Very good. I'm putting the cart before the horse again!

-Pretty much!

-Yeah.

OK. Ian, politics a good area for you?

-No. Very poor area for me.

-OK.

The high scorers on 110 are Angela and Simon D. You're on 12.

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

There's a couple that I think I know.

But I'd rather play it safe.

First lady, mother of Malia and Sasha,

Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama, says Ian. Here's your red line.

Lovely and high. Let's see if Michelle Obama can get you below that.

There we are. Brilliant.

Not a bad score at all.

Takes your total to 39.

Well played, Ian. There's a plaque at the spot where she had her first kiss from Barack Obama.

-Really?

-It's outside a Chicago shopping centre!

Thank you very much. Now, Luke.

Welcome to the show. What do you do, Luke?

I have two part-time jobs. I work at a Christian bookshop during the day

and in the evening I work at a cinema, selling tickets.

-Do you get to see lots of films, then?

-I do, yes.

-That's good.

That is good. Maybe that will pay dividends on Pointless.

-Maybe.

-Maybe.

-Not right now!

No, not right now. No.

So, Luke, you aren't quite the high scorers any more.

Angela and Simon D are. But you're only ten points behind.

If you score nine points or less, you're definitely through to the next round.

So I know a couple of the answers, which are fairly obvious.

I'm going to go for one which is less obvious.

I might pronounce it wrong,

but I'm going to say Slobodan Milosevic for first president of the Russian Federation.

Slobodan Milosevic, first president of the Russian Federation.

Slobodan Milosevic. Here's your red line. Very low.

Let's see if Milosevic is right, and if so, how many people said it?

No, Luke, an incorrect answer, I'm afraid, scoring the maximum 100 points.

Taking your total up to an impressive 200!

-Richard?

-The good news, Luke, is you pronounced it impeccably.

-Good.

-But very, very much not Russian.

He was a Serbian president.

Now then, Kevin. Kevin, what do you do?

-I work for Royal Mail.

-Which bit of Royal Mail?

-In the sorting office.

-Oh, that's fun. With the machine?

-Oh, yes! I'm allowed one of those now.

-Looks great fun.

-It is fun.

Very satisfying. What do you get up to when you leave the sorting office?

I spend a lot of time at the Salvation Army.

Working with children and stuff.

-You're not a musician or anything?

-No, I sing.

-You sing?

-Yeah.

-Now, then, Kevin.

It just so happens I think you'll be rather good at this round.

But it happens that you're already through. The high scorers are Luke and Tabitha.

They're way, way ahead of you on 200.

Brian set you up very well with 30 in the first pass.

What do you make of the board? You're the last person, so you could talk us through it.

I could, but I can't!

As I'm last and we're already through,

I will have a stab in the dark.

I think, in the back of my mind,

that the UK primes minister who won the Nobel Prize for literature

might be Winston Churchill.

Winston Churchill, says Kevin. Winston Churchill.

No red line as you're already through.

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

It is absolutely right. Well done.

Brian scored 30. You've gone through that. Look at that. 12!

Very well done indeed. 12.

The joint best score of the round, Kevin.

Well played, Kevin. He was given the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953.

Let's look through the rest of the board.

The first president of the Russian Federation wasn't Slobodan Milosevic.

But it was Boris Yeltsin.

Three points. Terrific answer. Well done if you said that.

-Labour's longest serving prime minister?

-Tony Blair.

Yes, Tony Blair. Absolutely.

Appeared in an episode of EastEnders in 2009?

-Boris Johnson.

-It was Boris Johnson, yes. Nine points.

-And elected president of France?

-Francois Hollande.

-Absolutely right.

-So Boris Yeltsin, best answer there.

-There we are. Thanks, Richard.

At the end of our first round, our losing pair with a high score of 200

I'm afraid, Luke and Tabitha, it's you.

Oh, dear, oh, dear.

The thing is, I knew most of the answers on the second board.

There you are. You went in the wrong order.

Luke, how were you on the first?

I knew all of them.

Slobodan Milosevic. Wonderfully specific.

Very wrong.

Anyway, Luke and Tabitha, we'll see you again next time.

We look forward to that. Thanks for playing. Luke and Tabitha.

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

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

Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two is...

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. And the question concerns...

Bands with colourful names. Richard?

Xander's going to show you the names of five bands on this board here.

