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00:00MUSIC
00:22Thank you very much indeed.
00:24Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and a very warm welcome to Pointless,
00:27the game where we aim for the obscure and we ignore the obvious.
00:30Let's meet today's players.
00:36And couple number one.
00:37Hi, I'm Tony, this is my wife Steph and we're from Clitheroe in Lancashire.
00:41Couple number two.
00:42I'm Deb, this is my husband Tony and we're from Petersfield in Hampshire.
00:46Couple number three.
00:47Hi, I'm Amir, this is my friend Sylvester and we're from South London.
00:51And finally, couple number four.
00:53I'm Georgia and this is my dad Jack and we're from Epsom.
00:56And these are today's concerns.
00:59Thank you very much, all of you.
01:00A very warm welcome to Pointless.
01:01It is wonderful to have you here.
01:02That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
01:04A TV host who broke six bones while presenting Blue Peter.
01:08That's what happens when you cross Connie Huck.
01:10It is my pointless friend.
01:11It is Gethan Jones.
01:12Yeah.
01:14I actually think Connie was there for most of them, watching me.
01:18Each of those bones.
01:19Yeah, I think she was.
01:20Well, welcome back.
01:21Really enjoying it.
01:22Some big wins as well.
01:23It's been great, hasn't it?
01:24We've had some great wins.
01:25Yes.
01:25There we are.
01:26Spoiler there.
01:27Because Hugh and Jane won the jackpot last time.
01:30We are giving it away a lot.
01:31So that could be going to any pair standing in front of me right now.
01:35So today's jackpot starts off back at £1,000.
01:37Yes, I needed to mention that.
01:38There it is.
01:38£1,000.
01:39Right.
01:39If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
01:47Now, at the end of each round, we will eliminate the pair with the highest score.
01:50So if you don't wish to be that pair, simply keep your scores low.
01:53It's as easy as that.
01:55Best of luck to everybody.
01:56Our first category today is...
02:00Italian desserts.
02:01Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first, who's going to go second?
02:04And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
02:11OK, and the question concerns...
02:14Ice cream flavours in Italian. Gethin.
02:18On each pass, you'll see seven ice cream flavours that have been translated, literally, into Italian.
02:25We want you to translate them back into English.
02:28You'll see the initials of the English names.
02:30I think you're going to enjoy doing this round, Alexander.
02:33In many ways, yes.
02:34We are, of course, looking for the names of these ice cream flavours.
02:36There we are.
02:37Can you identify these ice cream flavours?
02:39Here is our first board of seven flavours.
03:00Tony, welcome back to Pointless. Good to have you with us again.
03:04Let's hear a bit more about you, Tony.
03:07In 2001, I had the great privilege of working at Wimbledon Tennis for the summer.
03:12Did you? What were you doing?
03:13I was on the ground staff.
03:15Wow!
03:16And you were just there for the tournament?
03:18Yes.
03:18So how long before the tournament do you...?
03:19We were there in April and then I finished in September.
03:22So there was a lot of work to be done in preparation.
03:24Yeah, absolutely.
03:24So what were you particularly in charge of?
03:26I was mowing cards six and seven.
03:30Wow.
03:30And how often do you have to do that?
03:32Every day.
03:33Every day.
03:33Every day.
03:34I suppose you have to, yes.
03:35It has to be regulation length.
03:36Sure.
03:36Wonderful.
03:37Now, Tony, ice cream time.
03:38What are you going to have?
03:39Oh, it's not a good board.
03:41I'll go for the fourth one down.
03:43I think it's rum and raisin.
03:44Rum and raisin, says Tony.
03:46Shall we see how many of our 100 said rum and raisin?
03:51Rum and raisin is right.
03:55Down against 44.
03:57Not bad.
03:58Not bad at all.
03:59Very good, yes.
04:00Rum and raisin ice cream has origins in Sicily,
04:03where they soaked raisins in local rum.
04:06Also, the Sicilians also had another recipe
04:08where sweet local wine was used instead.
04:11Sounds delicious, doesn't it?
04:13I really like the idea of them steeping the raisins in rum.
04:15I didn't realise it was so involved.
04:17I thought it was just a bit of rum and a bit of raisin.
04:20A lot of people think that you have rum in your cup of tea.
04:22Well, because I tell them, proudly.
04:25Thank you very much.
04:27Now, Tony, welcome to Pointless.
04:29It's terrific to have you here.
04:29I very much like your shirt.
