Episode 30 Think Tank

Meet our Think Tank. They've answered hundreds of general knowledge questions

under exam conditions before the show.

Their answers are in, but how helpful will they be

to the three contestants?

Playing the game are Nicole,

a shop assistant from Leigh in Greater Manchester,

Scott, a vet from Edinburgh,

and Claire, a care home manager from High Wycombe.

This is Think Tank.

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

a panel of the great British public,

including crime fiction reader Diane,

avid film fan Peter

and Spice Girl fanatic Jordan,

all on hand to lend their extensive knowledge to our three contestants.

Welcome to you.

Nicole, you're a shop assistant in Manchester.

What kind of shop is it?

Well, it's a bakery where I sell bread and cakes.

Do you get to do any baking yourself?

Well, at home I've been making vegan pizzas

and vegan garlic bread recently.

If you're a vegan then you must be fond of animals?

Yes. In fact, owls are my favourite animals.

So much so, in fact, that I've actually got an owl tattoo.

Have you?

-I'm not going to show you where, though.

-LAUGHTER

Speaking of tattoos, Jackie, you've got one, haven't you?

-I've got three.

-Have you?

My husband's got a lot because my son owns a tattoo studio

and we're trying to get the money back that we lent him to open it

and that's the only way we can get it.

I have one on my leg,

and I can remember Morgan, my son,

doing that and saying, "How can you hurt your mother like this?"

-And he said, "Quite easily."

-LAUGHTER

I said, "What worries me is I don't remember you being

"very good at colouring in at school."

But, no, he's quite successful.

What, then, Nicole, is your strongest subject going to be?

I would say television and film.

And what do you need help on?

I'd say definitely sports.

I'm terrible at sports,

and possibly history and geography.

It's funny how often those subjects come up as being the weaker ones.

-Yeah.

-And usually for this we turn to Arminel for history

and sport - Len.

-Yeah, we'll have a go at that one.

-OK.

Nicole, nice to have you with us.

Scott, you're a vet.

-Yes.

-Do you have any pets at home?

I do. I've got a little cat called Sparkles.

She was named before she came to me,

in case you're thinking it's a rather odd name

for a grown man to call his cat.

We have a terse relationship.

Why is that?

-I removed her leg.

-Presumably there was something wrong with her leg

before you took it off?

Yeah, it was badly infected.

Someone had handed her in.

I think she'd maybe been hit by a car

or fallen from some height or other.

And you think she's worked out that you did it?

Judging by her overall demeanour and approach to me, I would assume so.

Animal matters, a bit of medicine,

that would be OK for your subjects?

Yeah, sciencey stuff would be good.

Well, welcome, Scott.

And, Claire, we come to you.

You're a care home manager.

-So you enjoy your work?

-I do.

I love it. I meet lots of different people.

And how do you keep people cheery?

We celebrate. We have lots of parties, we have cake constantly,

we have music, we have dancing,

we have silly staff, and it's a fun place to be.

Yeah. Sounds like the average day in the Think Tank, doesn't it?

OK. Strongest subject for you is going to be?

Music and comedy.

And weakest subject?

Sport, science fiction.

Well, Peter, science fiction movies you can handle, can't you?

I do watch a lot of science fiction movies

and I used to watch a lot of Star Trek as a kid.

All right. So there's the man to go to for that sort of thing.

All right, welcome to all three of you.

Over three rounds our contestants will try to tap into the knowledge

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

They have tried to answer all the questions

to the best of their ability.

The two highest scorers go through to the final,

ultimately just one will walk away with a cash prize.

So shall we play the first round?

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 is always in there somewhere,

but there's also any number of mistakes as well.

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

Two questions each. Nicole, you're first,

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

You don't have to answer just yet.

Let's see what the Think Tank thought first, starting with Peter.

Manchester United.

Manchester United.

Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool.

Liverpool.

Liverpool.

Everton.

Manchester United.

Manchester United three, Liverpool three,

and Tottenham Hotspur and Everton there as well.

What do you think?

Well, I was dreading my first question to be a sports question,

and it is.

Mentioning before about Len possibly knowing a bit about sports,

I'm thinking about going with Liverpool.

