09/11/2011 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 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 Ryan. I'm 21. I'm from Dumfries and I'm a customer assistant.

I'm Elizabeth. I'm 60.

I'm from Brixham in Devon and I'm a retired primary school teacher.

I'm Ewan. I'm 50. I'm from Hitchin and I'm an events manager.

I'm Caz. I'm 31. I'm from Chester and I'm an assistant team leader.

My name is Patrick. I'm 66.

I'm from Holywood, Northern Ireland, and I'm a retired civil servant.

I'm Mandy. I'm 47, from Cheltenham.

I'm a supermarket community champion.

I'm Paul. I'm 35, from Caister-on-Sea.

I'm an entertainments coordinator.

I'm Rebekah. I'm 23. I'm from Nottingham and I'm a youth worker.

I'm Steve. I'm 42. I'm from London and I'm an operations manager.

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, Caz. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

Lancaster, Leicester and Leeds are cities in which country of the UK?

England.

If you have a liking for food that contains a lot of sugar,

which part of your body is described as "sweet"?

-Your tongue.

-Your tooth.

The popular singer born Francis Albert Sinatra

was better known by what first name?

Frank.

What G precedes "morning" and "afternoon"

to make two standard daytime greetings?

Good.

What is 70 divided by ten?

Seven.

-Bank.

-In many theatres, shops and restaurants,

the women's toilet is known as the what, "play room" or "powder room"?

Powder room.

A well-known children's song begins with the words,

"I'm a little teapot, short and stout.

"Here's my handle. Here's my..." what?

Spout.

In the modern English alphabet, which letter comes between O and Q?

P.

The phrase taken from a 19th-century poem

now used to mean "influential people who make things happen"

is "movers and..." what?

Shakers.

Which of these form part of the natural diet of the grey squirrel,

crisps or nuts?

Nuts.

Which piece of equipment used for taking still photographs

typically contains a lens, a shutter and a flash?

A camera.

-Bank.

-In the measurement of time,

what W is the term for half a fortnight?

Week.

The 1998 Oscar-winning war film directed by Steven Spielberg

about a mission to rescue a soldier is called Saving Private... who?

Ryan.

Which Spanish word refers to an afternoon rest or nap

taken during the hottest hours of the day in warm countries?

Siesta.

According to the proverb that includes a term for a fortress,

an Englishman's home is his... what?

-House.

-Castle.

Most people are born with two what, hearts or kidneys?

Kidneys.

-Bank.

-Which term for a loose covering for the head

forms familiar words when it follows "brother", "neighbour" and "child"?

Hood.

-Bank.

-Which rock group, formed in the 1970s, originated...?

Time's up, and you won £590.

You had a chain of 12 correct answers so you could have got there. Who banked too soon?

Who's a trend setter and who's a train spotter?

Who's as serious as Joe Pasquale on helium?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'Mandy is the strongest link, as she banked the most money.

'Statistically, Patrick is the weakest link, but will the others realise that?'

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

Patrick.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Ewan.

Patrick.

Patrick.

-Where are you from, Mandy?

-Cheltenham.

-And what do you do?

I'm a supermarket community champion and I teach horse riding.

-What's a community champion?

-I've done everything from making tea for a fundraiser to raffle prizes...

-What sort of fundraising?

-Recently I organised a fashion show

in conjunction with a local hotel.

-What else do you do?

-I teach horse riding.

-Are you any good?

I like to think so. I do a lot with Pony Club. They seem happy with me.

What? The ponies or the people?

-Both.

-Yes. Put your board down.

Let's see you ride.

-Foot in stirrup. Hop on.

-Poor horse. Is it a big horse?

-A very big horse!

-Turn round.

-You've met my horse.

Put your board up.

-Why Steve?

-He got one wrong, as well as Patrick,

but I think he lost more money with the banking.

-Where are you from, Patrick?

-Holywood, Northern Ireland.

-Why are you wearing a skirt?

-It's called a kilt.

-I do Scottish country dancing.

-You're from Northern Ireland.

You don't have to be Scottish.

And is there a Mrs Patrick at home, who's wearing trousers?

-There's a Mr Patrick.

-A Mr Patrick!

-Thinks he wears the trousers. Yes.

-What's he called?

-Charles.

Did you meet him country dancing?

-No. I met him 47 years ago, when I was a mere youth.

