Episode 18 Pointless

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

Welcome to Pointless, the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one.

-Hello, I'm Sue. This is my dad, Peter, and we're from Derbyshire.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, I'm Lee. This is Ben. We're long-term friends.

-Couple three.

-Hi, Alexander. I'm Martyn. This is Kayleigh, a work colleague, from Bridgend, Wales.

-And couple four.

-All right? I'm Charlie. This is my dad, Kevin. We're from Hornchurch in Essex.

Thanks very much. Today's contestants.

Thanks, we'll find out more about you throughout the show as it goes along.

That leaves one more person to introduce.

More obscure than a Beatles' B-side he's heard of but you haven't.

It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

Hiya!

Hi, everyone. Hiya.

-Afternoon.

-Good afternoon.

-How are you?

-Very well, thank you.

We've got a couple of returning pairs today.

You can tell, sometimes. Charlie was getting a bit cocky there.

-Yeah.

-We had a bit of Cockney.

-Cocky and Cockney? All right?

-All right? That's a first.

-That's a Hornchurch greeting.

-Apologies!

-No, it's good.

Hey, you're back on the show. Do whatever you want!

Within reason.

Lovely show today. First question, particularly, is a nice one.

First one, if you know about the subject, you can go very deep into it. Get very good answers.

But I think everyone will be able to have a good go at the first one.

Good stuff. Thanks, Richard.

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

Our contestants need to find the obscure answers those 100 didn't get.

Everyone's looking to find a pointless answer, one none of our 100 people gave,

and each time that happens, we'll add 250 quid to today's jackpot.

Now, Ed and Alan didn't win the jackpot last time,

so we add another £1,000 to that.

So today's jackpot starts off at £2,750.

OK. 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.

OK. Our first category today is...

Comedy actors. Decide in your pairs who's going first and who's second?

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

OK. The question concerns...

TV sketch show actors. Richard?

In a moment, Xander's going to show you a list of four TV sketch shows.

We need you to tell us the name of any actor or actress

who's appeared in seven or more episodes of the shows you're about to see.

Seven or more episodes of any of these shows according to IMDb.

Very best of luck to everybody.

So, as Richard mentioned, we'll now put up four TV sketch shows.

They will remain up throughout the round. All the way up and back down the line.

You just have to name any actors or actresses who've appeared in seven or more episodes.

OK. So here are our sketch shows.

I'll read those again.

Sue, welcome back to the show.

-You did so well last time.

-Thank you.

We had one of the lowest scores of the whole show that was yours.

Stevenage, you came up with their home ground.

-Yes.

-Remind us what you do, Sue.

I'm a retired modern languages teacher.

Excellent. Good stuff. What were your languages?

-French and Spanish.

-OK. Good stuff.

How do you feel about these TV sketch shows, Sue?

I think I only know the most obvious ones.

I'm going to go with The Fast Show and say Paul Whitehouse.

Paul Whitehouse, says Sue.

Is that right, and if so, let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

18 for Paul Whitehouse.

Good start, Sue, from The Fast Show, of course.

-He's a genius, Paul Whitehouse. Genuinely.

-He really is, yeah.

A brilliant comic actor.

Lee, welcome to the show. What do you do, Lee?

I'm a food and beverage manager for a private house in Nottinghamshire.

Hang on. So you buy the food and beverages at home, you mean?

For a private house? What, your house?

I manage my own larder.

Good. Someone's got to manage it.

It's a mess. I'm telling you that out of kindness.

What's a private house?

Basically, a stately home. We do weddings, functions, things like that.

Oh, I see! That makes sense.

That's fun. How did you and Ben become friends?

We met when we were travelling. I was living in Tenerife

where I'd moved when I was 19.

-And Ben worked in my local bar and we became mates.

-Mm.

-Good.

-Still mates now.

-Good stuff. Now, then,

TV sketch shows. Is that good for you?

Yeah, I know a few.

I'm not sure how obscure.

I'm going to go with Not The Nine O'Clock News

and say Mel Smith.

