18/05/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine players.

About to play for £10,000, only one of them

will walk away with the prize money.

The rest leave with nothing, after they are voted

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, however, if they want the prize money,

they'll have to work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing,

as each round we lose the one voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Allison. I'm 37 years old.

I'm a business controls administrator from Gourock.

I'm Barry. I'm 61. I'm retired, from Hayling Island.

I'm Jason. I'm 30. I'm an IT support officer from Holyhead, Wales.

I'm Tina. I'm a home typist, and I'm from Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

I'm Steven. I'm 20 years old. I'm a student from Plymouth.

I'm Paul. I'm 41, a trainee driving instructor from Poole.

I'm Helen. I'm 23. I'm a reservation sales advisor from Dudley.

I'm Sandra. I'm 56,

a charity manager and a Scot, living in London.

I'm Peter. I'm 27.

I'm a househusband from Bristol.

Now the rules. In each round, the aim is to answer

enough questions to reach the £1000 target by the time limit.

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

Get it wrong, you break the chain

and lose all the money in that chain.

If you say "bank" before the question, the money is safe,

but you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round, only money that has been banked

is taken forward. In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the first alphabetical name. Allison.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock. Allison,

geriatrics is the treatment of whom?

Elderly people.

Barry.

For what game are horse chestnuts pickled or baked?

Conkers.

Which chef's video is called Pukka Tucker?

Jamie Oliver.

Complete Birds of a feather...

Flock together.

-Bank.

-Is the underwater game octopush, hockey or netball?

Netball.

Hockey. What hot areas cover a quarter of the earth

and get less than ten inches of rain a year?

Deserts.

What S is the name of a Jewish place of worship?

Synagogue.

-Bank.

-What board game introduced a sack,

biplane and piggy bank in 1999 as its first new pieces in 40 years?

Snakes and Ladders.

Monopoly. What B is a disorder suffered by a diver

who surfaces too quickly?

-Pass.

-Bends.

What is the crisp outer part of a loaf of bread?

Crust.

Which TV policeman played by John Thaw

died in a programme shown November 2000?

-Taggart.

-Inspector Morse.

What C forms when water vapour

forms tiny particles that float in masses in the atmosphere?

-Rainfall.

-Cloud.

Which is further north, New York or North Carolina?

North Carolina.

New York. What L is a defamation of character when published?

-Pass.

-Libel.

Which flamboyant rock star was born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958?

Pass.

Prince. What P is the period in which a foetus develops in the womb?

-Don't know.

-Pregnancy.

What animals are protected by the RSPB?

Birds.

In the film When Harry Met Sally, who played Sally?

Meg Ryan.

-Bank.

-What S is a garment similar to dungarees

which have been adopted for sports activities, especially skiing?

Salopettes.

Which is among the most poisonous fish

the puffer fish or the catfish?

Puffer.

-Bank.

-In The Wizard Of Oz, what small people

served the Wicked Witch of the West?

The Munchkins.

What was the name of Esther Rantzen's TV consumer programme?

That's Life.

What nationality is model Claudia Schiffer?

German.

-Bank.

-There's no place like where?

Home.

In the 1982 film ET, who is the boy who befriends the stranded alien?

Eliot.

Does a giraffe have more, fewer,

or the same number of neck bones as a human?

The same.

-Bank.

-Was Chancellor Geoffrey Howe's dog

called Budget, Chancellor or Thatcher?

-Thatcher.

-Budget.

What sport is associated with the West Indian Viv Richards?

Cricket.

That is the correct answer,

but time is up. In the first round,

you won £550,

of the possible £1000 on offer.

Who is already looking slow

and surplus to requirements?

One of you must leave. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest player in Allison,

who answered all her questions correctly.

Statistically, Peter is the weakest link, but he did bank £100.

So at this early stage of the game, who will be voted off?

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

Tina, why Steve?

Erm...I thought it was quite a close round,

-but Steve had two answers wrong.

-You thought he was the weakest link?

-I did.

But he wasn't, was he, Peter?

No. I think it was me.

-Why Steve?

-Erm...because I remember him getting two questions wrong.

-Just like you.

-I banked a bit, though.

Hm. But he banked £200. You only banked £100.

Statistically, you were the worst player.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I am disappointed to be voted off.

Anne Robinson said I wasn't the weakest link.

I got two questions wrong. You can't do that.

