20/02/2012 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 Adam, I'm 23, from Cheltenham, and I'm a stand-up comedian.

I'm Lynsey, I'm 30, from Liverpool, and I'm a store liaison officer.

I'm Gordon, I'm 79, I live in Nottingham and I'm a retired electronics engineer.

My name is Emma, I'm 40, from Wiltshire, and I'm a personal assistant.

My name is James, I'm 33, from Middlesex and I'm a chauffeur.

I'm Barbara, 73, from Pontypridd in South Wales and I'm a retired civil servant.

I'm David, I'm 55, I'm from Newcastle Upon Tyne and I'm a Christian minister.

I'm Jade, I'm 20, from Sutton Coldfield, and I'm a marketing student.

I'm Pete, I'm 49, from Norwich, and I'm a local government officer.

OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in it.

Say "bank" before the question 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, Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In British customs, since the 1950s, pink clothes have traditionally been worn by babies of which sex?

-Girls.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 22 minus 19?

-Three.

-Correct. In the office, a malfunction in a printer or photocopier

when the stationery gets snarled up is known as a paper jam or paper sponge?

-Jam, paper jam.

-Correct.

In cricket, what's the three-letter name for the wooded implement for hitting the ball?

-Bat.

-Correct. In leisure activities, what D is a general term that means

to move the feet and body rhythmically in time to music?

-Dancing.

-Correct.

In a TV catchphrase coined by Bruce Forsyth on The Generation Game,

which four words follow the greeting, "Nice to see you..."?

-To see you nice.

-Correct.

In food and drink, the seeds used to make coffee and chocolate are referred to as nuts or beans?

-Beans.

-Correct. In UK traditions,

chicks, lambs and rabbits are associated with which Christian festival?

-Easter.

-Correct.

In film awards, what O is the popular name for the statuettes first presented in 1929

that have a height of 13½ inches?

-Oscars.

-Correct.

-Bank.

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

That goes through to the next round, but one of you will not. Who's worth less than a Greek pension?

Who might be slower than an electric car?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link, statistically, is Lynsey, but whose game is over?

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

Gordon.

Gordon.

David.

David.

Gordon.

Lynsey.

Lynsey.

Gordon.

Gordon.

Adam, put your board down.

Hm. Where did you buy that?

Top Man.

-What - the chest hair?

-This is Welsh, born and bred.

-Put your board up. What do you do?

-I'm a stand up comedian.

-Where do you do that?

-Cheltenham Spa.

-Put your board down again.

-I'd like a joke that's funny.

-I've got a ukulele normally, so it's more...

I went to a wedding. It was two aerials. The ceremony was rubbish, but the reception was brilliant.

-I'm guessing you're not earning a living as a stand-up.

-Half.

-What's the other half?

-Waiter.

-Do you tell them jokes?

-Yeah.

-Do you have to do songs?

-Yes, I do.

-What sort of songs?

-Birthday songs.

My auntie Mary's just died. Can you do a funeral song?

Sorry for this sad day, hope the sadness will go away. Mary will always be in your heart...

-Oh, I can only think of fart to rhyme with it.

-Put your board up.

-Why Gordon?

-It would be nice if he could go back and sit nice and comfortably.

-What do you do, Jade?

-I'm a marketing student.

-Put your board down. What do you hope to get?

-A 2.1.

-Not your two big ones.

-Well, I could fall back on them.

-Yes, you could.

-Literally.

-They're quite big.

-Yeah.

-How big?

-Do you really want to know?

-Yes.

-34 HH.

-Huge Hooters?

-You could say that?

-Yes. You're from Birmingham?

-Can you tell?

-Only just.

-What do you do in Birmingham?

-Ice skating and swimming.

Move down towards David. What sort of ice skating?

-Speed skating.

-How does that work?

You have to get low like that and go.

Get up on your podium. Well done. Put your board up.

-Why Gordon?

-He was a bit slow.

-Yes. He's a bit old, perhaps?

-Maybe.

-He wouldn't do speed skating.

-Well, he's got a Hawaiian shirt on.

-What do you do, Pete?

-I'm a gypsy and traveller liaison officer.

-Oh? What's the difference?

-I think it's traditional heritage. Where they...

-Oh, getting boring!

-OK. Where do you come from?

-Norwich.

-Yes...that's not your fault, is it?

-Do you have to move on the gypsies and the travellers?

-Occasionally.

-Is that difficult?

-Not really. If you go down and show a little bit of respect

and inform them about what's going to happen to them, that's fine.

