03/11/2010 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.

My name is Abu, I'm 33 years old,

I come from Cippenham, Slough, and I'm an IT recruitment consultant.

My name's Jane, I'm 41,

I'm from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire

and I'm a taxi controller.

I'm Ronnie. I'm 56, from Belfast, and I'm a builder.

I'm Sammy. I'm 19.

I'm from Stokesley, North Yorkshire, and I'm a theatre student.

My name is Rob, I'm 23, from Cambridge,

and I'm a logistics controller.

I'm Pat. I'm 60.

I live in Wimbledon, south London,

and I'm an artist.

I'm Ash. I'm 44.

I live in Prestwich, Manchester, and I'm a private investigator.

My name's Kim. I'm 26.

I'm from Liverpool, and I'm a trainee hairdresser.

I'm Matt, 18, from Portsmouth, and I'm a community football coach.

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.

Say "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, Abu.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

In folklore,

which domestic pet is popularly said to have nine lives?

Cat.

In weather, what P is the name given to a small pool of water

formed when rain collects in a hollow in the pavement?

Puddle.

In the expression "ups and downs",

meaning alternating periods of good and bad fortune,

which term represents the good?

Ups.

In employment,

workers in which trade might use a ladder, a bucket, a squeegee,

a chamois leather and detergent?

Window cleaner.

In maths, what is 500 minus 200?

300.

In the media, the term "the press"

is more commonly used to refer to what -

radio or newspapers?

-Newspapers.

-Bank.

The Cockney song that accompanies a traditional dance

has the rhyming title The Hokey what?

Cokey.

In clothing, which item used to hold up trousers

is usually fastened with a buckle?

A belt.

On school sports days, children often compete

in races trying to carry an egg on which item of cutlery?

Spoon.

In military history, what A is the term for a medieval soldier

who specialises in the use of a bow and arrow?

Archer.

In commerce,

making unsolicited approaches to potential customers

to try and sell goods or services

is known alliteratively as "cold what"?

-Feet.

-Calling.

Introduced on British roads in the 1950s,

the double lines painted next to the kerb to restrict parking

are always described as being what colour?

Yellow.

In biology, female mosquitoes

feed on which human bodily fluid?

Blood.

In TV, the sitcom broadcast from 1962 to 1974

that starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett

was called Steptoe and what?

Son.

In spelling,

swapping the second and third letters of the word "diary"

gives which term for a place

where butter and cheese are produced?

-Dairy.

-Bank.

The embroidered cloth

that depicts the Norman invasion of England in the 11th century

is mostly commonly known as the Bayeux what?

-Don't know.

-Tapestry.

In the animal kingdom,

what D is the term for a construction made by beavers

to create an artificial pond?

-A den.

-No, dam.

In films...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £650.

But you know, you had a chain of ten correct answers -

so you could have reached the target.

Who'd have to trail up to be trailer trash?

Whose quality control is out of control?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Pat is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Jane. But who will be the first to take the Walk of Shame?

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

Jane.

Ash.

Ash.

Jane.

Jane.

Jane.

Jane.

Ash.

Jane.

What do you do, Matt?

Erm, I'm a community football coach.

-You're a football coach?

-Yes.

-Where?

-Erm, at Portsmouth Football Club.

Are you on a £12 million contract over three years?

I wish!

Have you got a girlfriend?

-Erm...no, I'm single at the moment, Anne.

-Oh.

Can't you get a girl?

It's... No, I...

If you want my number at the end, we can always hook up...

-Matt...

-Yes?

-Just say no!

CONTESTANTS LAUGH

No. I can't, unfortunately.

Do you have the trouble most ginger men have?

Come on, Anne, you know - I'm ginger, you're ginger. I thought we were going to stick together!

When did you last have a girlfriend?

Erm...quite recently, actually.

Did she dump you?

No, no, she didn't dump me. We just kind of like...

She dumped you.

HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

Why did she dump you?

HIGH-PITCHED: She didn't!

-SHE MIMICS HIS VOICE

-"She didn't!"

Why Jane?

Cos she got the question wrong, which was worth about £300.

-What do you do, Sammy?

-I'm a theatre student.

And when you come out of theatre studies,

what job are you going to... "Job" - have you heard of getting a job?

Er, I've had a few jobs, but I would like to teach drama...

-Yes...

-Hopefully.

Or go into drama therapy.

-Drama therapy?

-Yes!

Is that to help people recover from having seen some drama?

CONTESTANTS LAUGH

Well, it could possibly be.

Have you got any skills yourself?

I like to sing musicals, like erm...

off The Sound of Music.

Put your board down.

So what do you want to sing for me?

# Let's start at the very beginning

# A very good place to start

# When you read, you begin with...

A, B, C

# When you sing, you begin with Do-re-mi

# Do-re-mi...

Oh, I think we've had enough of that.

-Thanks!

-Put your board up.

Why Jane?

Erm, she got the first question wrong and she lost us a lot of money.

Where are you from, Abu?

I come from a small little village called Cippenham, in Slough.

And what's it like living in Slough?

Erm... Well...

Is it noisy? Cos it's got all the planes going past.

Yes. It's very noisy.

When people in Slough see a plane, do they point?

I don't know, Anne, I don't watch what people do in Slough.

Don't you like planes?

I love planes, actually.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

Do you want to fly a plane?

Erm...possibly. Yes.

Really? CAN you fly a plane?

I've got a Flight Operations Officer's Licence, which is like... I can dispatch aircraft.

-Where did you get that from?

-In Miami.

But if you want to fly, why have you only learnt to send them off?

Erm...I've got a phobia for flying, Anne,

but I just love the whole concept of aviation!

You've got a fear of flying?

Erm...yeah. But that's come down a great deal after my training.

So you went to Miami... Did you fly to Miami to learn to not be frightened of flying?

I flew to Miami, yeah.

And what was the journey back like?

Er...very bumpy.

Oh. So you're still frightened of flying?

Erm...not as much.

No. Why Jane?

I genuinely felt she was the weakest link in the first round.

She was. She lost you a lot of money.

Jane! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm devastated about being voted off first,

cos my family and friends are going to rip me to shreds.

My boyfriend said if I get voted off first, don't come home!

Round Two. In the bank, £650.

Ten seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round -

that's Pat. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In informal language, the sport of horse racing

is often called what - the surf or the turf?

The turf.

In police work, the slang term for a photograph taken of a suspect

-is a "what shot"?

-Mug shot.

In pop music, the 1982 UK number one single Ebony and Ivory

was a duet by Paul McCartney and which other singer?

-Pass.

-Stevie Wonder.

In pastimes, what T is a word applied to compact editions

of board games, reflecting the fact that the smaller versions

are easier to play on the move?

Travel.

Abu, in fractions, a quarter is represented by

the figure 1 over which number?

Four.

Ronnie. In expressions, a person who's very similar

to one of their parents is said to be a chip off the old what?

Block.

-Sammy.

-Bank.

-In the Bible, God spoke to Moses form a bush

that was what, whistling or burning?

Burning.

Rob, the former member of The Goodies who has co-hosted

nature programmes such as Springwatch and Autumnwatch

is Bill who?

Oddie.

Pat. In hospitality,

the term "public house" is usually abbreviated

to which three-letter word?

Pub.

Ash. A request is normally made before a film

asking patrons to please turn off your what?

Mobile phone.

Kim, in science, what B is the name

given to the swollen base containing mercury

in the tube of an ordinary glass thermometer?

Bulb.

-Bank.

-Matt, in current UK money, the highest-denomination coin

made from copper-plated steel has a face value of how many pence?

2p.

Abu, in personal styling,

toothbrush, soup-strainer and Zapata

are all styles of which particular facial adornment?