I voted Jason off in that round. He seemed a little dodgy.

He'll be voted off next.

Round Two.

You've won £550 so far.

You could have won £1000. Eight left.

Ten seconds off the clock. We'll start with the strongest link,

from the last round Allison.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Does Aberdeen have an international airport?

Yes.

In music, what O is a light form of opera, with music, dance and spoken dialogue?

Operetta.

Which NASA space centre is situated on Merit Island, Cape Canaveral?

The Kennedy Space Centre.

Name the long-running game show

presented by Gordon Burns which tested competitors on assault courses and IQ tests.

The Krypton Factor.

-Bank.

-In the Beatles song, who kept the face in a jar by the door?

Eleanor Rigby.

In a class of 32 boys, nine had skateboards.

How many didn't have skateboards?

23.

Apart from peaches, which fruit is traditionally used in a peach melba?

Pears.

Raspberries. Animals. Is a moufflon a wild sheep or a wild goat?

Wild goat.

Wild sheep. Which public school lies by the Thames,

near Windsor Castle?

-Pass.

-Eton.

Which P is a process where green plants use energy

from water, light and carbon dioxide to make food?

-Pass.

-Photosynthesis.

In the animal kingdom, do otters have webbed feet?

-No.

-Yes.

What colour was the British penny stamp issued on 6th May, 1840?

Black.

London is the capital of which country?

-England.

-Great Britain.

I'll accept England. Is the Paris Louvre a museum of science, art or transport?

Art.

Which film festival awards the Golden Palm to the best film?

Cannes.

-Bank.

-Which insect transmits tropical diseases

such as malaria and yellow fever?

The mosquito.

Is the food dish Baked Alaska a starter or dessert?

Dessert.

French composer Jean Michel Jarre created his Chronology album

after being influenced by which physicist's book A Brief History of Time?

Einstein.

Stephen Hawkins.

Is the country Guinea-Bissau in Africa or South America?

-South America.

-Africa.

Complete the title of the play, She Stoops To What?

Conquer.

The Ainu are aboriginal people of which continent?

-Australasia.

-Asia.

What E is a plant that keeps its leaves all year round?

Evergreen.

In science, an alkali always has a pH value of more than seven, nine or 11?

Seven.

-Bank.

-Rose, Daisy and Hyacinth were sisters in which sitcom?

Keeping Up Appearances.

Is a fife a percussion or a woodwind instrument?

-Sorry?

-Is a fife a percussion or a woodwind instrument?

The time is up.

And in that round,

you did rather less well.

You only put into your kitty £450.

Why aren't you winning more?

Who is too slow to stay?

Who must go? One of you will leave with nothing.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Now Tina is the strongest link.

She answered all her questions correctly.

The statistics show Barry is the weakest link,

but will the voting follow the facts?

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

Peter, why Barry?

He got a couple of questions wrong.

-You got one wrong.

-I did, but better than before.

Helen, why Barry?

He... It stood out as a question that he got wrong,

that I actually knew, amazingly, so,...sorry.

Paul, how's it going for you?

-So far so good.

-Why Barry?

He got two questions wrong in a row.

How many do you remember you getting wrong?

-Just the one, I believe.

-Hm.

Barry, what's your specialist subject?

-Erm...gardening.

-And you've never heard of photosynthesis?

Yes, I have now.

Too late. Statistically, you were the worst.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel really disappointed about being voted off so early.

I'll have to face my family.

The hardest part of playing the game is Anne.

Anne's in there, overpowering from the minute she walks into the studio.

I have a feeling it would be Peter going next,

because he's not very confident.

Round Three.

You could have won £2000 by now.

You have £1000. You are down to seven players.

We are taking ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link. That's Tina.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In government organisations, what does the ITC regulate?

Erm...television.

Which Scottish city has a Royal Mile

between the castle and Holyroodhouse?

Edinburgh.

If the sides of a square are 9cms long, what's the area of the square?

36.

81cms. In the animal kingdom, is a wombat a rodent or a marsupial?

A marsupial.

The mazurka and polonaise are both dances of which country?

Cuba.

Poland. The Woodcote Chicane, and Hangar Straight

are found on which British motor racing circle?

-Brands Hatch.

-Silverstone.

Was the US President Richard Nixon a Democrat or a Republican?

Republican.

In Catholicism, what R is a Latin word that refers to a mass for the dead?

Requiem.

