07/09/2011 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 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 Peter, I'm 63, from Wetherby

and I'm a driver.

I'm Lisa, I'm 29, from Luton, and I'm a property manager.

I'm Trevor, I'm 56, from West Sussex,

and I'm a sales manager.

I'm Alexis, I'm 49, from Greenock,

and I'm an administration and communication officer.

I'm Matt, I'm 33, from Manchester, and I'm a detective constable.

I'm Veronica, I'm 52, from Bexhill-on-Sea,

and I'm a special needs music teacher.

I'm Lobby, I'm 45, from Barnstable, and I'm a carpet fitter.

I'm Thelma, I'm 61, I'm from London,

and I'm a church secretary.

I'm Alistair, I'm 27, from Bristol, and I'm a bartender.

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, Alexis.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Alexis, in the dish bangers and mash,

which of the two items is made from potatoes?

-Mash.

-Correct.

Matt, the letter "W" is the abbreviation

for which cardinal point of the compass?

-West.

-Correct.

Veronica, what is 46 plus 3?

-49.

-Correct.

Lobby, a tall piece of timber erected to support telephone wires

is called a what, telegraph pole or telecom post?

-Telegraph pole.

-Correct.

Thelma, the rhinoceros is named

for the fact that it has a horn on which part of the face?

-On its head.

-On its nose.

Alistair, at a social gathering,

a person whose behaviour or attitude spoils the fun

is alliteratively said to be a what pooper?

-Party.

-Correct.

Peter, what is the three-letter term for a thick mist

that restricts visibility to less than one kilometre?

-Fog.

-Correct.

Lisa, in superstition,

it is customary to throw what into a wishing well, coins or horse shoes?

-Coins.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Trevor, paper money, title deeds and miniature houses and hotels

were all traditional components of which well-known board game?

-Monopoly.

-Correct.

Alexis, "That's another nice mess you've got me into"

was regularly said to Stan Laurel by Oliver who?

-Hardy.

-Correct.

Matt, in the words of a popular saying,

someone inoffensive and harmless wouldn't hurt which insect?

-A fly.

-Correct.

Veronica, what H is the usual name for a box or cage

for keeping small domesticated animals, especially rabbits?

-Hutch.

-Correct.

Lobby, in medieval architecture,

what is the term for a wide ditch filled with water,

built as a defence around a castle?

-A moat.

-Correct.

Thelma, in The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci,

Jesus and his disciples are positioned behind what,

a table or a sofa?

-A table.

-Correct.

Alistair, apart from The Sun, the other mass-market national tabloid

named after a celestial body is The Daily what?

-Star.

-Correct.

Peter, when used as the name of an instrument,

sax is an abbreviation of which word?

-Saxophone.

-Correct.

Lisa, in politics, the Miliband brother

who was elected leader of The Labour Party in 2010 has what first name?

-Ed.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Trevor...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

You've banked your £1,000 target.

That money goes through to the next round. But one of you will not.

You actually had a chain of 12 correct answers,

so you could've got there much sooner.

Who's to be first in a series of planned cuts?

Who would've done better if we'd fixed their microphone to the back of their trousers?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Lisa is the strongest link.

As the only player to get an answer wrong, Thelma is the weakest link.

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.

Thelma.

Thelma.

Thelma.

Thelma.

Thelma.

Lobby.

Thelma.

Matt.

Thelma.

-Where do you come from, Lisa?

-Luton.

-Oh, that's nice. Glamorous, is it?

-Very.

-What do you do, Lisa?

-I'm a property manager.

-Are you?

-For a big company?

-We've got a lot of property, but it's a small, independent company.

-Are they all round Luton?

-And Watford.

-And Watford!

-Yes.

-Can't get more glamorous, can it?

-Are you part of life in Luton?

-Yes.

-What do you do?

I've just volunteered to go and talk to old people once a week.

Well, practice on me.

"Hi, Anne! How are you?! You all right?! What have you been up to today?!"

-In that voice?!

-"Do you want a nice cup of tea? Two sugars?"

-What else can you do?

-I like to sing.

-Course you do.

-Put your board down. What can you sing?