Mel Smith, says Lee. Let's see if that's right

and if it is how many of our 100 said it.

It is right.

18 our only score so far.

Consistent scoring so far. He was a big star on Not The Nine O'Clock News.

He was about to become a bookie before he got that job.

-That's right. His dad was a bookie.

-That's right.

-OK.

Kayleigh, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

From Bridgend. What do you do, Kayleigh?

I'm a check-out runner in a local supermarket.

-That means you have to go and find out...

-Yeah.

So you know exactly where everything is in every aisle.

Yes, I have a walking map of my store in my head.

-Yes.

-Very good.

Let's have an actor or actress from one of these sketch shows.

Trouble is, I don't watch TV sketch shows!

The only one I know, well, it's going to be pretty obvious.

David Walliams. That's the only one I know.

David Walliams, says Kayleigh.

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

It's right.

The only two... There we are. Only two in Little Britain.

-And 56, there.

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

A big score. More than Mel Smith and Paul Whitehouse put together,

for David Walliams. David Williams is his real name.

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

-Thank you.

-Remind us what happened last time.

We got to the head-to-head,

and we met the heady mix of caviar and Nooky Bear.

-Yeah, you were whipped!

-We were, absolutely.

-How do you feel about this board?

-Yeah, not too bad.

Not The Nine O'Clock News is more my sort of time frame.

Pamela Stephenson.

Pamela Stephenson. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, how many of our 100 people said it?

It is right.

20 is what Mel Smith got. Let's see what Pamela Stephenson got.

25.

-Yeah, a big name recognition. She appeared in Strictly Come Dancing as well.

-Ah, yeah.

Married to Billy Connolly.

Half-way through the round. Let's look at the scores.

18 the best score of that pass. Sue, very well done.

Peter and Sue looking the stronger for that. Up to 20 with Lee and Ben.

25, Kevin and Charlie.

And 56, Kayleigh and Martyn.

A bit of pressure on you, Martyn, to find a nice low score.

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

-OK. Charlie.

-Hiya.

-All right?

-All right, mate.

-All right, yeah.

Now, we are looking for actors or actresses who have appeared in seven or more episodes of these shows.

You're on 25. The high scorers on 56, Martyn and Kayleigh.

First, remind me what you do.

I'm a student at Nottingham Trent University.

-Quantity surveying.

-Exactly. Spot on.

What have you learnt so far?

How to measure!

And use a calculator.

-Two vital, vital things.

-Life skills!

Now, OK. Charlie. Charlie.

You want to be scoring 30 or less to avoid becoming the new high scorers.

What do you think?

Well, I wasn't feeling good about this,

but I'm thinking outside the box.

The narrator of Little Britain, Tom Baker.

Oh, he's good. He's good. There is your red line.

You're the first person to pick somebody not from the main ensemble cast, as well.

Very shrewd. Below that red line with Tom Baker, through to Round Two.

Let's see if Tom Baker's right, and how many people said it.

It is right.

Through you go.

One person said Tom Baker!

Very well done. 26 your total. Our best score so far.

Well played, Charlie. You were good on the last show. You're doing well again.

Tom Baker is the narrator, as you say.

Left school at 15 to become a monk.

-He didn't!

-He was a monk for six years.

And he was Doctor Who. That's the other thing I know about him.

Yep. Now, then, Martyn.

Martyn, you're the high scorers.

Do you work in the same store in Bridgend?

Yes, I'm one the check-out colleagues.

Do you know what, somebody was...

Someone was filling their bags - it was me!

I was filling our bags and got home, a couple of weeks ago,

and found that I'd also packed the little spongy thing that the...

That the girl on the check-out was using.

I had that the other day. I was at a supermarket.

Exactly the same thing. It wasn't my fault. I had the cash register!

In my bag. There was about four and a half grand in it!

-Not bad.

-I thought, "I'm too embarrassed to take that back."

I was so...

Martyn, what are you going to go with?

-Right. OK.

-You're the high scorers. So we need a low score.