Or you could explain the benefits of Norfolk and they'd go immediately.

Yeah.

-Why Gordon?

-Well, we all had a great round. It's just picking a name.

Gordon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It was a perfect round, so they had to pick on someone

and me being old and with a bad cold

I suppose they thought, "Poor man. He needs to go and have a rest."

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

We'll start with the strongest link, Adam. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the signs of the zodiac, Aquarius is also known as the what carrier?

-Water.

-Correct. In the animal kingdom, what T is the common name for a female tiger?

-Tigress.

-Correct. The actor born William Bradley Pitt in 1963 is known by what first name?

-Brad.

-Correct. In chess, which is the only piece that can be placed in a position of check?

-The...queen.

-King.

In science, what's the term for a piece of metal that can attract iron

and settles in a north/south alignment when freely suspended?

-Compass.

-Magnet.

In music, what A is an adjective used to describe any instrument that's not electric?

-Acoustic.

-Correct. In London, the road noted for its luxury hotels

that forms the eastern boundary of Hyde Park is called Park what?

-Street.

-Lane.

In geometry, an octahedron is a three-dimensional shape with how many plane faces?

-Eight?

-Correct. In nature, which tall grass is the main foodstuff of the giant panda?

-Bamboo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In fundraising, having previously swum across the English Channel,

which British comedian swam the River Thames in 2011 for charity?

-David Walliams.

-Correct. In baking, what P is the generic term for the dough mixture

widely used as a moulded base for items such as jam tarts?

-Pastry.

-Correct. In children's rhymes, the song The Animals Went In Two By Two

refers to loading whose ark?

-Noah.

-Correct. In tennis, the British player who won the Men's Singles at Wimbledon

three consecutive years in the 1930s was Fred who?

-Perry.

-Correct. Between 1993 and 2007, Ann Widdecombe, John Gummer and Tony Blair all joined what -

the Liberal Democrats or the Roman Catholic church?

-The Roman Catholic Church.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In geography,

which four-letter word for lake is in the names of several large expanses in the Lake District?

-Pool.

-Mere. In pop music, what Z is the first name of one son of Bob Marley

and also a fictional rock star created by David Bowie?

-Ziggy.

-Correct. In cartoon cliches,

in return for a prediction, a fortune teller asks for what to be crossed with silver?

-Palm.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In TV, the 2011 reality series Geordie Shore,

about a hedonistic group of friends in the north-east of England is set in which city?

-Newcastle.

-Correct. In human anatomy, the mitral valve, which ensures the one-way flow...

Time's up. You won £400, but whose head is so full of froth they could be a cappuccino?

Whose friends have gone into hiding? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With all her answers wrong, Jade is the weakest link.

Statistically, Lynsey is the strongest link, but how will the votes go?

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

James.

Jade.

Jade.

Jade.

Jade.

Jade.

James.

Barbara.

-What do you do, David?

-I'm a Christian minister.

-Put your board down.

-So why have you got a cross round your neck?

-I prefer to wear a cross rather than a dog collar.

-If you're going clubbing, do you wear it?

-I do.

-And on holiday?

-I do.

-On the beach?

-It doesn't go with my cossie.

-Put your board up. What sort of church?

We're a seven day a week community. We have a cafe and a state-of-the-art centre.

-Have you got technology in your church?

-All kinds of technology.

-Is God on Twitter?

-Not for our church, but he is for many.

-Have you got a church joke?

-Where's the first cricket match in the Bible?

-I don't know.

In the Book of Acts. "Peter stood before the 11 and was bold."

You could do stand-up in Cheltenham.

-Why Jade?

-She got a couple wrong.

-OK. Where are you from, Lynsey?

-Liverpool, Anne.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a store liaison manager.

-How did you get here today?

-I got a train.

-Oh, didn't you steal a car?

-No, it was all paid for.

-What store do you represent?

-It's a famous coffee brand.

-Yes. Called?

-Costa Coffee.

-Have they got branches in Liverpool?

-Many branches.

-Are there people who drink real coffee in Liverpool?

They drink real coffee, hot chocolate, and they pay for it.

Everyone in Liverpool thinks they're in showbusiness.

I was in the third round of Pop Idol: Arrival. I should have been in Girls Aloud.

Put your board down. What are you going to sing for us?

-I can do Fallin' by Alicia Keys.

-Oh, yeah, go on.

# I keep on fallin'

# In

# And out of love. #

Put your board up.

-Why Jade?

-Sadly, she got two wrong, but she did bank some money.

