Episode 34 Pointless

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

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

where the aim of the game is to score as few points as you can

and come up with the answers that no-one else could think of.

Let's meet today's players.

-Couple number one.

-Hello, I'm Lynne and this is my friend Katy and we're from the New Forest.

-Couple number two.

-Hi, I'm Phil, this is my stepdaughter Emma

and we're from Washington, Tyne and Wear.

-Couple number three.

-I'm Pauline, this is my friend Judith,

we're from Stourbridge and Halesowen, in the Black Country.

-And couple number four.

-I'm Mike, this is my son Alex

and we're from North Newbald near Beverley.

And these are today's contestants.

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

That leaves one person to introduce, a man so clever

he saw the twist coming in The Sixth Sense before they'd written the screenplay,

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

-Hiya!

Hi, everybody! Hiya. APPLAUSE

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

-We've got two returning pairs today.

We had Pauline and Judith last time, and they didn't stop giggling from start to finish.

-They got knocked out quite early.

-The finish came quite soon, didn't it?

-So I've given them a proper, proper pep talk today.

-Good.

I said, "Absolute steely focus. Minds like steel traps, ladies." OK?

We're taking no prisoners, OK?

Round One, the whole audience is going to go, "Ugh!"

-but we'll have fun!

-OK!

-I guarantee it.

-Looking forward to that!

All our questions have been put to 100 people.

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

Everyone's trying to find an answer that none of our 100 gave.

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

Tim and Vicky didn't win last time so we add another £1,000 to that.

Today's jackpot starts off at £7,250.

CHEERING & APPLAUSE

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

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

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

Our first category today is...

LAUGHTER

Don't think I didn't hear that!

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

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Parliamentary Terms.

-Richard?

-I promise you, I will do my best to make this fun.

We're going to give you seven descriptions of terms used in the UK Parliament.

We'll give you the descriptions and the initials of the answers. You just need to tell us the term.

There's 14 in all for you to have a go at.

14 terms for bits of parliamentary business!

Thanks very much.

We are looking for the parliamentary terms that fit the initials.

Here's our first board.

Term for an area which is represented by...

HE SNORES

-Sorry.

-HE READS LIST

-It's fun!

-Yes.

-It's not so bad!

-It's like a party.

-Yes.

-I'll read them again.

-LAUGHTER

-Hey-hey! Term for an area -

-Normally -

-What?

Normally, you read things twice. I think you should read it at least three times.

HE READS LIST

Now then, Katy and Lynne, you drew lots before the show

and you are going to go first.

How far did your heart sink when Parliament span round?

It sank a long way!

-Did it buoy up a little bit?

-Now I'm feeling OK.

-It's not so bad.

-No, it's not.

-Katy, what do you do?

-I'm retired.

But, erm, obviously once one retires,

-one has time to do things one likes doing.

-Exactly.

And what are the things?

I like reading. I read a lot.

I belong to three reading groups, which is excessive.

-Is one not enough for you? Three?!

-Yes!

-Wow.

I play bridge. Erm...

-I'm running out of things to say because I'm still thinking!

-No, no, you've got plenty on, Katy.

-I've said enough!

-Enough for now.

-I'll let you just digest that board a little bit.

-Yes.

I like the last one. Erm...

I think I'll go for number four,

the Strangers' Gallery.

-The Strangers' Gallery, says Katy.

-I hope it's right.

-Sounds good.

Let's see if that's right

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

-It's right.

-Thanks goodness!

I thought it was, but you just don't know, do you?

-5, Katy!

-APPLAUSE

-I won't clap!

-That's a great score. Well done.

Strangers' Gallery.

Terrific start from podium one. Well done.

-Thank you.

-They put a glass screen in front of it to stop you throwing things at MPs.

So there's literally no reason to go. LAUGHTER

Emma, welcome back. What happened last time with you, Emma?

-We got to the head-to-head.

-You did.

-But got stuck on Julius Caesar.

Yes, that's right.

Remind us what you do, Emma.

I work for the Pension Service as a civil servant.

And what do you like getting up to?

I like going to gigs. I also like travelling, as well.

-I've spent quite, well, a few weeks over the last couple of years travelling America.

-Good stuff.

Listen, here we are, parliamentary terms...

