Episode 48 Pointless

APPLAUSE

Thank you! I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless,

the quiz where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one...

-Hello. My name's Samantha, this is my friend of 27 years Sarah,

and we're from Thirsk in North Yorkshire.

Couple number two...

I'm Jonathan, this is my dad David, and we're from Bristol and South Wales, respectively.

-Couple number three...

-My name's Julian, this is my friend Jackie and we're from Bournemouth.

And couple number four...

I'm Tom, this is my brother David. We grew up together in Brixton and Bristol mostly.

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

Thank you. We'll be finding out more about you throughout the show.

There's one person left to introduce.

His favourite film is Love Factually,

his favourite '80s band is The Obs-Cure

-and if he'd written this, he'd have had better puns, it's my Pointless friend!

-Hiya!

Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-I don't think I could do better than Love Factually.

-Love Factually's great.

-Very funny.

Can you believe that the jackpot is still with us?

-It's still there!

-It's unbelievable!

-It's actually obscene now.

I had a call from the Governor of the Bank of England who says if one person wins that money,

it will absolutely destabilise the economy.

It's going to be a big issue. We have to pay it to you in, essentially, yearly pieces

for the next 400 years.

-It's crazy.

-It is. It's nuts.

Now, Tom and David H we had on last time, didn't we?

They went out in the first round, but they got a pointless answer

and an unlucky incorrect answer, as well.

There's a lot of money up for grabs and they could be the guys to win it.

But we've got three new pairs, as well. I keep saying it,

but somebody is about to walk away with a very large sum of money.

It could be somebody today. Fingers crossed it is.

We've got to get rid of that money because the storage costs are astronomical!

-I worry about that money lying around the place.

-So do I.

-I didn't sleep last night.

-Did you not?

I take half of it home and Xander takes half of it home. That's how we do it.

If you've got a better system, tell us.

But mine's just in my front room.

-That's stressful for me!

-Oh, very.

-So please, somebody...

-Someone win it, for heaven's sake!

Please somebody, think of an obscure Reese Witherspoon film or something

-and take the money off our hands.

-Quite right.

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

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers they didn't get.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer that none of our 100 people got.

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

Ed and Fiona, as you'll have gathered, didn't win so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off...

..it starts off at £24,750!

-AUDIENCE CHEER

-Yes. There we are.

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

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

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated. Try and make sure that's not you.

Our first category today is...

Film. Can you decide who's going to go first, who's going to go second?

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

OK, the question concerns...

-Singers and their Films. Richard.

-We're about to show you a list of six singers,

all of whom have appeared in films.

Tell us the name of any feature film any of these singers appeared in.

Any feature film, made for cinema release, up to October 2012,

for which any of the six names have received an acting credit.

As always, no TV films, short films, documentaries,

but voice performances do count. Best of luck.

OK. As Richard just mentioned, we'll put six names on the board.

Those names will remain on the board throughout the whole round, so up and down the line.

We need any film

in which these singers have appeared.

The board reads like this. Here come our singers. We've got...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Any film...

..in which these singers have been credited.

-Sarah, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-Hi there.

-What do you do up in Thirsk?

-I'm a dispensary assistant in my local doctors' surgery.

And what do you like getting up to? What are your hobbies?

Our joint hobby has to be playing bingo!

-What's the best thing you've won?

-Erm...

The night before Christmas Eve, we won £1,000.

Wow! Good timing. Fantastic!

We did, yes. We went home and threw it up in the air and said, "Let's have a good Christmas!"

The best thing I've won at bingo is some salad cream.

I went home, threw it up in the air and that was the end of that.

Now, now, let's put this off no longer.

-Are you a fan of films?

-So-so.

Unfortunately, I'm going to just go for what I'm sure is correct,

I'm not going to chance any of them,

Olivia Newton-John and Grease.

OK. Nice obscure film there

from our board of actors and singers(!)

Let's see if Grease is correct and if it is, how many people said Grease.

It's right.

Ooh! 73!

