29/02/2012 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 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 Dave, I'm 44, I'm from Aylesbury and I'm a royalty accountant.

I'm Rebecca, I'm 21, from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland

and I'm an English-law student.

I'm Steven, I'm 51 and from Manchester. I'm a bakery lecturer.

I'm Billy, 36, from Coventry and I'm a housing benefits officer.

I'm Mo, I'm 27. I'm from Beccles and I'm a fresh foods manager.

I'm Carole, I'm 58. I'm from Peterborough

and I'm a customer services assistant.

I'm James, I'm 22. I'm from Taunton in Somerset

and I'm a business development manager.

I'm Susan, I'm 47, from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham

and I'm a coffee-shop manager.

I'm Peter, I'm 61, from Blackpool. I'm a taxi owner.

Just to remind you, in each round there is £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 that chain.

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, Billy.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is £20. Start the clock. Billy,

in classical ballet a tutu is traditionally worn

by dancers of which sex?

-Female.

-Correct.

Mo, in maths, what is six minus one?

-Five.

-Correct.

Carole, in the animal kingdom,

the word "gator" is an abbreviation of the name of which reptile?

-Alligator.

-Correct.

James, in the human senses, the special receptors

on the tongue distinguish sugar as having what taste, sweet or sour?

-Sweet.

-Correct.

Susan, in expressions,

if a person sounds aggressive or ferocious, but does no harm,

it is commonly said their bark is worse than they're what?

-Bite.

-Correct. Peter,

in fashion, what "B" is the name for the type of decorative knot

that normally has two loops and two loose ends

and is used to fasten ribbons?

-Bow.

-Correct.

Dave, in Western astrology, there are how many size of the Zodiac?

-12.

-Correct. Rebecca,

in tourism, one of the main visitor attractions

in the city of Pisa in Italy is its so-called leaning what?

-Tower.

-Correct.

Steven, in business,

a prestigious company is often described as being blue what?

-Chip...

-Chip or pin?

-Chip.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

OK, you have reached and banked your £1,000 target

and the money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.

Who is worrying you? Who might lose you money in the rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first-round,

Billy is the strongest link as she banked all the money for the team.

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

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

Mo.

Peter.

Dave.

Dave.

Carole.

Dave.

Peter.

Steven.

Rebecca.

Where are you from, Steven?

-Manchester, Anne.

-When did you lose your hair?

-Stress. Stress of the job, Anne.

-What job is that?

-I'm a teacher.

What do you teach?

Bakery.

-At a university?

-At a college.

So what's the point of teaching them to bake?

So they can get jobs.

So how many students do you teach?

-80.

-80?

There's cake jobs for 80 students?

-Yes, there is, Anne, yes.

-Where are those jobs?

-In-store bakeries, small bakeries, plant bakeries.

-Really?

By the time they leave you, what can they do, can they make a sandwich?

They can do more than that, Anne.

What can they do?

They can make cakes, they can do wedding cakes.

How long does it take to teach them to make a wedding cake?

-Three to four years, Anne.

-Really?!

It'd be quicker if they bought one, wouldn't it?

-Well, yeah, but if they can make one, they can charge £500.

-Yes.

-But it's taken them four years.

-That's if they're slow, but you shouldn't be that slow.

-Why Dave?

-It's just the easiest name to write on the board.

Everyone got the questions right, so I'm sorry, Dave.

-Where are you from, Billy?

-From Coventry.

-What do you do?

-I'm a housing benefits assessment officer.

-Are there any benefits, living in Coventry?

-It's a lovely city.

-Is it?

-It's a very nice city. It's very unique.

What's your office like?

It's very nice.

We have metal chairs that are nailed to the floor

and we have glass that's nearly one-and-a-half inches thick.

Why is that?

To protect the customers from us, Anne.

Yes, it must be a joy facing you(!)

-I enjoy it.

-Why have you voted for Dave?

Because Dave is unfortunately first in the queue. It's the first name...

There's no queue here.

As you go around.

It's round. It's not a line.

-Technically, it's a semi-circle.

-Oh, gosh, you must be difficult.

-Where do you come from, Carole?

-Peterborough.

-What do you do?

-I'm a customer services assistant.

-Yes.

So you're not the full thing yet?

Er, well I've been there a long time, so I probably am.

-It doesn't get any better than that.

-No. There are only assistants?

