Episode 18 A Question of Sport

Lining up on the show tonight,

Paralympic champion Aled Davies,

English golfing sensation Danny Willett,

World champion swimmer Fran Halsall

and Premier League striker Troy Deeney.

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-Let's play A Question Of Sport.

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Hello and welcome to A Question Of Sport.

All of our guests are seated and look raring to go.

So let's kick things off with the Picture Board.

OK, Matt, your team,

you've got 60 seconds to get through as many of the 12 as you can.

Number nine, please.

-Oh, Darko Kralj.

-Yup.

-Yup.

Ten.

Allan Lamb. 11.

-Oh, Swansea.

-Move on, 12.

-Ayew.

-Oh, yeah. Accept it.

Who's that?

-Is that Joe Calzaghe?

-Yes, it is.

-Eight.

Aled, just as well you're here.

-Thorbjorn Olesen.

-Yup.

-Seven.

Mark Allen.

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-Six.

Shara... No, no, no, Wozniacki.

Wozniacki, yeah.

-Join in any time, Matt.

-I'm ready. Cuthbert.

-Yes.

-One.

-Oh, Micah, Micah Richards?

-Yes.

-Two.

-Sophie Hahn.

-Yup.

-Three.

-Matt Fitzpatrick.

-Yes.

-Four.

-Van Gerwen.

-Come on!

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LAUGHTER

If I do that, does it smile?

Yeah, yeah?

What a score, full marks. Tuffers, over to your team.

Right, number one, please, Sue.

-Ian Healy.

-Yes.

-Two.

-Rebecca Turner.

-Yes.

-Three.

-Evander Holyfield.

-Yup.

-Four.

-Mahrez.

-Yes.

-Five.

-Oh, Tom Croft.

-Yes.

-Six.

-Charlotte Dujardin.

-Yes.

Oh, seven!

-Alonso?

-Erm, erm, Alonso?

-Yes.

-Oh! Eight.

-Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace.

-Yes.

-Come on, nine.

-Kobe Bryant.

-Yeah.

-Ten.

-Oh, Pelle.

-Yeah.

-11.

-Oh, oh, what's her name?

-Yes.

-Austin, Tracy Austin.

-Yes!

12.

Darren...Clarke!

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Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

What teams you've got, captains!

Wow. What a great start, full marks to both teams.

End of the first round, they're tied both on 12.

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It is time for Sports Action and, Matt, your team are up first.

Make a note of the stars you see.

16th.

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-What a shot that was.

I was about to say a very difficult shot he's left himself there.

Debuchy, clever play. And goal number four.

His third in the last three games.

40-15.

The little scrum half who's got electric pace.

And that looks... Oh, that's a huge throw!

That's much better.

Up to the line.

Great Britain delivered Olympic champions.

To get your points, you're going to need to name the people that you saw.

How many do you know? Do you know them all?

-The golfer.

-Trevor Immelman, yeah, the first one.

What was the second sport?

-Newcastle, wasn't it?

-Oh, was it?

-Yeah.

Oh, who was that?

-Who was that?

-I don't know.

-The discus...

I know he's from Nigeria.

-That's about it.

-Right, OK.

Kath Grainger.

Yup.

I think the scrum half might have been Phipps.

-Nick Phipps, was it?

-Mm-hmm.

Was it Ilie Nastase?

It was! Ilie. 19...72.

Would you have a guess at the Nigerian discus thrower?

HE LAUGHS

I thought his name was Michael

but I don't think it is Michael.

OK, all right, possibly.

Using the initials of the people you saw in action,

you need to put them together to form an international cricketer.

We've got T, I...

Ilie, is that E or I?

I?

Could be tricky.

N...

K...

G...

N...

P...

We'd love another constant please, Carol.

LAUGHTER

If you are struggling, you can have a clue

but then, obviously, that's just for one point, not for two.

Oh, I know his name.

The discus thrower.

Richard Okigbazi.

Oh, say that again.

Richard...Okigbazi, I think it is.