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-73. Not bad.

It's 27 better than 100 at least.

-Richard.

-That's pretty route-one stuff,

but it isn't 100, which is good.

David! David, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

-What do you do, David?

-I've got two jobs, actually.

I'm a communications officer for a church in Wales,

but I also have a part-time job at the National Trust outside Neath in South Wales.

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

-I don't really have any spare time!

-I imagine probably not!

I enjoy, erm... We do a lot of walking because we're in the Welsh Valleys.

That's always very good, so we do that.

-I also run the local quiz in my local pub.

-That's good.

It's not necessarily good because I can look up those answers.

-I can't look up these ones.

-No. Are you good at remembering stuff?

-No. terrible.

-I keep trying to remember stuff.

-Absolutely not. My mind goes blank at the slightest opportunity.

-Right.

The Olivia Newton-John one was one of the two I think I know.

The other is the David Bowie one, which I think was The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Sounds good to me. The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Let's see how many people said The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Absolutely right.

73 was our best score to date.

-Still falling. There we are.

-APPLAUSE

The score that fell to earth, David. Almost. Down to 14, anyway.

Good answer, David. From 1976. He plays a humanoid alien who falls to earth.

-Yep!

-Yep! Are you happy with that?

I'm going to pass that one with a tick!

Well done. Yes!

-Jackie!

-Hello.

-Good afternoon. Welcome to Pointless.

Great to have you here. What do you do?

I'm an adult education tutor. I teach English, ESOL and ITC.

-ESOL?

-ESOL.

-Is that English as a Second Language?

-For Speakers of Other Languages.

-Oh, Speakers of Other Languages. Very good.

Now then, Jackie,

-films...

-Yes.

-How do we feel?

I'm going to go with Bette Midler, and I always cry when I watch this film,

Beaches.

Beaches, says Jackie. Beaches. Let's see if it's right

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

Absolutely right. 73 our high score. You go through that. 14 our low score.

Let's see if you can get down there.

-Almost! 16.

-APPLAUSE

Well played. She played CC Bloom.

I always cry when I watch Beaches.

I always think, "Oh, man! I'm watching Beaches again!"

-Tom.

-Hi.

-Tom, hi there. Welcome back to Pointless.

-Thank you.

You are our only returning pair. Just take us through last time.

I thought I was going with a really safe bet on airports

of more than 30,000 passengers. I said Mexico City.

30 million. More than 30 million.

-Maybe that's where I went wrong!

-LAUGHTER

I think I was out by four million which was... Yes.

But Mexico City, a famously massive city...

One of my other answers was going to be Houston, Texas, which was pointless.

Ah!

You could be rolling around in £23,500.

You're back and the jackpot's got even bigger, so very clever tactics!

-I see what you've done.

-That's what I went for.

Anyway, films with these people in...

I haven't seen a Bette Midler film but I've got this thing in the back of my head.

I go to the cinema quite a lot. I might've seen it on a programme.

-I'm going to say Gypsy for Bette Midler.

-Gypsy.

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

Oh, no, Tom! Ohh!

Once again, a valiant attempt to find a pointless answer.

I'm afraid it's an incorrect answer.

The big man will tell us in a second why that's the case.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry, Tom. But I salute your bravery.

She's in Gypsy but it's a TV film, I'm afraid.

It's an American TV film. She won a Golden Globe for it, as well. But it's a TV thing.

Very sorry.

It's a wonderful, moving story set in Mexico City.

LAUGHTER

We're halfway through the round. Let's take a look at the scores.

14, the best score of that pass. Very well done with your Bowie knowledge, David H-W.

Then up to 16, Jackie and Julian, very well done.

Then quite a hike up to 73, Sarah and Samantha,

who provided just the sort of safety net Tom thought he needed

to step out into the unknown with Gypsy,

and there you are at the top now with 100.

However, David H, we need a brilliant answer from you

and maybe that will keep you in the game. Fingers crossed.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

So, David H... David H, welcome back to the show.