-It's fun, isn't it?

-Nope!

Politics is not my forte.

Erm...

I could guess at one, but I think I'm going to play safe and go for I know,

and that's the first one -

term for an area which is represented by an MP - and say constituency.

Constituency, says Emma. Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 said constituency.

-56.

-APPLAUSE

Well, it was right.

A lot better than 100. 56 for constituency.

Some damage limitation there, I think.

650 constituencies in the UK Parliament.

Pauline, welcome back to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-Last time, what happened?

-I'm afraid we went out in the first round.

It was a Words round, which we thought would be good, but it wasn't.

-Who would've thought?

-We lost by a point.

-I know.

We hated saying goodbye to you. It's lovely to have you back.

Pauline, how are you feeling about this board?

Erm... Well, not too bad.

I know a couple of the answers still there.

I'd like to go for the last one

and I think that's the whip.

The whip, says Pauline, the whip.

That's the one that Katy said she liked.

-LAUGHTER

-I don't know what she meant, either.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said the whip.

It's right.

-37.

-APPLAUSE

37 for whip.

Another good answer, Pauline. Well played.

See, that's quite an exciting word, isn't it?

-Yes!

-There's a mild frisson.

A mild frisson! Yes.

There's certainly that.

Ahem! Thank you very much.

-Now then...

-LAUGHTER

Mike! Welcome to Pointless.

-Where have you come from?

-Just outside Hull.

-And what do you do?

-I run a small timber agency. I'm self-employed.

-Very good.

What do you like getting up to?

Watching comedy, going to watch Hull City.

I could hear that joke just asking to...

-That's an open goal there, Mike!

-There's not a football fan in the country

who, when you said "I like comedy and I like going to see Hull City..."

-They go hand-in-hand!

-..every fan did the same joke!

Mike, how are you feeling about this board?

-There are plenty of gaps there for you to fill in.

-A bit better, now that everybody's been.

Why not take us through the board and fill in the blanks?

The second one is the Speaker.

The third one, no idea.

Er... The fourth one is the Civil List.

And then it's "something" bell, but I haven't got a clue on that.

-And I know the other three now.

-LAUGHTER

I'll go for the annual sum of money being the Civil List.

The Civil List, says Mike. Sounds good to me.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said the Civil List.

It's right.

56, our high score, you've gone through that.

5 is our low... 28.

-APPLAUSE

-What a relief.

Well done, Mike. 28 for Civil List.

Safely manoeuvred through that. Well done, everybody. We'll fill in the gaps.

The Speaker is the big scorer up there.

He would've scored you, or she would've scored you 85 points.

The two containers, do you know that one?

-The Dispatch Box.

-Yes. That would've scored 15.

-And the bell?

-The Division Bell.

-Yes. That would've scored 7.

The best answer, Katy, is Strangers' Gallery.

Very well done. Let's have a look through those scores.

5 - the best score of that pass. Katy, well done.

Then up to 28, Mike with Civil List. Nice low score for you.

Then up to 37, Pauline and Judith.

56 then, our high score at this stage.

Phil, how are your parliamentary terms?

-Not bad after the first round!

-How many of those did you know?

-About five.

-OK.

We need a nice low score from you. We have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

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

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

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

We're looking for the parliamentary terms that fit these descriptions.

Now then, Alex,

-I think that's a tougher board than that last one, don't you?

-Definitely.

-What do you do, Alex?

-I'm a personal trainer.

-How long have you done that for?

-A few months now.

-Enjoying it?

-Absolutely loving it. It's really good fun.

Alex, the high scorers at the moment are Phil and Emma on 56.

If you can score 27 or less,

you'll avoid becoming the new high scorers.

I can't see that happening, if I'm honest!

The 14 probably couldn't have fallen much worse for me.

I'm going to go for the second one

and hazard a guess at fight.

That's one way of preventing a bill getting passed!

A fight.

Alex says fight for "F".

Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said it.

There's your red line. Get below that, you're through to the next round.

Bad luck! It's not a fight, I'm afraid.

That scores you the maximum of 100 points

and takes your total up to 128.

It would perk the round up a bit if it was a fight!

Thanks, Richard.

-Now then, Judith, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-What do you make of this board? Tough, isn't it?

-I know one or two.

