01/11/2010 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Allan. I'm 65 and I'm from Leominster in Herefordshire

and I'm a farm auditor.

I'm Frankie. I'm 22. I'm from St Albans in Hertfordshire

and I'm a barmaid.

My name's Kevin. I'm 53. I live in Washington, Tyne and Wear

and I'm a shot blaster.

I'm Karen. I'm 31. I'm from Huyton in Liverpool

and I'm an orthoptist.

I'm Boe. I'm 46. I'm from Larne in County Antrim and I'm a postman.

I'm Maggie. I'm 50.

I'm from Dagenham in Essex and I'm a plasterer.

I'm Pete. I'm 32. I'm from Leeds in West Yorkshire

and I'm a learning and development officer.

I'm Shirley. I'm 47. From Livingstone in West Lothian

and I'm a proof reader and baby stationery designer.

I'm Johny. I'm 26. I live in Shropshire and I'm a cover teacher.

OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain,

bank before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, that's you, Allan.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Fist question is for £20. Start the clock.

Allan, a hearing aid is normally worn in or behind which of the main sense organs?

-Ear.

-Correct.

Frankie. In maths, what is eight divided by two?

-Four.

-Correct.

Kevin. What B is the five-letter name of the main foodstuff made by a baker?

-Bread.

-Correct.

Karen. In the 1990s, Victoria Beckham became famous as a member of a pop group called the Spice what?

-Girls.

-Correct.

Boe. Which fairy tale traditionally includes the line, "Who's been eating my porridge"?

-Goldilocks And The Three Bears.

-Correct.

Maggie. A prime minister calling a general election is said to do what -

go to the country or run to the hills?

-Run for the hills.

-Go to the country.

Pete. Which items of nightwear are informally referred to as PJs?

-Pyjamas.

-Correct.

Shirley. The main lights displayed at the rear of a vehicle

when the headlights are switched on are which primary colour?

-Red.

-Correct.

Johny. In Christianity, what H usually precedes the word Bible

on the front cover of the King James version?

-One.

-Holy.

Allan. The football league club with a name that includes a day of the week is Sheffield what?

-Wednesday.

-Correct.

Frankie. In the German language, the term Herr is conventionally used to address a person of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct.

Kevin. The two characters who had an Excellent adventure in 1989

and a Bogus Journey in 1991 are known as Bill and who?

-Clancy?

-Ted.

Karen. Which word that rhymes with fetch is a term for a rough drawing.

-Sketch.

-Correct.

Boe. In the phrase, "Your starter for ten," used in the in the TV quiz programme University Challenge,

the ten refers to what - points or prizes?

-Points.

-Correct.

Maggie. What name is given to a cubicle normally designed

for the user to stand up and wash under spraying water from a nozzle?

-Shower.

-Correct.

Bank!

Pete. Blood vessels in the leg that become twisted and swollen are known alliteratively as what veins?

-Varicose.

-Correct.

Shirley. The plays Hamlet and Twelfth Night were written by which dramatist?

-William Shakespeare.

-Correct.

Johny. A traditional non-propelling pencil

consists of a thin rod of graphite encased in which natural material?

-Wood.

-Bank!

-Correct.

Allan. What J is a word meaning large that is often applied to both elephants and aeroplanes?

-Jumbo.

-Correct.

-Frankie.

-Bank.

The River Taff flows through which country of the UK?

-Pass.

-Wales.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Times up. And in that very, very, very easy first round,

you only banked £220.

Whose fault was that?

Who thinks fillet of fish is an Irishman?

Who think KFC is an honour from the Queen?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having answered the most questions correctly, Allan is the strongest link.

'The weakest link statistically is Maggie.

'But who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?'

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Maggie.

Maggie.

Maggie.

Maggie.

Maggie.

Johny.

Johny.

Maggie.

Maggie.

What do you do, Frankie?

I'm a barmaid.

Is it a life ambition, to be a barmaid?

Oh, yeah, it's the best job ever(!) I've always wanted to learn to pull the perfect pint(!)

Are you trained at all?

-As a barmaid?

-No, in anything.

Erm, I went to university...

-You didn't!

-I did.

Yeah, I did Media and Performance.

A proper university?

-Salford University.

-You've got a degree, have you?