-Anything.

-What's a favourite song?

-What's your favourite?

-Why don't you just sing something you're good at?

-Now?

-Well, not tomorrow, Lisa.

-OK, erm...

# She may be weary

# Them old girls, they do get weary

# Wearing that same old shabby dress

# But while she gets weary

# Try a little tenderness #

-Whose version is that?

-Mine.

-Put your board up.

-Why Thelma?

-She got one wrong.

Alexis, why did it take you half an hour to decide

that the potatoes were in the mash, not the bangers?

It just seemed such a simple answer that it had to be wrong.

Put your board down.

It wasn't because you just got preoccupied

with the thought of some bangers and mash?

-No.

-No? You don't eat bangers and mash?

-I eat lots of things, Anne.

-I know. But not bangers and mash?

Not particularly, no.

-Where are you from?

-Greenock, Inverclyde.

Put your board up. And what do you do in Greenock?

I work for a charity that looks after charities.

-In Greenock?

-Yes.

-What do you put into the community?

I'm part of the local speaker's club.

-Why did you want to be part of that?

-Speaking in public terrifies me.

-Does it?

-The best way to deal with that is to meet it head-on.

So, you've overcome your fear?

-Enough to let me do public speaking.

-Oh, good. Put your board down.

-What would you like to talk about?

-Give me a subject.

-OK.

Your pink top, what size and how you came to choose it.

This pink top is the only pink thing in my wardrobe,

because I don't wear pink, but I wanted to be bright and colourful.

Will you get a refund?

Put your board up.

-Why Thelma?

-She got one wrong.

-Where are you from, Trevor?

-Storrington, West Sussex.

-What do you do?

-I'm a sales manager.

-Is sales-managing your life?

-No.

-I also have a hobby. A professional hobby.

-Yes?

Which is a clown.

-You worked in the circus?

-I did, many years ago.

Did you run away from the circus to become a sales manager?

I did, as a matter of fact, yes! There was no real living as a clown many years ago.

Here's your chance on this show.

-Shall I put my board down?

-Yes.

-You haven't even got a red nose?

-I have.

-We ought to see that.

-You still don't look like a clown.

-I haven't got the full makeup. Unlike you.

-When you're selling your advertising...

-Yes.

-..do you wear your red nose?

-No.

-No. OK.

Put your board up.

-Why Thelma?

-I believe, sorry, Thelma, but I think she got one wrong.

Thelma, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Looking back, I think it was fair that I was voted off first.

I made a silly mistake and it was really fair, so I can't complain.

Round Two. In the bank, £1,000.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Lisa.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Lisa, on a computer screen,

what "I" is the term for a symbol or picture representing a file?

-Icon.

-Correct.

Trevor, in European geography,

most of the Iberian Peninsula is occupied by which country?

-Russia.

-Spain.

Alexis, in interior decoration,

a fitting that is fixed to a wall

to hold electric lights or candles is what,

a skittle or a sconce?

-Sconce.

-Correct.

Matt, in definitions, which single word

refers to the process of establishing the age of something

and to the social practice of meeting prospective partners?

Date.

I'll accept. Date or dating.

Veronica, in chess at the start of a standard game,

there are how many knights in total on the board?

-Four.

-Correct.

-Lobby.

-Bank.

-In expressions,

what three-word phrase for an impromptu speech

alludes to the practice of speakers making last-minute notes

on part of a shirt sleeve?

-Off the cuff.

-Correct.

Alistair, in insects,

the stiff hairs on the hind legs of worker honey bees

form a basket used to carry which substance from flowers?

-Pollen.

-Correct.

Peter, in superstition, what "A", literally meaning an appearance,

is another term of a ghost?

-Apparition.

-Correct.

Lisa, in TV, the makeover show entitled How To Look Good Naked,

first broadcast in 2006, is presented by Gok who?

-Wan.

-Correct.

Trevor, in human physiology,

tachycardia is the abnormally rapid beating of which organ?

-Heart.

-Correct.

Alexis, the emblem of the House of Lancaster

was a rose of which primary colour?

-Red.

-Correct.