Teeth.

Moustache.

Ronnie, which of these creatures is able to pull

over 1,000 times its own body weight,

an elephant or a dung beetle?

A dung beetle.

Sammy, in pop music, the 2009 hit album by Tinchy Stryder

shares what title with a novel by Joseph Heller,

published 48 years earlier?

Pass.

Catch-22.

Rob, which term, meaning "to express a choice

"or preference by ballot" is an anagram of the word "veto"?

Vote.

Pat, what L is the four-letter term for a piece of speech used

to connect two items on a radio show?

Line.

Link.

Ash. In geography, the Brecon Beacons National Park

is in which country of the UK?

Scotland.

Wales.

Kim, in 20th-century art,

the surrealist painter born near Barcelona in 1904...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, I can't complete the question. You won £400. You had a chain of nine correct answers.

Who keeps banking too early?

Who's responsible for more turkeys than Bernard Matthews?

Who'd be bottom of the pecking order in a hen house? Time to vote off

the weakest link.

The strongest link is Matt.

Statistically, the weakest link is Kim.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Kim.

Abu.

Abu.

Kim.

Abu.

Kim.

Abu.

Abu.

What do you do, Kim?

I'm a trainee hairdresser.

-Where.

-In Liverpool.

Is there much call for hairdressers in Liverpool?

Yeah, they love it! The girls love it in Liverpool.

I thought if anyone needed a good hairdo they'd nick somebody else's.

There's plenty of wigs and extensions, so they could, yeah.

Yeah. And how do you think you did in that last round?

I got my first one wrong because it was a bit before my time.

When were you born?

In 1983.

So if there's any questions before 1983, we can consider you not taking part?

No, but... I mean, I can, but they don't teach you, like,

about pop in school in your history.

And why do you want to get rid of Abu?

Because the question he got wrong was one I would have known the answer to.

So it was post-1983, was it?

Yeah, yeah.

What do you do, Ronnie?

I'm a builder, Anne.

Oh! Is it a big building firm?

No, just me, Anne.

-Why Abu?

-Because of the question he got wrong, Anne.

-What was it?

-I think the answer was moustache, but he said "cheese". It was about a facial feature,

-and cheese is not a facial feature.

-He said "teeth".

-Cheese.

-LAUGHTER

"Teeth", he said!

Oh, teeth! I didn't hear him properly, sorry!

Abu, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

One of the answers I got wrong,

Ronnie actually thought I'd said "cheese" when I said "teeth".

So I felt a little hard done by,

because if he had heard me correctly, then maybe I might still be in there.

Round Three.

In the bank...

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Matt. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Matt, in entertainment,

popular in cinemas in the 1920s and 1930s,

a Wurlitzer was what type of keyboard instrument?

Pass.

An organ.

Ronnie, in science, the Greek word "hydro" refers to which liquid?

Water.

Sammy.

In football, in July 2010, Roy Hodgson

was appointed manager of which English Premier League club?

Manchester.

Liverpool.

Rob, in Australian slang,

a metal container of beer is known as a what,

a tinny or a potty?

A tinny.

Pat, in transport, a train that proceeds to its destination

without calling at any intermediate station is described as non-what?

Non-stop.

Ash. In language, what A is the name of the accent

over the letter E in the word "cafe"?

Don't know.

Acute.

Kim, in cartoon animals, Scooby-Doo

is what breed of dog?

Great Dane.

Matt. In politics, which international organisation,

founded in 1945, contains bodies called the General Assembly

and the Security Council?

The IA.

The United Nations.

Ronnie, one of the Seven Wonders

of the Ancient World is known as the Hanging what of Babylon?

Gardens.

Sammy, in the Sondheim musical A Little Night Music,

the character Desiree stands in her room and sings Send In The what,

Clowns or Marines?

Marines.

Clowns.

