Episode 38 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you! Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the show where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners!

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

Hi, I'm Greg. This is my brother, Wayne.

We're from a small town in Perthshire called Blairgowrie.

-And couple number two.

-I'm Jacky. This is my friend, Christine.

We've known each other since we were ten and we're from Cardiff.

-Couple number three.

-Hi. I'm Kathy. This is my partner, Rob. We're from Warrington.

-And couple number four.

-Hi, I'm Luke. This is my girlfriend Tabitha, and we're from Leicester.

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

Thank you all very much.

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

Only one person left for me to introduce.

Packed with more interesting titbits than Heston Blumenthal's picnic basket!

-It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

Hi, everyone. Hiya.

-Afternoon to you.

-Good afternoon.

This jackpot is getting embarrassingly huge!

It's almost un-British to talk about!

-Shall we just split it?

-We've only got one returning pair, Luke and Tabitha.

They stayed with us very briefly last time!

We didn't see much of them. So it's an open field here.

Someone's got to win this jackpot at some point, guys. I hope it's someone here today.

-Good luck to you all.

-Thank you very much, Richard.

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 trying to find a pointless answer which none of our 100 people gave.

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

Kevin and Brian didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at £14,000!

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,

so make sure that's not you.

Our first category today is...

Film characters. 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. Our first question concerns...

Film characters and their actors. Richard?

On each pass, we'll show you the name of seven iconic film characters.

Tell us the actor who first played that character, and you want the most obscure answer you can find.

There are 14 to have a go at at home. Good luck.

So we're looking for the name of the actor or actress who first played these characters.

Our first board looks like this.

I'll read those again without the dates.

Seven characters from film.

Greg, warm welcome to Pointless.

Now, from Blairgowrie. What do you do up there, Greg?

I'm a vehicle refurbisher.

Panel beating cars, but also we do commercial lorries as well.

-Re-spraying them.

-OK.

Very good. How long have you done that for?

Nine and a half years, now.

Wow!

What age did you start doing that?

-Coming out of school, at 18 I started doing it.

-Right you are.

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

A very keen golfer.

A lot of sports, really.

I enjoy watching football and I like going to the pub and playing for my local dart team.

Very good. How are you on film?

Not too bad. I'm looking at this board and I think I know a couple.

I'm going to go for Tyler Durden

and Brad Pitt played him.

Tyler Durden, Brad Pitt, says Greg.

Is it right, and if so, how many people said Brad Pitt?

Absolutely right.

Eight for Brad Pitt. Well done, Greg.

Very good start. Plays Tyler Durden in Fight Club, of course.

On IMDb, they rate every film that's ever been made. Users rate every film.

It's in the top ten films ever made, Fight Club. According to IMDb.

What's number one, Richard?

-Number one, it might be an answer later, so I can't tell you.

-Good point, yes.

Very good point!

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Jacky. Hello, Jacky.

-Hello.

-What do you do, Jacky?

I'm a housewife.

Good stuff. What do you get up to in your spare time, Jacky?

I like to do crosswords, read, play pool.

-OK.

-Keep fit, obviously!

Now, then. Film. How are we feeling about this round?

-Pretty good.

-What are you going to go for?

I think I know them all,

except for one, and that's the one I'm going to try.

I'm going to go for George Bailey.

And I'm going to say James Stewart.

Jacky is saying George Bailey played by James Stewart.

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

It's right!

Oh, look at that, Jacky. Very well done indeed. Only one!

-Fantastic answer. Great score.

-Terrific answer, Jacky.

If our first two answers are anything to go by, it'll be quite a show!

Yes, from It's A Wonderful Life, which, by law, you should watch every Christmas!

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

I work as a sorter for Royal Mail, up in Warrington.

-How long have you done that for?

-Two years, now.

-Very good.

Robert, do you have any particular skills and hobbies?

I play a lot of Scrabble, and a bit of online poker on the side.

And not too bad with dates, as well.

Are you particularly good at dates?

Giving the day of the week of any given date.

-He's very clever, isn't he?

-Well, is clever the word?

-Geeky, probably!

-That counts as clever.

Can we test you on anything?

-Number ones.

-Number ones, yeah.

As long as they're not too recent, I should be OK with that.