We're looking for any UK Top 40 hit by any of these bands or featuring any of these bands, please.

Any UK Top 40 hit by or featuring any of the following bands.

And this is up to October 2012. Good luck.

Thanks very much, Richard. OK.

The name of any UK Top 40 single released by any of these bands.

The bands are...

I'll read those a second time.

Five bands with colourful names.

The name of any single by any one of those bands.

Now, Brian.

-Yeah.

-Brian.

Well, Simply Red and Pink Floyd, I should be able to get something.

Was the Pink Floyd tune Another Brick in the Wall?

Another Brick in the Wall, says Brian.

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

It's right.

Well done, Brian.

-37.

-Well done, Brian. Not much thinking time on that first podium.

Another Brick in the Wall. Technically called Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2).

-Oh. Clever.

-Cos there was a Part 1, as well.

Oh, I see. Oh, there was? I thought they were just being clever.

No, no, no. Being factually accurate. Which is clever.

Yes, which is also clever.

Good. Now, Simon B.

How do we feel about this, Simon?

Um, middle of the road.

I think that I can squeeze out an answer.

I'll go for Simply Red and Stars.

You've squeezed out Stars. OK,

is it right and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Stars.

It's correct.

25. Very well done, Simon.

Well done, Simon. From your home town of Manchester, of course.

Now, then, Angela.

Do you feel better about this board?

Yes, this is a lot more my thing!

I'm drawn to Simply Red.

I think they had a Top 40 single called For Your Babies.

For Your Babies. OK.

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

It's right.

25 our best score so far.

You've gone through that.

Ooh, two!

Brilliant, Angela.

That's a great score. For Your Babies.

Terrific answer, Angela. From the same album as Stars.

Thank you. We're half-way through the round. Let's look at the scores.

Angela and Simon looking very strong. Angela, a wonderful answer. Great low score of two.

Up to 25 where we find Simon B and Ian.

Up to 37 where Brian and Kevin are to be found.

I think Kevin's got a good answer up his sleeve, though.

Pretty sure. I hope you have. It'll keep you in the game if you have. It's what you need.

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

Now, then. Simon D.

-How do we feel about this?

-I like this round.

The problem is I've got too many answers going through my head.

I'm not sure if they're all the exact titles.

Listen, you're on two. The high scorers are Brian and Kevin on 37.

If you can score 34, you're through to the head-to-head for the second time.

OK. I'm going to go with Maroon 5

and She Will Be Loved.

She Will Be Loved, says Simon.

Here's your red line. If you get below that, you're in the head-to-head.

How many people said She Will Be Loved?

It's right.

You've done it again. You're in the head-to-head. Well done.

Five!

Your total is an impressively low seven.

Well played, Simon. Yes, a very early hit for Maroon 5

in 2004. A number four hit as well.

Ian.

You're on 25. The high scorers are still Kevin and Brian on 37.

11 or less is what you need to score.

-What are you going to say?

-I'll go for Pink Floyd.

And a song called Money.

Money, says Ian. Money. OK, here's your red line, Ian.

See if you can get below that with Money.

Ooh, Ian, an incorrect answer as it turns out.

So you score the maximum 100 points taking your total to 125. Richard?

Sorry, Ian. Unlucky. A track from Dark Side of the Moon.

Big hit in America, but not a hit over here, I'm afraid.

Ooh. Now, Kevin.

Phew!

Phee-ew!

You are on 37. Ian and Simon B are on 125.

87 or less sees you through to the head-to-head.

I think I'll stick with Simply Red

and go for Holding Back the Years.

Holding Back the Years, says Kevin. Holding Back the Years.

Here's your red line.

If Simply Red gets you below that red line,

with Holding Back the Years, you are through to the next round.

Let's see if it's right.

Absolutely right. You've done it.

14 is your score. 51 your total.

Number two hit over here, but a number one in America, Holding Back the Years.

And If You Don't Know Me By Now, Simply Red, was also a number one in the States.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers.

-We didn't get any Black Eyed Peas or Blue.

-No.

I suspect there are a few pointlesses there.

There are a few, certainly.

Here's a few. Breathe Easy, by Blue.

Don't Phunk With My Heart. Black Eyed Peas. Good advice!

If I Never See Your Face Again, Maroon 5, featuring Rihanna,

a pointless answer.

Let's Get It Started, another Black Eyed Peas song.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, that was Blue.

