Episode 20 Pointless

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong, welcome to Pointless,

the quiz show where you are rewarded for knowing obscure answers.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one.

-I'm Terry, this is my son Steve, and we're from Hertfordshire.

-Couple number two.

-I'm David, this is Rachel, and we're from Farnham in Aldershot.

-Couple number three.

-I'm Julia, this is my brother-in-law Andy and we're from Teesside.

And couple number four.

Steady, Andy!

I'm Chonnie, this is my housemate Aimee and we're students in Cheltenham.

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

Thanks, all of you.

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

There's one person left to introduce - our action hero, fighting the world's bad guys

armed only with an easy quip and an obscure fact about the Central African Republic -

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

Hiya! Hi, everyone! Hiya! APPLAUSE

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

We had a cracking show last time, didn't we?

Two of those pairs return today. They were both very good.

Terry and Steve - unlucky in that head-to-head.

Andy and Julia had a brilliant Round Two, where everyone was within three points of each other.

They were very unlucky, as well. So it'll be a hard show to win, I think, for our new pairs.

-It should be an absolute belter.

-Thank you!

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

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

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer,

an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

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

Liz and Becca didn't win the jackpot so we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at £2,000.

APPLAUSE

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

I'll take an answer from each of you but there is to be no conferring.

Whichever pair has the highest score will be eliminated.

Our first category is...

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

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

The question concerns...

Famous Bass Players. Richard.

We'll show you the names of seven bass players.

We need you to tell us the band with which they had the greatest chart success.

Seven on each pass. 14 bands in all to guess at home. Best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed.

We are looking for the name of the band that these bass players were famously associated with.

Our first board reads like this...

I'll read those one last time.

Terry and Steve, you all drew lots and you're going to go first.

-Terry, welcome back. You were head-to-headers last time.

-We were.

-We were unlucky.

-I think you were.

It often comes down to that in the head-to-head. It's who goes first.

-Quite often, there is one very obvious low-scoring answer.

-Mm.

Bass players, Terry...

Does your heart sing when you look at that board?

-Sink!

-LAUGHTER

I think I know a couple.

I'm going to go for the one I'm least sure of.

I'm going to go for Gene Simmons.

I think he was the bass player in Kiss.

Kiss, says Terry, for Gene Simmons. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people knew Gene Simmons was in Kiss.

Absolutely right.

-There we are, 28. Well done, Terry.

-APPLAUSE

-Not a bad answer, by any means.

-Well played, Terry. Gene Simmons.

He claims to have slept with 4,800 women.

LAUGHTER There we go!

Rachel, welcome to Pointless. Lovely to have you here.

You are from Farnham, is that right?

-From Aldershot.

-From Aldershot.

What do you do in Aldershot, Rachel?

-IT manager or project manager, that kind of thing.

-Very good.

How do you and David know each other?

We met on a train 14 years ago, when I used to travel up to London.

-That's nice!

-David worked in London. There was a whole group of us and we formed Train Club.

David and I have stayed friends ever since.

That's nice. Do the rest of you keep up?

-Some of them, but they've dispersed.

-Some have branched off.

-Yes!

-OK.

Rachel, bass players in bands.

Yes. That's not very good.

Fortunately, I know Sting was in The Police.

The Police, says Rachel, for Sting.

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

It's right. It's still going down.

28... Ooh.

28's our only score so far.

53 is what you score for Sting in The Police.

Had more success as a solo artist, but was the bassist in The Police.

Now then, Julia, welcome back to the show.

-Thank you.

-Remind us what happened with you last time.

We went out in the second round.

-We both got correct answers.

-Cover versions.

-Yes.

We both got correct answers. Mine was a pure guess so I was quite lucky.

There was four points in it, I think.

-Yes.

-It wasn't too embarrassing.

-It wasn't embarrassing by any means.

It was a very low-scoring round and you happened to be the high scorers.

Today's very different. Very different.

-It's not Cover Versions, it's Bass Players.

-Yes.

How do you feel about that board?

Well, I know three, and Rachel and Terry have said two.

I'm going to say...

..I'm by no means ashamed to say

that I've seen this band five times, maybe six,

so Dougie Poynter, McFly!

Dougie Poynter, McFly, says Julia.

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

-13.

-APPLAUSE

13. Brilliant score. Very well done, Julia.

-You and I, Julia, share a love of McFly.

