Episode 29 Pointless

Thank you very much. I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,

where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one.

Hello. My name's Hayley. I'm from Cardiff. This is Anthony, my fiance. He's from Newport.

-Couple number two.

-I'm Geraint and this is Rob. We live near Stansted.

-Couple number three.

-Hi, I'm Sarah. This is my twin sister Jane. We're from Middlesbrough.

-And finally couple number four.

-I'm David from Sheffield. This is my son Andy. He's a student at Bristol.

And these are today's contestants.

Thanks. We'll find out more about you as we go.

That just leaves one more person. Dangling the bait of obscurity in the nation's calm waters,

-it's my Pointless friend Richard.

-Hiya.

Hi, everybody. Hiya.

-Afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-How are you?

-I'm very well.

-Should be a good show.

-Two returning pairs.

-Yeah.

-We've got the boys, Geraint and Rob.

-And we're joined by three ladies, which is nice.

-Very nice indeed.

The first two questions are very different. High culture and low culture.

-Good.

-Something for everybody, which I like to provide.

Which comes first? High or low?

Well, low culture, although some may disagree.

-Let's not get into a semantic debate about British culture.

-OK.

Category one is seen as low culture, but actually, in 100 years' time, it might be seen as high culture.

..Wow. OK, good.

Thanks very much indeed.

All our questions were put to 100 people before the show. We want the answers they didn't get.

Everyone's trying to find a pointless answer that no one gave.

When that happens, we add 250 quid to the jackpot. Roger and Katie didn't win it, so we add £1,000

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

A nice cheer from Hayley there! Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

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

The pair with the highest score will be heading home. Our first category today is...pop bands.

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

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

OK, let's find out what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds

to name as many best-selling bands in the UK singles charts as they could. Richard?

We're looking for any of the 2 bands who have sold the most singles in British chart history, please.

Bands who have sold the most singles from 1952 all the way through to October, 2012.

-The 20 best-selling bands in UK singles history. Very best of luck.

-Wow.

So these are all massive-selling artists, but you want the most obscure massive-selling artists!

Hayley and Anthony, you all drew lots and today you get to go first.

-Hayley, welcome. Great to have you here.

-Thank you.

-Where have you come from?

-Cardiff.

-And what do you do?

-I'm an HR manager.

-Right. And what do you get up to in your spare time?

I like a little bit of everything. I like to go line dancing, I like reading,

-I like to go to the pub, I like to see live bands, comedians. A bit of everything.

-Very good.

-Anthony, you live in Newport?

-Yes.

-And you are fiances. How long have you been fianced?

-Oh, five years now.

-Oh, Anthony, come on!

-Do you have a date set?

-Good things come to those who wait, I say.

-How many times has he said that?

-Many. Every Christmas.

-So are you not prepared to move to Cardiff? Or you to Newport?

It's a matter of timing. Eventually, I'll go to Newport, but we've got two homes to sort.

And, you know, it's been five years. What's another five years?

-Absolutely.

-Hayley, what are you going to go for? I've been distracting you.

I'll rely on my daughter for this. There's some very popular ones.

I'm going to say Westlife as there's a huge teenage following

-and they've produced loads of albums.

-Westlife. Good answer.

Are Westlife in that Top 20? How many said it?

It's right! Well done, Hayley.

30. Not bad at all.

30 for Westlife.

Well played, Hayley. They've sold 6.83 million singles.

14 number ones. Biggest-selling single, Uptown Girl, their cover of the Billy Joel song.

-14 number ones.

-Blimey. Now, Geraint.

-Welcome back. What happened last time?

-We got to the Head to Head,

but we were quite jammy with our rounds. Today we'll be jamlessness.

-Jamlessnessness.

-Yeah.

What would you like to see come up? Have you prepared anything, done any...?

-Not really. Anything science-based. Music's not a bad round for me.

-OK.

Have you got a good answer for this?

-Well...

-It's tough. It pulls in opposite directions. You want an obscure well-known band.

I don't know about obscure, but a well-known band. Oasis.

Oasis, says Geraint. Is that right? How many of our 100 said Oasis?

It is right.