Right, that fits in lovely here

-with that and that.

-Yep.

Sorted.

Go on, I'll give you that.

With that late entry,

so that's the answer there.

Ricky Ponting.

Is the right answer. Yes.

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So, can you work out who the footballer was now

-from what you haven't used?

-No.

C-Y?

Cabaye.

-Yes, Yohan Cabaye.

-Oh, I was thinking that!

Yohan Cabaye, well done anyway.

Well worked out.

-OK, Phil.

-Come on, team.

Over to your team.

Make sure you keep an eye on the people you see.

It looks like it is going to be the Dutch woman.

The Dutch woman in lane four is going to win it.

Simon Hill in the chase and that really is a gift - a gift of a try.

Good try, brilliant goal.

Also in the red.

Good footwork and a lofted drive.

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That should settle the nerves.

Who was that, Pat Rafter?

Pat Rafter?

-Was it Pat Rafter?

-Yeah, I think so.

So, how many have you got?

Well, we think we've got...

Alec Stewart...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo.

Mm-hmm.

-Erik Lamela.

-Erik Lamela.

-Stenson.

-Henrik Stenson.

-And something Underwood.

-OK.

Not Rory, it was...

-And tennis?

-And the tennis...

Patrick Rafter.

Right, using the initials of the people that you saw...

-Are they right or wrong?

-Well, we can't tell you that.

-Oh, you can't tell me.

-You need to put them together

to form a sporting venue.

Sporting venue.

We've got R, we've got K,

-we've got E, we've got L...

-Yes.

..we've got H, we've got S,

-we've got A...

-Oh, you've done them in a circle?

-Yeah, it's easier to do when you've got it in a circle, I think.

-Yes.

Do you do Coffee Time?

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Right, so we've got... And a U.

Was it Rory Underwood?

What's his name? Rory Underwood...

Tony Underwood.

Tony Underwood. T.

OK. A sporting venue?

It's a sporting venue you're looking for, for two points.

If you need a clue, then one point.

-OK, so...

-Selhurst Park.

-Oh, boom!

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Got it. Ding!

Light bulb.

Ding!

You got it. Good man.

Top drawer.

So, Troy, did you use the Coffee Time thing?

You don't want to see how I've done it.

Well worked out anyway.

Another great round from both teams.

They're still tied, both on 14.

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This round might separate them.

One point for a home question and a possible three points if you go away.

Aled, coming to you first. Home question?

Yeah, I'll go home, please.

Which athlete, who finished sixth in London,

has competed at every Paralympics since 1992,

winning a gold and two silvers,

all in the F42 discus event?

A gold and two silvers...

Gino De Keersmaeker?

Yes, it is, from Belgium. Well done.

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Fran, Home or Away?

I'll go home as well, please.

Who won her first world gold

in the 100 metres freestyle in Shanghai

and then went on to win gold in Barcelona

and silver in Kazan in the 50 metres butterfly?

Right.

-So...

-It was a joint gold in Shanghai.

Which one was the other one?

-What do you mean?

-Two people won gold.

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-What, two people won gold?

-Yeah, two people won gold.

How do they get on the little podium?

They don't cos they've both got really wide shoulders as well.

-Oh, did they? They have to go like that...

-Exactly.

-..and stand next each other.

-Take it in turns for the national anthem.

Yeah. So that's a dead heat?

-Yes, a dead heat, exactly the same time.

-Both get gold.

-Two people got gold.

-Do you know who they were?

-Yes.

Good!

It's a good start. And then...

Did you say it was a butterfly that they won...?

Silver in Kazan in the 50 metres fly.

That would be Jeanette Ottesen.

Yes, it was, from Denmark. Well done.

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Danny, home question or potential three points for an away one?

It's very tight. Points make prizes here, Danny. You know that.

-Going home?

-Order of merit, get right up there.

It would just be embarrassing getting a home wrong.

Be a bit more confident. You need to work on your mental ability here.

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-We'll go home, please.

-Home.

