Episode 49 Pointless

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

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

The questions have all been asked to 100 people before the show

and our contestants have to come up with the answers those 100 people couldn't think of.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one...

I'm Beth and this is Sarah, and we're at Cardiff University.

-Couple number two...

-I'm Jenna, this is my nan Susan, and we're from Bishop's Stortford.

-Couple number three...

-I'm Sam, this is my husband Greg,

and we're from north London, Enfield.

And finally, couple number four...

Hi, Xander. My name's Jak, this is my friend Toby, and we're students from Marlborough.

-These are today's contestants.

-APPLAUSE

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

That leaves one person for me to introduce,

a tall drink of whizzing, popping, super-clever synapses,

it's my Pointless friend,

-it's Richard.

-Hiya!

APPLAUSE Hi, everybody!

It's quite a different line-up today.

We've got one pair from last time, that's Sarah and Beth.

They got knocked out in the first round, didn't they?

-She's brought the duck back.

-I know. I saw that.

-They made quite an impression before they left, didn't they?

-Yes.

Beth's the first person ever to bring a bag on.

And not only is it a bag, it's a bag in the shape of a duck.

We've got three new pairs.

-It's always nice to have a grandmother-granddaughter team.

-Isn't it!

We'll be looking for them to do well. We like the other pairs, as well,

but granddaughter-grandmother, that's nice, isn't it?

-Yes!

-Yes? LAUGHTER

Thanks very much, Richard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

-There we are.

-APPLAUSE

If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

In this first round,

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

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

Our first category today is...

Can you 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, let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...

As many countries whose first vowel is an E...

-Richard.

-We're looking for any country where the first vowel is an E.

If we were looking for cities, Belfast would be a correct answer because the first vowel is an E.

Manchester would be wrong because A is the first one.

So any country that has its first vowel as an E, please.

By country, we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN in its own right.

And where any country has a "the" in front of its name, we're not counting the "the".

So something like The Gambia would just be Gambia.

But don't say Gambia because it doesn't have an E in it!

Apart from that, it couldn't be simpler. Everyone happy?

Thank you. Now, Sarah and Beth,

you all drew lots before the show and you are going to go first.

Sarah, welcome.

-Hi.

-Remind us what you do, Sarah.

-I'm an optometry student.

Very good indeed. How many years do you have to do that for?

-Three years, but after you graduate, you have to do another year to qualify.

-Right.

Sarah, we are looking for countries whose first vowel is an E.

I'm going to go with... Eritrea.

Eritrea, says Sarah.

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

It's right.

-18.

-APPLAUSE

18 for Eritrea.

Good answer from podium one. Well played.

-Its first letter of all is an E, not just its first vowel.

-You are right!

Well done. Thank you, Sarah.

-Now, Jenna...

-Yes!

-Welcome to the show.

-What do you do, Jenna?

-I'm currently studying music journalism in Epsom.

-Excellent. Music journalism.

-Yes.

-That's reviewing things?

Reviewing and interviewing.

I've done radio and TV work, as well, so far.

We are looking for countries whose first vowel is an E.

I think it might score quite high.

I'll go with the first one that popped into my head and that's Ethiopia.

Ethiopia, says Jenna. Let's see if it's right

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

It's right.

-42 for Ethiopia. Big score.

-APPLAUSE

That's a big score, but it's a lot better than 100.

Big score because the E's at the beginning, I suspect.

-Now then, Sam...

-Hi.

Welcome to the show. It's great to have you here. What do you do?

I'm a secondary school teacher from Enfield.

-What do you teach?

-Religious studies and sociology.

Now then, what about countries whose first vowel is an E?

I'm going to try this one, erm,

Central African Republic?

-OK!

-That's why I had to ask.

Central African Republic, says Sam, an old Pointless favourite.

Let's see if that's right. We know it's right!

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Central African Republic.

It's right.

-One person, Sam!

-APPLAUSE

That's a fabulous score. Well done.