Well, 30 is our only score so far.

Oh, you don't quite get down that low. 33 for Oasis.

They're the fifth-biggest-selling singles band of all time.

-Amazing. Over 9 million singles.

-I had no idea.

-Incredible.

-Best-selling Oasis single?

-Em, I'm trying to think. Wonderwall.

It's the right answer. Fifth on the list!

-Isn't that amazing? They say people don't sell single any more, but Oasis certainly did.

-Yeah.

-Now then, Sarah...

-Hello.

-Welcome. You're from Middlesbrough.

-Yes.

-What do you do, Sarah?

-I'm a criminal solicitor.

-I'm sure you're very good. Don't put yourself down like that.

-So twins - who's the oldest?

-Jane is.

-By how long?

-10 minutes.

-Has she ever let you forget that?

-Er, no.

-No. Does Jane take charge, though?

-No.

No.

Sarah, what do you like getting up to?

I've got a daughter. She's just turned one, so she takes up a lot of time. When she's not with me,

-I do like going to karaoke.

-Excellent. Favourite song?

-Bat Out Of Hell.

-Excellent.

We're looking for best-selling bands in chart history.

Well, I'm struggling a bit because Oasis was my answer!

-So I'm going to guess...Muse.

-Oh, interesting.

Muse. Will this break down through the 30 barrier?

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

Oh, no, Sarah! That was a bold and brave thing to do, but I'm afraid an incorrect answer.

-Muse didn't quite make it up into that Top 20.

-Sorry, Sarah.

They sell a lot of albums, but a long way off the Top 20 singles.

-David, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-And you are a retired vicar?

-That's correct.

-What are the fun things you do now?

-I play tennis,

I go walking, I like local history, I like reading.

-Are you attached to a parish still?

-I'm part of my local church and I'm quite active in it, yeah.

-Do you sometimes look at the pulpit and think, "I want to preach!"?

-They ask me to do it!

Excellent, good. We're looking for the best-selling bands in the history of the UK singles charts.

You've had a little bit of time. What are you going to give me?

I'm going to go with ABBA.

ABBA. Good answer. Let's see if that's right and how many said it.

Oh, he's broken through 30! 12! Great answer, David. Who thought it would score as low as that?

-12.

-It's a good answer. The third-biggest-selling band.

Over 11 million singles. It's quite hard always asking you. Audience, best-selling ABBA single?

-Dancing Queen.

-Straight off!

-There you go.

We're halfway through. David, brilliant score there of 12, putting you in pole position.

Then up to 30, Hayley and Anthony. Up to 33, Geraint and Rob.

And then up to 100, Sarah and Jane. Jane, have you got a good answer?

-I've got a couple in mind.

-OK, very best of luck.

Let's hope it's a low score. Maybe that'll be enough to keep you in.

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

OK, the best-selling bands in the history of the UK singles chart. Andy,

-you are a student at Bristol. What are you studying?

-History.

-What do you make of this? Is music a big thing for you?

-Yeah, I love music.

I've got a favourite in mind,

which I think I'm going to go for. I'm going to say Take That.

Take That says Andy. You want 87 or less. There's your red line.

Get below that, you're through. How many said Take That?

It's right and you are through. Very well done.

52.

-Quite a high score, but it doesn't matter. Your total is 64.

-Sixth on the list, 11 number ones.

Over 9 million records sold. Take That's best-selling single?

-Back For Good?

-Very well done.

OK. Now then, Jane. Welcome. What do you do?

-I work in a call centre.

-What's the longest stint you ever do?

-About eight hours at the moment.

-Are people nice on the whole?

Mainly, yes. Most people are nice.

-What we need from you is a really low score.

-OK.

Well, I think I've got one. I'm a massive fan of this band.

I'm going to say Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi says Jane. No red line for you, but let's see if Bon Jovi is right and how many said it.

Oh, no! Bad luck, Jane!

Well, out in a blaze of glory at least.

That scores you 100 and it takes you up to 200. I'm so sorry.

Yeah, so sorry, Jane. Probably a better answer than Muse, but they've never had a number one

-and not in that Top 20, I'm afraid.

-Thanks very much.