I do.

And what did you do your dissertation on?

Um...

Like, celebrity culture, mainly.

You've got a BA in Heat magazine, do you?

Pretty much, yeah.

Why Maggie?

She got the first question wrong, so... Sorry, Maggie.

What do you do, Johny?

-I'm a cover teacher, Anne.

-Really? And who are you covering at the moment.

Er, I cover a secondary school where I live.

And basically I go in every day and look after the classes that have an absent teacher.

And what's your best subject?

-PE and Drama.

-Do you do netball with the girls.

-Sometimes.

Oh, that must be exciting.

I'm pretty good at netball. It's quite a vicious game, if you've ever played it, Anne.

Why Maggie?

Maggie got the first question wrong and that's why I voted for her.

What do you do, Karen?

I'm an orthoptist.

Oh, where are you from?

Huyton in Liverpool.

And what does the job involve?

Looking at children's eyes. Making sure they move properly and they can see properly.

Cos if they can't see properly in Liverpool, the kids,

-they can't go shoplifting, can they?

-That's true.

How do you make sure that their eyes are straight?

I do a lot of different tests

using a light to make sure that the reflections in their eyes are central and symmetrical.

And do you nail down the light?

SHE LAUGHS

I have lost a few, actually, yeah.

Have you? What are you doing when they're nicking the light?

I'm obviously looking the other way.

-And this area of Liverpool you live...

-Huyton.

-Very nice.

-Is it? Big houses?

-Very posh.

-And have you got a big house?

Massive.

-And who do you live with in your big house?

-I live with my partner Dave.

And what does Dave do?

He was a bouncer, but now he looks after our kids, so he's a house-husband.

When you come home, if you're wearing trainers does he stop you coming into the house?

He tries to, yeah.

Why Maggie?

I just remembered she got the first question wrong.

Maggie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I did have a feeling that I'd be voted off first

because I was the first person to get a question wrong

and that name seemed to stick in people's minds.

Other people who got their first question wrong, I think I could have carried on for a few more rounds.

Round Two. In the bank, £220.

I'm now taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Allen.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Allen. Which historical marauders are frequently portrayed

with a wooden leg and an eye patch and a parrot on the shoulder?

-Pirate.

-Correct.

Frankie. Between its two handles, a rolling pin has the shape

of which geometric figure - a pyramid or a cylinder?

-A cylinder.

-Correct.

Kevin. The singer born in Utah

who had a number one single entitled Puppy Love in 1972 is Donny who?

-Osmond.

-Correct.

Karen. The word hydrophobia, that is an alternative name for rabies,

literally means the fear of which liquid?

-Water.

-Correct.

Boe. At the end of a film, what C is the specific term for the written list of the cast,

technical crew and creative staff who have worked on the production?

-Credits.

-Correct.

Pete. In which indoor game must competitors stand behind a line called the oche?

-Darts.

-Correct.

Shirley. In children's TV, what is the name of the Royal Mail delivery operative

who has a piebald feline companion?

-Postman Pat.

-Correct.

Johny. In art, which steel sculpture in Northeast England

is 20 metres tall and has a wingspan of 54 metres?

-The Angel Of The North.

-Correct.

Bank!

Allan. In January 2010, which presenter began hosting the Radio Two Breakfast Show

as the successor to Terry Wogan?

-Moyles?

-Chris Evans,

Frankie. In South Africa, a Krugerrand is a type of what - steel band or gold coin?

-Er, steel band.

-Gold coin.

Kevin. A flat, round cake of finely chopped beef

that's often fried and served in a soft bread roll is named after which German city?

-Hamburg.

-Correct.

Karen. The New World Symphony by the Czech composer Dvorak

was so called because it was written in which country?

-Czechoslovakia.

-United States.

Boe. What Q is a constitutional title that's been held by women called Elizabeth in the UK

and Beatrix in the Netherlands?

-Queen.

-Correct.

Pete. Jousting was normally practised by knights mounted on which animals?

-Horse.

-Correct.

Shirley. If stalagmites grow upwards,

what name is given to the similar structures that grow downwards?

-Stalactites.

-Correct.

Johny. A person who claims an ability to communicate

with another via thoughts alone is said to be what?

Telepathic or telegenic?

