09/08/2013 Weakest Link

Of the nine contestants on today's show,

only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're 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 don't know each other. But if they want the money they'll have to work as a team.

But eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Simon, 42, from Lower Quinton, Warwickshire

and I'm an HGV driver.

I'm Debra, 37, from Chelmsford

and I'm a VAT consultant.

I'm Andy, 19, from Hertfordshire

and I'm a tourism student.

I'm Paul, 39, from Gloucestershire.

I'm a management development advisor.

I'm Clare, 26, from St Anne's, Lancashire,

and I'm a sales assistant.

I'm Sue, 45, from St Helens, Merseyside

and I'm an office manager.

I'm Colin, 30, from London

and an entertainment lawyer.

I'm Ingrid, 28, from County Down

and I'm a sales negotiator.

I'm Jim, 54, from Northumbria.

I'm a security consultant.

The aim is to answer enough questions

to reach your £1000 target within the time limit.

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

Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.

But, if you say "bank"

before I ask a question, the money is safe.

But you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round

only banked money can be taken forward.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock. We start with the person

whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Andy. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Where in the UK is tossing the caber a sport?

Scotland.

What B can mean both a swimming stroke and a flying insect?

-Pass.

-Butterfly.

The opening narration of which '60s TV show included the words, "To boldly go..."?

-Space Odyssey.

-Star Trek.

What is a linnet? A songbird or a flat fish?

A songbird.

In the children's game, the chant is "I'm the king of the castle, get down, you dirty..."?

Rascal.

In which Australian state is Sydney?

Perth.

New South Wales.

What W is artificial or human hair worn to conceal baldness?

A wig.

Which major anti-nuclear movement was founded in London in 1958?

CND.

Was the professional sport of Ian Botham tennis or cricket?

Cricket.

The album of ratpack classics sung by Robbie Williams,

released in 2001, is called Swing When You're...?

-Winning.

-Paul.

-Bank.

What C is rotting animal flesh, often eaten by animal scavengers?

-Carcass.

-No, carrion.

In the popular expression, an injection of new money or new effort in a project

is a shot in which part of the body?

-The dark.

-The arm.

Edinburgh lies in which direction from Glasgow, east or west?

East.

What parts of a vehicle have varieties called radial, ply and cross-ply?

-Brakes.

-Tyres.

Which Italian tenor appeared at the Royal Opera House in January 2002

in four performances of Tosca?

Pavarotti.

What word is used for the shortening of the tail of an animal?

-Snubbing.

-No, docking.

The 1944 comedy in which Cary Grant discovers

his seemingly respectable aunts poisoning bachelors is Arsenic And Old...?

Lace.

The game Americans call tic-tac-toe is known in the UK as what?

-Tiddlywinks.

-Noughts and crosses.

What London Premiership football club

is supported by Steve Redgrave and Sebastian Coe?

-Arsenal.

-Chelsea.

What's the predominant flavour of the liqueur creme de menthe?

-Cassis.

-No, mint.

Which of these painters was born first: Raphael or Renoir?

Raphael.

What is 14 x 3?

42.

What A refers to Christ's return to Heaven on the 40th day after His resurrection?

Ascension.

Time's up. That was completely terrible.

You banked just £200 out of a possible £1,000.

Who's a whisker away from walking?

Whose meatball has arrived without any sauce?

The decision will be difficult.

But it's time to vote off the weakest link.

The first weakest link, statistically, is Paul.

He failed to get one answer right.

The strongest link is Sue. She answered the most questions correctly.

But this early, will the team notice that?

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

Simon,

-how's it going for you?

-OK, at the moment.

-Is it?

You're a driver?

-I'm a lorry driver.

-What do you drive in your lorry?

Plants.

-What sort of plants?

-Garden bedding plants.

-Do you stop on a lay-by and water them?

-No, I don't.

-Why Paul?

It was an abysmal round all round

but Paul was by far the worst of us.

-Andy, what do you waste our money on at college?

-Tourism management.

Why not just look round the country?

I was thinking about that

but you don't learn what I'm trying to do.

-What are you trying to learn?

-About airports and stuff.

-What do you need to know about airports and stuff?

-How they run.

I'll tell you how they run. You book your ticket, particularly on a package holiday,

-and wait hours and hours. Can you change that?

-I'll give it a go.

-Why Paul?

-Well,

he was the only one with three questions wrong.

Debra, you're a VAT consultant? Are you qualified?

-No...

-An UNQUALIFIED VAT consultant.

15 years with Customs and Excise qualified me well.

