30/11/2010 Weakest Link

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

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Ade, I'm 36, I'm from Torquay in Devon and I'm an electrician.

I'm Jennifer, I'm 47, from St Albans in Hertfordshire

and I'm a piano tuner.

I'm Steve, I'm 60, from Hereford and I'm an accountant.

I'm Michelle, I'm 28, from Morecambe in Lancashire

and I'm a senior administrator.

I'm Jim, I'm 52, from Sheringham in Norfolk

and I'm a crab and lobster fisherman.

I'm Bryony, I'm 19, from Wokingham, Berkshire, and I'm a student.

I'm Paul, I'm 46, from Bournemouth.

I'm an antiques and collectables dealer.

I'm Carolann, I'm 54, I live in East Leake in Nottinghamshire

and I'm a traffic officer.

I'm Edward, 25, from Sutton Coldfield. I'm a skip hire man.

OK, 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. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Ade.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

In abbreviations, the name of which day of the week is often shortened to "Thur"?

-Thursday.

-Correct. In maths, what is 26 minus 10?

-16.

-Correct.

In expressions, a display of anger or bad temper is called gasworks or fireworks?

-Fireworks.

-Correct. In childhood, Barbie is the name given to a popular brand of which type of toy?

-Doll.

-Correct. In medicine, appendicitis is a condition defined as the inflammation

of which organ of the digestive system?

-Appendix.

-Correct.

In definitions, which four-letter verb can mean to rescue and also to set aside money for future use?

-Save.

-Correct.

What C is a term for the entire playing area for a round of golf,

including the fairways, greens and rough?

-Course.

-Correct.

In entertainment, a nickname for Hollywood is Tinsel what?

-Town.

-Correct.

In music, the didgeridoo is a wind instrument that was first used by the native people of which country?

-Australia.

-Correct.

-Bank!

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target. That money will go through to the next round.

But one of you will not.

Who is probably the surgeon in oven gloves?

Who's the ballet dancer in waders?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, the weakest link is Jennifer, but who will the team want off?

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

Michelle.

Bryony.

Bryony.

Edward.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

Steve.

-What do you do, Jim?

-I'm a crab and lobster fisherman, Anne.

-Where do you do that?

-In Sheringham in Norfolk.

-Is there any skill involved?

-A lot of skill. Years and years of skill and knowing how to do it properly.

-Is there a Mrs Jim?

-Yes, there is.

-How long has she been Mrs Jim?

-She's been...went nearly a year, actually.

-What do you mean, "she went nearly a year"?

-I have been married before.

Who were you married to before?

-My first wife Karen, my second wife Donna.

-Yeah.

-My third wife Sue, my fourth wife Jennifer.

-Really?

I'm on wife number five, so I have tried to remember the date we got married.

-Did the others not like you catching crabs?

-I wasn't married to the others when I was a fisherman.

-Why have you been married so often?

-I like wedding cake.

Do you get tired of the wives or do they dump you?

A bit of both, I suppose.

-Why Steve?

-Well, we all got the answers right that round

-and I think as Steve is the oldest, he's likely to let us down in later rounds.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-What do you do, Carolann?

-I'm a traffic officer, Anne.

-Where?

-In Nottinghamshire. Well, on the M1 mostly.

What's the difference between a policeman or a policewoman on the motorway and you?

They have far more powers. My only power is to stop and direct traffic.

You commit an offence if you fail to do as I tell you.

-Really?

-But the police obviously have powers to arrest.

-So you can stop, but you can't arrest?

-No. I can direct...

If you stop a lorry driver, are you allowed to confiscate his Yorkie bar and eat it?

I don't like Yorkie bars, so no.

-So what do you like?

-Galaxy. My downfall.

-Is that a bit of Galaxy paper on your shoulder?

No, a dear friend gave me that many years ago. It's a cat. I used to breed cats.

-Is there a Mr Carolann?

-I've never been married, but I am living with someone called Paul.

-Is he as big as you are?

