31/05/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine contestants

preparing for the show.

Only one of them will go home

with prize money of up to £10,000.

The others leave with nothing,

as their team mates vote them the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other.

If they want the money, they'll 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.

My name's Nav. I'm a 21-year-old entertainer and promoter from Essex.

My name's Jim, 70-years-old, living near Selby, North Yorkshire, and a former civil servant.

I'm Andrea. I'm 26 from Strood in Kent,

and I work for a young carers' project in Bromley.

I'm Paul. I'm a 33-year-old personnel assistant

for the national galleries of Scotland from Edinburgh.

I'm Andy. I'm 42 and I'm a firefighter from Nottinghamshire.

My name's Harriet. I'm 36.

I'm from Newport in South Wales and I'm a civil servant.

My name's John. I'm 50 years of age. I'm a caterer now living in Cornwall.

My name is Helen. I'm 41. I'm a telesales account manager from Clacton.

I'm Anne. I'm 56. Retired.

Originally from Northern Ireland, but now living in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The rules. In each round the aim is to answer

enough questions correctly

to reach £1,000 within the time.

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

Get a question wrong and you break the chain

and you lose all the money in that chain.

If you bank before 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 taken forward.

In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person who is first alphabetically Andrea.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Andrea, what M is

a tequila-based cocktail served with lime juice, in a salt-rimmed glass?

-Pass.

-Margarita.

Which Northern Irish singer was born George Ivan Morrison in 1945?

Van Morrison.

The link between Nottingham and whom is shown by a statue on Castle Green?

Robin Hood.

In British slang, how much money is 10K?

£10,000.

-Bank.

-In religion, the first books of the New Testament are known as the four what?

-Saints.

-Gospels.

Which vegetable is one of the national symbols of Wales?

Leek.

British painter Graham Sutherland was given which appointment in 1941?

-To paint Coventry Cathedral.

-Official War Artist.

In music, complete the title of this 1966 Percy Sledge song,

When A Man Loves A...?

Woman.

What name is given to powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils?

Snuff.

-Bank.

-Which novel by Thomas Hardy published in 1891

features the character Tess Durbeyfield?

Tess Of The D'Urbervilles.

Does Halley's Comet return to our solar system every 52 or every 76 years?

76 years.

What is the name of the US sport based on the English game of rounders?

Baseball.

-Bank.

-What P is the effect upon the environment of human industrial activity?

Pollution.

Which brightly coloured, often spotted beetle,

features in a nursery rhyme about a domestic fire?

-Pass.

-Ladybird.

What was the name of the spoof chat show host played by Caroline Aherne?

-Pass.

-Mrs Merton.

What C is a puzzle in which a grid is filled in with interlocking words?

Crossword.

In fabrics, what type of animal hair is used in crinoline horse or dog?

Horse.

To which land did Peter Pan take Wendy and her brothers?

Never-never land.

-Bank.

-What A is the study of planets

in the belief that they influence events on earth?

Astrology.

In the 1944 film To Have And Have Not, which actress said to Humphrey Bogart,

"You know how to whistle, don't you?"

Lauren Bacall.

What P takes its name from the Italian word for pie?

-Paella.

-Pizza.

In politics, by what name is Margaret Hilda Roberts better known?

Mrs Thatcher.

What is the name given to unpowered flight using air currents,

in which the pilot is suspended beneath a single wing?

Gliding.

-Bank.

-What condiment named after a city was introduced by Lea & Perrins?

Worcester Sauce.

Would you find a fingerboard on a piano...

Time is up.

In that round, you won a disappointing £450,

out of a possible £1,000.

Who is standing in your way?

Who is too slow to stay? One of you is about to leave with nothing.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered all her questions correctly, and banking £100,

Harriet is the strongest link.

With more incorrect than correct answers,

John is the weakest link.

But so early in the game, will the votes follow facts?

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

OK, team, we have a tie. Andrea and John.

Four votes each.

Andrea, why John?

The wrong ladybird question was unforgivable.

Right.

-John, what do you do?

-I'm a caterer.

-You'd know what a margarita was?

-I would.

-Why Andrea?

-Well, Andrea was the, er, along with myself,

a person who got, um, a question wrong.

-She wasn't the weakest link, though, was she?

-Certainly not, no.

Harriet,

as the strongest link,

you have the choice of who to turf off.

Now, let me tell you that you've voted for Andrea,

but you can change your mind.