-Now then, Rob.

-Hello.

-Hello and welcome back.

-Remind us what you do, Rob.

-I'm a graphic designer. I rebranded my brother.

-Exactly!

You rebranded your brother. What about in your spare time?

I do woodwork. I like to cook quite a lot. I watch a lot of comedy, particularly with yourself.

-(Finalists, I think.)

-I watch a lot of comedy with you as well.

-Do you?

-WITH you.

-With me, yes.

Oh, goodness, not starring you! Can you imagine?!

-You and I watch Mitchell and Webb. It's a lot of fun.

-It's brilliant. They are good.

Er, Rob. This is good news. You're through, even if you score 100 points.

I have a few answers. I've been told since my Enoch Powell blunder

to play safe.

So I think the safest one, if it is right,

would be Coldplay.

Coldplay says Rob. No red line.

How many of our 100 said Coldplay?

It's like Enoch Powell all over again! Rob!

I'm guessing they're big album sellers. That scores 100 points, takes you to 133,

-but you're through.

-Sorry, Rob. A very big-selling album band,

-but a better answer than Enoch Powell as a Conservative PM.

-Or as a best-selling artist.

Enoch Powell being a best-selling singles artist is about as good as Conservative Prime Minister!

Now finally, Anthony. Welcome. What do you do, Anthony?

I work for Royal Mail, looking after efficiency measures in our mail centres.

So if you wanted to post invitations to a big event, a big...wedding...

-I'm sure they'd get there.

-Yeah, good. Very good.

Now, Anthony, you've had time to think of a good answer.

I have, yes. Listening to some of the other answers from earlier,

I think generally more singles were sold in the '70s, so I'm going to go for a '70s band - Slade.

Slade! Very good.

Very good for a number of reasons. No red line, but how many said Slade? I'm sure they'll be on it.

Absolutely they are. Very well done.

Our lowest score so far is 12.

Let's see where Slade end up. 13!

Great answer. 43, your total.

Really good thinking. Terrific answer. 15th on the list. Merry Xmas Everybody is their biggest seller.

Recorded in New York in the summer.

-I pictured Noddy eating a mince pie somewhere in...

-I'm not saying he wasn't eating a mince pie,

-but if he was, it was in New York.

-OK.

-There's no pointless answers.

There's some interesting names here.

A few answers would have scored you one point. Let's see those.

The best things you could have said. Boney M, sold such a lot of records.

Black Eyed Peas would have scored one and UB40, one of the biggest-selling bands of the '80s.

Other answers - Wham! are 20th on the list, two points. Blondie would have scored three.

The Police would have scored six. Madness are in that Top 20 for nine. Status Quo -

10th on the list and scored 10.

Slade we've just had. The Bee Gees would have scored 14. U2 would have scored you 20.

Boyzone scored 24, Queen would have scored 33, the Spice Girls were 36. And the top three answers...

Let's take a look. Take That we've heard with 52.

The Rolling Stones with 62.

And right at the top, the biggest-selling singles act of all time, the Beatles, 88.

Thank you very much indeed. So I'm afraid the pair leaving us with an impressive highs core of 200

is Jane and Sarah. You were doing the right thing trying to find an obscure, well-known band.

Boney M, that would have been brilliant.

-We were barely born.

-Boney M would never have come to mind.

-Yeah.

-Well, still,

it's been lovely having you on. We'll see you again next time. Thanks for playing, Jane and Sarah.

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

And now we're just down to three pairs. Hayley and Anthony, what a debut!

Fantastic. Lovely low scoring. Rob, now come on.

You're almost a member of the 200 Club in your own right.

Best of luck! Our category for Round Two is...authors.

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

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

OK. And the question concerns... famous writers and their countries of birth.

-Richard?

-On each pass, we'll show you six famous writers. Just tell us the modern-day country

in which they were born. As always, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in its own right.

There's 12 in all. Good luck.

OK, so the countries in which these authors were born. And here is our first board.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one final time.

There we are. Six authors. They need a country.

-Hayley...

-OK, when I saw this category, I thought, "Great!" I thought you'd say, "Name a book..."

-So I was a bit more comfortable with that.