Matt, in music, what P follows bag and pan

to make the names of two wind instruments?

-Pipe.

-Correct.

Veronica, which word for a father or mother

is applied to a company that earns over half the shares of another?

-Parent.

-Correct.

-Lobby.

-Bank!

-The string that is pulled to open a parachute

is usually known as the "rip" what?

-Cord.

-Correct.

Alistair, in video games, the character called Donkey Kong

is a computerised representation of which animal, an ape or a mule?

-Ape.

-Correct.

Peter, the 2003 film, the second in the Pirates of the Caribbean series

was subtitled "The Curse of the Black" what?

-Dog?

-Pearl.

Lisa, what "J" is a word that can mean an irresistible force,

but is now more commonly used to refer to a huge articulated lorry?

-Pass.

-Juggernaut. Trevor.

-Bank!

The four Olympic throwing events are the shot,

discus, hammer and which other?

-Long jump.

-Javelin.

Alexis, in medicine...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £900.

But you had a train of 13 correct answers.

Who prevented you reaching £1,000?

Who's on the verge of greatness and who's on the verge of the road?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Lobby is statistically the strongest link.

But will the team notice that?

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

Trevor.

Lobby.

Peter.

Trevor.

Trevor.

Trevor.

Trevor.

Trevor.

Were you somewhere else in the last round, Peter?

-The Caribbean.

-Were you?

-What do you do?

-I drive.

Who do you drive?

-I drive, er, goods.

-Yes?

-To farms.

-To farms?

-Yep.

-Like what goods?

-Fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides.

All those things the greeny people don't want you to put on the crops!

-All those things that keep us fed.

-Do they help things grow?

-They do.

Have you tried putting any on your head?

No. But it's a good idea! I might just have a go at that.

-When you're not ruining the crops, what are you doing?

-I play with a little band.

-Do you?

-A little band you play with?

-Yes.

-What do you play?

-Bass guitar.

-OK, put your board down.

-HE CHUCKLES

-What are you going to play for us?

Erm, I'll play you something really interesting.

-I'll be the judge of that.

-If you listen carefully, you'll see this is in 6/8 time.

-Crack on.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

HE HUMS "The Riverboat Song" by Ocean Colour Scene

-What was that?

-The Riverboat Song, Ocean Colour Scene.

Yes... Good. Put your board up.

Why Trevor?

Trevor, I think, was the only one who got two questions wrong.

-Where are you from, Matt?

-Manchester.

-What do you do?

-I'm a detective constable.

Are you? Really? Can you say "'ello, 'ello, 'ello"?

-'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.

-That's very good.

Why are you only a DC?

There's still time yet, Anne.

-What, for you to be chief constable?

-Indeed.

Are you always this quick in responding to questions?

-Yes.

-LAUGHTER

And why Trevor? What did you notice?

You've got an advantage over everybody because you're trained.

-He got a couple wrong.

-Did you notice that?

-I did indeed.

I mean, why are you still a DC, with those powers of observation?

-There's time, Anne.

-Yes. I don't think there is, possibly.

Trevor! You are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I don't think Anne was impressed with my performance.

I think I need to be more of a magician than a clown to entertain Anne.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,900. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Lobby.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Lobby, "I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic"

is from the 1994 debut UK hit single by which British group?

-Oasis.

-Correct.

Alistair, what "W" is the term for extra-long waterproof wellingtons,

often worn by anglers?

-Waders.

-Correct.

Peter, in maths, what is 76 multiplied by two?

-152.

-Correct.

Lisa, on Radio 4, which current affairs programme that began in 1957

has had presenters called Brian Redhead,

Sue MacGregor and Ed Stourton?

-Pass.

-Today.

Alexis, which word meaning "strengthened"

is used to describe concrete that's been fortified with steel rods?

-Reinforced.

-Correct.

Matt, according to the title of the 1982 fantasy action film,

Conan was a what, vegetarian or barbarian?

-Barbarian.

-Correct.

Veronica, what is the modern-day name of the Asian republic

where the principal languages are called Tamil and Sinhala?

-Pakistan.

-Sri Lanka.