So I think my answer is Liverpool.

Liverpool.

Let's see if you're right.

It is, indeed. Well done.

Previously manager of Borussia Dortmund.

But clever to go with Len.

And well done to Diane and Max, of course, as well,

for getting it right. Well done.

£200 then to you, Nicole.

Scott, you've seen how it works. Here's your first question.

Where did the Think Tank go with this? Peter.

Spain.

Spain.

Italy.

Spain.

Malta.

France.

Italy.

Italy.

Three for Italy, three for Spain,

Malta and France there as well.

What do you think?

Italy is looking tempting,

purely on the basis that it begins with an I

and there's an I in the acronym.

But I think that might be a little bit hasty.

The other thing I'm thinking of is sometimes Spain

is referred to in terms of its context in the Iberian Peninsula.

Once again, begins with an I.

And Max has got glasses on, he looks quite smart,

so I'm going to stick with Spain.

Spain is your answer.

You're saying Spain.

Let's see if you're right.

It's Italy.

Radiotelevisione Italiana.

So with Iberia you overthought it a little bit.

Yeah, I have that problem.

Well done to Arminel, Ken and Jackie, who got it right.

Arminel is wearing glasses as well, you see?

OK. Nothing for you there, Scott.

Plenty of other chances to come.

Claire, we move on to you and your first question.

What did the Think Tank pick here?

Sunflower.

Calla Lily.

Snowdrop.

Daffodil.

Pansy.

Daffodil.

Christmas rose.

Daffodil.

You've got a pretty little bouquet there, Claire. What do you think?

Lent makes me think of a spring, springtime,

so I'm not thinking of Christmas rose.

Snowdrop resembles a lily, however,

I think daffodil might be the answer

because of new beginnings and spring.

I'm going to say daffodil.

Lent lily is another name for which common flower?

You're saying it's the daffodil. Have you chosen correctly?

Daffodil is the right answer. Well done.

£200 for you, Claire. Well done.

And we come back to Nicole for your second question.

Here's where the Think Tank went with this. Peter.

Ireland.

Sweden.

Ireland.

Sweden.

Ireland.

Turkey.

Norway.

Austria.

What do you think there, Nicole?

Well, I'm actually quite a big fan of the Eurovision Song contest.

I watch it every year, when I can.

So, looking at that,

I think I can definitely rule Ireland out.

My answer would have to be between Sweden and Norway

because they always do really, really good.

I think my heart is telling me to go with Sweden,

so I think that's going to be my answer. Sweden.

Sweden. Let's see if you're right.

It's Ireland.

What?

It's won seven times.

You're a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, aren't you, Arminel?

Yes, I am. And the crucial thing is that I'm considerably older

than Nicole, so my knowledge of it stretches back further.

And there was a time when Ireland got so fed up with winning

and the expense of hosting it that they had to start losing.

LAUGHTER

All right. So, nothing for you there, Nicole.

Scott, here's your second question.

What did the Think Tank come up with here?

Great.

Great.

Safer.

Great again.

Safe.

Better.

Great.

Great.

Well, they're all offering an improvement,

it's just a question of which one.

Lots of greats on offer there, so that's very tempting.

I'm just swithering between great and great again.

Great again sounds more like a catchphrase,

and I'm just not sure whether it would fit on his cap, that's all.

I do remember him having something like that on his cap.

I'm going to stick my neck out and go for great again,

even though there's quite a few greats there.

You're saying great again. Let's see if you're right.

Great again is correct. Well done.

All right.

£200 for you there, Scott. Claire, here's your second question.

What did the Think Tank make of this one?

The Imitation Game.

Birdman.

The Danish Girl.

Slumdog Millionaire.

The Bridge.

Checkmate.

Star Wars.

Out of Africa.

Eight different contenders there.

It's unusual to have that. What do you think?

The Q&A makes me think question and answers,

so that makes me think Slumdog Millionaire.

I think I'm going to go with Slumdog Millionaire

because I'm not sure of any of the others.

Slumdog Millionaire.

Which Oscar-winning film was based on a book named Q&A by Vikas Swarup?

You're saying Slumdog Millionaire.

