Episode 54 Pointless

APPLAUSE & CHEERING

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

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

Let's meet today's players.

Couple number one...

Hi, my name's Chris, this is my dad Dave and we are from Arbroath.

Couple number two...

Hi, my name's George, this is my housemate Jon

and we study at the Leeds University.

-Couple number three...

-I'm Steve, this is my wife Dianne,

and we're from Hayling Island.

And couple number four...

My name's Julie, this is my friend Craig

and we're from Shildon in County Durham.

-These are today's contestants.

-APPLAUSE

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

That leaves one person for me to introduce -

pernickety, pedantic and priggish, and those are just three of his better qualities -

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

Hiya! Hi, everybody! APPLAUSE

-How are you?

-Bit of a side-swipe there, wasn't it?

Just come out and say what you think, man!

If you've got a problem with me, say it to my face, don't say it to the camera.

-That wasn't a problem. These are good things. Priggish...

-Priggish? That's really nice!

Your pedantry is valued on this show.

Oh, OK. If someone says, "What was that guy like?"

-"He's priggish." "Oh, lovely!"

-No, no...!

LAUGHTER No, it's perfectly all right.

We've got three returning pairs today.

George and Jon last time, they were telling us

how they've got 25 or 30 people from Leeds University sitting watching them,

-and then they went out in Round One!

-Yeah, Round One...!

Genuinely, how funny will that be when, er...

Do you know what - this time, this show -

there are going to be 60 people from The Leeds University watching you!

-I like "The Leeds University"!

-LAUGHTER

You're going to do terrifically well today, I suspect.

Round One is one of those ones where, for lots of people at home, this is going to be a dream round.

They're going to be scribbling down pointless answers.

And lots of people are going to be going, "Please let this round end."

Absolutely one of those rounds that will split households, I think.

Sounds fun! 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.

We haven't had a pointless answer for a very long time, apart from in the final.

-We've given away the jackpot endlessly.

-We're doing that a lot.

In gameplay, we haven't added much to our jackpot for a long time.

Let's have some pointless answers. You heard the man,

-there'll be some pointless answers in this round.

-There'll be a lot of pointless answers.

If you know your stuff in Round One, you can add a lot of money here.

Chris and Pete won the jackpot last time,

so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

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 will be eliminated, so make sure that's not you.

Our first category today is...

There you are, it's Golf. It's Golf.

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 that question is.

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

The Top 100 Golfers in the World. Richard...

We're looking for any of the Top 100-ranked golfers in the world

at the turn of 2013, please.

So anyone who's in that list of the official golf rankings at the turn of 2013.

There are a huge amount of pointless answers if you know your stuff. Get thinking.

If you don't know about golf - damage limitation. Good luck.

Thanks very much. Dave and Chris, you all drew lots before the show and you are going first.

Chris, I don't think you look that happy with Golf,

or were you thrilled?

It's a bit of a tricky one because I can't stand golf.

We live on a golf course, so I should probably know a little bit!

I think there's a few answers that have got stuck in my brain.

How come you live on a golf course and can't stand golf?

-Because balls keep landing -

-How come you live ON a golf course?

-Live BY a golf course.

-No, they live in a molehill.

I thought maybe they lived in one of those windmills with the things going round.

That'd be fun!

It would get a bit annoying.

-That's crazy.

-AUDIENCE GROAN

-We'll let you do the jokes.

-LAUGHTER

-Chris, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

I study contemporary dance at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance.

-Good place to study it!

-Pretty good. Pretty good.

-How long have you done that for?

-I'm coming to the end of my first year. Three to go.

-Loving it?

-Fantastic.

-I'm trying to work out your posture. Very good.

-Thank you.

-Very good.

-Working on it!

-Good stuff.

What are you going to go for?

Erm, it's not that...

It's probably not pointless, but I don't think it'll be too high.

I'm going to go for Sergio Garcia.

Sergio Garcia, says Chris. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said Sergio Garcia.

It's right.

-7. That's a great answer, Chris.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done. Great low score to get the ball rolling.

