Sporting Heroes Special Weakest Link

Here are the nine celebrities preparing for tonight's show.

Only one of them can win up to £50,000 for charity.

The others will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the Weakest Link.

Welcome to a celebrity edition of the Weakest Link.

The nine people in the studio tonight are all sporting heroes.

Half of them are knights of the realm.

But tonight, they're playing by my rules,

so a very unfair fight.

LAUGHTER

Anyway, they could win up to £50,000 for charity.

If they want that prize money, our contestants will 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.

Hi, I'm Gazza, also known as Paul Gascoigne.

I played for my country 57 times.

I also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Newcastle.

Hopefully, I can hit the back of the net tonight.

Hi, I'm Chris Hoy. I won three gold medals for cycling

at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Tonight, I'm going for gold again.

My name is Alex Higgins,

World Champion 1972, 1982, in the game of snooker.

I hope to do well and raise money for the Premature Baby Unit

at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Thank you.

Hi, I'm Henry Cooper, former British Heavyweight Champion,

the first man to put down Cassius Clay on his bum.

I'm Matt Pinsent. I won four Olympic gold medals in rowing

between 1992 and 2004.

Tonight's not about winning. I just don't want to go out in round one.

I'm Tom Daley, 10-metre platform diver and schoolboy.

I was the youngest person in Team GB at the Beijing Olympics.

Let's hope I don't sink tonight.

I'm Geoff Hurst, 1966 World Cup winner,

scorer of a hat-trick in the final against West Germany.

Let's hope I don't miss tonight.

I'm Sally Gunnell, former Olympic champion,

the only woman to hold World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth titles at the same time.

I hope I don't fall at the first hurdle tonight.

I'm Lee Pearson, nine times Paralympic gold medallist.

If I can ride half a tonne of horse, I can control Anne no problem.

OK, now the rules.

In each round, there is £5,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money. Say "bank" before the question 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, Alex.

-Right.

-Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £100.

Start the clock.

Alex, the command traditionally used to start a race is "On your marks, get set," what?

-Go.

-Correct.

Henry, in maths, what is 9 plus 2?

-11.

-Correct.

Matthew, a 2007 episode of Who Do You Think You Are revealed Matthew Pinsent

to be a direct descendant of whom?

William the Conqueror or Guy the Gorilla?

-William the Conqueror.

-Correct.

Tom, in temperate climates, the four seasons are called autumn, winter, spring and which other?

-Summer.

-Correct. Geoff, in sport, which term for a person

who ensures fair play in accordance with the rules is often abbreviated to "ref"?

-Referee.

-Correct.

Sally, in geography, what C is the name of the country that borders the US state of Alaska?

-Canada.

-Correct.

Lee, what name is given to the first meal of the day usually eaten early in the morning?

-Breakfast.

-Correct.

Paul, the phrase, "They think it's all over - it is now,"

was coined by a commentator describing a successfully executed move

by which of today's contestants?

-Geoff Hurst?

-Correct.

Chris, in a literary reference to physical beauty,

who is said to have a face that launched a thousand ships? Chris Hoy or Helen of Troy?

-Helen of Troy.

-Correct.

Alex, in customs, which day of the week comes between Sunday and Tuesday?

-Um, Sunday and... Wednesday.

-Even Monday.

Henry, according to the popular saying, which animal never forgets?

-Elephant.

-Correct.

Matthew, in pop music, what G goes before Aloud to make the name of a talent show-winning group

that went on to top the UK single and album charts?

-Girls.

-Correct. Tom, in art, what's the name of the UK patron saint

who is frequently depicted slaying a dragon?

-I have no clue.

-George.

Geoff, in film, a teenager named Marty McFly travels through time

in the 1985 comedy Back To The what?

-Future.

-Correct.

Sally, in the English alphabet, there are more of which type of letters? Vowels or consonants?

-Consonants.

-Correct.

Lee, in domestic plumbing, which attachment to a bath is usually secured by means of a chain?

-Plug.

-Correct.

Paul, in the pantomime Cinderella, the character who searches for the owner of a glass slipper...

Time's up. That was fabulous(!)

You had a chain of nine correct answers,

so, of course, without any trouble whatsoever, you could have reached your £5,000 target.

In that first round, Sporting Heroes...

..you won absolutely nothing.

Does anyone know how to pronounce "B-A-N-K"?

I did, but I'm overdrawn.

