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00:00MUSIC
00:17Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong
00:20and a very warm welcome to Pointless The Quiz,
00:22where knowing the obvious is actually a disadvantage.
00:24Let's meet today's players.
00:26APPLAUSE
00:30And couple number one.
00:32Hello, my name's Phil, this is my daughter Paige
00:34and we are from Amesbury in Wiltshire.
00:36Couple number two.
00:37Hi, my name is Anne, this is my husband John
00:40and we're from Redwich in Worcestershire.
00:42Couple number three.
00:44Hi, I'm Martin and this is my lovely wife Heather
00:46and we're from Staffordshire.
00:47And finally, couple number four.
00:49Hi, I'm Vaish from Birmingham and this is my friend Katie
00:52from Manchester.
00:53And these are today's contestants.
00:55Thank you very much indeed, all of you.
00:57A very warm welcome to Pointless.
00:58It's lovely to have you all here.
00:59That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
01:01A comedian who, when growing up,
01:03used to pretend her life was a movie.
01:05I did that too.
01:07Mine got 32.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.
01:10It is my pointless friend, it is Judy Love.
01:12Hi!
01:13Hi!
01:15I mean, I don't know about Rotten Tomatoes,
01:18but I would give it 100% amazing.
01:20We are very, very, very, very kind.
01:22You know, we're making movies every day.
01:24Aren't we?
01:25Just our life, you know?
01:26Yes.
01:27It's a little bit cold, right?
01:29Yes.
01:30But the movie that we're making today is warming up this place
01:33because the love is making me feel hot.
01:36You see?
01:37It's that kind of a movie.
01:38That's what I'm talking about.
01:39Thank you very much indeed.
01:41Now, Elsa and Michael won the jackpot last time.
01:43We've been a lot of people winning the jackpot.
01:45This is a good thing.
01:46But it does mean today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000.
01:49There we are.
01:50Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
01:58I just have to remind you of this, so forgive me,
02:00but the pair with the highest score at the end of each round
02:02gets eliminated.
02:03Remember?
02:04Those are the rules.
02:05That's it.
02:06Apart from that, enjoy yourselves.
02:07Best of luck to all four pairs.
02:09Our first category today is...
02:13Short films.
02:14Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
02:16who's going to go second?
02:17And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
02:24OK, and the question concerns...
02:30So, on each pass, we are going to show you seven descriptions
02:34of films that each have a title that is five letters long.
02:39We have also given you the first letter of the film title
02:43and an actor who starred or voiced a main role in the film.
02:47Please give us the film titles.
02:50Nice.
02:51Yeah. Nice.
02:52I mean, if I had a film...
02:53Yeah.
02:54What kind of film do you think I would be in?
02:56Um, it would be an uproarious romantic comedy, I think.
02:59Oh, my God!
03:00Don't you think?
03:01Yeah, I think so.
03:02There's part of me as well that would like an action pack.
03:04I could see myself jumping over a car
03:06and trying to find some kind of criminal and...
03:10Yeah, it would have to be uproarious, though, wouldn't it?
03:11Yeah.
03:12It would have to be.
03:13And comedy in it.
03:14Yeah, it would have to be that.
03:15Not meaning to, you know, arrest them,
03:16but somehow arresting them.
03:17Yeah.
03:18I think I would...
03:19No running.
03:20There would be no running.
03:21I ain't running for nobody.
03:22Are you crazy?
03:23But that would be a good film.
03:24It would, thank you.
03:25Yes.
03:26OK, let's reveal our first board of clues.
03:28And here they are.
03:29We have...
03:30A struggling Philadelphian boxer gets a chance
03:32to face the world heavyweight champion.
03:35R, Sylvester Stallone.
03:37A teenager with a sense of adventure attempts to save her island
03:40from a curse incurred by a demigod.
03:43M, Auli Cravalho.
03:45A secret agent learns how to manipulate time
03:48in order to stop attacks from the future.
03:50T, John David Washington.
03:53A young orphan is taken in by a candidate for New York City mayor
03:57as a campaign move.
03:59A, Quvengene Wallace.
04:01A man goes in search of his brother years after they were both created
04:06as part of an experiment, only to find they are different in many ways.
04:10T, Danny DeVito.
04:13A musical based on the life of an Argentinian actor turned first lady.
04:17E, Madonna.
04:19And a half-man, half-vampire hunts full-blooded vampires
04:23to protect the mortal race.
04:25B, Wesley Snipes.
04:27Paige, welcome back to Pointless.
04:30Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Paige.
04:32Well, I was actually going to say I'm a keen cinema-goer.
04:35So...
04:36This is probably the right round.
04:38OK, it is. Good.
04:39I thought I'm going to have to qualify that.
04:40I thought I was keen.
04:41Turns out I'm not.
04:42Good.
04:43How often do you go to the cinema?
04:45Once every week or two weeks.
04:47See, that's really good.
04:48So, yeah.
04:49I'm trying to branch out in films as well.
04:50This is good.
04:51I'm not really a horror fan, but sometimes I do try.
04:53But well done, you going.
04:54I'm ashamed to say I can't remember when I last went to the cinema.
04:57Isn't that awful?
04:58I must, must, must go more.
05:00I'm going to promise now.
05:01Paige, what are you going to go for?
05:03I know quite a few, but I'm going to go for the second one.
05:06A teenager with a sense of adventure, which I think is Moana.
05:09Moana, says Paige.