Sorry it wasn't pointless, but 1 is pretty good.

-It's a very lucky contestant who gets to say those words.

-I know!

Thank you, Richard.

Jak, welcome to the show.

-You're a student from Marlborough.

-Yes.

-What do you study?

-I study the International Baccalaureate.

What do you do in your spare time?

Erm, I joined a band last August.

We've played a few gigs.

-What are they called?

-The Shots.

-The Shots?

-Yes.

-I like that. I like The Shots.

-Jenna, have you come across The Shots?

-No, I haven't.

-I'll have to check them out. I can do a piece on them.

-Yes!

Jak could give you his number and you can call The Shots!

Jak, we are looking for countries with an E as their first vowel.

Yes. My country does begin with an E.

We know what happens when that's the case!

I'm hoping it's quite remote and small and unknown.

-Equatorial Guinea.

-Very good answer, Jak.

Let's see if it's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said Equatorial Guinea.

Well done, Jak. 1 is our lowest score so far.

Equatorial Guinea is often a nice low score.

-4! There we are. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

Good answer, Jak.

Well played, Jak. Very good answer.

Every grandmother at home is thinking "You're very well-spoken,

"but I'd love to get your hair cut!"

You stick with it because you're in a band!

-That's why.

-Thanks!

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

Central African Republic, as ever, delivering for you.

Sam and Greg looking strong on 1, up to 4, where we find Jak and Toby, up to 18, Sarah and Beth

and then up to 42, where we find Jenna and Susan.

You're not way ahead there, but, Susan, you are ahead

so we need to have a nice low score from you in the next pass, please.

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

OK, remember, we're looking for countries in which the first vowel is an E.

-Toby, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.

-Thank you.

-What do you do, Toby?

-I'm also studying the International Baccalaureate.

What do you do in your spare time, Toby?

Erm, well, I've always had a passion for writing, creative writing,

so I'm always coming up with new ideas for TV shows or novels.

-Have you got some on the go at the moment?

-I do, yes.

What, TV dramas, things like that?

TV dramas or comedies or whatever.

-Good stuff. Well, keep at it.

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

We're looking for these countries whose first vowel is an E.

You're on 4. The high scorers on 42 are Susan and Jenna.

If you can score 37 or less, you are through to the next round.

OK. I've got a few, erm,

it's whether to take a bit of a risk or not,

but I'm pretty confident so I'm going to.

I'm going to say Seychelles.

Seychelles, says Toby.

Strong call. There is your red line. Below that, you're in Round Two.

The Seychelles. How many of our 100 people said that?

Absolutely right.

You're in Round Two.

-3! Very well done indeed, Toby!

-APPLAUSE

Great answer. Fantastic low total of 7.

Very well played. Terrific answer.

Terrific score of 7 between the two of you on that podium.

-Now then, Greg...

-Hi.

-Greg, welcome to Pointless.

-What do you do?

-I'm also a secondary school teacher.

-Did you meet through teaching, you and Sam?

-Yes.

We met at the school I trained at in Brighton.

-You don't teach at the same school?

-No. I teach at a school in Walthamstow.

-And what do you teach?

-PE.

-Excellent.

Greg, you're on 1. The high scorers are still Susan and Jenna on 42.

A score of 40 or less keeps you very much in the game.

What are you thinking?

I'm going to go with the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic, says Greg. Here's your red line, nice and high.

Let's see how many of our 100 said Czech Republic.

It's right.

Well done.

4 for Czech Republic. Very well done indeed, Greg.

Takes your total up to 5. Good effort.

Great stuff, Greg. It's always lovely when teachers do well

because their kids are so desperate for you to fail, aren't they?

They'll be gutted at that score - 5 points.

-They'll be going, "They did all right in their first round. You wait till Round Two!"

-Yes!

Well played.

-Susan...

-Hello.

-Welcome. Lovely to have you here.

-Thank you.

-What do you do up in Bishop's Stortford?

-I'm retired.

What did you do?