I think I'll be all right.

I'm going to go for the second one, and I hope this isn't a figment of my imagination,

but I think the answer is filibuster.

Filibuster! Great word. Let's see if that is right.

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

Here is your red line. You want to be scoring 90 or less.

It's absolutely right and you are through to Round Two.

-7.

-Well done!

-APPLAUSE

Very well done, Judith.

44 is your total.

Terrific answer. Well done.

See, I told you, all you needed was a bit of focus.

Yes, filibustering.

It's what you do sometimes when your teacher hasn't set you any homework yet

and you think they've forgotten, and you start talking to them about what was on telly or the football.

You do it right up to the bell, at which point they can't give you homework.

-That's the law.

-That's the school version of filibustering.

Now then, Phil...

Phil, you're no longer the high scorers, which is great news.

That honour falls to Alex and Mike.

If you can score 71 or less, you are through to the next round.

-We discovered that you are retired.

-Yes.

-You were a civil servant.

-I was.

Remind us what you do with your time now, Phil.

I recently got a Golden Retriever puppy,

which is now six months old.

That takes up a lot of time.

-I like going to gigs, as well.

-Good stuff.

OK, now, there are still six things on there for you.

I'll go with "during the State Opening of Parliament,

"the door is slammed in his face"

being Black Rod.

Black Rod, says Phil. Is that right? How many of our 100 people said it?

Here's your red line.

It's right.

And you're in Round Two. Well done.

-29.

-Well done.

-APPLAUSE

29. Takes your total up 85.

Very good answer. The current Black Rod is David Leakey.

Lynne...

Lynne, welcome to Pointless.

-Thank you.

-I have great news - you're through to the next round.

-That's good.

-Even if you score 100, which I know you won't,

but even if you were to, you wouldn't overtake the high score of Alex and Mike.

Lynne, what do you do?

I'm a retired homecare manager,

and I belong to an organisation called the U3A,

which is the University Of Third Age,

and they do different groups within that,

and I do the book group and the canasta group.

Are you one of Katy's book groups?

I am one of Katy's book groups!

Is Katy a bit of a know-all when she turns up?

Has she read it all before? Good stuff!

This board is all yours.

If you fancied it, you could take us through all of the blanks.

The first one is Prime Minister's Question Time.

I don't know the third one.

I think the fourth one is hung parliament.

I might've made this up,

but I think the name given to the seat might be the witan.

But I'm going for the easy one - Prime Minister's Question Time.

Prime Minister's Question Time, says Lynne. No red line for you.

Let's see how many people said Prime Minister's Question Time.

Well, it's right.

-54.

-APPLAUSE

54. Takes your total up to 59.

Absolutely safe and sound. Let's fill in the board.

There is a pointless answer. We'll get to that in a moment.

You're right about hung parliament, but it's quite a big scorer. Would've scored 70.

Do you know the name of the seat for the Speaker?

-No.

-It's the Woolsack, not the witan.

-Of course!

17 points for that.

-And the name for the members who count the votes?

-Tellers?

-They are. Usually Whips, as well.

Would've scored 6 points.

This last one is a pointless answer. You can probably guess it from the initials.

-Is it a greetings card, Richard?

-LAUGHTER

It's not! It would be nice if it was. It is a type of card.

It's a Green Card. Green Card. That's a pointless answer.

Thanks very much indeed. At the end of our first round,

the pair who are heading home, with their high score of 128,

I'm afraid it's Alex and Mike.

But brilliant new idea for parliamentary procedure, Alex.

I think we should take that up immediately with our respective MPs. I like the idea of that a lot.

We have to say goodbye to you.

It's been great having you on, albeit briefly.

We'll see you again next time Alex and Mike...

APPLAUSE

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

There'll only be room for two pairs in our head-to-head,

so we'll be saying goodbye to another pair.

Phil and Emma, you were head-to-headers last time so you've been to Round Two before.

For Pauline and Judith, Katy and Lynne, a very warm welcome.

This is what Round Two looks like. I hope you like it.

Best of luck, all three pairs! Our category for Round Two is...

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

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

OK, and the question concerns...

LAUGHTER

Animal Acts.

-Richard?

-Let me explain.

Xander's going to show you the names of four acts who have animals in their name.

