06/02/2012 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 Jordan, I'm 20, I'm from Manchester

and I'm an accounting student.

I'm Marie, I'm 39, I'm from Wolverhampton

and I'm a trade sales consultant.

I'm David, I'm 62, from East Sussex and I'm a fabricator/welder.

I'm Rebecca, I'm 24, I'm from Gamlingay in Cambridgeshire

and I'm a county court advocate.

I'm Ferenc, 40, from Surrey and I'm a theatre front-of-house manager

I'm Pam, 59, from Bromham in Wiltshire

and I'm a library assistant.

I'm Scott, I'm 21, I'm from Kilmarnock in Ayrshire

and I'm a customer service adviser.

I'm Gayle, 44, from Bishop Auckland and I'm a florist.

I'm Konrad, 33, from Barry, Wales, and I'm a web designer.

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

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

Break the chain and you lose 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, David.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

In the UK, the three main emergency organisations that cover the entire country

are the ambulance service, the police and which other?

-Fire service.

-Correct.

In children's literature, which word for an imaginary creature precedes the word "tales"

to give a term for stories that include magical events?

-Fairy.

-Correct.

In domestic equipment, a washing machine is often combined into a single appliance

with which other device - a food mixer or a tumble dryer?

-A tumble dryer.

-Correct.

In a lift in the UK, the letter G is conventionally used

to mark the button that is pressed to select which floor?

-Ground.

-Correct.

In expressions, a person who is persistent in his or her demands

is commonly said not to take "no" for what?

-An answer.

-Correct.

In a shop, what P is the usual term for the cost of an item?

-Price.

-Correct.

In British industrial history, which yellow bird of the finch family was used by coal miners

to indicate the presence of dangerous gases?

-Pass.

-Canary.

In an army squad, a rank is a row of soldiers standing in which way?

Back to back or side by side?

-Side by side.

-Correct.

In navigation,

the name of which of the four cardinal points of the compass comes first alphabetically?

-East.

-Correct.

In food, the alliterative term for the glass container

in which a fruit preserve is usually stored and sold is a jam what?

-Jar.

-Correct. In technology, which C is the term for a device

that is used to replenish the battery in a mobile phone?

-Charger.

-Correct.

In film-making cliches, the phrase supposedly said by the director immediately before filming

is "lights, camera" what?

-Action.

-Correct. In human anatomy, on average, adult members of which sex have a wider pelvis?

-Female.

-Correct.

In history, the Austrian archduke who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914 had what name?

Franz Ferdinand or Dizzee Rascal?

-Franz Ferdinand.

-Correct.

In entertainment, the popular pantomime in which a young man climbs up an enormous plant stem

is called Jack And The what?

-Beanstalk.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In science, what L is a common term for calcium oxide

and is also the name of a small, green citrus fruit?

-Lime.

-Correct.

In the title of the Australian song with words by Banjo Paterson,

Matilda is described as doing what?

-Pass.

-Waltzing.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £800.

You actually had a chain of nine correct answers.

But whose Facebook status is set to "clueless"?

Who thinks Downton Abbey is a building society?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Gayle is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Jordan, 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.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Konrad.

Jordan.

Jordan, who were you named after?

The river, I would imagine.

-Oh.

-Not the lady with the large, um, public profile, Anne.

What do you do?

I'm a student, an accounting student

-Are you going to be an accountant?

-No.

-What will you be?

I don't know. Probably unemployed for quite a long time, I imagine.

-So why are you doing accountancy?

-I won a scholarship with an accounting firm before uni.

Stop! It's getting boring. Are you in any societies at university?

I was in the Lib Dem Society. I left quite promptly after the General Election.

Did they let you keep the sweater?

HE LAUGHS

Are you looking for a girlfriend?

I'm not, actually. I'm gay.

I see. So have you studied the pink pound?

Not in any great detail, no.

-Why Konrad?

-He was the only other person that got one wrong.

-What do you do, Rebecca?

-I'm a county court advocate.

Really? Put your board down.

Who are you representing in court?

A variety of people. I do a lot of debt work.

-Are you on behalf of the debtor?

-No, the creditor.

If I haven't paid my mortgage, would you represent the mortgage company?

-Yes.

-So as part of your line of work, you just get people thrown out of their homes?

-That's what I'm instructed to do.

-How do you live with yourself?

I'm putting one side. The judge makes the decision.

-So you don't have a conscience?