04:32I'm just trying to see...
04:33Is it feathers?
04:34It's feathers.
04:35It's beautiful.
04:35Yeah.
04:36Very nice indeed.
04:37Anyway, Tony, tell us all about yourself.
04:39I'm now retired.
04:40Prior to that, I was bar steward
04:43at our local golf club for 20 years.
04:46Very nice.
04:47Doing 60 to 70 hours a week.
04:49Crikey.
04:49Standing up.
04:50Yeah, but that's a really important thing.
04:52It's an exhausting business, I should think.
04:54It is.
04:54Oh, I bet they miss you.
04:55Now, Tony, what are you going to go for?
04:57What can I serve up for you?
04:58I'm going for the third one down, Neapolitan.
05:02Neapolitan for Torone.
05:04Shall we see how many of our 100 said Neapolitan?
05:08Oh, no!
05:09Oh, no!
05:10You said that with such assurance.
05:11I did.
05:12I thought, gosh, he's clever.
05:14Not Neapolitan.
05:15I'm sorry.
05:16It scores you 100 points, Tony.
05:17That's completely sideswiped.
05:18Yeah.
05:19Yeah.
05:19Same, actually.
05:20Yeah.
05:20Unlucky with that one.
05:21We'll clear it up at the end, as always.
05:24I better start thinking about what that might be.
05:25Sylvester, welcome to Pointless.
05:27It's lovely to have you here.
05:27How's it going?
05:28Do you know it's going well?
05:30It's going well.
05:30I'm particularly enjoying the ice creams.
05:32I mean, I know we're not actually having ice creams, but it's just cheered me up a bit.
05:37Sylvester, tell us all about yourself.
05:38I'm Sylvester.
05:39I'm from South London.
05:40I work as a software engineer for a car manufacturer.
05:44So, what's the software precisely look after that you're in charge of?
05:47So, I help design systems to help the dealers sell cars.
05:51I see.
05:52So, you ever go into a dealer and he's trying to give you a good deal.
05:55Yeah.
05:55That's because of you.
05:57You come up with the algorithm.
05:59Now, Sylvester, what are you going to go for on our board here?
06:01I'm going to go for the second one from the bottom.
06:05I'm going to go Hazelnut.
06:06For Nocciola.
06:07Nocciola.
06:08Hazelnut, says Sylvester.
06:10Should we see how many of our 100 said Hazelnut?
06:14Hazelnut's right.
06:15100 is our high score.
06:1644 is our low score.
06:17And you've whizzed past them both, Sylvester.
06:20Look at that, down to 12.
06:21Very well done, indeed.
06:22Hazelnut.
06:23Nocciola.
06:23You also chose my favourite, too.
06:26It's the best nut.
06:28You agree?
06:29I think it is, yes.
06:30I don't think there's many nuts to come close to.
06:33Come close to it?
06:34No.
06:35Absolutely right.
06:37Extraordinary.
06:38Georgia, welcome back.
06:39Hi.
06:39Great to have you here.
06:39Show two.
06:40Georgia, tell us more about yourself.
06:42Well, on the topic of Italian desserts and food,
06:44I've been getting a bit more into cooking now that I'm not with my parents
06:48who can cook dinner for me.
06:49Yeah.
06:50So, this is quite advanced.
06:52You're actually making pudding.
06:53Well, not at the moment, but I want to get there.
06:56Yeah.
06:57Maybe even an Italian ice cream.
06:59What?
06:59Oh, maybe.
07:00Well, as we're talking about them, would you like to talk us through the board?
07:03So, the first one, I think, is cookies and cream.
07:06The second one, strawberry.
07:08No idea about the third.
07:10Cafe being coffee and limone being lemon.
07:14But I think I will go for fragola strawberry.
07:17Fragola strawberry.
07:19Shall we see if that's right?
07:20How many of our 100 said strawberry?
07:23Strawberry is absolutely right.
07:26Well, 12 is our lowest score.
07:2834 is what you end up with strawberry.
07:31Georgia, you went through that board really, really well, actually.
07:35But you could have gone for cookies and cream,
07:38which would have got you a score of 13.
07:42Now, we've got to get to the root of torone.
07:44Is it nougat?
07:47It is nougat.
07:48Well done.
07:48Yeah.
07:49Six points for that.
07:50You said coffee.
07:52You would be right with that, Georgia.
07:55That would have got 70 points on the board.
07:57And limone, of course, is lemon.