-No, if he stands behind me, you wouldn't see him, but he's very sweet and lovely.

-Why Steve?

-Steve's an accountant and I just didn't think he needed the money.

-What do you do, Bryony?

-I'm a student.

-Studying?

-Physical Geography.

-Where are you studying?

-Aberystwyth.

-Physical Geography in Aberystwyth?

-Yeah.

-What do people who have studied Physical Geography go on to do?

-Oh, everything they can think of.

-Call centre?

-Yeah.

Shelf-stacking?

-I haven't known any of them.

-What do you want to do after you leave?

-I want to go and do some research in glaciers and stuff.

-So no plans to get a job?

No, after that, yeah. I need a job.

-Why Steve?

-I had to "eeny-meeny-miney-mo" because everyone got their questions right

and it landed on Steve.

Steve, we'll never know if your bark is worse than your bite.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think if I'd made it past the first round, I would have been a good contender for the money.

But it's always difficult in the first round. Somebody has to go off first.

Everyone got their answers right. It was the luck of the draw.

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

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Ade. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the Gregorian calendar, the names of how many months of the year begin with the letter "A"?

-One.

-Two. People known as Finns are natives or inhabitants of which European country?

-Finland.

-Correct.

In literature, one of the Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling is called How The Leopard Got His what?

-Spots.

-Correct.

In DIY, circular, chain and tenon are all types of which tool?

-Saw.

-Correct.

In the USA, crossing the road without regard for oncoming traffic is jaywalking or duck-running?

-Duck-running.

-Jaywalking.

In food, the name of which sweet biscuit is derived from the same Italian word as "macaroni"?

-Garibaldi.

-Macaroon.

In the family, an elderly, unmarried sister of either of one's parents used to be known as a maiden what?

-Aunt.

-Correct. In judo, the belt traditionally worn by a novice is what colour?

-White.

-Correct.

In the TV series Doctor Who, the machine called Time And Relative Dimension In Space

is almost always known by what acronym?

-The TARDIS.

-Correct. What C is the term for a jarring of the brain caused by a blow to the head,

normally resulting in a brief loss of consciousness?

-Concussion.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In board games, the name of which chess piece is also a royal title that can be held by a woman?

-Queen.

-Correct. In archery, the cord that is stretched, then released to fire an arrow is the "bow" what?

-String.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In physics, which property of a radio wave is measured in kilohertz? Frequency or wavelengths?

-Frequency.

-Correct.

In pop music, the singer known as Rihanna had a UK No.1 album in 2007 entitled Good Girl Gone what?

-Bad.

-Correct.

In exploration, the NASA Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida is named after which US President?

-Carter.

-John F Kennedy.

In manufacturing history, the use of poisonous chemicals

to make felt headwear led to the phrase what "as a hatter"?

-Mad.

-Correct.

What L is the title of a 1955 novel, twice adapted into film,

about a middle-aged man and his obsession with his precocious stepdaughter?

Could you repeat the question?

What L is the title of a 1955 novel, twice adapted into film,

about a middle-aged man and his obsession with his precocious stepdaughter?

-Pass.

-Lolita.

In agriculture, applying pesticides to cereals in the form of a...

Time's up. You won £250.

But who probably thinks butternut squash is a medical complaint?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Ade has gone from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest in this.

Michelle is statistically the strongest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Bryony.

Ade.

Bryony.

Ade.

Ade.

Bryony.

Ade.

Ade.

-What do you do, Jennifer?

-I'm a piano tuner.

-Oh.

-Where do you do that?

-Well, I'm based in St Albans.

But I work all over the Home Counties, around Hertfordshire and North London.

-And in St Albans, they all take piano lessons?

-Yes.

-It's that sort of place?

-It is.

-Uprights or grands?

-A mixture. Mostly uprights.

-Yes.

Put your board down and move towards Ade.

So you got really dressed up to come here today?

-I did.

-Is this your best outfit?

-It is, I'm afraid.

-Pop up again.

-What style would you say you followed?

-I don't know what you'd call it.

