Episode 23 Think Tank

Meet our Think Tank. They've answered hundreds of

general knowledge questions under exam conditions before the show.

Their answer are in,

but how helpful will they be to the three contestants?

Playing the game are Ashley,

a sales manager from south-west London.

Claire, a volunteer adviser from Nottingham,

and Mark, a civil servant from Cardiff.

This is Think Tank.

Welcome to the show. Welcome, as ever, to our Think Tank.

Our cross-section of the great British public includes

one-time farm hand Len,

well-travelled dance teacher Lucy

and soap fan Diane.

Before the show we, put them to the test as they answered

a huge number of questions in exam conditions.

The challenge for our three contestants is to know

when to follow the crowd

and when to trust their own instincts.

Welcome to all of you.

Ashley, you work for a jobs website,

you spend a lot of time in front of a computer, online.

All day in front of a computer, yes,

looking at what the internet can offer, I suppose.

Have you made friends online that way?

Funnily enough, a very famous man, David Hasselhoff,

-follows me on Twitter.

-Does he indeed?

-Wow!

-Yeah.

-How did that come about?

-Oh, I don't know, he follows millions of people.

I think I was maybe just a slip of the mouse.

-Any of you lot followed by David Hasselhoff?

-No.

-No.

I was last week but I told him to go away, he was just getting too close.

LUCY LAUGHS LOUDLY

Thank you, Lucy. Thank you very much.

What are your strongest subjects likely to be, Ashley?

Cos of my time on the internet, entertainment,

that knowledge seeps in somehow.

Quite good with science as well.

-Weakest subjects?

-History.

And music before the '80s.

Music before the '80s, who could possibly help there?

I think I could help out there quite a bit.

Yeah. There you go. Diane?

-Yeah, maybe.

-We got a whole jukebox full of musical geniuses...

..it says here.

Ashley, welcome. Claire, nice to see you, too.

You're a volunteer adviser. What does that involve?

Yes, so I work with the general public and I help them to find

different voluntary placements, so anything from charity work

-to care work, working for the environment.

-Sounds good.

And then, away from that, what you like to do?

Well, I sing second soprano in a community choir called Bevox.

So what's the most challenging thing you've had to sing?

-Les Miserables.

-Oh!

-Lovely.

We sang a medley of that recently and obviously that was

-about 50 minutes long.

-Lovely.

What are you particularly good at?

Really, really into music,

so that's something I think I know quite a bit about.

And also sport, I play tennis and golf,

quite interested in the Olympics and that sort of thing.

-I'm not very good at football.

-Not very good at football.

What else are you not very good at?

Things like science, history and geography.

Science, history and geography.

We will be a perfect match of not getting things right!

Abi's a doctor, so medical science, bit of luck,

-right kind of question, should be all right.

-Yes.

Claire, lovely to have you with us.

Mark, nice to see you. You're a civil servant.

What does your work have you doing?

Well, I work for the job centre, Bill.

My role is trying to help people back into work.

-What are you interests away from work?

-I like playing poker,

-I don't always win though.

-Have you got a good poker face?

-Ooh!

-Nice.

Oh, see, you've given it away. OK.

THINK TANK LAUGH

Have you got a good poker face?

-OK. Yes.

-I'm more of a bridge.

I also like football, I love football.

-Who's your club?

-Two, Cardiff and Man United.

Len, you follow Cardiff, don't you?

Yeah, I'm living in Bridgend, which is halfway between Swansea

and Cardiff, so I watch the Swansea Jacks and I also watch

the Cardiff Bluebirds as well, so I'm in no-man's-land.

OK, you'll be good at answering sports questions.

-Where you are likely to trip up a bit?

-Science definitely.

Politics I'm not great on.

Current affairs, you know, reality TV, useless!

-OK, so, yes, it's getting to be a bit of a list there.

-Everything!

Reality TV though, Anisha, you like that, don't you?

Yeah, I do.

It is useless, I'll give that to you, but I have that

in my head of useless knowledge, so come to me for useless stuff.

All right, well, welcome to all three of you,

nice to have you along.

Now, over three rounds, our contestants will try to tap into

the knowledge of the Think Tank to build up as much money as possible.

Don't forget, they have tried to answer all the questions

to the best of their ability, whether right or wrong.

The two highest scorers go through to the final.

Ultimately, just one walks away with a cash prize,

so let's play the first round.

In this round, then, I'm going to ask you all a question,

then every member of the Think Tank will reveal the answer

they gave before the show. The right answer's always going to

be there somewhere, also any number of mistakes, too.