-I do have a conscience, but it's about justice.

A Christian would feel that people ought to be able to live in a home.

-I am a Christian.

-Are you? In that sweater?

-Yes.

-What sort of Christian are you?

-I'm a Baptist.

-You've got a tambourine?

-I did as a child. Well, I was the triangle as a child.

-Wouldn't your mother let you have a tambourine?

-I was the youngest in Sunday school,

-so they got stuck with the triangle. Loved it, though.

-Put your board up.

-Why Konrad?

-He took a long time to then inevitably get the answer wrong,

and this may shock you, Anne, but I thought he was the weakest link.

Ferenc, could your mum not spell?

That is how we spell it in Hungary where I'm from.

-What do you do?

-I work in three different venues, theatres.

What do you do at the theatre? Do you sell the ice creams?

No, I supervise selling of the ice creams.

-What else do you do?

-One of my main hobbies is tennis officiating. I work at Wimbledon, for example.

Put your board down.

So are you on the line crouching?

-It depends. If you're standing at the back, you have to crouch.

-Come on. Move over towards Pam.

-OK.

So we're at Wimbledon. Who's in the final?

-Paint the picture.

-The Williams sisters. That was last year.

-Yeah, OK.

-If you're standing at the back, you have to go like thi and look at the line.

Why do you have to put your hands on your knees?

-That's the most comfortable position

-Really? Move back.

Do the Williams sisters take you for a drink afterwards if you've gone their way?

-Oh, no, not at all, Anne. We don't mix with the players at all

-Put your board up.

Why Konrad?

He got the question wrong when we were up to quite a lot of money, so we lost quite a lot of money.

Konrad, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm gutted that I didn't get to speak to Anne today.

I wanted to get some good interactio going, make her love the Welsh.

I wanted to give her a big Welsh hug

Round Two. In the bank, £800. We now take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Gayle.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In comics, the Beano character created by Ken Reid in 1953,

who uses his wit and cunning to avoid doing things, is called Roger the what?

-Dodger.

-Correct.

Which term for a male relative is included in the name

of a clock in a tall, wooden case that stands on the floor?

-Grandfather.

-Correct.

In a common expression, if people fall ill or withdraw from an arrangement in large numbers,

they are said to be dropping like which insects?

-Flies.

-Correct. In TV in 2002,

which duo began presenting the series I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here?

-Ant and Dec.

-Correct.

In religion, the sacrament whereby a person is admitted to the Christian ministry

is known as holy smoke or holy orders?

-Holy orders.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The word "temp" used as a term for an office worker employed for a short period

is an abbreviation of which term?

-Temporary.

-Correct.

At election time, voters mark their ballot papers in a partly enclosed cubicle called a polling what?

-Booth.

-Correct.

In pop music, Dancing Queen was a UK No.1 single in 1976 for which group?

-Abba.

-Correct.

In cricket, which procedure is used to decide which team bats first? Tossing a coin or rolling dice?

-Tossing a coin.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In art, which term for a person who poses for an artist or photographer

can also refer to a small-scale replica of an object?

-Model.

-Correct.

In the UK, which type of building is described as public

when it's a place for the consumption of alcoholic drinks and private when it is a dwelling?

-A bar.

-House.

In cinema, which four-letter word precedes The Parents, The Fockers and The Spartans

to make the titles of three comedy films?

-Meet.

-Correct. What G is the British term for the cooking method known in the United States as broiling?

-Grilling.

-Correct.

In literature, the story by Charles Dickens in which a miser is persuaded to change his ways

after ghostly visitations is called A Christmas what?

-Carol.

-Correct.

In ruminant animals such as cattle,

the rumen is the first of four chambers of which digestive organ?

-The stomach.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A person who says, "Pardon my French," is asking to be excused for bad language or poor time-keeping?

-Bad language.

-Correct.

In definitions, which word that rhymes with "goof" can mean to hoax

and is a term for a mildly satirical parody?

-Pass.

-Spoof.

In broadcasting, the presenter of the Today...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £700, but you had a chain of ten correct answers, so you could have reached the target.

Who thinks Jedward is something a carpenter uses?

Who's as convincing as Wayne Rooney's hair?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Marie.

Ferenc is the strongest link, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Gayle.

Gayle.

Gayle.

Marie.

Marie.

Marie.

Marie.

Marie.

-Where are you from, Scott?

-Kilmarnock.

-Did your mummy bring you today?