Take It Back, Pink Floyd.

The Air That I Breathe, a hit for Simply Red.

Too Close, that was Blue.

And Simply Red again, We're In This Together.

Well done if you said any of those at home.

Thanks Richard. At the end of Round Two,

our losing pair with a high score of 125, Ian and Simon B.

Oh, dear, oh, dear. Money was a great answer, just a wrong answer!

But I thought that would see you down.

Were you thinking of other ones as well that you might have gone for?

Well, there were a couple of Black Eyed Pea ones that I thought of.

None of the pointless ones.

But would have been there and probably low scoring.

If you were playing, you'd have gone with My Humps.

Yes.

-Yeah. It would have scored one point.

-Yeah.

In which case I definitely would have done!

-Bit of Black Eyed Peas.

-That is the Black Eyed Peas! Well done.

-Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah.

-You know what's going on, don't you?

Oh, I like them, I'm down with the Peas.

Yeah. Name the four members of the Black Eyed Peas.

will.i.am, Fergie...

That's good.

And the other two, no-one knows.

-Ah.

-Now, then. Ian, Simon B.

We have to say goodbye. You had such a promising start.

-I thought you were going to go all the way.

-Yep.

But I'm afraid it isn't to be.

Thanks so much for playing. Ian and Simon B.

For the two remaining pairs, things are about to get even more exciting in the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Kevin and Brian, Simon and Angela.

You're only one round away from the final

and the chance to play for the jackpot which stands at £13,000.

Obviously only one pair can play for that money.

To decide which pair, you now go head-to-head.

But you're now allowed to confer.

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

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

OK. Here comes your first question.

And it concerns...

Richard?

We'll show you five pictures now

of cities that have been European cities of culture or European capitals of culture.

Can you identify the most obscure? Good luck.

OK. Let's reveal our five cities of culture. Here they come.

There we go.

Five cities of culture.

Kevin and Brian, you've played best throughout the show, so you go first.

We're going for C as Liverpool.

C, Liverpool, say Kevin and Brian. C, Liverpool.

Simon and Angela, the board is yours.

I think E might be Venice.

B is Berlin.

-Yeah.

-A we're not sure of.

-D?

-Looks a bit like Geneva.

-OK.

-E, Venice.

E, Venice.

There we go.

Kevin and Brian say C is Liverpool.

Is it right? How many people said Liverpool for C.

Absolutely right.

And Simon and Angela are saying E is Venice.

Is it right? How many people said Venice for E.

Bad luck. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

Which means, Kevin and Brian, after one question you're up one-nil.

-Good work.

-Yes, not Venice, I'm afraid.

There will be people watching now in Cork who know exactly where it is!

-Oh, no.

-Cork, very much the Venice of Ireland!

That scored two points. Would have been a terrific answer.

Let's take a look at the rest.

B, I think you knew, is Berlin.

That scored 28 points.

D is Athens.

Scored 17.

I think all cities look pretty much the same, don't they?

-Yeah, you need a clue. A visual clue.

-Modern buildings, old buildings, that's it.

A, where's the clue in that?

A? Don't you recognise A?

That's the Dimast building in the middle.

Well, it's Dutch, but that could be...

Everyone... Surely, that's absolutely unmistakably Rotterdam.

And it was a pointless answer.

Nobody in the world who doesn't live in Rotterdam recognises Rotterdam,

it turns out.

There we are. Cork - do you know Cork?

My dad's from Cork. I've been to Cork!

And have you been to Venice?

And I've been to Venice. To be fair, Venice is pretty grey.

Cork is so much nicer!

My dad's not going to be very happy!

They're not identical, Cork and Venice!

-Anyway...

-I'm so sorry, Dad!

-There we are.

Here comes your second question. Simon and Angela,

you need to win this to stay in the game.

And it concerns...

Harrison Ford films. Richard?

We'll show you the titles of five Harrison Ford films now,

but we've left out the last word of each one.

Can you fill in these gaps?

OK. Let's reveal our Harrison Ford films with missing words. We have got...

I'll read those all again.

Simon and Angela, you go first this time.

We're going to go with The Devil's Own.

The Devil's Own, say Simon and Angela. The Devil's Own.

Kevin and Brian. Talk us through the board.

I think the top one is What Lies Beneath.

The next one down I think was American Graffiti.