-What can you teach about VAT?

-Buying property, possibly...

Oh. How do I avoid paying VAT?

We can get the VAT off the stamp duty, if nothing else.

-We all know that.

-But they don't.

-Do you charge by the hour?

-I do.

-How much an hour?

-£150 an hour.

£150 an hour to tell me I can get VAT off stamp duty?

Well, everyone knows that, so there's no point hiring you now.

-What other things do you know about VAT?

-VAT in Europe.

-Gosh, you must be fun to take out for a drink. Why Paul?

-He got all his questions wrong

but the butterfly one sticks in my mind.

Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Going off in the first round, I feel embarrassed.

There was a question about French, my degree, I even fluffed that.

I was the only one who banked any money, so let's see if they have any money at the end.

Round Two. And so far you've got a very unimpressive £200 in the bank.

We are taking 10 seconds away. We start with the strongest link.

That's Sue. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Aberdeen is nicknamed after which type of stone?

Granite.

Robert Frost was primarily known for what? Poetry or plays?

Poetry.

A male High Court judge traditionally becomes a knight when appointed

and a female one becomes a what?

Can you repeat the question?

A male High Court judge traditionally becomes a knight when appointed

and a female one becomes a what?

-A knight.

-A dame.

In horse-riding, what T means saddles and other equipment?

-Tackle.

-No, tack.

When purchasing an item by mail order, the abbreviation P&P stands for what?

Postage and packing.

In a 1992 biographical film of which British slapstick actor,

did Robert Downey Jr play the title role?

Charlie Chaplin.

Which surname has been shared by famous Americans Martin Luther and BB?

-King.

-Clare.

-Bank.

If a solid object is described as being ovoid,

it resembles what natural shape: a starfish or an egg?

An egg.

The town of Harlech is in which country of the UK?

-Wales.

-Colin.

-Bank.

What T is the formation of blood clots that impair or prevent blood flow to vital organs?

-Pass.

-Thrombosis.

What ex-Beatle returned to No.1 in the charts in January

with My Sweet Lord?

George Harrison.

Comedian Tony Hawks wrote a travel diary when he was hitch-hiking where?

-Africa.

-No, the Republic of Ireland.

What word for a joke is also something put in the mouth to prevent talking?

Gag.

In Greek mythology, what A was the character

condemned to support the pillars between heaven and earth?

-Aegius.

-Atlas.

Which event in 1851 did Prince Albert plan as chairman of a Royal commission?

-Pass.

-The Great Exhibition.

What is a vehicle with a pronged platform

that can be inserted under goods to move them called?

Forklift truck.

In which field is Terry Farrell well known: fashion or architecture?

Architecture.

What's the minimum number of competitors in tennis?

-Two.

-Ingrid.

-Bank.

Which is the usual name of the prince in the pantomime Cinderella?

Charming.

Opera. What is the libretto: the words or the song?

-The words.

-Simon.

-Bank.

The Cote d'Azur is an area of the coastline of which country?

France.

-Debra, in TV...

-Bank.

-Too late.

Time's up. You banked £300 so you haven't got much better with practice.

Whose mission needs aborting?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistics show that Jim is the weakest link with most wrong answers.

Simon is the strongest link.

But will voting reflect reality?

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

We have a tie, team.

Ingrid and Jim, three votes each. Colin,

-what do you do?

-I'm an entertainment lawyer.

-Are you very entertaining?

-No, I'm a lawyer.

Why Jim?

I think Jim...st-statistically, was the weakest link.

-Can you say it?

-CLEARLY: Statistically.

Andy, our future minister of tourism,

-how did that round go for you?

-Not very well.

-No.

-You're rubbish, really, aren't you?

-At certain things.

-At certain things?

-Yeah.

-Why Ingrid?

Because she hesitated a lot at the beginning.

-What a dreadful crime, Andy. You never hesitate, do you?

-No.

When the vote is tied, the strongest link decides.

And the Alan Titchmarsh

of the motorways, Simon, was the strongest link.

Why did you vote for Ingrid?

I thought she was...

the weaker player and that question she had repeated,

she didn't get right. That cost us time and money.

OK, well, you can now choose between Ingrid or Jim,

the security expert.

-I won't change my mind. I'll stay with Ingrid.

-Statistically,

Simon, the worst player was Jim.

But it's votes that count. Ingrid, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'd like to see Simon off in the next round.

He didn't pick the weakest link. He didn't pay attention.

I answered two questions correctly AND banked money.

Round Three. And you've banked just...

