25/05/2012 Weakest Link

Of the nine people on today's show, only one will take the prize of up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing after their teammates 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.

However, to win, they have to 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 Mac, from Prescott, living in Peterborough. 63 years old, retired.

My name's Maria. I'm 36, from Country Antrim and I'm a shopkeeper.

I'm Alex. I'm 37. I live in Mosely and I paint murals.

I'm Melanie. I'm 26. I come from Lancaster and I'm training to be a primary school teacher.

My name is Paul. I'm 43, from Barry, and I'm a senior HR advisor.

I'm Tom. I'm 33. I'm from Bristol and I'm a psychiatric nurse.

I'm Sharon. I'm 43. I'm from Eastcote in Middlesex and I'm an HR advisor.

My name is Emmanuel. I'm 22 years old and I'm a student from London.

I'm Susan. I'm from Mildenhall in Suffolk. I'm 55, and I'm a scheme co-ordinator.

Now, the rules: in each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach the £1000 target within the time.

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

Get one wrong and you break the chain,

and you lose the money in it.

If you say "bank" before I ask the question

the money is safe. However,

you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round, only money that has been banked can be kept.

Your time limit in Round One is three minutes.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. Alex.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

What C is the necklace that fits snugly around the neck?

Choker.

Cardiology is the study of which organ?

The heart.

In theatre, for what does RSC stand?

Royal Shakespeare Company.

-Bank.

-What was the name of comedian Bob Carolgees' famous puppet dog?

Spit.

In nature, what B is an underdeveloped shoot on a plant?

Bud.

-Bank.

-In badminton, what do the players use instead of a ball?

A shuttlecock.

In computers, what does M stand for in the acronym RAM?

-Pass.

-Memory.

In humans, bellies, breadbasket and tummy are slang for which body part?

-The stomach.

-The abdomen, but I'll accept.

Food. Which S is a dried white grape?

-Pass.

-Sultana.

Hammer Films, the British company, made what type of films?

Horror films.

Which Briton won a 5th gold medal for rowing at the 2000 Olympics?

Steve Redgrave.

Music. Walking In The Air was a 1995 hit for which Welsh chorister?

Aled Jones.

-Bank.

-Which dance based on clog dancing uses shoes with metal heels and toes?

Tap dancing.

What is the name of a card sent on the 14th February as a sign of affection?

Valentine's card.

In nature, do queen bees have a sting?

Yes.

In pop, which Beatle formed the group Wings?

Paul McCartney.

-Bank.

-In '77, which club signed Kenny Dalglish to replace Kevin Keegan?

Liverpool.

Nutty slack and anthracite are types of what?

Coal.

What J is the machine or tool used to lift heavy weights, like motor vehicles?

-Juggernaut.

-Jack.

Which Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice musical tells the story of Christ?

Jesus Christ Superstar.

Melton What is a town in Leicestershire famous for pies and Stilton?

Mowbray.

-Bank.

-In which Kipling book do the characters Mao, Ikki and Mang appear?

Jungle Book.

In monetary terms, what does the acronym PEP stand for?

Personal...erm...

-Pass.

-Personal equity plan.

TV. What was the '50s American sitcom that made Lucille Ball a star?

-Pass.

-I Love Lucy.

Which model and actress was first photographed

in 1944, working in a US wartime aircraft factory?

-Pass.

-Marilyn Monroe.

-Mac.

-Bank.

Mythology. Which king was son of Uther Pendragon?

-Merlin.

-Arthur.

In food, what P is to cook food gently in liquid just below boiling point?

-Simmer.

-The correct answer is poach.

Time is up.

In that first round, team,

you won £500

of a possible £1000.

But who is proving

a worrying disappointment?

Who is breaking the chains? Who needs to be despatched without delay?

One of you is leaving. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having banked £250 for the team, Tom is the strongest link in this first round.

With most incorrect, Susan is the round's weakest link.

So early in the game, will the rest of the team have noticed?

OK, voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Let me tell you about your performance. You answered nine correctly in a row.

If you'd banked intelligently, you would have reached your £1000 target.

Instead, you only put £500 in the bank.

Emmanuel, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-Of what?

-Video production.

-Are you just beginning?

-No.

-You've never heard of I Love Lucy, the series?

-Never.

Right. Unfortunate.

Sharon, why Susan?

Erm, I think Susan

got a couple wrong, suffering from nerves in the first round.

One more than you, in fact.

Susan, do they have computers in Suffolk?