-Telepathic.

-Correct. Allan.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND-JINGLE

You've reached and banked your £1,000 target.

That money will go through to the next round

but one of you will not.

Who's elite and who's E-minus?

Who has less fizz than a flat lager?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'According to the statistics, Karen is the weakest link.

'The strongest link is Johny, but who will the team want off?'

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Frankie.

Karen.

Boe.

Frankie.

Allan.

Allan.

Frankie.

Frankie.

What do you do, Shirley?

I'm a freelance proofreader. I have a handmade baby stationery business...

-A baby stationery business?

-Yes, indeed.

Is there a big call amongst babies for stationery?

There is, absolutely. Especially from the south of England, which is my biggest market.

What age are the babies that use the stationery?

It tends to be more the parents rather than the babies, cos they're not too good at writing at that age.

And who do you proofread for?

I've got various clients. I do some proofreading for my local council, for their magazines.

Are you one of these sneaky proofreaders who helps students?

-I do help students.

-What do you charge?

I charge £16 per hour.

So when they put in their paper, does it say "Additions by Shirley"?

There are no additions, it's just minor corrections I'm making.

OK, "Minor corrections by Shirley".

-To the best of my knowledge, they don't actually put that...

-Why Frankie?

I selected Frankie, unfortunately, because she got her Krugerrand question wrong.

-Yeah, not cos she's very pretty and much younger than you?

-Not necessarily, no.

What do you do, Allan?

I'm a farm auditor.

-Are you?

-Yes.

What does that involve?

Going to farms and looking at the stock to see that their welfare's looked after and fed properly.

-Can you count sheep?

-Count sheep very good. I used to lamb 1,000 once, ten years ago.

-And when you're counting the sheep do you fall asleep?

-No, I don't.

It's usually a bit cold and raining. Keep you awake.

Why Frankie?

Unfortunately, like you said, she's a beautiful young lady

but she had one wrong. I think the rest of the team got most of them right.

Frankie. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I definitely think they've lost a valuable member of the team.

I think there was a bit of tactical voting going on.

You know, to look at me, you can obviously tell I'm the next Einstein,

or something.

They felt a bit threatened by me and booted me out prematurely.

It's very unfair.

Round three. In the bank, £1,220.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link

from the last round - that's Johny.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In netball, on the bib of a player the initials GK stand for what?

-Goal keeper.

-Correct.

In celebrities, what surname is shared by a British TV presenter

named Nick, and an American singer called Beyonce?

-Adams.

-No, Knowles.

In rowing, what O is the term for the objects

positioned on the side of a boat

that are supported by the rowlocks?

-Oars.

-Correct.

The Biblical figures whose names are used to describe a conflict

between a strong and a seemingly weak person

-are Goliath and who?

-David.

-Correct.

In food, which tuberous vegetable is cooked with cabbage

or other greens, to make the traditional Irish dish

called colcannon?

-Leek.

-Potato.

In geography, the province called Newfoundland and Labrador

is part of which Commonwealth country?

-Canada.

-Correct.

In UK customs, which type of ring conventionally worn on the left hand

of a married woman is usually set with a gemstone -

wedding or engagement?

-Engagement.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In Philadelphia, visitors often run up the steps

of the Museum of Art to mimic a scene from which 1976 film?

-Rocky.

-Correct.

In history, the Tudor rose adopted as an emblem by Henry VII

combined the roses of the House of York and the House of where?

-Lancaster.

-Correct.

In navigation, what L is the usual word for conspicuous object

such as a tall tree or building that can be used to identify

a particular location?

-Landmark.

-Correct.

In politics, the privilege used by the chair of a meeting

to decide an issue

when a ballot is tied, is known as the casting what?

-Vote.

-Correct.

Robbie Williams had a UK Number One album in 2006

with what title - Saucy Tin or Rude Box?

-Rude Box.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Pioneered by the management guru, FW Taylor,

the analysis of industrial production to improve efficiency

is known as the study of time and what?

-Energy.

-Motion.

In weather, an austral wind blows from which

of the four main compass directions?

-East.

-South.

In pastimes, the traditional game

in which coins are thrown at a determined point

or rebounded off a wall, is called pitch and what?

-Putt.

-Toss.