-Good!

-We always go on about McFly, don't we?

-Big fan of McFly.

-Harry Judd's been on. He stood exactly where you are.

-That's exciting!

-I know, right?

If you've got a spare 15 minutes, check out Tom's wedding speech.

It's lovely.

-Have you seen it?

-Yes.

-It's great, isn't it?

-It made me cry.

-It made me cry, as well! It did!

It's been viewed by about 16 million people.

-It's quite something. It's ever so good.

-It's great.

Very good. OK, now then, Aimee, welcome to the show.

-You've come from Cheltenham.

-Yes.

-What are you studying there?

Events management.

Basically, you're studying parties!

-Basically!

-For three years!

-Four years.

-What year are you in?

-Fourth year.

-So we're into canapes now, that's good.

Canapes and cocktails. How's that going?

It's going well. Getting on OK.

What are you going to go for? This is your board.

-Feel free to fill in all the blanks, if you like.

-I'd love to,

but the only three I knew have been guessed.

I'm going to take a guess. I don't even know if this band has a bass player,

but the name Adam Clayton rings a bell.

The Fray?

-The Fray.

-Mm.

Adam Clayton, The Fray.

Let's find out if that's right and how many people said The Fray for Adam Clayton.

Oh, bad luck, Aimee!

Bad luck. Always hard when you're on that last podium

because there aren't always going to be ones you know.

I'm afraid that is incorrect and scores you 100 points.

Sorry, Aimee. The four we've got remaining there

are four of the biggest bands in the world, I would say!

But the bass players are not always the most well-known people in groups.

-Do you know any of those, Xander?

-I think I do.

-Do you know John Deacon?

-Queen.

-Yes. 12 points.

-Do you know Guy Berryman?

-I think Keane. No.

-Coldplay.

-Oh, it's Coldplay!

-Would've scored you 4 points.

Adam Clayton is the bassist of U2. That would've scored you 18 points.

And Mike Dirnt is the bassist with Green Day.

He would've scored you 3 points, so Mike Dirnt is the best answer.

Thank you. Let's take a look at those scores.

13, Julia. Best score of that pass. Well done.

Andy and Julia can feel quite pleased with themselves.

28, Terry and Steve.

Up to 53, where we find Rachel and David.

And then up to 100, where Aimee and Chonnie are to be found.

But who knows - Terry and Steve may have the same problem at the other end of the line.

Chonnie, a nice low score from you might be enough to keep you in.

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

We'll put seven more bass players on the board. We have got...

For the second time...

We are looking for the bands that these bass players played for.

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

-Great to have you here. I'm saying "Chonnie". Is it?

-"Shonnie".

How does that come about?

It's short for my name -

-Chontelle.

-Ah, good!

-I just don't particularly like that name!

-So Chonnie it is.

-Yes.

-Right.

-And you are also doing...

-I study events management, as well.

-It's not all parties, by the way. There's lots of health and safety and boring stuff!

-I know!

-There's an awful lot of paperwork.

-There is.

-Yes.

-What are you going to go for?

-I know two of them, erm,

but I'm going to go for Flea

-and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

-Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

There's no red line for you.

You have to hope Red Hot Chili Peppers takes it a long way down.

Let's find out. Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, is that right?

It is right.

Still going down.

-Well done. 12.

-APPLAUSE

Not bad at all, Chonnie.

Good answer, Chonnie. His real name is Michael Balzary.

He was a jazz trumpet prodigy before he became, er,

-a bassist.

-A bassist.

-Mm.

That's quite a modest trade-down, isn't it?

You think that being a bassist is not impressive?

I know that you will speak up for famous bass players in bands,

but a jazz trumpet prodigy -

-you're right up front!

-And being a bassist is...?

Well, it's slightly more...

The bassline, ooh, you'd miss it if it weren't there, but you don't always hear it.

Little jazz trumpet prodigy player out there...

-HE MIMICS JAZZ TRUMPET

-You're not going to miss that!

-But just...

-HE HUMS BASSLINE

-Even brilliant bass players...

-HE HUMS COMPLEX BASSLINE

See, my brother is a bass player and Xander knows that.

-But even brilliant bass players -

-He's being deliberately mean.

-It's a fact of -

-You just said you wouldn't even notice.

-It's a sonic fact!

-LAUGHTER

-You're a sonic fact!