-How old's Charles?

-He's 76.

-Is he?

-Yes. I keep him young.

Put your board down. Move over towards Caz.

If you have a Highland fling, does Charles get to find out?

-Find out what, Anne?

-Do us a few steps.

-This is pas-de-basque...

-Do you often have a Highland fling?

Do I...? That's for me to know, Anne.

-It's a bit of a girlie do, isn't it?

-Oh, very, yes.

Put your board up.

-Why Steve?

-I got a question wrong, but so did Steve.

Those were the only ones.

-What do you do, Elizabeth?

-I'm a retired primary school teacher.

Isn't that funny? You'd never guess, the way you look(!)

-How do you keep yourself busy now?

-I'm a beekeeper.

-Really?

That keeps me very busy.

-So you've gone from teaching children to beekeeping.

-Yes.

Anything you could hit with a rolled-up newspaper, really?

I wouldn't do anything with rolled-up newspapers with children!

-No, but the bees?

-Certainly not. They're my little workers.

Is it better to have one of those electric things?

No! I want them to stay alive and fit and well and work for me.

-Is that all you do all day?

-No.

I write poetry and I write children's stories.

I fly-fish.

-So you live alone, do you?

-No, I don't. I have a husband.

-I bet you've written me a poem.

-You're right.

-Put your board down.

-Haven't you remembered it?

-I'm afraid I'm not young enough to remember a poem.

-How old are you?

-60.

-Must be awful being old.

LAUGHS

I'm going on the Weakest Link I'm really going to have to think

What if the questions are really tough? What if I'm not good enough?

And when the answer just won't come I blow my chance, the game is done

Then Anne will look and wink her eye "You are the weakest link, goodbye."

-Yes. It could be Wordsworth(!)

-It could.

Put your board up.

-Why Steve?

-Well, I'm very sorry, Steve.

But an Englishman's home is his castle and I thought it was a very straightforward question.

-And you're not patronising(!)

-Not at all.

-No.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Unfortunately, I wasn't on the show long enough to see Anne.

The little that I did see of her, she was her normal jovial self. It's just a shame I got voted off.

Round Two. In the bank, £590. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

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

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

What L is the general term for a painting of the countryside?

Landscape.

The character Spot in a series of stories by Eric Hill

is what kind of animal?

-A dog.

-In British superstitions,

it is considered unlucky to place which items on a table,

new shoes or old trousers?

New shoes.

In TV, which US series, first shown in the UK in 1999,

centred on the lives of four women named Carrie, Samantha...

Sex And The City.

-Bank.

-Which root vegetable existed in a variety of colours,

including purple, before patriotic Dutchmen began growing it

in the more familiar orange?

-Tomatoes.

-Carrot.

A catamaran is a vessel with how many hulls linked together?

Two.

What E is the single word name given to the longest line of latitude

on the surface of the Earth?

-Equator.

-In decorating, the word "turpentine"

is often abbreviated to what?

Turps.

In horse racing, in 2011,

Pour Moi became the first French-trained colt for 35 years

to win which English classic?

The Derby.

-Bank.

-Director John Ford and actor John Wayne were closely associated

with which type of films, science fiction or westerns?

Westerns.

In UK charities,

the initials RNIB stand for the Royal National Institute of... whom?

-Britain?

-Blind people.

What is 34 plus five?

39.

-Bank.

-What T is one of the five senses and goes before "type"

in the ability to use a keyboard accurately without looking at it?

Touch.

The singer nicknamed Suggs is best known as a frontman of which group?

-Madness.

-In horticulture, an individual branch

in a cauliflower is known by what name, a florin or a floret?

-Floret.

-Which island with an area of more than 200 square miles

is almost equidistant from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales?

-The Isle of Man.

-Bank.

In TV, the show Tonight's The Night was first broadcast in 2009

with which actor and singer as its presenter?

-John Barrowman.

-On a sewing machine, which essential item

includes ball point for stretch fabrics and wedge point for leather?

-Needle.

-Bank.

-In politics, a society where people...

Time's up. You won £670.

Who thinks the object is to get home first?

Who should take a bow and who should take a tumble?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

'The statistics show that Rebekah is the weakest link, but will the votes pick up on the facts?'

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

Elizabeth.

Rebekah.

Rebekah.

Elizabeth.