We're looking for any top 40 singles by any of those groups, please.

Any top 40 single by any of those acts, up to October 2012.

Very best of luck.

OK. So as Richard mentioned, we'll put the names of four animal acts,

in heavily inverted commas, on the board.

They will remain up for the whole round, so up and back down.

Each of you will have a chance

to name any top 40 single by any of those acts.

Here are the animal acts...

I'll read them again.

There we are.

Katy, how are you with Snoop Dogg?

Um...!

Not good! I'm glad I'm first because I can think of one answer,

and that's Hotel California, the Eagles.

Hotel California, says Katy.

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

-APPLAUSE

-51.

Not half bad.

Their only UK top 10 single. Number one in the US.

Obviously a hugely well-remembered song.

Emma...

-Yes. This is better for me.

-Yes.

-And possibly uniquely you!

-LAUGHTER

I'm going to go for one of the Pussycat Dolls' songs

and I'm going to say Stickwitu.

-Stickwitu. Nicely said.

-LAUGHTER

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

It's right.

Look at that! 2! Very well done indeed, Emma! That's a great answer.

APPLAUSE

Stickwitu...

Yes, Stickwitu. That was their second number one. It's their tribute to Black Rod.

Yes. S-T-I-C-K-W-I-T-U, all one word.

It'll be a really good answer in the "Words Ending ITU" round that's about to come up.

Pauline...

-Oh, Pauline...

-Oh!

-Pauline...

-This isn't a good board, I'm afraid.

I think, though,

Adam and the Ants did something called Prince Charming, but I'm not sure.

-I'll have to go for that.

-Prince Charming.

Let's see how many of our 100 said Prince Charming.

It's right.

-47. Very well done indeed, Pauline.

-APPLAUSE

That's our second-lowest score.

That was their second number one single back in 1981.

I used to love Adam and the Ants so much!

-How brilliant were they?

-Just fantastic!

Anyway...

HE SIGHS WISTFULLY

Big, big fan.

I used to put toothpaste across my nose!

Anybody under 20 is looking at you going,

-"What on earth is he talking about?"

-Yes.

We know, though. We know what you mean.

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

2 is our lowest score so far. Emma, well done. Lowest score by a long, long way.

I'd say, on the strength of that, your place in the head-to-head is assured,

but then I look at Phil...

Actually, no. I think Phil might have some good answers in there.

Then we go up to 47, where we find Pauline and Judith.

Then up to 51, Katy and Lynne. You did very well there, Katy.

Lynne, very, very best of luck.

We'll come back down the line. Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, we're looking for UK top 40 singles

released by any of these animal-related acts.

Judith, that was a great answer from Pauline, wasn't it?

It was. And I only know one,

which is the one Katy gave, Hotel California,

so I'm going to just have to guess, I'm afraid.

I'll say San Francisco.

San Francisco. OK.

You don't have to say which of those acts it's by, as long as it's by one of them.

Let's hope. San Francisco.

You're on 47. The high scorers are Lynne and Katy on 51.

If you can score 3 or less,

you're in the head-to-head.

There's your red line.

San Francisco. Is that correct? How many people said it?

Bad luck, Judith. I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

It scores you 100 points. It takes your total to 147.

But the round is not over yet.

I'm sorry, Judith. But as Xander says,

it might not be the last 100. We shall wait and see.

Phil,

-how well did Emma do?

-Tremendously well.

Well enough, in fact, to see you into the head-to-head,

-even if you score 100.

-Good news.

I think you've probably got some good answers.

Pussycat Dolls and Snoop Dogg...

-He loves them!

-LAUGHTER

..not my cup of tea. Erm...

I'm going to go with Adam and the Ants

and Antmusic.

-Antmusic.

-Yes.

-Antmusic.

OK, let's see if Antmusic's right. No red line for you, you're already through,

but let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

-14. Very well done indeed, Phil.

-APPLAUSE

Takes your total up to 16. That's a brilliant low total.

Some great inter-generational work on podium two.

Number two single from 1980.

Lynne...

Yes!

You are on 51.

The high scorers on 147 are Pauline and Judith.

95 or less will see you through.

Yes.

Erm... I knew two

and both the ladies have done them so...!

I think...