-Sergio Garcia.

-Very good start from podium one.

Garcia's never won a major. He promised so much and has never quite delivered.

Maybe one day...

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Jon, welcome back.

-Round One last time...

-Yes.

Oh, and it was so good going into the second half of Round One.

You were the lowest scorers.

And then we had Dolly Parton singing Baby Love!

LAUGHTER

-She would do such a good version.

-She'd do a lovely version.

-If she hasn't...

-Yes.

-It'd be perfect.

-Absolutely fantastic.

-Jon, remind us what you do.

-I'm a student at Leeds University, studying English literature.

Are your hobbies are?

Me and George play football together,

and we did a marathon together.

-Oh, did you? Which one?

-The one in Rome.

-Fun?

-Erm, I enjoyed it. I thought it was good fun,

but George didn't enjoy it so much.

He's got dodgy knees.

I think he almost collapsed halfway round.

-Did you know you had dodgy knees before you did the marathon?

-I only did one run before it.

-I still managed sub four hours. I was quite pleased.

-That's not bad!

Anyway, Jon,

I think you two are going to be brilliant at this.

-I've got a few.

-Let's have a pointless answer!

I'm going to go for one, George's most hated golfer,

-Phil Mickelson.

-Phil Mickelson, says Jon. Let's see if that's right and if it is,

let's see how many of our 100 people said Phil Mickelson.

It's right. 7's our low score at the moment.

Let's see where Phil Mickelson takes you.

-9. Very well done, Jon.

-APPLAUSE

Phil Mickelson is a great answer. You don't like Phil Mickelson?

Erm, well, I've got nothing against the guy personally.

It sounds like you do. LAUGHTER

I was reading the Forbes Top 100 Rich List

in terms of sponsor for sport...

-Yeah, he's got a lot of money.

-..and it wound me up that the guy has only won four things

and he's getting, like, 56 million a year in sponsors.

-That's hateful!

-He's not good at his sport and he gets all this money!

-He's better than us.

It's just like, that's rubbish.

He was earning more than Federer, who's dominated a sport for ages!

It just really irritated me!

George, you are right! Come on, Mickelson!

You know what? How dare this guy come along, in an immensely competitive sport,

win everything the sport has to win, be in nine consecutive Ryder Cup matches,

actually be an incredibly nice guy, go through personal tragedy, come out the other side

and still expect to be paid?!

How dare you? How dare you, Mickelson?!

LAUGHTER

Yeah, I'm with you, George. LAUGHTER

Steve, welcome back.

Tell us the story of your last appearance.

Dianne did very well. She got us through to the head-to-head with some cracking low answers,

and then we fell foul of the Shakespeare comedy Sudoku mash-up question,

which was quite tricky.

-And rivers.

-And rivers.

-They were tough, the rivers!

-They all look the same.

-They were tough.

So, Steve, what are you going to go for?

I'm going to go for Vijay Singh.

Vijay Singh. OK.

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

It's right.

It's good. 9 our high, 7 our low.

Pointless!

-Very well done indeed, Steve.

-APPLAUSE

About time we had one of those.

It adds £250 to today's jackpot. It takes the total up to £1,250.

It scores you nothing. Very well done indeed, Steve.

I told you there were pointless answers out there. He's a former World Number 1.

He's slipped down the rankings, but still in that Top 100 at the start of 2013.

-Very well played.

-Excellent. Let's have some more of those.

Craig, welcome back to Pointless. Tell us what happened last time.

We got into the second round.

Unfortunately, Julie wasn't so keen on the royal subject

and wasn't sure about Lady Diana Spencer's surname.

Yes, Lady Diana Andrews!

There you are! That's not bad!

-Yes.

-It sounds plausible. It's a name!

-It was the stress of the situation.

-I think it is.

-All gone.

Now, Craig, golf...

-How do you feel about golf, Craig?

-I don't really have any feelings about golf at all!

My only experience of golf is my father-in-law watches it on the TV,

so this can go either two ways!

OK.

I've got one in mind that I saw on a list passing,

but I really don't know.