A lot of work to do here.

There's a couple I've got in mind.

It's from The Fast Show. I think his name is Mark Williams.

Mark Williams, says Martyn. No red line for you as the high scorers.

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

18 is our only score from The Fast Show so far.

That was Paul Whitehouse. Where will Mark Williams end up?

Mark Williams. Very, very well...remembered.

Is the word I'm after. 58, Martyn, is your total.

Well played, Martyn. The instantly recognisable Mark Williams.

He does "Suit you, sir", "I'll get my coat."

He was also Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

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

I'm a project manager for a marquee company.

Oh, that's fun. Projects. Does that mean you go out on site?

You're there, putting up the marquees.

-Yes.

-OK. You're on 20. The high scorers on 58 are Martyn and Kayleigh.

You want to score 37 or less with this.

Um, I will go with The Fast Show

and John Thompson.

John Thompson, says Ben.

John Thompson. Here is your red line.

Get below that, you're in Round Two.

How many people said John Thompson?

Well, a lot of people closely watching this result.

John Thompson among them, I should think.

Two is what Mark Williams got.

One is what John Thompson got!

One. Very well done. 21 your total.

Not sure how pleased about that John will be.

Again, everyone recognises John Thompson.

They know him from Cold Feet and all sorts of things. But with The Fast Show, has he been in seven shows.

It's got a big cast, The Fast Show.

-He was brilliant in that. He was on Celebrity Pointless, as well.

-Certainly was.

I used to be in the same business as Ben, way back when.

I used to have a marquee that I hired out. And a big top that I hired out, as well.

I had to get out of it in the end. It was just "too tense"!

LAUGHTER

That is brilliant!

You made that up in real time, as well.

We haven't taken a... We haven't taken half an hour.

Amazingly, I haven't sat down with my writers.

It's the kind of stuff I can do.

I tell you, it's a gift, but it's a curse, sometimes!

-To come up with material of that quality.

-Yeah, in that kind of time.

-Brilliant. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Now, Peter.

-Yes.

-Peter, you're looking pained.

I am looking pained!

Oh, Peter. Now, did you watch any of those?

Yes. Only one, though.

OK. Well that makes it easy, in a way.

Yeah, but the popular answers, the ones I know, are not going to leave us in the game.

I'm going to say Jo Brand.

Jo Brand. OK. Jo Brand.

Now, Martyn and Kayleigh are on 58. You're on 18.

You want to score 39 or less with this.

There's your red line, Peter. Let's hope Jo Brand gets you below it.

Is it right, Jo Brand?

No, bad luck, Peter. I'm sorry. That's an incorrect answer.

Scores you the maximum 100 points and takes your total to 118.

-Sorry.

-Sorry, Peter,

she hasn't been in any episodes of any of those, I'm afraid, Jo Brand.

-Right.

-Before we look at the pointless answers,

let's go through some of the smaller scoring answers you could have got.

Tom Baker on Little Britain. But Anthony Head, who plays the prime minister, scored one point.

-And Ruth Jones would have scored you two points,

-Myfanwy.

-From Gavin and Stacey.

Yep. On The Fast Show,

a few low-scoring answers.

John Thompson one, Mark Williams, two.

Simon Day would have scored two. Charlie Higson, two.

Caroline Aherne would have scored one point.

Been on lots of episodes of that.

Let's take a look at the pointless answers in a few of these categories.

Colin McFarlane, General Pierce in Torchwood, has been in lots of episodes of The Fast Show.

David Foxxe plays Dickie Bubble in Little Britain.

The great Paul Putner. Steve Furst, also from Little Britain, both those were pointless.

Phil Cornwell from Dead Ringers, one of the main impressionists,

and Kevin Connolly and Mark Perry,

all those pointless. Rhys Thomas, in many episodes of The Fast Show.

Robin Driscoll, The Fast Show, he co-created Mr Bean.

That's some money, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Mr Bean money.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Rory Jennings from The Fast Show and Steve Benham, Stirling Gallacher

from Little Britain, all pointless answers.