I used to be a primary school teacher for 15 years

and then I joined the Inland Revenue for 15 years.

-That's a bit of a change!

-It was.

-Which did you prefer?

-Probably the Inland Revenue!

Susan, you're the high scorers. This is the scary bit.

We need a low score from you.

There's so many in my head, but they're all rubbish.

Serbia.

-Serbia.

-Mm.

-Serbia, says Susan. No red line for you.

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

Absolutely right.

-2! Very well done!

-APPLAUSE

The second-lowest score of the round. Very well done.

It takes your total up to 44.

You've done everything you can there. Terrific answer.

-Beth...

-Hi!

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Welcome back.

Just to put you in the picture, Susan and Jenna are on 44, you're on 18.

-You have to score 25 or less. That's it.

-OK.

I thought I might take a punt with...

No. I don't know if I'm saying it right. I'm going to say Benin.

-Benin.

-Yes.

-There is your red line. Below that, you stay.

-OK.

Benin. How many of our 100 people said that?

It's right.

You've done it.

-4. Very well done indeed, Beth.

-APPLAUSE

22 your total.

Well played, Beth. Well played to all four teams. 44 is a low score to go out on.

Terrific round from everyone.

What was the risky one you were thinking of, Beth?

-I was going to go for

-Lethoso,

-I think that's how you say it,

one of the little countries in South Africa.

-Lesotho. That would've been interesting.

-The wrong way round.

It would've scored you 1 point, so it was a terrific answer.

We've actually had a lot of the lowest-scoring answers.

There's only two 1-point answers - Lesotho and Central African Republic.

One pointless answer in the whole world.

Very well done to anyone at home,

a very special prize if you said Grenada.

Let's take a look at the three biggest answers, though.

Ethiopia's the third-biggest answer on the board. 42 points.

Germany would've scored you 49. And right at the top, Egypt with 52.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

So the pair heading home, with their high score of 44,

I'm afraid it's Susan and Jenna.

Bad luck, Jenna.

That was a harsh early lesson in Pointless.

Senegal even popped into my head briefly, as well, and I still went with Ethiopia!

-Bad luck.

-Never mind.

Susan, very well done, though. Second-lowest score of the round from you.

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

Lovely contestants. Susan and Jenna!

APPLAUSE

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

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

so another pair will be leaving us at the end of this round. Best of luck.

Our category for Round Two is...

Eventful Years. Can you decide in your pairs who's going to go first?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

1963. Richard.

We'll show you six clues to things or people that made the news in 1963.

-Can you give us the most obscure, please?

-Thanks, Richard!

We are looking for the answers to these clues. They all relate to 1963.

Here's our first board of six...

I'll give you those one last time.

There we are, six clues to events, all of which happened in 1963.

-Beth.

-Oh, dear.

-Now, Beth...

I did a lot about 1963 in history.

Unfortunately, it was 1963 in America.

It's the same year. Same year. LAUGHTER

I know there's a time difference, but not that much.

There's one that I definitely know and one that I think I know.

I'm going to go for it. I think the prime minister is Edward Heath.

Edward Heath. OK. Edward Heath. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said Edward Heath.

No. Bad luck, Beth. I'm afraid an incorrect answer,

scoring you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Beth. Heath didn't become prime minister until 1970.

But good for you for going for one of the tougher ones.

Now then, Sam,

what do you make of 1963?

It was before my time,

but there's a few there that I think I recognise.

I'm going to go for the Hitchcock film with Tippi Hedren.

-I think that's The Birds.

-The Birds, says Sam.

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

It is right. Very well done.

-52, Sam.

-APPLAUSE

52 for The Birds.

It's an adaptation of a Daphne du Maurier short story.

Again, that's the sound of a series of secondary school kids going "Uhh...!

-"I thought that was going to be wrong."

-Thanks, Richard.

Toby, we come to you now. You are the last person to have this board.

Do you think you can talk us through some of the blanks?

Er... No.