I'm going to say Sam Adams.

Sam Adams, says Craig. Sam Adams.

Let's see how many of our 100 said Sam Adams.

Bad luck, Craig!

That's an incorrect answer,

which scores you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Craig. Sam Adams not, in my knowledge, a golfer in the Top 100, has never won anything,

but still got £56 million in sponsorship last year!

LAUGHTER

Let's take a look at those scores.

Zero the best score of that pass, Steve. Very well done.

Steve and Dianne looking very strong.

Then up to 7, where we find Chris and Dave,

9, where we find Jon and George, all very close,

until we get to 100, where we find Craig and Julie.

Julie, how good's your golf?

-Not very good at all.

-OK! This'll be fun!

Best of luck with your answer.

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

OK, now, Julie, we're looking for male golfers in the World's Top 100 at the turn of 2013.

Julie, remind us what you do.

I'm a professional fundraiser for the Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland.

How do you like to fill your time?

A number of things. I'm a runner, I do karate, photography.

-How long have you done karate?

-Two years now.

-Enjoying it?

-Love it, yes.

-What belt are you?

-Almost a black belt.

I'm going for my brown belt and then I'll be black.

Fantastic. Good stuff. Now, golf...

Golf...

-Oh, Julie, how are we feeling about golf?

-We might join the 200 Club here.

I was reading a magazine recently and a name stuck in my mind,

and I don't know if he's a Top 100 Golfer

so I will take a guess, because we don't do any worse,

and I will say Buddy Allin.

Buddy Allin, says Julie. No red line because you're the high scorers.

Let's see if Buddy Allin is right and how many people said it.

No!

Bad luck, Julie. I'm sorry to say that's an incorrect answer.

It scores you the maximum of 100 points.

You are members of the 200 Club. I'm sorry.

Just out of interest, what magazine were you reading?

LAUGHTER

Yes, I've got nothing for Buddy Allin.

Dianne...

-Dianne, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Welcome back.

Now, last time, you stormed through to the head-to-head.

You were our lowest individual scorer,

and then the head-to-head, yes, rivers...

Rivers and Shakespeare did for you.

And now Steve taking the charge here with a lovely low score of 0.

You're already through to the next round, which is great news.

-That's a good thing.

-OK. Golf not your forte.

-No.

I think I've only ever played crazy golf,

so that's about as far as I know.

I don't watch it and I certainly don't follow it.

I'm just going to take a guess. I'm pretty confident about this one.

I'm going to say Justin Rose.

Justin Rose, says Dianne. No red line for you, you're through.

Let's see if Justin Rose is right and how many people said Justin Rose.

-Absolutely right.

-Excellent!

Oh, it's a good answer. 16. Very well done, Dianne.

-APPLAUSE

-16 for Justin Rose.

Another good answer. He spends most of his time in the world's Top 10.

Missed his first 20-odd cuts as a professional, though.

Had a terrible start, but now absolutely top of the world.

-George...

-Hello.

George... Now, remind us what you do, George.

Philosophy at Leeds University.

-In your spare time, what do you do?

-I play a lot of football, tennis,

I run... You know, parties...

-You follow golf enough to have a least favourite golfer.

-Yes!

So I'm guessing this is a good round for you.

Erm, it's not overly strong, but I've got enough names, I think.

Well, listen, here we go.

Julie and Craig are on 200, you're on 9.

You will never overtake them, even if you get an incorrect answer.

There are lots of pointless answers.

See if you can add £250 to the jackpot with a pointless answer and add vastly to your kudos.

All of your friends, 60 of them,

are getting drunk around the television right now

-back at The Leeds...

-LAUGHTER

Erm, I think he was actually a pointless answer

on a show ages ago, when we watched at one of our parties.

I'm hoping people weren't watching and didn't remember him this time.

I'm going to go for Bubba Watson.

Bubba Watson, says George. No red line for you.

Let's see how far down the column Bubba Watson can take you.

It's right.

Where's it going to stop? Still going down.

6 for Bubba Watson.