Well done if you said any of those.

Let's take a look at the top answers that most of our 100 said.

Thanks. At the end of our first round, the pair heading home with their high score of 118,

I'm so sorry, it's Peter and Sue.

18. Lovely low score in the first pass.

-Peter, you had to take a punt there.

-Dreadful.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

-Did you know any of those other answers?

-No.

That's some consolation, at least.

I'm sorry we have to say goodbye. Thanks so much for playing. Sue and Peter. Lovely contestants.

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

So now only three pairs remain.

That was a great round. Lovely low scoring from all three pairs.

So very well done. Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two is...

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

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

OK. And the question concerns...

Literary couples, Richard.

We'll show you six literary couples on each pass.

Just tell us in which novel did they first appear, please.

12 novels to guess at home. Very best of luck.

Thanks. The novels in which these literary novels first appeared.

And we've got...

I'll read those one last time.

Six literary couples.

Now, then, Lee.

-How do we feel about this?

-Not bad.

I know half of them.

I think I'll go with Philip and Estella

and say Great Expectations.

Great Expectations says Lee

for Pip and Estella.

Is it right, and if so, how many people knew that answer?

It's right.

Not a bad start, Lee. 33 for Great Expectations.

Good start. By Charles Dickens.

He had to write that weekly rather than monthly, as he normally did,

to save his magazine. His magazine was doing badly - All The Year Round, the name of his magazine.

So he had to write it super-quick.

-He did very well under pressure.

-Not bad, is it?

-Not bad at all.

Not a bad book. Well done, Charles!

-Not bad.

-If you're watching, well done!

Good. Kayleigh.

Kayleigh, how do you find this board?

Better than the last one!

I'm not too bad with these.

I'll probably go with Max de Winter and the second Mrs de Winter,

cos it was made into a film and it was called Rebecca.

Rebecca, says Kayleigh. Rebecca, for the de Winters.

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

It is right. 33 our only score so far.

Will you go lower than that?

Yes, you will!

Quite a long way lower.

Very well done, Kayleigh.

Yes, played by Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the film. Rebecca.

Thanks very much. Now, Charlie.

Charlie, how are you feeling about this?

This was the one subject I did not want to come up.

OK. Do you want to maybe have a guess at any of them?

Come down the board?

Well, I would have said The Chronicles of Narnia for Rebecca,

so I'm glad that was taken!

I did know Great Expectations.

I believe the clue is in the name

of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.

I'm going to say Fifty Shades of Grey.

Fifty Shades of Grey, says Charlie.

Let's see if that's right for the bottom one. Is it right? How many people said it?

It's right!

Very well done, Charlie. Once again you reason your way out of a corner.

24 for Fifty Shades of Grey.

Very good answer. E.L.James. How did your audition go?

-I'm waiting to hear. I got a call-back.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-Terrific. Who are they thinking of for Christian Grey?

A-ha!

Let's go through the rest of these answers.

Do you know that top one, Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley?

-A more recent book.

-It's that book that everyone's read that was made into a film

which is by David Nicholls.

-And it's called?

-It's called...One Day.

One Day. Absolutely. Scored four points. Terrific answer.

Best answer on the board.

-Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara.

-Gone With the Wind.

-Yep.

Much bigger score at 59.

-George Emerson and Lucy Honeychurch.

-A Room With A View.

A Room With A View. Absolutely right. Well played.

Five points if you said that at home.

Thanks. Half-way through the round. Let's take a look at those scores.

Ten, the best score of that pass, Kayleigh. Well done.

Then up to 24 where we find Charlie and Kevin.

He's good, isn't he, Kevin?

-Unbelievable.

-Very, very good.

Then up to 33, where we find Lee and Ben.

Not miles ahead, but Ben, we need a low score from you in the next pass. Otherwise we'll be saying goodbye.

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

OK. We'll put six more literary couples on the board.

Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

We are looking for the names of the first novels to feature these literary couples. Kevin?

Yes.

