22/05/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's team of nine contestants,

playing for £10,000.

Only one will walk away with the money. Eight will leave empty-handed,

after their team-mates vote them the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other,

but if they want the money, they must work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing,

as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Joan, a retired occupational health nurse, from Exmouth in Devon.

I'm the granny of this lot!

I'm James. I'm a 23-year-old graduate from Godalming in Surrey.

My name's Colin. I'm a 40-year-old driving instructor, and I come from Durham.

My name's Lynda. I'm 40 years old. I'm a councillor from Blackburn.

I'm Amir. I'm 47, a material expediter from Feltham in Middlesex.

I'm Paula. I'm 36. I'm a secretary from Watford.

I'm Jerry. I'm 36. I'm a call-centre manager from West London.

I'm Laura. I'm 21, a student from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

I'm David. I'm 53, from Walsall, and I'm retired through disability.

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

to give enough correct answers to reach £1000 in the time limit.

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

Get your question wrong, and you break the chain and lose the money.

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

but you start a chain from scratch.

Remember at the end of a round, only money that has been banked

can be taken forward.

Round One lasts for three minutes. We'll start with the first alphabetically Amir.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

In food, which B is a colloquial English term for sausages?

-Pass.

-Bangers.

What should proverbially be seen and not heard?

Children.

Which British comedian, born in 1924,

was famous for his TV shows in which he chased women?

Benny Hill.

What H is an artificially induced state of relaxation,

marked by heightened suggestibility?

Hypnosis.

-Bank.

-Which legendary monster is said to live in a lake

in the Great Glen of Scotland?

Nessie.

Loch Ness. I'll accept Nessie.

What F is a long, sharp tooth?

Fang.

Jennifer Aniston, from the sitcom Friends, is married to which actor?

Brad Pitt.

-Bank.

-In maths, add 2½ to 3½.

6.

What B means briefly closing and opening the eyelids?

Blinking.

-Bank.

-In finance, CGT means Capital Gains what?

Tax.

Which theory says the universe began with a massive explosion?

-Relativity.

-Big bang.

Complete this Jack Nicholson film title: One Flew Over The...

Cuckoo's Nest.

Is Los Angeles in Northern or Southern California?

-Northern.

-Southern.

What P is a floor composed of strips of wood forming a pattern?

Pass.

Parquetry. What food has the varieties cobs and granary?

Bread.

In Greek mythology, what C describes the one-eyed giant?

Cyclops.

The garden pests aphids are also known as what?

Greenfly.

Which toy, invented in 1816, uses mirrors and coloured glass

to produce patterns?

Kaleidoscope.

-Bank.

-Which TV ballroom-dance programme began in 1949?

Come Dancing.

In Argentina, is the currency pesos or pesetas?

Pesos.

What L is a highly destructive, grasshopper-like creature?

Locust.

Deciduous trees lose what?

Leaves.

-Bank.

-The Black Hole is a ride at which theme park?

-Alton Towers.

-In Muriel Spark's novel,

what is Miss Brodie's first name?

Jean.

In UK law, how old must able-bodied people be

to drive a car on a public road?

17.

Which T is a hairpiece to cover baldness?

Toupee.

-Bank.

-What 1994 British comedy stars Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell?

Four Weddings And A Funeral.

In Rugby Union, how many points are awarded for a try 3, 4 or 5?

-4.

-5.

Time is up.

You answered five questions incorrectly,

and you banked £850 out of the possible £1000 you could have banked.

Now, the question is, who is least likely

to stand up to the stress of the rounds to come, when you have less time?

Who is a bit slow on the uptake?

Who needs to be ditched without delay?

It must be one of you. Time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest statistically is Lynda,

who banked £200 for the team.

The weakest link is Amir, although he did bank money.

Will that save him when the players vote?

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

Right, we have a tie David and Amir. Four votes each.

Paula, your hobby is reading Jilly Cooper.

-Yes.

-So, that explains why you can't answer any science questions.

-That would explain it, yes.

-Right. Why David?

I know he banked money, but he was the only other person I knew who'd got one wrong.

-David, where are you from?

-Walsall.

Do they not have parquet floors there?

They're rather expensive, and you have to save a lot of money.

-Why Amir?

-It was a difficult round. Everyone did well.

I could only think that Amir got a question wrong.