-I assist the customers rather than anybody else.

-I see.

What are you assisting them with?

Um, to do with life and pensions.

-Is there a Mr Carole?

-There is.

-Yes. Is he in Peterborough?

-He is.

-What does he do?

-He's been made redundant, so he doesn't do anything.

-Carole, it's all on your shoulders?

-It is. He's a kept man at the moment.

-What's he good at?

-He's good at a lot of things.

-Can he bake?

No. No.

Definitely not.

-If he's got four years to spare, he could learn to make a wedding cake.

-Yes!

Why Dave?

Um, just because he's in my line of sight, really.

Everybody got their questions right.

Dave, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To do the first walk of shame is obviously slightly embarrassing.

I'm sure it's possibly not the last I'm going to hear of it.

Round 2 and you have £1,000.

We're taking ten seconds off your time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Billy, in the TV sitcom The Office the character David Brent

is played by which actor and comedian?

-Ricky Gervais.

-Correct.

Mo, in geography, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

are connected by the channel known as the Strait of where?

-Gibraltar.

-Correct.

Carole, in animal biology, what "I"

is the name of a type of dentine present in the tasks of elephants?

-Ivory.

-Correct.

James, in maths, what is 29 plus 56?

84.

Even 85.

Susan, in fantasy cinema, Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982

and Jason Momoa, in 2011, played a so-called barbarian with what name?

-Conan.

-Correct. Peter.

In photography, a shot described as a bird's eye view

has been taken from above or below?

-Above.

-Correct.

Rebecca, in medicine, a device worn over the nose and mouth

and supplied with gas from a cylinder to aid breathing

is normally known as an oxygen what?

-Mask.

-Correct.

Steven, in cricket, what "P"

is the term for the building generally situated

beside the ground that houses the changing rooms?

-Pavilion.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

-In pop music, the 2011

UK number-one single entitled Swagger Jagger,

was the debut release by the former X Factor finalist Cher who?

-Lloyd.

-Correct.

Mo, in history,

the crimes attributed to the person who became known as Jack The Ripper

took place during the reign of which British monarch?

King Henry?

Queen Victoria.

Carole, the TV series Location, Location, Location

and Vacation, Vacation, Vacation have each been hosted

by the presenting duo of Phil Spencer and Kirstie who?

-Allsopp.

-Correct.

James, in food, when it's cooked,

which vegetable shrinks to one tenth of its original volume -

spinach or potato?

-Spinach.

-Correct. Susan, in literature,

the central character in the novel Around The World In Eighty Days

by Jules Verne is called Phileas what?

-Fogg.

-Correct.

Peter, during the First World War, what three-letter name

of a rank of playing card was a term for a top fighter pilot?

-Sorry, can you repeat that?

-During the First World War,

what three-letter name of a rank of playing card

was a term for a top...

-Ace.

-Correct.

-Rebecca.

-Bank.

In the Bible, when Cain was asked by God the whereabouts of his sibling Abel

he replied, am I my brother's what?

END OF ROUND JINGLE Keeper.

Answer in time. You couldn't be bothered to bank? Didn't fancy...?

You won £400. Who's as sharp as a blunt mallet?

Who's not going anywhere?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that James is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Rebecca,

but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

James.

James.

James.

Peter.

Mo.

Mo.

Mo.

James.

What do you do, Rebecca?

-I'm an English-law student.

-Studying where?

-Dundee.

-Dundee?

-Yes.

Why do you want to become a lawyer?

I watched the movie Legally Blonde when I was 12

and I decided if she could do it, I could do it.

-And I...

-But she wasn't a real lawyer.

-I know,

but it's just such an inspirational story.

Are you like her in Legally Blonde?

-Well, I'm not blonde.

-No.

-But, sexy?

-Not really.

I wear pyjamas.

-Yes. Do you?

-Yeah!

What sort of pyjamas?

I have a penguin fleece I like to wear, because I'm a student and it's quite cold.

-I bet the guys are lining up(!)

-Oh, totally! Queuing out the door(!)

-So you're in Dundee in your pyjamas.

-Yeah.

If you're staying over at a bloke's, do you take your pyjamas with you?

-I don't stay over.

-You make him come to your house?

I'm a Christian, so sex before marriage...

Hang on a second. You can't have a boyfriend if you're a Christian?

No, I've chosen not to because I'd rather focus on my study.