-It's a good answer.

-APPLAUSE

Our second-best answer of the round. 15 is your total.

The 2012 Masters-winner.

He owns the General Lee car from the Dukes of Hazzard.

That's quite cool, isn't it? He bought it for 110,000 at auction.

Dave... Ah, Dave!

You've been waiting all this time.

I bet you've had a million and one answers

-and they've all been picked off.

-Quite a few!

Now then, what are you going to go for?

I'm going to go for Matt Kuchar.

-Matt Kuchar.

-Yes.

No red line for you, as you are already through.

Let's see how far down the column Matt Kuchar can take you.

It's right.

Still going down.

Look at that! 1! Very well done indeed, Dave!

-Second-best score of the round.

-APPLAUSE

Matt Kuchar - good answer. 8 is your total.

Very nearly another pointless answer. He's been in the last two Ryder Cup teams.

They call him "Kooch". Where do they come up with this stuff?!

Those crazy golfers! Not those crazy-golfers, they're altogether different.

There are so many pointless answers. I'll try and go through a few.

I know some people will have got a few.

Bo Van Pelt, the American. The Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel was a pointless answer.

Another Major-winner, Geoff Ogilvy, the Australian, was pointless.

Three US Ryder Cup players here,

all of those pointless answers. Well done if you said any of those.

Jim Furyk, a big name on the list. Thomas Bjorn there, the Dane.

Vijay Singh, we've heard.

Let's take a look at the highest-scoring answers.

You would've scored plenty of points for the likes of, er...

Ian Poulter would've scored you 9, Ernie Els 9, Luke Donald 14.

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

In third place, Lee Westwood would've scored 21,

Rory McIlroy would've scored you 48,

and no surprises up the top there, Tiger Woods with 80.

Thanks very much indeed.

At the end of our first round, the two who'll be heading home,

I'm so sorry, it's Julie and Craig!

I'm sorry. Golf just not your strongest suit.

I'll pay more attention in future!

Oh, dear! But this really is goodbye. It's been lovely having you here.

I thought we were going to see you go all the way through.

-So did I!

-Yes. This wasn't per the script at all.

It is goodbye, I'm afraid. Thanks very much for playing. Julie and Craig! Lovely contestants.

APPLAUSE

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

Only three pairs remain.

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

so we'll be saying goodbye to another pair.

That was a very impressive low-scoring round from the pairs that remain.

Dave and Chris, our lowest-scoring pair.

You do live on a golf course, it has to be said!

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

Languages.

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

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

OK, the question concerns...

-European Languages. Richard...

-Some translation required here.

We're going to show you the names of six European languages,

but we're going to give you the name in its own language.

You need to translate and tell us what the English name is.

There's 12 in all to have a go at at home. Good luck.

So we want the English names of these European languages.

Our first board reads like this...

I'll read those all one last time.

There we are.

Six languages, in their own languages!

Chris, how do we feel about this board?

Erm... Not great.

There's a couple there that are quite obvious

so I kind of want to stay away from those. Erm...

I think there's one that I'll probably hazard a guess on,

just because it looks like a word I know.

I'm going to go for Turkish.

Turkce.

Turkish, says, Chris. Let's see if Turkish is right for Turkce

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

Absolutely right. Ooh, look at that. 86!

86! That's a high score, I'm afraid, Chris,

but it's a lot better than 100.

It is a big score. But the clue's there - Turkce.

Thank you. Jon...

-Hi.

-Jon, how do we feel about these languages?

There's a few, there's the obvious few,

but there's two which I just don't have a clue.

I'm not sure whether to hazard a guess with one,

or play it a little bit safer.

Erm...

I think...

I think I'm just going to go Deutsch, German.

Deutsch, German, says Jon.

George has just looked at you and then closed his eyes

for, what I estimate to be, about a second and a half.

It felt like a long time.

Anyway, Deutsch, German, says Jon. Let's see if that's right

and let's see how many people said it.

83. It is lower than 86.

83 for Deutsch, German.

-This is a high-scoring round.

-It sure is.