Let's see if you have the right answer.

Yes, Slumdog Millionaire it is. Well done.

And you're right, it was Q&A, questions and answers,

based on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

OK. £200 for you, Claire, brings us to the end of the first round.

Let's see how you're all doing.

Nicole and Scott are tied on £200,

in the lead with £400 is Claire.

Anyone could take the lead from here in the next round.

Every member of the Think Tank is holding two questions

which they answered correctly before the show.

You're going to take it in turns to pick someone from the Tank

whose knowledge you think you can match.

For every correct answer another £200 is added to your prize fund.

The range of questions reflects their varied interests and knowledge.

Once a Think Tanker has asked both of their questions

they can't be picked again.

Nicole, you get to go first.

Every last one of them to choose from.

Whose knowledge do you think you can match here?

I think Peter because of his knowledge of films.

-Peter.

-Well, well chosen, Nicole.

I used to spend all my pocket money buying lots of comics,

so it's a comic book film-related question.

Peter Parker, the alter ego of which comic book superhero?

I know this straight off.

It's Spider-Man.

-She's correct!

-Oh, well done.

And he's played on screen by Tobey Maguire

and the British actors Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland.

£200 for your running total, Nicole.

And, Scott, you are up next.

For the time being, everyone is still available.

I might choose Arminel.

I hear that she's a chemistry teacher

and my dad was a chemistry teacher

and I've always been quite into sciencey stuff,

so I really hope that she's been asked a science question

and she's then going to ask me that one.

Arminel, our chemistry teacher.

It is a science question.

And it is stuff that's on the chemistry syllabus,

although it's also a geology question,

so hopefully you will be able to answer this.

The name given to the layer of the Earth

between the core and the crust.

I am really unstuck there.

Yeah.

The soily bit? I don't know.

I... Hmm.

Yeah. I'm drawing a blank.

The soil.

-The soil?

-Yeah.

No, unfortunately not, as I think you realised.

It's the mantle.

-Yeah.

-All right.

-Thanks anyway.

-It makes up 83% of the volume of the Earth, the mantle.

So, nothing for you there, Scott.

Claire, here's your first question of this round.

Who do you want to choose?

I'm going to pick Jackie, please.

Retired local government manager Jackie.

Efcharisto kalimera, Claire,

as I would be saying to you if we were in Greece.

I've visited Greece over 20 times in different places

and I really like it,

and that's the reason why I knew the answer to this question.

I've been to Greece a few times.

I've since had children,

so it all goes in one ear and out the other.

I am going to suggest...

Crete, although I know that it's not.

-Have more faith in yourself. It's Crete.

-Was it?

The labyrinth of Greek mythology,

where the Minotaur lived, was at Knossos.

£200 more for you.

Nicole, we come back to you.

Who would you like to go with?

You can still choose any one of the eight.

I think I'm going to play it safe and go for Peter again.

OK. At school I used to really love science and it's a science question.

But you should get this right.

In the periodic table which element has the atomic number one?

I have to admit, I'm really not very good at science,

so I'm kind of struggling.

I want to say either oxygen or hydrogen

cos they seem quite basic elements.

I'm going to go with oxygen.

-Oxygen, Peter?

-Should have gone with the other choice.

-It's hydrogen.

-Hydrogen.

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the galaxy.

Nothing for you there, Nicole, I'm afraid.

Scott, we come to you.

You can use anybody apart from Peter,

who's now out of the running.

Ken used to be a bit of a traveller, I hear,

so let's go for a Ken question, please.

Retired holiday rep Ken.

Well, he says, I'm a bit dubious about your age.

As you can see, I'm the oldest person on this team,

so you can guess it's about something old.

That doesn't bode well.

Really have no actual knowledge of this at all,

so I'm going to guess a word

that's just one of a few old coiny words floating around in my head.

-Thrupenny bit.

-The thrupenny bit.

Sadly it's worth more than that.

It was a shilling.

-A shilling.

-A shilling. Yes.

Worth 12 old pence.

The wrong coiny word floating around in your head there, I'm afraid.

Nothing for you there, Scott.

Claire, your choice.

Still anybody but Peter.