-No, she didn't, no.

-What do you do in Kilmarnock?

-I'm a customer service adviser.

-Really? What are you advising customers on? Weightlifting?

-No.

On their mobile phones, bills, things like that.

-Did you always want to work in a call centre?

-No, I had a previous job that I got bored of.

-Can we ask what the previous job was?

-Yeah. I was a make-up artist.

-Really?

-Mm-hm.

-Are you qualified?

-I am, yes.

-Put your board down.

OK. Can you have a look at Pam?

Where would you start?

I think her make-up's lovely the way it is.

Yeah. Could you enhance her features?

I'd maybe bring her eyes out a bit more

cos they're lovely and they seem to be hiding, so I would make her eyes pop.

-How would you improve my face?

-You don't need any improvement, Anne

-Correct. Put your board up.

-Why Marie?

-She got a question wrong.

-It's not that she looks like Kelly Osbourne?

-No, I think she looks great the way she is.

-What do you do, Gayle?

-I'm a florist, Anne.

-Where?

-At home.

-Sorry?

-At home.

-No... OK. We don't know where home is, Gayle.

-Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

What's your florist business called?

-Thumbelina.

-Why?

-Why are you giving me the thumbs-up sign?

-I've got half a thumb. That was part of the name.

And I always liked the story Thumbelina when I was little.

-So when you decided to call the florist's Thumbelina, did you cut off half your thumb?

-No.

-That happened first.

-Did it?

-Yeah.

-Why Marie?

-She got a question wrong.

-She did.

She was the worst player. Marie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't meet my expectations today. I thought I'd do a lot better.

When I'm sitting at home watching on TV, I always get the questions right

And the words of my son resonate in my ear as I'm here now.

And he says, "Mum, if you're not first, you're last."

Round Three. In the bank, £1,500. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Ferenc. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the labour market, what J is the word used by the Department of Work and Pensions

as the official term for someone looking for employment?

-Jobseeker.

-Correct.

In sport, a standard snooker table has how many pockets?

-Six.

-Correct.

At a public meeting, a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval

is often referred to as a catcall or hamster howl?

-Catcall.

-Correct.

In medicine, pertussis, which is an infection of the respiratory tract

and is widely regarded as a childhood disease, is usually known as whooping what?

-Cough.

-Correct.

In social groups, what is the two-word name of the motorcycle gangs organised into chapters

that originated in the 1950s in California?

-Hell's Angels.

-Correct.

In pyrotechnics in the UK, the instruction found on fireworks that means "ignite the fuse"

is "light the blue" what?

-Touchpaper.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In writing implements, a pencil with a lead that is softer than an HB

is marked with which letter of the alphabet? H or B?

-B.

-Correct.

While the Oscars are presented for achievements in film,

the Emmys are awarded for performances in which medium?

-Theatre.

-Television.

In fashion, the bridal dress worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day in April 2011

was designed by Sarah who?

-Pass.

-Burton.

In geography, the Tyrol is a region of Europe divided in 1919 between Austria and which other country?

-Belgium.

-Italy.

In pop music, the group REM had a UK hit single in 1991 entitled Losing My what?

-Religion.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In visitor attractions, the roller-coaster opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2007

that is suspended over water has what name? Infusion or Indigestion?

-Infusion.

-Correct.

In children's literature, the 1894 work The Jungle Book was written by which author?

-Rudyard Kipling.

-Correct.

In the animal kingdom, what B is the standard term for a male pig?

-Boar.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In food, which usually orange root vegetable can be grated for salads, cooked in stews

and used to make a sweet cake?

-Carrot.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In a three-legged race, there are how many competitors in each team?

-Two.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the arts, the opera company established...

Time's up. You won £610.

Who can probably trace their family tree all the way back to the zoo?

Who's the Greek in your Eurozone? Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Rebecca is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Scott, but can he survive the vote?

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

Ferenc.

Pam.

Pam.

Pam.

Ferenc.

Pam.

Ferenc.

-Where are you from, David?

-Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.

-What do you do there?

-I'm a fabricator/welder.

-So what are you dealing with?

-Metal.

So if I needed a hand-rail in the bath,

you could fix it, could you?

Rather minor, but yes.

-Do you do major things?

-Yeah.

-Like what?

-Full-sized buildings.

-You make them in metal, do you?

-Yes.

-Do you do the fiddly bits?

-I do any bits.

-Really? Are you good on bits, are you?

