19/05/2010 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one 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 Andy, I'm 19, I'm from Northern Ireland and I'm a primary education student.

I'm Mel, I'm 43, from Kent and I'm a treasury assistant.

I'm Paul, I'm 24, from Essex and I'm a team leader at a mental health clinic.

I'm Barbara, I'm 72, I'm from Wirral in Merseyside and I'm a retired printer.

I'm Peter, I'm 37, from Cardiff, and I'm an architectural aluminium fabricator.

I'm Liela, I'm 27, from St Albans, and I'm a customer services co-ordinator.

I'm Trevor, I'm 58, from Weymouth and I'm a plumbing and heating engineer.

I'm Kathy, I'm 34, from Brighton and I'm a property manager.

I'm Steve, I'm 48, I'm in the Royal Air Force and I'm from Manchester.

OK, 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 it.

Say "Bank!" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll 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.

In the animal kingdom, a stallion is a horse of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct. In the modern English alphabet, what is the first vowel letter?

-A.

-Correct. According to one of its nicknames, New York is the city that never what - eats or sleeps?

-Sleeps.

-Correct. In art, canary, mustard and lemon are all shades of which colour?

-Yellow.

-Correct. In maths, what is 80 minus 20?

-60.

-Correct. In British food, mint sauce is traditionally served with which roast meat?

-Lamb.

-Correct. On a compass, the four main directions are north, east, west and which other?

-South.

-Correct. In childhood, what B is the usual male equivalent of the word "girl"?

-Boy.

-Correct. In time measurement, a century is divided into one hundred what?

-Years.

-Correct.

-Andy...

-Bank.

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target

in that first round where the questions were pathetically simple.

But who's worrying you?

If brains were illegal, who do you think would have a clear conscience?

If knowledge is wealth, who might well be broke?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Andy is the strongest link as he banked all the money.

Statistically, Mel is the weakest link, but whose game is over?

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

Liela.

Paul.

Peter.

Steve.

Kathy.

Barbara.

Barbara.

Peter.

Barbara.

-Liela, what do you do?

-I sell lighting.

-In a shop?

-No, over the phone.

-Are you in a call centre?

-Well, yeah.

It's a big office with lots of people in it, on the phone.

-Yeah.

-So a call centre, yeah.

-Does the phone keep going?

-Yeah.

-Ever think of answering it?

-I'm always on the phone.

Are you? How do you answer?

-Good morning! Aurora, Liela speaking...

-Aurora?

-That's the name of the company that I work for.

-Won't people think they're talking to Aurora?

-Em...

-Yeah, they know it's Aurora. They've rung Aurora.

-Have they?

-Why Barbara?

-Just because... Barbara's probably got a lot more experience than I have.

-You mean she's old?

-Yeah. I don't mean it that way!

-Which way?

She's got more experience than me, so she's competition.

Oh, I see.

-What do you do, Steve?

-I'm in the RAF, Anne.

-Are you flying planes?

-No, I don't.

-Too afraid, are you?

-Not of flying, no. Just not clever enough to fly.

-So why did you join the RAF?

-It was a challenge.

-What can you do?

-I can cook.

-Is cooking for the RAF different from cooking normally?

-Probably not, no.

-You don't call the puddings "Chocs Away"?

-Er, no.

-Have you got a nickname?

-Have I?

-Yeah.

-OB.

-What's that for?

-My surname is hyphenated. It's Owen-Brown.

-And you're from Manchester.

-Correct.

-Are you self-hyphenated.

-Yes, I am.

-To make yourself more interesting.

-That's one way of putting it.

-Why Barbara?

-Cos Barbara's had a long day. She needs to go and sit down.

-Oh, you can be patronising as well.

-Sorry, Barbara.

-What do you do, Trevor?

-I'm a plumbing and heating engineer.

-Got your own company?

-Yes.

-Ooh!

-I'm the chief executive officer.

-Is that what your wife calls you?

-No, she calls me other things.

-Does she?

-Yeah.

-What's Mrs Plumber called?

-Carol.

-Carol?

-Yeah.

-You've been married for years and years?

-16.

Does she like your fast brain?

-And your wit?

-I amuse her sometimes.

-Do you?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Oh.

-You can be funny, can you?

-Em, sometimes, yeah.

-We haven't seen any evidence of it.

-Oh, all right.

-Can you tell me a plumbing joke?