The only answer is going to be an educated guess.

I'm going to go with Doctor Who,

and I'm not sure, I know he played him at some point,

Tom Baker.

-Tom Baker, says Toby.

-I'm not sure.

-Let's see if that's right

and how many people said Tom Baker.

Bad luck, Toby. An incorrect answer. It scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry again. Tom Baker much later than this particular answer, which was...?

-Do you know the first Doctor Who?

-I don't know which was the first.

-William Hartnell was the answer.

-Right.

-Would've scored 29 points, so plenty of people knew it.

The prime minister wasn't Heath. It was Alec Douglas-Home.

That would've scored you 8 points.

-The British answer to the Barbie Doll?

-Sindy.

-Yes.

Big scorer, though. 61 points.

The Beatles one's quite hard, the first Beatles album.

-Please Please Me.

-It was Please Please Me. Scored 14.

This is the biggest scorer. Ronnie Biggs took part in...?

-The Great Train Robbery.

-Yes. Would've scored 70 points.

Thanks very much indeed. We're halfway through the round.

Only two scores between the three pairs,

which is nice for the high scorers. Nice to have a bit of company!

52 is the low score - Sam and Greg. 100 for Toby, Jak, Beth and Sarah.

Jak and Sarah, best of luck to both of you.

It's going to be tough. Jak, you get first pick of the board.

-Sarah, you'll have to hope there are some nice ones left.

-No pressure!

-A little bit of pressure!

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

OK. We'll put six more clues up on the board and here they are.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are. Six clues to events from 1963.

Jak, you are joint high-scorers on 100.

We need from you a very low score to make sure you make it through to the head-to-head.

OK. I only know one for sure

and I can only take stabs in the dark at the others,

so I'm not willing to do that at this moment.

"He made his 'I Have A Dream' speech in Washington DC" -

that was Martin Luther King.

Martin Luther King, says Jak. No red line for you, you're the joint high-scorers.

Let's see how far down the column Martin Luther King gets you.

-64.

-APPLAUSE

164 is your total.

Yes, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, as well.

He was the youngest person to have won it. He was 35 at the time.

Now then, Greg...

-Greg, how are we feeling about this board?

-Not good.

I've got good news for you. You are through to the next round, whatever you score.

I honestly...

..don't know any of them.

Steve McQueen - I only know him from one film, so I'm going to guess it.

The Great Escape.

The Great Escape, you say. Steve McQueen as 'The Cooler King'.

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

No red line for you because you're already through.

It's right! Very well done, Greg.

-30.

-APPLAUSE

Cracking answer, cracking score. It takes your total up to 82.

Well done.

Well done, Greg. Safely through.

Thanks very much! Now...

Right, OK,

moment of truth, Sarah. Oh, Sarah, you're looking pained!

I don't know any of them.

-Oh!

-This is not good.

It's completely left my head now,

but I know who the cuts-to-the-railway person was, but I can't remember his name.

This is not good. I genuinely can't think of a single answer. Erm...

I know it's not right. This is soul destroying.

Clement Attlee?

-For which one?

-Second to top. "Harold Wilson took over the leadership..."

"Harold Wilson took over Labour when this politician died."

Clement Attlee.

Here's your red line. If you get below that, you are in the head-to-head.

Is Clement Attlee right and how many people said it?

-Bad luck, Sarah.

-I knew it.

Bad luck. That's incorrect. It scores you the maximum of 100 points.

It takes your total up to 200.

You're not a million miles out. Attlee was the leader and this answer took over from Attlee.

The answer was Hugh Gaitskell.

-Gaitskell took over from Attlee.

-I wouldn't have known it.

-3 points.

The Cambridge Five... Lots of people know their names,

but the orders in which they came, what would you go for?

-Philby?

-Yes, it's Kim Philby.

It could've been Burgess, Maclean, but it's Philby. Well done if you said that. 7 points.

Now, the doctor who published the report,

his name's been in the news an awful lot.