I'm not sure of Hanover.

I think the bottom one is Working Girl.

So we'll go with American Graffiti.

American Graffiti say Kevin and Brian. American Graffiti.

Simon and Angela say The Devil's Own. Is it right and how many people said that?

It's right.

Down it goes.

It's a good answer. Nine. Just what you needed.

A lovely low single figure score for Simon and Angela.

Is it enough to keep them in the game, I wonder?

Kevin and Brian say American Graffiti.

Is it right? How many people said it.

Absolutely right.

Ooh, is it going to beat nine?

Ooh, 13!

Very well done, both pairs. Two excellent low-scoring answers.

Simon and Angela, that's what you needed. You're back in the game.

After two questions, it's one-all.

Very close. It's the best answer on the board, The Devil's Own.

Nothing you could have done, guys. Terrific play by Simon and Angela.

American Graffiti was a George Lucas film.

Harrison Ford was working as a carpenter at his house

when George Lucas cast him in it. Went on to appear in many other George Lucas films.

What Lies Beneath was absolutely right. That scored 63.

Working Girl, absolutely right.

That would have scored 39.

Do you know Hanover? Hanover Street.

1979. That would have scored 11.

So Devil's Own, best answer.

Thanks very much, Richard.

So it comes down to a third question. The decider.

Whoever wins this goes through to play for that massive jackpot.

Best of luck.

It concerns...

Elizabeth I. Richard?

Just five clues now to facts about Elizabeth I of England.

Best of luck, both teams.

Let's reveal our five clues. Here they come. We have got...

I'll read those again.

There you go. Five clues to facts about Elizabeth I.

Kevin and Brian, you go first.

We're going to go for the American state named after her.

-Virginia.

-Virginia, say Kevin and Brian.

Virginia. Now, then.

Simon and Angela, the board is all yours.

We think we know the bottom one.

The Spanish Armada.

The palace she was born in, Hampton Court?

The name of her mother was Anne Boleyn.

That's pretty obvious.

I don't think we can beat American state named after her.

Yes, so we'll go with the fleet of ships sent to invade England

in 1588 by King Philip II, the Spanish Armada.

The Armada. OK. So we have Virginia and we have The Armada.

Kevin and Brian say Virginia. Is it right and how many people said it?

It's right.

Simon and Angela have gone with The Armada.

Is it right, how many people said that?

Whoever wins this goes through to the final.

It's right.

53 for The Armada.

Well done. Kevin and Brian, after three questions you're through to the final two-one.

Well played, Kevin and Brian. The name of her mother, as you say, was Anne Boleyn.

That would have scored 28 points.

Henry VIII was so furious Elizabeth was a girl, he didn't even go to her christening.

The epic poem, I bet you know this one,

-written in praise of her?

-Faerie Queene.

-Absolutely right.

That scored seven.

The top one is the sort of thing you think you know.

You assume you know. It's actually the best answer on the board.

-Any idea?

-No.

Greenwich Palace.

That would have scored three. Well done if you said that at home.

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

Twice you've made it to the head-to-head and twice you haven't gone beyond, I'm afraid.

But a creditable performance.

Perhaps with the exception of Venice!

-I'm so sorry!

-We'll draw a little green veil over that!

Simon and Angela, it's been great having you on the show. You've played very well.

Lovely having you on the show. Great contestants. Simon and Angela.

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

Congratulations, Kevin and Brian.

You've seen off 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 £13,000!

I'm really glad you've come through to the final.

It's always lovely when people get to the final.

But it's a real shame. We only get to see you for one show.

You've kept abreast with the game so far.

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

I don't know what we're both good at.

Maybe something geographical. We both seem to go along with that.

Like towns in Essex!

Yeah, that would be good!

Fingers crossed, eh?

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

Do that and you'll go home with £13,000.

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

What do you reckon?

-Not Funky Music!

-Right.

He doesn't want Funky Music!

-I don't know about American TV.

-No.

What about Boxing?

No. UK Politicians.

-UK Politics, OK.

-We'll go for UK Politicians.

-UK Politicians.

-Why not?

-OK. Good luck!

Let's find out what the question is.

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

..as they could. Richard?

I think this is gettable, this.

We're looking for any MP listed on the UK Parliamentary website

as of the start of November 2012 whose surname begins with a vowel.

We need first name and surname, please. Very best of luck, guys.