Pick out the correct answer, £200 is added to your prize fund.

Two questions each. Ashley, you're first.

So here's a question we put to the Think Tank.

Have a think about that while we see what the Think Tank made of it,

starting with Len.

Swan.

Dove.

Herring.

Swan.

Swan.

Crow.

Swan.

Swan.

A clear majority of the Think Tank going for swan,

doesn't mean necessarily that they're correct. What do you think?

Yeah, I mean, swan was the first answer in my mind.

Herring I'm going to say definitely not cos that's a fish,

-I think.

-Is it? Oh!

And then crow and dove, I mean, dove, possibly,

but I think I will say swan.

Swan is your answer? Let's see if you're right.

Swan it is, well done.

-And, Anisha...

-Yes.

-Er...

Herring.

SHE GIGGLES

It was wrong, wasn't it?

-It was wrong, it was.

-It was a bit of a red herring!

-ALL GROAN

-Oh, ding-dong.

All right, OK, we'll just

glide on by, like a swan. Just glide on by, OK.

Well done, Ashley, £200 for that correct answer.

And, Claire, we move on to you. Here's your first question.

Here's what the Think Tank made of that.

Emirate.

Exporting.

Exceptional.

Energy.

Economic.

European.

European.

European.

Three for European, but there's a few others in the mix there, Claire.

I don't think I know the answer to this question.

Obviously I've heard of OPEC.

I don't think it's emirate,

I don't think it's exporting.

Because I'm not really sure, I think I probably would go with

the majority verdict, which is European.

European is the answer you want to give as the E in OPEC,

let's see if you're right.

It's exporting.

Max, you were the only one that got that right.

-Do you know what the full OPEC stands for?

-Oh, give it a shot.

-Is it oil-producing and exporting countries.

-Not quite.

No, well, let's cut that then.

ALL LAUGH

It is, in fact, the Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

OK. All right, Claire, nothing for you there

but plenty of other chances still to come.

And, Mark, let's see your first question.

Let's see what the Think Tank came up with on that one.

-Len?

-J.

Black Widow.

Black Mamba.

Nat Rom.

Purdy.

Red.

Ramboess.

Storm.

Well, a whole collection of very useful codenames but only one

of them's going to be right, Mark.

Well, I don't know the answer so, thanks, Think Tank

for giving the different options. Really helping me out here.

I don't think it Nat Rom -

I don't know why.

I don't think it's Black Mamba or Black Widow.

I'm looking at Storm, hoping it's Storm.

I'll lock in Storm, please.

Storm is your answer.

Let's see if you're right.

-Black Widow...

-Oh!

..was the answer.

Max, the only one in the Think Tank to get it right again.

-It's a great series of films, The Avengers, I love them.

-OK.

All right, so nothing for you there, Mark.

We come back to Ashley for your second question.

Spanish geography for you. Here's what the Think Tank thought.

Madrid.

Madrid.

Barcelona.

Madrid.

Madrid.

Barcelona.

Valencia.

Madrid.

Five have gone with Madrid.

Only three choices actually altogether. What do you think?

Well, I was in Barcelona last year

and I don't remember it being on a river.

I know it's on the sea, we were at the beach, it's a lovely city,

one of my favourite places, Barcelona.

And then because there are more people saying Madrid,

although it could be Valencia... Yeah, I don't know,

I think I'm going to have to say Madrid, I think.

You're saying Madrid is a Spanish city then associated

especially with paella.

Let's see if you're right.

It's Valencia, in fact.

Ken, you were the only one to get that right.

You've spent a lot of time in Spain, haven't you?

Yes, I used to live in Spain.

The true title actually is Paella Valenciana.

Ah! And it's a dish of saffron-flavoured rice with

-meat, seafood and vegetables.

-Right.

-Delicious.

-Yes.

Sorry, nothing for you there, Ashley.

Claire, here's your second question.

What names did the Think Tank come up with? Len?

Colin.

Alfie.

John.

Jack.

Michael.

Tom.

James.

David.

Well, again, a very broad range,

not too much assistance for you there, Claire.

Right, yes, I have to confess that I don't watch Game of Thrones.

Obviously I've heard of Lily Allen cos I know her music,

but I didn't know she had a brother that was an actor.

I think I'll go with Diane and say Michael.

So you're saying Michael is the first name of Lily Allen's

actor brother who played Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones,

let's see if you chosen correctly.

-It's Alfie.

-Yes.

-Max, you're on a hat trick.