-Dr Beeching.

-Dr Beeching, yes. Dr Richard Beeching.

52 points. That's a big scorer.

And the French President in 1963?

-Charles de Gaulle.

-Yes. Named after the airport. 21 points.

LAUGHTER

It took me a little while to get that!

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. At the end of our second round, I'm afraid it's Sarah and Beth.

-You've done twice as well.

-Yes!

-It was Round One last time!

-We joined the 200 Club. That's always a proud boast.

Exactly. It's been great having you on the show.

-Sarah and Beth!

-APPLAUSE

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

Congratulations, Greg and Sam, Toby and Jak,

you're one step closer to a chance to play for that jackpot,

-which currently stands at £2,000.

-APPLAUSE

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

You're now allowed to confer. You can put your heads together and have a chat.

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

It's teachers versus students. It's going to be very exciting.

Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question. It concerns...

Famous Glaswegians. Richard.

We'll show you five pictures of famous people born in Glasgow. Name the most obscure.

Let's reveal our famous Glaswegians. Here they come. We have got...

There they are, five famous Glaswegians.

Greg and Sam, you've played best so you get to go first.

(I only know A and D.)

Erm, we only know two on that board. We know A and D.

We're going to go for D -

Lorraine Kelly.

Lorraine Kelly, say Greg and Sam. Lorraine Kelly.

Toby and Jak, can you talk us through that board,

throw any light on the other famous Glaswegians?

We knew A and D, but we're not too sharp on the others.

So, erm, it's going to be high,

because I've seen him come up and everyone knows him,

but we'll go with A, Billy Connolly.

Billy Connolly, you're going to say.

So we have Lorraine Kelly versus Billy Connolly.

Greg and Sam said Lorraine Kelly. Let's see how many people said Lorraine Kelly.

Absolutely right.

-63.

-APPLAUSE

It's high! People see her daily.

But Billy Connolly is what Toby and Jak have gone for.

Billy Connolly, as you say, often scores high.

Is he going to beat Lorraine Kelly?

Ooh, look at that! 90!

There's your answer.

He does always score high. That means, Greg and Sam, you are up 1-0.

That's properly famous, isn't it? Amazing.

Let's take a look through the rest of these. Do you know B?

He's so familiar, from so many things.

-Dougie Henshall.

-Yes, Douglas Henshall.

Would've scored you 9 points.

C is the former leader of the Lib Dems, Ming Campbell.

He would've scored you 16 points.

And E,

-she was in Gregory's Girl, she was the lead singer of Altered Images.

-Oh, Clare Grogan!

-Yes.

-Ahh!

Would've scored 11 points.

So the best answer on the board is Dougie Henshall.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question. Toby and Jak get to answer first.

You have to win it to stay in the game. Best of luck.

It concerns Whales, with an "H".

Whales. Richard.

We'll show you the names of five different species of whale,

but we've missed out alternate letters. Can you fill those in?

OK, thanks. Let's reveal our five whales.

Here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Toby and Jak, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

We'll go for the bottom one. We'll go for beluga whale.

Beluga, say Toby and Jak.

Now then, Greg and Sam, do you want to talk us through the rest of the whales up there?

The middle one is humpback. I'm not sure on the other three.

-Have you got any idea?

-I only know humpback.

-Yes.

-We'll go for humpback.

-We only know one.

We'll go for the third one down to be humpback.

OK, humpback. So we have beluga versus humpback.

Toby and Jak said beluga. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said beluga.

It's right.

-51.

-APPLAUSE

Not bad. 51.

Greg and Sam have gone for humpback.

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

It's right.

-Ooh, look at that. 82.

-APPLAUSE

That's what you needed to do, Toby and Jak. Very well done.

After two questions, it's 1-1.

Our 100 people did very well on this one.

We'll leave the top one till the end because that's the best score.

The second one down is a narwhal.

It would've scored you 37.

The one near the bottom is the minke.

That would've scored you 38 points.