What do you get if you swallow a ball valve and an immersion heater?

-I've no idea.

-A hot flush.

-Why Barbara?

-Em...she's a little bit older...

-Take your time, Trevor(!)

Pardon?

She's a little bit older than me and I thought she won't need the money.

Barbara, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family will be absolutely devastated that I've been voted off in the first round.

I'll never live it down!

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take 10 seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link. That's little Andy. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The part of a standard bicycle tyre that's inflated with a pump is known as the inner what?

-Inner ring?

-Tube.

In medicine, the word "gastric" refers to which organ of the body?

-Stomach.

-In cinema, the actor whose films include Tango and Cash, Demolition Man and Judge Dredd

is Sylvester who?

-Stallone.

-In superstitions, someone who claims to be able to tell people their destinies

is a future smeller or fortune teller?

-Fortune teller.

-Correct. In comics, the character in the Dandy who eats cow pie has what alliterative name?

-Desperate Dan.

-Correct.

In geography, the Lipari Islands in the Mediterranean to the north of Sicily belong to which country?

-Italy.

-Correct.

A proposed Act of Parliament introduced by someone other than a government minister

is a private member's what?

-Law?

-Bill.

In entertainment, what C is the name of a high-locking dance made famous

by performers at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris?

-Cheerleading.

-Can-can.

The author who created the spy James Bond was Ian who?

-McKellen?

-Fleming.

In definitions, an accumulation of uncompleted work is called a backlog or an epilogue?

-Backlog.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In finance, the abbreviation APR stands for Annual Percentage what?

-Pass.

-Rate. In Western art, which word meaning innocent or gullible is applied to painting

that is unsophisticated and childlike?

-Kid?

-Naive. In expressions, a person who is delighted with something

is often said to be over which celestial object?

-The Moon.

-Correct. In engineering, what W is the word used

to describe the heavy ball that is swung from a crane to demolish old buildings?

-Wrecking.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The name of which Brazilian city translates as River of January?

-Rio de Janeiro.

-Correct. In science fiction, the Star Trek character Mr Spock was born on which planet?

-Pass.

-Vulcan. In filmmaking, fake glass used in stunts to avoid injury is made from jelly or sugar?

-Sugar.

-In Scrabble, when placed on a standard square, a letter of the highest value is worth how much?

-10.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The woman who was a judge on Pop Idol and has hosted Sunday Style and This Morning

is Nicki who?

-Pass.

-Chapman. In classical mythology, what J is the name of the Roman equivalent of Greek god Zeus?

Time's up. The answer was Jupiter. That wasn't very impressive.

You only banked £120.

Who's the tailor-made tragedy? Who's a space-age simpleton?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions, Mel is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Steve, but will the other players realise that?

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

Paul.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Steve.

Andy.

-What do you do, Paul?

-I work at a mental health clinic.

-And you're a team leader.

-Yes.

-What team?

I manage the domestic staff.

-Not the surgeons? Or the nurses?

-No. I'm not that smart, Anne.

-How many cleaners are under you?

-Only four.

-How old are you?

-24, Anne.

-And how old are they?

-I have no idea.

-Any of them 24?

-No. Definitely all older than me.

-You must know a lot about cleaning.

-I don't, I'm afraid.

-Is team leading your life?

-No, I have a social life, Anne.

-What do you really want to be?

-I'd like to be in a band.

-A rock star?

-Yes, something like that.

-Put your board down. What can you do?

-I Play the drums.

-Can you sing?

-No.

-Move over. What can you drum to?

-Anything you like.

-What do you like drumming to?

-Heavy metal.

-Do a bit of drumming.

-I can't...

-Air drum!

-Air drum.

OK.

-I could do that, Paul.

-Probably.

-It wouldn't be in time, though.

-Move back.

Put your board up.

-Why Andy?

-He got two questions wrong in that round.

-What do you do, Peter?

-I'm an architectural aluminium fabricator.

-You aren't!

-I am.

-Where?

-Cardiff.

-So, being Welsh, you're creative.

-Oh, yeah.

-And you can sing as well?

Ohh...well, no.

-What can you do?

-Impressions.

-Oh, can you?

-Yeah.

-Who can you do?

-You have to guess.

-OK. Put your board down.

Go on.

One million dollars.

I will get you, Austin...Powers.

-Is that Cheryl Cole?

-Close!

-Who was that?