Charlie's left you in pretty good stead, there.

-Yes.

-You're on 24. The high scorers on 33 are Ben and Lee.

If you can score eight or less, you'll avoid becoming the new high scorers.

Unfortunately... I can answer one.

But it's a bit obvious, I think.

And that's only cos I really liked Kate Bush when I was in my teens!

Wuthering Heights - Heathcliff and Cathy Earnshaw.

Wuthering Heights, says Kevin.

Wuthering Heights. Here's your red line.

If you can get below that, you're through to the next round.

Is Wuthering Heights right? How many people said it?

It is right.

Yes, that is a high score. Takes your total up to 77.

A big score. When Kate Bush got to number one with Wuthering Heights,

she was the first woman in chart history to have a number one single

that she wrote and performed herself.

Thanks, Richard. Now, Martyn.

-Yes.

-You're on ten. A lovely low score from Kayleigh.

-She did all right.

-She did very well indeed.

Kevin and Charlie are on 77. If you can score 66 or less,

you're in the head-to-head.

Much the same as Charlie, it wasn't a topic I fancied, literature.

I tend not to read many novels or books.

I've fallen lucky with this one, to be honest.

Winston Smith and Julia is from Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, says Martyn, for Winston Smith and Julia.

If you get below that red line with Nineteen Eighty-Four, you're in the head-to-head.

How many people said Nineteen Eighty-Four?

It's right.

You've done it. Very well done.

Ten taking your total up to 20. Well done, Martyn. You're in the head-to-head.

Well played, Martyn. Great work on podium two from both of you.

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Now, then. Ben.

You're the last person to have this board.

Do you fancy having a stab at any of these?

-No!

-OK.

-I'm quite poor when it comes to this subject.

The only one, if it's right,

would be Fitzwilliam Darcy. Sense and Sensibility?

Sense and Sensibility says Ben for Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.

You're on 33. The high scorers still, Kevin and Charlie on 77.

So a score of 43 or less will see you into the next round.

There's your red line.

Is Sense and Sensibility right? How many people said it?

Bad luck, Ben. I'm afraid an incorrect answer.

Scores the maximum of 100 points.

Takes your total up to 133.

I think they might be the most famous literary couple of all.

-Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.

-Yeah, I think so.

It's not Sense and Sensibility, it's Pride and Prejudice.

It was the Dashwood sisters in Sense and Sensibility.

An amazingly low score. 26 for Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.

The rest of these, you'll know a few of these.

Edward Cullen and Bella Swan?

That's probably less in your comfort zone.

-Twilight.

-Ah.

A lot of people at home would have got that. 27 points.

In fact, more people got that than Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett.

-Leopold and Molly Bloom.

-That's um, James Joyce.

-Ulysses.

-Yep.

Scored two points. Do you know the top one, Ralph de Bricassart and Meggie Cleary?

Well done to anyone at home who said The Thorn Birds.

Five points for The Thorn Birds.

If anyone got all six of those, that's very impressive.

Lots of different genres there.

But 26 points for Mr Darcy?

Extraordinary.

-Colin Firth will be furious.

-Yeah. Yeah, he will.

"Did I get wet for nothing?", he'll say!

Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of our second round, I'm afraid our losing pair is Ben and Lee on 133.

Not a bad stab in the dark, but we say goodbye to you now. See you again next time.

Ben and Lee, thanks very much for playing. Great contestants.

But for the remaining two pairs, it's time for our head-to-head.

Congratulations, Martyn and Kayleigh, Charlie and Kevin.

You are one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot, which stands at £2,750.

To decide who gets to play for that money, you'll now go head-to-head.

The big difference is you may now confer.

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

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

OK. Here's your first question. And it concerns...

Famous Yorkshiremen.

I think all Yorkshiremen consider themselves famous, by dint of being born in Yorkshire!

But we'll show you five pictures of famous men born in the county of Yorkshire.

Tell us the most obscure of these, please.

Let's reveal our five famous Yorkies. Here they are. We have got...