-Bank.

-Which is London's longest-running musical,

Starlight Express or Cats?

Cats.

In the UK, which P is an investigative

TV current affairs programme first shown in 1953?

-Private Eye.

-Panorama.

-What

-I

-is the name given to any material

that is a poor conductor of electric current?

Pass.

Insulator. With which instrument is jazz musician Oscar Peterson associated?

Trumpet.

Piano. Which Irish band's albums include Rattle And Hum and Achtung Baby?

U2.

Which English actress moved to the US

when she made the 1944 film National Velvet?

Elizabeth Taylor.

-Bank.

-Which book by William Golding

about schoolboys on a desert island was published in 1954?

Lord Of The Flies.

What C is the official count of a population?

Census.

Which is the busier Scottish airport, Glasgow or Edinburgh?

Glasgow.

In which town is the Thames at its widest, Gravesend or Reading?

Gravesend.

-Bank.

-In which US city would you find the headquarters of NASA?

Washington DC.

In science, is marble a metamorphic or an igneous rock?

Metamorphic.

-Bank.

-Who was running away from London when bells told him to turn again?

Dick Whittington.

In music, the second album of which ex-EastEnders actress is called Wishing?

Martine McCutcheon.

-Bank.

-In computer technology...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

In that round, you only banked £400.

Who is not worth their place?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Tina is the strongest link for the second time.

The weakest is Helen, but will the others have noticed?

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

Allison, why Helen?

-She can't count.

-You can, can you?

Yes.

Helen, what do you do?

-I'm a reservation sales advisor.

-Any adding up involved?

-Not at all.

-Just as well.

-I can count, but I just can't add.

You can't add. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I deserved it. I had an awful round and it's a relief.

I was getting really worried about the questions.

Peter may be next. He gets a lot of questions wrong

in every round.

So Peter, I think, will be next.

Round Four.

£1400 banked so far, out of a potential prize money of £3000.

Six of you left. Another ten seconds off the clock.

You have only two and a half minutes. We'll start with the strongest link, Tina.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In World War II, in which year did Italy sign an armistice?

-Pass.

-1943 or 1945?

-Pass.

Which method of dating used widely in archeology

was developed by chemist Willard F Libby in 1947?

Pass.

Carbon dating. In which sport in 2000

did Lancashire win Division One?

Cricket.

What T means selectively cutting the bark of a rubber tree

to remove the sticky resin?

Don't know.

Tapping. In which century did EM Forster write

A Room With A View and Howard's End?

19th.

20th. Born Arnold Dorsey, who first topped the UK singles chart in 1967

with the song Release Me?

Engelbert Humperdinck.

-Bank.

-In which decade was the Chanel No 5 perfume launched?

'50s.

1920s. Is the Chinese Firefox another name for the giant panda or the red panda?

Red panda.

In which 1972 John Boorman film does the duelling banjo sequence take place?

Pass.

Deliverance. Which US president set out the four freedoms

in his 1941 State of the Union speech?

Franklin D Roosevelt.

-Bank.

-In nature, what P is an organism

that lives from the nutrition it gains from a host organism?

Parasite.

What is the name of the moorland district in Devon

which has wild ponies and has been a national park since 1951?

Dartmoor.

-Bank.

-Which British pop musician took the lead role

in the 1988 film Buster?

Pass.

Phil Collins. In which century did Marx live?

-20th.

-19th.

According to maritime tradition, what kind of seafarer flies a black flag?

Pass.

Pirate. Which British trade union has the most members?

The TUC.

UNISON. In which sport was TV presenter Bradley Walsh a professional?

Rowing?

Football. Did violinist Yehudi Menuhin first perform at age seven or 12?

Seven.

-Bank.

-In motoring, for what do the initials RPM stand?

Revs per minute.

-Bank.

-In the New Testament, conquest, war and famine

were three horsemen of the apocalypse. Name the fourth.

-Pass.

-Death.

In which decade was prohibition...

We're out of time.

In that round,

you banked a miserable £130.

Who is buckling under the pressure?

Who is too dazzled by the lights?

Who should be lying down in the dark?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to answer all his questions correctly,

Jason is the strongest player.

Paul is the weakest statistically,

but will the team realise this when it comes to the voting?

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

Jason, why Tina?

She had a bad round. She's been strong, but not then.

-You thought she was the weakest link?

-I did, yes.

-Was she, Paul?