Rob, what's the generic name for the fungus

that has a fleshy cap on a stalk

and is often used as a pizza topping and in fry-ups?

Mushroom.

Pat, in geology, which word, rhyming with "quilt",

is the name given to the fine mineral sediment

deposited in rivers?

Silt.

Ash, in human physiology,

which is the only one of the traditional five senses

that has receptors below the neck?

Feet.

Touch.

Kim, in wildlife, common, marsh and edible

are the names of the three species found in Britain

of which long-legged amphibian?

Pass.

Frog.

Matt. In the UK National Lottery in May 2010, the jackpot

in the Thunderball draw increased from £250,000 to what amount?

100,000.

£500,000.

Ronnie. In women's clothing, what P is a single-word term

for both a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse

and an apron with a bib?

Pinafore.

-Sammy.

-Bank.

-In occupations...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

Your bank was in time. Thank goodness, cos you only won £20.

Who probably thinks Viagra is a waterfall?

Who probably thinks Coolio is a type of fridge?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Matt goes from being the strongest link in the last round

to the weakest in this.

Ronnie is statistically the strongest link,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Matt.

Matt.

Matt.

Matt.

Kim.

Matt.

Sammy.

What do you do, Pat?

Well, I do a number of things, Anne,

-but I trained as an artist...

-You're an artist?

As much as I can.

Really? Put your board down.

Just move over towards Rob.

Is that outfit an example of your artistry?

It's an example of my colourful...

Desire for colour in art.

Had you had a few drinks when you bought it?

No, but some of my family needed a few drinks after they saw it.

Yes, I can understand. Hop up again.

So put your board up.

And why do you want to get rid of Matt?

I don't, but somebody has to go,

and I feel he probably answered the most questions wrong.

What do you do, Rob?

I'm a logistics controller, Anne.

Are you? And where do you do that?

It's in St Ives, which is a small town, just outside of Cambridge.

Put your board down.

Move towards Sammy. You look as if you've stepped out of a 1970s sitcom.

Is that because you like the '70s

or does it pass for modern-day in St Ives?

It actually symbolises a different personality trait I have,

which is called "peacocking".

It's a term which men use, as the male peacock, to attract a peahen.

He will show off colours,

maybe with crazy hair or a different style of clothing,

to grab their attention and then move on from there.

Get back behind your podium. Put your board up. Why Matt?

I don't think he got a question wrong...right, in the round.

Matt! You are the weakest link. Goodbye!

When I get home, I think I'm going to get a pretty good reaction,

cos a lot of people were taking bets on me going out in the first round.

I placed a bet on myself going out in the first round,

because I thought that would be my only way of getting money,

so either way, I'm leaving with nothing! I think they'll be pleased at what I've done.

Round Four, in the bank -

10 seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link - Ronnie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Since May 1997, Prime Minister's Question time

in the House Of Commons has taken on which day of the week?

-Tuesday.

-Wednesday.

The Speaking Clock, introduced in 1936

became known by which boys' name, Ted or Tim?

Tim.

The original line-up of which group that had its first UK hit single

in 1965 comprised Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle

and Keith Moon?

The Who.

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands

that make up which Asian country?

-Japan.

-Bank!

The end of a nail that is struck by a hammer

is named after which part of the human body?

Head.

In 2009, Princes Eugenie began a degree course

in combined studies at which university in Northern England?

-Pass.

-Newcastle.

Published in 1901,

the first of the children's stories written and illustrated

by Beatrix Potter is entitled The Tale of Peter what?

Rabbit.

Inkjet, laser and dot-matrix

are all types of which peripheral device?

Printer.

In golf, the American player who won

the Masters tournament at Augusta in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010

is Phil who?

Mickelson.

What C is the name for a spicy red Spanish sausage

made from chopped dried pork

and flavoured with garlic and paprika?

-Chorizo.

-Bank!

According to the lyrics of the song that was a hit for Tony Bennett

in 1965, I Left My heart in which US city?