-Again you're the only one who got it right.

-Yes, I seem to be doing well.

I have to confess I've only seen the first series of Game of Thrones

-but it seems to be enough for this.

-Yes, well done, you're on fire.

And Lily Allen wrote and recorded a song about her brother Alfie

on the first album. Nothing for you, Claire, there.

Mark, we come back to you again. Here's your second question.

Here's what the Think Tank made of that one?

The Tower of London.

Big Ben.

Lizi Stacks.

Tall Berry.

Big Ben.

Tower of London.

Big Ben.

Big Ben.

Half of the Think Tank going with Big Ben and

a couple of others there in the mix as well. Mark, what do you think?

I've been to London a lot, obviously,

and Westminster a few times.

But, if I'm honest, I don't know the answer.

Looking at what the Tank has come up with,

never heard of Lizi Stacks, which Anisha just said,

so I'll be giving that one a miss and Tall Berry sounds maybe

a bit like an ice cream flavour, so I'll give that one a miss as well.

Big Ben is the majority decision from the Think Tank,

so I'd like to answer Big Ben, please.

The Elizabeth Tower in Westminster, London, more commonly

referred to by, you say, Big Ben. Let's see if you're right.

You are indeed. Big Ben is the answer.

Renamed for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

£200 to you, Mark, and that brings us to the end of the first round.

Let's see how you're all getting on.

Claire yet to get off the mark,

but in the lead and tied on £200 are Ashley and Mark.

Everything still to play for. In our next round, every member of

the Think Tank is holding two questions which they answered

correctly before the show, so you're going to take it in turns to pick

someone from the Think Tank whose knowledge you think you can match.

For every correct answer another £200 will be added

to your prize fund.

They're not experts, but they are interested in different subjects,

so do think carefully about who might be on your wavelength.

Once a Think Tanker has asked both of their questions,

they can't be picked again.

Ashley, you get to go first. The whole bunch to choose from,

so who do you think is in the same sort of zone as you?

When Anisha said that she's got good entertainment knowledge,

but it just sort of soaks in, which is how I feel about entertainment

as well. I don't go actively out there to find it,

but it just soaks in somehow, so I'm going to pick Anisha.

Anisha.

So, this is actually about music.

You should get it, you'll be fine. The question is...

Which recording artist uses the nickname Yeezy?

I think I do know this and I think it is Kanye West.

Kanye West?

-That's totally right. It is Kanye West!

-Well done.

£200 added to your running total then, Ashley.

Claire, we come to you. Who would you like to choose?

-Any one of them.

-I think I would like to pick Abi.

My first question is actually related to my job

-because I'm a doctor.

-Oh.

But it's a relatively easy question, you should be able to get it,

so good luck.

-Which part of the human body affected by a stye?

-Right, OK.

-I know this, because I've had one.

-Oh, perfect.

-It's to do with the eye.

-To do with the eye.

-Yes, 100%.

-Well done.

Well done.

Often caused by an infection in and around the eyelids.

Yes, and you have to use a cold compress for a long time -

just to get it down.

OK, all right. Claire, £200 for you. You're off the mark.

Mark, your question to next

and you can still choose any one of the eight.

OK, I am going to choose Len

because he said earlier he likes football. I like football as well.

Retired engineer Len.

Right.

This is a TV question, not football, sorry.

Which TV Western featured the Cartwright family and the Ponderosa?

I know of some TV westerns that have been on.

Not too many, if I'm honest, because they're not my thing.

The one that sticks out in my mind from when I was younger is Bonanza,

so I'll answer Bonanza.

Bonanza?

Yee-ha! You got it.

Bonanza ran for a long time, from 1959 to 1973.

All right, well, well done. £200, Mark, for you there.

Ashley, we come back to you

and you can still choose anybody you like.

For no reason, other than she's a very lovely,

-happy face over there, going to choose Diane.

-Hello.

-Hi.

Well, I think this is a question that you're definitely

going to get as well. It's all about the stars.

What the star sign born of someone born on April Fool's Day?

I know it's not Sagittarius, because that's my brother

and he's in December. I'm Capricorn in January.

My mum is Cancer in June.

Beyond that, I have no idea.

Oh, Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day is Aquarius,

so I'm going to go with Aquarius.

Aquarius is your answer? Is that right?

-Sadly, no, it's Aries.

-Oh!

Aries, there you are.

Aries comes in the period from around the 21st of March

to 19th of April, so Valentine's Day is February the 14th.

You just got your months mixed up, really, didn't you?