Jade, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I met all the contestants, the one that made an impression was Adam. He's quite charismatic

and also quite clever. He might be a dark horse and possibly win.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In heraldry, the cross of St Andrew on the Scottish flag resembles which letter of the alphabet?

-X.

-Correct. In botany, the plant called Lily of the Valley has flowers that are white or gold?

-White.

-Correct. In definitions, which word means to go to bed

and to stop work and start drawing a pension?

-To withdraw.

-Retire.

In maths, what is 660 divided by 60?

-Oh, 16.

-Eleven.

In Olympic athletics, what W is the track event in which at least one foot must remain on the ground

with the advancing leg kept straight?

-Weightlifting?

-Walking.

In pop music, "I believe in miracles," is the opening line of which song by Hot Chocolate?

-You Sexy Thing.

-Correct. In the arts, a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture

is often referred to as a Florentine or Philistine?

-Philistine.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The usual English translation of the national motto of France

is, "Liberty. Equality..." and what?

-Pass.

-Fraternity.

In nature, what A is the name of the yellowish fossilised resin that sometimes contains insects?

-Aconite.

-Amber.

In mythology, which Greek god of love was the son of Aphrodite?

-Pass.

-Eros.

In modern parlance, the slang term "dis" meaning to treat with contempt

is generally thought to be an abbreviation of which word?

-Disrespect.

-Correct. In the Periodic Table, the chemical elements that include neon, radon and xenon

are known collectively as noble gases or posh vapours?

-Noble gases.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In regional food, a Welsh delicacy of boiled seaweed mixed with oatmeal and then fried is known in English

as lava what?

-Salad?

-Bread.

In warfare and sport, what D is the usual opposite of victory?

-Defeat.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In broadcasting,

the BBC local radio station called Solent was launched in 1970 in which city on the south coast?

-Bristol?

-Southampton. In theatre, the musical...

Time's up. You won £120.

Who'd do better if they just yawned? Who's the drizzle on your picnic?

The splinter in your seesaw?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Adam is the strongest link as he answered the most correctly.

According to the statistics, James is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?

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

Barbara.

Pete.

James.

David.

Pete.

Barbara.

James.

A three-way tie. Barbara, Pete and James, two votes each.

-What do you do, Barbara?

-I'm retired.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Has your brain retired as well?

-Sort of, Anne, yeah.

-Where are you from?

-Pontypridd.

-So you fit in well there?

-I think so.

-Sort of slow.

-Thank you, Anne.

-What do you do now?

-I go to aqua aerobics.

-What sort of aqua aerobics?

-Extreme.

-Is that when you have to go fast?

-A little bit faster, yeah.

-Where do you fit in with that?

-I'm not bad at it.

-And why Pete?

-I didn't really know who else to pick.

-Of course you didn't!

-It's hard.

-Yes. You're not following the game?

-I'm trying to.

-Where are you from, Emma?

-Malmesbury in Wiltshire.

-What do you do?

-I'm a personal assistant.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Is there a Mr Emma?

-There is.

-How long have you been married?

-Well, I'm not married now.

-You're not? Did he leave you?

-No.

-You left him.

-Yes.

-Have you got a replacement?

-Yes.

-What's he called?

-Ian.

-Oh, where did you meet Ian?

-At my brother's 30th birthday party.

-He's your brother's friend?

-They're not friends any more.

-Why not?

-I've got an overprotective brother.

-Why James?

-He got two wrong.

-So, Minister, why Barbara?

-I knew that she got the mathematical question wrong.

-That's one question.

-It stood in my mind.

-It's nothing to do with her being old and a bit slow?

-Many of my congregation are old and a bit slow.

Really?! When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote and that's Adam.

-Why Barbara?

-Again, that maths question stuck in my mind.

OK. You have a choice now to try to vote off the worst player.

-Your choice is between Barbara, Pete or James.

-It's only fair that I stick with my original decision.

Barbara, this will come as a great shock to you.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne asked me the maths question, which was 660 divided by 60,

my mind just went blank.

I was mentally trying to put 60 into 660 and I just didn't get there!

Round 4. In the bank, £1,520. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In business, which word for the bone structure of a person or animal precedes "staff"

for a term for a workforce reduced to the bare minimum?

-Pass.

-Skeleton.

In cinema, in the 1964 film Goldfinger, which actor played James Bond for the third time?

-Sean Connery.

-Correct. In psychology, the abbreviation IQ is short for Intelligence what?

-Quotient.