OK. 28th November 1970.

That was Richard's birthday.

That would have been... That was a Saturday

and number one that week was Dave Edmunds and I Hear You Knocking.

-It was.

-OK. That's good.

-2nd March 1970?

-That would have been a Monday.

-Yes.

And that would have been Lee Marvin, Wandrin' Star.

Oooh!

Actually, he's really good.

I will bow to your scary knowledge.

Very good. Now, Robert. Here we go.

Right. I'm afraid I'm going to let the side down here,

cos films is not quite my strongest subject.

But rather than go for a gamble, I'll go for Scarlett O'Hara

and Vivien Leigh.

Vivien Leigh, says Robert. Scarlett O'Hara. Let's see how many people said Vivien Leigh.

Absolutely right.

Not bad, not bad. 17.

Well done, Rob. Released on July 7, 1939.

That would have been a Friday, then!

Now then, Tabitha.

Welcome back to the show. Our only returning pair.

Remind us what happened with you last time.

We had a terrible first round on politics.

We totally tanked and got 200 points.

-But hey, we went out in style!

-You did.

You went out in fabulous style, I'll give you that for sure.

How do you feel about film, Tabitha?

Quite good. Although I wanted to say Brad Pitt.

And that's obviously gone.

So I don't know who Martin Riggs was.

Ace Ventura was Jim Carey.

And Indiana Jones, I'm pretty sure, was Harrison Ford.

I think Blade might have been Denzil Washington.

But I'm not sure.

I'm going to go with Ace Ventura and Jim Carey.

Jim Carey, says Tabitha, for Ace Ventura.

Is it right, and if it is, how many of our 100 people said Jim Carey?

Absolutely right.

17 our highest score, one our lowest.

30, Tabitha.

You went with the right one, Tabitha.

Gave Luke a fighting chance in the next round.

Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford,

would have scored 49 points.

Blade wasn't Denzil Washington. Well avoided. Wesley Snipes.

That scored 22. Do you know Martin Riggs? Do you know that character?

If I tell you the films, you can tell me the actor.

-It's from Lethal Weapon.

-Mel Gibson.

Absolutely right. Plays Martin Riggs.

Best answer on that board, James Stewart, Jacky.

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

Jacky and Christine looking extremely strong at this stage.

Lovely low score of one, there.

Then up to eight where we find Greg and Wayne,

17, Robert and Kathy.

And then up to 30 where Tabitha and Luke are.

Luke, you're not miles ahead,

but you will need to score lower than everyone else to make sure you survive at the end of the round.

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

OK. We're going to put seven more names on the board.

Here they are.

I'll read those again without the dates.

There we are. Now, Luke?

You'd think, as I work in a cinema, I'd know more than one of those.

-Right, yes.

-But I don't.

So I'll have to go with the one I know.

I'm going for Captain Jack Sparrow.

Oh, gosh.

I've forgotten his name!

Pointless brain freeze - it happens.

-It happens. Think about something else!

-Johnny Depp.

Wow, that really worked!

Now, Luke is saying Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp.

You're the high scorers. No red line for you.

Just hope this goes down as far as it can. Johnny Depp.

Let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

47. 77 your total.

It's a big answer. Johnny Depp, Captain Jack Sparrow.

Very good. Thank you, Richard.

Now, Kathy. Kathy, welcome to the show. What do you do, Kathy?

-I'm a teacher and tutor.

-What do you teach?

In the past, maths, primary and autistic children.

And at the moment the elderly.

I teach them how to use a computer and how to get on to email and Skype.

-So they can contact their families.

-Very good. What are your hobbies?

Scrabble, along with Rob. Line dancing, card making, quilting.

How about film?

Yeah, I like film. I was a bit worried cos when I've been watching the show,

I thought, "I can't answer things."

-But I like the board.

-Good.

The high scorers are Luke and Tabitha on 77.

You're on 17. If you can score 59 or less, you're through.

I'm going for my daughter's favourite film

and favourite book.

I'm going for Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mocking Bird, with Gregory Peck.

Gregory Peck. Atticus Finch. Gregory Peck, says Kathy.

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

Let's see how many people said Gregory Peck.

It's right.

And you're through. Very well done.

Fantastic!

Eleven!