Remind us what you do.

I'm a student at Bristol doing a masters in international relations.

That's right.

Remember, we're looking for any films starring any of these people.

-I've been staring at Jennifer Lopez and Justin Timberlake and...

-Oh, yes...

-LAUGHTER

-Not like that, unfortunately,

but, erm, there's a film,

and I just know I'm going to join the 200 Club because I can't quite remember the title.

It's got Justin Timberlake in it. It looked pretty rubbish. I didn't go and see it.

I think it might be called... In Time.

In Time. Tom likes that. Tom likes In Time.

-Mind you, Tom likes Gypsy...

-LAUGHTER

Best of luck. Last time this happened,

Tom scored 100, you scored a pointless answer.

Maybe this might happen again and maybe it will see you through to the next round.

Very, very best of luck. There's no red line for you.

In Time. Please be right

and please score as few points as possible.

It is right. Very well done, David.

Oh, down it goes!

-Ohh! 1! Very well done indeed!

-APPLAUSE

101 is your total. That's a fantastic answer, the best score of the round so far.

I really hope it's enough to keep you in the game.

Well played, David. David's given two answers in his Pointless career, has scored 1 point

and is in danger of going out first - twice! That would be bad luck.

It's a Justin Timberlake film with Amanda Seyfried.

You get killed at 26, essentially, is the, er...

You're engineered to die at the age of 26.

Julian, welcome to the show.

How do you and Jackie know each other?

-We met at a Beaver party.

-LAUGHTER

-That's children, Scout children!

-Oh, I see! Good. Yes.

OK! No, I thought that was probably what it was. Yes. Yeah.

We stood chatting about game shows and how much we enjoyed them

and how much we enjoyed Pointless.

Who brought up Pointless first? Oh! Jackie!

And you said, "I'm going to apply."

-I said, "I'm looking for somebody to apply."

-"And you, my Beaver buddy, are coming with me."

I didn't let him go for, like, two hours of the party.

Yes, it was about two hours...

-ALEXANDER LAUGHS

-What do you do, Julian?

-I'm a sales manager.

-Very good.

Now then, Julian...

I've got a few,

but I'm going to go with Olivia Newton-John and Xanadu.

Xanadu. Xanadu, says Julian.

The high scorers are David and Tom on 101. You're on 16.

If you can score 84 or less, you are into the next round.

There is your red line. Let's see how many people said it.

It's right. You are in Round Two. Very well done.

Down it goes. Ooh, it's a good answer!

Look at that! 5 for Xanadu!

Very well done indeed. 21 your total.

APPLAUSE

A fantasy musical from 1980, Xanadu.

Jonathan, welcome to the show.

-What do you do?

-I'm a paramedic in Bristol.

Very good indeed. How long have you done that for?

In Bristol, only two years, but I've been on Accident & Emergency for about eight now.

How are you feeling about films starring pop stars?

OK. I've got a couple on there that I think would be all right.

I'm going to go with Jennifer Lopez with Maid in Manhattan.

Maid in Manhattan, says Jonathan. The high scorers on 101 are David and Tom.

If you can score 86 or less, through you go to the next round.

There is your red line. Let's see how many people said Maid in Manhattan.

Absolutely right. And you are through. Well done.

-13.

-APPLAUSE

13 for Maid in Manhattan. It takes your total up to 27.

Maid in Manhattan, from 2002. Also stars Ralph Fiennes.

Samantha, welcome to the show. Great to have you. What do you do?

I'm an assistant head-of-house and cover supervisor in a local secondary school.

What does being head of house involve?

Pastoral care, just looking after children's emotional wellbeing.

-Just making sure they're OK. School mum.

-School mum.

-Yes.

-Very good.

So there are the people. What films have they been in?

-I'm not a film buff but I've got one.

-You've got one.

I've got two but I'll go for one, and I'm going to say Sting and Quadrophenia.

Sting, Quadrophenia.

The high scorers are David and Tom on 101. You're on 73.