-Well, thank you!

Sometimes I am. I will admit that freely.

But you know what I'm saying.

A big trumpet, up front, out there...

-No, no, no.

-Bass players, they're more modest.

HE HUMS BASSLINE By "modest" you mean "less talented".

No, by no means.

-By no means.

-You mean more talented?

-In some cases, yes.

Certainly in the case of your brother Mat.

More talented than any jazz trumpet prodigy I've come across!

He sure is. He's like Dizzy Gillespie!

Where were we? Er...

Andy, welcome back.

So, yes, Round Two last time.

You've got to have your eye on the giddy heights of the head-to-head and beyond.

A boy can but dream!

I somehow think you're going to know about these people.

-Have you got a good answer?

-There's a few that I think I know.

I'll go for John Paul Jones and Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin, says Andy.

The high scorers are Chonnie and Aimee on 112.

You're on 13. 98 or less sees you into the next round.

Led Zeppelin for John Paul Jones. Is it right? How many said it?

There's your red line.

That does it.

It's a great answer. 9.

Very well done indeed. Takes your total up to 22.

That is going to be the best score of the round.

Good answer. John Paul Jones was a church organist when he was young.

-I suppose that's better than bass, as well?

-That's a trade-down!

From playing the first line of a hymn

-to standing...

-HE HUMS SIMPLE BASSLINE

So much harder than that.

I'm just going to shut up! Er, David, welcome.

Welcome to the show.

-Are you still on that train?

-No, thank goodness!

-Not riding that train, either.

-No!

So, what happened? On Fridays, did people bring things and share things out?

We did a little bit.

It was the old-style trains with the slam doors

-so it was easier for the eight of us to travel together.

-Right.

We used to occasionally do business, allsorts of things.

-We've done weddings, funerals...

-Wow.

-Everything.

If somebody else came into the carriage, would you all just...?

-They were usurpers!

-Ah, right.

We were not happy. They got the evil eye. They never did it twice.

Would you say you were a popular group?!

Amongst ourselves, yes!

Well, talking of popular groups,

-we have five more still to get on that board, David.

-Yes.

Well, I think I know three.

I'm going to go for Roger Waters and Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd, says David.

You're on 53, the high scorers are on 112,

so 58 or less sees you through to the next round.

There's your red line.

Is Pink Floyd going to get David below that red line?

Yes, it is!

-It's still going down. 22.

-APPLAUSE

75 - your total.

Unbelievably, the third highest-paid music star in 2013, Roger Waters.

Earned £14 million.

-Just from live performances?

-Just from live performances.

Beaten only by Madonna and Bruce Springsteen.

Steve,

welcome back.

Now then, you did well last time. Through to the head-to-head.

Surely you've got to hope to do that again.

-Yes, but I'm struggling.

-Are you?

This is great news for Chonnie and Aimee on 112

because their only ticket,

not out of here but to remain in here -

the sort of ticket David and Rachel understand, to stay in the carriage marked Pointless -

-is for you to score 100.

-Yes.

-Talk us through your answers.

-I was hoping a music round came up

-and then obviously...

-It went and did.

..it went and did and then that happened.

Well, I know that Paul McCartney is The Beatles,

and then I might have to have a stab at the other three.

I've no idea where Geddy Lee or Christopher Wolstenholme play so...

I really... I need to have a guess, I think.

What about John Entwistle?

I think I'm going to have a guess at that

and say he was in The Who.

Is that a complete guess?

Yes.

OK. Well, the high scorers are Chonnie and Aimee on 112. There is your red line.

That's what you have to get below to stay in the game.

John Entwistle, The Who. Is it right?

Very good guessing there, Steve. Very well done indeed.

You are through to the second round and you've scored 25.

-Total - 53.

-APPLAUSE

Now, he played the French horn in the Middlesex Youth Orchestra!

He's in The Who. You must've known in the back of your head.

Funnily enough, if you'd said Paul McCartney and The Beatles,

you still would've got through.

It only scores 80 points.

80 points for Paul McCartney.

I wonder if people thought it was a trick question.

-I don't know.

-Maybe. Strange.

Geddy Lee is from Rush, the Canadian band. Would've scored 6.

The best answer on that board,

probably the most recent of the groups there,

Christopher Wolstenholme is the bassist in Muse.

Would've scored 1 point.

Well done if you said that at home.

Thank you, Richard.