05:11Shall we see how many of our 100 said Moana?
05:14Moana is absolutely right, Paige.
05:17It's a great answer to have chosen, because it goes down to 16.
05:22This is terrific.
05:23Great start to the round.
05:24Fantastic.
05:25This was her first acting role, yeah.
05:28And she was spotted singing on YouTube and apparently was the last
05:33person seen on the final day of auditions.
05:36And they were thinking, well, we just haven't found the right person
05:38who's got the factor X.
05:39But she was the right.
05:40That's why sometimes you might become last, but you know what?
05:44Last place does not mean you haven't won the race.
05:47I know that doesn't make sense, but just believe what I'm saying.
05:50I believe you.
05:51Because it's a different race.
05:52I believe you.
05:53You lost that race, but you're in a new race.
05:54You're in a race of your own.
05:55And that is a monologue from the film.
05:57And you're saying that while you're going after the car on a scooter.
06:00Car?
06:01This is what I'm saying.
06:02You might have got to know several times, but the movie that me,
06:05Alexandra, is talking about is open for investments.
06:10Thank you very much indeed.
06:11There we are.
06:12Now, John, welcome.
06:13Good to have you here.
06:14Welcome to Pointless.
06:15John.
06:16I'm John.
06:17I'm 74.
06:18I'm retired.
06:19And I, in fact, we are members of a contemporary pop choir.
06:24Woo!
06:25I thought we were going to say contemporary pop group for a minute there.
06:29But choir, that is a pop group.
06:30It is.
06:31That's fantastic.
06:32We just need a choir for a lot of voices to mask ours, really,
06:35in many ways.
06:36I just don't believe that for a moment.
06:37No, you need it just to throw off your inhibitions
06:40and show the world how brilliant you are, John.
06:43I'll take that.
06:44I'll take that line from the film.
06:45You see?
06:46This is what I'm saying.
06:47We're doing our bits.
06:48Yeah.
06:49I love it.
06:50This is our audition for those funders out there.
06:51John, how brilliant.
06:52What sort of things do you sing?
06:53Well, it is contemporary pop, so it can range from the 60s of the Turtles,
06:58Barry Manilow, Queen, and indeed, light classical as well.
07:03OK.
07:04So that kind of contemporary.
07:05Yeah.
07:06Brilliant.
07:07John, what are you going to go for on our board?
07:08I will go for the fifth one down, Danny DeVito film, Twins.
07:13Twins, says John.
07:14Shall we see how many of our 100 said Twins?
07:19Twins, absolutely right.
07:2016 is the only score we have at the moment.
07:22There we are.
07:2358 for Twins.
07:25So Danny DeVito's twin brother is played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
07:30I think we always remember as, I'll be back.
07:33Can I say that?
07:34Is that going to cost us money?
07:35I don't think so.
07:36I think so.
07:37I'll be back.
07:38Yes, I will.
07:39Thank you very much indeed.
07:41Martin, welcome back to Pointless.
07:43I'm afraid you will not be back.
07:44This is your third show.
07:45I'm afraid so.
07:46Oh, Martin, we have to make this one go all the way.
07:48That's right.
07:49Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Martin.
07:51My wife and I, when we first met, we found we had a common interest
07:54in music and we've carried on going to gigs quite a lot.
08:00In fact, we've been to quite a lot of gigs this year alone,
08:04including the likes of Terror Vision, Manic Street Preachers,
08:07Voodoo Glow Skulls and Rancid.
08:09So we do like to go out and see lots of different likes.
08:12Good for you.
08:13Brilliant.
08:14What are you going to go for on our board?
08:15I do know a fair few of them, but it's just trying to weigh up,
08:18which is going to be a good answer to try and make sure this
08:20isn't our last turn.
08:22So I'm going to go with the one at the very bottom,
08:25half-man, half-vampire hunts, four-blooded vampires,
08:28and that would be Blade.
08:29Blade, says Martin.
08:31Shall we see how many of our 100 said Blade?
08:35Blade is right.
08:3658 is our high score, 16 is our low.
08:38You pass the high score.
08:40There we are, 29 for Blade.
08:41Very decent indeed.
08:43Well, really interested about Wesley Snipes,
08:46obviously he played Blade in 1998,
08:49but he played Blade again in the 2024 film Deadpool and Wolverine,
08:54and this earned him a Guinness World Record
08:57for the longest career as live-action Marvel character.
09:02Wow.
09:03Wow.
09:04Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
09:05Now then, Vaish.
09:06Welcome back.
09:07It's your last show as well.
09:08I know, I know.
09:09How sad.
09:10So, yes, we have to make this one count, too.
09:12Yes.
09:13Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Vaish.
09:15I've recently got back into painting.
09:17Good.
09:18I was wondering when you were going to get back into that.
09:20So, please, what is your favourite medium?
09:23Do you paint with acrylics?
09:24Yeah, acrylics on canvas.
09:26Excellent.
09:27And what do you paint?
09:28I like nature-y stuff, so you like flowers and...
09:31Yeah.
09:32I tried birds but it didn't go very well.
09:34Well, they keep flying away.
09:35Yeah.
09:36They will keep doing that.
09:38That's lovely.
09:39Are you finding it as lovely as you were hoping you would?
09:41Yeah, it's very calming and therapeutic, which is very nice.
09:44Good for you.
09:45Vaish, you are the last person to have this board.
09:47Would you like to fill in all our blanks?