There we are. Five famous Yorkshiremen.

Martyn and Kayleigh, you get to go first cos you've played best so far.

-Right.

-I only know A.

I know A and C.

I'm trying to remember what B is.

He starred in... We'll have to go with C.

-Yep.

-We'll go with C.

-It's Alan Bennett.

-C, Alan Bennett.

Alan Bennett say Martyn and Kayleigh.

Charlie and Kevin. Talk us through the board.

We know A, obviously Michael Parkinson.

We know E, cos that's Harold Wilson.

B is on the tip of my tongue.

He's a wrestler and an actor.

He was in Kes, but I can't think of his name.

We'll have to go with E as Harold Wilson.

-But it's hard to beat C.

-OK. E, Harold Wilson.

Martyn and Kayleigh say Alan Bennett for C.

Is it right? If so, how many people said Alan Bennett?

It's right.

27 for Alan Bennett.

Kevin and Charlie have gone for Harold Wilson, E.

Is it right? How many people said Harold Wilson?

It's right.

As you suspected, Alan Bennett hard to beat there.

Martyn and Kayleigh, well done. After one question you're up one-nil.

Well played. Let's clear up. A, first, obviously Michael Parkinson but a very big scorer.

Scored 85 points.

Very impressive.

Kevin, you're right about B. Used to be a wrestler, "Leon Arras, the man from Paris."

He was in Kes. Done all sorts of adverts. All sorts of things. Brian Glover.

-Yes.

-Brian Glover.

11 points. I'm sure everyone recognises him.

But the name was tricky to come by.

Now, D is a pointless answer.

He's won five Oscars. Do you know who he is?

-John Barry.

-Yes. He did the Bond theme, Born Free, all sorts of things.

John Barry, born in York.

OK. Here's your second question and it concerns...

-Ancient cities. Richard.

-We'll give you five clues,

each of which relates to a different ancient city. Can you name those cities, please. Good luck.

OK. Let's reveal our five clues and here they are.

I'll read those again.

Five clues to ancient cities. Charlie and Kevin,

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

But you do get to go first.

I think I know all of them but one.

The one I think will be the lowest

I'm not 100 per cent,

but I will go for it.

And say Machu Picchu, Inca city.

Machu Picchu, the Inca city.

Machu Picchu. Martyn and Kayleigh, talk us through the rest of the board if you can.

If we can, yeah!

Not sure of the first one.

I think the lads might have that second one correct.

Then it's Troy. We should know the Rome one, because we're recently back from Rome.

And the last one's Babylon.

So I'll take Troy. We'll take Troy.

You say Troy, the wooden horse dragged through its gate. Troy.

So we have Machu Picchu, we have Troy.

Charlie and Kevin went for Machu Picchu.

Is it right? Is it enough to get them through to the next question?

It's a good score. 26. Very well done, Charlie.

26 for Machu Picchu. Martyn and Kayleigh, that's what you have to beat with Troy.

The ancient city which had a wooden horse dragged through its gate, according to legend.

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

It is right. Have to beat 26.

It's not going to. 69.

Well done, Charlie and Kevin. That's what you needed to do.

You're back in the game. After two questions, it's one all.

I think you knew you were onto a loser. Charlie proves his worth again.

Let's take a look through these now.

You would have won the point with the one in modern Jordan

used as the location for Indiana Jones.

-Petra?

-Yes, would have scored 11 points.

The one at the bottom, absolutely right, Babylon.

But that would have scored 59.

There's not a single trace of the Hanging Gardens left anywhere.

Not an archaeological trace of it.

So only accounts of it remain.

So no-one knows what they looked like?

They've got an idea, from descriptions. They were terraced gardens, essentially.

And the seaport of Ancient Rome.

This is somewhere you can visit, the archaeological remains of it.

It's about four miles upstream now. It's Ostia.

Would have scored four points.

Terrific answer if you got that. Well done.

Thanks very much. So it comes down to a decider.

Here's your third question. Whoever wins this goes into the final.

It concerns...