-Diane, please.

-Hello.

Diane, our retired HR advisor.

Hi. Now, this is a travel question.

The question is...

Oh. I'm not very good with geography.

I will hazard a guess

that it is in...

-..Melbourne.

-Melbourne?

I'm sorry, the clue was in the question -

it's the Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory.

-That's what we were looking for.

-Sorry.

And it was named after the wife of the former

postmaster general of Australia.

No money for you there, Claire.

Nicole, we come back to you for your third question.

And you can still have anybody apart from Peter.

I think I'm going to go for Jordan,

just because you seem quite young,

you might have some similar interests.

Well, I am a make-up artist.

I teach a fashion and photographic make-up course,

so there is a fashion theme running through this question.

The name which is sort of popping into my head

is a woman's name,

last name is Versace.

I think it's Donatella Versace.

-Donatella?

-Yes, I'm really glad you got that one right. Well done.

£200 for you, Nicole.

Well done. Scott, we come to you again.

And still seven of the eight.

I think I'm going to hijack Nicole's idea

and I'm going to go for the younger Think Tank member

and go for Jordan too.

OK. So this is kind of a food question.

Hopefully you might know the answer.

I only know one sort of salad with walnuts in it.

I think maybe the "wal" is part of the answer there.

I'm going to go for a Waldorf salad.

-Waldorf.

-Yes, it is Waldorf.

Well done.

Well done, Scott. £200 for you.

And, Claire, we come to you again.

Jordan and Peter you cannot choose

but you've still got six of the others to go with.

I will go for smiling Max, please.

PR executive Max.

Well, I knew the answer to this

because I absolutely worship at the feet of Bruce Springsteen.

I think he's the greatest American rock star of all time.

But hopefully you share part of my passion

so you'll be able to get the answer to this question.

Bruce Springsteen's long-held nickname.

Bruce Springsteen isn't my favourite

genre of music,

so I am going to guess Brucey Boy.

Brucey Boy.

Unfortunately that's not the right answer.

The right answer is the Boss.

-KEN:

-Oh, yes, yes.

Apparently, earlier in his career he was responsible for

collecting all the money and paying the band

and hence the title the Boss.

So nothing for you there, Claire.

And that brings us to the end of that round.

So let's see how your prize funds have changed.

Scott is on £400,

but in the lead and tied on £600 are Nicole and Claire.

Now, you chose three questions each,

but none of you wanted to hear from Len,

and we don't want him to feel left out.

So shall we hear a question that he answered correctly earlier,

just for a bit of fun? Len?

Oh, thank you, Bill, you're so kind.

You might want to try this one at home. It's just for fun.

In 1901, Marconi sent the first radio signal to cross which ocean?

Got any thoughts?

My first thought was the Atlantic Ocean

because obviously you've got America and the UK in between.

Is that right?

Yes, exactly right. Correct.

Well done.

The message was the Morse code signal for the letter S.

It travelled more than 2,000 miles, from Cornwall to Canada.

Thanks, Len, for sharing that with us.

Let's get back down to the competition.

Well, one of you is going to have to leave the game shortly.

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

and, Scott, you can easily catch up with the others.

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

then two members of the Think Tank will give you the answer they gave

before the show and their reasons for doing so.

Only one of them will have the correct answer.

If you side with the right person,

you will add what could be an all-important £200 to your prize fund.

Just five questions remain, though,

before we do have to say goodbye to one of you,

so do choose your answers carefully, OK?

Here is the first question.

Answers from Arminel and Ken.

Arminel?

I thought politician,

and that is because we have had so many scandals

involving politicians, expenses scandals...

Need I go on with all the reasons why politicians

might be the least trusted?

I think it speaks for itself.

Ken.

My profession has not much to do with politics

but it gave me a very stressful time in my life,

and that was when I sold and bought a new house

and that's why I'm going for estate agents.

OK. Arminel says the least trusted profession is politicians,

Ken has gone for estate agents.

Contestants, lock in your answers, please.

So, Nicole and Claire say it's an estate agent.

Scott's gone with the politician.

Who's right?

Politician. There you are, you see?