No. Put your board up. So, Mr Jennifer at home...

-Well, that would be a Miss Jennifer if there was one.

-Oh, really?

What do gay piano tuners do on their day off?

-This one goes bell-ringing.

-Is that it?

Is that all you do? It's a sort of busman's holiday.

Well, no. I also have been known to go to Star Trek conventions.

-Star Trek conventions?

-Yes.

Do you boldly go where no man has been before?

Yes. LAUGHTER

-Why Ade?

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

-Where are you from, Edward?

-I'm from Sutton Coldfield.

-And how old are you?

-25.

-What do you do?

-I have my own skip hire business.

-You have your own...?

-Skip hire business.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-You're the Richard Branson of landfill?

-I like to think so. In and around Sutton Coldfield, yes.

Being the Richard Branson of landfill in Sutton Coldfield, do you have to fight the women off?

-No, um...

-No?

-No.

-And have you got a girlfriend?

-I have, yeah. The lovely Zara.

-Really?

-Yes.

-What is she up to all day?

-She runs a stable yard.

-Does she?

-Horse stables, yes.

-Can you get the horses to pull your skip?

-No, I've not tried that.

That would be something to think of, to try and save a bit of money.

-Why Ade?

-He wasted a fair bit of time and he got two questions wrong, so sorry.

Ade, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Because I went out in Round 2,

I think my family and friends are going to be hitting me on Facebook, definitely.

"Bit stupid" and things like that. Hopefully, I'll get a cuddle off my wife, so it won't be so bad.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,250. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Michelle. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In TV, the prehistoric cartoon family called The Flintstones lived in which fictional town?

-Bedrock.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 15 plus 37?

-52.

-Correct. Someone who is ready to comply with your every whim is said to be "at your beck and" what?

-Call.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Because of its shape and proximity to the mainland of the Asian sub-continent,

which island country is sometimes called "India's Teardrop"?

-Pass.

-Sri Lanka.

In nature, when a rainbow is seen,

the sun is where in relation to the observer? In front or behind?

-Behind.

-Correct.

The 1945 Charter of the United Nations named how many states

as permanent members of the Security Council?

-Five.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In police work, what T is the word applied to a dog that's trained to search for missing people?

-Tracker.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In Paris, the River Seine divides the centre of the city into the Rive Gauche and the Rive what?

-Pass.

-Droite.

In sport in Barbados in 2010,

England defeated Australia to win the World Cup in the form of cricket known by what numerical name?

-Six.

-Twenty20.

In pop music, in the lyrics of a 1954 UK hit single by The Chordettes,

which title character is asked to "bring me a dream"?

-Sally.

-Mr Sandman.

In a restaurant, the device known as "a waiter's friend" is used to open oyster shells or wine bottles?

-Wine bottles.

-Correct.

The US actor born Christopher Kutcher in 1978 is known professionally by what first name?

Could you repeat the question, Anne?

The US actor born Christopher Kutcher in 1978 is known professionally by what first name?

-Peter.

-Ashton.

In photography, a very wide-angle lens covering up to 180 degrees

is named after the eye of which creature?

-Bird.

-Fish.

In modern history, in 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which Middle Eastern country?

-Pass.

-Israel.

In needlework, what G is the term for drawing fabric into a series of folds

by passing a thread through and then pulling it tight?

-Pass.

-Gathering.

The comic novel about journalism entitled Scoop was written by which member of the Waugh family?

-Evelyn.

-Time's up. Evelyn is the correct answer, but you were out of time.

And in that round, you won £170.

Whose brain didn't get a studio pass?

Who's the sixth member of your five-a-side team?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The strongest link statistically is Paul, but will the other players realise that?

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

Michelle.

Paul.

Carolann.

Michelle.

Carolann.

Michelle.

Carolann.

We have a tie, team.

Michelle and Carolann, three votes each.

Carolann, who's a traffic officer on the M1, can you stop the traffic?

-I can stop the traffic, yes.

-Put your board down.

-Do you stand there and the lorries bounce off you?