Takes your total up to 28. Brilliant answer, Kathy.

My daughter's favourite book as well, Kathy.

Very well played on podium three. There's some good teams here today.

Yeah, very good. Very good indeed. Now then, Christine.

Just the best score so far there with one, from Jacky.

Now, what do you do, Christine?

I'm a receptionist in a veterinary practice.

-Very good.

-Stroke puppy cuddler!

-Ahh!

-That's one of my main duties!

-And possibly some puppy wiping up, as well!

-Yes,

-a lot of that!

-Do you have animals yourself?

-Yes.

-Little Staffordshire bull terrier.

-Ah!

Very nice. How old?

-13 weeks.

-Ah, very nice. What's she called?

-Mali.

-If she's watching, "Mali, Mali, Mali!" She'll go nuts!

Mali, Mali, Mali!

Come here, Mali!

-She'll love that.

-Right.

OK. Now, Christine.

We're looking for the name of the actor or actress

who played these parts in the dates shown.

Can you equal or better Jacky's fantastic low score?

I think I'll go with John McClane, Bruce Willis.

John McClane, Bruce Willis, says Christine.

You're on one. The high scorers on 77 are Luke and Tabitha.

So a score of 75 or less sees you through. There's your red line.

Is Bruce Willis right for John McClane? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

And you're in Round Two. Well done.

22. Brilliant.

Takes your total up to a lovely low 23.

Well played, Christine. John McClane in the Die Hard movies.

Now, then. Wayne.

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

Like Greg, I work in the family business.

Repairing cars and refurbishing lorries, et cetera.

-How long have you been doing that?

-Just three years.

Right. So, family business. Will you stick with this, do you think?

I might be stuck with it now, yeah!

What do you do in your spare time, Wayne? Are you a golfer as well?

Yes, yes. Golf. Five-a-side football, snooker, pool, darts.

-Any sport, really.

-Very good. What about film?

I think I know most of them up there.

You're the last person to have this board, so talk us through it.

I'm pretty sure Travis Bickle is Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver.

Ellen Ripley is Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films.

Princess Leia must be Carrie Fisher

and Axel Foley will be Eddie Murphy.

OK.

So I think I'm going to go with Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver.

Sigourney Weaver, says Wayne, for Ellen Ripley.

The high scorers still Luke and Tabitha on 77.

You are on eight. So a score of 68 or less sees you through.

Let's see. Sigourney Weaver. How many people said that?

Very well done. You are through.

17. 25 your total.

Very well played, Wayne. Good answer, and you took us through the board perfectly.

Let's see what you would have scored.

Travis Bickle would have scored you seven points.

Robert De Niro. A good answer, that.

Princess Leia Organa was Carrie Fisher. Right about that.

And Eddie Murphy for Axel Foley

would have scored you 25.

You know I said earlier that The Fight Club was rated in the top ten movies on IMDb, by users?

-It's gone down since we've been on air?

-I was going to say, what do you think number one is?

The highest rated movie by users of IMDb of all time?

-Would you like me to tell you?

-I think you'll have to.

-The Shawshank Redemption.

-Really?

-Shawshank Redemption.

-Really?

-Highest rated movie of all time.

-There we are.

Thank you very much, Richard.

At the end of our first round, our losing pair with a high score of 77,

Luke and Tabitha, it's you again!

-Again!

-This isn't right. It wasn't a bad score, either, 77.

I'd be glad of 77, normally.

But it just happens to be higher than everyone else's.

So we have to say goodbye. Thank you for playing.

Lovely having you on the show. Luke and Tabitha.

For the remaining three pairs, time for Round Two.

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

Very hard to separate you. Only five points between you

when you add them all up that round.

And we've seen off the old-timers. You're all newcomers.

We can relax a bit, kick off our shoes.

Brilliant. Well, our category for Round Two is...

International football. Decide in you pairs who's going first and who's going second.

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

Let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many...

FIFA World Cup losers. Richard?

The name of any country that has ever lost a World Cup final, please.

Any country that's lost a World Cup final from the first tournament in 1930

through to the 2010 tournament.

The final or deciding game of any World Cup tournament. Best of luck!

We want the name of any team that's lost the final

or deciding game at the FIFA World Cup.

Wayne. Wayne, OK.