Champions' League winners. Richard?

We'll show you five winners of the Champions' League but in anagram form.

Unscramble them and pick the most obscure.

Whoever does that goes into the jackpot round. Best of luck.

OK. Let's reveal our five Champions' League winners in anagram form.

I'll read those a second time.

Martyn and Kayleigh, you go first this time.

Right. OK.

I don't know any of them cos I haven't got a clue.

I know most of them.

It's going with the one that's obviously... The least.

The top one. Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund, say Martyn and Kayleigh.

Borussia Dortmund.

Charlie and Kevin. Talk us through the board, if you can.

Chew them over a little bit.

I was going to choose Borussia Dortmund.

Got any others? We've got Liverpool.

Real Madrid, as well.

I guess we'll go with...

Got the bottom one at all?

No. Can't work it out.

-Oh, yeah, Chelsea.

-Chelsea.

We'll go Bayern Munich - my urbane chin.

You say Bayern Munich, my urbane chin.

So Bayern Munich plays Borussia Dortmund.

Or Borussia Dortmund plays Bayern Munich.

Martyn and Kayleigh say Borussia Dortmund. Is it right? How many people said it?

It is right.

Five! Wow! Five

for Borussia Dortmund.

That's good. That's what you have to beat, Charlie and Kevin,

with my urbane chin, Bayern Munich.

Is it right? If so, how many people said it?

It's right.

Has to go down below five to win this point.

It may do. Ooh! Ten!

Very well played, Kevin and Charlie.

But you've been pipped to it. After three questions,

Martyn and Kayleigh, you are through to the final, two-one.

A terrific head-to-head. Well played, both teams.

Those are the best two answers, you've given us.

Nothing you could have done against Borussia Dortmund.

Red Admiral is a lovely anagram of Real Madrid. Scored 56.

Viler polo, Liverpool.

Would have scored 44.

And as you worked out, Leaches is an anagram of Chelsea.

That would have scored 68 points.

-The biggest answer up there.

-Thanks very much indeed.

The pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head, Charlie and Kevin.

But that doesn't reflect what a heroic performance you put in today.

Very good indeed. Particular commendation to you, Charlie.

Across the board you've shown yourself to be a fantastic opponent.

Brilliantly played. It's been great having you on both shows.

Charlie and Kevin. Fantastic contestants. Thanks.

But for Martyn and Kayleigh, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Martyn and Kayleigh. You've beaten 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 £2,750.

You've done incredibly well. Lovely scoring all the way through.

An incredibly tight head-to-head, though.

But you came through smiling. So well done.

Kayleigh, not just at work in Bridgend, but also here,

it turns out you know all the answers!

-Yeah, right(!)

-Very impressive.

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

First, find a category. Here are your five choices.

Well?

Um... I dunno!

Famous Verses. No, I'm rubbish at literature.

-Can't be doing literature.

-Don't do film writers, either.

International prizes. That'll be Pulitzer prizes and stuff, which are no good.

What about tennis stars? Are you any good at tennis stars?

-Give it a go, is it?

-Don't say that now. I don't know!

-Tennis stars.

-Don't put pressure on me!

-Tennis stars?

-Yeah, go on, then.

-Tennis stars.

-Tennis stars.

OK, here comes your question.

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

..as they could. Richard.

The nearly men of world tennis.

Anyone who's been number two, three, four or five in the world rankings

but not number one since the rankings began in 1973

all the way through to October 2012, please.

Any of those male tennis players. Best of luck.

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

All you need to win that £2,750 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-Right.

-Yep.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

There they are. Your time starts now.

Let's go right back. We've got the old ones like Ilie Nastase, Bjorn Borg,

and an American called Stan Smith. Arthur Ashe.

There are Kevin Curren, Richard Krajicek.

-I'm thinking of Wimbledon winners, now.

-Yeah.

Whether they got to number one, we'll leave that open for the time.

Those are some of the old ones.

The new ones, they'd probably know.

-I only know some of them.

-Murray, Nidal, but he's been number one.