So, who's the Olympic village idiot?

Who couldn't get a bronze in a two-horse race?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, Lee is the first Strongest Link.

Alex is the Weakest Link, but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Tom.

Alex.

Tom.

Alex.

Alex.

Alex.

Gazza.

-Alex.

-Alex.

-'Enry...

-Yes?

-We've spelt your name wrong, haven't we?

You've spelt my name wrong? I can't see it.

It's got an H on the beginning.

Oh, I see. LAUGHTER

So you know when you knocked Muhammad Ali down...?

-Yes.

-Why didn't you knock him again and keep him down?

He was falling on the ropes and I couldn't get to him quick enough.

-You were too slow?

-Well, put it that way, yeah.

And after your boxing career was over, you did that ad with Kevin Keegan?

Yeah, mm-hm.

-Just a little towel on?

-Splash it all over. Good stuff, yeah.

-With Kevin?

-Big, strong boy and splash it all over.

-Did you and Kevin become very close after that?

-Yes.

We certainly did. We were in the shower quite often.

Can you tell us a boxing joke?

-A boxing joke?

-Yeah.

-I don't joke about that.

APPLAUSE

Why Alex?

Well, I think he was the first one to get his answer wrong and he didn't give me a chance to say "bank".

If I'd have remembered!

So, Sir Chris, four times Olympic champ...

-Has your bike got an engine?

-I wish it would sometimes, to be honest.

-That's not what you're most famous for, is it?

-I've no idea. You have to tell me what I am famous for.

Just move over to your left.

-God, they're big!

-LAUGHTER

Turn... No, no, no. We haven't had a proper look. Turn sideways.

-This way or that way?

-They're big both sides, aren't they?

Pull your trousers tight at the top.

-Will you do the same for me?

-Yeah. Move over.

-How wide are they?

-I believe they're 67 centimetres.

-That's what the papers say. For the circumference.

-Just stay there.

-Are they useful for cycling, being that big?

-It's your engine, so it does you no harm to have big legs.

I mean, compared to Alex... Just move over, Alex.

-Ah! Move up here. We can't see...

-You don't need big legs for snooker.

Yeah. That's it.

OK, behind your podiums, guys.

-And you know all that cycling?

-Yeah.

-When I watch you, it worries me.

-Why?

-Is there a lot of chafing down there?

No, no, it's... Thanks for your concern.

But you wear special shorts and you have saddles shaped to fit you, so it's not too bad.

I only ride for a few seconds. If you ride in the Tour de France, it's a bit sore.

-You don't put Vaseline down there?

-Some guys do, yeah.

-What do you do?

-I just go dry.

LAUGHTER

-Why Alex?

-It had to be either him or Tom because they got their questions wrong.

-Alex missed the "bank". We could have got £5,000.

-So sorry.

-But it's tough because everyone's nice here.

-I'm not nice.

-We can't vote for you though.

So, Alex...

It was a line tonight, wasn't it?

They didn't call you Hurricane because of your brain?

-No, but I've no excuses.

-No.

-I was a little bit flustered.

-Were you?

-Yeah.

Maybe for a lot of your life, Monday didn't exist perhaps?

For a lot of my life, the whole week didn't exist.

APPLAUSE

And I'm certainly embarrassed to fall at the first hurdle.

Or even at the table.

But it was a pleasure.

Alex, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

I'm embarrassed, um...

About me, because I thought I was quite decent at general knowledge.

So I'm in for...

..some stick.

Round 2, Sporting Heroes,

and so far, you've won absolutely nothing.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Lee. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In clothing, what Z is the term for a fastening device with interlocking teeth?

-Zip.

-Correct. In the North Atlantic Ocean,

the sea area where many ships are said to have mysteriously disappeared

is known as the Bermuda...?

-Triangle.

-Correct. In TV, which fictional detective is often portrayed wearing a tweed outfit

with a deerstalker hat and smoking a curved pipe?

-Sherlock Holmes.

-Correct. In rugby union,

which Six Nations team won the tournament in 2009,

securing their first Grand Slam victory in 61 years?

Italy or Ireland?

-Italy.

-Ireland.

The 1873 novel by Jules Verne recounting the adventures of Phileas Fogg

is called Around The World in how many days?

-80.

-Correct. In water sports, which word follows "breast" and "back"

to make the names of two different styles of swimming?

-Stroke.