-Correct. In ornithology, a black and white bird with a red bill that feeds on marine molluscs

is known as an oystercatcher or a winklepicker?

-Oystercatcher.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In TV talent shows, the 2009 winner of The X Factor, who was crowned champion of the 2011 series

of Pop Star to Opera Star, is Joe who?

-McGivray?

-No, McElderry.

In science, the form of carbon dioxide that is stable below 78 degrees Celsius

is known by what two-word name?

-Carbon monoxide?

-Dry ice.

In a fast food restaurant, what C is the usual name of the dish consisting of a mince beef patty

with a slice of processed cheddar on top, served in a bread roll?

-Cheeseburger.

-Correct. In maths, what is the highest single-digit prime number?

-One.

-Seven.

In the acting profession, the term corpsing refers to an uncontrollable fit of coughing or giggling?

-Giggling.

-Correct. In football, at the 1966 World Cup final, which player scored a hat-trick?

-Geoff Hurst.

-Correct. In the history of textiles,

the inventor of the spinning mule in the 18th century was Samuel who?

-Jenny?

-Crompton. In children's stories, what H is a word meaning to blow strongly

that is uttered by the wolf when he threatens to bring down the houses of the Three Little Pigs?

-Huff!

-Correct.

-Bank.

In tourism, which three-word French phrase is widely used to refer to an office

-where foreign currency can be purchased and exchanged?

-Pass.

Bureau de change. In pastimes, in which card game traditionally played in pubs

does a person win on reaching 121 points?

-Pass.

-Cribbage.

Which English National Park has a coastline stretching from Combe Martin to Minehead?

-Exmoor.

-Correct. In pop music, Dave Evans, Bon Scott...

Time's up. 120 you put in the kitty,

but who's now made your long list of losers? Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, David is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Emma, but will the votes follow the facts?

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

David.

David.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

David.

Another tie, team. This time, David and Adam, three votes each.

-What do you do, James?

-I'm a chauffeur.

-Is that different from a taxi driver?

-Very much so.

-I open the door and I'm very polite.

-Where do you do this?

Mainly out of Heathrow, but all over the UK.

-So when I come off a plane, are you standing there with a sign?

-I think I've had you before.

-You gave a cheeky smile.

-Why Adam?

-Him and David got the most wrong.

-David, I've voted for him before. I had to play fair and vote Adam.

-And Lynsey, why David?

He got some questions wrong and didn't bank.

The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. That's Emma.

-Why Adam?

-He did two passes in a row and it stuck in my mind.

-OK, you've got a choice now.

-You can stick with Adam or move to David?

-I'll stick with Adam, please.

Adam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Anne and me would go perfect on a bill together. I've got the ukulele stand-up

and she's got the cold-hearted, sombre stand-up.

Round 5. Your total is £1,640.

Another 10 seconds off the time. We'll start with Emma. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In food, the Scandinavian dish called gravlax usually contains salmon or reindeer?

-Salmon.

-Correct. In film, in a famous scene in 1931's The Public Enemy,

-a gangster played by James Cagney shoves which fruit into the face of his girlfriend?

-A melon.

A grapefruit. In the British Royal Family, the youngest grandchild of King George V,

who was born in 1944 was given the title Prince Richard, Duke of where?

-Gloucester?

-Correct.

In TV, what O is the term for a programme that repeats several episodes of a soap opera?

-Omnibus.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In sport, in 2011, Cadel Evans became the first cyclist from which Commonwealth country

to win the Tour de France?

-Germany?

-Australia. In the name of the government body formed in 2005 that collects taxes,

the letters HMRC stand for Her Majesty's Revenue and what?

-Customs.

-Correct. In computing, a low-resolution image of a file

that enables it to be easily identified among others is a toenail or thumbnail?

-Thumbnail.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which term for a star that becomes visible for the first time as the result of an explosion

-is a Latin word meaning new?

-Pass.

Nova. What A is a four-letter word used to describe a climate or land, such as a desert,

that is too dry to support vegetation?

-Arid?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In military history, the 30 Years War began

in 1618 and ended in which year?

-Er, '48.

-Correct.

In contemporary art, John Rankin Waddell, better known as Rankin,

became famous in photography or sculpture?

-Sculpture.

-Photography.

In theatre, the 1892 play by Henrik Ibsen about an architect visited by a young woman from his past

is entitled The Master what?

-Pass.

-Builder.

In cookery, what C is a word that specifically means to heat sugar slowly,

sometimes in a mixture with water so that it turns to a rich, brown colour?