It sure is. They'll be loving that at The Leeds!

LAUGHTER

Dianne, you're the last person to have this board.

If you like, you could just hazard a guess at all the unanswered questions.

OK, well, I think Italiano's pretty obvious

and will probably score higher than the other two.

Latviesu...

Could that be... Latvia?

Hrvatski... I'm thinking that's more Eastern European.

I'm hoping that Norsk...

..is Norwegian.

I'm starting to doubt myself, but I'll say Norwegian for Norsk.

Norwegian for Norsk, says Dianne.

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

It's right. 86 our high, 83 our low.

You've passed both of them. 73. Best score of the pass, Dianne.

LIGHT APPLAUSE

-That was tentative applause, wasn't it?

-It was!

"73? I suppose it's the best answer..."

I have to say, given all the answers, how well our 100 did.

I think it's the high-scoring board we've ever had,

which makes it the easiest question we've ever had, if that makes you feel any better.

Now, Latviesu Valoda is, of course, Latvian. Would've scored you 46.

Italiano is Italian.

That's another very big scorer. 96 points.

There's four people out there going,

"It's one of the Dutch dialects. I don't know!"

Hrvatski... Again, this is one where it's useful to be a sports fan.

Football fans will know that it's Croatia.

You always see it in sticker annuals. Croatian. 7 points for that.

-But look at the scores on that board! Not bad, is it?

-Not bad at all.

Thank you very much. Let's take a look at the scores as they stand.

73 the best score of that pass. Dianne, very well done.

Dianne and Steve looking pretty strong.

Then up to 83, where we find Jon and George,

and up a click to 86, where we find Chris and Dave.

Dave, you're not way ahead, but you are ahead.

We need a lower-scoring answer from you to keep you in the game.

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

We're going to put six more languages on the board.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

Guess which one of those I like saying the most.

-Eesti Keel.

-Eesti Keel!

Now, Steve, we are looking for the lowest-scoring answer,

the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

You're on 73. The high scorers on 86 are Dave and Chris.

A score of 12 or less will keep you from overtaking their high score.

There's a couple I recognise, a couple of obvious ones.

I'm going to take a risk

and I'm going to go for Eesti Keel as Estonian.

Eesti Keel, Estonian, says Steve.

Here is your red line. It's low.

Let's see if that is right for Estonian

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

It's absolutely right. Well done, Steve. That's a great answer.

Look at that!

Oh, and you've done it. 8!

That is superb, Steve. Well done.

-It takes your total up to 81.

-APPLAUSE

That's the way to play Pointless, isn't it?

Terrific work, Steve. Very well done.

One of the European Union's 23 official languages - Eesti Keel.

Thank you very much indeed. Now, George...

-George...

-Yes...

The high scorers remain Dave and Chris on 86. You're on 83.

Ideally, two or less

will prevent you from overtaking their high score.

I don't think there's any chance of that. Er...

I'm very torn about what to do here.

-I've got a...

-HE SIGHS

I've got a bit of a guess on one of them.

I'm going to kick myself if that's right, but then... Crikey!

I'm going to stick fairly safe, I hope,

and go Jezyk Polski as Polish.

"Jenzyk Polskee"!

I think I may've just made that up! Er, Polish you are going to say.

There's your red line. That tells you everything you need to know.

Let's see if that is indeed Polish and if it is, how many people said Polish.

That's absolutely right.

Ooh! 78.

78 takes your total up to 161.

There's big scores everywhere, so it might not see you out.

Polish is now the next most-spoken language after English and Welsh,

-according to the last census.

-Thanks, Richard.

Now, Dave, we have a contest on our hands.

You're on 86. The high scorers are George and Jon on 161.

You have to score 74 or less to go through to the head-to-head.

Talk us through the board if you can, Dave.

I'd go Dansk, probably Danish. Er...

Suomi, I've got a feeling it's Finnish.

The next one, which looks tricky to pronounce,

Gaelic, possibly Gallic.

Portugues, Portuguese.

So I've got to decide how close I am to that score and what to go for.