-That was Dr Evil from the Austin Powers films.

-OK, do another one.

Shomebody mentioned Connery? Oshcar-winning actor and golfer?

-Who's that?

-Sean Connery.

-A Welsh Sean Connery.

-Well, maybe.

-Can you do any girls?

-No.

-Can you do me?

-..No.

Very wise. Put your board up.

-Why Andy?

-I just remembered him getting two wrong at the beginning.

Andy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I thought the reasons they gave for voting me off were quite fair,

but it was because I answered first that they thought I was the weakest link and I wasn't, so...robbed.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,120. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In food, the cheese named after an area in the East Midlands is called Red what?

-Leicester.

-In human appearance, brown marks on the skin, mainly appearing in older people,

are liver spots or kidney beans?

-Liver spots.

-Correct.

-Bank!

At the 2010 ceremony, which R&B singer became the first female solo artist to win six Grammy awards

-in a single year?

-Rihanna?

No, Beyonce. In expressions, which abbreviated boy's name precedes the word "foolery"

to make a term for silly behaviour?

-Tom.

-Correct. In history, until 1868 the shoguns were the military rulers of which Asian country?

-Japan.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In reptiles, what T is a type of aquatic turtle

that is sometimes referred to as a water tortoise?

-Terrapin.

-Correct. In UK geography, Donny is a nickname for which town in South Yorkshire?

-Doncaster.

-Correct. In sport in 2009, the former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas

publicly revealed that he was gay or English?

-Gay.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A case where a lawyer does not charge a fee is described by the Latin phrase pro what?

-Brava.

-Bono.

What is the English name for the northern European language known by its own speakers as Dansk?

-Pass.

-Danish.

The host of the 1950s and '60s TV shows The 6-5 Special and Juke Box Jury,

who later presented Open House on radio in the '70s was Pete who?

-Pass.

-Murray.

In vocabulary, what B means to smile radiantly and is also a term for a shaft of light?

-Bright?

-Beam.

In beverages, the drink that is traditionally made by fermenting two plants native to the British Isles

is called dandelion and what?

-Burdock.

-Correct. In the Royal Navy, which word derived from the French for small

is applied to an officer equivalent in rank to a sergeant in the Army?

Could you repeat that, sorry?

In the Royal Navy, which word derived from the French for small

is applied to an officer equivalent in rank to a sergeant in the Army?

-Petty.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which infection of the large intestine occurs in two forms called bacterial and amoebic?

-Pass.

-Dysentery.

In the Gregorian calendar, the four months of the year...

Time's up and you won £250.

But who's the finger painting at the Royal Academy? Which gnome is leading you up the garden path?

Who's losing you money? Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Kathy is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Peter, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Peter.

Peter.

Liela.

Paul.

Paul.

Peter.

Peter.

-What do you do, Mel?

-I'm a treasury assistant for an insurance company.

-Is that all?

-At the moment, yeah.

-Oh.

-Work-wise.

-Oh, you do lots of things leisure-wise, do you?

-I was running, until I had a bit of an accident.

-Who do you run with?

-My friends.

-You haven't got a husband?

-He won't run with me.

-He says he couldn't keep his eyes on where he was going.

-Is he a new husband?

-He's not my husband

-and he's not new.

-Is he somebody else's husband?

-No, he's my own, but we're just not married.

-Oh.

-We've been together nearly 20 years, though.

-Is he older?

-No, younger.

-Really? How old is he?

-38.

-And you're what?

-43.

-So how did you get him, Mel?

-I was a barmaid and he was a customer.

-Yeah. And?

He'll kill me for saying this, but he liked me and I quite liked him,

-but he didn't have the courage to come to me, so I went to him.

-How?

-Actually, I had a friend who was a mediator.

-And what did the friend say to him?

We all just met up round at her flat one night for a meal and stuff and it went from there.

-Did it? Where did it go to?

-You wouldn't want to know, Anne.

-Why Peter?

-I just remember him getting two questions wrong.

-What do you do, Kathy?

-I'm a property manager.

-Oh. What sort of property?

-Rental properties.

-And who do you work for?

-The family business.

Oh, I see. So have Mummy and Daddy got lots of properties?

-They might have, if I called them Mummy and Daddy.

-What do you call them?

-Dad and Mum.

-Do you collect the rents?

-I do.

-Yeah? In an armoured van?

-With a rolling pin.