You have to score 27 or less with this answer

or we say goodbye to you.

There is your red line. If you get below that with Sting and Quadrophenia,

you are through to the next round.

-Tom, what are you feeling?

-I am feeling like we're probably about to go home!

I don't know whether Sting was in Quadrophenia because I haven't seen it,

but, er, she sounded pretty confident.

-I don't think many people would know that.

-Yes.

If it's right, it's very good.

OK. Let's find out.

Is Sting in Quadrophenia? How many people said it?

Oh, it's right!

It's right. It's getting close to the red line. It's gone through.

You've done it. Oh, 4! Samantha, that's a brilliant answer!

Very, very well done indeed! 77 your total.

The third-lowest score of the whole round. Very well done indeed.

Terrific work, Samantha. Very well played.

He plays Ace Face in that. Turns out to be a bellboy in the end of it.

But poor old Tom and David!

-I know.

-David goes down as the unluckiest contestant in Pointless history.

-I'm sorry, mate.

If David is the unluckiest contestant,

what does that make Tom?! LAUGHTER

There's some big films on the list. Let's take a little look.

A Few Best Men, that was from 2011. Olivia Newton-John was in that.

Justin Timberlake is in Bad Teacher with Cameron Diaz.

Bette Midler is in Down and Out in Beverly Hills.

I suspect some people would've said that.

Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight with George Clooney. Sting is in Plenty.

The Back-Up Plan, that's Jennifer Lopez again.

The Last Temptation of Christ - David Bowie. Also The Prestige.

And The Social Network - Justin Timberlake. That's a pointless answer. Amazing.

Oscar-nominated and allsorts. Well done if you said any of those.

Thanks, Richard.

So our losing pair, the unluckiest pair in Pointless history...

Twice you've had really good answers.

One of the most enjoyable and frustrating things I've ever done.

At least they haven't lost twice at a time when there's a massive jackpot!

You know what, I used to like you, Richard!

LAUGHTER

David and Tom, I'm really sorry. It's been brilliant having you on, for far too brief a time.

It's been great.

-Thanks so much.

-Thank you.

-David and Tom...

APPLAUSE

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

Sadly, at the end of this round, we will be saying goodbye to another pair.

Sarah and Samantha, well done.

You did well there. There was a moment when I thought that was going to be it.

But it's weird, the knock-on effect of that.

If you hadn't said Grease and didn't have that large score.

I bet Tom wouldn't have gone for Gypsy and...

So going big on Grease is probably why you're here.

-It saved you.

-Good!

Great to have you all here. Very best of luck.

Our category for Round Two is...

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who's going to go second?

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

OK, our question concerns...

Honours and Awards of the World.

On each pass, we'll show you the names of six honours or awards.

Tell us in which modern-day countries would you receive those awards.

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

We are looking for the countries in which these honours are presented or given out.

Here's our first board. It reads like this...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, six honours and awards.

Sarah,

you get first dibs on that board.

-I'd be glad to have first dibs, on that.

-Yes!

-Which of those awards would you fancy?

-Erm...

Order of Isabella the Catholic and say...

..Italy.

Isabella the Catholic, Italy, says Sarah.

Let's see if that's right. Italy for Isabella the Catholic.

Is it right? How many people said Italy?

Oh! Bad luck, Sarah. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer,

scoring you the maximum of 100 points. I'm sorry.

Sorry, Sarah. But if Xander's logic applies,

that should see you through to the next round.

Now then, Jonathan...

-This is not a strong board for me at all.

-OK.

Erm... I think I'll go for,

and hope that it is as obvious as I think,

Order of the Nile, Egypt.

Order of the Nile, Egypt, says Jonathan.

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

It is right.

-53. There we are.

-APPLAUSE

That's Egypt's highest state honour.

-I would've thought it'd get more. There is a clue there, isn't there?

-There is.

But maybe, like Jonathan, they all thought we were tricking them.

It's Egypt.

Now then, Julian, now you see the kind of straight-up, honest people we are,

that board looks a lot better, doesn't it?