09:49So, the top one is Rocky, and then I think it's Tenet, and then Annie.
09:55I'm not sure about the last one left.
09:57I think it might be Evita, so I think I'll go with Tenet.
10:01OK.
10:02Vaish is going to say Tenet.
10:03Shall we see how many of our 100 said Tenet?
10:07Tenet is absolutely right.
10:0958 is our high score, and you pass that.
10:1116 is our low score.
10:13And you pass that.
10:14Down to two.
10:15Vaish, look at that.
10:17Amazing.
10:18Best score of the pass by a country mile.
10:21Very good.
10:22Let's clear up the board, should we?
10:23Vaish took us through perfectly.
10:25The first one definitely was Rocky, which would have been 62 points.
10:30And the next one?
10:31We have Little Orphan Annie.
10:33Yes, and that would have been 26 points.
10:35And last but not least, the musical...
10:37Absolutely.
10:38It's Evita.
10:39That's right, which would have been 53 points.
10:41So, yeah, they were coming in quite high.
10:43It's quite good.
10:44Yeah.
10:45Thank you very much indeed.
10:46We're halfway through the round.
10:47Let's have a quick look at those scores.
10:48Two, the best score of the pass by.
10:49Very well done indeed.
10:50We travel from there to 16, where we find Paige and Phil.
10:51From there to 29, Martin and Heather.
10:53And yes, then up to 58, where we find John and Annie.
10:56Yes, twins.
10:57Oh, that was a punishingly high five-letter film there.
11:00But never mind.
11:01We have another board.
11:02And maybe you can find a lovely low score on that.
11:04So good luck with that.
11:05We're going to come back down the line now.
11:06Will the second players please step up to the podium?
11:12OK, let's put seven more descriptions of films
11:14that have five-letter titles on the board.
11:16Here we are.
11:17We have a failed stand-up comedian from Gotham City turns to a life of crime.
11:23J, Joaquin Phoenix.
11:25An elephant with unusually large ears attempts to make the best of performing with the clowns in the circus.
11:31D, Werner Felton.
11:33A private detective is hired by a Harlem mobster to save his kidnapped daughter.
11:38S, Richard Rowntree.
11:40A career-driven woman is wooed by a painter who is also the son of her own psychoanalyst.
11:45P, Meryl Streep.
11:47A police chief investigates the crimes of a car salesperson and his henchmen, all while pregnant.
11:53F, Frances McDormand.
11:55Fairy-tale characters are banished to the home of an ogre who fights to reclaim it.
12:00S, Mike Myers.
12:02And a young womanising chauffeur goes through a course of events that make him rethink his ways.
12:09A, Michael Caine.
12:12There we are. Katie, welcome back.
12:13Hi.
12:14Great to have you with us for this third and final time.
12:16Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Katie.
12:18Well, in my free time I quite like running, so in two weeks I'm running a half marathon.
12:23Wow.
12:24Yeah.
12:25And how's your preparation for that?
12:27Probably a bit behind schedule.
12:28Yeah.
12:29But we've got time.
12:30You've got time, two weeks?
12:31Yeah.
12:32So what do they recommend?
12:33I mean, they recommend you don't sort of go all the all out for it, do they, in this last bit?
12:36Yeah.
12:37So hopefully that works because I won't be making it all out.
12:40Yeah.
12:41Well, that's OK.
12:42This is good.
12:43Where is your half marathon?
12:44Palmer in Mallorca.
12:45Oh, very nice.
12:46Yeah.
12:47Thought we'd see a bit of sun as well.
12:48Oh, that's nice.
12:49Yeah.
12:50Treat ourselves.
12:51Perfect.
12:52Good for you.
12:53Well, listen, two is your score at the moment.
12:54OK.
12:5555 or less gets you into the next round.
12:56What are you going to go for?
12:57I think I might go with the fairytale characters as the Smurfs.
13:04OK.
13:05Smurfs.
13:06Let's see.
13:07Here is your red line.
13:09Nice and high.
13:10What happens when we say Smurfs?
13:14I'm sorry, Katie.
13:17I'm sorry.
13:18It scores you 100 points.
13:19It takes your total up to 102.
13:21The round is not over yet, though.
13:23OK.
13:24It's not over.
13:25But what was even more hard is that was a six-letter word.
13:29Oh, no.
13:31Oh, girl.
13:33It's like you're running already.
13:37Heather, welcome back to Pointless.
13:40Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Heather.
13:41So, since last time, I've decided on another bucket list item.
13:44Oh, yes.
13:45Decided to go skydiving.
13:46Wow.
13:47Oh, very...
13:48I thought you were going to say, I want to go on the chase.
13:49I was thinking, don't.
13:50LAUGHTER
13:51I mean, listen.
13:53There are no buckets that big.
13:55No.
13:56Um...
13:57Skydiving.
13:58What was it about the last Pointless that made you want
14:00to hurl yourself out of a plane?
14:01I'm not quite sure.
14:03I'm afraid of heights as well, so it's not...
14:05So am I.
14:06Yeah.
14:07And yet, I sort of think skydiving is so high,
14:09it's almost easier to deal with.
14:11Yeah.
14:12I mean, that speaks somebody who's never stood at the open door
14:16of a plane.
14:17Yeah.
14:18I'll be strapped to somebody, though.
14:19Good for you.
14:20When are you going to do it?
14:21I'm not sure, yeah.
14:2210 years' time.