At the end of our first round, the losing pair with 112, I'm afraid it's Chonnie and Aimee.

I'm so sorry. That was a tough round if you didn't know.

Flea was a great answer.

When it came up I thought, "That's the only bass player I know!" so I was quite lucky.

Ah, well. We get to see you again and we'll look forward to that.

-Thanks so much for playing.

-Thank you.

-Lovely contestants.

APPLAUSE

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

So only three pairs remain now.

David and Rachel - our only new pair to make it through to Round Two. Very well done.

Slightly ahead in terms of the score, our train friends.

Andy and Julia, lovely low-scoring from you.

Terry and Steve, very respectable from you, as well.

Our category for Round Two is...

American Drama. Can you all decide who's going to go first?

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

The question concerns...

Actors from American TV dramas. Richard.

Xander's going to show you four long-running American TV dramas.

We're looking for any actor or actress who's appeared in 100 episodes at least

of one of these shows, please.

Any actor or actress who's appeared in 100 shows at least

of one of the American TV dramas you're about to see. Best of luck.

OK, so as Richard's just mentioned, we'll put four American TV dramas on the board.

They'll remain on the board the whole way through the round.

You just have to name any bit-part actor

who's been in it for a mere 100 episodes of that drama.

Here are those four dramas. They are...

There we are. We need the name of any actor or actress

who's appeared in 100 episodes of any of those dramas.

Steve...

OK. Erm...

I don't watch any of them so struggling again.

It's going to be quite high, I think,

but Teri Hatcher was in Desperate Housewives.

Teri Hatcher, says Steve. Let's see how many people said Teri Hatcher.

It's right.

-This is not bad, Steve. 25.

-APPLAUSE

Respectable score for Teri Hatcher.

That's the key to Pointless, Steve. If it's a category you're no good at, at least know something.

25 points is a very good score. 181 episodes of Desperate Housewives for Teri Hatcher.

Wow. David?

I haven't really seen any, apart from Desperate Housewives,

so I'm going to have to guess...

..Eva Longoria.

Eva Longoria, says David. Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Eva Longoria.

It's right.

25 - our only score so far. Let's see how far Eva Longoria goes.

-31.

-APPLAUSE

Also 181 episodes.

She was the highest-paid TV actress in 2011. Earned 13 million.

-She wants to play bass in a band!

-Exactly!

-It'll up her income.

-Now then, Julia...

-Yes.

-Is this good for you?

Erm, I only ever watched Desperate Housewives

and I only ever watched the first series,

which I thought was enough for anyone,

so I'm going to have to go with Desperate Housewives, as well, and say Marcia Cross.

Marcia Cross. Let's see if that's right

and how many people said it.

Again, it's right.

Now, 25 is our lowest score so far.

Oh, you leave them in your wake! 11. Very well done indeed, Julia.

Marcia Cross. She played Bree for, again, 181 episodes.

We could've got together and done a Desperate Housewives round.

It would've saved an awful lot of research.

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

Julia and Andy, once again the low scorers on 11. Well done.

Then up to 25, where we find Steve and Terry.

And then 31, David and Rachel.

Now then, Rachel,

that board's not going to change

so I hope you've got a good answer up your sleeve.

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

OK, then, Andy, we are looking for any actor or actress

who's received a credit for 100 episodes or more

of any of these shows - US TV dramas.

What do you think, Andy?

Whether I should admit to this or not,

I've seen a bit of Dawson's Creek in my time so I could go for a few from that.

I don't know any Desperate Housewives, nor ER and not really The West Wing,

so it gives you a little idea of what I'm like.

I'm going to go for...

..James Van Der Beek for Dawson's Creek.

James Van Der Beek, says Andy.

The high scorers are Rachel and David on 31.

A score of 19 or less

sees you comfortably into the head-to-head.

James Van Der Beek.

There is your red line. Let's see if James Van Der Beek will get you below it.

It's right.

It's looking good. You've done it! 14. Very well done indeed.

Takes your total to 25.

We said they'd be a strong pair today and they're certainly doing that.

He plays Dawson himself. 128 episodes.

Now then, Rachel, you're the high scorers.

We need a little bit of magic here. A little bit of...

-I'm not sure we've got that much!

-A little bit of Carriage Club magic!

Erm, I also don't watch very much of those

but I'm going to go with Noah Wyle.