08:00Probably thought that was obvious.
08:01So, 67.
08:02You were right to go for the other one.
08:04Well done.
08:05Thank you very much indeed.
08:06We're halfway through the round.
08:07Let's have a look at those scores.
08:08I can tell you 12.
08:08Sylvester, very much the best score of the past.
08:10Well done, you.
08:11We travel from there to 34.
08:12Where we find Georgia and Jack from there to 44.
08:14Tony O and Steph.
08:16And then up to 100, Tony W and Deb.
08:18Now, don't be put off.
08:19You did exactly the right thing.
08:21We applaud risk-taking.
08:22It was a sort of calculated risk.
08:24Because, you know, you named an ice cream.
08:26It just wasn't what torrone was.
08:28That's the only thing.
08:29Anyway, so don't be put off taking risks.
08:30Deb, good luck on the next pass.
08:32We're going to come back down the line now.
08:33Will the second players please step up to the podium?
08:39OK, let's put seven more ice cream flavours
08:41that have been translated into Italian back on the board.
08:44Here we go.
09:05There we are.
09:06Jack, welcome back.
09:08Good to have you with us again.
09:10Tell us a bit more about yourself, Jack.
09:12In my spare time, I'm a keen amateur poker player.
09:15Are you now?
09:15Indeed, yes.
09:16Very good.
09:16I was lucky enough to ask on holiday,
09:18entered a tournament in Las Vegas last year
09:21and won all of $300, which I felt quite chuffed about.
09:24So how far did you get before the end to win $300?
09:27Fourth place.
09:28Fourth place?
09:29Yes.
09:30So what did the winner walk away with?
09:31They walked away with about, I think it was 650.
09:34OK, so a nice low-stakes Vegas game.
09:37But nice to feel that you've come through a tournament.
09:39You're on the last table.
09:41Yeah.
09:41Very exciting indeed.
09:43Now, Jack, you're on 34.
09:4465 or less gets you into round two.
09:48There's several I know that are fairly obvious and high scoring.
09:52I'm going to go for the bottom one, Lampone,
09:55which I believe to be Raspberry.
09:57Raspberry.
09:58So Lampone, Raspberry, says Jack.
10:01Here's your red line.
10:01Let's see if we can get you below that red line with Raspberry.
10:06Raspberry, absolutely on the money.
10:08Gets you into round two.
10:10Very well done indeed, Jack.
10:12And down he goes to 12.
10:14Yes, you are co-low scorer there with that,
10:18with Sylvester there taking your total up to 46.
10:21Full of fibre in your ice cream,
10:22but also the tiny beads on a Raspberry are known as druplets,
10:26each contained in its own sea.
10:27The average Raspberry contains around 100 druplets.
10:31I mean, these are things we just simply don't think about
10:33as we pop one of those in the mouth.
10:35Anyway, thank you.
10:38Amir, welcome.
10:39Good to have you here.
10:40Tell us all about yourself, Amir.
10:42So I work, similar to Sylvester, I work in cars.
10:45I work at a company called Formula E,
10:47which is essentially a...
10:48The electric.
10:50Electric Formula One.
10:51Formula One.
10:51This is exciting.
10:52So with Formula E, do the cars have sort of simulated noise
10:56or do you just watch it without the thrill of...
10:59No, it's not quiet at all.
11:01Like, the thrill, the fast cars are really good.
11:04I mean, it's zero to 60 faster than an F1 car.
11:06It was very fast.
11:07Yeah, it's very fast.
11:09It's the...
11:10Nurse of it.
11:10Yeah.
11:11Anyway, there we are.
11:12I'm probably wrong.
11:12Amir, you're on 12.
11:1487 or less, round two.
11:16We are looking for the English names for these ice cream flavours.
11:19I'm just going to go for a quite obvious one because Sylvester did so well.
11:25Let's go with Caramello Salato for Salted Caramel.
11:28Salted Caramel, says Amir.
11:30Here is your red line, lovely and high.
11:32Shall we see what happens to that red line when we say Salted Caramel?
11:37Through you go.
11:39Look at that, Amir.
11:40Brilliant.
11:41Down to 41.
11:43Taking your total up to 53.
11:44Very well done.
11:45Imagine being the person who invented Salted Caramel.
11:49That'd be quite cool.
11:50His name was French chef Henri Leroux.
11:53In the 1980s, he combined caramel with salted butter
11:56that was famed for its high quality in his home of Brittany.