Well, I've not actually heard of any of those. Erm...

You can talk us through the board if you like.

At a guess, I would be looking at...

..Order of the Elephant, maybe India.

Order of the House of Orange, er, France, maybe.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, maybe America.

HE SIGHS

I'll go for Order of the House of Orange, France.

Order of the House of Orange, France, says Julian. OK.

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

I'm afraid not, Julian.

That's an incorrect answer. It scores you the maximum of 100 points, as well.

It comes from the House of Orange-Nassau,

the rulers of the Netherlands. That's why they play in orange.

Funnily enough, it comes from Orange in France originally.

But it's Dutch, I'm afraid.

Let's look through the rest of this board.

The Order of the White Lion? Very hard. Czech Republic, that is.

Lech Walesa amongst the members. Would've scored you 1 point.

-The Order of Isabella the Catholic, it's not Italy.

-Spain.

-Spain.

Absolutely right. That would've scored you 16.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, you're quite right, was America.

It would've scored 28. Lech Walesa a member of that, as well.

And this is probably the easiest one on the board because the clue is there,

Order of the Elephant?

Well, 1693 - it's not therefore India, which would be...

I'm going to say Denmark.

It is Denmark. Very well done. Would've scored you 6 points.

-Lech Walesa is a member of that.

-Is he?

-Yes.

-Is he really?

-Yes.

-He's collecting them.

-Good lad!

Let's take a look at the scores.

53 - the best score of the pass. Jonathan, well done.

Well, I say well done... In the context, well done!

Takes a bit of the pressure off David.

Julian and Jackie, Sarah and Samantha all on 100.

Jackie and Samantha, it's between you

to see who stays with us and who leaves. Good luck.

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

We're going to put six more honours and awards on the board. Here they come.

We have got...

I'll read those all again.

We are looking for the countries in which these honours are awarded.

Jackie, you're joint-high scorer on 100.

I'm very relieved. I'm going to look to the East

and I'm going to say the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan.

Order of the Rising Sun, Japan. No red line for you.

You just have to hope this goes down as far as it can.

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

It's absolutely right.

-45.

-APPLAUSE

45 for Japan.

Samantha knows exactly what she's got to do now.

The first national award given by the Japanese. Clint Eastwood's got one.

Lech Walesa hasn't got one. LAUGHTER

-That's a bit of a snub, isn't it?

-Bit of an oversight.

-After everything he's done...

Now then, David... David, you are on 53.

The high scorers are Jackie and Julian on 145.

91 or less is all you need to score to get to the head-to-head.

It's just as well, too, really. Er, I'm going to go fairly safe.

I'm pretty sure the Legion of Honour is the Legion d'honneur in France.

Legion of Honour, France, says David.

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

Here's your red line, nice and high.

Very well done.

-44.

-APPLAUSE

97 - your total. Very well done, David.

All you had to do there. Well done. And Lech Walesa is one of those.

Sharon Stone and Sylvester Stallone have both got one.

-They give them out like popcorn.

-LAUGHTER

Now then, Samantha, as Richard says, you know what you have to do.

The high scorers are on 145. You're on 100.

You're not going to ask me to talk you through the board, are you?

-I'm going to ask you precisely that.

-I knew you would!

If there are any things you'd like to fill in,

-you dive in and help yourself.

-SHE LAUGHS

Erm...

I don't know any of them.

I am going to hazard a guess

and I am going to say Silver Laurel Leaf

and Canada.

Don't ask me why. That's what I'm saying.

-There's no logic.

-I'm not going to ask you why.

-The Silver Laurel Leaf, Canada.

-Yes.

-There is your red line.

If it's right...

..IF it's right, I think it might go below that red line.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Oh...

Different kind of leaf in Canada. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

It scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 200. Sorry.

Sorry, Samantha. In fact, the laurel leaf is quite often associated with sport

and the Silver Laurel Leaf is Germany's top sporting award.

Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel have one. 1 point.