-Yes, I've got one myself.

-Have you?

-But my memory wasn't very good at that bit.

-It wasn't indeed. Statistically,

you were worst, with five votes. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really annoyed to be out on the first round.

I know, if I'd been given a chance,

I would have done much better in the rounds to come.

I think Mac will be voted off next.

He has a banking problem and answered one wrong.

And he is very nervous.

Round Two

of your £1000 target.

You have banked so far £500.

There are eight of you left.

We take ten seconds off the clock.

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

Start the clock.

In theatre, in which city is 42nd Street?

New York.

With which sport would you associate Gabriella Sabatini?

Tennis.

In science, something that fools the eye is an optical what?

-Image.

-Illusion.

In which 1979 Bond film does 007 travel in a space shuttle?

-Pass.

-Moonraker.

In diving, what S is another name for an aqualung?

Scuba.

In classical music, is Andre Previn a conductor or singer?

Conductor.

In TV, Sylvester McCoy, William Hartnell and Peter Davison

all have played which doctor?

Doctor Who.

According to the title of EB White's 1952 novel, whose web was it?

-Pass.

-Charlotte's.

What is the name of the Dutch liqueur made with brandy, egg yolks and sugar?

Advocaat.

If a family of four eat two boxes of cereal a week,

how many do they eat a year?

-Pass.

-104.

According to legend, who uses sleep dust to help children sleep?

-Tinkerbell.

-The Sandman.

Which organisation that campaigns for the environment

had a ship called The Rainbow Warrior, sunk in 1985?

Greenpeace.

Singer Sinead O'Connor hails from which country?

Ireland.

-Bank.

-ITT stands for the Institute of Travel and what?

Tourism.

Which G is an explosive mix of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur?

Gunpowder.

In religion, the Quakers are also known as the Society of what?

-Pass.

-Friends.

In literature, Toad of Toad Hall

is based on which Kenneth Grahame book?

The Wind In The Willows.

Which sport uses bats or paddles to hit a ball across a net on a table?

Table tennis.

-Bank.

-In astrology, the Virgin is the symbol for which sign?

-Aries.

-Virgo.

In which 1999 film did Will Smith star as Captain James West?

-Pass.

-Wild Wild West.

Which member of the pop group The Supremes was born Diana Earl in 1944?

Diana Ross.

Which L is magma which has flown over land?

Lava.

-Bank.

-Which fly transmits tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever?

-Tsetse.

-Mosquito.

In the human body, what A is a blood vessel

that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart?

-Aorta.

-Artery.

In which sport are Jocky Wilson and Ritchie Burnett ex-champions?

Darts.

In maths, how many dozens are there in half a gross?

12.

Six.

Time is up.

And a pathetic...

£150 banked.

So your £1000 target,

yet again, magnificently missed.

Who now, truly, is surplus

to requirements? Who is too dim

to remain here today? Who might have been better at home?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. Vote off the weakest link.

With four correct, Tom is the strongest link for the second time.

Having lost the most money, Paul is the weakest link.

But who will lose out when it comes to the vote?

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

Melanie.

-What's Mac done to upset you?

-He got a Bond question wrong.

-Terrible.

-You thought he was the weakest?

-I thought he was one of the weakest ones.

-Paul,

anyone else who was a weak link?

-Me.

-Mm. Statistically, you were the worst player of the lot, weren't you?

-Yep.

-Mac, what are your hobbies?

-Television.

-Really?

-Quizzes.

-But not films on television

-perhaps.

-No.

-Right. Well, it's cost you your place.

Paul was the worst, with three. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel gutted that I was voted off.

Because I wasn't the weakest link. Paul was.

And Paul stayed in.

The walk of shame it's humiliating.

People know you're on the programme

and you've done so badly to go out on Round Two. That's what's bugging me.

Round Three.

You could have won £2000 by now,

but you have in your kitty a very unimpressive £650.

There are seven of you left.

We take ten more seconds off.

The strongest link in the last round is Tom.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Is a honey creeper a plant or a songbird?

A plant.

A songbird.

Which Mary Poppins star is married to film director Blake Edwards?

Julie Andrews.

Emmanuel. In food, what P is a large green or yellow melon-like tropical fruit?

Passion fruit.

Papaya. Maria.

In the animal world, is the Kodiak bear or the polar bear larger?

-The polar bear.

-Kodiak.

Alex. In the English language, what U is a final demand

whose rejection causes a breakdown of relations?

Ultimatum.