12:00I think he'd be a lot of people pleased that he did put the two together.
12:03Right.
12:04I'd imagine most people...
12:05No?
12:06No.
12:06I think caramel on its own is great.
12:08Why add the salt?
12:09No, you're right.
12:09Why add the salt?
12:10Amir raises a valid point.
12:12I'm with Amir.
12:13OK.
12:14Now, right.
12:15Thank you very much indeed.
12:16Now, Deb, I'm afraid you are still our high scorers.
12:18But enough of that.
12:19Look at the beautiful symphony of colour between you, Deb and Tony.
12:23Absolutely marvellous.
12:24Will you introduce yourself to us?
12:26Tell us all about yourself.
12:27Yes.
12:27My name's Debra.
12:28I decided to become Deb when I got old
12:31because I thought Debra sounded too much like an elderly aunt.
12:35And Debbie has other connotations, so we'll forget that.
12:39So, if you didn't drop Debbie, let's just go for Deb.
12:41Just stick with Deb.
12:42Exactly.
12:43What a brilliant thing with retirement.
12:44Drop the aura.
12:45Yes.
12:46Now, Deb, you're on 100.
12:47We need a low score from you.
12:49Yes.
12:49So, I'm going to go for broke completely.
12:52And I'm going to say Estrada, Rocchiosa, Raspberry Ripple,
12:57which could be awful.
12:57Raspberry Ripple.
12:58OK.
12:59Listen, it fits.
13:00It fits.
13:01The question is, is it right?
13:02But you're forced into this position by your high scores.
13:05So, listen, I applaud risk-taking.
13:07Is it Raspberry Ripple?
13:11No.
13:12I'm afraid it's not Raspberry Ripple.
13:15That scores you 100 points, takes your total up to 200.
13:18But that's very sweet of you to join Tony up there.
13:20Yeah, unfortunately, it's not the right answer.
13:23Mmm.
13:23There we are.
13:24Thank you very much indeed.
13:25Get in now then, Steph.
13:26Welcome back.
13:27Great to have you with us again.
13:28Thank you very much.
13:29Tell us a bit more about yourself, Steph.
13:31So, I like to plan events and parties and things like that.
13:34And I used to work at a company where we planned an event
13:36and filmed, like, videos and things.
13:38And we got a special guest in, Steve Davis,
13:40and they were filming a session on snooker
13:42and how you can use it to maths.
13:44And I was like, oh, ready for that?
13:45And then somebody didn't turn up,
13:46so they pulled me into the video.
13:48So, it's on YouTube.
13:48It's not great to watch, so I don't bother.
13:50So, were you his opponent?
13:51Yeah, I played alongside him and about five others.
13:54I didn't disgrace myself, but I wasn't the best, clearly.
13:58Oh, well.
13:58Well, they have posterity.
14:00Yeah, absolutely.
14:01Wonderful thing.
14:02Now, listen, Steph, you're through to the next round.
14:03It does not matter what you score.
14:05Good.
14:06So, 44 is what you're on.
14:07Do you want to talk us through the board
14:08and then pick one of the answers?
14:10Yeah.
14:10I think the top one's vanilla.
14:13Then chocolate.
14:14The fourth one, I'm not 100% sure.
14:15I was going to say caramel, but I don't know where that goes.
14:18And then pistachio.
14:19But I'm going to risk the third one and go Rocky Road.
14:22Rocky Road.
14:23Oh, that's funny.
14:23Strada for Rochios.
14:26Shall we see if Rocky Road is right?
14:27There's no red line for you as you walk through anyway.
14:31It is Rocky Road.
14:34It is Rocky Road.
14:36And it's a good answer as well.
14:38Down it goes.
14:39Hold on, Steph.
14:39It's an excellent answer, taking your total up to 47.
14:42It is a brilliant answer, isn't it? Indeed.
14:45Get in, I have to ask you.
14:46We have Coco and we have Chocolato.
14:49Yes.
14:49I mean, they can't both mean the same thing.
14:51I would have done exactly the same as what Steph has done there.
14:54Yeah, I would have said Choco, you'd have gone Chocolate.
14:57But actually, it was a really good score of nine if you said Coconut.
15:01Ah.
15:03Vanilla, you were absolutely right.
15:0446 at the top.
15:06Just start saying the Italian names again, Alexander,
15:09because I'm sorry, I was really enjoying it before.
15:10Go on.
15:11Chocolato.