-Definitely.

-Mrs David at home, do you do bits for her?

-Most definitely.

-What sort of bits?

-Anything she wants done.

-What does she usually want done?

-Well...

-Is she a bit like that?

-Oh, no, she's very reserved.

Yeah. So...no hanky-panky?

Well, we... You know, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-Sorry. Make up your mind, David.

-We definitely have a little bit of hanky-panky now and again.

-Yeah.

Is that when she's less reserved?

Well, we do get unreserved at times, yeah.

How do you get her in the mood?

Well, we possibly go out for a meal and have a couple of drinks

and come home and sort of hold hands and whatever, you know?

-Like you used to when you were young.

-Yes.

-It's a lot of palaver, isn't it?

-You've got to behave yourself with a lady, haven't you?

Yeah. It's easier making metal bits, isn't it?

It's more fun with a lady, though.

-Why Pam?

-A question wrong.

-Rebecca, why Pam?

-There were a couple of people who got a question wrong. Pam passed on one.

-Pam...

-Yes.

-..you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, it's a shame I've been voted off, especially as I wasn't the weakest link.

I'm just really glad that I wasn't voted off first.

I was dreading that. After the first round, it was a lot better.

Round 4. In the bank, £2,110. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Rebecca. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In history, in a protest outside 10 Downing Street in 1908,

several suffragettes chained themselves to the railings or the door knocker?

-The railings.

-Correct. In medicine, the abbreviation RCN stands for the Royal College of what?

-Nursing.

-Correct. In TV, the story marking the 50th anniversary of Coronation Street in 2010

featured a crash involving which mode of transport?

-A tram.

-Correct. In botany, the native British tree sometimes called the Great Sallow,

noted for its soft, fluffy catkins in spring has the common name pussy what?

-Willow.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In emblems,

the logo designed for the Rolling Stones by John Pasche in 1970 depicts which body parts -

hips and thighs or lips and tongue?

-Lips and tongue.

-Correct. In basic chemistry, water is composed of oxygen and which other element?

-Hydrogen.

-Correct. In film, Paul Newman played an inmate who stands up to prison bosses

in the 1967 drama entitled Cool Hand who?

-Pass.

-Luke. In geography, what river rises in Northamptonshire and flows through Warwick

before joining the Severn?

-Avon.

-Correct. In crime fiction, the 2011 book Spider Bones,

the 13th novel to feature the character Temperance Brennan, is by the US author Kathy who?

-Pass.

-Reichs.

In maths, what is one fifth of 45?

-Eight.

-Nine.

In religion, halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful

that can refer to food hat is permissible under the dietary laws of which faith?

-Islam.

-Correct. In pop music, the song by Leona Lewis

that was the best-selling single in the UK of 2007 was entitled Bleeding what?

-Love.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In education, the two languages traditionally taught

in the school subject called Classics are Latin and which other?

-French?

-Greek!

According to the proverb, if you spare the rod, you spoil the child or broth?

-Broth.

-Child.

In wildlife, which large mammal is now endangered after being hunted...

Time's up. You won £250.

But who should have brains on their Christmas list?

Who's the dark horse and who's the dim donkey?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Rebecca is now the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Jordan, but who will the team want off?

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

Rebecca.

Scott.

Scott.

Rebecca.

Rebecca.

Rebecca.

So, Jordan, why Rebecca?

It was a tough round, but she was the only one to get two wrong.

-Ferenc, why Rebecca?

-Unfortunately, she got two questions wrong.

She did. Rebecca, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think Anne would be very good at doing my job.

You have to know when to be quiet and Anne would struggle. Judges get cross if you don't shut up.

Round 5. Your total is £2,360.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We'll start with Jordan. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In sporting equipment, the long-handled hammer used to strike the ball in polo

is known by what name?

-A butt.

-A mallet.

A variable rate of charging for a service depending on ability to pay is known as a sliding what?

-Scale.

-Correct. In definitions, what H means to walk in an awkward way because of pain

and to tie a horse's legs loosely together to prevent it straying?

-Hobble.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In theatre, which musical that opened in the West End in 2011 is based on a 2001 animated film

featuring a green ogre?

-Shrek.

-Correct. The 14th-century poet who wrote The Canterbury Tales was Geoffrey who?

-Chaucer.

-Yes.

-Bank!

-In explosives, which unit of measurement, sometimes abbreviated to MT,

is equivalent to one million tons of TNT?