The weakest link was John.

Who would you like to go?

I'll stick with Andrea.

Why?

Because that's who I voted for.

But she's not the weakest link.

-No. But I think she's more nervous than John is.

-Right.

Andrea, Harriet wants you out.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off in the first round

is a bit embarrassing.

I work with children, and my family will watch it.

I think John might be voted off next, because he got questions wrong.

But I think it's luck of the draw which questions come out.

Round Two and you have...

..in the bank out of a possible £1,000.

Eight of you left.

We are now taking 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Stud, whisky and straight are varieties of which card game?

Poker.

Who starred in and performed the theme songs

to Men In Black and Wild Wild West?

-Pass.

-Will Smith.

In sport, has Frank Bruno ever won a world boxing title?

-No.

-Yes.

In language, what is the plural form of the plant alga?

Algae.

In a room of 200 businessmen, three quarters of them were wearing suits

numerically, how many were not?

-75.

-50.

What colour is the chemical chlorophyll?

Green.

In which book by CS Lewis, the first of the Narnian Chronicles,

is Mr Tumnus arrested on the orders of the White Witch?

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

-Bank.

-What P is a translucent ceramic material with a shiny finish?

Porcelain.

In science, bacteria were first discovered in which century 16th or 17th?

-16th.

-17th.

In 1888, Britain administratively combined

Tobago with which neighbouring island?

Trinidad.

What C are the beans from which chocolate is made?

Cocoa.

-Bank.

-What nationality are tennis players Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte?

French.

Which Greek god gave his name to the US space programme of July 1969?

-Pass.

-Apollo.

In the animal kingdom, what is a beaver's home called?

A lodge.

What S is a rough drawing that is done quickly without concern for detail?

Sketch.

-Bank.

-In 1939, in which musical did Judy Garland star

with Ray Bolger and Jack Haley?

The Wizard Of Oz.

What C is an Indian unleavened pancake made from wholewheat flour and water?

Chapati.

Which 1960s pop supergroup released a greatest hits album

entitled simply, One, in November 2000?

-Abba.

-The Beatles.

In fashion, what S is the most primitive form of shoe worn in Ancient Egypt?

Sandal.

How is Bridget Fonda related to the actor Henry Fonda?

Granddaughter.

-Bank.

-In humans, the larynx is better known as what?

-Throat.

-The voice box.

In nature, what F is the process of enriching the soil

by using organic or chemical substances?

Fertilisation.

-Bank.

-On a UK motorway, is it legal to switch on your hazard lights

when you approach a hazard?

Yes.

-Bank.

-On which part of the body would you wear crampons?

-Around the shoulders.

-Feet.

Harriet...

Time is up.

You won £240 in that round, out of another £1,000 you could have put away.

Whose time is up?

Who's outstayed their welcome? Who needs to be dumped?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Anne is the strongest link.

The only player to answer all his questions incorrectly is Nav.

But will the other players have picked up on this?

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

So Nav and John, four votes each.

A tie.

-You compere?

-Mm-hm.

-You use your voice, do you?

-Yeah.

You don't know what a larynx is?

It's your voice or your voice box. You should know that.

It's a bit late now, isn't it?

Too late.

-Why John?

-I wasn't going to vote for myself and he did badly before.

Right. OK.

Men In Black. Wild Wild West.

-Two films, obviously no catering in them.

-Obviously not, no.

-So you didn't know the answer?

-No.

-Why did you vote for Nav?

Because I think he had three questions and he got two wrong.

-He got three wrong. You got two wrong.

-I did.

Anne,

you were the strongest link in the last round.

The weakest link was Nav.

You voted for John. Do you want to change your mind?

I think I will. I will go with the game and vote out the weakest link.

OK. Nav, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I first met all the contestants,

I thought, "I'm on course to win the money."

So I feel I could have done a lot better.

John will be voted off next, for the simple reason that

he's not answering any of the questions.

But I hope Anne is voted off next, because she voted me off.

Round Three.

Of the £2,000 you could have won, you have in the kitty...

Seven of you left. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link Anne.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Was James I of England a Tudor or a Stuart?

Stuart.

If eight children each have seven sweets, how many sweets are there?

56.

What is the name of the lawn weed flower

which is often threaded into chains?

Daisy.

In food, is bouillabaise made of fish or cheese?

Fish.

-Bank.

-In which country did the St Valentine's Day Massacre take place?

America.