-Amir, where are you from?

-Feltham, Middlesex.

-Don't they have sausages there?

-I couldn't remember.

Oh, that's a bad sign for the future.

-Lynda, why David?

-I think David hesitated a couple of times,

and he got the questions wrong.

-He wasn't the weakest link, was he, Amir?

-I don't think so.

-Who do you think was?

-I got a couple wrong, but I banked some money.

Lynda, as the strongest link,

you have the deciding vote whether to get rid of David or Amir.

-You can change your mind.

-I'll stick with my decision David.

-Why?

-Because he did hesitate, and he was getting the nerves right away.

That's not good for us.

Right. David, Lynda says you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel hurt, surprised...

and quite astonished.

I'd banked quite a bit of money, and got one wrong.

I was no worse than two or three others,

but that's the voting system.

I think Amir will go next. It's very hard at this early stage

to know what the strengths are,

but Amir hesitated, and I thought he was the weakest link.

Round Two.

You've won £850 so far,

but you answered 13 questions correctly in a row,

so, if you'd banked intelligently,

you could easily have reached £1000.

We're taking ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest Lynda. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In children's TV, what was the name of Rod Hull's puppet bird?

Emu.

Lufthansa planes fly from where?

Germany.

Which is larger three-fifths or seven-twelfths?

Three-fifths.

Which S is a market town on the river Avon, linked with Shakespeare?

Stratford.

-Bank.

-In biology, is a barnacle a mollusc or a crustacean?

-Mollusc.

-Crustacean.

On a weather map, what can be warm, cold or occluded?

Fronts.

How many events are in a pentathlon?

Five.

Which US state is further west Colorado or Utah?

-Colorado.

-Utah.

What is the capital city of Japan?

-Pass.

-Tokyo.

Did Agatha Christie or Dorothy L Sayers write romantic fiction

under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?

-Dorothy Sayers.

-Agatha Christie.

From where does the Tooth Fairy collect the milk teeth of children?

Under the pillow.

Is the model Linda Evangelista Canadian or American?

Canadian.

What P is a ghost or spirit which makes noises and moves objects?

Poltergeist.

-Bank.

-In humans, which P are the teeth between the molars and the canines?

-Pass.

-Premolars.

Which former member of Take That was nominated for six Brit Awards in 1999?

Robbie Williams.

In the human body, greenstick and compound are types of what?

-Blood cells.

-Bone fractures.

Used for cooling and in films, solid carbon dioxide is known as dry what?

Ice.

Is the Muckle Flugga lighthouse in the Shetlands or Isle of Man?

-Isle of Man.

-Shetland Islands.

In cooking, how many ounces in a pound?

-14.

-16.

In which century were the Napoleonic Wars 17th or 19th?

-17th.

-19th.

Which TV science show had presenters Maggie Philbin and Judith Hann?

Tomorrow's World.

Does the English city of Cambridge have a cathedral?

No.

What is the name of the puppet who has quarrels with his wife in a small booth?

Mr Punch.

What E is the repetition of a sound wave by reflection?

Echo.

Which edible flatfish has bright orange spots on its dark side?

-Cod.

-Plaice.

In the animal kingdom, do walruses moult?

Yes.

Time is up.

Of the £1000 available in that round,

you banked a disappointing £400.

Who is looking worryingly dim?

Which of you is too stupid to stay?

One of you is leaving. Time to vote off the weakest link.

James was the only player to get all his answers right,

so he is the strongest link.

Colin is the weakest link, although he did bank £100 for the team.

But will this save him in the vote?

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

Paula, why Lynda?

After a brilliant last round,

I felt she lost it a bit this round.

Joan, what do you do?

I knew you were going to ask me. I'm a nurse.

-You've never heard of premolars?

-I couldn't think of a P in teeth at the time.

-Why Lynda?

-Her first round was super,

but this time I felt she really wasn't good enough.

-Lynda, what happened to you?

-I think just brain fade.

Well, interestingly,

statistically you weren't worst. Eh, Colin?

-No, she wasn't.

-Who was?

Well, I didn't think it was me. I got two wrong.

-You didn't think it was you?

-No, I didn't.

-Well, it was.

But it's votes that count.

Lynda, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel disappointed about being voted off.

I was the strongest before, and I thought that might help.

I think Colin will be next.

He made some mistakes in that round, and they went unseen.