-Noah Wyle.

-Yes.

No red line for you.

Let's see, Noah Wyle, is it right? How many people said it?

It's right.

-Ooh, Very well done! 9!

-APPLAUSE

The best score of the round so far, Rachel. Very well done.

That takes your total up to 40. Is it enough to keep you in the game? Let's hope so.

Dr John Carter, the longest-serving character on ER. 254 episodes.

Now then, Terry, we have a game on our hands.

-You have to score 14 or less or it's goodbye.

-We don't have a game on our hands!

Oh, Terry! Terry...

I've never watched any of these. I've no idea who these people are.

You have got several years of watching there ahead of you.

-You really should watch some of those!

-OK.

I can heartily recommend The West Wing.

I'll make a point of it in future, but it's going to be too late.

I'm going to have to do the, er,

Pointless thing of making up a name.

Which is, I'll be honest, my favourite moment in Pointless.

-We do like this, don't we?

-I love this.

-And it's worked before.

It's worked a couple of times.

-I think Brown has been lucky in Pointless.

-It certainly has.

-Last time this happened, yes.

-The last two times it's happened.

-It happened with Nick Brown and Jimmy Brown, as well.

-So it did!

That stacks the odds against me, I feel.

I'm thinking Brown's had its run, but there we are!

Let's go with Christine, eh? Christine Brown.

I love her, personally, but I don't know if she's in any of these!

-Christine Brown.

-Mm.

-Christine Brown!

Christine Brown, says Terry. Here's your red line.

It's quite low.

I wonder if Christine Brown gets you below that.

If she does, you're in the head-to-head.

Is it right?

Oh! I'm afraid an incorrect answer, Terry. I'm sorry.

That takes your total up to 125, having scored you 100.

There's no colours at all, Terry. I took a quick look down the list in case you missed anyone.

A sheen is sort of a colour. If you'd said Martin Sheen, you would've scored 9 points.

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

Teri Hatcher's daughter, Andrea Bowen, from Desperate Housewives.

Brenda Strong plays Mary Alice Young.

Janel Moloney is from The West Wing. Plays Donna Moss.

Mary Beth Peil from Dawson's Creek.

Maura Tierney and Mekhi Phifer, both from ER.

Ming-Na Wen, also from ER.

These last two are both from The West Wing -

Nicole Robinson and Richard Schiff, who plays Toby Ziegler.

He was a pointless answer.

Let's look at the high scorers.

Alongside Teri Hatcher you'd have found Katie Holmes,

who, of course, was in Dawson's Creek.

She would've scored you 25. Eva Longoria - 31.

Top of that list, starred in ER before he became of the most famous movie stars in the world,

-George Clooney - 41 points.

-Very good. Thanks, Richard.

At the end of our second round, Terry and Steve have to leave us.

Head-to-headers last time and I had high hopes for you this time round.

You should watch some of these.

Proud to say I don't.

Well... OK. Fair enough.

We have to say goodbye to you now. Great shame.

It's been great having you on both shows. Thanks for playing, Terry and Steve.

APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Andy and Julia, David and Rachel.

You're one round away from a chance to play for our jackpot,

-which stands at £2,000.

-APPLAUSE

We need to decide which pair goes through to the final.

You're now going to go head-to-head. You're allowed to confer.

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

David and Rachel, you're newcomers to the game

and you're in the head-to-head your very first Pointless.

-How are you feeling?

-Good. I'm amazed!

-Yes!

-Very well done.

Andy and Julia, second round we said goodbye to you last time.

This time, though, an immaculate performance.

Very, very low score. Your total scores are less than half of David and Rachel's.

Very strong performance. Best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

Here's your first question. It concerns...

Subway Systems. Richard.

We'll show you five images of subway systems from around the world.

Tell us in which city you'd find them. Best of luck.

Wow. OK, let's reveal our five subway systems. We have got...

There we are. That's a relief, I thought it was going to be maps!

Anyway, there we are. Much easier, I hope.

Andy and Julia, you go first as you've played best throughout.

Erm, well... It's a tough one!

-We think we might know a couple...

-Yes.

..but they're very much guesses.

-Are we happy?

-I'll go with you.

I'll have a stab with C and New York.

C, New York, say Andy and Julia.

David and Rachel, talk us through...

-Trains! Talk us through the board.

-LAUGHTER

-Go for it.