The top one is second only to the blue whale in size.

It's got the largest mouth of any animal on the planet.

It's the bowhead.

-The bowhead whale. It would've scored you 10 points.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Here comes your third question, the decider.

Whoever wins this goes through to the final and plays for that jackpot.

It concerns...

-Devon. Richard.

-We'll give you five clues to facts about the county of Devon.

Give us the most obscure answer.

Let's reveal our five clues. Here they come.

I'll read those one last time.

Five clues to facts about Devon.

Greg and Sam, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

Erm, we're going to go for the bottom one,

the most westerly racecourse in England.

It's a bit of a guess. Exeter.

Exeter, say Greg and Sam.

Now then, Toby and Jak, talk us through the board.

We'd love to try!

We wouldn't get you very far, unfortunately!

We have an idea. It's just a punt. It's something in the back of my head.

The only town in the UK to officially have an exclamation mark in its name

is Tally Ho! or something like that. That's my answer.

-Tally Ho!.

-Yes.

-OK, Tally Ho!.

Right. OK. So we have Exeter and we have Tally Ho!.

Greg and Sam said Exeter is the most westerly racecourse in England.

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

Oh, bad luck. An incorrect answer.

Toby and Jak, that means you merely have to be correct with your answer

that Tally Ho! is the only town in the UK

officially to have an exclamation mark in its name.

Tally Ho! - is that right?

Ohh! Not right!

Which means, after three questions, it remains 1-1.

-Richard.

-We were desperately trying to find out who's cleverer - students or teachers -

and the answer was neither! LAUGHTER

You weren't a million miles away with Exeter,

but there's one that's just slightly further west and that's Newton Abbot.

It would've scored 9 points. It would've been a terrific answer.

The only town in the UK to have an exclamation mark in its name?

-Westward Ho!.

-Westward Ho!, yes.

-Westward Ho!, Tally Ho!...

-It would've scored 27 points.

The town that lends its name to the type of carpet?

-Axminster.

-Yes. That would've scored 39.

There's some big scores up here.

-The River Tamar acts as a border between...

-Cornwall.

-Yes.

60 points. That's a big scorer.

All of these would've sent either team through to that jackpot round.

The highest point in the national park?

-That's Dartmoor.

-That is Dartmoor, yes.

That would've scored you 20. Well done if you got all of those.

Thanks very much.

Here comes your next question, question number four, which is going to be our decider.

Toby and Jak, you get to answer first. It concerns...

Martial Arts Actors & Their Films.

We'll show you the names of five martial acts actors

and we'll give you the initials of the film they starred in.

Tell us the name of that film, please.

Thanks very much. Let's reveal our five martial arts actors.

They are...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are, five martial arts actors and their films.

Toby and Jak, you will get to answer this one first.

(Bruce Lee - Enter The Dragon. Dolph Lundgren is The Expendables.)

(Jet Li is Hero.)

We know quite a few but whittling them down...

Erm, we think Jet Li - Hero.

Jet Li - Hero, say Toby and Jak. Jet Li - Hero.

Greg and Sam, can you talk us through the board?

The top one, we think, is Rush Hour.

The second one, we're not certain.

Bruce Lee - Enter The Dragon. Ralph Macchio - The Karate Kid.

I think I know the second one.

Dolph Lundgren - The Expendables. I think he was in that in 2010.

So... I think we should go for an older one.

Everyone knows The Karate Kid.

-Let's go for -

-Let's go for The Expendables.

-OK.

We're going to go for Dolph Lundgren - The Expendables.

The Expendables, say Greg and Sam. The Expendables.

We have Hero versus The Expendables.

Toby and Jak went for Hero. Let's see if that's right and how many people said Hero.

It's right.

Very well done. 6 for Hero. Good answer.

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That's a great score.

Now then, Greg and Sam have gone for The Expendables.

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

Well, it's right. 6 is what it's got to beat, though.

This will decide who goes through to the final.

Ooh, you've done it! Look at that! 1 for The Expendables!