Sorry, nothing for you there, Ashley.

Claire, your next question and you can still choose anyone you want to.

Right, I think I'm going to go for Lucy this time.

I think you're going to get this one.

I know the answer to this because I recently got engaged

and was given one of these.

A diamond is a form of which chemical element?

I really don't know this question.

This is a subject that I don't know a lot about, so...

-Gemstone? I don't know.

-Gemstone, is that your answer?

-Yeah.

-Gemstone?

Unfortunately, the answer I was looking for is carbon.

-Carbon.

-Carbon, oh.

-Didn't know that, no.

Diamond, thought for many years to be hardest natural substance.

Sorry, Claire, nothing for you there. Mark, we come onto you.

You can still choose any member of the Think Tank.

This time, I'm going to go for Max, please.

-PR executive Max.

-Mark, I got this one right

because, when I was growing up, I was totally obsessed with trains.

I used to insist on being taken to the local steam railway

near where I grew up every weekend by my mum and she still loves

me now, so it must be in good fun. OK, so...

What's the predominant colour of Thomas in Thomas The Tank Engine?

It's a good question for me.

My little brother was obsessed with Thomas growing up.

He was constantly watching it.

If I get this wrong, I will be gutted.

-I'm pretty sure it's blue.

-Blue.

You're on the nonstop express to success, you're absolutely right.

Well done.

£200 for you, Mark.

Ashley, we come back to you.

You can still go wherever you like.

Because I know a bit about biology, not loads,

but I'll pick Abi, I think.

Well, actually, this isn't a science question. The reason I know this

is because I love American '80s movies and The Goonies is one

of my favourite movies.

So you may know this if you've seen it, but...

How many dimes in a dollar in the USA?

OK, I've been to America a few times, so I do know this one.

A dime is ten cents, so therefore, there are ten dimes in the dollar.

Ten?

-Perfect ten. Well done.

-Well done.

What does that have to do with The Goonies?

So, there is a scene in The Goonies

where they come in to the wishing well.

They think they've found the gold because they've suddenly come across

all the pennies and the dollars that people have been throwing down.

They talk about nickels and quarters and that sort of thing in there.

-And dimes?

-Yeah.

So, I looked it up, I think, because I was like,

-"Oh, I wonder what that is." So, yeah.

-All right, good.

£200 for you Ashley. Claire, we come to you again

-and anyone but Abi you can choose.

-Right, OK.

-I'm going to go with Jackie this time.

-Oh, right.

I like to travel a lot.

I've been doing a lot of different places,

but I think a large part of travelling is being able to greet

-somebody, say something to them in their own language.

-Yeah.

I know that in Greece, "Kalimera", "Kalispera", "Kalinita",

for different times of the day.

"Kop-khun-kha" is Thailand.

Lancashire is, "Ist you all right, love?"

So, the question is...

"Konnichiwa" - a greeting in which language?

I am actually learning Spanish at the moment,

so I know quite a bit of Spanish.

And I did French school, so I know quite a bit of that.

I don't think it's either of those.

It sounds like it could be something like Italian.

I'm going to go with Italian.

Italian.

It's Japanese.

-Oh, Japanese. "Konnichiwa."

-OK.

It's a standard greeting for saying hello. OK, good.

So, sorry, Claire, nothing for you there.

Mark, we come to you and still anyone but Abi.

OK, I'll choose Ken for this one, please.

Ken, our retired holiday rep.

Right, OK, I'm not sure whether this is you or not,

-but I'm sending you the vibes.

-Thank you.

It's about the National Trust.

St Michael's Mount, the National Trust property,

is in which English county?

It's not one of my better subjects.

I will go for...

Essex, Anglia.

Essex. Is that even a county?

-Essex is your answer?

-Yeah, yes, please.

-Essex.

-Sadly, it's Cornwall.

-Cornwall.

No worries. Thanks, Ken.

It's an island situated just offshore in the English Channel.

So, nothing for you there, Mark.

That brings us to the end of the round.

Let's see how you're all getting on now with your prize funds.

Claire's on £200.

In the lead and tied on £600 are Ashley and Mark.

Now, one of you is going to have to leave the game pretty soon.

There is one last chance for you to take the lead and, Claire,

you can still catch up.

All of you are now going to be asked the same question, then two members

of the Think tank will tell you the answer they gave before the show

and their reason for doing so.

Only one of them is going to have the right answer.

If you side with the correct person,

you get £200 for your prize fund.

Just five questions remain before we do have to say goodbye

to one of you, so choose your answers carefully.