-San Francisco.

-Bank!

The National Portrait Gallery has a collection of 18th century pictures

of members of a political club called what, Kit Kat or Curly Wurly?

Kit Kat.

The mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide

often given to women during childbirth

is known colloquially as gas and what?

-Air.

-Bank!

Which two-digit number precedes Days Later and Weeks Later

in the titles of a 2002 horror film?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £370.

But who's now the boy band and who's the Miliband?

Who's the Lady Gaga and who's just gaga?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game, Kim is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Ash.

But how will the votes go?

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

Kim.

Kim.

Kim.

Kim.

Kim.

Ash.

What do you do, Ash?

-Private investigator, Anne.

-Where do you do that?

-All over the country.

-Do you sit and observe people?

-We do.

-What's an exciting case

-where you'll be watching...?

-An exciting case is when someone's defrauding an insurance company.

-Yeah.

-And they've been doing it for months or even years and we follow them around.

Are you in disguise?

-No.

-Cos it'll be a bit of a problem you having been on television.

It's not if you take your glasses off, your nose and your moustache come off too?

-No, there you go.

-No.

And why do you want to get rid of Kim?

I think she got a question wrong.

Sammy, why Kim?

She answered a question wrong.

She did.

Kim, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Being, actually, inside the studios, rather different than watching it from back home on the couch.

It's a lot bigger, but you're a lot closer to Anne than you'd imagine.

It is quite intimidating. You can feel her eyes staring at you

like she's about to attack you.

Round Five, you total is -

Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link - Ash.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A man is what relation to the husband of his sister?

Brother-in-law.

In the term VE Day referring to the 8th May, 1945,

the letters VE stand for Victory where?

Europe.

What is 71 plus 36?

-107.

-Bank!

What A is the medical term meaning a fear of open spaces?

-Agoraphobia.

-I'll accept.

In literature, the celebrated Life Of Samuel Johnson

published in 1791 was written by James who?

-Boswell.

-Bank!

As well as being insults, the words thickhead and drongo

are both names of types of which creatures, birds or fish?

Birds.

Tehran is the capital of which Middle Eastern country?

-Iran.

-Bank!

The fruits of the wild rose and the May tree are traditionally referred

together as "hips" and what?

-Pass.

-Haws.

What T is the specific name for a track by the side of a canal

along which horses used to walk as they pulled narrow boats?

-Pass.

-Towpath.

The woman who married Jonathan Ross in 1988

and co-wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film Kick-Ass

is Jane who?

Gold...man.

When Sandie Shaw won the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest

for the UK, she performed how, blindfolded or barefoot?

-Barefoot.

-Bank!

What's the flavour of the green liqueur called creme de menthe?

Mint.

A pair of socially-awkward physicists named Sheldon and Leonard

are the main characters in the US sitcom entitled

The Big Bang what?

Theory.

What A was the first name of the three Tsars

who ruled Russia in the 19th century?

-Pass.

-Alexander.

The former Chicago Bulls' star who in 2010

who became the owner of the NBA team called Charlotte Bobcats

is Michael who?

-Johnson.

-Jordan.

Time's up. You won £250.

But, whose shares are now worthless?

Whose assets are absent?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Rob is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Ronnie.

But who will the team want off?

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

Rob.

Rob.

Sammy.

Rob.

Sammy.

Ronnie, why Rob?

Because he got a few questions wrong, Anne.

Pat, why Rob?

I think he got a few questions wrong.

He did.

Rob, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I agree I was the last player in that round,

but I was clinging to the hope that my previous performance

and money banked from previous rounds would've saved me.

Round Six. In the bank -

Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link - Ronnie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In British wildlife,

which type of dove shares its name with a shelled-reptile

similar to a tortoise?

Turtle.

Fine Gael is a major party in which EU country?

-Germany.

-Republic of Ireland.