Can't you spread the word in the pub?

-I'm part of ROCK Street Chaplains.

-I don't know what that is.

ROCK stands for "reaching out to make Christ known".

-No, it doesn't!

-I know, there's a "T".

I didn't make it up I'm just part of it.

-OK.

-And so we go out and give leaflets and lollipops to students.

-At the end of the pub night?

-Well, throughout the evening.

-Do you think,

seriously, if I'm a student falling out of the pub,

that I want a lollipop?

They love the lollipops and we're quite well known in Dundee,

so we get hugs and things, as well. It's quite nice.

-The idea is they take a leaflet and maybe read it the next day.

-Don't be silly!

-You would be surprised how many conversations you get.

-Why James?

They're just interested in your pyjamas with the penguins on.

SHE GIGGLES

He got the maths question wrong and that was the first question wrong.

-Where are you from, Peter?

-Blackpool.

Yes. What do you do in Blackpool?

-I dive a taxi, Anne.

-People probably get into the taxi

and think it's Brad Pitt, don't they?

-Well, it has happened.

-Yes.

-Have you always been devastatingly attractive?

-Yes, yes.

Anything else you do

-when you're not driving cabs?

-Yes, Anne.

I'm a Conservative councillor.

-You're not a part-time movie star?

-No.

Have you been the Mayor of Blackpool yet?

If it goes to plan, about another five years.

Is there a mayoress at home?

-There is.

-What's she called?

-Melanie.

-Has she got the outfit ready?

-She's got many, many outfits, Anne.

-Has she?

-Yes.

-Why James?

-He got the first question wrong

of the game, I'm afraid.

James, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I would like to see Rebecca go out next,

particularly because she voted for me.

And, also, I thought us

young ones would stick together, but she let me down.

Round 3, you're up to £1,400.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's Rebecca. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Rebecca, in computing, humorous videos and images

circulated by e-mail are known by what name, vaccines or virals?

-Virals.

-Correct.

Steven, in pop music,

which group has won a Brit award for best single for each of the songs

Could It Be Magic, Pray, Back For Good, Patience and Shine?

-Take That.

-Correct.

Billy, in a science laboratory, what "A" is the collective term

for equipment such as bunsen burners, microscopes and test tubes?

-Pass.

-Apparatus.

Mo, in confectionery, the delicately perfumed purple sweets that share

their name with a flower are called parma what?

-Violets.

-Correct.

Carole, on a map of Europe, which capital city lies

halfway along an almost straight line between Lisbon and Barcelona?

-Madrid.

-Correct.

-Susan.

-Bank.

In film, the 2008 comedy drama starring Jack Nicholson

and Morgan Freeman as two elderly men on a road trip

is entitled The Bucket what?

-Pass.

-List.

Peter, in geology, the naturally occurring form of iron sulphide

known as pyrite is commonly known as idiot's copper or fool's gold?

-Fool's gold.

-Correct.

-Rebecca.

-Bank.

In 1970s and '80s TV, which entertainer

usually appeared on screen with a large bird puppet called Emu?

-Pass.

-Rod Hull.

Steven, in expressions,

a woman's ideal male, long-term partner is said to be Mr who?

-Right.

-Correct.

Billy, in law, what "T" is the term for a person occupying a house

or piece of land belonging to someone else in exchange for rent?

-Tenant.

-Correct. Mo.

-Bank.

In choreography,

which stage show first performed in Dublin in 1994

starred Michael Flatley as the lead performer of traditional Irish steps?

-Riverdance.

-Correct.

Carole, in football in 1872, the Wanderers beat

the Royal Engineers in the first final of which competition?

-FA Cup.

-Correct.

-Susan.

-Bank.

In space travel, when the lunar module touched down on the surface

of the moon in 1969 which astronaut declared, "The eagle has landed"?

-Neil Armstrong.

-Correct.

Peter, in military dress, the part of the suit of armour

that protects the face is called what, a vortex or a visor?

-Visor.

-Correct.

-Rebecca.

-Bank.

In science, the chemical element with the symbol HG

that used to be called quicksilver is now known by what common name?

-Zinc.

-Mercury.

Steven, in children's stories, a fairy tale

by Hans Christian Andersen is entitled The Princess and the what?

Er, pauper.

Pea.

Billy.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You banked £220.

Who has everything to play for and who is missing their carer?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Rebecca is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Mo. But how will the votes go?