I think I'll go for Suomi, Finnish.

Suomi, Finnish.

Let's see if that's right. Here comes your red line. It's quite high.

Let's see if Finnish will get you below that red line.

It's right.

And you are through. Very well done, Dave.

-26.

-APPLAUSE

Happy finish! Takes your total up to 112.

Very well played, Dave. A tougher board, that one, but very well done from everybody.

Let's take a look through the rest of the board.

Dansk is Danish.

It would've been just too much because it would've scored 77 points. Lucky you didn't go for it.

Gaeilge is Irish. That would've scored you 58 points.

Portugues is, of course, Portuguese. That would've scored you 87.

Estonian far and away the best answer. Steve, well played.

Thank you very much indeed.

At the end of our second round, it's George and Jon, I'm so sorry,

on 161, we have to say goodbye to you.

It was Round One last time.

-You've done twice as well.

-It's an improvement.

Very well done. I'm sorry we have to say goodbye.

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

-George and Jon.

-APPLAUSE

For the remaining two pairs,

it's now time for the head-to-head.

Congratulations, Steve and Dianne, Dave and Chris,

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

which currently stands at £1,250.

APPLAUSE

To decide who's going to play for that money,

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

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

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

Here comes your first question. It concerns...

Screen Brothers.

-Richard.

-We'll show you five images of actors who've played brothers on screen.

Tell us the name of the film in which they starred together. Good luck.

Thanks very much indeed. OK, let's reveal our five images.

Here they are. We have got...

There we are, five sets of film brothers.

Steve and Dianne, you've played best throughout the show so you get to go first.

THEY WHISPER

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

There's a couple of fairly obvious ones.

We're going to have a punt, try and add some money to the jackpot

and we're going to say C, Legends of the Fall.

C, Legends of the Fall.

So, Dave and Chris, it's over to you.

You can fill in all the blanks, take us through all of those.

I'm supposed to be the movie buff of the two of us

and I haven't a clue of any of them!

Fortunately, Dad knew that D...

-Or thinks he knew!

-..or thinks he knows

that D is Rain Man

and E is Twins.

-I think we're going to go D?

-We'll go D.

-D, Rain Man.

D, Rain Man. Legends of the Fall versus Rain Man.

Steve and Dianne said Legends of the Fall. Let's see if that's right and how many said it.

Oh, bad luck!

Bad luck, Steve and Dianne.

Dave and Chris, you merely have to be correct with Rain Man and you will win this point.

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

It is right. Very well done.

-67 people said it.

-APPLAUSE

After one question, Dave and Chris, you're up 1-0.

Legends of the Fall is a Brad Pitt film, but not that one, I'm afraid.

C is the best answer up there -

A River Runs Through It. Craig Sheffer there, as well.

3 points. Very well done if you said that at home.

The next best answer is A, a slightly more recent film.

There's Tom Hardy there, Shia LaBeouf,

and it's Lawless.

Would've scored you 5 points. Both tough, those two.

B's slightly easier. That's Al Pacino and James Caan

as the Corleone brothers, Michael and Sonny, in The Godfather.

That would've scored you 14.

And the biggest answer of all, E is Twins, as you said.

That would've scored you 79.

Thanks very much indeed. Here comes your second question.

Steve and Dianne, Dave and Chris will answer this one first,

but you have to win it to stay in the game.

It concerns...

Martin Luther King. Richard.

Simply five clues now to facts about Martin Luther King. Which is the most obscure answer?

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

I'll read those one last time.

There we are, five clues to facts about Martin Luther King.

Dave and Chris, you go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

Erm,

again, I haven't got a clue,

and my dad has... hopefully pulled us through!

We think we're going to go for 'the war against which he most famously protested',

Vietnam.

Vietnam, 'the war against which he most famously protested' say Chris and Dave.

Steve and Dianne, can you talk us through the rest of that board?

Er, no. I mean, we're guessing Nobel Peace Prize.

Something about June is jumping out for the month and I don't know why.

I'm not sure about the memorial or his first name,

so I think we're going to have to go for the Nobel Peace Prize.