-Very well done indeed.

-APPLAUSE

Well done, Greg and Sam.

After four questions, you are through to the final 2-1.

I have to say well done to Sam, because your negotiation was just a series of Greg going

"Shall we go for Rush Hour?" and Sam going, "No, The Expendables."

"Shall we go for The Karate Kid?" "No, let's go for The Expendables."

You picked the only one that would've won you the point.

Jackie Chan is Rush Hour. That would've scored you 12 points.

I think you knew Enter The Dragon for Bruce Lee, as well. 38 points.

And The Karate Kid would've scored you 20.

-Very well played.

-Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

The pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head are Toby and Jak.

You did pretty well there. Beluga was a particular high point.

Tally Ho, I'd say, was a low point!

But you played very well throughout the show, particularly in the first round.

We'll get to see you again next time.

Thanks very much for playing. Toby and Jak!

For Greg and Sam, it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Greg and Sam, you've seen 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, it stands at £2,000.

-Phewee! The teachers won.

-Phew!

What would you like to see come up in this final round?

I would like to see anything celebrity-related,

anything to do with Disney.

I don't mind music,

actors, like Tom Hanks, for example.

OK. Greg, anything?

Being a PE teacher, sport obviously, TV...

Quite generic, you know... We're a good team.

OK, good. Well, I hope you are.

As always, you kick off this round by choosing a category.

You have four choices. They are...

-HE SIGHS

-Blimey!

What are you thinking?

-Golden Age of Slapstick?

-I wouldn't know anything.

-Shall we try Women's Sports?

-Women's Sports, please.

Women's Sports. OK. Women's Sports it is. Richard...

We'll give you three categories within Women's Sport.

Hopefully, you can pull some answers from one of these.

We're looking for any team that has won the Women's FA Cup,

that's from 1970/71 right through to 2012.

We're looking for any members of the England ICC Women's 2013 World Cup Cricket Squad.

And any Female British Olympic Medals

since the modern Games began. It can be bronze or above.

So any team that's won the Women's FA Cup,

any member of that cricket squad,

or any woman who has won two or more Summer Olympic medals. Very best of luck.

As always, you've got up to a minute to come up with three answers.

To win that jackpot, you just have to find one pointless answer.

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

You can pick one from each category, all three from one,

as long as you tell me which category you're answering.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Yes.

OK. Good luck. Let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

Your time starts now.

Cricket I know nothing about, so just wipe that one out.

-Olympic medal-winners, I think, would be the best bet.

-Go on.

-Dame Kelly...

-Dame Kelly Holmes.

Victoria Pendleton. Catherine Trott. Didn't she -?

-What's the marathon runner?

-I don't think she won two Olympics.

Women's FA Cup, you've got Arsenal,

I think Doncaster Belles might've won it.

Yep, OK. Erm...

-Olympics... Olympics...

-Jess Ennis. But that's obvious.

-Sally Gunnell, maybe?

-Sally Gunnell, Denise Lewis.

Oh, the 400-metre runner - Christine Oghuru?

Yes, Christine Oghuru. We'll go with that.

-HE SIGHS

-What about FA Cup teams?

-Arsenal's the most obvious one. Chelsea?

-No, definitely not.

Fulham, maybe. Everton, maybe.

-Brighton?

-No.

-No.

-10 seconds left.

-OK.

Erm... OK, I think we should go with the Olympians. Sally Gunnell, maybe?

-Sally Gunnell.

-THEY MUMBLE

Your time is now up, I'm afraid.

-I now need your three answers.

-OK.

-Women's FA Cup Winning Teams - Doncaster Belles.

-Doncaster Belles.

Then Female British Multiple Olympic Medal Winners -

-Christine...

-Ohuruogu.

-Ohuruogu.

-Christine Ohuruogu.

-And finally, Female British Olympic Medal Winners - Sally Gunnell.

-Sally Gunnell.

Which do you think is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Doncaster Belles.