In the 1993 Wallace and Gromit film, what item of clothing was wrong?

Trousers.

Paul. Are living stones, found in South Africa, plants or animals?

Plants.

-Tom.

-Bank.

-Which footballer character first appeared in the 1954 comic book Tiger?

Roy of the Rovers.

Is the Republic of Togo in Africa or the South Pacific?

-South Pacific.

-Africa.

Emmanuel. In the Blackadder TV series, what was Blackadder's first name?

Pass.

Edmund. Maria. In the animal world, is a silverfish an insect or a fish?

-Fish.

-Insect. Alex.

Which English guitarist had a hit with Bob Marley's song I Shot The Sheriff?

Eric Clapton.

Melanie. Which duchess founded the British organisation Children in Crisis?

The Duchess of York.

Paul. In history, was William II the son or grandson of William I?

Grandson.

Son. Tom.

Which animal can run faster, the lion or the zebra?

The zebra.

Lion. Sharon.

Combustion can only take place with which chemical element present?

Air.

Oxygen. Emmanuel, what animal is a cock of the rock?

Pass.

A bird. Maria.

In baseball, if a player makes a circuit of all bases in one go, what's it called?

Pass.

A home run. Alex. In classical music, did Mozart die at 35 or 53?

35.

-Melanie.

-Bank.

In human biology, what D is a harmful change

in appearance or function of the body?

-Pass.

-Disease.

Paul. Are any snakes native to New Zealand?

No.

-Tom.

-Bank.

-In which country is the 1965 film Dr Zhivago set?

Russia.

Sharon. In what English city is the Metrolink light railway?

London.

Manchester. Emmanuel.

Time is up. And in that round,

you banked just £140.

Who needs to leave?

Who should slink their hook

before they do any more harm?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Alex is the strongest link in this round.

Weakest is Emmanuel. But how will the vote go?

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

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel.

Paul.

Maria.

Why Emmanuel?

He hasn't been pulling his weight from the start, so it's time he went.

Do you think you've pulled your weight?

I had a second good round.

You look a bit smug, for someone who didn't answer any right in the last round.

-Alex. You've had enough of Emmanuel?

-He's had a couple of bad rounds.

I think another person was as bad, but he had two in a row, and it's time to go.

Right. Tom.

Why Emmanuel?

Same reason, really.

He's had two bad rounds. It's au revoir.

Emmanuel, it puzzled me what your specialist subject was.

I've worked out it isn't science, it isn't nature, and it isn't mythology.

It isn't TV or sports. Statistically you were worst.

And with six votes, unanimously, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

They made the right decision,

mainly because I didn't get any correct answers.

I think the next person to go will be Maria.

She voted for me twice in the last three rounds.

Anne took the words out of my mouth when she called her smug,

and I'd agree with Anne, for once.

Round Four.

Of the potential prize money of £3000

you've managed to bank just £790.

We are not falling about in admiration, or dying of surprise.

Six of you are left, with ten more seconds off the time.

You have two-and-a-half minutes. Starting with the strongest,

Alex, let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alex, in nature,

which family of succulent plants, mainly found in dry areas,

have fleshy stems and are often covered in spines?

Um... cactus.

Melanie.

What is the basic heraldic design used on the shields of knights known as?

-Standard.

-Coat of arms.

Paul. Which Scottish comic duo came to fame in Crackerjack

and featured a tiny woman dressed as a schoolboy?

The Krankies.

Tom.

What S is a molten mass of impurities produced in refining metal?

-Smelt.

-Slag.

In the animal kingdom, is the male or female adult weasel bigger?

-Female.

-Male.

Maria. With which sport do you associate Sir Stanley Matthews?

Football.

What actor spoke the line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" in Gone With The Wind?

Clark Gable.

Melanie.

The plot to assassinate Hitler in summer 1944 was named after which month?

-September.

-July.

Paul. In nature, what type of creature is a gudgeon?

-It's an insect.

-A fish.

Tom. In food, what flavour is devil's food cake?

Spicy.

Chocolate. In geography, ozone is a form of which gas?

-Nitrogen.

-Oxygen. Maria.

Which blonde model and actress got her break advertising beer

after she was spotted in a company T-shirt at a football game?

-Pamela Anderson.

-Alex.

-Bank.

-What S is a government payment or concession to a state-owned or private firm?

A subsidy.

Yes. Melanie. In 1947

Jawaharlal Nehru became the first premier of what country?

-India.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-The M8 is in which country in Britain?

-Scotland.