You're going to say the Nobel Peace Prize.

So we have Vietnam versus the Nobel Peace Prize.

Dave and Chris said Vietnam. Let's see if it's right and let's see how many people said Vietnam.

It's right.

-50.

-APPLAUSE

50 for Vietnam.

Steve and Dianne have said the Nobel Prize was the Peace Prize in 1964.

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

It's right.

It has to beat 50...

Ooh, no, it's not! 53!

-Bad luck, Steve and Dianne.

-APPLAUSE

Very well done, Dave and Chris. After only two questions, you're through to the final 2-0.

The newcomers have seen off all three returning pairs. Very impressive.

That means we'll have four new pairs on the next show.

Let's take a look at the rest of these.

The memorial where he delivered the speech

was the Lincoln Memorial.

It would've scored you 8.

We'll go down to the bottom first. It's not June, the month, it's January,

so wasn't worth the risk there.

January would've scored you 2 points, as well.

His original first name...

..was Michael.

Would've scored you 1 point. His dad was also called Michael Luther King.

When his dad changed his name to Martin Luther King, he decided to change his son's, as well.

-Why not, right?

-Why not? Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

The pair leaving us at the end of the round, for the second time, Steve and Dianne.

You've come into the head-to-head as the hot favourites

and you leave it pointless,

but not in a good way!

It's been great having you on both shows.

Brilliant performance today. Consistent low scoring. Well done.

I'm so sorry we have to say goodbye. Thank you for playing. Steve and Dianne! Lovely contestants.

-APPLAUSE

-But for Dave and Chris,

it's time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations. You fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy. Very well done.

You have a chance to win our jackpot. At the end of today's show,

the jackpot stands at £1,250.

APPLAUSE

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

You have four options. They are...

That's tough.

-I think we can say no to Wrestlers. That's a definite.

-Yes.

No to Country Music Stars.

Slapstick Comedies probably?

-They're classics. You might know a few.

-I might, yes, being old.

-We can give it a go?

-Yes.

Exactly!

Classic Slapstick Comedies.

Classic Slapstick Comedies it is.

-Richard.

-We're going to give you three choices here.

Hopefully, one of these is useful for you in your 60 seconds.

We're looking for any Buster Keaton Feature Film

for which he received an acting credit, according to IMDB.

We're looking for any Laurel and Hardy Feature Films.

And we're looking for any Feature Films Directed By Charlie Chaplin.

So any Buster Keaton Feature Film, any Laurel and Hardy Feature Film,

or any Feature Film Directed by Charlie Chaplin.

Very best of luck.

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

All you need to do is find one pointless answer. Just one will win it for you.

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

They can be all three from one, two from one, one from another.

-Are you ready?

-BOTH: Yes.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. Your time starts now.

-Go for it.

-Not a clue.

-Not so good for me. Buster Keaton...

-Never heard of him.

Don't be daft!

He did one where, it was fantastic, a house fell in on him.

-Ooh, yes! The name of the film?

-I don't know!

-Laurel and Hardy... There's one with a piano.

-Right.

-They carry a piano up and downstairs.

-OK.

-Maybe it's called...

-BOTH: The Piano.

-We'll go with that.

-Charlie Chaplin...

-We could do two from Laurel and Hardy.

-He did one with dancing shoes.

-Oh, yeah! I know which one you mean.

He's a top director, as well.

-You're not helping.

-I can't help.

I have no films at all.

-What's the one with the house?

-Buster Keaton Feature Films...

-He's running away from a policeman.

-Let's go for...

It's something like Show Boats. Something like that.

-10 seconds left.

-We'll try Buster Keaton Show Boat, Laurel and Hardy The Piano.

-Any other Laurel and Hardy films?

-Laurel and Hardy films...

-Make something up.

There's one where they go to, er...

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

Erm, as you probably heard, I was no help.

I think we'll go for...

..one answer for Buster Keaton, which would be Show Boat.

Show Boat.

Laurel and Hardy Feature Films...

-The Piano.