I should be good at this, but my mind's gone a bit blank.

Getting confused between Euros and World Cups.

So I'm going to hope that - everybody knows Brazil's won it a few times -

but I'm going to hope people don't realise they've lost as well. So Brazil.

Wayne says Brazil. Is it right? How many people said Brazil?

Absolutely right.

-Brazil.

-Yeah, lost in 1950 and 1998.

In both of those finals they were hosts as well.

They've won it five times, so they're not too worried!

-Jacky.

-Oh.

-Jacky.

-Yes.

-How are you feeling about this?

-Gutted!

-Really?

-Not a good category?

-Not a good category.

-You were brilliant last time.

-Films is my thing.

-Ah.

-Football's not!

-OK.

-OK. For no particular reason, but my grandmother was Spanish,

I'm going to say Spain.

Spain, says Jacky. Spain.

Let's see if Spain is right. Let's see how many people said Spain.

No, bad luck, Jacky. I'm afraid an incorrect answer.

Spain, as it turns out, scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Unlucky, Jacky. An absolutely perfectly reasonable bet.

A terrific team. They've won the World Cup, but never lost a final.

Now then, Kathy.

Kathy, how are you feeling about this?

As Rob can tell you, football and I don't go together!

-Right.

-I'm glad I only have to make a stab at a country

and not an actual team name!

I was going for Spain if Jacky hadn't! Thank you, Jacky!

That's not to say I can pull a different one out

that's not going to give me 100!

I'm going to try Italy.

Italy. Italy, says Kathy.

Let's see if that's right. How many people said Italy?

Absolutely right, Kathy. Very well done.

Down it goes. Look at that. 21! Best score so far!

They've lost two World Cup finals in 1970 and 1994, and both to Brazil.

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

21 the best score of that pass. Kathy, well done with Italy.

Great piece of guess work!

Then up to 23, Wayne and Greg.

Then up to 100, Jacky and Christine.

Very bad luck there. But Christine, looking a bit iffy,

but who knows? Anything could happen in the next pass.

If you can find a low scoring answer, that might keep you in the game.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

We're looking for any team that's lost the final or deciding game

of a FIFA World Cup.

Now then, Robert.

-How good are you on this?

-Not too bad, Alexander.

-I bet!

I know that certainly when Pele made his World Cup debut in 1958,

and Brazil won the World Cup,

I seem to believe that they beat Sweden. So I'm going for Sweden.

Sweden, says Robert. The high scorers are Christine and Jacky on 100. You're on 21.

If you score 78 or less, you're into the head-to-head.

There's your red line. Sweden.

How many people said that?

Very well done. You're through to the head-to-head, Robert.

It's a lovely low score. Look at that! Two. Very well done!

23, your total.

Terrific answer, Rob. They lost five-two to a Brazil side

that featured a 17-year-old Pele.

Amazing. Right, Christine.

I'm finding it hard to think of a country right now!

-I'm just going to say France.

-France.

France, says Christine.

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

But let's see how many people said France. Is it right?

There you go.

Not bad at all. 25.

Takes your total up, I'm afraid, to an unbeatable 125.

They lost on penalties to Italy in 2006.

Now, Greg.

I was going to say Netherlands. They were one of the great teams in the '70s.

They never won the World Cup. Got beaten in two finals.

But since we're through already, I might as well have a punt.

I think I'll say Chile.

Chile says Greg. Very good. Is that an informed punt?

I think they hosted it in the '50s

and I think they got through to the final beating Italy in one of the dirtiest games ever.

Various players sent off and a big fight broke out. So I'll say Chile.

Chile, says Greg. No red line for you as you're already through.

But let's see how many people said Chile.

No, bad luck, Greg!

An incorrect answer. Couldn't matter less, though.

It scores 100 points and takes your total to 123.

But you're through to the head-to-head, anyway.

Great thing to do, Greg. You were safely through.

Netherlands is a perfectly good answer.

It would have scored you 18 points.

But it was worth a punt.

They did host it in '62, but didn't reach the final.

There is a pointless answer there.

A team that have been beaten in two World Cup finals.

Would have added money to the jackpot. Well done if you said Hungary!

Hungary was a pointless answer.

Czechoslovakia and Sweden scored two. Some other scores.