-Why Peter?

-I believe he was the title character in that round.

He didn't answer a single question.

Peter, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne asked me if I could sing and I said I can do impressions.

She asked me who I do and I said you'd have to guess. And she didn't know any of them.

Then she said, "Can you do me?" I stumbled for a minute and thought, "I don't think I should do Anne."

Round 4. In the bank, £1,370. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In insects, a honey bee hive usually contains how many Queen Bees?

-One.

-Correct. In housework, a triangular fold of bed linen tucked securely under a mattress

is called a hospital corner or surgical plait?

-Hospital corner.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Jim Carrey starred as a lawyer who is cursed to tell only the truth in which 1997 comedy?

-Liar Liar.

-Correct. In geography, which canal, completed in 1869,

lies on the shortest maritime route between London and India?

-Suez Canal.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In broadcasting, the former British number one tennis player

who joined GMTV as a presenter in 2000 is Andrew who?

-Castle.

-Correct. In food, prosciutto is an uncooked dried meat that is obtained from which animal?

-Pig?

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In maths, which is the only number between 80 and 90 wholly divisible by 11?

-88.

-Correct. In pop music, the influential American R'n'B producer Timothy Mosley

uses what professional name - Timberlake or Timbaland?

-Justin Timberlake.

-Timbaland.

In religious festivals, Easter takes place in the northern hemisphere during which of the four seasons?

-Spring.

-Correct. In measurements, what D is a unit equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

and is commonly used as a term for a small alcoholic drink?

-Pass.

-Dram. In achievements, in 1926 Gertrude Ederle became the first woman

to swim across which body of water?

-The Channel.

-Correct.

According to the last line of the poem entitled The Hollow Men by TS Eliot,

the world ends not with a bang, but with a what?

-A whisper?

-Whimper.

In sport, cities in which country hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1956 and 2000?

-Athens?

-Australia.

In cinema, Johnny Depp played JM Barrie in the 2004 film entitled Finding what?

-Nemo.

-Neverland.

In geography, the two US states that are not physically connected to others are Hawaii and which other?

-Alaska?

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £170.

Who'd need water wings in the bath?

Who thinks a Cabinet minister is in charge of the furniture?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Mel is the strongest link.

With the most answers wrong, Steve is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?

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

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Trevor.

-Paul, from Rainham.

-Hello, Anne.

-You want to be Ringo, do you?

Em, not quite Ringo, but yeah, in a manner of speaking.

-Why Steve?

-I think he was the only one to get two questions wrong. Sorry, Steve.

-So, Trevor, why Steve?

-Em, sadly, he got a couple wrong.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the highlight of coming on the programme is just coming on it.

You can say you've done it, been there, failed abjectly

and walked away on the Walk of Shame.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,540. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

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

In TV, in 1990 Paul Merton and Ian Hislop became the regular team captains on which quiz show?

-Have I Got News For You.

-Correct. The medieval illuminated manuscript called the Book of Kells

is housed in which Irish city?

-Dublin.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In magazines,

the British journalist who became editor-in-chief of the US edition of Vogue in 1988 is Anna who?

-Pass.

-Wintour. In Ancient Greece, what P was the name of the philosopher who,

in about 387BC founded a school called the Academy?

-Plato?

-Correct.

-Bank!

-According to the proverb, a change is as good as a what?

-Pass.

-Rest! In the marine world, the dogfish is a member of which family of sea creatures -

eels or sharks?

-Eels.

-Sharks. In materials, which cotton fabric has a name reflecting its origin in Nimes?

-Nylon.

-Denim.

In classical music, what G was the first name of the English composer called Holst,

whose best-known work is the Planets Suite?

-Greg.

-Gustav.

In 19th-century literature, Samuel Pickwick, Wackford Squeers and Martin Chuzzlewit

were all created by which author?

-Charles Dickens.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The word bibulous describes someone who is inclined to do a great deal of cleaning or drinking?

-Drinking.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The headquarters of the news channel CNN are in which city in Georgia?

-Atlanta?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In expressions,

a period of leave spent in an activity similar to one's work is called a busman's what?

-Pass.

-Holiday.

What T is a metallic element that is strong but lightweight

and is used to make aircraft parts and as a pigment in inks and paints?

-Tin.

-No, titanium.

In cinema, what is the title of the 1941 Oscar-winning film written by and starring Orson Welles?