-Correct. In food, what T is the name of the salad ingredient

that is used to flavour most varieties of ketchup?

-Tomato.

-Correct. The town of Gateshead stands on the banks of the River Tyne opposite which city?

-Newcastle.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In a memorable scene in the 2007 film Atonement,

the character who dives to the bottom of a fountain was played by Tom Daley or Keira Knightley?

-Keira Knightley.

-Correct.

In expressions, if an optimist considers a glass to be half full,

a pessimist regards it as being half what?

Being an alcoholic, half empty.

Correct. No need for the detail!

In French history, what was the first name of the man who crowned himself Emperor in 1804

and whose surname was Bonaparte?

-Napoleon.

-Correct. In human physiology,

what T is the term for a strong desire to drink fluids?

-To drink...?

-Fluids.

-Fluids. Thirst.

-Correct.

In TV, the characters Kirk, Mainwaring and Pugwash were all given which rank by their creators?

-Captain.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In European language, the Italian word spelt G-A-Z-Z-A means what in English?

Magpie or meat pie?

-Meat pie.

-Magpie.

In modern parlance, "lycra lout" is a term for someone who aggressively disregards the rules of the road

on which mode of transport?

-Bike.

-Correct. In warfare, what "A" is the single-word general term

for the military land forces of a nation?

-Artillery.

-Army.

-Oh.

Lee...

Time's up.

In that round, out of a possible £5,000,

you won 2,500.

Who's now cutting things tighter than Chris Hoy's shorts?

Who probably imagines paparazzi is an Italian midfielder?

Who'd bring a shuttlecock to the Badminton Horse Trials?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

The statistics show that Lee is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link is Henry, but will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Geoff.

Tom.

Tom.

Henry.

Henry.

Gazza.

Tom.

Tom.

-So, Lee...

-Yes, Anne?

You said, as you could control half a tonne of horse, it'll be easy to control me.

Do you want a ride?

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

On one of my horses.

-You've got nine gold medals.

-I have.

-Have you got a big display cabinet?

-I don't have them on display, Anne.

-Where are they?

-In a safe in a separate house.

How many medals has the horse got?

I've had three different horses for the three Games I've done, so they are all triple gold medallists.

-They do all the work, don't they?

-My bottom does a little bit of work.

-But not as much as the horses do.

-I could sit on top of those horses and get the gold medals, couldn't I?

-Quite possibly.

-What's your favourite horse called?

-Gentleman.

-Really?

-Hmm.

-Is it easy to mount Gentleman?

-Extremely.

LAUGHTER

There's usually a group of us together to get me on.

Absolutely no problems though.

-Why Tom?

-I think he's got a few questions wrong now,

so Tom was unfortunately my decision.

-You're just picking on a fellow Olympian, aren't you?

-There's somebody younger than me.

So, Sally, you don't know the difference between army and artillery?

No. It was a very long question and I sort of got lost in the middle of it all.

Where are you from?

Chigwell in Essex. Good Essex girl.

-You grew up there, did you?

-I did.

It must have been difficult running with big earrings and stilettos.

Very tricky, very tricky. But it got me on my toes to go over the hurdles.

-A bag of chips in your hand?

-The lot, yeah.

-What are you doing now?

-What do I do now? Lots of things. I'm a mum of three little boys.

I do a lot of motivational speaking and charity things and television things, so, yeah, keeping busy.

Wouldn't it be better if you were a postie cos you could jump over the hedges?

I'll maybe have to do that in a few years' time. Who knows?

-Why Tom?

-Really just because he got one of the questions wrong in the round before.

I did give him a little kiss on the bottom, so didn't really want to pick on him.

Tom, did you enjoy Sally giving you a kiss on the bottom?

LAUGHTER

Um...yes, Anne.

So can you just move off your podium to your right, please?

Oh, no, no.

Couldn't you do a sort of double pike, half twist somersault?

-Yeah. Hmm.

-OK. Move up towards Matthew.

Are you still growing?

-I think so, yeah.

-Do you think one day you'll be as big as Matthew?

-Don't wish for that.

-..No.

OK... Hop up again.

You're in the Olympics. Does that help pull the girlfriends?

You get a lot more attention. You have to say that, yeah.

And when you were at the Olympics,

what was more frightening?

Competing in the Olympics or all those millions of people seeing you in your trunks?

-I'd say the competing.

-Was it?