-That would be really easy!

Do you ever do any research on where the author came from? No.

I'm thinking there's some very obvious ones and there's some I should probably know.

But I'm not really sure about anything, if I'm honest.

So I'm going to say Victor Hugo...France.

Victor Hugo, or Victor 'ugo, France, says Hayley.

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

It's right.

Still going down. Look - 31.

-Oh, wow!

-Good choice, Hayley.

A very good answer. Well played. He requested that he was buried in a pauper's coffin,

but France was having none of it for a national hero.

Now then, Rob...

Rob, time for you to shine.

Yes...it should be time for me to shine. I'm taking this as a geographical question

and that is not my strong suit.

I've got an idea on a couple of them. I'm not sure which are right.

I think I'm going to go with Hans Christian Andersen

and say...Holland?

Holland, says Rob. There's a little... Yeah, a little murmur from the audience there.

Holland. Is that right? How many said it if it is?

-Oh, not Holland, I'm afraid. 300 and counting.

-300, yeah.

Bad luck, Rob. I'm sorry.

You do get some cricketers who start their Test careers with three centuries.

-You've done exactly that. Very impressive.

-Thank you very much.

-We'll hit your specialised area eventually. You can come back for 7 or 8 shows?

-I can.

Now then, David. You're the last person to have this board,

so you could talk us through all of them. The modern-day countries where these writers were born.

Salman Rushdie, I think he's British, but whether or not he was born here is another question.

I think Hans Christian Andersen is Scandinavian,

but it's a question of precisely which country in Scandinavia he hails from.

I'm guessing Stephen King is American, but I don't know that.

So I've got to plump for something.

-I'll go for Hans Christian Andersen, Norway.

-Norway, says David for Hans Christian Andersen.

Is that right? How many said it?

Oh! You're in good company, Rob.

Another incorrect answer, scores 100.

The mystery of Hans Christian Andersen. One of his most famous stories, The Little Mermaid,

there is a statue of her in Copenhagen in Denmark.

-I nearly said Denmark.

-Would have scored 54. Salman Rushdie, he was born in India.

Would have scored you 12.

-Stephen King, what would you have said?

-The States.

-Yeah.

Would have scored 61.

Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka. Well done if you said that. Two points.

And Monica Ali was born in what is now Bangladesh. Would have scored one point.

-Well done if you said that.

-Let's look at the scores. Hayley, best score by a margin.

Hayley and Anthony looking strong.

Rob and Geraint and David and Andy, all on 100. Geraint and Andy have to tussle it out on the next pass

to see who'll be leaving us.

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

OK, we'll put six more authors on the board. Here they come.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

We're looking for the modern-day countries in which they were born.

Andy, you need to try to find the one the fewest people said.

-How are you feeling, Andy?

-It doesn't look great for me.

I think I'm going to take a guess. Seeing as Henrik Larsson is a Swedish football player,

I think I'll go for Stieg Larsson and say Sweden.

Sweden, says Andy, for Stieg Larsson. No red line for you,

but how many people said Sweden?

It's right.

Good answer. 39.

-Nice one.

-39 for Stieg Larsson.

He sold over 20 million books. One of the best-selling authors in the world

and you got him by Henrik Larsson being the same country. It's still Pointless knowledge.

-They all count.

-Very good.

Now, Geraint, this is exciting. Rob, how good do you think Geraint's going to be at this?

-Hopefully, better than I was. I've got faith in him.

-OK.

Geraint, you heard what the man said. You have to score 38 or less.

Again, I'm not really familiar with any of these, to be honest with you.

If I had to hazard a guess at one of them, I'd say... Leo Tolstoy, Russia?

Leo Tolstoy, Russia. OK, there's your red line.

Below that, you stay and above that, I'm afraid, you'll be leaving us at the end of this round.

Let's find out - Leo Tolstoy, Russia. Is that right?

It's right.

62.

That's a big score and I'm afraid your total is now an unbeatable 162.

That was a big score. Leo Tolstoy, Russia. People will have got it as Yevgeny Tolstoy is a centre-back.

Now then, Anthony, good news - you're through. You're through already to the Head to Head.