And here's the first question.

Diane and Abi are going to have a crack at this one. Diane?

OK, well, I said it's a lawyer.

It's a nice prestigious job and it's attainable,

as long as you're willing to apply yourself to your studies.

-Abi?

-I went for something similar.

I'm a doctor and I think a doctor is still a highly sought-after

-profession, so I think the answer is doctor.

-Right.

Diane says lawyer, Abi thinks it's a doctor.

What do you think, contestants? Lock in your answers, please.

Well, Ashley and Mark have gone for doctor.

Claire says lawyer. Who's right?

It is doctor.

Well done, Abi. And £200 to Ashley and Mark.

Lawyers were a very popular choice after doctors.

-Oh, OK. Thank you.

-All right.

Here is our next question then.

Len and Lucy having a go at this one. Len?

Following the stronger male team, I'd go for Germany.

When it comes to World Cups, they come up trumps,

the German teams do, so my answer is Germany.

-Lucy?

-They're not normally a country you'd associate football with -

they more commonly call it soccer -

I went for the USA.

Outside of an English side, the only set of names I could think of in

women's football was the USA and I think that must be because

they've been quite prominent in that field.

So, I went for USA.

Len says Germany, Lucy has gone for the USA.

Where do you want to go with this one, contestants?

Lock in your answers, please.

Ashley and Claire say it's Germany.

Mark has gone with United States.

Who is right?

Mark it is. United States. Well done.

The United States.

The USA has won it three times, the Germans have won it twice,

-the Women's World Cup.

-Oh.

-£200 for you, Mark. Well done.

Here's question number three.

Max and Ken here. Max?

"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players,

"they have their entrances and their exits and in his time,

"each man may play many parts."

Now I love that speech and I know I said a lot of stock about how

much I love Shakespeare, but I have to confess, I've never actually seen

this play performed, so I'm lightly reaching into the dark recesses

of my memory for the answer here and I'm going to see The Tempest.

The Tempest. Ken.

Well, this takes me back a few years...when I used to live in

Stratford, and the guy who lived next-door,

his name was Will Shakespeare.

He leaned over the fence one day and he said, "Here, Ken,

"I'm writing a play and there is this quote in it and it says,

" 'All the world's a stage.'" And I said, "Well, I might like that."

He said, "I can't call it that, I'll call it As You Like It."

All right, Max says it's The Tempest.

Ken says As You Like It.

Contestants, what do you think?

Two of you have gone with The Tempest.

Mark's on his own with As You Like It.

What is the right answer?

As You Like It!

Words fail me.

They did on that day.

Max knows the speech off by heart,

-but didn't know which play it came from.

-Mea culpa.

-There you are.

-I'm shocked.

-Astonishing.

A little bit of poetic licence there, I think, from Ken,

but he had the right answer.

So, well done, Mark, for trusting him. £200 for you.

And we move on to question number four.

Abi and Anisha on this one. Abi.

So, I have a confession to make, I really don't like the colour green.

I will never, ever, ever wear it.

So, I have to look at the chairs and I am revolted

-and I think it's the colour green.

-Anisha?

So, I said red because I know they have

a lot of arguments and red is the colour of anger.

-Just, you know, red.

-OK.

Abi says green, Anisha says red.

What colour do you want to plump for, contestants?

Lock in your answers.

Ashley and Mark have gone with green, Claire has gone red.

Who has chosen the right colour?

It's green.

And red is, in fact, the colour of the benches in the House of Lords.

So, you weren't far off, just the wrong house. OK.

£200 to Ashley and Mark there.

Here's the final question in this round.

Diane and Jackie, have a go at this one. Diane.

Well, I had this vision of Gina Lollobrigida with her big

skirt being flared around as she stomped these tomatoes

and she was in Italy.

Jackie?

Some of your visions... I've seen them do this.

I've seen them do it on the television and it's Spain.

I often think, "All that pasta sauce you could have made with that.

"All that tomato soup! Just throw in a bit of garlic and a bit of basil.

"You're right, job's a good'un!" But it's Spain.

-I've seen it on the TV.

-Right, Diane is going for Italy.

Jackie says it Spain. Where do you think it is, contestants?

All three of you have gone with Spain.

Are you in the right country?

You are indeed. Spain is the right answer.

It takes place in the town of Bunol near Valencia.

£200 to you all and that brings us to the end of the main game,

so let's take a look at your totals.

In the lead is Mark with £1,600,

followed by Ashley with £1,200,

and trailing behind with £400 is Claire.