Not many on the list. West Germany scored four.

Famously lost one. Because it's West Germany, not many people said it.

Argentina would have scored ten.

And top of the list, Germany itself, with 31.

Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, our losing pair with a high score of 125

I'm afraid is Christine and Jacky.

That was a valiant attempt, and why on earth Spain shouldn't have been a correct answer,

it's a matter to take up with the Spanish.

But it seems very unfair.

But you played very well. Great low score in the first round, Jacky,

so you more than made up for that.

But we look forward to seeing you next time. Christine and Jacky, thanks very much.

But the two remaining pairs are one step closer to the final and the chance to take home the jackpot

as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Kathy and Robert, Greg and Wayne.

You're only one round away from the final

and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at £14,000.

-Ooh!

-Yeah.

Only one pair can play for that money.

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

But you're now allowed to confer.

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

Very close scoring. You've done so well, both pairs.

But for the fact you took a punt on Chile, though I applaud that,

you were trying to find a good low score there,

you would actually be very, very close indeed.

As it happens, Kathy and Rob, you are the low scorers

at this point. Let's play head-to-head.

Here's your first question.

And it concerns...

-Richard?

-It's sort of famous cyclists.

We'll show you five pictures of famous people on bikes.

Can you identify the most obscure of these? Good luck.

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five people on a bike. Here they come.

There we are. Five people on a bike.

Kathy and Robert, you've played best so far, so you get to go first.

OK. I think we'll go for E.

It's one we are sure about, although it's going to be big.

I'd say Chris Hoy.

Chris Hoy, say Kathy and Rob. E, Chris Hoy.

Now, Greg and Wayne.

We think D is Miley Cyrus.

We think B is Queen Latifah.

I think A might be Goldie Hawn.

Probably just play D.

D's definitely Miley Cyrus.

We'll play D, Miley Cyrus.

D, Miley Cyrus, say Greg and Wayne. D, Miley Cyrus.

We've got Chris Hoy and Miley Cyrus.

Kathy and Robert said Chris Hoy was E.

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

29 for Chris Hoy. Greg and Wayne said Miley Cyrus is D.

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

Absolutely right.

Ooh, look at that. Very well done indeed. 13 for Miley Cyrus.

Very well done, Greg and Wayne.

After one question, you are up one-nil.

Well done, Greg and Wayne. Looking forward to the moment where you two tough, hard-drinking panel beaters

go into your local pub and tell them you got Miley Cyrus right on a quiz show!

13 is a very good answer.

Rob and Kathy, you were arguing over who C was.

C would have won you the point.

-I thought C might have been June Whitfield.

-Rob?

Vivienne Westwood.

What do you think you would have gone for? It's one of those two.

-June Whitfield.

-Vivienne Westwood!

It would have been a great answer and would have scored eight.

A is Goldie Hawn.

She would have scored 12 points.

And B is Queen Latifah.

Another very good answer.

Thanks, Richard. Here comes your second question. Kathy and Robert,

we need you to win this to stay in the game.

Our second question concerns...

-Richard?

-National Geographic drew up a list

of the top ten beach cities in the world.

We're going to give you clues to the identities of five of those cities.

Can you pick the most obscure?

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

I'll read those again.

Five beach cities. Greg and Wayne, you go first this time.

The host of the Olympics is in the back of my head somewhere,

but it's not coming.

The only other one we know is "watched over by Christ the Redeemer",

-which is Rio de Janeiro.

-Rio de Janeiro say Greg and Wayne.

Kathy and Robert, the board is yours.

-Tell us what you can.

-OK.

Oahu should be Honolulu, probably.

I'm assuming Los Angeles might be Monterey.

Host of the Winter Olympics - did you say Vancouver?

Vancouver, yes.

I think the Sagrada Familia is Barcelona.

We're toying between which of those two is going to be the lower of the two.

-We'll go with Sagrada Familia being Barcelona.

-OK.

You say Barcelona for the Sagrada Familia.

We have Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona.

Greg and Wayne said Rio de Janeiro. It is right, and if so, how many people said it?

It's right. Down it goes.

43. Kathy and Robert have gone for Barcelona.

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

This is the one you have to win to stay in the game, Kathy and Rob.