We want the modern-day countries where these writers were born.

-I'm indebted to Hayley. The only two I was confident of have already gone.

-OK. The board is all yours.

You can just go through them and do your thinking out loud where they might be from

-and then submit one.

-Penelope Lively, not heard of. Not somebody I'm familiar with.

I've heard of the others, but I'll have to take a guess at one of them anyway,

so I'll guess at Roddy Doyle and that's an Irish-sounding name, so Ireland.

Ireland says Anthony. Let's see if that's right. No red line,

but how many said Ireland?

It's absolutely right. Very well done.

36.

67, your total.

The brilliant Roddy Doyle. He wrote The Commitments.

Really worth reading if you haven't. Let's go through the rest of them.

Jo Nesbo, he is a wonderful crime writer from Norway.

That's where Norway was handy. Would have scored two.

-Margaret Atwood, you'll know that.

-Canada.

-Right.

Would have scored six. And Penelope Lively is a pointless answer. She was born in Egypt.

If you got that, that's really very well played indeed.

Of course, Mohammed Lively is a tricky left-winger for the Egyptian national team.

-There's always a clue.

-Always a clue.

-Yeah.

Thanks very much, Richard. So sadly, Geraint and Rob, we have to say goodbye

-and it really is goodbye. Rob, you've been consistent.

-The 200 Club was getting crowded.

It's been great having you here. Thank you for playing, Geraint and Rob.

But for the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the Head to Head.

Congratulations, Hayley and Anthony, David and Andy. You are one step closer to playing for the jackpot,

which currently stands at £2,000.

So to decide which pair gets to play for that money, you now go head to head.

You're now allowed to confer.

The first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot. David and Andy, this is new territory.

-It certainly is.

-As it is for Hayley and Anthony. You two are brilliant.

-You're really good together.

-We know where this is going!

-You should get married.

-Good idea. We'll talk about it later.

-How much later?

-Another five years.

-Best of luck, both pairs.

Let's play the Head to Head!

Here comes your first question and it concerns...Albert Einstein.

-Albert Einstein, Richard.

-Five clues to facts about Einstein. Can you pick the most obscure?

Let's reveal our five clues.

-We have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one final time.

Now, Hayley and Anthony, you've played best and get to go first.

THEY CONFER

Special Theory of Relativity? Is that it?

That's the only one I know.

Freud is probably the psychoanalyst.

And c in mc squared I think is the speed of light.

You'll need to pick one. I have no idea.

OK, we do have a choice of answers,

but two of them are quite a guess so I think on this we're going to go and play safe

and say in 1905 he proposed his Special Theory of Relativity.

Relativity, say Hayley and Anthony.

David and Andy, the board is yours.

-We're a bit unsure on the modern-day country. We think it could be Germany or Russia.

-Austria.

Austria, sorry. The university we think is Harvard.

And we think the c in E=mc squared represents the speed of light.

-Which do you want to go for?

-I think we'll go for c represents the speed of light.

OK, relativity versus the speed of light.

Hayley and Anthony said relativity. Is that right? How many said it?

Oh, that's a high score. 78.

So, David and Andy, I would suggest if the speed of light is right you have probably won this question.

Speed of light. Is it right?

It is right! And you win the question.

Good answer. 18.

-Well done, David and Andy. You're up one-nil.

-Very good answer. Well played.

Let's fill in the rest of the board. He was born in Germany. That would have scored you 44.

The university he taught in was not Harvard. It was Princeton.

That would have scored you 7 points.

And the psychoanalyst he collaborated with was Sigmund Freud. That would have scored 16.

Princeton is the best answer there.

Thanks. Here comes your second question. Hayley and Anthony, you have to win this. It concerns...

-Formula 1 world champions. Richard?

-We'll show you the names of five Formula 1 world champions

in anagram form. Unscramble them and give us the best answer.

Let's reveal our five Formula 1 champions and here they are.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

David and Andy, you go first this time.

Who was the French guy...?

-He died.

-Yeah...

-Michael Schumacher.

-Pardon?

-I only know Michael Schumacher.

-We think Just No Bonnet would be Button.