So, sadly, Claire, we have to say goodbye to you.

Thanks very much for being with us. I hope you had fun.

Thank you very much. I really enjoyed it, thank you.

-Good. Well done.

-Nice to meet everyone.

-You too.

Well done, Mark and Ashley, you two will now compete to take home

the money that you have earned in our final.

Ashley, if you were to win, have you got about how you'd spend the prize?

Well, me and my boyfriend are saving for a house at the moment

and he's a bit ahead of me, so a big chunk would probably go into our

savings pot to bring us up to even.

Might even get a cheeky European holiday out of it as well,

-though, if possible.

-OK. Mark?

I'd spend some on taking out the missus for a couple of nice

meals, a couple of nights out,

and put the majority towards a holiday as well.

OK, well, well, good luck to both you.

Our final is a general knowledge battle.

I'm going to ask you five questions each.

Whoever gives the most correct answers

takes home the money they've built up so far.

You're not on your own, though.

The Think Tank is still here to help you if they can.

You can pick someone to consult with before you answer the questions.

Each member can only be picked once and the difference now compared

earlier is they haven't seen any of these questions before either,

so they're just as much in the dark as you are. OK?

Right, shall we play the final, then?

Mark, you built up the most money in the main game,

so the final starts with you. Here's your first question.

Who would you like to help you with that?

I would like to choose...

-I'm thinking Max, please.

-Max.

-All right, Mark.

Happy to help you with this one. Hilary Mantel, obviously,

wrote an amazing series based during the reign of Henry VIII.

I believe Bringing Up The Bodies is the second one in the planned

trilogy and I think the first is Wolf Hall.

-Does that ring any bells for you?

-None whatsoever.

OK, well, fingers crossed that's the right one, then.

I'll take Max's answer, please.

-Wolf Hall?

-Yes, please.

-Is your answer?

Bringing Up The Bodies is the sequel to which Booker prize-winning novel

by Hilary Mantel, you said Wolf Hall. Let's see if you're right.

-Wolf Hall is correct.

-Well done.

-Well done.

-And both books so far have won the Man Booker prize.

-Wow.

Well done, Mark. You're off the mark.

And, Ashley, here's your first question.

Who would you like to help with that?

I have no idea about the answer to this question.

It sounds like something that's maybe slightly before my time.

I'm going to go with Len on this one, I think.

Can you help at all, Len?

No. What's the cartoon characters?

The little yellow ones and they've got the one eye. What are they?

-They're minions.

-Was it something to do with the minions?

-Oh, maybe.

Yeah, I can't remember what it's called, though.

That's the sort of thing I'm thinking of.

-I can't think of any other sort of...

-Oh, I do!

-It's Despicable Me, isn't it?

-Despicables. Yeah, yeah, that's it.

Because we're struggling between us,

so I'm going to have to say Despicable Me.

Sid Phillips, Stinky Pete the Prospector and a bear named Lotso

are villains from which animated film franchise?

You are saying it's Despicable Me.

Let's see if you've chosen correctly.

-It's Toy Story.

-Oh, Toy Story!

-Oh!

-Oh!

-Gosh.

-Of course.

-Who knew that amongst you?

-Oh!

-I've watched it many times.

-Three of you.

It's all in the choice. It's all in the choice.

Sadly, you weren't lucky with that one.

So, sorry, Ashley. Mark, here is your second question.

-Who can help you here?

-I'm pretty sure I know it anyway.

Not 100%, so be nice to get somebody else's input.

-I'll go with Jackie, please.

-Jackie.

What were your first thoughts?

Is it Princess Anne I'm thinking?

That's what struck me, because she was involved

and it was horsified things, wasn't it, that she was involved with?

That's what I would have said and what sprung to my mind,

but it's up to you.

The only name that's ticking in my head is Princess Anne,

so I'd like to choose that, please.

Which member of the Royal family competed at the Olympics in 1976?

You're saying Princess Anne, let's see if you're right.

-It was indeed Princess Anne.

-Thank you, Jackie.

She did compete in the equestrian or, as you call them, horsified

events on her horse Goodwill, but she didn't win anything.

Well done, Mark. 2-0 to you.

Ashley, you can still get off the mark with this question.

Who do you want to go for?

OK, for Anisha on this one because she helped me so much before

with the Kanye West question. So, Anisha, what are your thoughts?

100% know it.

-It's Alicia Keys.

-Fabulous.

That was what I thought as well, so I'm really glad

that's what you said. I'm going to go for Alicia Keys.