Curdle?

Time's up. The correct answer is caramelise. And you won £120.

Who thinks a hedge fund is a credit card at B&Q?

Who has as much point as a ball of wool?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Pete is the strongest link because he didn't get any wrong.

Statistically, the weakest link is James, but will the other players realise that?

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

David.

Lynsey.

Lynsey.

James.

David.

Another tie, team. David and Lynsey, two votes each.

-James, why Lynsey?

-It was out of her and David. It was pretty even. David done bad in the previous round

-and I voted him then...

-David done what?

-In a previous round David done badly. I'm being fair.

-Even DID badly.

-He did badly. He done diddly badly.

He's a rapper.

-Lynsey, why David?

-I thought in that round he was the weakest link.

-He didn't bank any money again.

-Pete was the strongest link and gets to decide. Why David?

I thought he was the weakest link.

-Do you want to change your vote to Lynsey?

-No, it's only fair to stick with my first choice.

David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If you've had a good Weakest Link and you've done your best,

I'm not sure it's a Walk of Shame. It's simply an admission that you're the worst player at that point

and therefore you've got to go.

Round 6. In the kitty, £1,760. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In maths, what is the total of the number of days in August plus the number in September?

-61.

-Correct.

The musician often credited as the godfather of rap, who recorded The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

was Gil Scott who?

-No idea.

-Heron. In Egyptian history,

in the 1960s the Abu Simbel temple was moved 60 metres during the construction of which dam?

-Pass.

-The Aswan High Dam.

In sport, the Vardon Grip, named after the Englishman who introduced it,

is a technique to hold which item - a relay baton or a golf club?

-Gold club.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The River Avon that flows through Bath and Bristol enters which estuary at Avonmouth?

-Pass.

The Severn. In fantasy literature, what G is the castle

that is the setting for a series of novels by Mervyn Peake?

-Pass.

-Gormenghast.

In legend, Robin Hood first met which of his merry men in a fight on a bridge

in which he was knocked into the water?

-Little John?

-Correct. In food, what's the full name of the celebrity chef

sometimes known by the abbreviation AWT?

-Ainsley Harriott.

-Antony Worrall Thompson.

The year 1926 was significant for which event - the General Strike or Normandy Landings?

-General Strike.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In entertainment,

the Liverpudlian comedian and game show host who was born Leslie Heseltine in 1954

is professionally known as Les who?

-Dawson.

-Dennis. In definitions, what V is an old name for sulphuric acid

that is now used to mean bitterness or acrimony?

-Vile?

-Vitriol.

In holiday destinations, Las Palmas is the largest city and chief port of which group of islands?

Ca...

Time's up and you banked £40 in that round.

So will it be taxi for James? Or does Pete need to get travelling?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show that Lynsey is the weakest link, but can she survive the vote?

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

James.

Lynsey.

Pete.

James.

-Pete, why James?

-I thought he was the weakest link.

-Lynsey, did you think James was the weakest link?

-Out of the other contestants, yeah.

If it had extended beyond the contestants, who would you have chosen?

-Well, the rules of the game. I have to pick one of them three.

-One of them three?

-How do you think you did?

-Er...I'm sure the people in the pub will have something to say.

-Like, "You were the worst player."

-Maybe. Maybe so.

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

I suppose in a way I'm sad I didn't win the Weakest Link,

but my friends and family have got a lot of different questions to abuse me about. I got a lot wrong,

which they'll fire at me for years.

Round 7. You now have £1,800. Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

In US law, the entitlement of suspects in custody to remain silent and have an attorney present

is called Miranda rights or Charlotte rights?

-Miranda rights.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In rugby, the Welshman who captained his country in Union in the 1980s

and in League in the 1990s is Jonathan who?

-Wilkes.

-Davies.

In the animal kingdom, what L is a South American member of the camel family that is kept on some UK farms

to guard sheep from foxes?

-Llama?

-Correct.

-Bank.

The author of the novels The Crystal World and Crash

and the semi-autobiographical Empire of the Sun was JG who?

-Woodshed?

-Ballard.

In informal English, someone who spends a lot of time in pubs is known as a barfly or beerwasp?

-Barfly.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In celebrity relationships, the rock guitarists George Harrison and Eric Clapton were each married

to the model Pattie who?

-Pass.

-Boyd. In postage stamps, the original Tuppeny Blue depicted the head of which British monarch?

-George V?

-Queen Victoria.

In fashion, the German-born designer who became creative director at Chanel in 1983 is Karl who?