Seven of you left, another 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, that's Simon. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

"Peeping Tom" relates to the story of which lady

who rode naked on horseback through Coventry?

Lady Godiva.

What C is the five-letter term for a visible mass

of condensed watery vapour in the air?

-I don't know.

-Cloud.

What was the subtitle of the 1956 UK No.1 hit for Doris Day,

Whatever Will Be, Will Be?

-Pass.

-Que Sera, Sera.

The Usher of the House of Lords, who summons the Commons

to hear the Queen's Speech, has what job title?

-Pass.

-No, Black Rod.

In Olympic athletics, in what direction do competitors run round the track?

Anti-clockwise.

Which north-west English city is located on the rivers Medlock and Irwell?

-Bolton.

-Manchester.

What is the popular name for the swelling of the kneecap known as bursitis?

-Water on the knee.

-No, housemaid's knee.

In the proverb, what three things will a man be

if he is early to bed and early to rise?

-Healthy, wealthy and wise.

-Debra.

-Bank.

The name of the 2002 BBC series in which people swap jobs

is called Turning The what?

-Places.

-Tables.

Which station is not on a monopoly board: King's Cross or Paddington?

Paddington.

Which Asian country was known as the Dutch East Indies till 1945?

-Pakistan.

-Indonesia.

Rupert Murdoch bought which national weekly newspaper in 1981?

-The Sun.

-No, the Sunday Times.

What S is the name for a matching set of trousers and jacket?

Suit.

Released in the UK in 2002, the film starring Sissy Spacek as a grieving mother

is called In The...?

-In The Wild.

-In The Bedroom.

In US history, did Charles Henry Dow and Edward D Jones

work in finance or television?

-Television.

-Finance.

What A is a fuel-burning stove first imported into the UK from Sweden?

Aga.

Which gem is traditionally given on a 55th wedding anniversary?

-Opal.

-Emerald.

What B is the surname of the author of The History Man and To The Hermitage?

-Beckett.

-No, Bradbury. Sue...

Dear, oh, dear

oh, dear. O, misery me.

£20 you banked.

Which is the donkey in your derby?

Who's the pebble in your plimsoll?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row,

Simon is the strongest link as he answered the most questions correctly.

Clare is the weakest link with the most wrong answers.

But who will the team want off?

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

We have a three-way tie this time.

Clare, Debra and Jim have two votes each.

So, Colin, the Perry Mason of the entertainment business.

-Do you not like Jim? You've voted for him twice.

-St-statistically, he was weakest.

I hope no contracts have "statistic" in them. You can't say it. Statistically, what?

Statistically, Jim was the weakest link in previous rounds.

-Sue, you're an office manager.

-I am, yes.

-Are you very bossy?

-Oh, yes.

Why Debra?

I think it was the cloud question. Under pressure, I suppose.

-You didn't get all yours right, did you?

-I didn't, no, Anne.

Jim, who do you look after as a security expert?

I advise people who go overseas.

Oh. Famous people?

-I try and avoid them.

-Why?

-They're pretentious.

-Are they?

-Ever looked after famous people?

-Yes, a president.

Of a tiny little country in Africa.

Did he get assassinated?

No, no. I did a good job. He's still alive.

-Did anyone ever want to kill him?

-Yes, they did.

-And did you stop them?

-A couple of times, yes.

-Why Clare?

-She got her questions wrong.

-When the vote's tied,

the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

It's old Alan Titchmarsh

of the motorways again.

You voted for Clare. Why?

I think she was the weakest link. She got all her questions wrong.

You can choose Clare, Debra or Jim. Will you be a stick-in-the-mud

and stick with Clare or do some lateral thinking and consider the others?

I have considered the others. Jim's had two bad rounds on the trot.

My memory's been jogged. I'll change it and go for Jim.

Oh, right, well, interestingly,

Clare was statistically the worst player in the last round

but it's votes that count, so, Jim,

your position is no longer secure. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I deserved to get voted off.

They were easy questions I got wrong. I played like a complete plonker.

I'd like the lawyer to go. He's a snake. Time he slithered off.

Round Four, team.

You could have £3,000 by now,

but brain cells are thin on the ground with you lot.

So there's only £520 in the kitty. There are six of you left,

another 10 seconds off the time. We'll start with

the strongest link, Simon. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The confection made

from lemons, butter, eggs and sugar and used as a spread or filling is lemon what?

-Butter.

-Curd.

Which sport is featured on WWF's Smackdown?

-Wrestling.

-Andy.