-Absolutely, if I'm outside the car.

-If I'm inside the car, I have a sign on the back that says, "Don't pass."

-That's cheating.

-If you stand in the middle of the motorway, how do you do it?

-I just point at you, "Stop!"

-Really?

-Yes.

-It works every time.

-Put your board up.

What are you looking for on the motorway, apart from ice-cream vans and food lorries?

My favourite bit is rescuing animals. If they're dead, they're debris, but if not, they're animals.

-I've rescued ducklings before - 12.

-Do you take them home and cook them?

No, no, no. There's not much meat on a duckling, Anne.

-It depends how desperate you are.

-I'm not that desperate, Anne.

-Really?

-No, no, no.

-Why Michelle?

-I think Michelle got three wrong.

Jim the fisherman who's been married five times...

-How long do we give this one?

-This is for ever.

-How do you know?

-Because she's told me so.

Oh, that seals the deal(!)

Why Carolann?

I think she hesitated and there was a couple of questions that she got wrong.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote and that was Paul.

-What do you do?

-I'm an antiques and collectables trader.

-Where?

-In sunny Bournemouth.

Are you a white David Dickinson?

-Yeah, I suppose I am.

-Have you got a stall?

-I normally do a lot of work...

-Or a car boot?

-I do car-booting.

So if I come to your car boot and I make you an offer, are you good at haggling?

I'm pretty good at haggling.

So supposing I offer you £150 and it's really £400, what would you say?

First of all, I'd giggle,

and then I'd probably say to you, "If you're serious, make me a serious offer."

OK, £160?

-I'd probably sit down and turn the other way.

-Why Carolann?

She hesitated and she got a couple of questions wrong.

You've got a choice now. You can stick with Carolann or move to Michelle.

I'm afraid I'll switch to Michelle.

She was the worst player. Michelle, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Paul changed his vote from Carolann to myself.

I'd like to say to you, "Thank you very much for being a team player.

"Carolann wasted a load of time and I didn't. It's up to you, your choice, whatever."

Round 4 and you've banked £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Paul. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In a theatre, which word for the modified limbs of a bird refers to the spaces off stage

to the left and right of the acting area?

-Wings.

-Correct.

In medicine, neuralgia is a sharp or burning pain originating in which type of tissue? A muscle or a nerve?

-Nerve.

-Correct.

In US geography, the volcano in Washington State that erupted violently in May 1980 is Mount what?

-Pass.

-St Helens.

In sport, at the start of a rugby league match, each team has how many players on the pitch?

-13.

-Correct.

In TV, the co-star of Men Behaving Badly who provided the voice of Bob The Builder is Neil who?

-Morrissey.

-Correct.

In vocabulary, what C is a name for a short-handled axe in the singular

and in the plural is a slang term for "teeth"?

-Pass.

-Chopper.

In roast poultry, the fatty tail piece of a chicken is commonly known as the parson's what?

-Nose.

-Correct.

Equity is the UK trade union representing accountants or entertainers?

-Entertainers.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In music, a standard string quartet normally consists of two violins, a viola and which other instrument?

-Pass.

-Cello.

According to the proverb, in war, politics, games and other forms of human conflict,

"attack is the best form of" what?

-Defence.

-Correct.

In Russian history, at the court of the last Tsar, what was the name of the mystic known as the Mad Monk?

-Pass.

-Rasputin.

In time measurement, which main meal of the day would most likely be eaten by a person in New York

when it is 1pm in the UK?

-Breakfast.

-Correct. In ballet terms, what P comes from the Old French for "spinning top"

and refers to a movement in which the dancer turns in place on one foot?

-Plie.

-No, pirouette.

In civil engineering, a channel fitted with a vertically sliding gate to control the flow of water

is known by what name that rhymes with "juice"?

-Sluice.

-Correct.

In geography, the Tropic of Cancer crosses the Greenwich Meridian in which desert?

-Pass.

-Sahara.

The US rapper born Robert James Ritchie who was briefly married to Pamela Anderson

performs under what name? Kid Rock or Swiss Roll?