It's right.

Yep, it beats Rio de Janeiro.

11. Very well done, Kathy and Robert. Back in the game.

After two questions it's one all.

Barcelona was number one on that list of world's best beach cities. Rio was sixth.

The other couple you got also would have won you the points.

The host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver.

A lovely city. Scored 15.

And Oahu is Honolulu.

That would have scored six.

Now, the other answer is pointless.

Surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles.

-Santa Monica.

-Absolutely right.

Pointless answer.

Perhaps people didn't realise it's a city in its own right.

Very well done if you said that at home.

Thanks very much. Here's your third question, the decider.

Whoever wins this goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

Best of luck. It concerns...

Characters from Shakespeare. Richard?

It's not just Shakespeare, but also anagrams!

So whoever gets through to the jackpot round will have earned it today!

Five characters from Shakespeare, all in anagram form.

Unscramble them and pick the most obscure. Good luck, both teams.

Let's reveal our five Shakespearian anagrams. Here they are.

I'll read them again.

Now, Kathy and Robert, you go first again this time.

We're going to go for Borneo.

Which I believe is Oberon.

Oberon say Kathy and Robert for Borneo.

Now, Greg and Wayne.

The board is yours.

Anagrams and Shakespeare is a double whammy of disaster for us!

We think the top one's King Lear,

but that's fairly obvious.

Not too good on the rest of them.

Probably have to go for Portia.

We'll try Portia, the third one. Hope for the best.

OK. Air pot, Portia, say Greg and Wayne. Air pot, Portia.

So, Oberon say Kathy and Robert.

Let's see if that's right and if so, how many people spotted Oberon.

It's right.

How far down is it going to go?

Still going down. Ten for Oberon.

Ten for Oberon. Greg and Wayne have gone for Portia.

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

This to decide who stays and goes into the final and who'll be leaving us.

Portia.

Absolutely right.

Still going down. It's close!

Ooh, 12! 12!

Wow, that's close. Very well done, both of you.

Two fantastic answers. Only two points between you.

But Kathy and Robert, you've pipped them.

You're through to the final, two-one.

We said at the beginning this would be a high quality show

and you've proved us right. A terrific head-to-head. Well played.

Two good answers. There's actually a pointless answer up there.

Not the top one, which as you say, is King Lear.

Scored 29. It's not the bottom one.

Macbeth.

That would have scored 39.

It's sour oil can.

-Coriolanus.

-Absolutely right.

A pointless answer. Well done if you said that at home.

So at the end of our head-to-head, our losing pair

with only one point, but three brilliant answers,

are Greg and Wayne.

But you played so well.

And so close, fittingly close, on that very last question.

Very well done. We'll see you again next time and look forward to that.

Meantime, thanks for playing, Greg and Wayne.

But for Kathy and Robert, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Kathy and Robert. You've fought 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 £14,000!

Pretty tough competition you had in the head-to-head.

Wayne and Greg, formidable opponents.

-They were.

-But you've ended up here.

-How are you feeling?

-Quietly confident.

-I have a lot of confidence in him.

Robert, you're a facts and figures man.

If there's one thing we know, it's that these rounds require good precise knowledge

of facts and figures.

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

Do that and you'll go home with the money.

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

We can't do Scandinavian Authors,

neither of us knows about that.

We don't know anything about ice hockey.

You don't like British film stars.

International politics I would not be comfortable on.

-It'll have to be...

-Has to be music awards.

It'll have to be music awards.

We'll just hope for the best.

OK. Fingers crossed. Music awards it is.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

Best British Female Brit Award winners. Richard?

We're looking for any winner of Best British Female or Best British Female Solo Artist award

at the Brits all the way through from 1977 to 2012, please.

Anyone who's won Best British Female or Best British Female Solo Artist.

Very best of luck, guys.

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

All you need to win that jackpot of £14,000

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Kate Bush, definitely.

We'll have to go for really early ones.

-Um, 19...

-Don't worry about the year. Just think about the people.

OK.

Think of some names.

-Gone blank.

-Cher?

-Absolutely blank. No, Cher's not British.

-She's American.

-Oh, it's got to be British.

-Any of the Spice Girls?

-No.

1981. '82.

What about... No, she's American, as well.