A, E, I, O or U.

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

All you need to win that £13,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

What do you reckon, then?

-Gerry Adams.

-Gerry Adams, yes.

George Osborne. He's fairly well known.

-He is a politician?

-He is. Is he?

-Yes.

-No, he's the Chancellor. Not a politician.

So, Gerry Adams, George Osborne.

-I'm struggling after that.

-Yes.

Leo Abse is no longer a...

He might be.

I don't think so. I think he retired.

If we haven't got it, we'll...

Anyone with an E?

Edwards is the only surname I can think of.

Do you know any Edwards?

Gareth Edwards!

No, that's rugby. Ignore rugby this time.

There could be a Gareth Edwards.

I think we'll go with the three we've got.

-Leo Abse.

-Yeah.

-George Osborne...

-Ten seconds left.

-Gerry Adams.

OK. We're happy with our answers.

You're happy with the three you have. We'll stop the clock.

We were looking for MPs with surnames that begin with a vowel.

I now need your three answers.

-We've got Gerry Adams.

-Gerry Adams.

-George Osborne.

-George Osborne.

-And...

-Leo Abse.

-Leo Abse.

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

-Gerry Adams.

-Gerry Adams. We'll put him last.

Which is your least likely?

-The ever-popular George Osborne.

-George Osborne we'll put first.

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

We were looking for MPs with surnames that begin with a vowel.

Your first answer, George Osborne, you thought was least likely to be pointless.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that £13,000 jackpot.

So let's see how many people said George Osborne?

It's right.

Will it go all the way down to zero?

Actually, MPs always perform very low on Pointless.

So there's every chance it might go down.

Eight! There you go!

-Ooh!

-There you go!

Now, then. Not a pointless answer, as it turns out.

Quite reassuring, though. Only eight people got the Chancellor!

If you were to walk away from here with £13,000, Kevin,

what would be the first thing you'd do with it?

My family are planning a trip to New York.

We fancy a day trip to Niagara, which would eat up a lot of it.

Very good. Brian, how about you?

I can tell you, honestly, Alexander,

that I already have this earmarked by my wife.

I don't know what on, but she's really going to enjoy it!

Ah, lovely. Good stuff. Let's hope she can.

Let's hope one of your two remaining answers will win it.

OK. MPs with surnames that begin with a vowel.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Leo Abse.

-I'm sure he's not an MP.

-You think he's no longer an MP?

I'm sure he went out last election.

I hope he didn't!

It has to be correct, then it has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

For £13,000, how many people said Leo Abse?

No, bad luck.

An incorrect answer. So everything is now riding on your last answer.

Your third and final shot at the jackpot.

But this was your most confident answer.

It is Gerry Adams.

We're looking for MPs with surnames that begin with a vowel.

Adams definitely begins with a vowel!

He just has to be an MP at the moment.

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

For £13,000.

-He's gone out.

-Ooh, bad luck!

That would have been a great answer. It would have been brilliant.

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer.

So you don't leave with today's jackpot of £13,000 which rolls over onto the next show.

But you have been brilliant contestants. It's been great having you on the show.

And you get to take home our Pointless trophy. Very well done.

-Thank you.

-Thank you!

Unlucky, guys. Gerry Adams is just a member of the Irish parliament now.

Leo Abse didn't go out at the last election, he went out in 1987!

He's had a sleep since then!

Other than that, that is a terrific answer!

Terrific.

This is one where you can win the jackpot if your local MP has a surname beginning with a vowel.

Let's take a look at some pointless answers.

Albert Owen, the Welsh MP.

Bob Ainsworth, used to be defence secretary for Labour.

David Amess, a famous Tory MP.

Used to be MP for Basildon, now Southend.

Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary.

Eric Ollerenshaw, Tory MP.

Jane Ellison, MP for Battersea.

Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru MP.

Maria Eagle was a pointless answer.

Her sister, Angela Eagle, scored three points, don't know why!

Nigel Evans, one of the Speaker's deputies, also a pointless answer.

If your MP has a name beginning with a vowel,

it's almost certainly a pointless answer. So very well done.

Thanks very much, Richard. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, Kevin and Brian.

It's been brilliant having you on the show. Thanks for playing. Kevin and Brian!

Kevin and Brian didn't win our jackpot today, so it rolls over onto the next show

when we'll be playing for £14,000!

-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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