In the media, what Q is the general term for any magazine published

at regular intervals, four times a year?

-Quarterly.

-Correct.

Bank.

In the TV sit...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, and you won £370.

So, who is uplifting, and who is jaw-dropping?

Whose parents probably ran away and joined the circus?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'The statistics reveal that Kevin is the strongest link.

'Boe is the weakest link.

'But can he survive the vote?'

Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Boe.

Allan.

Johny.

Pete.

Allan.

Allan.

Allan.

Where do you come from, Kevin?

Washington, Tyne and Wear, Anne.

And what do you do?

-I'm a shot blaster.

-What do you blast?

Erm, various pieces of metal.

To get rust off them.

Have you always done this?

No, I've only done this for the last five years.

Before that I've been a forklift driver, working in warehouses.

-Really?

-I'm a very good forklift driver.

I've entered competitions before, Anne.

I came second in one heat, and went to the final in Basingstoke,

and I didn't win the final, but I won myself a case of lager.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-Put your board down.

What do you have to do?

Basically, they've got a course set out...

OK, you're in your truck now.

You pick up a pallet...

Well, do it. Do it.

We have forks, pick up the pallet,

and then drive round various obstacles...

Are you the Jenson Button

of forklift truck driving?

Yeah, you could say so.

Of course you could. You must miss forklift truck driving.

Well, no, Anne. Because the job I am doing at the minute,

-I've got to use a forklift to put the...

-Oh, perfect!

-So I'm doing two jobs at the same time.

-Great!

Put your board up.

Why Allan?

I think he got the first question wrong, Anne.

What do you do, Pete?

I'm a Learning Development Officer.

-What does that mean?

-I train people.

-Train people to do what?

-To provide excellent customer service.

And you live in Leeds - is that cos your wife comes from Leeds?

-I don't have a wife.

-Don't you?

-No.

-You live alone?

-No, I live with my partner.

-Oh, you've got a partner.

-I have.

-What's she called?

HE is called Roger.

-Oh, Roger!

-Roger, yes.

And what does he do?

He's my hunky toy-boy policeman.

Does he come home in his uniform?

-Sometimes, if I'm lucky.

-Yes, good. And where did you meet?

I met him on the internet.

And what did you do, send him an e-mail?

He actually sent me an e-mail.

What did his e-mail say, Pete?

He'd seen a photo of me and thought I was gorgeous, understandably!

And then we met up on his birthday in Leeds.

Then what happened on his birthday?

Oh, fireworks and everything, explosions.

-Why Allan?

-Ha-ha-ha!

Erm, I think he got a couple of questions wrong in the last round

and in this round as well.

Allan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

My performance today, I think, was fairly good.

Having to walk the Walk of Shame,

didn't mind it at all,

because I was the third one off,

not the first.

So that was the fear - being voted off first time around.

Round four, in the bank, £1,590.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link

from the last round - that's Kevin.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Honeydew, Cantaloupe, and Galia are all varieties of which fruit?

-Melons.

-Correct.

The film released in the UK in 2010 starring Jeff Bridges

as a washed up country singer

named Bad Blake, is entitled Crazy what?

-Horse.

-Heart.

In international transport, plates bearing the letters "TIR"

are normally attached to which vehicles - lorries or aircraft?

-Lorries.

-Correct.

In botany, the white-petaled flower sometimes known by the French name,

Marguerite, is commonly called ox-eye what?

-Pass.

-Daisy.

In astronomy, to the nearest whole number

it takes how many days for the Earth to orbit the Sun?

-365?

-Correct.

What H is the word for the tanned skin of an animal,

especially a large one?

-Pass.

-Hide.

In history, which Asian country adopted a new constitution

in 1956, and became an Islamic republic?

-Pass.

-Pakistan.

What was the title of the 2008 UK Number One single

by Duffy, that includes the lines, "I love you but I gotta stay true"?

-Pass.

-Mercy.

In spelling, the word "glare", meaning dazzling light,

is an anagram of the name of which alcoholic drink?

-Lager.

-Correct.

In vocabulary, the American slang term, cooler,

refers to which type of institution - a prison or library?

-A prison.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In weaponry, the shot fired from shotguns traditionally consisted of

-small round pellets of which soft, grey metal?