-Jenson Button.

-Jenson Button.

OK, Jenson Button say David and Andy. Hayley and Anthony, what are you going to go for?

Well, sadly, he was the only one we'd got to, just as they said it.

-I haven't found another one yet. Have you?

-I haven't. I think we'll have to guess at

any racing driver I can think of from the past and say...

-Mika Hakkinen.

-Which one do you want to volunteer?

-Chemical Reach Hums.

Chemical Reach Hums, Mika Hakkinen. OK, so we have Jenson Button versus Mika Hakkinen.

Let's find out. David and Andy said Jenson Button. Is that right?

It's right.

27.

Hayley and Anthony have gone for Mika Hakkinen. Let's find out. Is it Mika Hakkinen?

No, I don't think you'll be surprised to hear. Very well done, David and Andy.

You're through to the final, two-nil. Very well done.

-Sorry, Hayley and Anthony. I sense you might have worked that out now.

-Michael Schumacher.

It is, yeah. 37 points.

You'd still have been knocked out.

Now...Eloquent Spin is the Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet.

Well done if you said that. 14 points.

Aprons Tail. It took me forever. Alain Prost, one of the most famous world champions. Six points.

And the best answer up there - Mika Hakkinen is Finnish

as is Keke Rosberg. He would have scored you four points.

Thanks. At the end of the round, our losing pair is Hayley and Anthony.

Our lowest scorers and then you get to the Head to Head and David and Andy have clobbered you two-nil.

-That was quite tough. I couldn't find any of those.

-I tried not to look at the letters,

-just think of the names.

-Yeah, but you can't.

I'm a big Formula 1 fan as well. Not good, is it?

It's been great having you. We'll see you again next time. Thanks for playing, Hayley and Anthony.

But for David and Andy it's now time for our Pointless final.

Well, congratulations, David and Andy. You have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our jackpot and at the end of today's show it stands at £2,000.

-It was Round One last time.

-Yeah.

-And here we are in the Head to Head. How do you feel it has gone?

-It's gone very well, actually.

-We'll draw a veil over Norway.

-But apart from that, pretty good.

-He did brilliantly on the footballing link.

-Exactly.

-I always say sport teaches you so many things. It teaches you all about geography,

it teaches you how to pronounce foreign names. And it teaches you Scandinavian authors as well!

-Good to see.

-Very good indeed. As always, you have to choose a category before anything else.

You have four choices and here they are.

I don't know any of them.

-Do you think you'd be all right on football?

-That's what we're best at. I'll give it my best shot.

-We'll go for the football managers.

-OK, European football managers. This is brilliant.

-His knowledge of Scandinavian literature will feed into it.

-This will be a breeze.

We're going to give you three options now.

You still have 60 seconds for three answers and still need a pointless one. Your three options will be...

Real Madrid managers. That's any time since 1910.

Inter Milan managers, any time since 1909.

And Bayern Munich managers, any time since 1965.

Pick any one of those. Three from one, one from each, however you want. Very best of luck.

OK.

As always, you have one minute to come up with three answers.

You need to find just one pointless answer. Your answers can come from any of these three categories.

Real Madrid managers, Inter Milan managers or Bayern Munich managers. Are you ready?

-Ready.

-Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are. Your time starts now.

-Do you know Real Madrid managers when you were...?

-No, I don't.

-I think Beckenbauer was probably the manager of Bayern Munich.

-Fabio Capello was at Real Madrid.

-I don't know if Ruud Gullit was at Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

-Yeah, could have been.

-Mourinho was Inter Milan.

-Right.

-Maybe Claude Ranieri was also Inter Milan.

-He might be pointless.

-I don't think Mourinho will be.

-Do you not remember when Real Madrid won all the European Cups in the '60s?

-I couldn't tell you.

-I know players, not the manager.

-Yeah, yeah. Who have we got so far?

-We've got Beckenbauer for Bayern Munich, possibly.

-OK.

-We've got...

-Claude Ranieri.

-Ranieri.

-Inter Milan.

-I know Capello is right for Real Madrid.

-10 seconds left.

-Go with those three?

-It sounds good to me.

-It's probably as good as we'll get.