What is the motto of the Scout Association in the UK?

-Be Prepared.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which bird, called a grackle in India, is famed for being a mimic?

-Mynah bird.

-Correct.

Complete the title of this Arthur Miller play. A View From The

-Bridge.

-Correct.

In meteorology, a mixture of smoke and fog is known as what?

-Smog.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-What C is a west coast US state where the Joshua tree is found?

-California.

-Correct.

In biology, what does the term "bipedal" mean?

Two-footed.

To walk on two legs, yes.

-Bank.

-Was the Millennium Dome built in 2.5 or 4.5 years?

-2.5.

-Correct.

To which art gallery and museum were glass pyramids added in 1989?

-The Tate.

-The Louvre.

In the American TV series Star Trek, who played Captain James T Kirk?

-Shatner. William Shatner.

-Correct.

In astronomy, what is the name of the star at the centre of our solar system?

-The North Star.

-The Sun.

Is the black swan native to Australia or New Zealand?

-Australia.

-Correct.

Which star of the Indiana Jones films was uninjured

after crashing his helicopter in 1999?

-Harrison Ford.

-Correct.

At how many revolutions per minute

did the first electronically made records work? 34 or 78?

-34.

-78.

Which rock and soul singer, born in Nutbush in 1938,

had a hit in 1985 with We Don't Need Another Hero?

-Tina Turner.

-Correct.

In UK politics, the 1922 Committee is made up of backbench MPs of which party?

-The Labour Party.

-Conservative.

Which of these films was directed by Steven Spielberg?

Jurassic Park, Jaws 2 or Titanic?

-Jurassic Park.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-What E is most abundant in methylated spirits?

-Pass.

-Ethanol.

What H is a children's word game

where the tally of failed guesses is kept by drawing a gallows?

Hangman.

Time's up.

£420 banked. But...who is stopping you...

reaching higher?

I urge you, heave off the hopeless. Put the least intelligent out to grass.

Vote off the weakest link.

With an impressive four correct answers, Jim is the strongest link.

With the most incorrect answers, John is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

-How's it going for you, Paul?

-Not bad.

What's John done to upset you?

Er... I think his coat has been hanging on a shoogly peg for a couple of rounds.

-He got the most wrong in that round.

-Helen, why are you giving John his marching orders?

He's just not getting the good questions to answer.

Oh, it's not his fault? But you still want to get rid of him.

-Right. John, we didn't give you enough cooking questions, did we?

-You did not, no.

Well, with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I should have got the glass pyramid question,

because I've actually seen them at the Louvre in Paris.

So I'm a bit disappointed.

I think Anne will be voted off next.

She had a disappointing round too, and perhaps she will be the next to go.

Round Four, and of the £3000 available, you've managed to take £1110.

Six of you left.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

There's now two and a half minutes. We start with the strongest link, Jim.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Asiatic Black, Big Brown and Spectacled are all types of what animal?

-Cat.

-Bear.

In which century did Lisbon become the capital of Portugal? 13th or 19th?

-13th.

-Correct.

What S is a branch of maths dealing with the interpretation of data?

-Statistics.

-Correct.

In sport, is the martial art tae kwon do Chinese, Japanese or Korean?

-Korean.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-At the MTV Europe Awards 2000 in Stockholm,

whose name did Madonna wear on her T-shirt?

-Britney Spears.

-Kylie Minogue.

What does the word gladiator translate as? Swordsman or warrior?

-Swordsman.

-Correct.

What was the title of the 70s sequel to the TV comedy The Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?

Ainsley Harriott was a chef at which cricket ground before going on TV?

-The Oval.

-Lords.

Name any of the actor Sir Michael Redgrave's three children.

-Sean.

-Vanessa, Corin or Lynn.

In the animal kingdom, what is the only bird which can hover and fly backwards?

-The hummingbird.

-Correct.

Who are the singing sisters Ann, Bernette, Colleen, Linda and Maureen?

-The Nolans.

-Correct.

Which president's assassination was investigated by the Warren Commission?

-JF Kennedy's.

-Correct.

Which Tory politician co-founded the Haymarket Press?

-Michael Heseltine.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-What sea creature had enough venom to kill 10 men?

The man-of-war jellyfish or the blue-ringed octopus?

-The man-of-war.

-Blue-ringed octopus.

Who was George V's eldest son?

-Richard.

-Edward.

Is Athena a figure in Greek or Roman mythology?

-Greek.