-Bank.

In the Christian calendar, what is the Thursday before Easter called?

-Pass.

-Maundy Thursday.

Justin Timberlake is a member of which American boyband?

-5ive.

-N-Synch.

Who might produce a moquette: a sculptor or a painter?

A sculptor.

How many noughts in the numeric form of the number one thousand?

-Three.

-Simon.

-Bank.

Who was the British Prime Minister when Elizabeth II was crowned?

Chamberlain?

Winston Churchill.

How many oarsmen make up a crew

competing in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race?

-Eight.

-Andy.

-Bank.

Which word meaning "marriageable"

precedes bachelor in a term for a well-to-do young man?

Pad.

Eligible.

In which north-east town

is the Metro Centre shopping complex: Grimsby or Gateshead?

Gateshead.

How is the Earl of Wessex related to Prince William?

-Uncle.

-Colin.

-Bank.

In sport, winning a group of major championships in one year is a Grand what?

Slam.

In which continent is the Sahara desert?

-Africa.

-Debra.

-Bank.

Is the plant with long green and white striped leaves a beetle or spider plant?

Spider plant.

The dish taramasalata is from which European country?

-Greece.

-Clare.

-Bank.

What colour is the uppermost stripe of the US flag?

Blue.

Red.

The book announced as the Whitbread Book Of The Year in 2002 is The Amber what?

Pass.

Spyglass.

In which religion is a cube-shaped building, the Kaaba,

the sacred site of pilgrimage?

-Muslim religion.

-Simon.

-Bank.

Miranda Richardson played Ruth Ellis,

the last woman to hang in Britain, in a film, Dance With A what?

Devil.

-Stranger. Debra.

-Bank.

Which hair...

I can't complete the question.

On your usual form, you managed a pathetic £260.

Who's a singer short of a full choir?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Simon is revealed as the weakest link

as he gave the most wrong answers.

Colin is the strongest link.

But whose game is now over?

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

Debra, the VAT expert,

what do you say to performers who want to get VAT off

the clothes they use for performing in?

That's fine, I have no problem with that.

No? But you're not a VAT inspector.

I was, and I know what I can get away with.

Oh? Can I charge VAT on my husband?

Charge VAT on your husband? What does he do?

He spends money when I'm away.

-No, that would be pushing it.

-Oh, really?

Why Clare?

She's been hanging on by the skin of her teeth for a few rounds.

That's a reasonable explanation of Clare's situation here.

Simon, didn't know when Churchill was Prime Minister?

Couldn't remember.

Never heard of lemon curd?

Yes, I have actually.

Oh? Why Clare?

Bad round, same as me.

We may have been equal weakest links.

No, you weren't.

Statistically, you were the worst, but it's votes that count.

But it is a sheer miracle Clare is still here.

It's time to go back to St Anne's. You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I was the brightest and nicest person there.

The rest were so boring.

I'd like to see Simon go next.

He's a bit of a know-it-all.

I think the other players deserve the money more than he does.

Round Five, team, and you still haven't hit four figures.

Five of you are left, another 10 seconds come off the time.

We start with the strongest link. Statistically, that's Colin.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The board game Trivial Pursuit was first sold in which decade?

The 1980s.

The TV gardening series Ground Force

is presented by Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy who?

Jones.

Walsh.

Are pan pipes musical instruments or cooking utensils?

Musical instruments.

What first name links a supermodel from Croydon,

the lead actress in Titanic and the daughter of Richard Beckinsale?

Sam.

Kate.

In language, what P is a set of playing cards,

a group of animals and a group of Scouts or Brownies?

A pack.

What is 7 x 9?

-63.

-Simon.

-Bank.

What type of insect are the privet hawk and the death's head?

Beetles.

Moths.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is known by what acronym?

COPEC?

OPEC.

In which century was the first modern population census held in Britain?

The 17th.

The 19th.

In science, which word follows spring or neap in two extreme examples of the same event?

Pass.

Tide.

Who had UK hit singles in the 1960s with My Cherie Amour

and in the 1970s with Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours?

-Sacha Distel.

-Stevie Wonder.

In Enid Blyton's books, who lives in Toyland and wears a hat with a bell?

Noddy.

Where are the Mersey Maritime Museum and the Walker Art Gallery?

Liverpool.

The 1975 thriller about a bank robbery,

staged to pay for a sex-change operation is Dog Day what?

Pass.

Afternoon.

In what county are the villages of Tolpuddle and Puddletown, on the river Biddle?

Worcestershire?

Dorset.