-Tom.

What is a basenji, a dog or an antelope?

-Antelope.

-A dog. Sharon.

In sport, name either team in the Ryder Cup tournament.

America.

Correct, or Europe.

Which is not an Australian city, Brisbane, Canberra or New South Wales?

New South Wales.

-Alex.

-Bank.

-In snooker, potted in the right order,

how many points do these score: three reds, a yellow and a blue?

Ten.

Melanie. In science...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

You are going down the drain with great speed.

In that round, you scraped together only £120.

Who should never have applied for this show?

Whose knowledge hovers somewhere around zero?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game,

Alex is the strongest link.

Weakest statistically is Tom.

But who will lose out in the voting?

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

Melanie.

-Why Tom?

-Well, he started strongly,

but I think he's gone downhill since the first few rounds.

Sharon. Is Tom not up to scratch for you?

Well, he was very strong at first, but he's had a very bad round.

We need people that can answer questions correctly.

-Yes. Tom, have you got a train to catch?

-I have, yes.

You started well, but you've had enough?

I've just gone downhill, I'm afraid.

-Why?

-I don't know. Luck of the draw.

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

I'm quite annoyed at getting voted off.

I was the strongest in the first rounds.

Then it seemed to go downhill, so I'm annoyed at myself.

I think Maria will probably be next.

In one or two rounds she's not had many answers correct.

Round Five. Your total is £910.

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

You've voted off one of your stronger members. There are five of you left.

Ten more seconds come off the time.

The strongest link is Alex.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alex. In horse racing,

what fraction of a mile is a furlong, an eighth or a quarter?

An eighth.

The name of which American state means Land of Indians?

-Indianapolis.

-Indiana.

Paul. In science, which theory did German physicist Max Planck originate,

quantum or relativity?

Quantum theory.

Sharon. Peggotty, Steerforth and Uriah Heep are characters in which Dickens novel?

-Bleak House.

-David Copperfield.

Maria. In which N, a western state of the US, is the Pyramid Lake?

-Nebraska.

-Nevada.

In the UK, Shepton Mallet is a town in Somerset on the slopes of which hills?

Mendips.

Melanie. In Shakespeare's King Lear, what relation is Goneril to Lear?

Daughter.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-Which belongs to the primrose family, cowslip or violet?

Cowslip.

Sharon. Which cellist is the subject of the film Hilary and Jackie?

Jacqueline du Pre.

-Maria.

-Bank.

-Down The Line and Olympic Trench

-are contests in what sport?

-Repeat the question, Anne?

Down The Line and Olympic Trench are contests in what sport?

-Rowing.

-Shooting.

Alex. According to the Koran, did God create man from clay or from fire?

-From fire.

-Clay.

Melanie. The piano on which John Lennon composed Imagine was bought by which singer?

George Michael.

Paul. In nature, how many species of tree are native to Britain, 33 or 94?

33.

-Sharon.

-Bank.

-What is the name of Noel Gallagher and Meg Matthews' baby daughter?

Um, Phoenix Chi?

Anais.

Maria. In literature, what is the name of the flower-seller in GB Shaw's Pygmalion?

Molly Malone.

Eliza Doolittle.

Alex. Is ethology the study of the behaviour of animals or plants?

Animals.

-Melanie.

-Bank.

-What opera contains the song It Ain't Necessarily So?

-Beggar's Opera.

-Porgy and Bess.

Paul. Who leapt on stage to interrupt a performance by Michael Jackson?

Jarvis Cocker.

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question or accept your answer.

You managed in this round to do slightly better, team.

£170 you put in the kitty.

But who is unlikely

to do any favours for you in the following rounds?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The one player whose answers were all correct is Paul, the round's strongest link.

The only player whose answers were all incorrect is Maria, the round's weakest link.

But will the votes follow the facts?

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

Melanie. How do you think you're doing so far?

-Well, that was a pretty disastrous round for me.

-Right. Why Sharon?

-She had an equally disastrous round.

-Right. Slightly worse, in fact.

Maria. Why Sharon?

Sharon hasn't had a good round this past three rounds.

Right. OK. Sharon.

Books are one of the subjects you like.

Are they just picture books?

No, all types of books.

Right. Except Charles Dickens?

Sometimes Charles Dickens.

Right. And who's the picture of? You? Me? Maria?

Maria being sad. I thought she might be voted off.

You'll have to change it to Sharon being sad.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Overall, I'm the first to say my performance hasn't been amazing.