-Megatons.

-Correct. In weather, the Pampero and the Puna are winds that blow in or near

which range of mountains - the Rockies or the Andes?

-Andes?

-Correct.

-Bank!

In pop music, This Charming Man and Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now were UK hit singles for which group?

-Bros?

-The Smiths.

In maths, what is 84 divided by 3?

-Thirty...

-No, twenty-eight.

In local government, a series of joined metal links traditionally worn by a mayor around the neck

is known as a chain of what?

-Office.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In food,

pumpernickel is a type of bread originating in Germany and made from which cereal grain?

-Wholewheat.

-Rye.

In the Popeye cartoon strip, the older brother of Olive Oyl is called Castor or Linseed?

-Castor.

-Correct. In politics, before becoming party leader, which MP was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change?

-David Cameron.

-Ed Miliband.

In TV, the title of which British sitcom that began in 2009...

Time's up. You won £170.

But who's the dentist with dog breath?

Who's the surgeon with the shakes? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, David is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Ferenc is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Ferenc.

Ferenc.

Jordan.

Ferenc.

Jordan.

-David, are you on a winning streak now?

-Don't know yet.

-Why Ferenc?

-He had some terrible questions, but... Sorry.

-Scott, why Ferenc?

-He got a couple wrong.

-He was the worst player.

Ferenc, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think we worked very well together as a team. We've collected, so far, a good amount of money.

There's a good chance the winner will walk away with a good amount and be very happy with it.

Round 6. In the bank now, £2,530.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We'll start with David. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In carpentry, what J follows the words housing, dovetail and mitre for three methods of construction?

-Joint.

-Correct. In mythology, the quest for the Holy Grail was made by which king and his knights?

-Arthur?

-Correct. In music, You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks was a UK hit album in 2011

for the blues singer Poorly Pete or Seasick Steve?

-Seasick Steve.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the human skeleton, the malar bones on each side of the front of the skull

are commonly known by what name?

-Pass.

-The cheekbones.

In literature, the first of five novels by Patricia Highsmith to feature a con man named Tom

was a 1955 book entitled The Talented Mr who?

-Pass.

-Ripley. In etiquette, when describing behaviour

which word is the direct female equivalent of ungentlemanly?

-Unladylike.

-Correct. In weaponry, a bolt fired from a crossbow is called a squabble or a quarrel?

-Em, a quarrel.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In entertainment, which enemy of Batman has been played on 1960s TV by Burgess Meredith

and in a 1992 film by Danny De Vito?

-The Penguin.

-Correct. In British politics, which local tax, based on property value and household size,

was introduced in 1993 to replace the Community Charge?

-Pass.

-The Council Tax.

In maths, what is 65 minus 44?

-Eleven.

-Twenty-one.

In 19th-century America, the peculiar institution was a euphemism for slavery or the presidency?

-The presidency.

-Slavery.

In musicals, according to the song from the Rocky Horror Show,

Dr Frank N Furter is a sweet transvestite from Transexual where?

Pass.

Time's up. The answer is Transylvania and you won £150.

So should David steel himself?

Is Gaye starting to wilt?

Maybe there's no accounting for Jordan? Or should Scott be put on hold?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

David goes from being the strongest link to the weakest.

Statistically, the strongest link is Gayle, but will the other players realise that?

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

David.

Jordan.

Jordan.

David.

We have a tie, team. David and Jordan - two votes each.

Jordan, why David?

Er, he got a couple wrong, like myself.

David, why Jordan?

The same. He had two questions wrong, the same as me.

-The strongest link was Gayle so she gets to decide. Why David?

-Because he got two wrong.

OK. Do you want to stick with David or change your vote?

-I'll stick with David.

-He was the worst player. Jordan banked.

David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Playing the Weakest Link for real is so much different from at home.

You hear so many people say it, but it's true.

As soon as you stand in front of Anne and she goes, "David...", the heart goes boom-boom-boom!

Round 7. In the bank, £2,680. Another 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with Gayle. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In psychology, what A is the medical term for a loss of memory?

-Amnesia.

-Correct. In sport, the 2011 book How Not To Be A Professional Footballer is a guide

to the pitfalls of the game by the former Arsenal and England midfielder Paul who?

-Pass.

-Merson.

In 1571, William Cecil, who was the Chief Minister of Queen Elizabeth I,

was raised to the peerage as Lord Burghley or Lord Beefcake?

-Lord Burghley.