-Lech Walesa hasn't got one.

-No, he wouldn't.

-I think because of the sport thing.

Erm, he has got an Order of the Seraphim, though.

That's from Sweden. It would've scored you 2 points.

Padma Vibhushan is from...?

-India.

-India. Absolutely right. Well done. Would've scored 12.

The one I would like is the Order of the Aztec Eagle. That's the coolest-sounding one.

-Would you like one of those?

-Would I? What, to go with the other?

-I already have -

-Have you got an Order of the Aztec Eagle?

-Yes.

-From the country of...?

-From the country of, er...

-LAUGHTER

Think about where you went to collect it.

-Where did you go?

-Er...

I'll give you a clue. You flew to a surprisingly sparse airport.

LAUGHTER

-Yes, Mexico.

-Absolutely right. Mexico.

Well done if you said that. 21 points.

How would we go about getting the Order of the Aztec Eagle?

We'd have to perform some kind of service.

People who've got it include... Prince Philip has got one.

Dwight D Eisenhower's got one. Bono's got one!

Well, that's all right. It must be easy!

If Bono's got an Order of the Aztec Eagle,

we should totes get the Order of the Aztec Eagle.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So our losing pair,

with their high score of 200, Sarah and Samantha.

Oh, dear. Dear, oh, dear.

-That was a tough round, that one.

-BOTH: Very.

Yes, tough round. The good news is, we get to see you again

when, who knows, maybe the jackpot might be even bigger.

-We'll look forward to that. Thanks so much for playing.

-BOTH: Thank you.

For the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting

as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Jonathan and David, Julian and Jackie,

you are one round from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which stands at a record £24,750.

CHEERING & APPLAUSE

Only one pair can play for that money. To decide which pair, you'll go head-to-head.

This time, you are allowed to confer.

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

OK, now, Julian and Jackie, we had France from you.

-I was thinking of William of Orange.

-That's right, House of Orange! Of course.

William of Orange wasn't from France.

-Obvious, isn't it?

-No, if you'd thought of William of Orange, it would've been fine!

It all is fine because, happily, we then had a double hundred.

Phewy!

Jonathan and David, some pretty good consistent low scoring from you.

The big difference is, you can now put your heads together.

Anything can happen. Very best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question.

It concerns...

-Inventors and Creators.

-We'll show you five pictures of famous inventors or creators.

-We need you to give us their full names, please. Very best of luck.

-Thank you very much.

Let's reveal our five inventors or creators. Here they are...

So there we are, five inventors or creators.

Jonathan and David, you've played best throughout so you get to go first.

We know two of them for sure. We think we know three.

We're going to go for E, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel for E, say Jonathan and David.

Which means, Julian and Jackie, the board is all yours.

Talk us through as many of them as you can.

We think A is Dyson, but I can't remember his first name.

It might be Richard.

B, I think, is Jethro Tull.

-C is... You know that one.

-Mark Zuckerberg.

And D, erm, could be John Logie Baird, I don't know.

Erm, we're going to gamble on B, are we?

I think we've got to gamble.

-B, Jethro Tull.

-B, Jethro Tull.

So we have Brunel versus Jethro Tull.

Jonathan and David said Isambard Kingdom Brunel for E.

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

It's absolutely right.

-24.

-APPLAUSE

Julian and Jackie have said that B is Jethro Tull.

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

Oh. No. Bad luck. Not Jethro Tull.

Which means, Jonathan and David, you are up 1-0. Very well done.

Unlucky. There's a couple of ways you could've won that point.

You could've said Mark Zuckerberg. He would've scored you 23.

Would've just got it for you. The founder of Facebook.

You could've remembered Dyson's first name. It's not Richard. It's James.

That would've scored you 13 points.

Or you could've taken your risk on D because it is John Logie Baird,

and it was a pointless answer. GROANING

It would've taken us up to 25 grand, as well.

But B, the one you did go for,

he's got a look of Jethro Tull - in that he's a painting -

but it's actually Benjamin Franklin,

one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Would've scored 5.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Julian and Jackie, we need you to win this one to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns...