It would have been nice not to be voted off when I wasn't the weakest link.

I gave my speciality as books as I was a librarian,

and the one book question, I got wrong. I could have kicked myself.

Round Six.

You've won £1080 out of a possible £5000.

There are four of you left.

With ten more seconds off the time, the strongest link is Paul.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In 1999, Dr John Reid was made Secretary of State for which part of the UK?

Scotland.

What B, capital of a region of northern Italy

is home to one of Europe's oldest universities?

-Balti...

-Bologna. Alex.

Detroit, Monopoly and Cheltenham Green Top are varieties of which vegetable?

Er... potato.

Beetroot. Melanie.

which children's animated TV series of the 1970s

featured a green dog and a pink cat?

-Pass.

-Roobarb and Custard.

After which actor are the Society of London Theatre Awards named?

-Pass.

-Laurence Olivier.

In which sport do champions receive the Jules Rimet trophy - football or rugby?

-Rugby.

-Football.

Alex. In fashion, what S is the elastic man-made fibre

introduced in 1959 by DuPont?

-Satin.

-Spandex.

Melanie. What is the cup donated by JM Barrie

and competed for by swimmers in Hyde Park's Serpentine?

Peter Pan.

Paul. In which decade was the Cuban missile crisis?

The 1960s.

Maria. Who played holiday camp compere Ted Bovis in the 1980s TV sitcom Hi-de-Hi?

Paul Shane.

Alex. In the Bible, whose army was Goliath with when he was killed by David?

Oliver's.

The Philistines.

In which 1977 film does Woody Allen play a comedian

in love with aspiring singer Diane Keaton?

Annie Hall.

-Paul.

-Bank.

-Albert Spalding is famed for playing and developing which sport?

-Tennis.

-Baseball.

Maria. Is the country of Madagascar an island

or part of the African mainland?

An island.

-Alex.

-Bank.

-Bell's palsy temporarily paralyses what part of the body?

-The brain.

-Face.

Melanie. On what date was the Millennium Dome opened by the Queen?

Pass.

31 December 1999.

Time is up.

You only answered six correctly,

and banked a pathetic £40.

Who really now

is letting the side down? Who,

at this crucial stage, is too stupid to stay?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Paul is the strongest link.

With four wrong answers, Alex has become this round's weakest.

Can his previous success save him from the vote?

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

Maria. Why Paul?

Paul, actually, from the very start of the game,

hasn't pulled his weight for the team.

Mm. You think he's the weakest link?

-Mm-hm.

-That's something else you've got wrong, Maria.

He's actually the strongest link.

Alex. Why Paul?

Um...I must admit, I was doing so badly, I wasn't concentrating.

I think overall in the game he's not been particularly good.

Well. YOU were the worst in that last round.

Paul, you were the strongest link.

But the team decided they want rid of you.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It's disappointing to be voted off when you're the strongest.

I find it quite sad that of the four of us left,

I'm the one who got most questions right.

It strikes me that there's tactical voting going on now,

and Alex and Maria are working for each other.

Round Seven. You've barely got your kitty up to four figures.

You have in it £1120

out of a possible £6000 you could have won by now.

Three are left. Ten more seconds are cut.

You voted off the strongest of the last round.

Starting with the next strongest, Maria,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In maths, is an acute angle more or less than 90 degrees?

-More.

-Less.

Alex. Which American city is home to Caesar's Palace and Circus Circus?

-Nevada.

-Las Vegas.

Melanie. In the Highway Code, what is the stopping distance

for a car travelling at 70mph: 14, 24 or 34 car lengths?

-34.

-24.

Maria. Which actress starred as Bonnie Parker with Warren Beatty

in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde?

Pass.

Faye Dunaway.

What E is a fundamental particle with one negative charge?

An electron.

Melanie. In what century was the first poll tax introduced in England?

-12th.

-13th.

Maria. In nature, what P are drifting organisms in upper layers of fresh or salt water?

Plankton.

Which Dr Seuss character does Jim Carrey play in the movie of the same name?

The Grinch.

-Melanie.

-Bank.

-In what country is the CN Tower, one of the tallest buildings on Earth?

Canada.

Maria. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signed Germany's official surrender

in which year of the 1940s?

-1942.

-1945.

The UK government department concerned with eliminating world poverty

is the Department of International what?

-Pass.

-Development.

Melanie. What name is given

to the days when the sun is furthest from the equator each year?

-Pass.

-Solstice.

Maria. Which science fiction film was the highest-grossing feature in America in 1999?