Estate agents came second

and journalists and bankers didn't do much better either.

Scott, £200 to you.

Well done. And here's the next question.

Jordan and Diane having a go at this one.

Jordan.

Well, I do yoga quite often

and in yoga they talk about centring your chi.

And basically a chi has been described to me as a ball of energy.

So that word "energy" made me think it was probably tai chi.

OK. Diane.

I said that it's aikido,

and the reason that I said that is because

I used to do this martial art

and so it's aikido.

Jordan, then, says it's tai chi.

Diane has gone with aikido.

Contestants, what do you think? Lock in your answers.

Let's see what you've come up with.

You've gone with tai chi.

Are you right?

No, it's aikido.

Sorry.

Aikido is similar to judo in that it tries to turn

an attacker's strength into an advantage.

-Yeah.

-Well done, Diane.

No money for any of you there.

Let's move on to question number three.

Peter and Max crossing this one.

-Peter?

-I went for the Severn Bridge because I remember as a kid I was

making a bridge out of spaghetti and it was always based on the structure

of the Severn Bridge.

It was a very strong bridge.

Max?

Well, my family live down in the West Country

and I'm very proud of all the amazing industrial

and engineering achievements they have down that part of the world.

So my answer for this was the Clifton Suspension Bridge,

which hangs over Bristol and makes for a very striking

part of the skyline.

Peter has gone for the Severn Bridge,

Max says it's the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

What do you think it is, contestants?

Let's see what you've come up with.

Nicole and Claire say it's the Clifton Suspension Bridge,

Scott's out on his own with the Severn Bridge.

Let's see who's right.

Severn Bridge it is.

I'm intrigued, Peter.

Are you still building things out of spaghetti?

Only when I'm cooking.

I'd like to see a bridge made with

soft spaghetti then, once you've cooked it. Well done, Scott.

Ploughing your own furrow worked to your advantage again.

£200 to you.

And we come to question number four.

It's the turn of Len and Diane now.

-Len?

-Most kids would put their nose up at this,

but I think when you become an adult your tastes changes

-and I think it's liver.

-Diane.

OK, I said it's pork mainly because

people cook much more quickly these days,

if you don't cook pork properly you can get tapeworms

and it's not something that you very often see on a restaurant menu.

OK, Len says it's liver, Diane has gone for pork.

What do you think it is, contestants?

Lock in your answers, please.

Let's see what you've chosen.

All three of you going with liver.

Are you're right?

Yes, you are. Liver it is. Well done.

So on the list of least favourite foodstuffs

were liver, fish,

Brussels sprouts, curry and mushrooms.

On the other hand,

curry was also on the list of the five most loved foodstuffs.

LAUGHTER

There you go.

OK. £200 to all of you.

We come to your final question for this round.

Max and Jackie?

Well, perhaps it's a phase that all well-respected broadcasters

go through at some point in their lives.

Maybe Bill will be asking for suggestions of tattoos from all us.

But I think in the case of David Dimbleby,

I do remember he went and did a documentary, I think,

in which he had a tattoo done,

and if I remember the documentary correctly, it was a scorpion,

which I suppose is, in some way, an indication

of the sting in the tail he has as an interviewer.

Jackie?

No, it's not, it's a tiger.

And I know it seems a strange one to have done.

My son didn't do it at his tattoo studio,

but he did go and have it done.

And the reason he had a tiger

was for the way he pounces on people that he's interviewing,

and that's where it fit in.

All right. Max says scorpion,

Jackie's gone for tiger.

What do you think, contestants?

All three of you have gone for tiger.

Are you right?

Scorpion, it was, in fact.

Apparently, he'd always wanted one,

and his wife was said to be mildly amused by it.

LAUGHTER

I like the idea that you think broadcasters,

as they get older, might go for a tattoo.

What do you think I should get? Should I get a bull?

Well, I think you've probably got space on your back for all us.

LAUGHTER

OK. No money for any of you there.

That brings us to the end of the round and the end of the main game.

So let's take a look at your totals.

In the lead is Scott with £1,000,

tied on £800 are Nicole and Claire.

Only two contestants, as you know, can go through to the final.

So we'll have a tie-break to determine who's going to join Scott.