Good. Guess what, Tom? You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

I definitely think I'm a lot taller than Anne because Anne's very, very short.

She stood on a really tall podium.

And to stand next to Matt, Matt is six foot five-odd, so he's very tall compared to me.

Round 3. In the bank, £2,500. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Lee. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In human behaviour, a man who can't stop ogling people whom he finds attractive

is said to have a roving what?

-Mind.

-Eye.

In tourist attractions, the famous mausoleum called the Taj Mahal is in which Asian country?

-India.

-Correct.

In athletics, competitors in one of the field events are required to catch or throw a javelin?

-Throw it.

-Correct. In pop music, which colour follows "Back In" and "Back To"

to make the titles of UK No.1 albums by AC/DC and Amy Winehouse?

-Are you joking?

-LAUGHTER

Black.

What L is the first name of the World Champion Formula One driver

born in Stevenage in 1985 with the surname Hamilton?

-Lewis.

-Correct.

In 1940s US radio, which comic book hero was introduced with the words,

"Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane"?

-Batman.

-No, Superman.

In ancient history, what was the full name of the Egyptian Pharaoh now popularly known as King Tut?

-Tutankhamun.

-Correct.

In the 1970s, Henry Cooper used the phrase, "Splash it all over,"

in a commercial advertising a brand of champagne or after-shave?

-After-shave.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In politics in November 2008,

which Democrat was elected President of the United States?

-Obama.

-Correct.

Which surname shared by an actor called Sylvester and a jockey named Tony follows "the real"

to mean the genuine article?

-McCoy.

-Correct.

Unintentionally funny sports commentaries such as, "He opened his legs and showed his class,"

are often known as what? Colemanballs or Barkerboobs?

-Colemanballs.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 33 multiplied by 2?

-66.

-Correct.

In books, the 2007 autobiography by Alex Higgins with a title that makes reference to his nickname

is called From The Eye Of The what?

-Hurricane.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What "A" is the major river that flows from the Andes

through northern Brazil and into the Atlantic Ocean?

-Amazon.

-Correct. Which actress starred opposite Richard Gere

in the 1990s films Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride?

-Pass.

-Julia Roberts.

Time's up and you won £1,750.

-MOBILE PHONE RINGS

-Who's now as sharp as a shot put?

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Henry's now going to turn his phone off.

Well, I hope it is off. I don't know how to do it really.

-Do you want to take the call, Henry?

-No, I don't, honestly.

We don't mind. We're all here.

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Lee goes from being the Strongest Link in the last two rounds to the Weakest Link in this.

Sally is statistically the Strongest Link, but will the team notice that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Henry.

Lee.

Lee.

Henry.

Gazza.

Henry.

Geoff.

Geoff... We think your podium might be broken.

It's stuck on "Gazza", is it?

I find it very difficult to vote anybody off. They're all great sporting heroes.

He's in my profession and a wind-up merchant, so I thought I'd start with him until one of us breaks.

-He's very kind to me. He's already given up.

-I have. He's doing well.

What is it with Gazza? Is it his football, his fitness or those plastic breasts that he has?

Well, Gazza's one of the great players of that era, the '90s.

But he can also take a joke and a laugh. That's why I decided to...

-You're not sure if the other contestants...

-You didn't want him to play for France in '98.

Not at all, no.

-Why not?

-Well, he's English.

LAUGHTER

-You didn't want him to play in the match.

-Oh, in the match?

-APPLAUSE

I'm sure you said "for France". I wanted him to play if we played in the final cos he's a great player.

OK, Geoff... Would it be fair to say you're most famous for that third goal?

-Only famous, I guess.

-Come on, just show us what it was like. Move forward. OK.

-Hooray!

-APPLAUSE

You never lose it.

-You're still here.

-I know, it's incredible, seeing as I'm a thick Geordie.

-Why have you been voting for him?

-Just the once. His pen's automatic "Gazza". It's got to change.

I had a... What do you call it? ..lump in my throat when Alex got voted off.

It's terrible, this show. I feel like crying when someone gets voted off.

-You're not gonna start crying again?

-It depends how much money I need. If I cry, I can make a few bob.

And just move over towards Chris.

Come forward. I mean, you're quite skinny. Are you fit?

I'm fit as... Oh, nearly said it!

LAUGHTER

Mind, we did have the chance once and I turned you down. I was mad.

-Sorry, when did we have the chance?

-Remember?

-No, I don't remember.