Rebekah.

Rebekah.

Rebekah.

Elizabeth.

-Where are you from, Paul?

-Caister-on-Sea, Anne.

-What do you do in Caister-on-Sea?

-I'm an entertainments coordinator at the Sea Life Centre.

-Are you showing people round?

-We're in different zones. We tell people about creatures in those zones.

-Who is the audience?

-All the families and schools that visit us.

-You get school children?

-We do. Yes.

-And you have to entertain them?

-Yes.

-Couldn't you just throw their teacher to the sharks?

We could, but I think that's slightly illegal these days.

Are you a sort of frustrated entertainer?

No. I am an entertainer as well. I'm a magician and ventriloquist.

-Really?

-Yes.

-So you can throw your voice?

-Kind of.

-Put your board down. Let's listen to you throw your voice.

-SQUEAKY: Hello. How are you?

-Can you say, "Bottle of beer"?

-Can of Coke.

-Why can't you say, "Bottle of beer"?

-Gottle of geer?

-No! You didn't do it properly.

-That's why I'm working at the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth.

-Put your board up.

-Why Rebekah?

-Unfortunately, I remember her getting her question wrong.

-What do you do, Ewan?

-I'm an events manager.

-Are you in the entertainment business?

-No. I'm in the wine trade.

-How do you make your job interesting?

-By selecting a lot of wines and telling people about them.

Have you got any good wine jokes?

-We tend to enjoy, but we don't get over-hilarious.

-Don't you?

-No.

-Oh!

-You so look like a comedian.

-I can put out a few one-liners, if you like.

-Go on.

I might describe you as a wine, Anne.

People have different characteristics.

You might be a New World riesling, very fragrant

with a streak of acidity, or you could be an aged Burgundy,

with a bit of fruitiness still showing but wearing a bit thin.

-Why Rebekah?

-She got an answer wrong and there was a long pause as well.

She was the worst player.

Rebekah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame was quite scary. I thought I was going to trip over.

I wanted to give Anne a cheeky wink, but she wasn't really looking at me.

So I just walked off. It was a bit upsetting.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,260. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

In business, an on-going expense such as rent

is an "underhand" or an "overhead"?

-Overhead.

-The Attenborough brothers who have each received knighthoods

have the first names David and what?

-Richard.

-In football, what T is the term

for the movement of a player from one club to another?

-Transfer.

-Bank.

Which African mammal measuring up to 14 feet in length,

spends much of the day in water with only the top of its head visible?

-Crocodile.

-Hippopotamus.

According to the lyrics of a song from the musical Annie,

what is "only a day away"?

Tomorrow.

Hidden features on many DVDs and computer games are called what,

Easter eggs or birthday cakes?

Easter eggs.

The city of Kyoto

is the former imperial capital of which Asian country?

-China.

-Japan.

In TV, in 2011, 43 years after his last appearance,

original cast member Philip Lowrie

reprised his role in Coronation Street as Dennis... who?

-No idea, sorry.

-Tanner.

What C is the word for both

the region from which water is collected by a river

and the area from which a school draws pupils?

Catchment.

The form of birth control taken as a tablet and known as "the pill"

is more formally called "an oral..." what?

-Pass.

-Contraceptive.

The Footlights Club, whose former members include Robert Webb,

Ben Miller and Sue Perkins, is based in which university city?

-Cambridge.

-What is 67 minus 23?

44.

The 1988 horror film featuring an evil doll called Chucky

that inspired a series of sequels is entitled Child's... what?

-Play.

-In history, General George Patton

commanded the US Third Army during which World War?

Second.

-Bank.

-In jazz, the name of which instrument is shortened to "bone"?

Trombone.

In the musical Betty Blue Eyes which opened in the West End in 2011

the title character is a robotic model of which farm animal?

-Cow.

-Pig.

The island of Mykonos is part of which European country?

Greece.

-Bank.

-In the secret service, in the popular abbreviations MI5 and MI6,

MI stands for Military... what?

-Intelligence.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time. You won £340.

Who has a franchise on failure?

Who will go on losing you money?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

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

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

Patrick.

Ryan.

Patrick.

Ryan.

Elizabeth.

Ryan.

Elizabeth.

-What do you do, Caz?

-I'm assistant team leader in a bingo hall.

-Where's the bingo hall?