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

Billy.

Rebecca.

Rebecca.

Rebecca.

Rebecca.

Carole.

Rebecca.

-Mo.

-Hello, Anne.

Is that short for Maureen?

-No, it's short for Maurice.

-Is it?

-IN FRENCH ACCENT:

-Maurice?

-Maurice.

-Are you French?

-No.

-Just unfortunate.

-What do you do?

I work at a supermarket. I'm a fresh food manager.

Is yoghurt under you?

Yeah, yoghurt, ready meals, fresh pasta, meat, poultry.

What isn't under you?

Baked beans, deli counter, check-out.

What did you do to stop them putting baked beans under you?

I got trained in that area where baked beans wasn't necessary.

Would you have to take your exams to have baked beans?

I haven't taken any exams for my job.

If you wanted to have baked beans under you?

I wouldn't want that, Anne.

-Why's that?

-They are a terrible thing to stack.

I'm dying of excitement.

-Can you sing?

-I can. sing.

Put your board down.

What's the song called?

-Your Song.

-My song?

Your Song. For you.

Go on, then.

# You can tell everybody

# This is your song

# It may be quite simple, but

-# Now that it's done...

-Can anyone in the supermarket hear?

-No.

Put your board up.

Oh, I didn't get my best bit out.

-What's your best bit?

-# I hope you don't mind

# I hope you don't mind

# That you put down in words... #

Why Rebecca?

-Because she got two questions wrong.

-Peter, the taxi driver

from Blackpool, what can you sing for me?

-I'm a soul fan, Anne.

-Yes. Good.

-Yes?

-I could sing Get Ready.

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Yes.

# So get ready

# Get ready

# Here I come

# Get ready cos here I come

# I'm on my way

# Get ready cos here I come... # HE LAUGHS

Yes.

-Is that OK?

-That was fantastic.

-I'm didn't profess to be a singer, so...

-No, no.

No. It's usually better when you don't.

-Why Rebecca?

-She got two questions wrong, I'm afraid.

-I think she's got an early bus to catch.

-Yes. Rebecca,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends at Dundee University are going to be pleased,

because I didn't get voted off in the first round.

My friends from church will be pleased, because I got the question about the Bible right.

I think if I got that wrong, I would have had the rip taken out of me for a very long time.

Round 4 and you're up to £1,620. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Mo. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Mo, which former supermodel gave birth in 2011

to a daughter named Julia,

who became the first baby to be born to a serving French president?

-Pass.

-Carla Bruni.

Carole, in musical instruments, which parts of a modern grand piano

are usually known as the names sustain, soft and sostenuto?

-Pedals.

-Correct. Susan.

-Bank.

When giving blood, a single donation involves the collection

of approximately what quantity, a pint or a gallon?

-A pint.

-Correct.

Peter, in the calendar of the Church Of England the last

Sunday before Easter is usually known by the name of which tree?

Pass.

Palm tree.

Steven, in UK geography what "P" is the name of the city in the South West of England

that is the location of the Devonport Naval Base?

-Peterborough.

-Even Plymouth. Billy,

in maths, what is 27 multiplied by three?

-81.

-Correct.

Mo, in English history the first wife of Henry VIII

and mother of Mary I was known of Catherine of where?

-Aragon.

-Correct.

Carole, in nature, the North American plant

that causes an itchy rash on contact with the skin is called poison ivy or Halle Berry?

-Poison ivy.

-Correct. Susan.

-Bank.

In pop music, the song entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You was a UK hit single in 1994

and in several subsequent years for which singer?

-Mariah Carey.

-Correct.

Peter, in women's fashion an item of clothing for the upper body

that is cut short to expose the midriff is known by the rhyming name crop what?

-Top.

-Correct.

-Steven.

-Bank.

In carpentry, what is the terms of the piece of timber onto which floorboards are nailed?

-Joist.

-Correct.

Billy, in literature, the 1841 novel by Charles Dickens subtitled

A Tale Of The Riots of '80 is called Barnaby what?

-Pass.

-Rudge.

Mo. In the bathroom,

which variety of rock is used to remove dry skin from the feet, marble or pumice?

-Pumice.

-Correct.

Carole, in TV drama, the writer of the series Queer As Folk

who was an executive producer of Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010 is Russell T who?

-Pass.

-Davies.