Come on, Gazza, we were in the gym together.

I didn't know I had a chance. I would've been off that treadmill fast!

You should've seen how quick I pedalled as well when I seen you!

APPLAUSE

-So how's life without beer?

-Well, it can be tough.

I was hoping the questions would be on rehab, cocktails and therapists.

-You're not known for your general knowledge.

-No, but I'm doing all right so far, do you think?

-Yeah.

-But there was that time in New Zealand when they couldn't find you a bacon sandwich.

-Yeah.

And you said in a country that has so many sheep you couldn't understand why.

Yeah, it wasn't only that bad - I thought I was in Australia.

-Why do you want to get rid of Henry?

-I didn't want to vote for Henry because I don't want knocked out.

I didn't want to vote for anybody. it's just one of these shows.

I put Henry, but I wouldn't put it next to him.

So, Henry, lost on points in the third round. You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Well, the Walk of Shame, you don't want to do it,

but I've been in a lot worse spots.

I've boxed abroad where they throw things at you, calling you everything,

so today's was quite gentle. It wasn't too bad, yeah.

Round 4. In the bank, £4,250. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Sally. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In hairdressing, a simple close cut is often called a short back and what?

-Sides.

-Which boy band, formed in Ireland in 1993, included members

with the first names Ronan, Shane, Mikey, Keith...

-Boyzone.

-Correct.

What G is the name of the international airport about 28 miles south of London?

-Gatwick.

-In the TV series Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes,

the full name of the character played by Philip Glenister is DCI Gene who?

-Sorry, no idea.

-Hunt.

Which term for a circuit of the track also means to overtake a competitor on the previous one?

-Lap.

-The famous line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat," comes from Jaws or Titanic?

-Jaws.

-In sky diving, which device is opened by pulling the rip cord?

-Parachute.

-Bank!

What P, meaning situated at the back, is the opposite of anterior?

-Posterior.

-The government recommends people eat a minimum of how many portions of fruit and veg a day?

-Five!

-The traditional pirate flag has what name - the Gay Gordon or the Jolly Roger?

-The Jolly Roger.

-In the 2009 film The Damned United,

Michael Sheen portrayed Brian Clough during his 44-day stint as manager of which football club?

44-day stint...

-Er, Leeds?

-Correct.

Which Chicago gangster of the 1920s was known as Scarface?

-Al Capone.

-Trunks are the usual attire for which activity - diving or darts?

-Diving.

-Bank.

-Following her run in the 400 metres hurdles final at the 1992 Olympics,

Sally Gunnell memorably said, "Essex girls do come..."?

First.

In an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, the alter ego of Dr Jekyll is Mr who?

-Hyde!

-Correct.

-Bank!

The 1997 single with lyrics, "I get knocked down, but I get up again," is Rum Punching or Tubthumping?

-Tubthumping.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The Hague is the seat of government of which country?

-The Netherlands.

-Correct. Geoff...

Time's up. You won £3,100, but you had a chain of 13 correct answers.

Who thinks the Walk of Shame is a sporting event?

Who's sucking on a half-time lemon?

Who's Wales in the World Cup?

I don't know what that means.

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

As the only player with an answer wrong, Chris is the Weakest Link.

The Strongest Link, statistically, is Lee, but who will survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Geoff.

Sally.

Sally.

Gazza.

Chris.

Chris.

We have a tie, team. Chris and Sally, two votes each.

-Chris, why Sally?

-I didn't think anyone else would vote for her.

I thought the two kisses might make up for it.

I was the Weakest Link, so I had to vote for somebody.

-Sally, why Chris?

-Just because he was the only one that got a question wrong.

When the vote's tied, the Strongest Link casts the deciding vote.

And the Strongest Link was Lee.

-Are you picking off the Olympians?

-No.

Very simple - Chris voted for me on the last round.

You've got a choice now.

You can stick with Chris, with the gorgeous thighs,

or you can vote for Sally.

I think Sally's thighs are nice, but I'll stick with Chris.

Who was the worst player. Chris, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Anne was very kind to me. I think she had a laugh.

I was quite surprised when she asked me to show her my thighs.

I think she's just glad to see someone with bigger thighs than hers.

Round 5. In the bank, £7,350. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Lee. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In ornithology, the egg of which African bird is equal in volume to around two dozen hen's eggs?

-Ostrich.

-In relationships, the power struggle between men and women

is often described as the battle of the what?