-Correct.

In football, who scored most goals for England?

-Gary Lineker.

-Bobby Charlton.

The 1940 film His Girl Friday starring Cary Grant was set in which industry?

-The navy?

-The newspaper industry.

Which American singer and songwriter was on the Motown record label at 12?

Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye?

-Stevie Wonder.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In history, what A was the 1415 battle

of the Hundred Years' War, won by the English

-Agincourt.

-Correct.

Time is up.

You won £320 in that round.

But let me remind you.

Dunces stand in the way of decent prize money.

Someone deserves to go.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Harriet was the only player to get all her questions right,

so she is this round's strongest link.

Andy was the worst player statistically,

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

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

Harriet.

Fancy getting rid of the women, do you?

Not unduly, no.

Why have you voted for Helen, then?

-Because she's hesitating.

-Right.

She wasn't the weakest link. Was she, Andy?

I've a suspicion I might have been.

-Why have you voted for Helen?

-Good rounds so far. It's getting very tight.

Couple of questions wrong.

Who else do you know who got a couple wrong?

-Myself?

-Good. Yes. Statistically, Andy, you were the worst player.

But, Helen, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm not disappointed and I'm not upset by it.

Even the weakest link may get voted off or stay on. You can't tell.

Anne will be voted off next,

because she's getting a bit more nervous,

as it gets closer to the end.

Round Five. Of the £4000 available to you, you've banked £1430.

Five of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, that's Harriet. Let's play.

Start the clock. In science, which H is the first element in the periodic table?

-Hydrogen.

-Correct.

In what type of country and western dancing do you grapevine and boogie strut?

-Line dancing.

-Correct.

In travel, which country would you find Porvoo in? Finland or France?

-Finland.

-Correct.

Which pear-shaped aromatic fruit shares its name

with a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

-Avocado.

-Quince.

The Babington plot conspired to assassinate Elizabeth I

and place which queen on the English throne?

-Mary.

-Correct.

Fluff is the nickname of which Radio 1 DJ?

-Alan Freeman.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which organisation, founded in 1961,

was the first to catalogue human rights abuses around the world?

-Pass.

-Amnesty International.

To sail directly from St Malo in France to Jersey in the Channel Islands,

would you head west or north?

-North.

-Correct.

In money, are 10,000 Greek drachmas worth more than 10,000 Italian lire?

-Yes.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which Michael Ondaatje novel is set at the end of the Second World War,

and was made into a film in 1996?

-Pass.

-The English Patient.

What is the name of the world's largest frog? The Goliath frog or the Cane frog?

-Goliath frog.

-Correct.

In TV, Garry Shandling stars as which neurotic US chat show host?

-Pass.

-Larry Sanders.

In nature, the chicken of the woods is what kind of fungal plant?

-A mushroom.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Is Seoul the capital of North or South Korea?

-South Korea.

-Correct.

In film, name the 1984 spoof documentary about the world's loudest band on tour?

-Pass.

-This Is Spinal Tap.

Which English footballer became the world's most expensive player

when he was sold for £15 million in 1996?

-Alan Shearer.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-What was classical composer Debussy's first name?

-Claude.

-Correct.

In Africa, what L is a country lying between Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast?

-Lesotho.

-Liberia.

Paul, the river Amazon flows mainly

Time's up. Just £140...

goes in the kitty.

Who's not up to it any more?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third time, with four correct answers, Harriet is the strongest link.

Andy is the weakest link for the second time.

But can he survive the vote this time?

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

Jim.

Member of MENSA, were you?

I was, yes. And you don't approve, do you?

Must you be intelligent to be in MENSA?

Well... They say you do, but I'm too modest to admit that.

Right. OK. Why Andy?

Well, I think he got two questions wrong for the second time in a row.

-How's it going for you, Anne?

-Not very well.

-Do you not watch any television?

-Quite a lot.

-You don't know Garry Shandling? Larry Sanders?

-No.

Why Andy?

I think Andy had as bad a round as I had.

Slightly worse, actually.

Wasn't it, Andy?

Not very good at all.

No. So bad, that you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Being voted out was justified. Two out of three answers wrong.

Some strong competitors there. I have to accept I had to go.

For me, the most difficult thing about the game is having to vote people off.

It might look like a personal thing.

It's not at all. It's very difficult keeping track of who to vote for.

Round Six. You've won £1570 out of a possible £5000.

Four of you left.

We've cut ten more seconds from the time.