Alicia Keys, you say, is the American singer who married the

rapper and producer known as Swizz Beatz in 2010.

Let's see if you are right.

You are indeed. Well done. Alicia Keys.

Ashley, well done.

The score is 2-1. Mark, you are in the lead.

Here is your next question.

Now then, half of the Think Tank left.

Who do you want to choose?

I'm really not sure who might know this answer.

I certainly don't know the answer.

I'll choose Ken, please.

I love this film.

It's called South Pacific.

Ken obviously answered that with some conviction.

-THEY LAUGH

-I'll take Ken's answer.

-One I know.

-Did you say it was South Pacific?

-South Pacific.

South Pacific, please, Bill.

-You sure you don't want to think about it any longer?

-Positive.

-Thank you.

-OK.

Some Enchanted Evening and Happy Talk are songs

from which musical?

South Pacific is your answer.

Let's see if you're right.

South Pacific it is, well done.

By Rodgers and Hammerstein,

the original musical, of course, wasn't it?

# Happy talk Keep talkin' happy talk. #

-Yeah, I could sing it, but I couldn't place it.

-Very nicely done.

Well done. OK.

So, 3-1 to Mark. Ashley, you're still in the competition.

Here's your third question.

Geography for you.

Three members of the Think Tank left.

I will go with Lucy on this one.

I'm hoping that you might know a bit about America.

I feel like I should know this,

but I'm afraid I don't off the top of my head,

so I'm guessing you don't know either.

-I've got a bit of an idea.

-Yeah?

-I'm thinking it's California because that's where San Diego...

-Yes.

-And San Francisco, where Twitter is based.

-Yes.

-I'm going to go for California.

-California?

-Fingers crossed.

Palo Alto, which contains the garage referred to

as the birth place of Silicon Valley, is a city in which US state?

You're saying it's California.

Are you in the right place with that?

-California it is. Well done.

-Well done.

It is the garage where

Hewlett and Packard started their first company.

-Oh, wow.

-So good instincts, well done.

3-2 to Mark. Here's your next question.

History question for you.

Diane or Abi to choose.

Let's go with Abi, please.

-A woman executed... Oh, 1587, well before Henry VIII, isn't?

-Yeah.

So it's not going to be any one of his wives.

I've got a name stuck in my head, Catherine the Great, for some reason.

-I don't know why.

-OK.

-That's the only name

that's sticking in my head. Have you got any...?

No, I'm sorry, history just isn't my forte.

-I do apologise.

-I have absolutely no idea, Bill,

so Catherine the Great, please.

-Catherine the Great?

-Yes, please.

-Which woman was executed

at Fotheringhay Castle on February 8th, 1587?

You're saying Catherine the Great.

Have you chosen the right name?

-Oh, OK. Sorry.

-No problem. That's OK.

Fotheringhay Castle is in Northamptonshire

and she was executed for allegedly plotting to overthrow

Queen Elizabeth I.

After the days of Henry VIII, in fact.

OK, 3-2 still to Mark.

Ashley, you can equalise with this answer.

Here's the question.

-Just Diane left for you now.

-Hi, Diane.

-Hello.

I actually know the answer to this.

-OK.

-I think it is Homeland.

-OK.

Well, fingers crossed for you. Go with Homeland.

Homeland is your answer. In which TV drama series

did Damian Lewis play

an American soldier named Nicholas Brody?

You're saying it's Homeland.

This to equalise. Let's see if you're right.

Homeland it is, well done.

Good. So you've come back very well. OK.

Damian Lewis played alongside Claire Danes,

who is the CIA officer Carrie Mathison.

OK, level pegging as we go into your fifth question.

No Think Tankers left to help you out,

so you're on your own from here on in.

Mark, here's your question.

I'm pretty sure I know this one.

I'll just go straight out with Scotland.

-Scotland is your answer?

-Yes, please.

David Tennant, born in Scotland,

are you right?

Yes, you are. Well done.

So, Ashley, pressure is on.

You have to get this run right to say in it.

-Otherwise, Mark will be today's winner, OK?

-OK.

Here is your fifth question.

OK, Chinook is a helicopter.

Is Sirocco a type of dance?

Um...

I mean, because I know Chinook is a helicopter,

and they create a lot of wind,

I'm going to go that it's something to do with wind.

-Wind is your answer?

-Yeah.

Mistral, Sirocco, Chinook

and Fremantle Doctor,

all terms relating to which type of weather?

Ashley, you're saying it's wind.