So, I think the group might pick that up on the next one.

Round Three.

You could have won £2000 by now, but you have banked just £1250.

We'll take another ten seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the last strongest link James. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The metacarpus is which part of the body?

-Don't know.

-The palm.

What E is the art of creating a design by inscribing blocks of metal or wood

with a pointed instrument?

-Etching.

-Engraving.

What is the name of the temperature at which a substance changes

from a liquid to a solid?

-Don't know.

-Freezing point.

Where was Richard Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, set Wales or Spain?

Spain.

What is the name given to the group of about 500 islands

off the west coast of Scotland?

-Shetland.

-Hebrides.

Were the band UB40 formed in Wolverhampton or Birmingham?

Birmingham.

In food, what type of drink is Liebfraumilch?

It's a wine.

Is a tam-tam a large gong or a small drum?

-Small drum.

-Large gong.

Which German leader wrote an autobiography which translated as My Struggle?

Hitler.

-Bank.

-What prestigious British aero-engine and car manufacturer

went bankrupt in 1971?

-British Aerospace.

-Rolls-Royce.

In the animal kingdom, what type of creature is a gnu?

-A type of moose.

-It's an antelope.

When was Anne Frank's diary first published 1947 or 1955?

-'55.

-1947.

What O is a dramatic musical where actors sing some or all of their parts?

Opera.

In which decade was the first Edinburgh Festival?

-'30s.

-1940s.

Did James Hargreaves invent the spinning-jenny or the spinning Mary?

Spinning-jenny.

What day do the French celebrate every July 14th?

That's Bastille Day.

Which British actor directed the films Gandhi and Shadowlands?

Richard Attenborough.

-Bank.

-In the animal kingdom, is an orfe a fish or a cat?

Fish.

The name of which burrowing animal is from the old English for "earth-thrower"?

Mole.

-Bank.

-On the worldwide web, what country is NZ?

New Zealand.

-Bank.

-On 3 February 1959, Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash

with which pop legend?

-I don't know.

-Buddy Holly.

Which D is a city in eastern France which was the capital of Burgundy?

-Don't know.

-Dijon.

Time is up. It was a disastrous round.

You scraped together just £190.

Who needs to be given their marching orders? Who has got worse?

Who is not worthy of a place in this team?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The only player to get all her answers right was Laura,

so she is the strongest link.

James has gone from being the strongest to the weakest link.

But will his previous success be taken into account in the vote?

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

We have another tie James and Amir. Three each.

And let me say as a team, you were rubbish in the last round.

You banked £210 less than the previous round.

You're meant to be getting better.

-James, why Amir?

-I felt he was the weakest.

-Did you?

-Statistically, he wasn't.

-I never believe statistics.

-The others might.

Laura, as the strongest link in that round,

you have the choice of James or Amir.

Statistically, James was the weakest link.

-Who would you like to go?

-It'll have to be James.

The statistics you don't believe in say you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel I deserved to be voted off, because I did have a bad round.

But having been the strongest link, I think it was harsh.

I think Amir should be next.

He's been consistently poor from the start,

and he was lucky to stay in.

So, I think he should go next.

Round Four.

There is £1440 in the bank, out of a potential prize money of £3000.

We are taking another ten seconds off the clock.

Two and a half minutes, starting with the strongest.

Laura, let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What do barometers measure?

Pressure. Air pressure.

What C is an antelope from the Alps whose skin is made into a soft, pliant leather?

-Kashmir.

-Chamois.

Cho En Lai was Prime Minister of which country from 1949 to 1976?

-Vietnam.

-China.

Does trachoma affect the eye or the lung?

-The lung.

-The eye.

What type of weapon was a blunderbuss?

A gun.

In biology, is riboflavin vitamin B2 or vitamin B6?

B2.

In Greek and Roman mythology, what N were spirits in the form of maidens

who lived in the forests and seas?

-Pass.

-Nymphs.

What motorway runs between Leeds and London, via Leicester?

The M1.

In which famous ballet would you find Prince Siegfried?

-The Rhone Valley.

-Swan Lake.

What D is the process of reducing the concentration of a solution

by adding a solvent such as water to cordial?

Dilute.

Was the inventor of shrapnel British or American?

-American.

-British.

What A is a place where bees are kept?

Apiary.