Lobby, The Mystery of Edwin Drood

was the unfinished final novel of which 19th century English author?

-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

-Charles Dickens.

Alistair, in the abbreviated name of the degree known as a BA,

the "B" stands for what?

-Bachelor.

-Correct.

Peter, one of the major mainline railway stations in Bristol

is called Temple what?

-Meads.

-Correct.

Lisa, the member of the Irish group U2, born Paul Hewson,

is commonly known by what name?

-Bono.

-Correct.

Alexis, in professional sport, excluding any extra time,

which is longer, a football or a rugby match?

-Football match.

-Correct.

Matt, which motorway directly connects Glasgow and Edinburgh?

-M3.

-M8.

Veronica, the ship found in 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean,

in perfect condition but without its crew, had what name?

-Mary Celeste.

-Correct.

Lobby, in TV technology, the name of which feature of most front doors

is an alternative term for widescreen?

-Pass.

-Letterbox.

Alistair, in clothing, 1978, the Italian-born siblings

with the first names Gianni, Santo and Donatella

founded with leading fashion house?

-Versace.

-Correct.

Peter, in pontoon, a single hand consisting of a pair of queens

has a value of how many points?

-20.

-Bank.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was the correct answer,

but your bank was out of time, which is a great pity.

Because in that round, you won absolutely nothing.

Who has less life than a probiotic yoghurt?

Who thinks a sycophant is a not-very-well elephant?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Lobby goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, Peter is the strongest link. But how will the votes go?

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

Matt.

Lobby.

Matt.

Lobby.

Lobby.

Lisa.

Lobby.

-What do you do, Alistair?

-I'm a bartender.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Where?

-In Bristol.

Oh. What sort of bartender?

A cocktail bartender.

-Are you the Tom Cruise of the West Country?

-I hope not.

-Do you live near the cocktail bar?

-Yes.

-How near?

-A 15-minute walk.

-Right.

Is it a bit of a dash to get there, what with having to do the quiff?

Er, sometimes.

Lower your board a bit. Do you wax your chest, as well?

N... Yes.

-I shave it.

-And then what do you do?

Do my hair.

So, you just leave the chest as it is

-once you've shaved it?

-Yes.

-Why Lobby?

-I think he got a lot of questions wrong.

-Where are you from, Veronica?

-Bexhill-on-Sea.

-What do you do?

-I'm a special needs music teacher mainly.

-What's your instrument?

-Piano and keyboards.

Yes. Can you sing, as well?

-I can.

-Good.

Put your board down.

Big stars' numbers, like who?

-Stevie Wonder.

-Oh!

-B-52's.

-Love Stevie Wonder!

-Do you?

-Yes. Can you do "I Called to Say I Love You"?

I only know the first bit. I can sing another.

I never let people go on much. The chances of you being any good are slim.

So, I Called To Say I Love You.

# I just called

# To say

# I love you

# I just called to say I care

# I just called to say I love you #

Put your board up.

-Why Lobby?

-I think he got a couple of question wrong.

He was the worst player.

Lobby! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was hoping to avoid the Walk of Shame, or possibly be a little bit later with it.

But it wasn't too bad. I knew when I got voted off I deserved to go,

so I didn't have any problem with it.

Round Four. You have £1,900. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Peter.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Peter, what "G" is the name for the branch of maths developed by Euclid

and set out in his books called Elements of Mathematics?

-Geometry.

-Correct.

Lisa, which four-letter word that means silent

is also the name of a species of swan?

-Mute.

-Correct.

Alexis, in cricket, insulting an opponent in order to put them off

is called what, hedging or sledging?

-Sledging?

-Correct.

-Bank.

Matt, which word precedes "pike" in the name of the peak

that at 987 metres is the highest point in England?

-Scafell.

-I'll accept.

Veronica, in broadcasting, for the first 12 days of 2011,

every piece of music played on Radio 3

was by which composer, born in Saltsburg?

-Mozart?

-Correct.

Alistair, what "B" is a word derived from the Latin for "good"

that means an extra sum of money paid in addition to normal wages?

-Bacs.

-Bonus.

Peter, ideas and methods that are new and unusual or experimental

are often described by the French term "avant" what?