-We'll put that third.

Your least likely?

-BOTH: Sally Gunnell.

-We'll put that first.

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

There they are. Very best of luck.

Your first answer was Sally Gunnell.

If this is correct, you'll win that jackpot of £2,000.

Greg, what would you do with your share?

-Would you pool it?

-No!

A holiday would be good with that amount of money,

-and saving for a rainy day, as well.

-Good stuff.

-Sam?

-I'd really like to visit the Philippines again, where I'm from, with my family,

so it would help towards the travel.

Otherwise, erm, maybe a deposit.

That's the boring answer. Holiday!

-The sensible answer.

-Yes.

-Well, very best of luck.

Three good answers on the board. Let's hope one of them is pointless.

Your first answer was Sally Gunnell.

If this is correct and it goes down to pointless, you will win £2,000.

Is Sally Gunnell a multiple Olympian medal-winner?

She is. OK, that's the first thing you had to do.

The second thing you have to do is be pointless.

If it goes down all the way to zero, you will leave here with £2,000.

-15 for Sally Gunnell.

-APPLAUSE

I think you'd have been surprised if that had been pointless. That would've been strange.

OK, your second answer was Christine Oghuru.

Is this correct? If it's pointless, you will leave with that jackpot.

For £2,000, is Christine Oghuru...

..a British multi-medal-winning Olympian?

No! An incorrect answer.

-Wrong first name.

-Everything is riding on your final answer, the Doncaster Belles.

You had no hesitation in putting this as your last answer. You thought it was your best shot.

Let's find out if it's right and pointless.

The Doncaster Belles -

are they a women's FA Cup-winning football team?

It's right.

OK. Your first answer, Sally Gunnell, took you down to 15.

Your second answer turned out to be an incorrect answer.

Your third answer, the Doncaster Belles,

has taken you... Oh, 6!

-Ohh!

-APPLAUSE

That was a great answer.

Lovely low score. You'd be thrilled with that at any other point.

Sadly, we are only interested in pointless answers.

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,

which means you don't win today's jackpot, which will roll over.

We've loved having you on the show. You do, of course, get to take home a Pointless trophy each.

BOTH: Thank you. APPLAUSE

A valiant effort. Well played.

I couldn't accept Christine Oghuru. It's Ohuruogu.

She would've scored 2 points, anyway. But couldn't take it.

Doncaster Belles, one of the most successful women's football teams there have been.

Arsenal got 42 points in that category.

Other teams that scored points - Everton with 4, Millwall with 3, Southampton with 2.

If you had to go for another couple on the football teams,

-what would you have gone for?

-I said Fulham, maybe Bristol City.

If you'd said Bristol City, it would've been an incorrect answer.

If you'd said Fulham, you just would've won £2,000.

-Thanks.

-Yep. LAUGHTER

In fact, they beat Doncaster Belles in a final.

Let's look at some pointless answers.

Croydon. Friends of Fulham also won the FA Cup.

There's Fulham. Sorry about that. Norwich, as well.

You could've had St Helens and Lowestoft, as well.

The women's cricket squad -

Amy Jones would've been pointless, Heather Knight, Laura Marsh, Sarah Taylor.

Let's take a look at some of the medal-winners.

Charlotte Dujardin, who won two equestrian medals at the 2012 Olympics.

Katherine Grainger, who got three silvers in rowing and then wonderfully got the gold.

Rebecca Romero has won medals in rowing and cycling. She swapped sports.

Sarah Ayton, who won for sailing,

alongside Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, both pointless answers.

You could've had Kate Howey, the judo player.

So lots of pointless answers. Sorry you didn't get any of them.

You went for the ones you knew. It was probably the right thing to do. It would've been a punt on Fulham.

Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to you.

Thank you so much for playing.

-Great contestants. Greg and Sam!

-APPLAUSE

Greg and Sam didn't win our jackpot, which means it rolls over,

when we will be playing for £3,000.

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

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

-Bye.

-..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.

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