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

Start the clock. In money, Edward Elgar replaced Michael Faraday

on which English bank note in 1999?

-£10 note.

-£20 note.

The harpy eagle lives in the rainforests of which continent?

-South America.

-Correct.

Whom did Jeremy Paxman succeed on University Challenge?

-Bamber Gascoigne.

-Correct.

Which of these is a saltwater loch in the UK? Loch Ness or Loch Broom?

-Loch Ness.

-Loch Broom.

In medicine, what part of the body does an ophthalmologist study?

-Eyes.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Roughly how many times does the human heart beat in a day? 10,000 or 100,000?

-100,000.

-Correct.

In which Shakespeare comedy does a girl called Viola dress up as a boy called Cesario?

A Comedy Of Errors?

Twelfth Night.

In which decade this century was the London Agreement to try war crimes established?

-The '40s.

-Correct.

In history, was the battle of Naseby in the English or US civil war?

-ENGLISH civil war.

-Correct. Anne:

What natural phenomenon originates at the seismic focus?

Pass.

Earthquake.

What was the name of the comedy with Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas,

an agony aunt with her own radio show?

Pass.

Agony.

Which Irish boy band had a number one hit with "No Matter What" in 1998

from "Whistle Down The Wind"?

-Boyzone.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the human body, glycogen is a hormone produced by which gland?

-Thyroid gland.

-The pancreas.

An ashram is a community

devoted to social service in which Asian country?

-India.

-Correct.

In history, Armistice Day had its name changed to what in 1945?

-Armistice Sunday.

-Remembrance Sunday.

In which major region is Brahmin the supreme power in the universe?

-Pass.

-Hinduism. Harriet.

In which 1995 film did Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

You won just £40 in that round. Who's past

their best?

Who is too expensive and costly to remain?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Anne is this round's strongest link, answering the most questions correctly.

The worst player is Jim, but can his position

as strongest link in round three save him from the vote?

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

Paul, why Anne?

She got a couple wrong, probably the same amount as I did.

She actually only got one question wrong.

She certainly was not the weakest link.

Was she, Jim?

I'm not here to make confessions.

Who do you think was the weakest link?

Do I have to answer that?

Well, it's part of the game.

Well, I'd say I certainly was that round.

-So why did you vote for Anne?

-Self-defence.

Right. Nothing fair. Statistically, Jim was the worst player.

But with two votes, Anne,

you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'm quite pleased with my performance. I think

I could have done a bit better. Some of the questions, I feel...

I could kick myself because I didn't get them.

I think Paul voted for me in that round, because he did the round before.

I think Jim... It was a case of man power.

He wants all the boys together.

Round seven.

You have £1,610 out of the £6,000 you could have won.

Three of you left. Ten more seconds off the clock.

You voted off the strongest link so we start with the second strongest: Harriet.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Harriet:

The first mobile phone network was introduced in which decade?

-'70s.

-'80s.

Sam Weller is the servant of which Dickens character?

-Mr Pickwick.

-Correct.

If a lorry travels at 50mph, how long does it take to travel 150 miles?

-Pass.

-Three hours.

To which French ruler was Beethoven's Third Symphony,

The Eroica, originally dedicated?

Dauphin.

Napoleon Bonaparte. Jim:

Which American abstract expressionist artist

was nicknamed "Jack The Dripper"?

-Jason Pollock.

-Correct.

In medicine, by what name is an analgesic more commonly known?

Pass.

Painkiller.

In which county is the town and seaport of King's Lynn?

-Norfolk.

-Correct.

Which member of the government, who came to power in 1997,

attended the Royal Normal College for the Blind?

Erm...Blunkett.

David Blunkett. I'll accept it.

Which bird is the emblem of the USA?

-The eagle.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which Saxon king was known as Ironside? Egbert, Edgar or Edmund?

Egbert.

Edmund.

Tom Wolfe wrote which book in 1987

that became a film starring Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis?

-Pass.

-The Bonfires Of The Vanities.

How many fat cells does a human have? 10 million or 40 billion?

-10 million.

-40 billion. Harriet:

Which state is home to a museum at Fort Knox?

-Kentucky.

-Correct.

What is the second largest city in Russia and a port near the Narva?

-Vladivostok?

-St Petersburg.

In film, which British horror actor

appeared in Star Wars as Imperial Officer Grand Moff Tarkin?

Peter Cushing!

Time is up.