-Garde.

-Correct.

Lisa, in the 1991 film JFK,

Gary Oldman played which historical character?

-Pass.

-Lee Harvey Oswald.

Alexis, which military alliance was established in 1955

by the Soviet Union as a response to the growing strength of NATO?

-Pass.

-The Warsaw Pact.

Matt, in the Book Alice's Adventures In Wonderland,

in the game of croquet organised by the Queen of Hearts,

which large birds are used as mallets?

-Pass.

-Flamingos.

Veronica, what "W" is the single-word term

for an area of natural marshes and swamps

that can be managed for agriculture and wildlife?

-Wetlands.

-Correct.

Alistair, which so-called garden city

was founded in 1920 in Hertfordshire

and designated a new town 28 years later?

-York.

-Welwyn Garden City.

The comedian known for his involvement on The Fast Show

and his collaborations with Harry Enfield is Paul who?

-Pass.

-Whitehouse.

Lisa, the region surrounding a magnet

where the force of magnetism acts

is known as a magnetic what, field or meadow?

-Field.

-Correct.

-Alexis.

-Bank!

-In pop music, the 2010 UK...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £170.

So, who's the next fly to hit the windscreen?

Who's the roadkill on your information super highway?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show that Alistair is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

Alistair.

Peter.

Lisa.

Alexis.

Alistair.

Alexis.

We have a tie, team. Alistair and Alexis, two votes each.

-Peter, why Alistair?

-Because I couldn't vote for myself.

Matt, why Alexis?

Because I remembered that she voted for me in the last round.

Oh, big girl's blouse. DC Big Girl's Blouse.

Nothing to do with powers of deduction.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote, that was Veronica.

-Why have you voted for Alistair?

-He did get one wrong, and I like hairy chests.

You have a choice. You can stick with Alistair or move to Alexis.

-Isn't that horrible? I'm going to change and go with Alexis.

-Why?

Because she could be quite good.

Alexis, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I would love to see Veronica voted off next!

I think we call that sour grapes!

Round Five. In the bank, £2,070. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Veronica.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Veronica, in the ascending sequence of prime numbers

that begins two, three, five, which number comes next?

-Seven.

-Correct.

Alistair, what "L" is the name given to the fruit

that is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry?

Pass. Loganberry.

Peter, in football, which Amsterdam-based club

is named after a legendary Greek hero

who fought in the Trojan War?

-Sparta.

-Ajax.

Lisa, in aviation, the airport situated the south of London

that stages an annual airshow is called Biggin what?

-Hill.

-Correct.

Matt, in literature, which writer was described by a former lover

as "mad, bad and dangerous to know", Beatrix Potter or Lord Byron?

-Lord Byron.

-Correct.

Veronica, in South American politics in 2010,

Dilma Rousseff was elected

the first female president of which country?

-Peru?

-Brazil.

Alistair, in pop music, the song Stairway To Heaven

was originally featured on an 1971 UK number-one album

by which rock group?

-Rolling Stones.

-Led Zeppelin.

Peter, what is the general name for the glands in parts of the mouth

that produce the fluids which initiate digestion?

-Pass.

-Salivary.

Lisa, "Mn" is the chemical symbol for which element,

mercury or manganese?

-Maganese.

-I'll accept.

Matt, the word "zeitgeist", meaning "spirit of the age",

comes from which European language?

-Dutch.

-German.

-Veronica.

-Bank.

-Which British drama series was remade in the US in 2011,

with William H Macy replacing David Threlfall

in the role of Frank Gallagher?

-Brideshead Revisited.

-Shameless.

Alistair, in tennis, the Australian player

who successfully defended his US Open Singles title in 1998...

-Lleyton Hewitt?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

The correct answer was Pat Rafter.

And yet again, you won absolutely nothing.

Whose game plan is now upside down? Who thinks a pub quiz is knowing where the pub is?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Alistair is the weakest link.

Lisa is statistically 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.

Veronica.

Peter.

Peter.

Peter.

Peter.

-Lisa, why Peter?

-He just took the longest to...

He could've said pass.