-Kid Rock.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up.

You won £70.

But who doesn't even star in their own fantasy?

Who's your surrogate simpleton? Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong, Edward is the weakest link.

Statistically, Carolann is the strongest link,

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.

Paul.

Bryony.

Edward.

Edward.

Edward.

Jim.

-Carolann, you're still here.

-I'm afraid so, Anne.

-Why Edward?

Unfortunately, he got three wrong.

-Bryony...

-Yes, Anne?

-Why have you voted for Edward?

-I don't think he got any questions right in that round.

-He didn't.

Edward, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Coming off in Round 4 is where I expected. As long as I wasn't first or second, I was happy.

But it really is tough. The questions do come round fast

and when you're under that spotlight, keeping an eye on the time and how much is in the bank is difficult.

Round 5. In the bank, £1,490. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Carolann. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In religious tradition, the Cross Keys of St Peter consist of one made from silver

and one made from which other metal?

-Gold.

-Correct. In chemistry, what H is the name of the element

that has an atom usually consisting of a single proton and a single electron?

-Hydrogen.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The title song of which 1980 film musical, directed by Alan Parker,

includes the line, "I'm gonna live forever"?

-Highlander.

-Fame.

In maths, what is 4 multiplied by 7?

-28.

-Correct.

After being found guilty of conspiracy, which of these explorers was beheaded?

Captain Scott or Sir Walter Raleigh?

-Sir Walter Raleigh.

-Correct.

The TV cookery series that began in 2006 in which presenters are joined by celebrity guests

while a meal is prepared is called Something For The what?

-Oven.

-Weekend.

The operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan called The Gondoliers is mainly set in which European city?

-Venice.

-Correct. The annual allowance accorded by Parliament

for the household expenses of the Royal Family is the Civil what?

-Purse.

-List.

In literature, in the 1884 novel by Mark Twain

that was a sequel to The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, what is the full name of the title character?

-Pass.

-Huckleberry Finn.

In geography, what C is the name of the region of Spain that has Barcelona as its capital?

-Pass.

-Catalonia.

In motor racing, in the 1960s and '70s,

which Scottish Formula One driver was world champion three times?

-Stirling Moss.

-Jackie Stewart.

In quotations, in 1775, the American revolutionary Patrick Henry gave a speech

which ended with the words, "Give me liberty or give me" what?

-Pass.

-Death.

In gardening, which of these is the name of a hardy annual? The poached egg plant or grilled sausage plant?

-Poached egg plant.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In pop music, Paul McCartney wrote the song Hey Jude

to cheer up Julian, the son of which fellow member of The Beatles?

-Ringo.

-John Lennon.

In art, the word "sanguine" that refers...

Time's up. I can't complete the question and you won £70 again.

But who has now had more ups and downs than Jordan jogging?

Who has all the willpower of a wet wipe? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Jennifer is the strongest link because she answered the most questions correctly.

Carolann is statistically the weakest link, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Bryony.

Bryony.

Jim.

Jim.

Jim.

Paul, why Jim?

I'm afraid he got too many questions wrong, Anne.

-Bryony, you're still here.

-I'm really surprised. I thought that was going to be me.

I thought everyone was going to vote for me.

-Have you always had that irritating laugh?

-Yeah. I'm just a very bubbly person. I can't help but laugh.

-Why Jim?

-Well, apart from me, he got a question wrong.

Jim, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family will be impressed that I've been on the show,

stood in front of Anne, answered questions and gave as good as I got.

It was unfortunate that I didn't walk away with the final purse because it would be nice to win.

Round 6 and you've made it to £1,560.

Another ten seconds from the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Jennifer. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In TV, the presenter who hosted the game shows Big Break and The Generation Game is Jim who?

-Bowen.

-Davidson.

In food, the Irish dish called boxty has which vegetable as its main ingredient?

-Potato.

-Correct.

In ancient history, the city of Carthage, that came to be associated with Queen Dido and Hannibal,

was in the north of which continent?