In which year was NATO formed 1949 or 1954?

'49.

-Bank.

-What is the name of the BBC TV music chart show,

which has been running since 1964?

Top Of The Pops.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what relation is Gertrude to Hamlet?

His mother.

-Bank.

-In which century was the Inquisition established 13th or 16th?

-16th.

-13th.

Which influential British band were also known as the Fab Four?

The Beatles.

If a clock is advertised at £90, what will the price be after a 10% discount?

81.

Which alcoholic spirit does the juniper berry flavour?

-Vodka.

-Gin.

A tax-exempt special savings account is better known by which acronym?

TESSA.

-Bank.

-In the 1963 film...

Time is up.

You did even worse in that round.

You banked a measly £170.

I hardly need say it,

but you need to sling the slowcoach, ditch the dimwit.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link this time is Jerry, who got all his answers right.

For the second time in the game, Colin is the weakest,

but can he survive the vote?

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

Laura, why Colin?

He got some wrong, and he's been poor these last two rounds,

and I think it's time he went.

Joan, how's it going for you?

-So-so. Not so good last round.

-No. Why Colin?

He hesitated a lot more than I did, and didn't do too well.

Colin politics, the arts, geography...

Your ignorance is wide-ranging.

With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

After getting voted off, I'm gutted,

because I thought my strength was going to come through with each round,

the more used we got to it all. But this is the way life goes.

I think Amir should be next.

Throughout, he's had a lot of questions which were easy, and got them wrong.

Round Five,

and you're going down the drain, with just £1610.

If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.

There are another ten seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest Jerry. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

To which freezing area of Russia were prisoners exiled?

Siberia.

Janata is a political alliance in which Asian country?

India.

What is Arsenal's nickname?

Gunners.

-Amir.

-Bank.

Is a macromolecule a very small or large molecule?

Large.

Which Radio 1 DJ broadcast listeners' stories of heartbreak in Our Tune?

Simon Bates.

What N is a measure of force?

-Pass.

-Newton.

In which century was Marylebone Cricket Club, known as the MCC, formed?

-20th.

-18th.

Which US state is referred to as The Thunderstorm Capital?

-As the?

-Thunderstorm Capital.

-Pass.

-Florida.

Which British playwright wrote the tragedy Titus Andronicus?

-Don't know.

-William Shakespeare.

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year has been won mostly by which sport?

-Rowing.

-Athletics.

The proboscis monkey is famous for which bulbous facial feature?

Nose.

Which Sydney landmark is known as The Old Coat Hanger?

Sydney Opera House?

Sydney Harbour Bridge.

What do string players do to their strings when they play pizzicato?

They pluck them.

-Amir.

-Bank.

Which P is a mocking imitation of the style of a literary work?

-Pass.

-Parody.

Who played Frank Butcher in the TV soap EastEnders?

Mike Reid.

What N is the surname of Trevor,

artistic director since 1968 of the Royal Shakespeare Company?

-Nunn.

-Laura.

-Bank.

What nationality was Hans Christian Andersen?

-Dutch.

-Danish.

Is a stupa a Buddhist monument or an ancient Egyptian picture frame?

-Egyptian picture frame.

-Buddhist monument.

With which movement in art are the painters Cezanne and Monet associated?

-Renaissance.

-Impressionism.

In which decade of the 20th century was the...

Time is up.

A disastrous round.

You won just £170. Who is for the chop?

Who really should not be here any more?

Who is now an embarrassment?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Jerry is the strongest link again.

The worst player is Laura, although she did bank some money for the team.

Will the other players have picked up on this?

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

Not much doubt this time around.

-Jerry, how is it going for you?

-Not too bad.

-Why Amir?

A couple of bad rounds and he needs to brush up on his Shakespeare.

How's it going for Laura?

Better at the start. It's getting harder.

You thought Amir was statistically the weakest link?

-No. I was.

-Correct. Not that it gains you anything.

Amir, I don't know why it took so long.

The subjects you know nothing about is impressive.

Unanimously, the team had enough.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel bad about the Shakespeare question, getting it wrong.

I know my Shakespeare pretty well.

I think when I go back home

my kids and my family will say, "Dad! You got that wrong."

Well, I think Jerry will win. He looks confident

and he's getting them all bang on.

Round Six, team.

You've won so far £1780 of a possible £5000.