Sinead O'Connor.

Sinead O'Connor. Sinead O'Connor.

Hazel O'Connor.

Hazel O'Connor, possibly.

-Ten seconds left.

-Hazel O'Connor.

Hazel O'Connor, possibly.

-OK.

-Hazel O'Connor. Sinead O'Connor. Kate Bush.

OK. Time is up.

We were looking for Best British Female Brit Award winners.

-I now need your three answers.

-OK.

-We're going to go for Kate Bush.

-Kate Bush.

-Hazel O'Connor.

-Hazel O'Connor.

-And Sinead O'Connor.

-Sinead O'Connor.

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

Probably go for Sinead O'Connor.

Sinead O'Connor we'll put last.

-And probably put Kate Bush first.

-Kate Bush we'll put first.

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

So we were looking for Best British female Brit Award winners.

Your first answer, your least confident shot at that pointless is Kate Bush.

You only have to find one pointless answer to win that jackpot

of £14,000.

Let's see how many people said Kate Bush.

It's right.

Kate Bush is absolutely right.

If this goes down to zero,

you can leave here straightaway with £14,000.

Down it goes into single figures. Seven.

Seven for Kate Bush. Not bad at all.

Unfortunately, not a pointless answer, but a very good low score,

particularly considering this was the one you put first.

It was your least likely to be pointless.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£14,000. Kathy, what would you do with that?

I'd put some of it towards visiting my daughter in France.

She got married out there this year to a lovely French man

and she's now expecting my first grandchild in March.

-Very good. That would be lovely.

-I could travel over a bit more.

-Very nice indeed.

-Look after them.

-Robert, how about you?

I think we'd probably go on one or two holidays.

We'd like to go and see the Northern Lights at some stage.

-And also go to Memphis in America, to see Graceland.

-Very good.

Best of luck. You have to answers left on the board.

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

We're looking for Best British Female Brit Award winners.

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Hazel O'Connor.

-Do you know if she won?

-These are two educated punts, Alexander.

-From the early '80s.

-From the early '80s.

-OK.

Sinead O'Connor from the early '90s.

But I don't know.

-We'll see.

-Let's find out. Has to be pointless for you to win that jackpot.

For £14,000, let's see how many people said Hazel O'Connor.

Incorrect, I'm afraid. An incorrect answer. You only have one more chance

to win today's jackpot.

Best British Female Brit Award winners.

Your third and final answer was Sinead O'Connor.

You said this was your most confident shot at a pointless answer.

-You put it third.

-Well...

It has to be pointless to win that jackpot. For £14,000,

Sinead O'Connor. Is it a pointless answer?

No, bad luck!

Oh, bad luck, Kathy and Robert.

Unfortunately, you didn't find that crucial pointless answer.

I'm afraid you don't win our jackpot of £14,000, which rolls over onto the next show.

But you have been absolutely brilliant contestants

and you get to take home our Pointless trophy. Well done.

Thank you.

Unlucky, Rob and Kathy.

I had a feeling from the beginning you'd walk off with the jackpot.

But I didn't say it cos I thought that would jinx it!

But even thinking it jinxed it!

So I apologise for that.

Sinead O'Connor's from Ireland. She won Best International Female.

-Of course!

-But never won Best British Female, I'm afraid.

A few one point answers. Shirley Bassey, Gabrielle, Joss Stone,

Alison Moyet, they all scored one.

But let's take a look at nine pointless answers.

All of these would have won you £14,000.

Beth Orton.

Des'ree. Remember Des'ree? Had a couple of huge hits. Dina Carroll.

All pointless. Some big names on this next board.

Eddi Reader. Used to be the singer with Fairground Attraction.

Kim Wilde, a pointless answer. 1983, she won.

And KT Tunstall. Won in 2006.

Randy Crawford won in the '80s.

Shola Ama and Sonique, who won in 2001.

Very well done to anyone who got any of those at home.

Sorry, guys. It's been a terrific show and you were very worthy winners of it.

Thanks very much. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Kathy and Robert.

It's been brilliant having you on the show. Thank you for playing.

Kathy and Robert. Great contestants.

So Kathy and Robert didn't win our jackpot today

so it rolls over onto the next show when we'll be playing for £15,000!

-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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