-Innocents.

-Sexes.

In TV sitcoms, what D is the name of the fictional village where Geraldine Granger is the vicar?

-Oh, Dibley!

-Correct.

In UK politics, to mark their choice, voters are asked to make which symbol on a ballot paper?

-A cross.

-Which Cockney duo had UK hit singles in the 1980s

with the songs Rabbit and Snooker Loopy?

-Oh, Chas and Dave?

-Correct.

-Bank.

If a person is said to have played a blinder, they have performed very well or very badly?

-Very well.

-From 1961 to 1989, the dividing barrier between east and west of the current German capital

was called the Berlin what?

-Wall.

-In gambling, the dots on opposite faces of standard dice always add up to which number?

-Seven.

-What L is the sign of the zodiac with the shortest name?

-Aries.

-Leo.

Sir Norman Foster was the principal architect of which rebuilt sporting venue that opened in 2007

with a giant arch above it?

-Wembley.

-The writing and performing partners in Little Britain are Matt Lucas and David who?

-Pass.

-Walliams.

A Scottish peak that is more than 3,000 feet high is called a Marilyn or Munro?

-Marin.

-No, a Munro.

What's the name of the Welsh rugby union player who has had children with Charlotte Church?

-Gavin Henson.

-In maths, what is 43 minus 28?

-15.

-Correct.

In 1962, Frank Lee Morris and two brothers escaped from which west coast US prison?

Alcatraz.

-Bank!

-In the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels...

Time's up and you won £1,000.

So who's now an icon and who's an "I can't"?

Who's A Question of Sport and who's very, very questionable?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Paul is the Weakest Link as he gave the most wrong answers.

Sally is the Strongest Link, but how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Geoff.

Lee.

Lee.

Oh, Gazza.

Geoff.

Another tie, team. This time Lee and Geoff.

Two votes each.

-So Matthew...

-Hello!

-Quite a bit has changed since you were last here.

-Oh, probably.

-Another gold medal.

-Yes.

-A knighthood.

-Yes.

-And a couple more chins.

-You've got a couple more wrinkles, too!

Oh, no, I haven't!

-At least I can work out to get rid of the chin.

-So you're not getting older either?

-It'll catch up with us all.

-So what are you doing these days?

I work a little bit in TV, I've got three young children,

and I do a bit of charity work and still in touch with rowing a little bit.

-Motivational speaking?

-Oh, a bit. As much as I can.

-Could you give the team a talk?

-I'm sure I could.

-OK.

-Now?!

-When do you want to? Tomorrow?

-These guys are very motivated.

Do you do any motivational speaking on cruise ships?

Em...once, I think. Yeah, once.

-Cos if the ship broke down, you could row them all home.

-Aha! Yes!

-Why Lee?

-I think... It's hard to remember now.

he had a bit of a bad round. No more logic to it than that.

-Are you fat now because you eat too much?

-I'm fat now because I probably don't exercise enough.

Why are you wrinkled?

Haven't lost your charm, have you?

Listen, you have a go, you've got to get it back.

So, Paul...

-Are you single now?

-Yeah, I am, until I meet up with you later.

-No more booze?

-No.

-When you couldn't get booze, what did you do?

-Pinch it.

-What's happened to Five Bellies?

-He's still Five Bellies.

-A bit like Matthew, then.

-Matthew's fit.

He's got a few medals. Different class.

Jimmy's doing all right.

-Why have you voted for Geoff?

-I have not got a clue!

I had a feeling he was gonna vote for us. I didn't do brilliant, but I thought I'd put Geoff.

-He's still 4-3 up on us.

-OK, well Sally actually was the Strongest Link,

so she gets to decide.

You've got a choice between Lee and Geoff.

Who would you like to get rid of?

I'm going to go Lee because he has got more questions wrong.

Lee, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I would like to see Sally voted off next just because I thought she was my bosom buddy

and she did the naughty on me. I'd like to see Gazza win.

He is a character, offscreen as well as onscreen,

and I think he was perceived as the underdog. So go, Gazza.

Round 6. In the bank, £8,350. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with Sally. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

A sports drink designed to provide athletes with fluid and salts lost during exercise is what -

isotonic or gin and tonic?

-Isotonic.

-Correct.

The American rapper Curtis Jackson is better known by what two-word stage name,

sometimes shortened to Fiddy?

Repeat the question, please.