-No.

-Who was, Paul?

-Me.

-Correct.

-You don't get any points for that, do you?

-No.

Tina, statistically,

Paul was the worst player,

but you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I had a bad round, so it was right that I was voted off.

I thought I was the weakest link.

The 50-50 question, I shouldn't have interrupted.

I was trying not to waste time so they could move on

to someone who could answer their question.

The ones I got wrong, my mind just went blank.

Round Five.

Your total is £1530. If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.

Five of you left.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link Jason.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Jason, which small US state was named after a Greek island?

Ohio.

Rhode Island. Paul, in Arthurian legend,

who was raised by the Lady of the Lake?

-Galahad.

-Lancelot.

In which country can you swim off the Gold Coast or Bondi Beach?

Australia.

Peter, which English county has a chalk plateau

which includes Salisbury Plain?

Wiltshire.

Allison, what A is the root that rises above the level of soil?

Pass.

Aerial. Jason, in which year of the 1950s

was The Flowerpot Men created?

-'53.

-'52.

Paul. A man spends £18 every week on food.

How much does he spend in four weeks?

72.

Sandra. Which bird flaps its wings faster than any other?

Hummingbird.

-Bank.

-which Asian country is Bharat in its official language?

Bahrain.

India. Allison, in nature, what O is the process

by which water enters into plant roots?

Pass.

Osmosis. In which decade was Kubrick's film 2001 A Space Odyssey released?

1960s.

Paul, how many US presidents have been impeached?

-One.

-Two.

In what sport does the goaltender defend the cage?

Hockey.

Ice hockey. Dorothy Wordsworth was the sister of which English poet?

Robert Wordsworth.

William Wordsworth. Allison,

whose chat show won him a BAFTA in 2000

for Best Entertainment Performance?

-Parkinson.

-Graham Norton.

What is the largest native mammal of North America?

Pass.

Buffalo. What is the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?

The Bank of England.

What is unglazed porcelain which has been fired only once?

Terracotta.

Biscuit. Which Scottish leader was inspired by a spider's perseverance?

Robert the Bruce.

-Bank.

-What is the merchant in Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice called

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

And after all that work, you managed to bank a pathetic £70.

Who is letting you down? Get rid of them.

Now, vote off the weakest link.

In a complete reversal of the first round,

Peter is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Allison, who got all her questions wrong.

But will the voting reflect this?

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

Peter.

Tell us about some of the poems by Robert Wordsworth.

I think he was a lesser-known cousin.

-Why Allison?

-I think she had a bit of a bad round.

Bad questions. I'm not sure she got any right.

Paul. What's Allison done to upset you?

Nothing to upset me. She got a bad start. Three off the trot.

Allison.

You were the worst player. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I did the walk of shame,

I felt a kind of relief.

But at the same time, quite proud of my achievement.

I didn't get put out in the first round, which was a worry.

Peter will be next. He got some questions wrong

that I knew, and he should have got right.

Round Six, and of the £5000 you could have won, you have in the bank just £1600.

Four of you left. Ten more seconds are cut from your time.

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

Start the clock.

Astigmatism affects which part of the body?

-The hands and feet.

-Eyes.

In history, the elite SS corps and the Gestapo were headed by which Nazi leader?

Goering.

Heinrich Himmler.

Kelly's Heroes starred Clint Eastwood and Donald Sutherland. Who played Kelly?

Clint Eastwood.

In geography, at what degree does the International Date Line lie? 160 or 180?

160 degrees.

180 degrees. Which popular American singer and actor was born Dino Crocetti?

-Bank... Pass.

-Dean Martin.

In which fictional area is the TV soap The Bill set?

-Police.

-Sun Hill.

If you performed paradiddles, drags and ruffs,

which musical instrument would you play?

-Skiffle board?

-Side drum.

For which English county side did Gary Sobers play cricket from '68 to '74?

-Yorkshire.

-Nottinghamshire.

What nationality was film director Fritz Lang?

German.

Austrian. Napoleon, Snowball and Boxer are in which fable by George Orwell?

Animal Farm.

-Bank.

-Who plays Dave in the TV sitcom The Royle Family?

Ralf Little or Craig Cash?

Craig Cash.

In which country is Mombasa?

Kenya.

-Bank.

-What U is a process by which

the proportion of a population living in towns increases?

Pass.

Urbanisation. If 2kg of sweets cost £1.50, how much do 4kg cost?