In 2015, which South African golfer

won his second and third European tour titles and,

by finishing tied seventh in the PGA championship,

had his best result in a major?

Tied seventh in the PGA... South African...

Yeah, don't... I think you should focus on...

-It's not him.

-..what they won.

-Yeah.

-It's not him though.

-It's got to be.

That was his highest major, was the US PGA, did you say?

-Yes, tied seventh, had his best result.

-At the US PGA?

No, cos US Open, at James Bay, he finished...

Yeah, you're right, James Bay.

What other South African...?

South African.

MATT GRUNTS

So there. Come on, Danny.

He's won twice on the tour, man.

-He's won three times.

-Twice in a year.

-It's good golf.

-It is good golf.

Twice in a year and seventh in a major.

I wish I followed more golf, mate.

LAUGHTER

It's all right, you've got your question right.

Trevor Fisher Jr won an event

but it wasn't in South Africa.

-and I don't think he finished seventh.

-Oh, him!

Sterne's not... No, he's not...

He didn't play, did he? Unless he's...

-Unless he won... Oh, no, he's European.

-Who was that?

-Yes, Richard Sterne.

-Richard Sterne.

-He could have.

We need an answer anyway, I'm afraid.

-Who are you going to go for?

-You have to go with him.

-What, with Sterne?

-Yeah, cos we know it wasn't Gracie.

Richard Sterne.

No. LAUGHTER AND GROANS

-George...

-Oh, no.

Coetzee. It's Coetzee!

LAUGHTER

Oh, I've wrote everyone else's name on this list

apart from George's.

Oh, I'm going to write him down now

-just so I feel better about myself.

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-George... Oh!

-Bad luck, Danny. Bad luck.

Troy, coming to you.

-After that, do you want to...?

-Home.

-Home question or away?

-Yeah, home.

Go with my captain.

Who, by scoring twice against Aston Villa in November,

became the youngest overseas player

to score 50 Premier League goals?

Take your time, take your time, take your time.

Is it all right if I know it, yeah?

-If you just know it, yeah.

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No, just cos people have just said it before and it's been wrong,

but I think you know it 100%, don't you?

I think it's Lukaku, who do you think?

-I don't know it but if you know...

-LAUGHTER

-But sometimes you just have a breath.

-Yeah, to...

Lukaku?

It was Romelu Lukaku, the Everton striker.

Well done. APPLAUSE

OK. Now, teams, it is a test of your sporting geography.

We're going to start with horse racing.

The St Leger is run at which of these three places?

Be careful, though,

if you get it wrong,

you'll be penalised the number of miles you are out.

(Is it Doncaster?)

So, you have the three paddles

with A, B and C on, and when you're ready,

-I'll ask you to hold them up together.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Is it A, B or C?

-Are you both ready?

-Yes.

-Ready.

Will you hold up, please?

You gone for A, you've gone for Doncaster and...

you are right.

Yes, well done. APPLAUSE

Which means we move straight on to the next one.

Football now.

Which of these cities was the venue

for the final of Euro 2000?

2000?!

Mm-hmm.

Well, that's...

That's Portugal, or is that Africa? No, that's Spain.

LAUGHTER

-No, that's Portugal.

-Africa?!

I knew that. Africa's down more.

I had my paddle in the way.

That's Portugal and that's...

That's Belgium.

-Right, we're ready.

-Oh, right.

-Yes.

-What are we going for?

-Africa.

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Are you happy with that one?

-Yeah.

-OK.

OK, hold up the paddles, please.

A. You've gone for A.

So, you've both gone for Lisbon.

The answer is...

B, Rotterdam.

You are both

1,124 miles away.

-So, the next map is North America.

-OK.

At which point... LAUGHTER

Where's South America?

At which point is the city that is home to the NHL team the Stars?

-Right, got it.

-What's that, hockey?

It's got to be up there, hasn't it?

I wouldn't say they play across here, do they?

-No, cos it's all sunny there.

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You can't make me turn round now.

You can't tell me that.