-The American rapper Curtis Jackson...

-PD!

-No, 50 Cent.

In the human skeleton, the pair of long bones between the ankle and knee are the fibula and which other?

-Femur?

-Tibia.

What is the play by Agatha Christie that in 1952 began its record-breaking run in the West End?

-The Mousetrap.

-The off-road vehicle known as the quad bike normally has how many wheels?

-Four.

-Bank!

-In a goal celebration during Euro '96,

several England players re-enacted a notorious incident known as the dentist chair or the kebab van?

-The dentist chair!

-Correct.

Which letter of the alphabet goes before "string" to give a scanty undergarment or part of a violin?

-G string.

-Correct.

-Bank! >

When Queen Victoria failed to find something funny, she said, "We are not..."?

-Amused.

-Las Ramblas is a promenade lined with trees and built over a dry river bed

in which Spanish city?

-Barcelona.

-Because of the closely co-ordinated movements of the participants,

dressage is referred to sometimes as horse ballet or tonsil hockey?

-Horse ballet.

-In snooker, the player who made the first televised 147 break in 1982 is Steve who?

-Davis?

-Correct.

A person described as numerate has the ability to do which of the so-called Three Rs?

-Arithmetic.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In a photo of a male streaker at Twickenham in 1974, a policeman covers him up with...

Time's up. You had a chain of nine correct answers.

Who banked too soon? You've only won £2,000.

You could have won £5,000.

Maybe Matthew isn't floating your boat.

Maybe Sally won't be breaking any records.

Perhaps Gazza's a goner.

Or does Geoff think it's all over. Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Matthew is the Weakest Link.

The Strongest Link is Sally, but who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Matthew.

Gazza.

Matthew.

-Matthew.

-AUDIENCE "Ahhh!"

-Was that a wink?

-Yeah.

-Are you coming over?

Oh, aye. I want a kiss.

So I'm delighted you've stopped voting for Geoff.

-He's done really well.

-Footballers have got to stick together.

-He's a football icon and a hero.

-And you're a football hero and an icon.

I didn't win the World Cup like he did.

-And Matthew, is it the double chin?

-No, he's quite brave...

-Say it is!

-Yeah.

He's got plenty of medals and sometimes was on a sinking ship,

but we seem to have ganged up on him

and with him being six foot-odd... He IS big, isn't he?

-Geoff, will it be a footballers' final?

-Who knows?

Quarter-final at the moment.

-What did Matthew do to upset you?

-He trod on my toe earlier.

I couldn't vote for Gazza again and Sally saved my bacon, so I couldn't vote for Sally.

-Do you know where bacon comes from?

-China.

Matthew, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm pretty sure, the way they're playing at the moment,

that Sally and Geoff should get to the final.

Not that I want to see Gazza voted off, but I think he had a couple of worse rounds than those two,

so I'd imagine the final is going to be Geoff and Sally.

Round 7. In the bank, £10,350. Another 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with Sally. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The TV makeover series first shown in 2006 is entitled How To Look Good what - bald or naked?

-Naked.

-In transport, what is the single-word name of the road traffic offence

that is committed by driving a motor vehicle too quickly?

-Speeding.

-Which film and stage musical tells the story of a student named Sandy

and her change in personality during a romance with a gang member called Danny?

-Pass.

-Grease.

At the Olympic Games, what B means a refusal to participate as the USA did in 1980 in Moscow

and the Soviet Union did in 1984?

-Boycott.

-On a standard clock face, which number is at the bottom?

-Six.

-Larry Mullen Junior, who is a founder member of the rock group U2,

is a guitarist or drummer?

-Guitarist.

-Drummer.

An unintended consequence of a medication, whether adverse or beneficial,

-is known as a side what?

-Pass.

Effect! The rearmost section of an aircraft is named after which part of the body

possessed by many animals, but not by humans?

-Repeat that question?

-The rearmost section of an aircraft is named after which part of the body

possessed by many animals...

-Rear!

-No, tail.

The chant, "One-nil to the Arsenal," is normally sung to a tune

recorded by the Village People called Go where?

-West.

-In Indian food, what V is the name of a very hot curry

usually containing meat, poultry or fish...

-Vindaloo.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the children's game Hide and Seek...

Time's up and you won £250.

In Round 8 you can treble what you bank. Before that, time to vote off the Weakest Link.