Susan, in chemistry, the word "hydrous"...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £170.

Who thinks Pink Floyd is a nursery colour?

Who's a fiscal failure?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Susan is the strongest link because she didn't get an answer wrong.

According to the statistics, Billy is the weakest link,

but will the team notice that?

Voting over.

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

Mo.

Peter.

Peter.

Steven.

Carole.

Billy.

-Billy, why Peter?

-Peter had a bit of a hesitation and got a question wrong. That's what I remember.

-Do you think he was the worst player?

-Could it have been me?

-It was you.

-Ah.

-Maurice, why Peter?

I think a few of us got a question wrong, but I've had Peter before,

whereas the others, apart from myself, I haven't recollected wrong answers.

That was really clear(!)

I'm learning.

Why Peter?

-I feel he was the weakest link.

-Oh, that was better.

-HE LAUGHS

Peter, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne walked out, that's when the nerves set in

and you know this is for real and here we go.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,790. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, that's Susan. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Susan, in European geography which Baltic state lies between Estonia and Lithuania?

-Pass.

-Latvia.

Steven, in the military, what "G" is the term for a troop of soldiers

stationed in a fortress, or in a town, in order to guard and defend it?

-A garrison.

-Correct.

-Billy.

-Bank.

-In 1980s pop music, the identical twins Matt and Luke,

who were members of the group called Bros had what surname?

-Goss.

-Correct.

Mo, in tennis, the player born in the former Yugoslavia who won

three of the ladies' Grand Slam titles in 1991 and '92 is Monica who?

-Pass.

-Seles.

Carole, in the human body, the hamstring tendons

are situated at the back of which joint in the leg?

-Knee.

-Correct.

Susan, in British history, what surname is shared by Grace,

a lifeboat heroine from the 19th century and Alistair, former Chancellor of the Exchequer?

-Darling.

-Correct.

-Steven.

-Bank.

Which imperial unit of area often used in agriculture is equal to 43,560 square feet?

-An acre.

-Correct.

Billy, in literature,

inhabitants of the mythical land of Shangri-La are bestowed

with which attribute, eternal youth or the power of flight?

-Eternal youth.

-Correct.

Mo, in astronomy, the constellation called Crux

is more commonly known as the Southern what?

-Star?

-Cross.

Carole, in gardening, what "D" is the term for a plant that,

as a result of selective breeding,

is shorter than others of its species?

-Dwarf.

-Correct.

-Susan.

-Bank.

In international law, agreements known as conventions

on the treatment of victims of war are named after which Swiss city?

The Vatican?

Geneva.

Steven, in film, the 1995 comedy starring Alicia Silverstone

that was set in a high school in Beverly Hills had what title,

Clueless or Pointless?

-Clueless.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

In definitions, which five-letter word for a ghost or spectre

is also used as an alternative term for a spy?

-Spook.

-Correct.

-Mo.

-Bank.

-In pop music, the song that has been.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £130.

Who thinks Che Guevara is a forward for Manchester City?

Who thinks chess is an extreme sport?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Mo is the weakest link.

Statistically, Steven is the strongest link.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Mo.

Mo.

Susan.

Susan.

Steven.

We have a tie, team.

Mo and Susan, two votes each.

Carole, why Susan?

I think she got two questions wrong.

-Billy, why Mo?

-I think he got two questions wrong in the last round.

The strongest link was Steven.

He gets to decide.

Why have you voted for Mo?

-Mo got...two wrong, as well as Susan.

-OK, you've got a choice now.

-Um, I'm going to choose Susan.

-Because?

Because Susan voted twice for me, and voted this time when I was the strongest link.

Fair enough.

Susan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To get to Round 5 was great, because I'm a bit daft and a bit thick!

It's my air head! SHE LAUGHS

Round 6. In the bank now, £1,920.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link,

that's Steven. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steven, in theatre, in The Merchant Of Venice by Shakespeare,

Shylock demands what weight of flesh from Antonio as payment for a loan?

-A pound.

-Correct.

Billy, in US history the body known informally as the Warrant Commission,

appointed in 1963, investigated the assassination of which president?

-Washington.

-John F Kennedy.

Mo, in sport, what "B" follows "personal" to make a term

for the fastest time or greatest achieved by an individual athlete?

-Best.

-Correct.