14:23Yeah, maybe so.
14:24There we are.
14:25That's the sort of timeframe we can live with, I think.
14:2629 is your score.
14:2772 or less gets you into round two.
14:29I'm going to go the fairy tale character is Shrek.
14:32Shrek.
14:33Oh, Katie.
14:34Yeah.
14:35Realised it.
14:36You get a red line, Heather, and it's up here.
14:38What happens with Shrek?
14:41Yep.
14:42Yep.
14:45Down to go to 50, taking your total up to 79.
14:49Shrek it is.
14:50Mike Myers originally voiced Shrek with his own Canadian accent,
14:54but towards the end of the recording he experimented
14:57with the Scottish accent and they decided to change
15:00and record it all over again.
15:02Worth doing.
15:03Yeah, it was, because it's brilliant.
15:05It's one of my favourites.
15:06Yeah.
15:07I've dated a lot of Shreks.
15:10But they stayed as Shreks.
15:11They stayed as Shreks.
15:12Yeah.
15:13Oh.
15:14Turned into the prince.
15:15No.
15:16Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
15:17And welcome to Pointless.
15:19Lovely to have you here.
15:20Tell us all about yourself.
15:21Well, we're keen motor homers and earlier this year we went
15:26to Croatia for eight weeks.
15:28How very beautiful.
15:30I love Croatia.
15:31Absolutely gorgeous.
15:32Oh, how nice.
15:33And how nice to be, you know, like a snail.
15:35You have all your home comforts on your back, as it were.
15:38Beautiful.
15:39Did you have a particular part of Croatia that you loved?
15:41No.
15:42We went all round, actually.
15:45Yeah.
15:46We went down to Dubrovnik.
15:47Oh, so beautiful.
15:48And then we came back via Venice and Lake Garda.
15:51We visited ten countries in all.
15:53Amazing.
15:54Well, of course, that's the thing about being motor homers.
15:55You travel all that way and back as well.
15:57Yeah.
15:58So you might as well make the holiday start from the get-go.
16:00And you're on 58, which means 43 or less gets you into the next round.
16:04Right.
16:05Well, I was worried until I saw the last one.
16:08So I'm going to go the Michael Caine Alfie.
16:13Alfie.
16:14Alfie, says Anne.
16:16Here is your red line.
16:18Shall we see where we end up with Alfie?
16:22Alfie is right.
16:24And it gets you through.
16:26Down you go to 31.
16:27Taking your total up to 89.
16:30So the lovely Michael Caine was Alfie, which was released in 1966.
16:35And there was a remake in 2004 by the gorgeous Jude Law.
16:40Yeah.
16:41Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
16:42Phil, welcome back to Pointless.
16:45Tell us a little bit more about yourself, Phil.
16:47I'm a British Army veteran, having served 24 years in the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment.
16:52Wow.
16:53I mean, that's a long stint.
16:54My goodness.
16:55So when did you step down?
16:56I stepped down in 2015.
16:58Right, you are.
16:59And do you keep in touch with everyone?
17:00I do.
17:01I do connect.
17:02I march to the Cenotaph every year.
17:05And obviously some of my old pals we meet up now and again.
17:09And I'm part of the Royal British Legion as well.
17:11Good for you.
17:12Phil, what are you going to go for?
17:15There you are on 16.
17:1685 or less gets you through.
17:18So essentially I would say a correct answer.
17:19Would you like to talk us through the board?
17:21Yeah, the top one is Joker.
17:23The second one is Dumbo.
17:25My mind's a blank for the next two.
17:27But the fifth one down is Fargo.
17:30Fargo.
17:31Is that the one you are going to go for?
17:32Absolutely, yeah.
17:33Fargo says, Phil, shall we see where your red line comes in nice and high?
17:36Fargo.
17:38Fargo is absolutely right.
17:44Very well done indeed.
17:4612 for Fargo.
17:47Taking your total up to 28.
17:48Let's clear up the board.
17:50So let's see the other scores.
17:52The first one was Joker at 59 points.
17:57And the second one, it is Dumbo.
17:59I saw that one.
18:00I was like, I think I know that one.
18:01I was excited.
18:02I got one right.
18:03And that was 76 points.
18:05And the next one?
18:06I'm also struggling with this.
18:09What is it?
18:10It had a great soundtrack by Isaac Hayes.
18:14Shaft.
18:15Shaft it was.
18:16Shaft.
18:17And that scored 11.
18:19But the next one...
18:21I'm not getting it.
18:22It's prime.
18:23And this was a pointless answer.
18:25Thank you very much indeed.
18:26Judy, that brings us to the end of our first round.
18:27It means we have to say goodbye to our first pair.
18:29Oh, Katie and Weiss, you were riding so high.
18:32Sorry.
18:33Listen, don't worry.
18:34Don't you worry.
18:35But thank you so much for coming to play.
18:37It's been lovely having you on the show.
18:38Katie and Weiss, be fair.
18:39Welcome to the remaining three pairs.
18:41Now, time for round two.
18:48Very well done, everybody.
18:49Here we are in round two.
18:50And you'll notice we've shed one of our pairs, which is a shame,
18:53because Weiss actually was our lowest individual scorer in that
18:56last round.
18:57But of those that remain, Phil, you were our lowest individual
19:00scorer.
19:01Very well done.
19:02Fargo, cracking answer.
19:03And actually, Phil and Paige are our lowest combined scorers.