£3.00.

Name either of the houses involved in the War of the Roses.

-Stuarts?

-York or Lancaster.

In sport, name one of the three disciplines in a triathlon.

-Running, high jump...

-Stop. Running's enough.

-Bank.

-How is the American film director Allen Stewart Konigsberg better known?

Woody Allen.

-Bank.

-Which tourist destination did the Four Tops sing about in 1988?

Acapulco.

-Bank.

-What A

Time is up.

And in that round, you banked just £130.

Who is too slow to stay? Who is costing you money?

Whose skills are now more suited to their sofa at home?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time, Jason is the strongest player,

while, in another reversal of fortune, Peter is the weakest link.

What will influence the vote this time?

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

Jason. Why Paul?

I think it's coming down to the crunch now, and of the other two, I think he was the weakest.

Sandra.

Had enough of Paul?

Not really, but somebody has to go at this stage.

-You don't think it should be you?

-I don't think so.

-Peter. Why Sandra?

-I just remember...

not being able to bank, because she got questions wrong.

Right. You thought she was the weakest link?

-I did.

-That would be a mistake.

-Would it?

-Yes.

You were the weakest link, statistically.

But it's votes that count.

-What is it you're training to be, Paul?

-A driving instructor.

Just as well. You don't know anything about science, history, geography...

How are your nerves doing?

-Calmer.

-Bit late now. With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm gutted to be voted the weakest link. It was Peter.

I can't believe I got the War of the Roses question wrong.

I'll never live it down.

Sandra will go next. Peter and Jason are too strong for her.

Round Seven. You have £1730 in the bank

out of the £6000 you could have won.

Three left, ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link, Jason! Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Priam was king of which city that was destroyed by the Greeks?

-Athens.

-Troy.

In which part of the UK are areas called Antrim and Cookstown?

Northern Ireland.

By 1918, which cinematic legend had made the films The Cure and Easy Street?

Charlie Chaplin.

-Bank.

-Which sport is played on a gridiron?

American football.

Which Scandinavian country was first to guarantee freedom of the press in 1766?

Sweden.

-Bank.

-Which decade was the video recorder invented?

'70s.

1950s. What A is a translucent form of gypsum used for decorative purposes?

-Pass.

-Alabaster.

Which epic film set in ancient Rome,

starring Russell Crowe, and directed by Ridley Scott, came out in 2000?

Gladiator.

Peter, what is the second most highly populated city in the USA?

-Washington DC.

-Los Angeles.

What V is a play by Ben Jonson subtitled The Fox?

Pass.

Volpone. In literature, which Copenhagen resident had a feeling for snow?

Smilla.

-Bank.

-In Judaism, who was Jacob's father?

Isaac.

-Bank.

-In the Olympics 2000, which sport was played in cities other than Sydney?

Rowing.

-Football.

-Bank.

-Which English actor, who was knighted in 1959

was married to actress Rachel Kempson?

Pass.

Michael Redgrave. What fairground ride opened in 1884 at Luna Park in New York?

Roller coaster.

-Bank.

-Which Evelyn Waugh novel features Lady Teresa Marchmain?

Pass.

Brideshead Revisited. Which 1980s pop band sang the theme tune

to the Bond film The Living Daylights?

-Pass.

-A-Ha.

If there are 7.1

Time is up.

In that round, you only won £160. Now, in Round Eight,

you get a chance to treble what you bank.

That means, in the next round, there's £3,000 to be won. The question is...

Who don't you want here for the final?

Who blotted their copybook?

Who is least likely to help the bank balance?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Jason is the weakest link,

while Sandra is the strongest player for the first time.

But at this crucial stage of the game, who will lose out in the vote?

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

Sandra.

Why Peter?

None of us did perfectly last round,

and it had to be one of the boys, I'm afraid.

-He wasn't the weakest link, though.

-Perhaps not.

Did you realise that?

-No.

-Who was the weakest link, Jason?

I had a stinker.

Now, you have as specialist subjects, television and sport.

You don't know where The Bill is,

and you don't know anything about the Olympics either.

Not in this case, no.

-Have you told us porkies?

-I should have put something else down.

Well, fortunately, Sandra didn't notice that you were the weakest link.

You only got one question right and five wrong.

Peter, votes count. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm devastated that I was voted off.

I think they saw me as a threat, because I'm intellectually superior.