-Alistair, why Peter?

-I think he got the same amount wrong as I did,

but I think his were easier.

Peter! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The only reason I came on the weakest link really

was to see if I could have a chat with Anne because, er, well, I quite fancy her.

She's got a bit of money and I need a new lawnmower.

Also, I've got a thing about older women. I hope the wife's not listening.

Round Six. In the bank, still £2,070.

Another ten seconds off. We'll start with the strongest link, that's Lisa.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Lisa, what is the title of the 2002 film directed by Martin Scorsese

that is set in 1863 in a poor area of Manhattan called Five Points?

-Gangs of New York.

-Correct.

Matt, what "D" was the name of the sheep,

created at the Roslin Institute in 1996,

that was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell?

-Dolly.

-Correct.

Veronica, the cartoon by Charles Schultz,

first published in 1947 under the title "Li'l Folks",

became world-famous under what other name?

-Peanuts.

-Correct.

-Alistair.

-Bank.

-The word "ovate" specifically refers

to anything shaped like which naturally occurring object?

-Egg.

-Correct.

Lisa, the Tourist Trophy, or TT,

is awarded to the winner of a race on which island in the Irish Sea?

-Pass.

-Isle of Man.

Matt, the confederation of trading cities in Northern Europe

were known as the what, Human League or Hanseatic League?

-Hanseatic League.

-Correct.

Veronica, in the title of a 1954 novel by Kingsley Amis,

which word describes the character Jim Dixon?

-Big.

-Lucky.

Alistair, what "J" is a general name for free-swimming invertebrates

with almost transparent bodies, and tentacles with stinging cells?

-Jellyfish.

-Correct.

-Lisa.

-Bank.

-In art, the French Impressionists Manet and Degas

both painted works depicting people drinking which potent green liqueur?

-Absinthe.

-Correct.

Matt, the early trade unionists, known as Tolpuddle Martyrs,

were farm workers in which English county?

-Lancashire.

-Dorset.

Veronica, what is the title of the 1949 Ealing comedy

in which a London suburb declares itself to be an outpost of Burgundy?

-No, it's gone.

-Passport To Pimlico.

Alistair, the so-called blind spot at the back of the eye

is situated where the retina is...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £120.

Is Matt under suspicion?

Or maybe Alistair hasn't served you well.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Alistair is the strongest link.

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

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Veronica.

Alistair.

Alistair.

Veronica.

We have another tie, team. Alistair and Veronica.

Two votes each.

-Alistair, why Veronica?

-I thought she got the most questions wrong.

Veronica, why Alistair?

He got some wrong, and it's the chest again.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

The strongest link was Alistair, who had no questions wrong.

Who would you like to get rid of, Alistair?

I'll stick with my vote, so Veronica.

Veronica, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Alistair didn't have any choice. I suppose he had to vote me off.

Why I didn't vote him off in the first place, I don't know! I wish I had now, obviously!

Round Seven. In the bank, £2,190. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that was Alistair.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alistair, in systems of belief,

the Church of Scientology was founded in the 1950s by L Ron who?

-Pass.

-Hubbard.

Lisa, what "W" is a well-known American make of organ

whose name has become a generic term for such instruments?

-Wurlitzer.

-Correct.

Matt, in maths, what is 92 minus 13?

-81.

-79.

Alistair, a sheen on wooden furniture,

produced by age and polishing,

is known by what name, patsy or patina?

-Patina.

-Correct.

Lisa, in the books by James Herriot about a Yorkshire vet,

the brothers Siegfried and Tristan have what surname?

-Scott?

-Farnon.

Matt, which politician was the UK prime minister

at the close of the First World War?

-Pass.

-David Lloyd George.

Alistair, the organisation founded in 1986

to promote conservation in the tropics,

that adopted a green frog as its symbol,

is the what Alliance?

-Caribbean?

-Rainforest.

Lisa, what "L", derived from the Old English for "rising ground"

is the term for a golf course located by the sea?

-Links.

-Correct.

Matt, Woody Allen reputedly said

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work,

"I want to achieve it by not..." what?

-Pass.

-Dying.