19:05So very well done on the near podium.
19:07Best of luck to everybody.
19:08Our category for round two today is...
19:10international football.
19:13Can you all decide in your pairs?
19:15Who's going to go first?
19:16Who's going to go second?
19:17And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
19:24There we are.
19:25OK, let's find out what the question is.
19:26Here it comes.
19:27We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many players who scored
19:33for England under Gareth Southgate as they could, Judy.
19:37We're looking for the name of any of the 44 players who scored
19:42for the England men's football team during the period when Gareth
19:46Southgate managed the team.
19:48That's from October 2016, when he was caretaker manager,
19:53through to July 2024.
19:56Thank you very much, Judy.
19:58Now then, Paige, I can see how thrilled you were with that category.
20:01It's like a dream for you.
20:02Yes.
20:03Amazing.
20:04Not a good dream.
20:05No.
20:06Um, Paige, what are you going to go for?
20:09I mean, you know, there'll be some names.
20:10There'll be some names.
20:11I'm going to have to go for a more obvious one,
20:13because I don't know many.
20:14I'm going to have to go for Harry Kane.
20:16Harry Kane, says Paige.
20:18Why not?
20:19Let's see how many of our 100 people said Harry Kane.
20:23It's absolutely right.
20:2761 for Harry Kane.
20:29Not bad.
20:30Not bad.
20:31The amazing Kane scored 61 goals, exactly the same number as the points,
20:35during Southgate's time as manager, more than any other player.
20:40Wow.
20:41Wow.
20:42Wow.
20:43That's why he's the captain.
20:44One must imagine that is why he's the captain.
20:47Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
20:48Now, John, is this a good category for you or perhaps not?
20:51Well, it should be, because I did play football.
20:54Oh.
20:55In fact, I played competitive football right up to the age of 60.
21:00Did you?
21:01But when it comes to answering a question like this...
21:03Oh, particularly under the lights.
21:04..in this scenario, it's a different matter.
21:06If you were sitting at home on the sofa, you'd know all the chances.
21:09Well, that is the problem, isn't it?
21:10We'll go for Jack Grealish.
21:13Jack Grealish, says John.
21:15Shall we see how many of our 100 said Jack Grealish?
21:20Grealish is absolutely right.
21:2161 is the only score we have at the moment.
21:23Can you pass that?
21:26This is a great score.
21:2712 for Jack Grealish.
21:28Well done.
21:30Well, it was two goals for Grealish,
21:32including one in a 6-2 win against Iran at the 2022 World Cup.
21:37So, that was a really good answer.
21:39Good answer indeed.
21:40Thank you very much.
21:41Judy.
21:42Martin.
21:43What are we thinking, Martin?
21:46Er...
21:47I think I've narrowed it down to two.
21:49And I think Luke Shaw scored in the final that we played
21:53against Italy.
21:54So, I'm going to go with Luke Shaw.
21:55OK.
21:56Luke Shaw.
21:57There he is, narrowing it down to a particular 90 minutes.
21:59Shall we see how many of our 100 people said Luke Shaw?
22:01Luke Shaw is right.
22:0561 is our high score and you pass it.
22:0712 is our low score.
22:09And you pass it.
22:10Down to four.
22:12You score four for Shaw.
22:14Well, Martin, not only was you right about the answer,
22:17but you was also right Luke Shaw did score against Italy
22:20in the final of the Euros.
22:22Thank you very much.
22:24We are halfway through the round.
22:25Let's have a quick look at those scores.
22:26Four, the best score of the past, Martin.
22:28Very well done indeed.
22:2912 is where we find John and Anne.
22:31And then 61.
22:32Paige, you're a little bit ahead.
22:33But listen, anything could happen in the next round.
22:36I like to think Phil will have a low score.
22:38I don't know why.
22:39I'm just putting a lot of faith in Phil.
22:40Good luck with that.
22:41We're going to come back down the line now.
22:42Will the second players please step up to the podium?
22:44Now then, Heather, so we're looking for any of the 44 players
22:51who scored a goal under Gareth Southgate's management.
22:56I'm going to have to take a guess.
22:58OK.
22:59Martin is closing his eyes in prayer.
23:01Sorry.
23:02I'm going to say Jude Bellingham.
23:05Jude Bellingham, says Heather.
23:07Martin now offering up her.
23:09Another silent prayer.
23:10Here is your red line.
23:12Shall we see how many of our 100 people said Jude Bellingham?
23:15Jude Bellingham's right.
23:18Gets you through.
23:20Down he goes for 13.
23:24Very well done indeed.
23:2517 your total.
23:29He scored five goals.
23:30His first was in England's opening game of the 2022 World Cup.
23:35He also scored two goals at Euros 2024.
23:39There we are.
23:40Thank you very much indeed, Jude.
23:41Now then, Anne.
23:43Anne, you are on 12.
23:44You need to score 48 or less.
23:47OK.
23:48I'm going to go with Raheem Sterling.
23:51Raheem Sterling, says Anne.
23:53Here is your red line.
23:55Can we get below that with Raheem Sterling?
24:01Absolutely, we can.
24:03That's a great answer.
24:0515, taking your total up to 27.
24:0818 goals for Sterling.
24:11The first two of these came in a 3-2 win against Spain in 2018.
24:17Spain hadn't lost a home game since 2003 before this match.
24:22Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
24:24Now, Phil, I mean, you were perhaps hoping particularly your pulse would have quickened when Heather said it was going to be a guess and then she guessed a brilliant answer.