Carole, the Tour That Doesn't Tour

was the title of a series of stand-up shows in the UK and Ireland

performed in 2010 and 2011 by which comedian?

-Billy Connolly.

-Peter Kay.

Steven, in art, in the 1964 painting The Son Of Man by Magritte,

an apple partially obscures which part of the subject's body,

his face or his thumb?

His thumb.

His face.

Billy, in vocabulary, the words "chocolate", "chilli" and "tomato"

originated in the language of which Mexican civilisation?

-Aztec.

-Correct.

Mo, in veterinary medicine, what "G" is the term for a castrated, male horse?

-Pass.

-Gelding.

Carole, in literature, which girl's name precedes

"papers" in the title of the 1973 novel by Martin Amis

about the life of a self-absorbed teenager?

-Pass.

-Rachel.

Steven, in cinema, the film institute founded by Robert Redford in 1981

and dedicated to supporting emerging artistic talent

is called Butch or Sundance?

-Sundance.

-Correct.

-Billy.

-Bank.

-In maths, what is 70 divided by five?

SHE LAUGHS

-Pass.

-14.

Mo, in music,

the only full-length opera by George Gershwin is entitled Porgy and who?

-Pass.

-Bess.

Carole, in North American sport...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £20. So is Steven half-baked?

Or should you hang up on Carole?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Steven is still the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically is Carole,

but can she survive the vote?

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

Carole.

Carole.

Carole.

Billy.

Steven, why Carole?

-I think Carole got a couple of questions wrong.

-Mo, why Carole?

To be honest, I'm trying to keep Billy

out of Coventry as long as I can.

Also, I think Carole was the weakest link.

Carole, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I enjoyed my chat with Anne.

She did suggest my husband might want to make wedding cakes,

but I hope he hasn't done that while I've been away,

because I won't be eating it when I get back!

Round 7. You have £1,940.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Steven. Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

Steven, in cocktails, thought to be named after its inventor,

what "G" is a dry martini garnished with a small pickled onion?

Er, gin and It?

Gibson.

Billy, in literature, Constance was the first name of the principal female character

in which controversial novel by DH Lawrence?

Pass.

Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Mo, in toys, the fortune-telling device

that is shaken to reveal answers to questions

is known as a magic what, Six Pack or Eight Ball?

-Eight Ball.

-Correct.

Steven, in TV,

the critically acclaimed drama serial first shown in 1984

featuring Charles Dance and Tim Pigott-Smith was called the Jewel in the what?

-Crown.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

In anthropology, the people called the Uzbeks

live predominantly in the central part of which continent?

South America.

Asia.

Mo, in UK politics, the full name of the branch of government

known as Defra is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural what?

-Agriculture.

-Affairs.

Steven, in landmarks, the Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle

stands on the north bank of which British river?

-Er, Thames.

-Correct.

-Billy.

-Bank.

-In ornithology, what "H" is the four-letter term for a shelter

where birdwatchers can remain out of sight of the birds?

-Hide.

-Correct.

-Mo.

-Bank.

In gardening, moss, musk and multiflora

are all types of which widely cultivated, flowering shrub?

Weed.

The rose.

Steven, in Australian folklore, the legendary monster

that lives in the lagoons and swamps of the Outback is called a turnip or bunyip?

-Bunyip.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

In film, the British-born actress who starred in Sweet And Lowdown,

Minority Report and Enduring Love is Samantha who?

Pass.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

The correct answer was Morton.

You won £110.

In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you banked,

so you need to hang on to the best player. Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game,

the strongest link statistically is Steven.

Billy is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Mo.

Steven.

Billy.

A vote each.

Steven, why Mo?

I think that round, Mo and Billy both got questions wrong,

but, over the last few rounds,

I think Mo has consistently got more questions wrong.

Mo, why Billy?

Again, similar to Steven, I think she was the weakest link in that round.

-She's got more questions wrong in comparison to Steven.

-Billy, why Steven?

I think we all got questions wrong,

but I remember, in that round, Mo banked and Steven didn't.

-You thought he was the worst player?

-Me again!

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote. The strongest link with Steven.

Stick with Mo or move to Billy?

-I'm going to stick with Mo, I'm afraid.

-Billy was the worst player.

It's votes that count.

Mo, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Being in a three-way tie, I don't think I was tactically voted out,

I think it was fair. Steven's comments were fair.

It was just unfortunate that the weakest link stayed in.