-It's in Chester.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-What does an assistant team leader do?

-It's mainly training staff.

Making sure everything's in order. Making sure the bingo runs smoothly.

-Do you call out the bingo numbers?

-I have been known to in the past.

-Is that the best job?

-That's my favourite job.

-Is it?

-Do you know all the phrases?

-We don't use them, but I remember most of them.

-Why don't you use them?

-They see it as old-fashioned. I quite like it.

So if you can't use the phrases to jazz it up,

how do you make it exciting?

You have to change your voice. SING-SONG: Five and two, 52.

Then the next number, go... PITCH CHANGES: Four and eight, 48.

Put your board down.

Say 32 in an exciting way.

VOICE DROPS: Three and two, 32.

And now, say 16 in not so exciting.

LISTLESSLY: One and six, 16. Sound any different?

And now... 47, REALLY exciting.

-EXCITEDLY: Four and seven, 47!

-Y-yes. Put your board up.

-Why Ryan?

-A few people got questions wrong in that round.

Because he said pass he stood out.

-Elizabeth, why Ryan?

-Well, because he didn't answer his question,

I couldn't bank anything.

Ryan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

As a boxer, one person I wouldn't get in the ring with is Anne.

Her pre-fight stare is scary and I bet she's got a blinding right hook.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,600. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In children's TV, Mr Starling, Mr Robson and Mrs McClusky

have all been head teacher at which fictional school?

-Grange Hill.

-Which term for a number of printed pages,

bound and protected by covers also means "to make a reservation"?

Book.

What C is the name of a fine-grained earthy material

that, when wet, can be moulded

and is used to make bricks, ceramics and tiles?

-Cement.

-Clay.

In sport, in 2011,

Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore

to retain the Indian Premier League title in which game?

-Polo?

-Even cricket.

The ten-member boy band whose 2003 UK hit singles included Flip Reverse

and We Just Be Dreamin' were called Blazin'... what?

Squad.

"Salmon", "flesh" and "shocking" are shades of which colour?

Pink.

The name shared by two major mountain ranges

in eastern California and southern Spain is the Sierra... what?

-Nevada.

-In dance, what B is the usual term for the hand rail

used for ballet practice and exercises?

-A bar.

-In the TV sitcom Only Fools And Horses,

in the name of a family business, the acronym TITCO

stood for whose Independent Trading Company?

-Pass.

-Trotters.

In ancient costumes,

the stola was a garment worn by Roman women,

the equivalent for which garment for Roman men?

-Toga.

-Bank.

Bowling For Columbine in 2002 and Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004

were documentary films directed by which US satirist?

-Mike...Myers?

-Michael Moore.

Which word for a part-time judge of the Crown Court

is also the name of a woodwind instrument often taught to children?

-Flute.

-Recorder!

Which Scottish city was chosen in 2007

to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games?

-Glasgow.

-What is eight multiplied by nine?

-54.

-Even 72.

In psychology, what C...?

Time's up. You only won £20. Whose fault was that?

Who probably thinks JLS is a sofa shop?

Who's the shaman of shame?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'The only player to get all their answers right,

'Ewan is still the strongest link.

'Patrick is again the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?'

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

Patrick.

Patrick.

Patrick.

Paul.

Patrick.

Elizabeth.

Ewan, are you jealous of Patrick's skirt?

No. I have one that's a little more colourful than that.

-Mandy, why Patrick?

-Unfortunately, we missed a bank. He got his question wrong.

We lost quite a lot of money.

He was the worst player.

Patrick, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Some friends were encouraging and others said I was totally bonkers.

I'll let them make up their mind whether they were right.

Round Five. You're up to £1,620. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The US relic inscribed "proclaim liberty throughout all the land

"unto all the inhabitants thereof" is the Liberty... what?

-Bell.

-In TV election coverage, what name is given to the device

used by Bob McKenzie, Peter Snow and Jeremy Vine

to illustrate shifts in voting?

Swingometer?

In literature, Pelham Grenville

were the first names of which English comic novelist?

PG Wodehouse.

Which of these composers is best remembered for his operas,

Beethoven or Puccini?

Puccini.

If the current produced by a battery is called "direct"

which word is correspondingly used to describe that from the mains?

-Indirect.

-Alternating.

Which US actor was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame

in 2011, after starring in a series of six films based on the sport?