24:32And Anne gave a brilliant answer.
24:33So, yes, I'm afraid you are our high scorers.
24:36But you can leave on a high note.
24:39What would you like to go for?
24:40I'll go for Dele Alli.
24:41Dele Alli, says Phil.
24:43No red line for you, I'm afraid, as you are the high scorers.
24:45How many of our 100 said Dele Alli?
24:50Ali is right.
24:54It's a good answer.
24:55Look at that, Phil.
24:56Oh, it's a great answer.
24:57Down to four.
24:58Very well done indeed.
24:59Taking your total up to 65.
25:03Dele Alli scored two goals, including one against Malta in Southgate's first match as interim manager.
25:10Let's look at some of the pointless answers.
25:29Very well done if you said any of them at home.
25:31Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
25:33That brings us to the end of our second round.
25:35And it means we have to say goodbye to Phil and Paige who are our high scorers.
25:37I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, Paige.
25:40That wasn't to your liking.
25:41No.
25:42Next time, when you are back for your third show,
25:44I'm sure we'll be able to serve up something more to your taste.
25:46But meanwhile, thank you very much for playing, Phil and Paige.
25:49But for our two remaining pairs, it is now time for the head-to-head.
25:58Congratulations, Martin and Heather, John and Anne.
26:00You are now one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,
26:04which currently stands at £1,000.
26:07However, in the next few minutes, before we play the head-to-head,
26:10we might be able to add some more money to that jackpot
26:12by finding a couple of pointless answers.
26:14So, good luck.
26:15Here goes.
26:16We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many HTML colours as they could.
26:24Judy.
26:25Yes, this is my favourite part of the game.
26:27We are looking for colours on the list of 140 HTML colours,
26:33supported by modern web browsers on computers.
26:37Two are scoring, two are pointless and two are made up.
26:41£250 in the jackpot for each pointless answer.
26:46Thank you very much indeed.
26:47OK.
26:48So, can you find the pointless HTML colours from these six possible answers?
26:55We have...
26:56Does anybody know anything at all?
27:09No. No.
27:10Brilliant.
27:11In which case, Martin and Heather, which one are you going to opt for?
27:13OK.
27:14I think I've seen lemon chiffon, I think I've seen snow,
27:17I don't think I've seen aubergine, I think I've seen hot pink.
27:20Shall we go for snow as an off-white colour in HTML colours?
27:23OK.
27:24Yeah.
27:25Shall we go snow, please?
27:26Shall we try snow?
27:27Is snow a pointless HTML colour?
27:32It is an HTML colour.
27:39And there you go, that's a pointless one.
27:41Very well done indeed.
27:43John and Anne, feel free to use Martin's expertise here if you want to.
27:48Well done indeed.
27:49Any of you?
27:50It could be any of them.
27:51I think I've seen lemon chiffon, maybe.
27:53I would like lemon chiffon, I think.
27:55Would you?
27:56I like lemon cake instead of lemon chiffon.
27:58I love lemon cake.
27:59Oh, lemon chiffon, delicious!
28:01Let's see how many of our 100 said lemon chiffon.
28:03Might that be pointless as well?
28:07It's definitely an HTML colour.
28:09Let's keep everything crossed.
28:11This goes all the way down.
28:13Yes!
28:14Very well done indeed!
28:15Well done, Martin, and well done, gentlemen, for letting Martin decide.
28:20That's absolutely fantastic.
28:23Let's clear up the board.
28:24The first one was Bisque and that scored one.
28:27And you was right about Hot Pink, that scored one as well.
28:31And our red herrings, Costa Blue and Aubergine.
28:36Costa Blue comes from Anthony Costa.
28:39He's a member of the...
28:40Of Blue.
28:41Of Blue.
28:42Yeah.
28:43Friend of the show.
28:44Close, personal friend of the show.
28:45And Aubergine is what you put in a text.
28:47But hey, let's keep that.
28:49I'm going to leave that hanging.
28:50Thank you very much indeed.
28:51Very well done indeed.
28:52You found both pointless answers.
28:54Which means we can add £500 to the jackpot,
28:57taking the total up to £1,500.
29:00Who would be paying for it though?
29:01Well, let's find out in the head to head.
29:08The first pair to win two questions will be paying for that jackpot.
29:11You're now allowed to confer before you give your answers.
29:13Best of luck, everybody.
29:14Here is our first question and it is all about...
29:20Oh, this is fun, Judy.
29:21Very much so.
29:22We're going to show you five photographs of famous landmarks
29:26from around the world that appears to have been taken
29:29using the fisheye lens along with the initials of the landmark.
29:33Please identify the landmarks.
29:36Thank you very much indeed.
29:37Shall we reveal our five landmarks as if through a fisheye lens?
29:41We have...
29:42A. E. T.
29:48B. C. I.
29:54C. S.
29:59D. T. S.
30:05And E. B. G.
30:12There we are.
30:14Five landmarks.
30:15Martin and Heather, you get to go first.
30:18Is it...? No, eh?
30:20Is it... Do you know me?
30:21Do you know me?
30:22Don't want to risk it.
30:23I don't know if it is.
30:24Let's go for me.
30:26Yeah.
30:27We're going to go E.
30:29We think it's Brandenburg Gate.
30:31E. Brandenburg Gate.
30:32Say Martin and Heather.