-Pass.

-Lagerfeld.

Which of the three species of woodpecker native to the British Isles

is named after a prominent colour in its plumage?

-Green.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In health, the quantity of a substance such as an additive

that can be safely consumed each day is the ADI or Acceptable Daily what?

-Intake?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-On a digital clock, the numerals on the left-hand side of the display

usually represent seconds or hours?

-Hours.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time. You won £120.

In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Lynsey is still the weakest link.

The strongest link is Emma, but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Emma.

Pete.

Lynsey.

A vote each.

-Emma, why Pete?

-It just seemed that he passed and got a couple wrong so he stuck in my mind.

-Pete, why Lynsey?

-I thought she was the weakest link, Anne.

-And Lynsey, you thought Emma was the worst player, did you?

-I did.

The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote and the strongest link was Emma.

You voted for Pete. You have a choice now.

-I will stick with Pete.

-Because you think Lynsey will be easier in the final, don't you?

No, Anne.

Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm fine with being voted off in Round 7 because, at the end of the day, we all had one vote each

so it was fairly level. I don't think between us there was much difference. It's just bad luck.

Round 8. In the bank, £1,920. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with Emma. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What I was the nickname of Vlad Tepes, the 15th-century prince of an Eastern European region

that is now part of Romania?

-Pass.

-The Impaler.

In film, the 1997 crime drama written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier

in the title role was Jackie who?

-Chan.

-Brown.

In visitor attractions, the Fitzwilliam Museum of Art and Antiquities was founded in 1816

-in which city in the east of England?

-Norwich.

Cambridge. The 1953 children's book by Mary Norton about a family of tiny people under the floorboards

has what title - The Stealers or The Borrowers?

-The Borrowers.

-Correct. In imperial weights and measures, one stone is equal to 14 what?

-Pounds.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which term for a military dining room is applied to a waist-length fitted jacket worn by an officer

-to formal dinners?

-Pass.

Mess. In air travel, the usual term for a general feeling of tiredness and disorientation

experienced after a long plane journey is what lag?

-Jet.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In music, what H Is a keyboard instrument

in which the strings are plucked?

-Harpsichord.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In a line in a 19th-century poem by William Ross Wallace,

the hand that rocks the cradle rules the what?

-World.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £110, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of:

There can only be one winner. Now up to 5 questions each.

If there's a tie, sudden death. So, Lynsey and Emma,

for £2,250, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Emma, you have the choice of who goes first.

-Can I go first, please?

In geography, after Sudan was divided into two independent states in 2011,

which country became the largest in Africa in terms of area?

-Kenya.

-The correct answer is Algeria.

In pop music, the 1978 UK number one album by Blondie

that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide has what geometric-sounding title?

-Atomic?

-The correct answer is Parallel Lines.

In the animal kingdom, what is the common name of the predatory mammal

whose scientific name is canis lupus?

-Hyena.

-The correct answer is the wolf.

In memorials, on the 4th of July, 2011, seven years after his death,

a statue of which US President was unveiled in Grosvenor Square in London?

-Kennedy?

-The correct answer is Ronald Reagan.

In cinema quotations, in which 1996 film did Renee Zellweger speak the line,

"You had me at hello"?

-Jerry Maguire.

-That is correct.

Lynsey, in Mexican cuisine,

which dish consisting of a filling such as beef, chicken or refried beans,

wrapped in a tortilla, has a Spanish name meaning "little donkey"?

-Fajita?

-No, the correct answer is burrito.

In conservation, in 1966 thousands of art treasures were damaged or destroyed in the city of Florence

because of the flooding of which major river?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the Arno.

Which metal, believed to have been first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808,

was used in early photographic flashes

because it produces an intense white light when it burns in air?

-Lithium?

-The correct answer is magnesium.

In history, the programmes of rapid industrial and agricultural development

first launched in the Soviet Union in 1928

were known as plans of how many years?

-30.

-The correct answer is five.

In TV comedy, in a Channel 4 poll in 2007

and again in 2010,

which Scottish performer was voted the greatest stand-up of all time?

-Alan Carr?

-The correct answer is Billy Connolly.

That means, Emma, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:

Lynsey, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

With not losing, I didn't get to do the Walk of Shame and not winning, I don't take that cheque home,

so there's something still there that makes me want to win something on the telly. You'll see me soon.

I'd like to let Lynsey, my finalist, know that if I was a really good person I'd share the winnings,

but unfortunately my debts are so big that I'm not going to!

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