You got rid of the graduate, the driving instructor, the councillor, the salesman,

and finally, Amir. Four of you left.

We are cutting another 10 seconds off the clock time.

We start with the strongest link.

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

Which boy band's album is called Coast To Coast?

Westlife.

In medicine, by what name is a myocardial infarction commonly known?

-An X-ray?

-A heart attack.

What was the name of the Blackadder comedy series set during WW1?

-I don't know.

-Blackadder Goes Forth.

In which Olympic sport would you compete at the trap, double trap or skeet?

Shooting.

Which organisation was established in 1919 for international cooperation

by the Versailles peace settlement?

-NATO?

-League of Nations.

In the UK George Cowling was the first forecaster of what to be seen on TV in 1954?

Weather.

Which theatre for young people was founded in 1956 by Michael Croft,

a teacher at Alleyn's School?

National Youth Theatre.

Denis Compton played cricket and which other sport?

Football.

What canal links Manchester to the Mersey Estuary?

-Grand Union Canal.

-Manchester Ship Canal.

In darts, how many points would you score if you hit 20, double 11 and six?

48.

At how many degrees to each other are perpendicular lines?

-I don't know.

-90.

On which river does the city of Cologne stand?

-Koln?

-The Rhine.

In TV, what satirical puppet show of the 1980s and '90s

featured the voices of Harry Enfield and Steve Coogan?

Spitting Image.

What P is the name of the strip fences move on and the name of a ski slope?

Piste.

-Joan.

-Bank.

In art, a tondo is a painting of what shape?

-Triangular.

-Circular.

Which greying US comedian, actor and writer studied philosophy at university?

Steve Martin?

Which mountain was first climbed in 1786... ?

Time is up.

And that round was disastrous.

You put into your kitty a pathetic £50.

Who really now needs to be on their way home?

Who would be better lying down and not costing you money?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Paula is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Joan, with most questions incorrect.

But will the votes follow the facts?

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

Paula, why Joan?

She's had good rounds, banked well,

-but in the last round I felt she was losing it a little bit.

-Laura, why Joan?

None of us are performing exceptionally well

and somebody had to be picked

and she got questions wrong which I knew, so...

Joan, how do you think you're doing?

Well, I didn't do well in the last round.

Statistically, you were the worst

and with two votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Playing the game for real is a lot of fun. I came here to have fun.

And I really have enjoyed it.

It's very difficult to decide out of the three left

who is going to be voted off next

but it really wouldn't surprise me if the youngest member of the team,

that is Laura, the law student, actually wins.

Round Seven.

You have £1830 out of the £6000 you could have won by now.

Three left. 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link from the last round.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the USA what do the initials of the IRS,

the division of the Treasury, stand for?

Internal Revenue Services?

Which pop group's album launched in November 2000 is titled Forever?

The Spice Girls.

What N is the country that gained independence from South Africa in 1990?

-Nigeria.

-Namibia.

Who directed and starred in the 1961 western One Eyed Jacks?

-John Wayne?

-Marlon Brando.

What is the distance in metres of the shortest Olympic swimming event?

-100.

-50.

Which sea does the Mersey enter after a course of 70 miles?

The Irish Sea.

In the 1965 film The Sound Of Music,

who played the austere widower Captain Von Trapp?

-Pass.

-Christopher Plummer.

What T related to rhinos have short, mobile trunks

and are forest-dwelling nocturnals in South America?

-Pass.

-Tapirs.

What musical style, which followed punk,

encompassed 1980s bands Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran?

New Romantics.

What satellite TV music channel was launched in the USA in 1981?

MTV?

To what senior position in Scottish politics was Donald Dewar elected in May 1999

which he held until his death in October 2000?

First Minister.

-Laura.

-Bank.

In football, Barcelona sold Luis Figo to which Spanish club for a world-record fee?

-Valencia.

-Real Madrid.

Paula, in UK politics, whom did John Major beat

in the Conservative leadership election of 1995?

-Neil Kinnock?

-John Redwood.

Which country singer has made albums in San Quentin and Folsom prisons?

-Pass.

-Johnny Cash.

100 grams of Turkish delight cost £2. How much...

Time is up.

And in that round you banked a pathetic £100.

In Round Eight, you treble what you bank, if you bank at all.

That means in the next round, there is £3000 to be won.