Now, this deciding question has a numerical answer,

so whoever's closest to the correct answer will be in the final, OK?

And here is the question.

Have a think on that.

Put in your answer.

What have you come up with?

Whoever's closest will go through to the final.

Nicole has gone for 25,

Claire says 17.

Let's see what the answer is.

18 Grand Slams single titles.

So, Claire, you're closest, you'll go through to the final.

And unfortunately, it means we have to say goodbye to you, Nicole.

You were very close, though.

And I hope you've enjoyed playing with us, though.

I have. Thank you very much.

Good. Thanks for playing. Well done, Scott and Claire, then.

You two will now compete

to take home the money you've earned in our final.

Scott, if you win today, how would you spend your prize?

I'm actually getting married in a couple of months,

so try and lift myself out of the incredible debt

I'm about to get myself into.

Or, probably more likely,

we're going to Tanzania on honeymoon,

maybe upgrade the bivouac to something a bit more special,

-a bit more luxurious.

-OK.

Claire, what would you do?

Have a night away without my children, so I can have a lie-in.

How old are your children?

Ten and six.

And I'd buy cakes and biscuits for everyone at work.

So where would you like to go for your night away?

Anywhere. M25 corridor.

-Just to have a lie-in.

-LAUGHTER

-I really don't mind.

-OK.

Good luck to you both, then.

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.

The Think Tankers are still here to help you out, if they can.

You can choose someone to consult with before you answer.

Each member can only be picked once this time.

And the difference in the final, compared to the rest of the show,

is that they haven't seen any of these questions before -

they're just as much in the dark as you are, really.

OK? Let's play the final.

Scott, you've built up the most money in the main game,

so the final starts with you.

And here's your first question.

Who do you think could help you here?

Len's reputation as a sports fan precedes him,

so he seems like the obvious choice.

I've not watched a lot of snooker for a long time,

so I'm really hoping Len comes through for me here.

-Len?

-Well, it says six-time world champion.

The first thing I thought was Steve Davis.

And I read something in the paper, he's taken up a new career,

and I'm not sure if it's something like DJing, or something like that.

-Yeah.

-Have you got any thoughts on that?

That sounds like a very sound answer.

I'm going to go for Steve Davis.

-Steve Davis.

-Yeah.

-Let's see if you're right.

It was Steve Davis. Well done.

APPLAUSE

He's a huge music fan, in fact,

and has hosted a regular Essex radio music show.

OK.

1-0 to you, Scott.

Claire, here we go to get you off the mark.

Here's your first question.

Who would you like to choose, here?

I think I will choose Ken,

because of his travel expertise.

Yes. Have you got any ideas?

No, if I'm honest, I haven't.

Oh. Well, I've been to Austria a few times,

and I've got a feeling that Weiner Schnitzel

is actually from Vienna.

That sounds like a good answer to me.

I will say Vienna.

Vienna. Let's see if you've chosen the right place.

Vienna it is. Well done.

APPLAUSE

OK. One-all. Well done.

Scott, here's your second question.

Who would you like to go with?

I'm going to unashamedly go for Jordan again,

because she looks like she maybe has

a better idea of chart music than the frontbench, say.

OK, Scott, do you have any idea who it might be?

I can sort of hear it in my head, so...

but I'm just not getting the name.

OK, well, this group have had quite a lot of chart hits.

They've been really successful.

The answer is Fifth Harmony.

She's so sure anyway, but it does...

It's just popped up into my head.

-So, yeah, thank you.

-Sounds right to you?

Yeah. I'm going to go for Fifth Harmony.

Fifth Harmony. OK.

Let's have a look.

It's correct. Well done.

APPLAUSE

It reached number two in June 2016.

OK. 2-1 to you.

Claire, you can equalise here with this question.

Who would you like to choose here?

-Peter, please.

-Peter.

I've only seen Finding Nemo once,

and that was on a plane, flying somewhere.

But I can't remember the voice.

Do you have any ideas at all?

No, because I saw it on a plane as well,

and you sort of watch bits of it.

If you were guessing, who would you guess?

It's comedy, isn't it, really?