Sylvester Stallone.

The Kiel Canal in northern Germany

links the Baltic Sea to which other sea?

North Sea?

The 14 pictures hung around some churches depicting the trial

and crucifixion of Jesus are known as the "stations of the..." what?

-Faith?

-Cross.

What B is the name of a former Soviet republic,

sometimes known as White Russia?

Belarus.

In catchphrases, the comedian who regularly said, "Rock on, Tommy"

to his partner on their TV show in the 1980s

is known professionally as Bobby... who?

Ball.

Which term for a type of bridge also refers to a system of springs

connecting the axles of a vehicle to the chassis?

Suspension.

-Bank.

-Claude Garamond and John Baskerville

have had varieties of what named after them,

typefaces or typewriters?

-Typefaces?

-A person described as Florentine

is a native or inhabitant of which Italian city?

-Florence.

-Bank.

The widely used scientific method

for estimating the age of organic material is "radio carbon..." what?

Dating.

That was the correct answer. You won £150.

Who's the priest with the least?

Who's so slow their blood type is treacle?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

'For the first time in the game, Elizabeth is the weakest link.

'Caz is the strongest link, but will that be enough to save her?'

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

Mandy.

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth.

Caz.

-Caz, why Elizabeth?

-She got a question wrong. Simple as that.

-Ewan, why Elizabeth?

-She got at least one question wrong.

-She only got one question wrong.

-My mistake.

Elizabeth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne is rather like my bees. She's honey on the outside but there's a sting waiting to come.

Round Six. In the kitty, £1,770. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In contemporary art, what I is a major work created for display

at a specific site and, typically, three-dimensional and mixed media?

-Image.

-Installation.

A swimming pool that is half Olympic is how many metres in length?

-500?

-25.

In the British Army, the rank abbreviated to RSM

is Regimental Sergeant... what?

-Major.

-The 2008 film starring Ellen Page as a pregnant teenager

had what title, Mayo or Juno?

Juno.

Ham, who survived a 16-minute flight into space in January 1961,

was what species of great ape?

Chimpanzee.

In TV, the journalist, war reporter and Middle East expert

who co-hosted the news show Breakfast for two years from 2000,

is Jeremy... who?

-Oh, Paxman. No.

-Bowen.

Railway stations called Wynyard, Redfern and Bondai Junction

are located in which city in the southern hemisphere?

-Adelaide.

-Sydney.

The phrase alluding to the finer things in life,

the title of a waltz by Johann Strauss the younger,

is Wine, Women And... what?

-Song.

-The British royal family traditionally spends Christmas

at which residence, Windsor or Sandringham?

Sandringham.

A sound rather like a hiss made up of random frequencies

of equal intensities is called "white..." what?

-Noise.

-Bank.

-What's the term for a script

that is written to be produced as a feature film?

-Pass.

-Screenplay.

The South African sprinter known as Blade Runner

and "the fastest man on no legs"

who won three golds in the 2008 Paralympics is Oscar... who?

Pistorius.

What T is the term for the hooked claw of a bird of prey?

-Talon.

-Bank.

-In celebrities...

Time's up.

You won £150.

But...is Ewan a non-event?

Perhaps Mandy's a charity case.

Will Caz's number be up? Has Paul been a bit of a dummy?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

'Mandy 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.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

Ewan.

-Caz, why Paul?

-He got a question wrong in that round.

He also voted for me before.

-Lucky Mandy...

-Oh, yes!

-Why Paul?

-We both got two questions wrong. I banked before we ran out of time.

So did he.

It's votes that count.

Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Talking to Anne was amazing. She's like a fluffy little old lady.

I'll say that now she's nowhere near.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,920. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Between 1951 and 1974, Nicholas Pevsner wrote a series of guides

on which subject, angling or architecture?

-Angling.

-Architecture.

At the start of a game of chess,

the sequence of pieces from left to right goes rook, knight... what?

Bishop.

What O is an eight-letter term meaning "a living thing"?

Could you repeat the question?

What O is an eight-letter term meaning "a living thing"?

-Organism.

-The professional name of the actress who played Beattie

in a series of commercials for a telecommunications company in the 1980s is Maureen... who?

-Lipman.

-In festivals, which UK nationality

goes between "Royal" and "Show" in the title of an annual event

described as the biggest agricultural display in Europe?