In science, a substance impossible to see through

is described as being, what, opaque or obscene?

Opaque.

What's the title of the 1990 film in which

an inventor played by Vincent Price

assembles a synthetic youth played by Johnny Depp?

Matrix.

-Even Edward Scissorhands.

-Sorry.

What H is the name Maori war chant with lines that translate as

"This is the hairy man who caused the sun to shine again for me"?

-The haka.

-Bank!

Tourist cruises operate on which between the Egyptian towns

of Luxor and Aswan?

-The Red Sea.

-The Nile.

In 2006, which group from Sheffield released their debut album entitled

Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not?

-The Arctic Monkeys.

-Bank!

The French Rococo painter known for his pictures

of fashionable people in parkland settings

had what surname, Watteau or Grotto?

-Watteau.

-Bank!

Which street in the Financial District of New York city

was once the site of a Dutch fortification against attack?

-Wall Street.

-Bank!

In 2003, which 20th century nun

and campaigner for the poor was beatified

by the Roman Catholic Church:?

-Pass.

-Mother Teresa.

What G follows fire to give the usual name

for a protective wire frame or railing in front of a hearth?

-Grate.

-No, Guard.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £80.

But, has Ronnie got nothing to build on?

Is Sammy about to be written out?

Perhaps you've got Ash under surveillance.

Or maybe Pat's going to be lost from the picture.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers right,

Ronnie is the strongest link.

Sammy is statistically the weakest link.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Sammy.

Ash.

Sammy.

Sammy.

Ronnie, why Sammy?

She got a couple of questions wrong, Anne.

-Ash, why Sammy?

-She got a few questions wrong.

-Even worse than you, wasn't she?

-Yes.

Sammy, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think all my family and friends will be over the moon at how far I got.

I've had an amazing day, met some lovely people,

it was great meeting Anne

and coming as far as I did, it was brilliant.

Round seven, your total now is £1,770.

Another 10 seconds off the time. Start with the strongest link - Ronnie. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In TV, the 1960s science fiction series created by Rod Serling

about strange and moral tales was called The Twilight what?

-Zone.

-Correct. Pat...

In cricket, if a fielding player takes a catch,

but steps over the boundary rope,

how many runs are awarded to the batsman?

-50.

-Six.

In beat poetry, a well-known 1956 protest poem by Allen Ginsberg

had what title - Bark or Howl?

-Bark.

-Howl.

What is 48 divided by 4?

-12.

-Correct.

In food, what T is the name for a glazed earthenware cooking pot,

traditional in Moroccan cuisine,

that's used to make lamb or chicken stews?

-Tagine.

-Correct.

In music, Love Me For A Reason,

which was a UK hit single for Boyzone in 1994,

originally topped the charts in 1974 for which group of brothers?

-The Osmonds.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In astronomy, a period of 29½ days

between two successive new moons is known as what type of month?

-A lunar month.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In geography, the part of Turkey called Anatolia

is also known by what name - Europe Major or Asia Minor?

-Asia Minor.

-Correct.

In vocabulary, the expression adopted from Yiddish,

meaning "to say nothing" is to keep what?

-Shtoom.

-Correct.

Ronnie, in money, the letters C-A-D

are the international code for the currency

of which Commonwealth country?

-Pass, Anne.

-Canada.

In cinema, in the 1978 film musical Grease, what Z was the surname

of the high school student called Danny, played by John Travolta?

-Zeno?

-No, Zuko.

Ash, in ornithology...

Time's up. You won £120. In round eight,

you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Ronnie is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Pat.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Pat.

Ronnie.

Ronnie.

Ash, why Ronnie?

I think he got one question wrong there.

So you thought he was the worst player, did you?

It may have been a tactical move as well.

Really? What, cos you think there's more chance you'll beat Pat than beat Ronnie?

Ronnie has been very good.

Pat, why Ronnie?

I think between the two of them, Ronnie probably made more mistakes

on this round.