-The Piano.

The Piano.

Feature Films Directed by Charlie Chaplin, The Red Shoes.

The Red Shoes. OK.

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

-Er...!

-We're not even sure if any of those are right.

-No.

-BOTH: The Red Shoes.

-The Red Shoes we'll put last.

-And least likely to be pointless?

-I think we made up The Piano.

-The Piano I think we didn't make up.

-OK. The Piano in the middle.

So then Show Boat.

-Which we might've made up.

-We'll put Show Boat first.

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

Very best of luck.

Your first answer was Show Boat.

-None of these you were absolutely certain of, were you?

-Not really.

OK. Well, if this is correct and pointless, you will win £1,250.

What would you do with your share of that, Dave?

-Er... Chris, you answer this one.

-Oh!

-What would Dave do with his share?

-LAUGHTER

I think my dad...

It's been quite a big year this year. I've just turned 21,

my brother's just turned 18,

it's my mum and dad's 50th and their 25th anniversary, as well, wedding anniversary.

-That's very neat.

-Let's have a party!

-APPLAUSE

-Very neat indeed!

We need to do something to celebrate,

so maybe a trip to Vegas or something, just to blow it.

-Let's go for it.

-Very good.

-Sorry to waste your money, but if we win, that's what we're going to do.

-You have to win it first.

-Not much chance!

-Three answers on the board.

Maybe one of these answers will win it for you.

You have gone for Show Boat first.

Let's find out, is Show Boat a Buster Keaton film?

No! Bad luck.

Bad luck, I'm afraid. It is not a Buster Keaton film.

Your second answer was The Piano.

So, again, if this is correct and pointless,

you will win £1,250.

Let's find out - The Piano,

is that a classic Laurel and Hardy film?

No! Not The Piano, I'm afraid.

Everything is now riding on your third and final answer.

-The one we weren't sure of!

-THEY LAUGH

-This is the one we weren't keen on.

-Well, your final answer was The Red Shoes.

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

If it is, it will win you that jackpot.

For £1,250,

is The Red Shoes a Charlie Chaplin film?

No! Bad luck!

APPLAUSE

Bad luck. That was a tough category for you.

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

which means you don't win today's jackpot of £1,250.

That will roll over. We've loved having you on the show.

You do get to take home a Pointless trophy, so well done.

BOTH: Thank you. APPLAUSE

You played very well. That was a tough group of categories.

Funnily enough, resting behind one of those other big categories

was the perfect question for you, just the perfect one for you.

Because we have three subcategories,

there tends to be more variation than there used to be,

but you don't need to know that, do you?

I think the piano thing you're thinking of,

there's a Laurel and Hardy short called The Music Box.

It wouldn't have counted as a feature film anyway.

-Let's look a some of the -

-I've got a good Buster Keaton one!

OK! Have you? All right. Go on.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

It's a pointless answer. APPLAUSE

I think it's his last appearance.

-He has a tiny little cameo in it.

-He does. He plays Jimmy the Crook.

Let's take a look.

His last performance ever was in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.

Around The World In 80 Days was pointless.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Very well played.

He has a cameo in Sunset Boulevard.

You could also have had Beach Blanket Bingo,

Go West, In the Good Old Summertime, Pajama Party,

Sherlock, Jr... There's quite a few for Buster Keaton.

Let's take a look now at Laurel and Hardy.

A Chump At Oxford. People who know Laurel and Hardy will know all of these.

They go crazy for them, don't they? Nothing But Trouble.

Pack Up Your Troubles. The Bullfighters.

Let's take a look at some of those Chaplin films he directed.

Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate. That sounds good!

City Lights, Monsieur Verdoux and The Circus, all of those pointless.

Well done if you said any of those at home. Unlucky in the studio.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. We have to say goodbye to Dave and Chris.

Thank you both for so much playing. Dave and Chris!

APPLAUSE

Dave and Chris didn't win our jackpot, so it rolls over,

which means on the next show, we will be playing for £2,250.

APPLAUSE

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

-Bye.

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

-APPLAUSE

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