-Lead.

-Correct.

The Australian tennis player nicknamed the Rockhampton Rocket,

who twice achieved the Grand Slam during the 1960s

is Rod who?

-Pass.

-Laver.

In animal behaviour, what T is the term for a fixed area

which an individual will defend by marking the boundary with scent?

-Territory.

-Correct.

The saying used by people needing to get hold of something

by any means necessary is beg, borrow, or what?

-Steal.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In US history, John Wilkes Booth

was the assassin of which 19th century president?

-Abraham Lincoln.

-Correct.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up - your bank was in time, you won £120.

But who is proof that Britain hasn't got a talent?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Johny is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Boe.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Karen.

Boe.

Johny.

Johny.

Johny.

Karen.

What do you do, Boe?

I'm a postman.

And do you whistle while you work?

-Sometimes, yes!

-Can you sing?

A little bit, yeah.

What can you sing?

I sing pretty much everything.

Do you sing professionally?

No, I have a hobby at the weekends, I sing in a little band.

Are you a cover band, then?

We do cover versions. We don't do our own material.

Whose material do you do?

-Erm...

-The Beatles?

-The Beatles, yeah.

What can you sing?

-All My Lovin'.

-OK. Just a little bit, then. Put your board down.

# Close your eyes and I'll kiss you

# Tomorrow I'll miss you

# Remember I'll always be true

# And then while I'm away

# I'll write home every day

# And I'll send all my lovin' to you. #

Put your board up. Why Johny?

Well, Johny got a couple wrong.

Shirley, why Johny?

He mentioned earlier that he was into sports

and netball and stuff like that, so I figured with a sporting background

he might have got the Rod Laver question right.

Johny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't have any expectations, I just wanted to get past round one

and getting the strongest link in round two was just a bonus.

Really enjoyed my day. Peter will probably win in the end,

he's a nice guy, deserves it as well.

Round five. Your total is £1,710.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Boe.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In a 1988 animated film

the voice of the voluptuous character Jessica Rabbit

is provided by whom, Kathleen Turner or Anthea Turner?

-Kathleen Turner.

-Correct.

The best-selling author whose novels include

The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears

is Tom who?

-Clancy.

-Correct.

In science, which form of crystalline alcohol tastes of mint

and is used in remedies for coughs and colds?

-Menthol.

-Correct.

Which long-running TV wildlife series first shown in 1961

was relaunched in 2010

with Ray Mears as presenter?

-Pass.

-Survival.

In the UK, what E is the name of a city in East Anglia

that was once home to Oliver Cromwell

and has a cathedral with an octagonal tower at its centre?

-Pass.

-Ely.

The Agony Aunt column in the Sun began in 1980 is entitled Dear who?

-Jane?

-Deirdre.

In money, the image of a harp appears on the reverse

of all the Euro coins

issued by which country?

-Belgium.

-The Republic of Ireland.

A popular slogan of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

in the 1950s urged governments to do what with the bomb?

Drop it or ban it?

-Ban it.

-Correct.

In music, the 2010 UK hit album entitled Heligoland

was the fifth studio release in 19 years

by which British trip-hop group?

-Pass.

-Massive Attack.

In maths, the area of a triangle is calculated

using the formula half the base length

multiplied by which measurement?

-Pass.

-The height.

The actor who starred in the films Grosse Point Blank,

Pushing Tin, and Hi-Fidelity,

is John who?

-Pass.

-Cusack.

In energy conservation, what L is the general name

for the insulating material wrapped around pipes or boilers to...?

-Lagging.

-Correct.

An informal phrase often interpreted as neither one thing nor the other

that includes two words with the same meaning

is between betwixt and what?

-Between.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-A powder once thought to be an aphrodisiac

that is actually made from the bodies of certain beetles

is known as a fly of what...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer is Spanish.

And you won £50.

So, who is now the master chef and who's the little chef?

Who's great and who's just grating?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Having got all her answers right, Shirley is the strongest link.

'Statistically, the weakest link is Karen.

'But will the other players realise that?'

Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Karen.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Kevin.

Pete, why Kevin?

I think he got more questions wrong than anybody else.

Do you think he was the worst player?

-I think so, yeah.

-But he wasn't, was he, Karen?