You need this answer to stay in the game.

Wind it is. Still in, well done.

The Mistral wind blows down the Rhone Valley in France.

The Sirocco is in North Africa.

The Chinook is in fact in the Rockies, in North America,

and the Fremantle Doctor is in Australia.

So well-deduced, good work.

OK, after five questions each, then, your scores are tied,

so we're going to go to sudden death.

All the members of the Think Tank have been used up,

so you are still on your own until we find a winner.

Mark, here is your next question.

I was born in the mid-'70s, so I certainly didn't go there.

It's whether it's London or if it is in America.

Because we're in Britain, I'm going to say London, please.

-London is your answer.

-Yes, please, Bill.

Studio 54, famous nightclub in which city in the late 1970s?

Mark, you're saying it's London. Let's see if you're right.

New York is the answer.

It was on 54th Street, in Manhattan.

It was the place to be in the late-1970s.

Ashley, get this answer right,

you will be today's winner.

-Mm-hm.

-OK? Here is your question.

OK, so Jeff Goldblum.

The first one that I thought of

was Jurassic Park,

but I don't know that there is a president in that.

Um...

Oh, you know what I think he's in?

Independence Day...

which I think might have been around that time.

And I know that there is a president in that.

Also, Will Smith is in that.

I don't know if that is going to swing things.

I'm going to say Independence Day.

In which 1996 film

does Jeff Goldblum play a scientist named David Levinson

and Bill Pullman play the US president?

You're saying it's Independence Day.

If you're correct, you will be today's winner.

Let's see if you are right.

You are right. Congratulations, Ashley, you are today's winner.

Very well done.

Good job.

Well, Mark, commiserations.

I had a feeling you're standing here thinking,

"I know that, I know that."

-Did you have it?

-Yeah.

-Well, sometimes it is the luck of the draw, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

Very well-played, though. Sorry you're not taking anything home.

-I hope you've enjoyed being with us.

-Thanks, everyone.

-Good.

So, Ashley, as our winner,

you're definitely taking home your prize of £1,200 and, shortly,

you'll have the chance to add an extra £1,000 to your winnings.

First, though, shall we take a moment to find out and congratulate

the Think Tanker who gave the most correct answers during the show?

It was...

..split between Ken and Max.

Well done.

Overcome with joy, Ken, you are.

What are you going to do to celebrate?

Well, I think I'll make us a nice big paella. You're all worth it.

-Aw!

-Thank you.

I can get a recipe of your neighbour, Will Shakespeare,

at the same time.

OK. All right.

Ashley, you now have one last chance to boost your prize as you

face our Question: Impossible.

Ashley, well done to hold your nerve.

You came from behind, but you did very well in the end.

This is the toughest question of the whole show coming up because

no-one in the Think Tank answered it correctly earlier.

So if you can achieve what none of them could and give us a

correct answer, that extra £1,000 will be yours, OK?

Let's take a look, then, at your Question: Impossible.

Think about that for a second

while we have a look at the answers the Think Tank gave.

That might help you.

Because all of these are wrong.

It won't be any of these.

Here is what they came up with.

So quite a few things to rule off the list there.

What do you think?

I remember when there was a BBC Children In Need, and I think

a few people, like Cheryl Cole, went up the mountain

with Chris Moyles and people like that.

And I know at the top, it was very cold.

But I remember, at the bottom, there was a lot of heat.

I would have said India if it wasn't already a wrong answer,

so I would have got it wrong either way.

OK, so middle of the world.

What have you got around India?

And then...

China.

Because it's not there and because it's a large land surface,

China, so I'm going to go with China.

China is your answer? Mount Kilimanjaro

is a mountain in which country?

If you're correct,

you'll be taking home £1,000 to add to your £1,200 already. OK?

Let's see if it is China.

It's Tanzania.

-That's what we were looking for, I'm afraid.

-Of course!

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.

It is in Tanzania, so you were wrong.

Didn't conquer our Question: Impossible, Ashley.

You're still leaving the with £1,200, so I hope that will go

fairly well towards your home fund, if you like, with your boyfriend.

Have you still got a long way to go in terms of your fund to buy?

-We are about halfway there.

-OK.

-So not too long now, hopefully.

-All right. Well, we wish you the very best with that.

-Thank you.

And thanks for playing. Thanks for watching.

Do join us next time, when three more contestants will

see whether they can bank on the Think Tank.

Until then, it's goodbye from them.

-THINK TANKERS:

-Bye!

And it's goodbye from me. Bye-bye.