I don't know if Snoop Dogg was called Snoop Doggy Dogg

or if he did a record called Snoop Doggy Dogg,

but I'll go for Snoop Doggy Dogg!

Snoop Doggy Dogg.

-Yes!

-OK. Here is your red line.

It's high, so if Snoop Doggy Dogg is right, it might do you no end of favours.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Snoop Doggy Dogg.

No! Bad luck, Lynne, but that was a very, very worthwhile avenue to try.

I'm afraid that's incorrect and scores you 100 points. It takes your total up to 151.

I'm sorry.

It's a really good avenue to try because he did have a single called Snoop Dogg.

That was a pointless answer. AUDIENCE GROAN

He also did Snoop's Upside Ya Head, but that probably would've been harder to guess!

You weren't a million miles away. That would've been terrific.

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

Apollo 9 was an Adam Ant single. Beep was by Pussycat Dolls.

Whatcha Think About That by the Pussycat Dolls.

Snoop with Katy Perry - California Gurls was pointless.

Very, very big hit, that.

Cartrouble by Adam and the Ants. That was the one I guessed.

You could've also had Deutscher Girls and Desperate But Not Serious, Adam and the Ants.

Heartache Tonight and Please Come Home For Christmas, both by the Eagles.

A comeback single from Adam Ant -

Room at the Top was a pointless answer.

More Snoop ones - The Next Episode, Ups and Downs.

You could've had What's My Name?, Tha Doggfather, Doggy Dogg World,

also a pointless answer you might've stumbled across!

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

Stand and Deliver would've scored 32.

You know it now!

Prince Charming on 47.

Hotel California, right at the top there on 51.

Thanks very much indeed. At the end of our second round,

I'm afraid our high scorers leaving us,

with 151, Lynne and Katy.

-You did well. That was a very tough round.

-Yes.

-It was!

-Yes.

We'll see you again next time and we'll look forward to that.

-Lynne and Katy - lovely contestants.

-Thank you.

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

Congratulations, Phil and Emma, Pauline and Judith.

You are one step closer to a chance to play for our jackpot,

-which currently stands at £7,250.

-APPLAUSE

To decide which pair gets to play for that money, you're going to go head-to-head.

The difference is, you are allowed to confer.

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

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

OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...

Stars of 'Cheers'. Richard.

We'll show you five actors who starred in the US TV sitcom Cheers.

We need you to tell us the most obscure of these actors.

OK. Let's reveal our five stars of Cheers.

Here they are...

There you are, five stars of Cheers.

Phil and Emma, you've played best so you get to go first.

We'll go with, erm, D

and Shelley Long.

Shelley Long, say Phil and Emma.

Shelley Long. Pauline and Judith, the board is all yours.

Well, the only one we know, we think we know, is C,

I think it's Ted Danse.

OK. Pauline and Judith are saying Ted Danse.

Ted Danse.

Phil and Emma said Shelley Long. Let's see if that's right

and how many of our 100 people said it.

-15.

-APPLAUSE

Now,

Pauline and Judith have said C is Ted Danse.

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

-Oh, bad luck, Pauline!

-Danson, isn't it?

-Danson.

I think you know. Anyway, I'm afraid that's incorrect.

Phil and Emma, after one question, well done, you're up 1-0.

Yes, Danson, you're quite right.

As in, "Are you Danson?" "Are you asking?" "I'm Danson."

Ted Danson would've scored you 41,

so it wouldn't have won you the point.

A's Kelsey Grammer.

He played Frasier. 21 points for him.

B is Kirstie Alley. Sort of took over from Shelley Long.

She played Rebecca. 24.

The best answer up there - he's in the Pixar movies these days, great voiceover artist -

he played Cliff Clavin, it's John Ratzenberger for 5.

Well done if you got all of those.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Pauline and Judith, you get to answer first, but you have to win it.

It concerns...

NASA. Richard.

We'll give you five clues to facts about NASA. Give us the most obscure answer.

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

I'll read those one final time.

Five clues to facts about NASA.

Pauline and Judith, your turn to go first.

THEY WHISPER

OK, Pauline and Judith?

I think we have to go for the bottom one - Kennedy.

Kennedy Space Center.

Kennedy, say Pauline and Judith.