30:33Now then, John and Anne, can you talk us through these five?
30:37Well, the first one, Eiffel Tower.
30:40C is...
30:41Stonehenge.
30:42Yeah.
30:43And D.
30:44Times Square.
30:45Time Square.
30:46Go for D.
30:47Times Square.
30:48Yeah, we'll go for D.
30:49You'll go for Times Square.
30:50So we have Brandenburg Gate and we have Times Square.
30:52Martin and Heather have gone for Brandenburg Gate for E.
30:55Let's see how many of our 100 said that.
31:01Brandenburg Gate is absolutely right.
31:05Down it goes to 25.
31:06Very well done.
31:09There we are.
31:10And I suspect that's the one you would have wanted to go for
31:12had you gone first.
31:13Shall we find out where Times Square ends up,
31:16which is what you've said for D.
31:21Times Square.
31:22Absolutely right.
31:2366 for Times Square.
31:25Well done, Martin and Heather.
31:26After one question, you're up 1-0.
31:28I feel like Martin and Heather knew the best one on the board,
31:32which was B.
31:33Chichen Itza.
31:34Oh, it was and it would have been 12 points.
31:37But you won a point anyway, I mean.
31:40And then we've got as well, obviously, A is the famous Eiffel Tower.
31:45That would have been 85 points.
31:47And last but not least, Stonehenge.
31:49You're right.
31:50Which would have been 90 points.
31:51Thank you very much indeed.
31:52Judy, here comes your second question.
31:54John and Anne, you get to answer it first,
31:55but you've got to win this one stone again.
31:57So good luck.
31:58Our second question is all about groups with large lineups.
32:03We're going to play you five songs by groups that have seven or more members.
32:08This is as part of their typical line-up rather than normal sized groups
32:13that have had many changes.
32:15For example, The Fall or Sugar Babes.
32:18Please name these groups.
32:20Thank you very much indeed.
32:22So, as Judy's just mentioned, we're going to play you five songs by these groups.
32:25Can you identify the groups? Here is song A.
32:28Here is Song B.
32:50Here is C.
33:10Here is C.
33:11Here is Song D.
33:28Here is Song D.
33:30Here is Song D.
33:47There we are.
34:04Well, John and Anne, you get to go first.
34:06Which of those bands would you like to go for?
34:08Well, you'd have thought, wouldn't you, being in a choir.
34:12We ought to know that with big bands, but we're not for sure, are we?
34:15No.
34:16But we think A is KC and the Sunshine Band.
34:20OK.
34:21A, KC and the Sunshine Band.
34:23Now then, Martin and Heather, would you like to talk us through the board,
34:26as it were?
34:27Yeah.
34:28We thought A was cool in the gang.
34:31B, Chumbawamba.
34:33C, we wasn't sure on.
34:35We hazarded guess at BTS.
34:37D, we thought it was madness.
34:39And we're going to go with E, her So Solid Crew.
34:42So Solid Crew for E.
34:44So we have KC and the Sunshine Band versus So Solid Crew.
34:47John and Anne went KC and the Sunshine Band.
34:49How many of our 100 said that?
34:51No, not KC and the Sunshine Band.
34:55I think Martin and Heather were right on that.
34:57Meanwhile, Martin and Heather have gone for So Solid Crew for E.
35:00Should we see how many of our 100 said that?
35:03Just has to be right.
35:04You'll win the point.
35:05It is and you do.
35:07Very well done indeed.
35:11And it goes down to 12, so it's an excellent answer,
35:14but crucially it was right and it means after only two questions,
35:16Martin and Heather, you are straight through to the final.
35:19Wow, I must say, Martin and Heather, you are making my job very easy today
35:24because you virtually cleared up the boards.
35:27Did you get any of those?
35:28I was there with All But C, which I think you might...
35:32They got right. They got C.
35:34I thought that was BTS, was it?
35:35It was BTS and which was...
35:39Sorry, any excuse to dance.
35:41It was only one point, yeah?
35:43That was fantastic.
35:44They knew the best answers again.
35:47And we'll start at A as well, which was Cool and The Gang.
35:51Come on!
35:52Hey!
35:53Woohoo!
35:54Which was 13 points.
35:57And this one, Chumbawamba, which was 17 points.
36:06And last but not least, one of my favourites of my childhood,
36:09Madness, which came in at 46 points.
36:17I mean, I was having a little boogie, sorry.
36:18Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
36:20That means the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round
36:22are John and Anne.
36:23It was just your first show.
36:24Indeed.
36:25It would have been quite wrong for you to go through to the final.
36:27We wouldn't have seen anything like enough of you.
36:28So we'll see you next time.
36:29We'll look forward to it.
36:30John and Anne, thank you so much for playing.
36:32For Martin and Heather, though, it is now time for the Pointless Fund.
36:39Congratulations, Martin and Heather.
36:41You have fought off all the competition and you have won
36:43our coveted Pointless trophy.
36:52You now have a chance to win the Pointless Jackpot.
36:54And at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £1,500.
37:00And 500 of that is entirely down to you.
37:03So very well done indeed.
37:04Actually, we're out in round one in your first show,
37:07round two in your second show,
37:09and here we are on the final for your third show.
37:11I would say this is an exemplary Pointless trajectory.
37:15So, yes, it seems entirely fitting that you should win this jackpot.
37:18We just have to find a Pointless answer.
37:20What subjects would you like to see come up?
37:22More music.