The 39 Steps.

Time's up. The correct answer was Citizen Kane.

And you won £130. So whose brain has got an ASBO?

Who needs a personal thickness trainer? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Liela is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Mel, but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Liela.

Liela.

Paul.

Paul.

Paul.

-So, Liela, you thought Paul was the worst player, did you?

-I did, yeah.

-And did you have any help choosing Paul?

-No.

-So that's not the reason you've voted the same way as Trevor all the way?

-I don't know why we have.

-Don't you?

-No, honestly.

-You didn't have a little agreement?

-No!

I'm not like that. I voted Paul because I think,

after me, he got the next amount of questions wrong.

So how come, Trevor, you've been voting the same as Liela?

-I can't answer that one.

-I bet you can't.

It's votes that count. Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne asked me to do some mime drumming for her.

She didn't give me a chance to complete it. She said she could do it.

But I'm sure I could impress her further if she came and listened.

Round 6. In the bank, £1,670. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In maths, what is 18 plus 36?

-54.

-Correct. In pop music, Weather With You, Four Seasons In One Day and It's Only Natural

were UK hit singles in 1992 for which group?

-Crowded House.

-Correct. In trees, which animal precedes "puzzle"

in the common English name of an ornamental conifer native to South America?

-Redwood?

-Monkey.

In a game of volleyball, in any point each side is allowed a maximum of how many consecutive hits?

-Three?

-Correct. Because they lived in Cumbria,

Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey are known collectively as the Valley Poets or Lake Poets?

-Lake Poets.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In TV, after an absence of almost 10 years, which comedy series starring Gregor Fisher

was revived for a Christmas special in 2008 and a new series in 2010?

-Pass.

-Rab C Nesbitt.

In British politics, before Gordon Brown was appointed in 1997,

the last Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer was Denis who?

-Skinner?

-Healey.

In legend, what T is the name of the Cornish castle said to have been the birthplace of King Arthur?

-Pass.

-Tintagel.

The bi-plane used in WWI and named for the fact that it has a hump in front of the cockpit

is the Sopwith what?

-No idea, Anne.

-Camel.

"They're digging in the wrong place," comes from which Harrison Ford film -

Raiders of the Lost Ark or What Lies Beneath?

-Raiders of the Lost Ark.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What is the West London prison known informally as the Scrubs?

-Brixton.

-Wormwood Scrubs.

In celebrities, the controversial PR consultant whose clients have included Simon Cowell,

Shilpa Shetty and Kerry Katona is Max who?

-Clifford.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. And your bank was in time.

As a result,

you won £90.

But consider... maybe Mel's no treasure?

Is Liela about to see the light?

Has Trevor gone down the plughole?

Or is Kathy's tenancy over?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Liela has gone from the weakest link in the last round to the strongest.

Statistically, Trevor is the weakest link, but will the votes follow the statistics?

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

Trevor.

Trevor.

Liela.

Trevor.

Liela, you've changed your tune.

-I feel bad for that. I really do.

-I wouldn't do so.

-He's voted for you.

-I thought he might.

After him, I probably was worst, so I knew he would.

-You thought you were the worst, did you?

-Yeah. After Trevor.

You were the strongest link.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Mel, why Trevor?

-Great guy and all that, but he got all his questions wrong.

-He was hopeless!

-He was.

-Trevor, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

There was no tactical voting. I think Anne was trying to stir up trouble with Liela and myself.

She's quite a pretty girl and maybe there was a little bit of jealousy there.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,760.

Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In football, which manager of Liverpool whose surname is also a town in Scotland,

became the first to win three European Cups?

-Rafael Benitez?

-Bob Paisley.

In pop music, what C is the name of the female American singer who has had UK hit singles

entitled Goodies, Oh and Love Sex Magic?

-Chantelle?

-Ciara.

In geographical locations, the Portuguese capital Lisbon is on the coast of which ocean?

-The...Atlantic.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In botany, the largest flower in the world, Rafflesia, attracts insects

by mimicking the smell of what - apple pie or rotting flesh?

-Rotting flesh.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In the media since 1927,

the abbreviation BBC has stood for the British Broadcasting what?

-Corporation.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The man born in Poland in 1920 who was elected Pope in 1978 became known by which name and number?

-John Paul II.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In US politics, which large land animal is the symbol of the Republican Party?

-A...tiger.

-A...elephant.