The question is,

who is least likely to assist you in getting that bank balance up?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that for the third time in the game, Laura is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Paula,

but who will lose out in this final vote?

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

Jerry, why Paula?

We were all as bad as each other in the last round.

Previously, I'd voted for Laura, so I swapped them, went for Paula.

Paula, tell us about Neil Kinnock's membership of the Conservatives?

I... I misheard you. I thought you said Labour.

-Oh, it's my fault?

-It's not your fault. Just my nerves.

With two votes you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I feel disappointed to have got so far and not made the final.

I wonder was I voted off because I was a threat to them?

I might have known more than they do.

I think Jerry will win it.

He's very steady.

He thinks a bit before he answers

rather than say the first thing he thinks of. He'll win it.

Round Eight.

You've won £1930 so far.

By now you could have won £7000.

Jerry and Laura,

two of you left and you have 90 seconds but whatever you win in this round

is trebled and added to your total to make up your final prize money.

So £3000 is at stake now.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What L is a finch once kept as a cage bird because of its song?

-Lark.

-Linnet.

In which year did Michael Jackson release the Bad album?

-'84?

-'87.

Which nomadic herders of reindeer live in north Scandinavia?

-Pass.

-Lapps.

According to the proverb, in a futile situation

you should save your what to cool your porridge?

-Milk?

-Breath.

Edward, the Black Prince is buried where in Kent?

Canterbury.

-Jerry.

-Bank.

-Which John was a Metaphysical poet famous for love poems?

-Keats?

-John Donne.

Who directed the comedy spoofs Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men In Tights?

Mel Brooks.

-Jerry.

-Bank.

Where in Europe were the first botanical gardens?

-England.

-Italy.

An emerald wedding anniversary means how long a marriage?

-45?

-55.

On what TV game show first shown in 1951

did a celebrity panel guess a contestant's job from a mime they perform?

-Pass.

-What's My Line?

Which guide to the aristocracy of Britain was first published in 1802?

-Who's Who?

-Debretts.

In politics, in which year did Harold Wilson resign as Prime Minister?

-Pass.

-1976.

In the animal kingdom, a colony of Barbary apes...

Time is up.

I'd say that is one of the most embarrassing, dismal performances

we've ever seen on The Weakest Link.

You answered only two questions correctly

and put into the kitty just £40.

We treble that and add it to your winnings.

That means prize money today of £2050.

But only one of you can take that money away.

You'll now play each other.

I'll ask five questions.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins. It's as simple as that.

If there's a tie after five, it's Sudden Death until we have a winner.

So, Jerry and Laura,

for £2050, let's play The Weakest Link.

-Laura, as the strongest link you choose who goes first.

-I'll go first.

Laura, which Greek heroine and daughter of Oedipus

became the subject of a play by Sophocles?

Aphrodite.

Antigone.

Jerry,

in Australia and New Zealand

what name is given to the national holiday

commemorating April the 25th, 1915

when troops from Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli?

-Anzac Day.

-That is the correct answer.

Laura,

name the controversial British artist

who is also a member of the pop group Fat Les?

-Damien Hirst.

-That is the correct answer.

Jerry,

in history, who was bitten on his wedding night

by Josephine's dog, Portune, who thought he was attacking her?

-Napoleon.

-That is the correct answer.

Laura,

in the animal kingdom,

rock hoppers and jackasses are what type of creature?

-Insects.

-The correct answer is penguins.

Jerry,

in religion, the Book of the Dead

is the name given to a large collection of text dating from about 2400 BC

found in the tombs of which ancient civilisation?

-Egyptian pharaohs.

-That is the correct answer.

Laura,

if you want to stay in the game you have to answer this question correctly.

Which sports trophy did a dog called Pickles find in 1966?

The World Cup.

That is the correct answer.

Jerry,

if you answer this question, you have won.

So, for £2050,

in 1783, which brothers constructed the first hot-air balloon

to fly untethered with two human passengers?

-Montgolfier.

-That is the correct answer.

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

and you go away with £2050.

Laura, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

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I got close and I'm disappointed I leave empty-handed.

But Jerry was a good player and he deserved to win.

I'm really shocked.

It's brilliant that I won

but I'm shocked I did so badly in that last round.

I knew nothing. The mind when blank.

To go on through to the end game and know the answers

is just brilliant.