So a female that does a lot of comedy?

An American, as well.

Because it's an American-ish film.

I'm going to guess...

..Jodie Foster.

Jodie Foster. Is that your answer?

Yes.

OK, let's see if you're right.

It was Ellen DeGeneres.

So a miss for you there, Claire.

Scott, your third question coming up.

A geography question.

Who can help you here?

I'm hoping that after choosing Arminel last time,

and getting quite a tricky question,

she might come through for me this time.

So she might be the one for this.

Right, yes. So there are two lakes there.

The two that I'm thinking of are the Aral Sea, which has been shrinking,

and then the Caspian Sea, which is even bigger.

I'm sure that's shrinking as well.

But the Caspian Sea is much larger than the Aral Sea,

and they are both landlocked.

-Excellent.

-Caspian Sea.

-Yes, let's go Caspian Sea.

Trust me.

I can't argue with you there.

-Your answer is?

-Caspian Sea, please.

-Caspian Sea.

OK. You say it's the Caspian Sea.

Let's see if you're right.

Caspian Sea is correct.

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Nearly 750 miles from north to south, so,

well chosen for guidance there from Arminel.

3-1 to you, Scott.

Claire, here's your next question.

You have just three Think Tankers left to help you.

Diane, Jackie or Max?

I'm going to pick Max, please.

All right, Claire. Now, before we get started,

do you have any rough idea of what this could be?

I helped one of my children with their homework about transport.

-Brilliant.

-What ideas have you got?

Well, I mean, I have to say,

I did slightly have to rack my brains for this.

And I think I've come across the name,

when I think back to a book written by Philip Roth a while ago

called The Plot Against America,

that involves a certain celebrity who does fly,

does do the solo flight from New York to Paris,

and gets feted to the extent that he becomes president.

I think the name we're looking for here is Charles Lindbergh.

I don't know whether that's ringing any bells...?

Yes, the name rings a bell, but in what context,

I can't quite remember.

And you sounded very plausible.

My answer is Charles Lindbergh.

You say it's Charles Lindbergh.

Let's see if you're right.

You are. Charles Lindbergh it was.

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So, 3-2 to Scott.

Well done there, Claire.

And here's your fourth question, Scott.

Jackie or Diane to choose from.

I might go for Diane with this one.

-Yeah, I'm going to go for Diane, please.

-Diane?

I've heard of the Halle Orchestra.

I don't know what city... Which city it was founded in.

Have you any ideas, any thoughts?

I'm just looking sheerly at the name Halle,

looking at the accent and thinking, is that a hint?

So France and Germany, I suppose,

would both be in that category as well.

For some reason, Manchester was coming into my head.

So I'm totally lost on this.

Would a British Orchestra have named themselves

something with a foreign sounding name at that time?

It was just something about the history of why it was called that,

but it could be Paris.

I'll go for Paris. And I'm really sorry if this is Manchester.

Fingers crossed.

-Paris?

-Yes, please.

-Let's see if you're right.

It was Manchester.

-I'm so sorry.

-It's OK.

And do you know why,

it's just that I didn't want to be pushing down the wrong route.

No, you gave me the right answer on a plate, so...

Named after its founder, the pianist and conductor Charles Halle.

-Right.

-Good effort.

You were nearly there, but not quite.

So a miss for you there, Scott.

It's still 3-2 to you, though.

Claire, your chance to equalise here now.

Just Jackie to help you, here.

-Jackie?

-I think I know this. Do you know this?

-I think I know this.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

Well, I think it's Liverpool.

Are you getting something different?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-I'm thinking London.

Right.

What made you think Liverpool, initially?

It was just the first thing that came into my head,

but that doesn't mean to say I'm absolutely right,

and a different thing came into your mind.

Yeah.

I'm going to go with your thoughts,

which were Liverpool.

Liverpool.

Lime Street is the principal railway station in which UK city?

You're saying Liverpool. Let's see if you're right.

Liverpool it is.

Hooray! Well done.

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Three-all. We come to the fifth question.

There are no Think Tankers left to help you,

so from here on in, you're on your own, OK?

-Scott.

-Yeah?

-Here's your fifth question.