-I think I know one

because I think I remember the colours of it when I travelled on it.

I think I'll say D, Paris.

D, Paris. What was it that made you say Paris?

-The colours on the doors.

-The colours on the doors. OK.

We have New York City from Andy and Julia.

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

It's right.

-APPLAUSE

-15.

Very well done. 15 for New York.

David and Rachel say Paris for D.

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

It is right.

Is it going to beat 15? It's getting close.

Ooh, it does! 7! Very well done indeed!

Very well done. After one question, you're up 1-0.

Two good answers. I think New York's more recognisable because it's in so many films.

Now, A is London.

It would only have scored you 61 points.

It wouldn't have been the worst answer in the world.

Let's leave B for a moment and go to E.

E is a very beautiful underground and it's in Moscow.

That would've scored you 13 points.

There's a pointless answer up here. Xander, you know this one.

I have no idea what that one is.

Look at the obvious clues in the...

-I have absolutely no idea.

-Goodness me!

As everyone at home will tell you, it's Pyongyang in North Korea.

-LAUGHTER

-Wow.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Andy and Julia, you have to win this to stay in the game.

You go second this time. It concerns...

President of the United States.

We'll show you a list of clues to facts about the office of President of the USA.

Give us the most obscure answer.

OK, let's reveal our five clues. Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

Five clues to facts about the President of the United States.

This time, David and Rachel, you go first.

November's the month.

Well, we're not entirely certain, but, erm,

we think we'll go for...

..the official country residence in Maryland as Camp David.

Camp David you're going to go for. Camp David. OK.

Now, Andy and Julia...

-Hm.

-Talk us through the board.

-Good luck!

Not the best one for us.

It's a definite stab in the dark for all of them.

-What do you want to do?

-I...

-I think October.

-Do you want to go for October?

-Yes.

Let's go for it, then. The month in which elections are usually held is October.

You're going to say October.

So we have Camp David and we have October.

David and Rachel, you said Camp David was the official country residence.

Let's find out if that's right and how many people said it if it is.

It's right.

-29.

-APPLAUSE

29.

Now then, Andy and Julia,

you have said October is the month in which presidential elections are held.

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

Ohh! Bad luck!

Bad luck, Andy and Julia, that's an incorrect answer.

Which means, David and Rachel, you go through to the final after two questions

2-0.

Very well played. It's November, I'm afraid.

Always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November -

presidential election date.

That would've scored you 56 points so it's a big scorer.

Now, the city that was home to the presidency before Washington DC was Philadelphia.

That would've scored you 4 points.

You would've won the point if you'd guessed the political party that's produced the most presidents.

There's only two choices. What would you have gone for?

-Republicans. That was our other option.

-It would've won you the point.

26 points.

And the name of the Oval Office desk is the Resolute Desk.

If you put an umlaut above the "U", you can also get that in Ikea.

LAUGHTER

Thank you very much indeed!

The pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head, I'm afraid it's Andy and Julia!

How extraordinary. Against the grain.

You've been such brilliant players throughout the entire show.

Wonderful low scorers in every round and then a 2-0 defeat in this.

David and Rachel just got the better of you there.

It's been great having you on. Thank you both for playing. Andy and Julia!

APPLAUSE

But for David and Rachel, it's time for Pointless Final.

Congratulations, David and Rachel.

You've seen off all the competition and you've 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 £2,000.

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

All you have to do is find a pointless answer.

You have to choose a category. You can choose from these five options...

-It's certainly not going to be Football or Authors.

-No.

-Australian Actors?

-Go on, then!

-Australian Actors.

-Australian Actors it is.

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

..Heath Ledger Films as they could. Richard.

We're looking for any feature film made for cinema release

for which Heath Ledger received an acting credit.

No short films, TV films, documentaries.

Voice performances do count.

So any Heath Ledger films. Very, very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need, to win that £2,000, is for just one to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

Your time starts now.

-10 Things I Hate About You.

-Brokeback Mountain.

Batman. Was he in Man in the Iron Mask?

-No.

-I can't think.

-Was he in any of those strange Russell Crowe films you've watched?

-Not that I know of.

HE STAMMERS

I can't think of anything other than Brokeback Mountain.

-I've got 10 Things I Hate About You.

-We'll go with those.

We need a third one.

-Batman!

-Yes!

-THEY LAUGH

Oh, The Dark Knight Rises, was it?