-Correct. The South American mammals

that have algae growing in their fur to aid camouflage in the forests are the two-toed and three-toed what?

-Frogs.

-Sloth.

In music, which record label founded in Jamaica in 1959

has a name that means an area of land completely surrounded by water?

-Lagoon.

-Island.

In Australia, what H is the capital and chief port of the state of Tasmania?

-Pass.

-Hobart.

In farming, which four-letter term for a cash register also means to prepare soil for crops?

-Till.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In cultural history,

Immanuel Kant is chiefly remembered as a painter or philosopher?

-Philosopher.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In tennis, the Argentine player who beat Steffi Graf at the 1990 US Open

to win her only ladies singles Grand Slam title is Gabriela who?

-Pass.

-Sabatini.

In the modern home, when referring to a digital recording device,

the letter P in the abbreviation PVR stands for what?

-Pass.

-Personal.

In TV, an advertising campaign for a brand of tea that ran for more than 40 years

-featured members of which species of ape?

-Monkey.

Time's up. The correct answer was chimpanzee.

You won £40.

In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank. Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third time in the game, Gayle is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Jordan, but who will survive the final vote?

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

Scott.

Jordan.

Jordan.

-Gayle, why Jordan?

-I just thought he got the most questions wrong.

-Scott, why Jordan?

-He'd the most incorrect answers.

-Jordan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I certainly felt that the final was within reach

and I probably got a little bit overexcited and overconfident.

I definitely deserved to go out.

Round 8. You've won £2,720. In this round, 90 seconds,

but whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with Gayle.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which two-word imitation of the sound of a bell is a catchphrase associated with Leslie Phillips?

-Ding ding?

-No, ding dong!

In archaeology, in Turkey, what E is the site of one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire,

renowned for the former temple of Artemis?

-Egypt?

-Ephesus.

In pop music, the song by The Stone Roses originally released as part of a double-A side

with What The World Is Waiting For is entitled Fool's what?

-Gold?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In historical myths, a device allegedly worn by wives of absent crusaders

to keep them faithful was known as what sort of belt?

-Chastity.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In the United States, the right-wing religious and political movement founded in 1979

by the Reverend Jerry Falwell was called the Moral what?

-Ground.

-Majority.

In industry, what B is the process named after its 19th-century British inventor,

used to convert pig iron into steel?

-Pass.

-Bessemer. In the magazine Punch in 1890,

a famous cartoon captioned Dropping The Pilot commented on the sacking by the German Emperor

of Otto von who?

-Wright.

-Bismarck.

In a 1980s TV drama series, which detective played by Tom Selleck

had the same name...

Time's up.

And in that round 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, sudden death.

So, Scott and Gayle, for £2,840,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'd like Gayle to go first.

Gayle, which US female R and B singer,

who was born on 4th September in 1981

and was married on 4th April in 2008,

had a UK number one album in 2011 entitled Four?

-Beyonce.

-That is correct.

Scott, in 2007 a statue of Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the jet engine,

was unveiled outside the Transport Museum in which English Midlands city

on the centenary of his birth there?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Coventry.

In geography, a major waterfall in Africa is still officially known

by what name given to it by David Livingstone

who first saw it in 1855?

-Victoria Falls.

-That is the correct answer.

In film, a real-life 1920s-style colonial mansion

in a suburb of Chicago

became famous as the residence of a fictional 8-year-old boy named Kevin McAllister

in which 1990 comedy?

-Home Alone.

-That is correct.

In the animal kingdom, which species of snake is the largest reptile native to the British Isles

and the only native snake that lays eggs?

-Adder.

-The correct answer is the grass snake.

In royalty, in 2011 Charlene Wittstock, who swam in the Olympics for South Africa,

married Albert II, the ruler of which European principality?

-Russia?

-The correct answer is Monaco.

In TV, the closing theme song to which sitcom

boasted of the availability of, among other items,

miles and miles of carpet tiles,

David Bowie LPs, gold chains and whazzanames?

-Only Fools and Horses.

-That is correct.

In fashion, the style of neckline that runs from shoulder to shoulder along the collarbone

is known by what name that is a French word for boat?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is bateau.

That means, Gayle, you're today's strongest link and you go away with:

Scott, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I didn't expect to get as far as I did, but I did want to prove I could get past the first round.

Winning the Weakest Link feels absolutely amazing. I've only got one thing to say. Whoo-hoo!

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