East Anglia, Richard.

We'll give you five clues leading to facts about East Anglia.

Do you know how East Anglia is officially defined?

-No.

-"Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire

"and the unitary authority of Peterborough."

-The unitary authority...

-I mean, it's good,

but it's not a tourist slogan, guys. Come on. Raise your game.

We'll give you five clues to facts about East Anglia. The most obscure wins the point.

OK, let's reveal our five facts. Here they come. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five clues to facts about East Anglia.

Julian and Jackie, you go first this time.

-Go on.

-We're going to go with East Anglia's smallest city,

and as I'm from Peterborough, I ought to get this right,

-we're going to go with...

-Ely.

-Ely.

Ely. OK. Ely, say Julian and Jackie, for the smallest city.

Now then, Jonathan and David, the rest of the board is yours.

I'm pretty sure the oldest college at Cambridge is Peterhouse.

The composer who founded the Aldeburgh Festival is definitely Benjamin Britten.

Sandringham, I think, is the royal residence.

And Norwich are The Canaries, aren't they?

-I think The Canaries will be a large score.

-I think so.

I think we should go for your...

Did you say Aldeburgh was Benjamin...?

Yes, I think the Cambridge College is possibly a better bet.

-On your head be it.

-We think the oldest Cambridge college is Peterhouse.

Peterhouse, say Jonathan and David, the oldest Cambridge college.

Julian and Jackie have said Ely, the smallest city in East Anglia.

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

It's absolutely right.

Oh, it's a good answer. Look at that. Well done. 17.

17 for Ely. A reassuring low score at this stage.

Jonathan and David have said Peterhouse as the oldest college at Cambridge.

If that's right, you think that is going to be a low score?

If it's right...

Let's find out. This will decide, possibly, if Jonathan and David go through to the final.

Peterhouse. Is it right? How many people said it?

It is right.

I reckon this is going to be close. Down it goes.

Is it going to beat 17? Yes, it is!

4 for Peterhouse! Very well done indeed.

CHEERING

Very well done. After only two questions,

Jonathan and David, you are through to the final 2-0.

-Very well played.

-Well played, David.

Peterhouse, founded in 1284 by the Bishop of Ely, funnily enough.

You would've also won the point with Benjamin Britten,

who's one of the co-founders of the Aldeburgh Festival. That would've scored 12.

The royal residence is Sandringham. Would've scored 35.

And you're right about Norwich City.

The Canaries was the biggest score there. 52.

Thanks, Richard. Our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid, is Julian and Jackie.

-We had some great answers from you. You could've won that first point.

-I know!

-That's quite gutting, isn't it?

-Yep.

-Definitely.

Mark Zuckerberg would've done it, and that was one you were sure of.

The good news is, we get to see you again next time.

Meantime, thanks so much for playing. Julian and Jackie, great contestants.

But for Jonathan and David, it's time for our Pointless final.

-CHEERING

-Congratulations, Jonathan and David.

You've seen off all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

Now you have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £24,750.

CHEERING & APPLAUSE

Well, there you are. This is Pointless history!

In fact, every show now, we're making new Pointless history!

What would you like to see come up?

Elementary mathematics would be good!

Simple addition, something like that.

Music and Film would be reasonably safe-ish.

-We haven't had Music yet.

-We'll do what we can, David.

All you have to do is find a pointless answer.

Do that, and you will leave here with £24,750.

First you have to choose a category. You have five to choose from. They are...

There's your music!

-OK, well, Brazil could be anything.

-It could.

Playwrights - you'd be on your own there.

-World Politics - the same.

-Right.

-It's a lot of money. I don't want to rush this.

-It's a lot of money.

If we had to choose between the top two, I'd go for European Pop. Basketball is...

-You've always said you don't like basketball.

-It's a dreadful game!

-Are you ready?

-Yes. European Pop, then.

OK. European Pop it is. Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many...

-Richard.