You're so confident with that, it better not be wrong.

You're making me question myself.

Just cos it's right there in the middle of the screen,

you decided to choose it, didn't you?

-Do you reckon?

-Yeah, why not.

-OK, are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Ready?

-Uh-oh.

Hold the paddles up now.

-Oh!

-C and... Oh!

A difference here.

The correct answer is...

Dallas!

It's C.

-The Dallas Stars.

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So, that is 1,537 miles away, Tuffers,

which means your total is now 2,661.

All right, don't worry, we haven't got to walk there.

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Matt, you're still on 1,124.

OK, which one of these cities

hosted the Winter Olympics in the '90s?

Good luck.

Oh, no. Right.

Right...

Oslo.

Helsinki, Innsbruck...

-Do you fancy a guess?

-I'm going this one.

-OK.

-OK.

-You reckon that one?

-Come on then.

-OK, Could you hold up your paddles now, please?

-A.

-Oh!

A.

The answer is...

C! Oh!

Nagano...

-Nagano?!

-..in 1998.

-Was that the '90s?

You both went for Salt Lake City,

that was 2002 -

and Turin, 2006.

-Those were the three.

-Wow.

But it means,

because Tuffers was on more miles,

that Matt gets the three points.

-Three?!

-Three points... APPLAUSE

That was very important.

..which has made a big difference.

End of the round, Phil is on 16.

Matt in front on 18.

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OK, Matt, your team are going first.

Who is this driver getting in a spin?

That was tough.

She had two visors as well.

-TWO visors?

-I think so.

Short brown hair...

A lady.

Athletic?

She did look athletic.

She looked like she could drive and...

What colour was her hair?

Proper sliding driving

and adventure, and all that stuff, and she is RIGHT into that.

-He doesn't look convinced.

-Oh!

THEY CONFER INDISTINCTLY

-Oh!

-What colour hair has she got?

Was that more blonde? Slightly more...?

I mean, I'm not an expert in hair. I've got to be...

LAUGHTER

It's not... It really isn't my specialised subject.

Was it brunette hair?

Yeah.

-I think you're thinking of her.

-Yeah.

But it's not, yeah, you're right.

She was quite small and very petite.

Yeah, you're right.

-Yeah?

-I trust you.

Are you happy with that?

Amy Williams.

You're going with Amy.

Let's see, are you right?

I don't like Sue's tone.

Oh, no.

Wrong. Over it goes.

PHIL WHIMPERS

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-Do you reckon?

-Yeah.

-Kelly...?

-I get that, yeah.

-Do you reckon?

-Not a bad shout.

Did you have Amy Williams?

-Yeah, just because it's so...

-Yeah.

Amy's hair is more curly and longer.

Yes, a bit more of a light perm.

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-Kelly?

-Yeah, it's got to be.

-Kelly Sotherton.

-You're going with Kelly. Let's see.

-Oh!

Yes.

The Commonwealth champion, Kelly Sotherton.

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We didn't get that.

So, Tuffers, over to you now.

Who is this, approaching the final frontier?

MUSIC: Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss

-I reckon I got it there.

-You were getting worried there.

-I was.

He was in a space suit!

With a space helmet.

Jamie Roberts, I think it is.

Just at the end.

Just gave it to me just at the end.

I think it's Jamie Roberts.

-How confident are you?

-Pretty confident.

-All right.

Well, let's see if you are right.

-Boom!

-Yes. The Wales and Lions centre Jamie Roberts.

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Just at the end. Just at the end.

Yeah.

Great round for Tuffers' team.

At the end of the round,

Matt's on 18, Phil in front on 20.

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It is time for the captains to take on the wall.

-Matt, you're up first.

-Come on.

-Up you come.

-Let's have a go.

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-On the wall are nine Open Championship winning golfers.

-Yeah.

You need to find the five

that HAVE won the Open in England.

-Your time starts now.

-Ooh!

Faldo, O'Meara, Duval.

-Where was he...?

-Justin Leonard was...