Phil and Emma, the board is yours if you fancy talking us through it.

We don't know the first two, Alexander.

I think the Commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 Mission was Jim Lovell.

The space telescope, co-built by NASA, launched in 1990,

I believe to be the Hubble.

I agree with the Kennedy one.

I think we'll go for the Commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 Mission,

Jim Lovell or "Luvell".

Jim Lovell or "Luvell", say Phil and Emma.

So we have Kennedy versus Lovell.

Pauline and Judith said the Kennedy Space Center.

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

It's right.

-57.

-APPLAUSE

57 for the Kennedy Space Center.

Phil and Emma have gone for Jim Lovell.

Jim Lovell, the Commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 Mission.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said Jim Lovell or Luvell.

It's right.

Very well done. That wins the point for you.

-8!

-APPLAUSE

Very well done. Phil and Emma, after only two questions, you are through to the final 2-0.

Phil and Emma have been deadly throughout, right from Round One, Round Two and then this.

Showing no mercy at any point. It's a very good answer.

James A Lovell Jr, to give him his full title.

He's played by Tom Hanks in the Apollo 13 movie.

Let's take a look at the rest.

The "decade in which NASA became operational" is one of those you could have a guess at.

-The '50s.

-You'd think '50s or '60s, wouldn't you?

-Yes.

It's the 1950s.

It was October 1st, 1958, it became operational. That would've scored you 17 points.

-Do you know the name of the first US Space Station?

-No.

It's Skylab. I'm sure some people at home would've got that. 5 points.

And the telescope, you were right about that,

it's the Hubble Space Telescope.

That would've scored 48 points, so a big scorer.

Very well done to anyone who got Skylab.

But Jim Lovell, second best, so another very good answer.

Thanks very much, Richard. I'm afraid our losing pair at the end of the head-to-head

is Pauline and Judith.

Wonderful performance, though. It's been lovely to have you.

I'm sorry we won't be seeing you beyond.

-But tremendous performance. Thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

-Pauline and Judith.

-APPLAUSE

But for Phil and Emma, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Phil and Emma,

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

You now have a chance to win our jackpot.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £7,250.

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

You were head-to-headers last time -

ooh, that was a needle-match -

and you were seen off 2-1.

But this time, NASA, Cheers cast members

saw you through 2-0. Very, very well done indeed.

What would you like to see come up?

Erm, sport for myself probably.

-I'm going to guess music.

-Music or film.

-TV.

-TV, yes.

-Reality TV.

Well, very best of luck.

As always, the first thing you have to do is choose a category.

You have four choices. They are...

Hm...

Shakespeare's out! Definitely!

Erm...

Either Frank Sinatra or Contemporary Artists, I think.

Frank Sinatra.

You're going to go with Frank Sinatra. Richard.

We'll give you your three options.

Give you a bit of variety at home in this category.

You can give us answers in any of these...

Any films in which he co-starred with Dean Martin,

so any film which they both received an acting credit for on IMDB,

any UK top 10 single that Frank Sinatra released,

anyone he duetted with on his Duets and Duets II albums in the '90s.

So any named artists he duetted with,

any films co-starring Dean Martin, any UK top 10 singles

or any singers he duetted with on either of those albums.

Very best of luck.

OK. You have up to a minute to come up with three answers.

All you need, to win that jackpot of £7,250,

is for just one of them to be pointless.

The answers you provide can be from any of these categories.

They can be...

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

Your time starts now.

-I'm stuck!

-You're stuck!

-THEY LAUGH

Er, films starring Dean Martin...

Was he in the Ocean's, the original Ocean's?

I have no idea, I've never seen them.

UK top 10 singles...

-I only know New York, New York.

-I think that might be quite high!

Singers from the Duets and Duets II albums...

Nancy Sinatra.

-Did he?

-Maybe. I don't know.

-Erm...

I think we'll have to go with...

-Was Ocean's 11 the original film?

-Mm-hm.

Was Dean Martin in that? I can't remember.

Erm... We'll go with Ocean's 11.

-UK top 10 singles... I've Got You Under My Skin.

-OK.

Er... And Nancy Sinatra...

-10 seconds left.

-..from the Duets?

-I don't know anything else.

-Er...

-I trust you.