Never heard of Cory Aquino.

Sounds like a nice guy,

but unfortunately, I've never heard of him.

I'm thinking more...

..south-east Asia, rather than Far East Asia.

I'm going to go from Myanmar, or Burma.

-Myanmar?

-Yeah.

-Let's see if you're right.

It's the Philippines.

Cory Aquino, in fact, a woman,

and her son, also president of the Philippines.

So another miss for you there, Scott.

This means, Claire, if you get this one right,

you will be today's winner. OK?

And just to remind you,

you're on your own here, with this one.

I don't follow fashion, particularly.

I will hazard a guess...

at Versace.

-Versace's your answer?

-Yeah.

What was the first name of the fashion designer Armani?

You're saying Versace.

Let's see if you're right.

It's Giorgio.

Versace was another Italian designer.

So you are both still tied after five questions,

so we're going to go to sudden death.

As all the members of the Think Tank have been used up,

you're still on your own till we find a winner.

And, Scott, here's your next question.

I feel terrible about this,

because Arthur's Seat is in the town where I stay,

and I will occasionally run up it.

The answer is Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is your answer.

The extinct volcano Arthur's Seat is a feature of which British city?

You say it's Edinburgh.

Let's see if you're right.

No need to apologise. You are. Well done.

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Sometimes these things just land in your lap, don't they, Scott?

OK. Claire, you need to get this one right

in order to stay in the game, OK?

I can think of Iceman as in superheroes,

but I can't think of a Formula One champion at all.

So I will guess...

Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton? OK.

Which former Formula One champion is nicknamed the Ice Man?

You're saying Lewis Hamilton.

If you are not right here,

then Scott will be today's winner.

OK? Let's see if it is Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen was the answer.

You're wrong, I'm afraid. That means, Scott, congratulations,

you are today's winner.

Well done.

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Kimi Raikkonen, known as the Ice Man because of his unflappable nature.

So, hard lines, Claire.

You're not taking anything home, but you took it to a tie-break.

Well done. Thanks very much for playing.

-I hope you've had a nice time.

-I have indeed. Thank you.

OK, well done. Scott, as our winner,

you're definitely taking home your prize of £1,000,

and you'll shortly have the chance

to add an extra £1,000 to your winnings.

First, though, let's find out which Think Tanker

gave the most correct answers during the show.

And it was...

Max! Well done, Max. Congratulations.

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Scott, one last chance now for you to boost your prize

as you face your Question: Impossible.

So, Scott, this is the toughest question of the whole show,

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

So if you can achieve what none of them managed to

and give us the right answer, an extra £1,000 will be yours, OK?

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

Have a think about it. And we'll give you a little bit of help.

We're going to show you the answers that the Think Tank gave earlier,

which are all wrong.

This will rule some things out.

Charles Harry, Charles Philip,

Charles Michael, William Arthur,

Charles William, and Edward Philip.

A number of combinations you can knock out of the running.

What do you think is the right answer?

I'm not a great follower of the royal family.

There was something...

For some reason, I wondered if there had been

maybe a quite an unusual name, maybe even a female name,

as in Diana, put in as a bit of an ode to...

..his grandmother.

I do feel like maybe one of his two names is up there,

But the other one's missing.

I'm going to go for Arthur.

I feel like Arthur's one.

I'm going to say Diana for the other one,

even though it's a female name.

I just feel like there was some sort of tribute thing in the mix.

So I'm going to go for Arthur and Diana.

Arthur Diana? OK.

You're saying it's Arthur and Diana.

This for an extra thousand pounds if you're right,

which would mean you taking home £2,000.

Let's see what the right answer is.

It's Alexander Louis.

And you might have been getting confused with their other child,

who's Charlotte, who was christened Charlotte Diana.

-Ah. Yeah.

-So that's where it came into it.

So, I'm sorry, it wasn't it,

you didn't conquer our Question: Impossible.

Still leaving with £1,000,

which will get you some way towards your honeymoon in Tanzania.

-Sure. Absolutely.

-Have fun.

-Thank you very much.

And congratulations on your forthcoming wedding.

-Thank you.

-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...

-ALL:

-Bye.

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