Star Wars Trilogy.

The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode I.

Alex. The longest ever car race was between what Chinese city and Paris in 1907?

Time is up. The answer is Beijing.

After all that work,

you've put into the kitty just £50.

Now, in Round Eight, you get a chance to treble what you bank.

That means in the next round,

there's £3000 to be won.

The question is, who...

would be more ornament than use...

..in the final stages of the game?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

After a poor performance in Round Six,

Alex regains his position as the strongest link.

With four incorrect answers, Maria is the weakest link.

But at this late stage in the game,

who will lose when it comes to the vote?

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

Let me tell you, you only answered four questions correctly

in that round. Alex.

Hardly your finest moment.

No, it's been pretty dodgy for the last couple.

So why have you voted for Melanie,

who didn't have, in your words, the dodgiest round?

Um... I thought she did have the dodgiest round.

I mean, it's a sad thing to have to do,

cos she's been one of the most consistent players.

-Maria. A pretty dodgy round for you.

-It was very dodgy.

You didn't shine on geography, literature, sport, nature or film.

-Nobody's perfect.

-Especially not you, Maria. Melanie.

Have you got a driving licence?

Yes.

You don't know about car lengths and braking.

If you'd asked me in metres, I could have answered.

Oh, I see! We put the question inadequately!

Yes!

Well, it's cost you your place.

Maria, statistically, was the worst player.

With two votes, Melanie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Alex and Maria knew I was one of the stronger players,

and they were both afraid that in the final I would win.

So they had to vote me off. I'm not sure who'll win. Possibly Alex.

I think he has the confidence,

whereas Maria hesitated a lot in the last round.

Round Eight. You've won £1170.

You could, of course, by now have £7000 in the bank.

Maria and Alex, just two of you are left.

This time you have only 90 seconds.

Whatever you win in this round

will be trebled and added to your total final prize money.

£3000, therefore, is at stake.

We start with the strongest link in the last round.

That's Alex. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Spud the Scarecrow and Roly the Steamroller are pals of which TV builder?

Bob the Builder.

-Bank.

-What E is the practice of spying or gathering intelligence?

Espionage.

Alex. In film, who played aviator Charles Lindbergh in the 1957 Spirit of St Louis?

-Clark Gable.

-James Stewart.

The first draw of the National Lottery was in November of which year?

199...1990.

1994.

What detective novel written by Dashiell Hammett in 1930

features the character Sam Spade?

The Maltese Falcon.

Birkbeck and Goldsmith are colleges of what university?

-Cambridge.

-London.

Movin' On Up and Search For The Hero

were hits for what band fronted by Heather Small?

M People.

Maria. Belmopan is the capital of what country in Central America?

-Peru.

-Belize.

Alex. What C is the force that operates if an athlete whirls a hammer around his head?

Centrifugal.

-Maria.

-Bank.

-In the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, Steve McQueen played the title role.

Who played his part in the 1999 remake?

Brosnan.

Pierce Brosnan.

OK. Time up. And you managed, in that round,

to put into the kitty

£40.

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

That means prize money of £1290.

Of course, only one of you can take that money away.

Now you play head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers most correctly wins. As simple as that.

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

Alex and Maria, let's play

The Weakest Link.

Alex. As strongest in the last round, you choose who goes first.

I think I'll go first.

Alex.

In music, which Birmingham pop band

took their name from an evil character

in the science fiction film Barbarella?

Duran Duran.

That's correct.

Maria.

Which of the Queen Mother's relatives succeeded her

as Chancellor of London University?

Pass.

The correct answer is Princess Royal.

Alex.

What kind of dogs

are Airedale, Lakeland and Skye?

Terriers.

That's correct.

Maria.

What H

was an ancient Italian city

destroyed by the same volcanic eruption as Pompeii

in AD79?

Hades.

No, the correct answer is Herculaneum.

Alex.

On the back of the Mr Men books, by Roger Hargreaves,

which of them is drawn lying down?

Mr Lazy.

That is the correct answer.

Maria, you need to answer this correctly to stay in the game.

In biology,

cytology is the study of the structure and function of what?

The spine.

The correct answer is cells.

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

and go away with £1290.

Maria, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Alex did deserve to win.

All through the programme, he was 100% for the team.

Everyone he voted out, I think, was voted out fairly.

I feel absolutely fantastic.

It's a great relief.

I didn't really think I'd go all the way.

Having got there,

I feel like I've done a hard day's work, well paid!

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