No. SHE CHUCKLES

No. I can guarantee he wasn't, no.

Why Kevin?

He passed a few times.

-I don't know.

-He banked.

-He did, yeah.

-You didn't bank, did you?

No.

It's votes that count, Kevin, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I thought I'd go as far as I could go. Maybe I could've gone one more round.

Karen should've been voted off instead of me,

because I think she got her questions wrong

and I did bank money in that round.

Round 6. In the bank - £1,760.

Another ten seconds off, we start with the strongest link,

that's Shirley. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In TV, which long-running soap opera

is set within the fictional postcode area of E20?

-EastEnders?

-Correct.

In physics, in magnetism what is the opposite of repulsion?

-Attraction.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-A particular associated with the designer is called his or her signature look or autograph look?

Signature look.

The North Pole is in which ocean?

Arctic Ocean.

The form of the mineral gypsum used for making casts and moulds is called plaster of where?

Paris.

In the film and stage musical Hairspray,

what T is the surname of the family that comprises mother Edna, father Wilbur and daughter Tracy?

-Pass.

-Turnblad.

"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf" is the opening line

of the book by Eric Carle called The Very Hungry what?

-Pass.

-Caterpilar.

What's the name of the politician who's served the longest time in office as Labour Prime Minister?

-Douglas Home.

-Tony Blair.

In the money markets,

the abbreviation Forex is short for the term Foreign what?

-Exchange?

-Correct.

A player has the options to stick or twist in which card game,

gin rummy or pontoon?

-Gin rummy.

-Pontoon.

The comedian who in 2010 dressed up as Cheryl Cole

in Let's Dance for Sport Relief

and began presented Outtake TV uses the name Rufus what?

-Pass.

-Hound.

Theology: The Talmud is a sacred text in which religion?

-Islam.

-Judaiism.

What C is the carbohydrate that is a major ingredeient in the diet

of herbivores and the most abundant substance in the plant kingdom?

-Carbon?

-Cellulose.

The annual event organised by the British Army in which teams...

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Time's up. You only banked £50,

so are you looking straight at Karen?

Should Boe get the sack?

Will you call on Pete?

Or is Shirley an obvious mistake?

Time to vote off The Weakest Link.

'For the second round in a row, Shirley is the strongest link.

'Karen is statistically the weakest link,

'but who will lose out in the vote?'

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Pete.

Karen.

Karen.

Karen.

-Pete, why Karen?

-I think she was the only person who played worse than me.

Boe, why Karen?

I know I didn't do great, but she got a couple wrong.

Finally, Karen...

SHE SNIGGERS

You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think I deserved to be voted off in the sixth round,

but definitely in the fourth and fifth as well,

so I was really, really happy I made it as far as I did

because I was really, really rubbish for a lot of the rounds

and I don't know how I made it to the round I did at all.

Round 7, in the bank - £1,810.

Another ten seconds off, we start with the strongest link,

Shirley. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In pop music,

in 1970, Jean Terrell replaced which singer as the third member of The Supremes?

-Pass.

-Diana Ross.

During the 1960s more than 30 former European colonies achieved independence in which continent?

Africa.

In the 19thC, the Swiss-born businessman Cesar Ritz

established a range of what, named after himself?

-Hotels.

-Correct.

Which 1996 comedy drama centred on the proposed closure of Grimley colliery

and the consequent demise of its town band?

-Pass.

-Brassed Off.

In history, the island of Malta was awarded which gallantry decoration

in 1942 for its heroic resistance to bombardment in the Second World War?

-Maltese Cross?

-The George Cross.

What L is the term meaning scholarly as it is traditionally used

by barristers to refer to each other in court?

-My Learned Friend.

-Correct.

The lower joint of the leg of a chicken is known by the name

of which accessory used by a percussionist?

Drumstick.

-Bank.

-If April 1st is a Monday, then the third Monday of that month will fall on which date?

Can you repeat that?

If April 1st is a Monday,

then the third Monday of that month will fall on which date?

-15th?

-Correct.

The pale flame seen over wetlands and known as the will o' the wisp

is caused by the spontaneous combustion of which gas?

Methane.

-Bank.

-A charitable show biz society founded in 1889

is the Grand Order of what, Harvest Mice or Water Rats?