-Or the one before that?

-The one with the Joker in it.

Which one was that? Was that Batman Returns

or The Dark Knight Rises?

Which is the last one?

It wasn't the last one. Er...

Oh, well, never mind. We'll go with The Dark Knight Rises.

No, he did something with jousting. He was a jouster in some film.

Oh, that was a dreadful movie, wasn't it?

Not Camelot or...? What's a jousting kind of movie?

OK, your time is up. We were looking for Heath Ledger films.

I now need your three answers.

-Dark Knight Rises.

-Dark Knight Rises.

-Yes.

-Brokeback Mountain.

-Brokeback Mountain.

-10 Things I Hate About You.

-10 Things I Hate About You.

Which is your best crack at a pointless answer?

-10 Things I Hate About You.

-10 Things I Hate About You.

-Which is your least likely to be pointless?

-Dark Knight Rises.

Let's put those up in that order. Here they are. We have got...

We were looking for Heath Ledger films.

The Dark Knight Rises

you thought was least likely to be pointless.

Only one of these answers has to be pointless.

For £2,000, how many people said The Dark Knight Rises?

Is it right?

-Ohh! Bad luck!

-Well, we expected it.

Bad luck. So not a pointless answer,

therefore only two more shots at today's jackpot of £2,000.

David, what would you do with £2,000?

I've got friends who've got a son who's just started to play cello and he's really good.

He's got the school cello at the moment. I'll buy him a cello.

That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said!

What about a holiday somewhere?

-No. A friend's son needs a cello.

-He needs a cello, yes.

-Very good.

Rachel.

I'd like some solar panels on my roof!

LAUGHTER

Wow! OK! Good.

Very good. Becoming sustainable and providing music. This is very good.

Have you thought instead of buying him a cello, maybe buying him a bass?!

-There's gold in...

-There's a lot of money in it!

-Absolutely.

-A solar-powered bass...

Yes. OK.

We're looking for Heath Ledger films. Let's hope nobody said Brokeback Mountain.

This has to be pointless if you're going to win that jackpot.

Let's see. Maybe it is pointless. Maybe everyone forgot about Brokeback Mountain.

OK, well, your first answer, The Dark Knight Rises, was wrong,

but this answer absolutely on the money.

Brokeback Mountain going down to 41.

-OK. 41.

-APPLAUSE

Only one more chance to win today's jackpot.

But I think this is a contender, this answer - 10 Things I Hate About You.

-I don't even remember it.

-Well, there you are.

David doesn't remember it. Why should our 100 remember it?

There's a cello and a solar panel or two riding on it.

Your third and final answer - 10 Things I Hate About You -

you thought this was your best shot at a pointless answer.

To win that jackpot of £2,000, it has to be pointless.

Let's find out. 10 Things I Hate About You - how many people said it?

Well, it's right.

The Dark Knight Rises was incorrect. Brokeback Mountain took us to 41.

10 Things I Hate About You is taking us down through the teens.

-7!

-APPLAUSE

That's a good answer.

Good answer. Unfortunately, though, not a pointless answer,

which means you don't win today's jackpot. That rolls over.

We have loved having you on the show. Thank you so much.

You get to take home the Pointless trophy.

BOTH: Thank you. APPLAUSE

He wasn't in The Dark Knight Rises but he was in The Dark Knight.

That's what he won his posthumous Best Supporting Actor Oscar for.

The jousting film was A Knight's Tale.

That would've scored you 17 points so it wouldn't have been pointless.

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

His first big role internationally was Blackrock.

The cult skate movie Lords of Dogtown was a pointless answer.

Halle Berry won her Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball.

Would've been a pointless answer.

Paws, which featured Billy Connolly as the voice of a Jack Russell.

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus was pointless, the Terry Gilliam film.

The Sin Eater also pointless. There's one more, I think.

Two Hands. Well done if you said any of those at home.

Tough luck, guys. You played ever so well throughout.

-Did you know any of those?

-No.

-I did. I knew two of them!

We have to say goodbye, but we've loved having you on the show.

-Thank you so much for playing. David and Rachel!

-BOTH: Thank you.

Sadly, David and Rachel didn't win our jackpot,

which means it rolls over onto the next show

-when we will be playing for £3,000.

-APPLAUSE

-Join us to see if someone wins it. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And goodbye from me. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE

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