And I wasn't there to contest the final.

Round 8 and you're up to £2,050. In this round, 90 seconds.

But whatever you win will be trebled.

We start with the strongest link, that's Steven. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steven, in scientific terminology, if "mono" is the prefix meaning single,

what "P" is the equivalent prefix meaning many?

-Pass.

-Poly.

Billy, in comic strips,

the character called Lucky Eddie is the sidekick of which Viking?

-Hagar the Horrible.

-Correct.

Steven, in Italian cookery, the pasta sauce called puttanesca

is traditionally made with tomatoes, olives garlic, capers and which small fish?

-Anchovies.

-Correct. Billy.

-Bank.

In TV, the car registration plate "ST1" was used on a vehicle driven

by the hero of which 1960s adventure series starring Roger Moore?

-James Bond.

-The Saint.

Steven, in the children's books by Richmal Crompton,

the dog owned by the schoolboy William Brown had what name - Jumble or Chaos?

-Jumble.

-Correct.

-Billy.

-Bank.

In pop music, of the four herbs in the song Scarborough Fair,

recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, which is mentioned first?

-Sage.

-Parsley.

Steven, in the American media since 1927, which weekly news magazine

has featured an annual cover announcing its person of the year?

-Pass.

-Time.

Billy. In maths, what is 75% of 200?

-50.

-No, 150.

Steven, in Arthurian legend, what "P" is the name of the knight

who in many versions of the story succeeds in the quest to find the Holy Grail?

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Percival.

You won £70.

We're going to treble that

and it gives you prize money today of £2,260.

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

If there's a tie, we go for Sudden Death. So Steven and Billy,

for £2,260, let's play the Weakest Link.

Steven, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, Anne.

Steven, in literature, the 1995 book entitled

The Lost World, by Michael Crichton, was a sequel to which of his novels

that had been made into a film by Steven Spielberg two years earlier?

-The Lost Boys.

-No, the correct answer is Jurassic Park.

Billy, in radio, what's the name of the politician

whose choices for his 2006 appearance on Desert Island Discs

included Ernie by Benny Hill and This Charming Man by The Smiths?

Tony Blair?

The correct answer is David Cameron.

Steven, in British wildlife, water, cream-spot, 11-spot,

22-spot and hieroglyphic are native species of which colourful beetle?

The common garden beetle.

The correct answer is the ladybird.

Billy, in human anatomy, the small, tubular organ located in the neck

and commonly known as the voice box, has what scientific name?

The oesophagus.

The correct answer is the larynx.

Steven, in travel, at more than 250 miles in length,

which motorway is the longest on the UK road network?

-Route 66.

-The correct answer is M6.

It's going very well(!)

Billy, in Greek legend,

what was the name of the courtier who was forced to sit throughout a banquet

beneath a sword suspended by a single thread?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Damocles.

Steven, in TV, which comedy series first shown in 2009

features Steve Pemberton and Reece Sheersmith

playing multiple characters,

including an embittered clown called Mr Jelly?

-Alan Partridge?

-The correct answer is Psychoville.

Billy, in African geography,

apart from a short coastline on the Atlantic,

The Gambia is entirely enclosed by which other country?

-Zimbabwe?

-The correct answer is Senegal.

Steven, in 20th-century history,

the Arab Israeli conflict known as the Six-Day War

began on 5 June and ended on 10 June of which year?

Um, no, 1954?

The correct answer is 1967.

Billy, the hat worn by Princess Beatrice

at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,

and then sold for charity for £81,000,

was created by which designer?

Vera Wang.

The correct answer is Philip Treacy.

And, after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So Steven and Billy, let's play Sudden Death.

Steven, in entertainment venues,

Carnegie Hall in New York opened in May 1891 with a concert

featuring which Russian composer conducting his own music?

-Rimsky-Korsakov.

-The correct answer is Tchaikovsky.

Billy, in accolades, while most of the Nobel prizes are awarded in Sweden,

which is the only one that is awarded by a committee in Norway?

-Peace prize?

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Billy, you're today's strongest link.

You go away with £2,260.

Steven, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Not having to do a walk of shame is good,

because that's the one thing you don't want to do, especially in the early rounds.

Wow. Winning the Weakest Link just feels brilliant.

I can't believe I've done it. I don't think I deserved it.

It didn't go well at the end, but I got that vital one question and that's all I needed.

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