Sir David Frost presents a morning TV news show on BBC1 on which day?

-Sunday.

-Simon.

-Bank.

The musical Showboat was composed by Jerome who?

The correct answer is Kern.

And you only banked £70. Whose fault is that?

Who's as sharp as a banana?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player who failed to answer a single question,

Andy is the weakest link statistically.

Colin remains the strongest link because he got the most right.

But how will the votes go?

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

Debra, why Andy?

I've had problems with getting my questions right

and then him getting his wrong.

Simon, why Andy?

-I think he was the weakest link.

-Yes, he was.

Andy, who's at university, to learn apparently about airports and stuff,

doesn't know enough about stuff. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I did deserve to go off in that one.

I got all my questions wrong, the others didn't.

Simon should go off in the next round.

He was the weakest of the rest.

Round Six and still to hit four figures.

£850 is all you've banked.

There are four of you left.

Another 10 seconds comes off the time.

We start with the strongest link from before, Colin.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The two types of Olympic diving board are the platform and what?

-High board.

-Springboard.

Which American jazz singer born in 1919 was known as the First Lady Of Song?

Ella Fitzgerald?

On what day in February is St Valentine's Day?

The 14th.

What word means lacking any flavour in food,

and vulgar in matters of style or aesthetics?

Bland.

Tasteless.

Which classic Don McLean single was covered by Madonna in 2000?

-American Pie.

-Simon.

-Bank.

The kingdom of Bhutan lies in which Asian mountain range?

The Himalayas?

In which city are Crystal Palace and Alexandra Palace?

London.

Which World War II British field marshal was nicknamed Monty?

-Montgomery.

-Colin.

-Bank.

What do the letters RTF stand for in computing?

Radio Telephonic Frequency...

Rich Text Format.

Which word means a popular fad

or to make fine cracks on the surface of pottery?

-Glazing.

-Craze.

Which actor won a Golden Globe in 2002 for his performance in the film Iris?

Ian McKellen?

Jim Broadbent.

What is the English for cafe noir?

White coffee.

Black coffee.

Which Midlands football club is nicknamed The Rams?

Derby County.

What opened between Stockton and Darlington in 1825

and carried both passengers and freight?

-The railway.

-Debra.

-Bank.

The Everglades is a swampy region of which US state?

Florida.

The 10-minute TV show in which experts give advice

about specialist subjects is called Trade what?

-Secrets.

-Colin.

-Bank.

The singer who had a UK hit single in 1992, 29 years after her death,

with Mad About The Boy, was Dinah who?

Ross.

Time's up. The answer was Washington.

You only banked £220.

But you have had some even more disastrous rounds.

Who hasn't gelled with the rest of the team?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Debra.

Sue is the weakest link.

But how will the other players vote?

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

Simon,

-why Sue?

-Couple of questions wrong.

-You weren't brilliant.

-I wasn't.

So Perry Mason, what's your excuse for voting for Sue?

I think that, statistically,

she had the poorest round.

At least you've learned to say statistically now.

She got how many wrong?

Either two or three.

It was two. Do you know anyone else who did that?

I think I may do.

Do you ever say you know something instead of thinking?

From time to time.

You get more boring by the minute.

Sue, statistically, you were the worst, which they saw.

You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'm disappointed at being voted off, because I had been

quite a strong player. I would like to have gone on.

I would like to see Colin go off.

I think he's been quite weak.

He's got away with it for too long.

Round Seven, team. You reached four figures at last.

You've got £1,070 in the kitty.

There are three of you left.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

The strongest link from the last round is Debra.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Miliary history. An inflatable lifejacket

used in WWII was named after which buxom and wisecracking film star?

Mae West.

What kind of animal was Greyfriars Bobby

who watched over his master's grave for 14 years?

He was a dog.

The 2001 novel by Joanne Harris is called Five Quarters Of The what?

Moon?

Orange.

Who presented radio's Today programme from 1975 until his death in 1994?

Dimbleby?

Brian Redhead.

Which mythical creature is found on the Welsh flag?

-The red dragon.

-Simon.

-Bank.

The comedienne who has also published Lucky Bag

and Up To You, Porkies is Victoria who?

Wood.

What word can go before black, farthing and whistle to make three phrases?

Penny.

In London, the four Inns of Court admit people to which profession?

Barristers.

-I'll accept. Simon.

-Bank.

What is the German equivalent of the post of Prime Minister?

Chancellor.

The creatures Pushme-Pullyou and Giant Moon Moth

appeared in which 1967 film musical starring Rex Harrison?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Dr Dolittle.