In the Harry Potter books, what J is the middle name of the title character?

-Julius?

-James.

In pop music, A Message To You, Rudy, Rat Race, Do Nothing and Ghost Town were UK hit singles

for which group formed in 1977 in Coventry?

-Fun Boy Three.

-The Specials.

In motor sport, the French driver who in 2009 won his sixth successive World Rally championship

is Sebastian who?

-Shankar.

-Loeb. After being expelled from the Soviet Union

in 1929, Leon Trotsky...

Time's up and you won £80. In Round 8, you treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the fourth time in the game, Mel is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Liela, but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Liela.

Kathy.

Liela.

-Mel, why Liela?

-It's getting harder, but I think she got more questions wrong than everybody else.

-It's not because she's younger, thinner and taller?

-In that case, I'd be voting Kathy as well.

-Kathy, why Liela?

-Mel has been consistently brilliant throughout the game,

-and deserves a place in the final.

-And Liela was the worst player.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My biggest mistake maybe was passing on quite a lot of questions.

I didn't really give them much thought and I could have maybe answered them if I'd thought,

but at the time your mind goes a bit blank, so the easiest thing to say is "Pass".

Round 8. In the bank, £1,840. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win is trebled. We'll start with Mel.

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

In dogs, which word that means horseman forms part of the name of a breed developed

from the King Charles spaniel?

-Cocker.

-Cavalier.

In medicine, sciatica is a condition that is more likely to affect the ears or the legs?

-The ears.

-The legs.

In heavy industry, until 1980 the town of Consett in County Durham was a major centre

for the production of which alloy?

-Tin.

-Steel.

If a person to whom a cheque is made out is the payee,

what is a similar term for someone on the front of an envelope?

-Addressee.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In maths, what is 4 multiplied by 2 multiplied by 2?

-16.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In transport,

the vehicles owned and used by a railway company are its rocking store or rolling stock?

Rolling...rocking stock.

No, rolling stock.

In celebrities, what's the Italian first name of the outspoken chef born in Leeds in 1961

with the other names Pierre White?

-Marco.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The American humorist James Thurber once said, "A woman's place is in the..." what?

-Home.

-No, in the wrong.

In heraldry, the native species of swan depicted on the coat of arms of Australia is what colour?

-White.

-Black. What B is the name of an event that combines cross-country skiing...

Biathlon!

Time's up.

You won £60, which we will treble.

That means prize money today of:

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, sudden death.

So, Mel and Kathy, for £2,020, let's play the Weakest Link.

Kathy, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

In history, throughout the American Civil War, the Crimean War and the Anglo-Zulu War,

which monarch was on the British throne?

Oh...

-Charles the...

-The answer is Queen Victoria.

When the former model Sandra Paul married a future leader of the Conservative Party in 1975,

she took what married surname?

-McMillan.

-The answer is Howard.

In landmarks,

the 100-storey building in Chicago

that was renamed the Willis Tower in 2009

had been known since its opening in 1973 by what other name?

-It's gone.

-The correct answer is the Sears Tower.

The only three countries in the Americas

whose names in English contain the letter Z

are Brazil, Belize and which other?

-Venezuela.

-That is correct.

In pop music, what's the single-word title of the debut album by Coldplay

that was a UK number one in 2000

and then re-entered the Top 40 in 2002, 2003 and 2005?

-Yellow.

-The correct answer is Parachutes.

The 2009 book Mad Dogs And Englishmen: An Expedition Round My Family

is a personal history of his ancestors by which famous British explorer?

-Ranulph Scott.

-The correct answer is Ranulph Fiennes.

In art, what was the professional name of the US painter born in 1887

and known for her sensuous close-up paintings of flowers such as Black Iris?

-Em, pass.

-The correct answer is Georgia O'Keeffe.

In cinema, the songs Let's Stay Together, Son of a Preacher Man

and Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon

featured on the soundtrack of which controversial 1994 film?

-I don't know, Anne.

-Pulp Fiction.

In education, which branch of science explores cultural diversity

and human evolution

and has a single-word name that literally means the study of humankind?

Palaeontology?

The correct answer is anthropology.

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

Kathy, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

If I had Mel's questions, I don't think I'd have done any better.

I knew my answers, but I couldn't roll them off my tongue.

I'm hoping to go back out to Australia next year or the year after so it's paid for the flights.

My kids will be ecstatic.

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