-Asia.

-Africa.

In 1851, the US inventor Isaac Merritt Singer patented a practical domestic version of which machine?

-Sewing machine.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The type of motorised rickshaw that is popular with tourists in Thailand is called a choo-choo or tuk-tuk?

-Tuk-tuk.

-Correct.

In cinema, the Nebraska-born actress who won Oscars for her roles

in Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry is Hilary who?

-Pass.

-Swank.

Because of their respective positions,

both Fiji and Hawaii are sometimes referred to as "the crossroads" of which ocean?

-Pacific.

-Correct.

The 1936 novel Gone With The Wind ends

with Scarlett O'Hara remarking that "after all, tomorrow is another" what?

-Day.

-Correct.

In the human skeleton, what U is the longer of the two bones in the forearm?

-The ulna.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In April 2010, which pianist and singer began presenting a weekly jazz programme on Radio 2?

-Jools Holland.

-Jamie Cullum.

In British wildlife, which of these rodents usually has a bushy tail that's covered with thick fur?

The dormouse or the house mouse?

-Dormouse.

-Correct.

In children's TV, the round, square and arch windows featured in the programme Tikkabilla

were originally a hallmark of which other series?

-Pass.

-Play School.

In Buckinghamshire, what C is the estate given to the nation by the politician Arthur Lee in 1917

to be used as a retreat for UK prime ministers?

Time's up. The answer was Chequers.

You won £120.

But is Jennifer out of tune?

Should Carolann hit the road?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Bryony is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

The strongest link statistically is Jennifer, but will the team notice that?

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

Bryony.

Jennifer.

Bryony.

Bryony.

-Jennifer, why Bryony?

-Apart from me, I think she got two questions wrong as well.

-Paul, why Bryony?

-Three lovely ladies to choose from. Couldn't see why it shouldn't be Bryony.

He's such a charmer(!)

Finally, Bryony, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When Anne said that I had an annoying laugh, I've been told that before, so I just laughed it off.

I like laughing. It's how I get through my days, by laughing.

If she doesn't like it, well, fine. I don't mind.

Round 7. In the bank, £1,680. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Jennifer. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In tourism, the upmarket shopping district of Ginza is in which Asian capital city?

-Tokyo.

-Correct.

In English history, King Henry VI was what family relation to King Henry IV?

-Grandfather.

-Grandson.

In geography, which European principality is at a greater height above sea level?

Andorra or Monaco?

-Andorra.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In American sports such as basketball and ice hockey,

a pass from which a team-mate then scores is given what name, meaning "help"?

-Pass.

-Assist.

In theatre, which slang word for a dancer is derived from the term

for the horny part of the foot of an animal such as a horse?

-Pass.

-Hoofer.

What V is the name for the fine quality parchment made from calfskin or other hide

and used for writing, painting and binding?

-"Veliumnum."

-No, vellum.

A monthly lifestyle magazine for women originally published in France in 1937 has the title Marie who?

-Claire.

-Correct.

In food, the 18th century Quaker Joseph Fry was a pioneer in the manufacture of which product

as a drink and a confection?

-Liquorice.

-Chocolate.

In TV, which adventure drama series of the 1970s and '80s starred Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw

as characters called Bodie and Doyle?

-The Professionals.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In definitions, a fellow countryman is often referred to as a compatriot or conglomerate?

-Compatriot.

-Correct.

In music, the renowned conductor who in 1930 founded the BBC Symphony Orchestra was Sir Adrian who?

-Hill.

-Boult.

In the UK, the Garden of England is a nickname for which coastal county?

-Kent.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time, so you won £60.

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

Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third round in a row, Jennifer is the strongest link.

Statistically, Paul 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.

Paul.

Jennifer.

Paul.

-Jennifer, why Paul?

-I think he got all his questions wrong.

-Carolann, why Paul?

-I think he was the weakest link, Anne.

-He was hopeless.

Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

One of the reasons I came on to the Weakest Link was watching it on the TV, it does look easy.