Out of the two left, I think Jason will win.

I think he's shown a broader knowledge of subjects.

Now he's in the last two, he won't be so nervous.

Round Eight. You've won £1890 so far

out of a possible £7000.

Jason and Sandra, just you two left.

This time, you have only 90 seconds.

But what you win will be trebled and added to your total

to make up your final prize money.

So, there's £3000 at stake now.

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

Sandra. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which rugby league commentator

oversaw the mini marathon on It's A Knockout?

-Pass.

-Eddie Waring.

Which composer wrote The Sorcerer's Apprentice?

-Mozart.

-Paul Dukas.

Sandra, which British novelist

wrote the romance Moll Flanders, published in 1722?

Pass.

Daniel Defoe. Leicester is on which river?

-Trent.

-Soar.

Which US President, when testing a microphone,

was caught on live TV jokingly announcing a nuclear attack on Russia?

-Gerald Ford.

-Ronald Reagan.

What name is given to a component in an electrical circuit

that introduces resistance?

Pass.

Resistor. Who played Shane in the film of that name?

Alan Ladd.

-Bank.

-In medieval times, what name was given to a youth who trained with a knight?

-Pass.

-Squire.

What S is the dependent relationship between living things?

Symbiosis.

-Bank.

-Stained-glass windows are held together with which element?

Lead.

Which wife of a former UK politician

compiled the Bumper Book Of British Battle-axes?

-Pass.

-Christine Hamilton.

What is the term for a coin collector?

Numismatist.

What was the sequel Time is up.

And having got rid of seven apparently weaker links,

you have exposed your own ignorance.

You put in the bank just £40 in that last round.

We'll treble that and add it to the winnings from the previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £2010.

Only one of you can take that money away,

so now you play against each other.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.

Whoever gets most right wins.

If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death until we have a winner.

So, Jason and Sandra, for £2010, let's play The Weakest Link.

Jason, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.

I'll go second, please.

Sandra. In Peter Pan,

who was the sister of John and Michael Darling?

Wendy.

That is the correct answer.

Jason.

In which English city

was The Guardian national newspaper founded in 1821?

Birmingham.

The right answer is Manchester.

Sandra. In netball,

how many players on a team are allowed to score?

Three.

The correct answer is two.

Jason, in which art gallery is Constable's The Haywain on display?

The National Gallery.

That is the correct answer.

Sandra.

In politics, which prime minister

has served the shortest term since the Second World War?

James Callaghan.

The answer is Sir Alec Douglas-Home.

Jason.

In the human body, what is synovial fluid produced to lubricate?

The...

Mouth.

The correct answer is joints.

Sandra.

Cherie Blair's actor father, Tony Booth,

married which former Coronation Street star?

Pass.

The correct answer is Pat Phoenix.

Jason.

The Bimini islands,

and Eleuthera,

are part of which island group?

The Phillipines?

The Bahamas.

Sandra.

Which French underwater explorer

was co-inventor of the aqualung?

Jacques Cousteau.

That is the correct answer.

Jason,

you need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.

Which bespectacled singer of the 1960s

was known as The Big O?

Roy Orbison.

That is the correct answer.

After five questions we have a tie,

so we now go into a sudden death situation.

The questions will continue in pairs.

Sandra, if you get your question right,

Jason has to get his right,

or he'll lose.

If you get yours wrong, Jason must answer his correctly to win.

So, Sandra and Jason, let's play Sudden Death.

Sandra.

In the animal kingdom,

what is the specific name given to a female peacock?

Peahen.

That is the correct answer.

Jason.

Which chemical element

makes up over 70% of the sun?

Hydrogen.

That is the correct answer.

Sandra.

Which Liverpudlian poet,

with the first name Roger,

is best remembered

for the UK number one record

Lily The Pink?

Roger de Coverley.

The correct answer is Roger McGough.

Jason.

In religion,

which saint renounced his worldly life,

to live a life of poverty,

and became the founder of the Franciscans?

Saint Francis of Assisi.

That is the correct answer.

So, Jason, you are today's strongest link,

and you go away with £2010.

Sandra, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

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I chose to go second.

It could have gone either way.

Sandra's questions were as tough. It's the luck of the draw.

I could not have answered those last two questions,

no matter how much time I had.

So, I think it was a fair win for Jason.

When it came down to the last three,

I was the coolest, and I really fancied my chances.