-Can you repeat the question, please?

-In festivals, which UK nationality

goes between "Royal" and "Show" in the title of an annual event

described as the biggest agricultural display in Europe?

-English.

-Welsh.

-Bank.

-The musician who founded the Monster Raving Loony Party in 1983

was known as Screaming Lord... who?

-Sutch.

-What's the name of the English new town that since 1978

has been home to a group of outdoor sculptures of concrete cows?

Milton Keynes.

The red mark on the under side of a female black widow spider

is often said to resemble what, a diamond or an hourglass?

-A diamond.

-An hourglass.

The Charge Of The Light Brigade and The Lady Of Shalott

were written by which 19th-century Poet Laureate?

Tennyson.

-Bank.

-What A is a term for a place to moor a ship

and is the name of the largest city in Alaska?

-Anchorage.

-In beverages...

-Bank.

Time's up. You won £40.

In Round Eight you get to treble what you bank.

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

'Mandy is the strongest link because she didn't get an answer wrong.

'According to the statistics, Caz 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.

Caz.

Ewan.

Caz.

-Mandy, why Caz?

-She got a couple of questions wrong.

A bad round for her, unfortunately.

-Ewan, why Caz?

-More wrong questions than everybody else.

-Only one more than you.

-Still more.

Caz, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'd recommend anyone to go on the Weakest Link.

Yes, it's scary, it's nerve-racking, but I'm so glad I did it.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,960. In this round, 90 seconds,

but whatever you win will be trebled.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

They hyoid bone, the only one not attached to any other bone

is in which part of the body, the throat or the arm?

-The throat.

-In UK currency, what is the minimum number of coins needed

to pay the exact money for an item costing 76p?

Four.

In the Caribbean, what H is the country that in 1804

became the second in the Americas after the USA

to gain its independence from colonial rule?

-Haiti.

-Bank.

Which TV quiz show, first broadcast in 1972,

has a theme tune entitled Approaching Menace?

-Top Of The Form.

-Mastermind.

It was decided in 2000 that the French Presidential term

would be reduced from seven years to how many?

-Five.

-The playwright Ben Jonson was buried in Westminster Abbey

in which position, standing upright or lying face down?

-Standing upright.

-Bank.

Control, Rhythm Nation 1814 and All For You were UK hit albums

for which US female singer?

-Beyonce?

-Janet Jackson.

In hairdressing, what T is an alternative term for backcombing?

-Teasing.

-The 19th-century monk

considered to be the father of genetics was Gregor... who?

-Linnaeus.

-No. Mendel.

In the UK charity founded in 1984...

Time's up. You won £150, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,410.

There can only be one winner. Now, up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Ewan and Mandy, for £2,410,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

-I'll go first.

Which song that was originally a hit for Elton John in 1972

begins with the lyrics, "She packed my bags last night

"Free flight, zero hour, 9am"?

-Rocket Man.

-That is the correct answer.

In emblems, a radiant yellow sun with a human face

is featured on the national flags of Uruguay

and which neighbouring South American country?

-Paraguay?

-The correct answer is Argentina.

One of the largest living species of predatory fish in the world

has what three-word common name,

referring both to its imposing size and light-coloured under belly?

-Don't know, Anne.

-The correct answer is the great white shark.

Charlton Heston and Hugh Griffith each won an Oscar

for their lead and supporting roles, respectively,

in which 1959 film epic directed by William Wyler?

-Ten Commandments?

-The correct answer is Ben-Hur.

What is the correct spelling of the verb separate,

meaning "to divide into individual parts"?

-S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E.

-That is the correct answer.

The aircraft carrier that was sold to a Turkish scrap yard in 2011,

was the sixth Royal Navy ship

to have borne what name meaning "unconquerable"?

-Gosh, no idea. Sorry.

-The correct answer is Invincible.

In seaside attractions, the Grand Pier that was reopened in 2010

as an indoor theme park, after being devastated by fire two years earlier

is in which resort in Somerset?

-Weston super Mare.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Ewan, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with:

Mandy, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

It went wrong in the head-to-head,

really...when the first question went a bit the wrong way.

Then my brain went, "NO!" and left, basically.

Some of the money is going to go to charitable causes,

to a village in Ethiopia,

and some of the money is going to be for a treat for the family.

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