What dairy product is named after Caerphilly in Wales?

Cheese.

An operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan is The Yeomen Of The what?

Guard.

Squash balls are made of what tough elastic substance?

Rubber.

What title was used for the eldest son of a French king?

-Dauphin.

-Simon.

-Bank.

What is 36 divided by 2?

-18.

-Debra.

-Bank.

The children's TV show Tales Of The Riverbank featured a rodent...

Time's up and you won £340.

In Round Eight, you can treble what you bank.

So potentially, there's £3,000 to be won. The question is,

have you the courage to choose who is the most likely

to help you raise that bank balance?

In other words,

it's time now to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage, Debra has gone from being the strongest link

to the weakest link in this round.

As the only player to answer all his questions,

Colin is the strongest link.

But who will take the final walk of shame?

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

Well, we have a three-way tie, Debra, Colin and Simon.

You've got a vote each.

Colin, why Simon?

Tossed a coin in my head.

-That's all.

-You're a very good lawyer.

Simon, why Debra?

I have tried to vote for

the weakest link all the way, and I think I have again.

Debra, why old Perry Mason?

It's a dog-eat-dog world, Anne,

and lawyers earn more than accountants.

Well, statistically - I'll say it for him, he's only said it once right -

Colin was the strongest link in that round.

So...

do you want to get rid of Simon or Debra?

He played a good game, but it's Simon.

You think he's your biggest rival, you're a cowardy custard.

That's not fair.

Simon, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'm SO annoyed at getting voted off.

I wasn't the weakest player, I was quite a good competitor all the way.

I think Colin voted tactically because he knew I'd beat him.

A lawyer versus a lorry driver? No contest.

Round Eight, £1,410 you have so far.

Two of you left. The VAT woman, and the so-called

entertainments expert.

There's 90 seconds and potentially,

there's £3,000 to be won.

We'll start

with the strongest link from the last round - Colin.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A profile of Queen Beatrix features on the Euro coins of which EU state?

The Netherlands.

What style of riding breeches is named after an Indian city?

Jodhpurs.

In the film industry, what does the letter B stand for in BFI?

British.

The word budgie, the popular name of a small pet bird,

is an abbreviation of which word?

-Budgerigar.

-Colin.

-Bank.

The tango originated in which South American country?

-Brazil.

-Argentina.

The 1970s animated TV series

that features the adventures of a girl and her dog was Crystal Tipps And who?

Alistair.

In which American sport might a pitcher deliver a curve ball?

Baseball.

Which metric unit of length is equal to about five eighths of a mile?

A metre.

A kilometre.

Which three-letter word precedes field, floe and berg

to make the names of floating polar hazards?

Ice.

The alcoholic drink "kir" is made from blackcurrant liqueur and what else?

Gin.

White wine.

In 1923, the African country that is now Zimbabwe

became a self-governing colony, Southern what?

-Rhodesia.

-Debra.

-Bank.

Time's up, your bank was in time.

You won £220, which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.

That means prize money today of...

But only one of you can take that money home.

So now you play each other head to head.

I'll ask alternating questions, best of five.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

So Debra and Colin, for £2,070,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Colin, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who starts.

I'll go first, please.

In modern history, in 1936, which town in north-east England

was the starting point of a march to London

in protest at the high level of unemployment?

Newcastle.

The answer is Jarrow.

In astronomy, a 250-foot radio telescope was built in the 1950s

at which Cheshire observatory?

Chester.

The answer is Jodrell Bank.

Who served as US President between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan?

Jimmy Carter.

In geography, what is the English name for the strait

at the eastern end of the English Channel,

which the French call the Pas de Calais?

St George's?

The answer is Strait of Dover.

In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice,

what is the profession of the character Shylock?

He's a moneylender.

In the 1950s children's TV series, Champion The Wonder Horse,

what was the name of the dog owned by the character Ricky?

Patch?

The answer is Rebel.

Colin, if you answer this correctly,

you take home the money. So for £2,070...

The medical salts hydrated magnesium sulphate

take their name from which Surrey town famous for its race course?

Epsom.

That means, Colin, YOU are today's strongest link,

and you go away with...

Debra, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I didn't come here with a game plan.

I hoped the questions would fall right, and they did.

I'm really happy just to have got to the final.

Colin was a very strong player.

I played tactically, tried to get rid of him,

but it didn't pay off.

We're all playing the game to win,

so I'm happy about taking home the money.

I don't feel guilty about it.

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