Water Rats.

-Bank.

-Osteo and rheumatoid are forms of which disease?

-Arthritis.

-Bank.

In 18th century literature...

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Time's up. You won £140.

In round eight, you get to treble what you bank. Before that

think carefully. Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Shirley has gone from being the strongest link for two rounds

'to the weakest in this.

'The strongest link statistically is Pete,

'but who will be taking the final walk of shame?'

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.

Pete.

Shirley.

Boe.

You've got a vote each.

A three-way tie.

Pete, why Shirley?

Because, unfortunately, I think she got the most questions wrong.

Shirley, why Boe?

I struggled with the tougher questions, but I can't vote for myself,

so I opted for Boe.

And Boe, you thought Pete was the worst player, did you?

Shirley was more solid through the earlier rounds and I thought she deserved to stay.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote

and the strongest link was Pete.

Pete, who do you want to get rid of?

He can go. Get rid of Boe.

Boe, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

When I get back home, my work colleagues

won't take the mickey too much, because I did get to the final three

and it's a lot further than I thought I was going to get.

Round eight, in the bank - £1,950.

In this round - 90 seconds, but whatever you win is trebled.

We start with the strongest link,

that's Pete. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In pop music,

which female singer had a UK number 1 single in 1990

with a song Nothing Compares To You?

Sinead O'Connor.

A period of time during which prices on the stock exchange

are falling is known as a what, bull market or bear market?

-Bull market.

-Bear market.

The American writer, actor and director Melvin Kominsky,

who was born in 1926 is better known as Mel who?

-Gibson.

-Brooks.

Athletics: In 1984, which Briton retained the 1500m Olympic title

that he'd won four years earlier in Moscow?

-Pass.

-Sebastian Coe.

An art exhibition known as the Biennale

that presents a Golden Lion statuette to award winners

was founded in 1895 in which Italian city?

-Milan.

-Venice.

Which type of service in which a vehicle runs to and fro

between two or more places is named after a device used in weaving?

A shuttle bus.

-Bank.

-In the animal kingdom,

the South American freshwater fish that can stun its prey

using an organ in its tail to produce a shock

is known as what sort of eel?

-Electric.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which festive season

goes before pudding to give an alternative name for plum pudding?

-Eve's?

-Christmas.

In London...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £40,

which we will treble. It gives you prize money today of...

There can only be one winner now.

Up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

Pete and Shirley, for £2,070, let's play The Weakest Link.

Pete, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please.

In African wildlife,

the great migration in the Serengeti

is a continual journey by hundreds of thousands

of zebras, Thomson gazelles and over a million of which type of antelope?

-Wildebeest.

-That is the correct answer.

Shirley, musicals: an unfavourable review by an online theatre critic

referred to which Andrew Lloyd Webber production

that opened in the West End in 2010

as Paint Never Dries?

Pass.

The correct answer is Love Never Dies.

Pete, what's the two word name of the government agency

established in 1919

following timber shortages in the First World War

that is responsible for protecting the UK's woodlands?

-The Forestry Commission.

-That is the correct answer.

Which planet, originally called the Georgian planet

in honour of King George III was later named

after the Greek god of the heavens?

-Venus?

-The correct answer is Uranus.

The 1990 film GoodFellas

features a cover version by the Sex Pistols'

bassist Sid Vicious of which song made famous by Frank Sinatra?

-New York, New York?

-The correct answer is My Way.

Which US actress is often credited with launching

the home fitness boom with a 1992 workout video

in which she encouraged participants to "go for the burn"?

-Jane Fonda?

-That is correct.

Pete, in science, in the periodic table

the only three elements that have chemical symbols

consisting of a single vowel letter

are iodine, uranium and which other non-metal?

-Oxygen.

-That is the correct answer.

Which town in Wiltshire was the site of the main locomotive depot

for the Great Western Railway

and is now noted for its many roundabouts?

Milton Keynes?

The correct answer is Swindon.

Pete, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2,070.

Shirley, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Pete was a great guy.

He kept us entertained the whole day.

He's a worthy winner, I hope he puts his winnings to good use.

I feel amazing.

I didn't think for one second I would win all that money,

so I'm really, really glad.

It puts people to rights who thought I'd lose in the first round.

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