Alistair, the disease mainly affecting children

that has the scientific name varicella has what common name?

-Pass.

-Chicken pox.

Lisa, which US rock group, fronted by Steve Tyler,

has had UK hit albums entitled Pump, Get A Grip and Big Ones?

-Aerosmith.

-Correct.

Matt, in espionage, one of the five British diplomats

who were exposed as members of the Cambridge spy ring in the Cold...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you've done it again. You won absolutely nothing.

Whose fault was that?

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Have the honesty to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Lisa is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Matt is the weakest link.

But who will survive the final vote?

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

Matt.

Alistair.

Matt.

-Lisa, why Matt?

-I think he got the most wrong.

Alistair, why Matt?

He voted for me when I was the strongest. He's voted for me now.

He was also the worst player, who didn't answer a single question correctly.

Matt, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Looking to the final, I think Alistair will win it.

He's lived a charmed life, he's got a lot of questions wrong, hasn't really banked,

but I think today, it's meant to be for him.

Round Eight. In the bank, £2,190.

In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Lisa.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Lisa, Dicky Mint and Nigel Ponsonby-Smallpiece

are the names of members of which group of puppets from Knotty Ash?

-Pass.

-The Diddy Men.

Alistair, in botany, what "D" is the usual name for the flower

sometimes known as larkspur?

-Daffodil?

-Delphinium.

Lisa, the Mercalli Scale is used to measure

the intensity of which type of geological event?

-Earthquake.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Alistair, which of the three main armed forces

is known as the Senior Service?

-RAF?

-The Royal Navy.

Lisa, the actor who played Sonny Corleone in The Godfather

and Paul Sheldon in Misery is James who?

-Caan.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Alistair, what "H" was the surname of both Sir Edmond,

an expert on card games,

and Sir Fred, who was a professor of astronomy?

-Henry?

-Hoyle.

Lisa, the playwright believed to have collaborated with Shakespeare

on Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen was John who?

-Pass.

-Fletcher.

Alistair, the TV comedian born James Roderick Moir in 1959

is better known by what full stage name?

-Roddy?

-Vic Reeves.

Lisa, which cape, renowned for its stormy weather,

shares part of the name with a hard outgrowth of the head of an animal,

such as a cow?

-Pass.

-Cape Horn.

Alistair, a small, heavy weight on a piece of string -

-Pendulum?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was an incorrect answer.

The correct answer was plumb.

You won £40, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money of £2,310.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

Lisa and Alistair, for £2,310,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Lisa, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

Lisa, according to Forbes magazine,

with an income of 275 million in the year since his death,

which US singer was the top-earning deceased celebrity of 2010?

-Michael Jackson?

-That is the correct answer.

Alistair, in British wildlife, bottlenose and coulterneb

are regional names for which distinctive seabird

that when foraging, can carry up to a dozen small fish

crosswise in its bill?

-Heron?

-The correct answer is the puffin.

Lisa, in literature, the children's author and poet,

born in London in 1882,

whose first names were Alan Alexander, had what surname?

-Edgar Poe?

-The correct answer is Milne.

Alistair, in which musical by Kander and Ebb

that opened in the West End in 1997

are the female lead characters described by an announcer

as "killer dillers" and "two scintillating sinners"?

-Rocky Horror Show.

-The correct answer is Chicago.

Lisa, which small organ in the gut

was traditionally believed to have no function,

although it can cause pain when inflamed?

-Appendix.

-That is the correct answer.

Alistair, in history,

Caesarion, the only known son of the Roman statesman Julius Caesar,

co-ruled which country with his mother,

who used the title Queen of Kings?

-Italy.

-The correct answer is Egypt.

Lisa, the 2011 Good Food Guide named which restaurant,

owned by Heston Blumenthal,

as the best in Britain for the third consecutive year?

-The Fat Duck.

-That is the correct answer.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Lisa, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2,310.

Alistair, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Getting to the final today was amazing.

I really didn't expect to get that far, but Lisa deserved her victory.

I'm really sorry, Alistair, and thank you for not voting me off.

I didn't vote him at all. He was a friendly face across from Anne.

So really sorry, but thanks, as well.

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