-We have a father and son, and we have a father and son here.

We're looking for any UK Top 40 single by either Julio or Enrique Iglesias,

up to October 2012, please, guys.

Any Top 40 hit by either of them, up to October 2012.

Very best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £24,750 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

OK, so he had a collaboration with Whitney Houston, "Could I Have This Kiss Forever".

Those are the ones you need to go for.

Then he had... There was one called "Don't Turn Out the Lights". There's one called "Maybe".

There's the obvious ones like "Hero" and, erm...

You've got three good ones there, for me.

-Stay away from "Hero".

-Yes.

-"Don't Turn Out the Lights", "Could I Have This Kiss Forever"

and, er, there's one that he did with Kelis,

which was called...

Crikey. Pressure!

-Well, you've got three there.

-What's the third one?

-The Whitney Houston one.

-Yes.

-BOTH: "Don't Turn Out the Lights".

-"Maybe".

-"Maybe".

I think those are three good ones. 17 seconds left.

Can you better that?

I'm trying to think of the one with Kelis. It wasn't very well known.

-10 seconds left.

-10 seconds, otherwise we're good with what we've got.

-Yes.

Erm...

-I can't -

-Cheesy pop!

-I know! I know!

OK. There we are. Time is up.

We were looking for Julio and Enrique Iglesias UK Top 40 singles.

-I now need your three answers.

-OK. "Maybe".

-"Maybe".

-"Could I Have This Kiss Forever".

-"Could I Have This Kiss Forever".

-And "Don't Turn Out the Lights".

-And "Don't Turn Out the Lights".

There are your three answers. Which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

It's got to be the...

I'd say "Don't Turn Out the Lights" would be our best shot.

We'll put that last. What's your least likely?

-"Maybe".

-We'll put that one first.

-Yes, "Maybe".

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

We were looking for Julio and Enrique Iglesias UK Top 40 singles.

Your first shot at our jackpot of £24,750 is Maybe.

That's your least confident answer. What would you do with £24,750?

I've got some money saved up for a deposit for a house,

so my share, if we were to be successful,

would probably finish off that deposit,

and then I think I'd go on holiday with the girlfriend.

Very good. David, how about you?

I have a very aged mother in America, she's in her late 80s,

and she needs some assistance with care,

so my first task would be to see her right.

If there's any left after that, who knows?

Good stuff. Very best of luck. You have three good answers on the board there,

courtesy of Jonathan

and his excellent music tastes(!) Erm...

Only one of these answers needs to be pointless to win that jackpot of £24,750.

Let's take them one at a time. "Maybe", your first answer,

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

Is it pointless?

It's right.

That's the first thing it had to be. Down it goes. "Maybe".

If this takes us all the way to zero,

you'll be leaving here with that cheque for £24,750.

It's still going down. Down it goes. Still...

-YES! You've done it!

-LOUD CHEERING

-Come on!

-That is fantastic!

Very, very well done! That's fantastic! Brilliant!

-European Pop!

-Very good!

-CHEERING

Wow!

Oh, wow!

I tell you what...

Congratulations!

"Maybe" was a Pointless answer, which means you go away, right now,

with £24,750.

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

It's the biggest sum of money

we have ever given away on Pointless.

You go down into the Pointless annals.

Just fantastic. Richard, what about that?

Amazing! Well done, guys. That is terrific. Well done.

Your second answer, "Could I Have This Kiss Forever",

-would've scored you 1 point.

-AUDIENCE: Ooh!

Your third answer would've been incorrect.

It was a hit in the States, not over here.

-So "Maybe" was your...

-I've got the Greatest Hits, you see. I don't know if I should admit that.

The Kelis song you were thinking of was "Not in Love".

That was a pointless answer, as well.

Well! That won't have sunk in yet, I shouldn't have thought.

Thank you once again to our winning players, Jonathan and David,

who go away with today's jackpot of £24,750!

-APPLAUSE

-Just brilliant!

Join us next time, when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test.

-Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

-..and goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE

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