For the third round in a row, Sally is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link, statistically, is Geoff, but who will be taking the final Walk of Shame?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Geoff.

Gazza.

Geoff.

Sally, why Geoff?

I just think - it's a bit of a blur now - he got more wrong.

-Paul, why Geoff?

-Well, I could have voted for Sally because she voted for me last time,

but I think she's only got one question wrong in the whole show.

And...155% I knew Geoff's pen was going to say Gazza!

So I just had to put down Geoff.

She got more than one wrong, but Geoff was the worst player.

Geoff, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I was fairly comfortable to be asked to re-enact the famous last goal in '66

because she had Chris Hoy out earlier stroking his own thighs.

If a young man can do that, I didn't feel quite so embarrassed when she asked me.

Round 8. In the bank, £10,600. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win is trebled. We'll start with Sally. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The lady in waiting who served Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn before marrying Henry VIII

was Jane who?

-Jane...oh...Jane Seymour.

-Bank!

Neapolitan ice cream is usually made up of blocks of strawberry, vanilla and which other flavour?

-Chocolate.

-The actor who played Grant Mitchell in EastEnders and an SAS sergeant in Ultimate Force

is Ross who?

-Kemp.

-Bank!

-In the scientific equation E=MC2, devised by Albert Einstein,

the E represents which word?

The letter E? Elephant.

Energy!

APPLAUSE

Which film about tennis was written and directed by Woody Allen - Match Point or Wimbledon?

-Could you repeat the question?

-Which tennis film was directed by Woody Allen - Match Point or Wimbledon?

-Wimbledon.

-Match Point.

Which county, the most southerly in the Republic of Ireland,

has a name that rhymes with York?

I know. Em... Hold on, I've been there. Cork!

In basketball, what D is the word for bouncing the ball with...

-Dribble.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In plastic surgery, the procedure to remove excess fat and skin from the abdomen

-is usually known...

-Liposuction!

-..as a tummy what?

-Tuck!

-Liposuction.

-No, it's tummy tuck. Bank!

-Tummy tuck? Bank!

Tummy tuck! Bank!

Sorry.

We did squeeze that in, Anne. Didn't we?

-It is for charity.

-It is for charity, Paul, but...

your first answer was liposuction and that's what I have to take.

-Ah, all right, then.

-In any case, she was half an hour late with the bank!

-I can't hear when you turn that way.

-Don't you complain.

All the same, these athletes.

Time's up. You won £600, which we will treble.

That means prize money tonight of:

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

Paul and Sally, for £12,400, let's play the Weakest Link.

Sally, you have the choice of who goes first.

Em, I'd like Paul to go first, please.

Paul, in Olympic weightlifting,

the two types of lift performed by competitors

are the clean and jerk and which other,

whose name means to grab something suddenly?

Snap.

-No, the correct answer is snatch.

-That's what I said.

No, you didn't.

-God, you are hard, aren't you?

-I know.

Snatch...! Snatch!

Which well-known phrase describing

how the favourite drink of James Bond should be mixed

was omitted from the 2008 film Quantum of Solace?

-Shaken, not stirred.

-That is the correct answer.

What term for a wealthy man with a hedonistic lifestyle

provided the title

of a magazine founded in 1953

by Hugh Hefner?

The porn one.

It's...

Mayfair?

-The correct answer is Playboy.

-Playboy. I don't buy it.

Sally, in athletics, what is the usual name for a long-distance race

where competitors run a distance of 42,195 metres?

-Marathon.

-That is the correct answer.

In publishing, figures released on the Bookseller website in 2009

revealed that which TV chef had been the biggest-selling author in the UK for the previous year?

-Gordon Ramsay?

-No. The correct answer is Jamie Oliver.

In human anatomy, the name of which large triangular muscle

that covers the shoulder joint

is derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?

Just repeat that again, please.

-In human anatomy, the name of which large triangular muscle that covers...

-Oh, deltoid!

That is the correct answer.

APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-Thank you so much.

-Well done. Congratulations.

-I can't believe that.

That means, Sally, you are tonight's Strongest Link

and you go away with:

-What will you do with the money?

-It's going to the Point Foundation, an orphanage in Rwanda.

Gazza, you leave with nothing.

Anne...

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Well, I can tell you, it's not far off nerves to that Olympic final. I was so nervous.

At the beginning, I could actually hear my heart going, "Boom-boom!"

I can't wait to ring up my mam and dad and say I got to the final.

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