OK, well, your time is now up. I now need your three answers.

OK...

We'll say Fabio Capello was the manager of Real Madrid.

-Fabio Capello for Real Madrid.

-We'll take a punt on Claude Ranieri for Inter Milan.

Claude Ranieri for Inter Milan.

-And Franz Beckenbauer, manager of Bayern Munich.

-OK, of those three,

which is your best crack at a pointless answer?

-Ranieri, I think.

-OK, we'll put that last. Which is your least likely?

-Beckenbauer might be.

-Yeah.

-Beckenbauer we'll put first.

OK, let's put them up on the board in that order. Here they are.

Very, very best of luck. Your first answer was Franz Beckenbauer for Bayern Munich.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said it. If it's pointless, you leave with £2,000.

Beckenbauer. How many said he was manager of Bayern Munich?

Well, it's right.

Let's see how far this goes down.

If this goes all the way down to zero, you leave here immediately with £2,000. Still going down.

Into single figures... Nine! Nine.

That's a cracking score. Nine. Sadly, we're only interested in pointless answers at this point.

Your second answer was Fabio Capello. If this is correct and pointless, you will win £2,000.

-David, what will you do with that?

-Replace the gas fire in the front room.

I was wondering when you were going to get round to that.

Very good. Very good use. Andy, how about you?

Me and a friend from Sheffield plan to travel the States.

I'd probably put mine towards that.

OK, well, two more answers that could win that jackpot.

Your next answer was Fabio Capello. Let's see how many people said he was manager at Real Madrid.

Is it right? Is it pointless?

It's right.

Franz Beckenbauer took us all the way down to nine.

Fabio Capello taking us down. Into single figures.

Still going down... Oh, two!

-Oh, well done.

-Nice try!

-Very well done indeed, Andy.

Two.

OK. So all moving in the right direction. You have one last chance to win today's jackpot of £2,000.

This was the answer you thought was probably your best shot.

Claude Ranieri. It has to be right and it has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

Let's find out. For £2,000, how many people said Claude Ranieri was manager of Inter Milan?

Oh, no!

Unfortunately, you were trying so hard to find something obscure that you got one wrong. Bad luck.

You didn't find that pointless answer so you don't win the jackpot,

which rolls over to the next show. But you do take home our Pointless trophy each. Very well done.

-We couldn't take Claude Ranieri, I'm afraid. It's Claudio.

-I thought so!

If you had said that, it was correct for Inter Milan managers and would have scored one point.

-Oh! Oh, well.

-It would have prolonged the agony.

There's names here you will know, I suspect.

Let's look at some pointless answers. Real Madrid managers -

Juande Ramos was manager of Tottenham. Real gave him a job, then they fired him as well.

Jupp Heynckes was also pointless.

Radi Antic is a pointless answer. Familiar to some people because he also managed Barcelona

and was a pointless answer on their managers and won someone the jackpot.

Vicente del Bosque has been pointless a few times. He won the Champions League, the World Cup.

He's a pointless answer. Mourinho was the highest scorer. John Toshack also scored a few.

Let's take a look at Inter Milan.

Dai Astley, who was a Welshman who was manager. Luis Suarez -

not that Luis Suarez. Look at the two names at the bottom.

Two of the most famous managers, both pointless. Lippi and Hodgson!

He famously managed Inter Milan.

And Bayern Munich managers.

Erich Ribbeck, who also managed the national team. Trapattoni, who went on to manage...

You know all of these, Andy. It's awful looking at your face.

To some people at home these are just words. Otto Rehhagel won the 2004 Euros with Greece.

And Udo Lattek as well. Very well done if you got those.

And tough luck. You've only got 60 seconds. It's really hard. I know you knew some.

-They all go out your head, don't they?

-Yeah.

-How many of those did you not know?

-I knew quite a few of them.

-Especially del Bosque. I can't believe that.

-It's really tough.

Well, you've done so well. Two very good answers and one mispronounced Christian name.

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

-David and Andy!

-Thank you.

Sadly, David and Andy didn't win our jackpot, so it rolls over and we'll be playing for £3,000.

-Join us next time. Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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