-Yeah, he was... He was at Troon, I think.

-Baker-Finch.

-Have a look at it, Danny. Have a look at it, son.

-That looks...

-Three you've got.

-Three?

-I would... Oh, no.

Let's go.

-Jacklin was...

-Two.

Oh! Baker-Finch is in.

Baker-Finch is in.

Who's not in? Leonard? Where was Nicklaus?

Yeah, go Nicklaus but I don't know...

-Sandy Lyle, I don't know if he did.

-In England.

-In England?

-That was St Andrews.

-Three.

-Duval was...

-Sandy? Jacklin?

-Jacklin.

Any chance, Danny? You're a golfer, help me out here.

-Four.

-Four! Four! Four!

-Who hasn't?

-Take off O'Meara.

-Yeah?

-We're not done.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

Oh!

APPLAUSE Well done.

So, you took off O'Meara,

you put in Sandy Lyle.

You had four with O'Meara.

With Sandy, you've still got four.

Well done. APPLAUSE

Mark O'Meara was the right answer,

the one you should have lost was Nick Faldo.

Oh, was it?

-Yeah, Faldo won in Muirfield twice and St Andrews.

-St Andrews.

So, those were right answers

but four points, that's very good.

-Well done.

-We'll take four.

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-Ready, Tuffers?

-Yes, let's go. Come on. Here we go.

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-OK, Tuffers.

-Come on, Tuffers.

On the wall are nine countries.

You need to find the five

that have won more than 100 medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Your time starts now.

Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan.

Go with Trinidad and Tobago.

Pakistan?

Top right.

That was a good start, five.

-Three.

-Three!

-Try Singapore.

-Singapore instead of...?

-Take one away.

-Instead of who?

-Instead of Trinidad.

Instead of Trinidad?

Top right, top right.

-Northern Ireland can't have...

-Let's try that.

-Three.

-Put it back!

Lose one...

Lose one?

-Lose...

-Pakistan?

No, yeah, Trinidad.

-Try Cameroon.

-Cameroon?

-Instead of what?

-Lose one.

-Instead of Singapore.

-Nine seconds.

How long?

Two.

Oh!

-Take one away, take one away.

-WHISTLE BLOWS AND AUDIENCE GROANS

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Guaranteed to be a panic on that game, Tuffers.

"Take one away, take one away."

"Take one away."

What do you reckon?

Your final total is three.

-Three.

-The three you got right

were Jamaica, Kenya and Nigeria.

Let's see who the other two were.

Malaysia and Northern Ireland.

Yes, Malaysia, 181 medals.

But three points scored.

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Even closer now.

At the end of the round,

Matt's on 22, Phil in front on 23.

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So, just one point in it

as we reach the final round.

It is the buzzer round.

Remember, it's one point if you get it right,

one point away if you get it wrong.

Everybody ready?

Here we go.

Who scored 19 points in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final?

-Dan Carter.

-Yes.

Hollie Arnold is a coloured IPC

world champion in which event?

-Javelin.

-Yes.

By winning the 50 metre backstroke in Glasgow,

which British swimmer won her first Commonwealth gold?

-Georgia Davies.

-Yes.

Callum Wilson was the first player from which club

to score a Premier League...?

-Bournemouth.

-Yes.

Graeme McDowell won the US Open at which course?

-Pebble Beach.

-Yes.

Michelle Payne became the first female jockey

to win which world-famous race?

No, it was the Melbourne Cup.

-Grace Road is the home ground of...

-Oh!

-Leicester.

-Yes.

Which South American country did Belgium beat

in the 2015 Davis Cup semifinals?

-It was Argen...

-Oh!

-..tina.

Can't accept it. APPLAUSE

INAUDIBLE

Just out of time

and of course you were going to say Argentina, weren't you?

Of course! Of course!

Anyway, so tight all the way through that.

Congratulations, it is a win for Phil's team. 26-25.

CHEERING

So, a big thank you to all of our guests this evening.

The three of us will be back very soon. Until then, bye-bye.

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