And maybe a bit of tactics came into it...

Oh, I'm glad you've finally coughed.

Ronnie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I was absolutely stitched up by both Ash and Pat,

who were obviously afraid to meet me in the final,

which I would have won hands down.

The only reason the day could have gone better would be winning it,

but with tactical voting, it wasn't to be.

Round eight,

you've banked so far £1,890. In this round, there's 90 seconds,

but whatever you win will be trebled.

You voted off the strongest link from the last round,

so we'll start with the second strongest link, that's Ash.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In TV, which member of the Muppets is renowned for his terrible jokes,

his hat and bow tie, and the catch phrase "Wocka wocka"?

-Fozzie Bear.

-Correct.

In art, the 1953 painting by LS Lowry

that shows people on their way to a game of football

at Burnden Park in Bolton is called Going To The what?

-Match.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In geography, which vast island was given its current name

by the 10th-century Norwegian explorer, Erik the Red,

in the hope of attracting settlers?

-Don't know.

-Greenland.

In the title of a 1945 novel by Evelyn Waugh,

what B is the name of the country house

that is the seat of the Marchmain family?

Oh...um...

Um...

-Beauclair.

-Brideshead.

In London, the theatre off Waterloo Road,

once famed for its productions of Shakespeare,

is popularly known as the Old what?

-Vic.

-Correct.

In language, which professional title

from the Latin for "teacher" is given to a person

who is trained and qualified to practise medicine?

-Doctor.

-Correct.

-Bank.

The US comedian, born William Claude Dukenfield in 1880,

initialised his first names and amended his surname...

Time's up, I can't complete the question.

You won £100, which we'll treble.

That means prize money today of £2,190.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each. If there's a tie,

we'll go for sudden death. So, Pat and Ash, for £2,190,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Ash, as the strongest link in the last round,

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

The 2010 film comedy Date Night starred which American actor,

who also appeared in The 40-Year-Old Virgin

and the US version of the TV series The Office?

-Steve Carell.

-That is the correct answer.

In literature, the gamekeeper referred to in the title

of the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence has what surname?

-Fellows?

-No, the correct answer is Mellors.

In tourist destinations, Rue Verdun and Rue Hamra

are two fashionable streets in which city,

often called the Paris of the Middle East?

-Morocco.

-The correct answer is Beirut.

In TV, the theme tune to which 1990s sitcom began with the lyrics

"They say I might as well say the truth

"That I am just too long in the tooth"?

-One Foot In The Grave.

-That is the correct answer.

In the animal kingdom, which aquatic mammal,

sometimes known as a sea cow,

has species called West Indian, West African and Amazonian?

-Manatee.

-That is the correct answer.

In chemistry, in 2010, element number 112 in the Periodic Table

was officially named after which astronomer, born in 1473 in Poland?

-Galileo.

-No, Copernicus.

Although their name suggests a group of Iberian monarchs

dating back to the 10th century, which chart-topping rock band

was actually formed in Nashville in 2000?

-Kings Of Leon.

-That is the correct answer.

In politics, Claudia Taylor,

who became known by the nickname Lady Bird,

was the wife of which 20th-century president of the United States?

-Lyndon Johnson.

-That is the correct answer.

In food history, warden pies,

that are mentioned in the Shakespeare play A Winter's Tale,

are traditionally made with which fruit?

-Apples.

-The correct answer is pears.

In sport, the arena in Melbourne, originally known as Centre Court,

was renamed in 2000 in honour of which Australian tennis champion?

-Pat Rafter.

-The correct answer is Rod Laver.

That means, Ash, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,190.

Pat, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I thought I was going to be voted off on the first round,

so I'm quite pleased I got as far as I did.

I feel ecstatic at winning the Weakest Link.

I was dreading being first off, and the embarrassment.

I'd have been ribbed back at home in Manchester, but I can't wait to get back and tell everybody.

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