-HE LAUGHS

Big bonus!

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

-Erm, Ocean's 11.

-OK.

-And that is which category?

-Films co-starring Dean Martin.

-Obviously. Very good.

The UK top 10 singles, I've Got You Under My Skin.

I've Got You Under My Skin.

And the singer from the Duets and Duets II albums, Nancy Sinatra.

-Nancy Sinatra. So you're answering one from each category.

-Yes.

Which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

If it's right, I would say I've Got You Under My Skin.

OK. We'll put that one last.

-And your least likely?

-Erm...

-Probably...

-Nancy Sinatra?

-Nancy Sinatra? Yes.

OK. We'll put Nancy Sinatra first.

Let's put those answers up on the board in that order.

Very best of luck.

The answer you thought least likely to be pointless was Nancy Sinatra.

Let's see if that's correct. If it's pointless, you'll walk away with £7,250.

Let's find out. Did he duet with Nancy Sinatra on one of those albums?

No, he didn't!

Unfortunately, not a correct answer, there not a pointless answer.

Only two more chances to win today's jackpot.

£7,250 - this is getting to be quite a decent size of jackpot.

Phil, what would you do with your winnings?

I would put it towards going to see the Irish and British Lions in Australia,

-which is something I've always wanted to do.

-Very good.

-Have you been to Australia before?

-I haven't, no.

-I think Australia and rugby would be the perfect combination.

-Very exciting.

Emma, how about you?

I'm after a new car. I've had my car for nearly ten years now.

It's time for a new car and that would go towards it.

Good stuff. OK, well, two pretty good answers left.

Let's hope one of those is pointless and wins you that money.

Your second answer was Ocean's 11. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many people said it.

Ocean's 11 - is that a film in which Frank Sinatra co-starred with Dean Martin?

Yes, it is.

Your first answer, Nancy Sinatra, was an incorrect answer.

Ocean's 11 is absolutely right,

taking us down through the 20s, into the teens.

Still going... Ooh, 12.

-12 for Ocean's 11.

-Not bad!

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-That's a good score.

-Not bad.

By any measure, that's a good score. Not pointless, though,

and that's all we're interested in in this Final Round.

Only one more chance for you to win that jackpot of £7,250.

It was the single I've Got You Under My Skin.

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

For £7,250,

is I've Got You Under My Skin a UK top 10 single?

It's right.

OK, now, Nancy Sinatra incorrect,

but your second answer, Ocean's 11, brought us down to 12.

I've Got You Under My Skin takes us down into single figures.

-Oh, 3!

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Oh!

Another brilliant answer!

Fabulous low score,

but I'm afraid you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer

so you don't win today's jackpot of £7,250. That will roll over onto the next show.

We've loved having you on the show. You do take away a Pointless trophy each, so well done.

BOTH: Thank you. APPLAUSE

Unlucky. I've Got You Under My Skin was a top 10 hit for Frank Sinatra with Bono from the Duets album.

Bono would've scored you 1 point in that category.

That category is where a lot of the pointless answers are. There's some easier answers in that.

Nancy Sinatra wasn't on either of those albums.

Frank Sinatra Jr, his son, was. He would've been a pointless answer.

We'll go through the pointless answers in the different options.

Films co-starring Dean Martin - Marriage On The Rocks, Robin And The 7 Hoods,

the comedy western Sergeants 3,

the multi-Oscar-nominated Some Came Running.

Those were the four pointless answers there.

Pretty tough, so well done if you got any.

UK top 10 singles - All The Way,

High Hopes was a pointless answer,

Love's Been Good To Me, Three Coins In The Fountain.

You could've had The Tender Trap. That was also a pointless answer.

Now, the singers from the Duets albums...

I think some guesses would've won you the money here.

Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan,

Julio Iglesias, Neil Diamond.

You could also have had Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon,

Chrissie Hynde, Gladys Knight, Liza Minnelli and Luther Vandross.

All of those would've won the money. Well done if you said any of those.

Thank you very much indeed. We have to say goodbye to you.

It's been great having you. Thank you so much for playing.

-Great contestants, Phil and Emma...

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Phil and Emma didn't win our jackpot, which means it rolls over onto the next show,

-when we will be playing for £8,250.

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

-Goodbye.

-..and goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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