Yes. So has Federer, so you can't mention either.

-OK.

-What about Andre Agassi?

-I think he was number one.

What about Greg Rusedski?

Whether he's been top five. I don't know.

Might be worth a punt. I don't know.

-Tim Henman?

-But they'd know that, wouldn't they?

-Ten seconds left.

-Richard Krajicek.

Pat Cash. And Kevin Curren.

Yep, if you want to go for those. Yep.

-Right.

-OK. Your time is up.

We were looking for male tennis stars

who've been in the top five but never quite been number one.

Never exactly been number one.

I now need your three answers.

-Pat Cash.

-Pat Cash.

-Kevin Curren.

-Kevin Curren.

-And Richard Krajicek.

-And Richard Krajicek.

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

Best one? Perhaps Richard Krajicek.

Richard Krajicek we'll put last.

-And your least likely?

-Pat Cash at the top there.

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

We've got Pat Cash, Kevin Curren and Richard Krajicek.

We're looking for male tennis stars who've been in the top five but never been number one.

Your first answer was Pat Cash.

This is your least confident shot at a pointless answer.

Only one of these has to be pointless for you to win that £2,750 jackpot.

Let's see how many people said Pat Cash.

It's right.

That's the main thing. It was right.

Let's find out. Is this going down to zero?

If it does, you leave here with £2,750.

It's still going down. Look at that! Two! Very well done!

Wow!

That's a great answer, isn't it?

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

But still a brilliant answer.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£2,750. What would you do with that, Martyn?

Um, I love my sport.

My partner will kill me for this.

I'd put a bit away to take a Lions trip down under to watch the Lions against New Zealand.

Excellent. Kayleigh?

I'm going on holiday in a couple of weeks so it would be nice to have some spending money.

Very good. You've got two more chances to win that jackpot.

Male tennis stars who've been in the top five but never number one.

Your next answer was Kevin Curren.

Pat Cash scored only two.

If this scores lower than that, there's only two possible scores it can have.

One of them is very exciting. It has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

For £2,750, let's see how many people said Kevin Curren.

Well, it's right.

So, as I say, Pat Cash took you down to two.

If Kevin Curren can take you down to zero,

you'll leave here with £2,750 on you.

Down it goes!

Still going! You've done it! Very well done, indeed!

That is brilliant!

Fantastic!

Wonderful! Very well done indeed! Brilliant.

Oh, my God!

Congratulations!

You didn't think that was going to go anywhere near pointless.

Fantastic. Kevin Curren was a pointless answer,

which means you leave here with a jackpot of £2,750.

Very well done!

Very, very well done indeed, Martyn and Kayleigh.

Well, that was the dream category, Martyn, wasn't it?

As soon as it came up I could see you had eyes for nothing but tennis stars.

Yes, Kevin Curren was number five in the world in 1985.

Same year he was in the final at Wimbledon.

Terrific answer. You could have gone on naming tennis stars all day.

Richard Krajicek reached number four in the world in 1999 -

also a pointless answer!

Oh, get in!

Here are a few more. There's plenty of them for any tennis fans out there.

Let's look at a few.

David Nalbandian, the Argentine, was a pointless answer.

Goran Ivanisevic, a pointless answer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached number five in 2012.

Great answer.

Michael Stich, the German.

Nikolay Davydenko. Petr Korda got to number two in the world, the Czech.

Richard Krajicek. Robin Soderling, the Swede.

Sebastien Grosjean, the Frenchman.

A few others. Yannick Noah was a pointless answer.

You could have had Todd Martin, Rainer Schuttler, Nicolas Keifer, pointless answers.

Jonas Bjorkman, Guy Forget, a pointless answer.

Henri Leconte. Ivan Ljubicic. Plenty of pointless answers out there.

Well done if you got any at home.

-Congratulations, guys. A terrific end to a terrific show.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you!

Thanks again to our winning players Martyn and Kayleigh, who go away with today's jackpot

of £2,750.

Join us next time when we'll put more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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