My daughter happened to be watching it one day and saw that there was a chance to appear on it

and she applied my name because she thought Daddy was the king.

But Daddy was more like the queen.

Round 8. In the bank, £1,740.

90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Jennifer. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In religion, payots or payis are the sidelocks of hair that hang down in ringlets

in front of the ears, worn by some male members of which faith?

-Jewish.

-Correct.

In history, Emma Wedgwood from the famous pottery dynasty

was both the cousin and wife of which eminent person? Charles Dickens or Charles Darwin?

-Charles Dickens.

-Charles Darwin.

The American author born in 1890 whose collections of fantasy horror stories

include The Thing On The Doorstep was HP who?

-Pass.

-Lovecraft.

In British visitor attractions,

the National Water Sports Centre and the Lace Market area are features of which East Midlands city?

-Nottingham.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What "O" is on average the second largest of the great apes?

-Orangutan.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In sea travel, the unit of speed called the knot is equal to how many nautical miles per hour?

-Eight.

-One.

In Dorset, the village in the Isle of Purbeck that is named after a Norman building

destroyed in the English Civil War is called Corfe what?

-Castle.

-Correct.

In pop music, which female group formed in the 1990s had UK No.1 singles entitled Never Ever,

Bootie Call and Pure Shores?

-Pussycat Dolls.

-All Saints.

In awards, the Lancashire-born designer who in 2007 received a CBE

for services to the British fashion industry...

Time's up, I can't complete the question and you won just £40 which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,860.

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Jennifer and Carolann, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Jennifer, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first, please, Anne.

Jennifer, in UK politics,

in May 2010, which former leader of the Conservative Party

was appointed to the post of Foreign Secretary?

-William Hague?

-That is correct.

Carolann, in pop music, the lyric "My loneliness is killing me,

"I must confess, I still believe,

"when I'm not with you, I lose my mind"

is from the 1999 debut UK hit single

by which US female singer?

-Britney Spears.

-That is the correct answer.

Jennifer, in the Batman comics and films,

the former District Attorney of Gotham City called Harvey Dent

becomes a villain known by what name?

-The Joker?

-The correct answer is Two-Face.

Carolann, the pair of metallic mascots that were unveiled in 2010

for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively

are named Wenlock and what?

-Wedlock?

-The correct answer is Mandeville.

Jennifer, in definitions,

which word derived from Greek terms for "homecoming" and "pain"

means a sentimental longing for an often idealised past?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is nostalgia.

Carolann, which US-born oil magnate and art collector

developed a reputation as a miser,

not least because he had a payphone installed

at his Sutton Place mansion in Surrey?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is John Paul Getty.

Jennifer, in the animal kingdom,

what is the three-letter name of the giant flightless bird,

native to New Zealand, that became extinct about two centuries ago?

-The auk?

-The correct answer is the moa.

Carolann, which landlocked country borders the Czech Republic,

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein,

Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland?

-Luxembourg.

-The correct answer is Austria.

Jennifer, in TV, the episode entitled Time On Our Hands,

which in 1996 attained record UK viewing figures for a sitcom,

was a festive special of which comedy series?

-As Time Goes By.

-The correct answer is Only Fools And Horses.

For the game, Carolann,

in beverages, the two most common types of bean used to make coffee

are Robusta and which other?

-No, sorry.

-The correct answer is Arabica.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied, so Jennifer and Carolann, let's play sudden death.

Jennifer, which major religious work has component parts within it

that, when translated into English, are called the Bee, the Cattle, the Spider and the Ant?

-The Koran?

-That is the correct answer.

Carolann, in international finance,

the main stock market index at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has what two-word name?

Hao...

No, the correct answer is Hang Seng.

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

and you go away with £1,860.

Carolann, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

To get all the way to the final and not win the money, I'm mortified.

However, best of luck to Jennifer.

I think it will sink in that I've won when I actually have the cheque in my hands,

but I was convinced right up to the end that Carolann was going to win it and it wouldn't be me.

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