You banked just £100

in that round.

In round eight you can treble what you bank.

So in the next round, there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is, as the time gets less and the game gets faster,

who is least likely to shine? You cannot afford

the slowcoach or the dunce.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a dramatic reversal of fortune,

Jim is this round's strongest player.

Paul is the weakest player, as he gave the least correct answers.

But what factors will the players count in the voting?

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

Jim!

Why Harriet?

I think we were all much of a muchness.

But I thought she's starting to flag.

Viewers watching might well think that's a strategic vote.

And you are trying to get rid of your greatest rival.

Paul!

-Why Harriet?

-Because I couldn't vote for myself,

-and I had an absolute shocker.

-Right.

-Jim's been pretty consistent.

-OK.

You were the worst player. Harriet?

They have decided...

life is easier without you.

-Men usually do.

-With two votes, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'm not surprised, but I'm very angry.

I was the only one to bank money.

I didn't have a good round, however,

I got more right than Paul and I banked money. I think

I should have had a chance at the final and I would have won.

I think they voted me off

so they can stick together. I am a threat. They are cowards.

Round eight. You've won £1,710.

By now you could have won £7,000.

Jim and Paul,

there are two of you left. You have voted off

the best player in the game: Harriet.

Be that on your conscience. 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round will be trebled

and added to your total to make your final prize money.

£3,000 is at stake in this round. We start with the strongest link. That's Jim.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What "B" is a large omnivorous bird, similar to a crane,

living in grassland regions, with legs adapted for running?

Buzzard?

A bustard. Paul:

Which US state produces the most oranges?

-Florida.

-Correct.

In Yes, Minister, who played Sir Humphrey Appleby,

the minister's smooth secretary?

-Nigel Hawthorn.

-Correct.

Paul, which general crossed the Alps with elephants in 218BC,

to march on Rome?

-Hannibal.

-Correct.

Bank. The word "serendipity" was coined from an old name

for which island near India?

-Ceylon.

-Sri Lanka. I'll accept Ceylon.

Which US state is named after one of the Channel Islands?

-Pass.

-New Jersey.

Which actor played the detective Sam Spade

in the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon?

-Humphrey Bogart.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Who won Britain's first boxing gold medal since 1968

at the Sydney 2000 Olympics?

-Audley Harrison.

-Correct.

In politics, when was the first national referendum in British history?

-1971.

-1975.

In geology, is diarite an igneous rock or sedimentary rock?

-Sedimentary.

-Igneous.

In which country might you hear Amharit spoken in Addis Ababa?

Ethiopia.

Time's up.

And you won £120.

We'll treble that and add it to the previous winnings.

That means prize money today of:

But of course only one

can take that money away, so now

you'll play each other head-to-head.

I ask alternate questions, the best of five.

Whoever answers most wins. As simple as that.

If there's a tie, we have sudden death to get a winner.

Jim and Paul, for £2,070,

let's play The Weakest Link.

Jim, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first.

Jim...

What was the name of Michael Knight's talking car

in the US TV series Knight Rider?

-KITT.

-That is the correct answer.

Paul...

In history, how many kings of Scotland have been called Robert?

One.

The correct answer is three.

Jim, which character did Julie Christie play in the 1965 film Dr Zhivago?

-Lara?

-That is the correct answer.

Paul...

Which comedian, actor and novelist wrote The Stars' Tennis Balls and The Hippopotamus?

-Stephen Fry.

-That is the correct answer.

Jim...

Which island in the Bristol Channel takes its name from the Norse for "puffin"?

-Lundy.

-..is the correct answer.

Paul...

Which British heavy metal band, named after a medieval torture device,

had a string of UK hits in the late '80s and early '90s under front man Bruce Dickinson?

Iron Maiden.

That is the correct answer.

Jim...

What type of insect carries the dengue fever...virus?

Mosquito.

That is the correct answer.

Paul, I need to remind you, you must answer this correctly to stay in the game.

In mythology, who was the twin brother of the Greek goddess Artemis?

Hercules.

No, the correct answer

is Apollo.

That means Jim...

You are today's strongest link and you go away with:

Paul, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

The most difficult aspect is purely overcoming your nerves.

Apart from that...

I mean, I haven't calmed down yet.

My stomach is still turning over.

I'm delighted I got to the final but I wouldn't have beaten Jim, even if I was first.

His experience showed through.

It's going to make three people very happy.

Me, my wife, and my bank manager.

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