37:23More football.
37:25Music, football, comic books, films.
37:28Anything that we know would be really nice.
37:31OK, well, let's hope there's something out of these four
37:34that leaps out at you.
37:36Today's selection is this.
37:47Well, there's some intriguing ones there.
37:49What do we think?
37:50Which one do you feel more comfortable with?
37:51None.
37:53Top one, I guess.
37:55OK, we're going to go for Children's Cartoon Canines, please.
37:58Children's Cartoon Canines, CCC.
38:01We are looking for the titles of any episodes of the children's television series, Bluey,
38:07up to and including season three that finish airing in April 2024.
38:14Or we are looking for the name of any named character in either the 2021 film, Paw Patrol the Movie,
38:22or the 2023 film, Paw Patrol the Mighty Movie, or both.
38:27This is for named characters voiced by actors who received an acting credit.
38:33Both of these according to IMDb as of August 2024.
38:38Best of luck.
38:40Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
38:41Now, as always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.
38:44All you need to win that jackpot is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
38:47If you can find three pointless answers, we'll throw in a £500 bonus.
38:51Are you ready?
38:52OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.
38:55There they are.
38:56Your time starts now.
38:57You watch Paw Patrol?
38:58Yeah.
38:59So, we're not going to need the full 60 seconds, are we?
39:01The only time I've watched Paw Patrol is when I've had an occasional sick day.
39:05OK.
39:06I've never seen an episode of Bluey in my life.
39:07No, I haven't.
39:08We could risk Bluey the Dog Goes to the Seaside.
39:11I was going to say Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:13We'll go with that one, just as a random one.
39:15OK.
39:16But, I mean, I can name all Paw Patrol books, but we'll go with Ryder.
39:20OK.
39:21OK.
39:22We'll go with Sky and Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:25Yeah, that'll do.
39:26OK.
39:27OK, we're going to stop the clock.
39:28There we are.
39:29Well, that, I'm guessing, didn't land ideally for you then, did it?
39:34No.
39:35Let's have your three answers.
39:36We're going to go with Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:38Bluey's Great Day Out from the first category.
39:40We'll have Ryder from Paw Patrol.
39:42Ryder.
39:43And Sky from Paw Patrol.
39:45And Sky.
39:46Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?
39:49Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:50Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:51Bluey's Great Day Out goes last.
39:52Least likely to be pointless?
39:53Sky.
39:54Sky.
39:55And then Ryder goes in the middle.
39:56Sky, Ryder, Bluey's Great Day Out.
39:58OK, let's put those answers up on the board in that order.
40:00And here they are.
40:03We have Sky, Ryder and Bluey's Great Day Out.
40:07You never know, one of these answers could be pointless and could win you that jackpot of £1,500.
40:12What would you like to do with that, Martin?
40:14I'm going to ask you first.
40:16We've both had family members that have been affected by cancer, so we're going to donate a large chunk of it to that.
40:22So, for ourselves, probably just a takeaway or a night at the cinema and the rest we're just going to give to a cancer-based charity.
40:29What a brilliant thing to do. Thank you very much.
40:32OK, let's hope one of these wins that for you.
40:35Sky is your first answer.
40:37In the first two cases, we're looking for characters in the Paw Patrol films.
40:40Let's see if Sky is right. Let's see how many people said it.
40:43For £1,500, wouldn't it be lovely if this were pointless?
40:52It's right. It just has to go all the way down to zero for you to leave with that jackpot of £1,500.
40:57Down we go with Sky. Still going down to 15. OK.
41:02Not a pointless answer.
41:04So, we now turn to Ryder.
41:06Shall we see how many of our 100 people said Ryder as a character in Paw Patrol?
41:09Ryder is also correct.
41:14Sky took us all the way down to 15.
41:16Ryder now taking us down through the 30s and the 20s through the teens, passing 15.
41:21If this is pointless, it will win you £1,500. OK, five for Ryder.
41:27Now, we take a step into the unknown here.
41:30And you've named an episode of Bluey and we've gone for Bluey's Great Day Out.
41:35Shall we find out if this might be a pointless answer for £1,500?
41:38No, bad luck.
41:43I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
41:46I'm really sorry that children's canine cartoons didn't deliver it for you.
41:50I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot.
41:52But you do win today's pointless trophy and very, very deservedly so.
41:55Thank you. So, thank you very much, Martin. And Heather, Judy.
41:57Oh, bad luck. I'm so sorry to see that happen.
42:00But let's have a look at some of the pointless answers, starting with the titles of episodes of Bluey.
42:06You could have said Fruit Bat, Hotel, Pizza Girls and The Pool.
42:12In fact, everything was pointless apart from the following.
42:15Bingo, Hospital, Magic Xylophone, Cricket, Neighbours, The Sign and Surprise.
42:23Moving on to characters in the Paw Patrol film, here are some of the pointless answers you could have had.
42:29The only scoring answers here were Chase, Rubble, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Liberty and the two that you said.
42:45Well done at home with your tea and biscuits if you've got a pointless answer.
42:49Thank you very much indeed, Judy.
42:51And thank you so much, Martin and Heather.
42:52I'm sorry you didn't win our jackpot today.
42:54That will therefore roll over onto the next show when we will be playing for £2,500.
43:00Join us then, see if someone can win it.
43:02Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Judy.
43:04Bye.
43:05And it's goodbye from me.
43:06Goodbye.
43:15Bye.
43:16Bye.
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