15:12Chocolato is 40, score 40 for chocolate and...
15:15Yes, and this one, I don't know if anyone would be able to work this one out,
15:17but it's pistachio is what it is.
15:19I don't know how...
15:2038 people couldn't guess pistachio.
15:25Pistachio, 62.
15:27Thank you very much indeed, Gethin.
15:29That brings us to the end of our first round.
15:30It means we have to say goodbye to one of our pairs.
15:32And Deb and Tony, I'm sorry you've only just arrived from Hampshire
15:34and we're standing you down.
15:36We will see you next time, though.
15:37We're looking forward to that already.
15:39Tony and Deb, thank you very much for playing.
15:40For the remaining three pairs, though.
15:42Now time for round two.
15:49Very well done, everybody.
15:50We have emerged into the sunlit uplands of round two.
15:54Fabulous.
15:55And Steph, not just emerged, but emerged with great credit.
15:58You were our lowest individual scorer there.
16:00Lovely low score for Rocky Road.
16:02Well done with that.
16:03And Georgia and Jack, you were our lowest combined scorers.
16:05So good work on that far podium as well.
16:07And Amir and Sylvester, just brilliant work generally.
16:09Great to have you with us.
16:11Our category for round two today is...
16:15Short song titles.
16:16Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
16:18who's going to go second?
16:19And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
16:26OK, and the question concerns...
16:29Titles of UK Top 40 singles with three words or fewer, Gethin.
16:34In a moment, Xander is going to show you a board of five successful chart groups that span the decades.
16:40We are looking for any UK Top 40 single by or featuring any one of those acts that has three
16:48or fewer words in its title.
16:49This is according to officialchart.com.
16:53Thank you very much indeed.
16:54So as Gethin mentioned, I'm going to put up a list of these chart acts.
16:59And we just need a UK Top 40 single with three words or fewer in its title.
17:04Here we go.
17:04We have...
17:06Boney M, Madness, Oasis, Destiny's Child, Little Mix.
17:15Tony.
17:17I'm struggling on this one.
17:22I'll go with I O U by Destiny's Child.
17:26I O U says Tony.
17:28Should we see if that's right?
17:32Oh.
17:34Sorry, Tony.
17:35Nope, I'm afraid not.
17:36That scores you 100 points.
17:38Sorry, Tony.
17:39He's thinking he owes Steph one now after that, isn't he?
17:43That may not be the last hundred of the round though, Tony.
17:46We can take heart from that maybe.
17:47Amir.
17:48Yeah, it's not a really good board for me, but I'll go for the young people around.
17:54Little Mix, Black Magic.
17:55Black Magic, says Amir.
17:57Shall we see how many of our 100 said Black Magic?
18:00Black Magic is right.
18:07Down it goes to 17.
18:08Very well done, Amir.
18:09Good answer.
18:10Number one in 2015 for three weeks.
18:13Well played.
18:14Thank you very much, Gethin.
18:15Now, Georgia.
18:17So, yes, we're looking for any UK Top 40 single by one of these bands with a short title.
18:22I am also going to go with the young people and pick Little Mix again and go with Hair.
18:27Hair, says Georgia.
18:29How many of our 100 said Hair?
18:33Hair's right.
18:35100 are high score.
18:3717 are low.
18:39Look at that.
18:40Down to four.
18:42Four.
18:43Brilliant work, Georgia.
18:44The young people's clearly where the low scores hang out.
18:46I think you're right, yeah.
18:48A Little Mix song that got to number 11 in 2016.
18:52And the song features Sean Paul.
18:55Thank you very much indeed.
18:56Well, we're halfway through the round already, I know.
18:58Let's have a look at those scores.
19:00Four.
19:00The best score of the past.
19:01Very well done indeed, Georgia.
19:02Georgia and Jack looking very strong on the back of its 17s where we find Amir and Sylvester.
19:06And then up to 100 where we find Tony and Steph.
19:10So a little bit ahead.
19:11Steph, get thinking of an ace answer and maybe that will be enough to save your bacon.
19:16Good luck.
19:16We're going to come back down the line now.
19:18Will the second players please step up to the podium?
19:23Now then, Jack, we are looking for any UK Top 40 by any of these acts or featuring any of
19:29these acts.
19:30But no more than three words in the title of the single.
19:34No, I think we had too much of the young stuff.
19:36Oh no, that's quite right.
19:36I'm going to go with some of the older stuff.
19:37Good.
19:38I'm going to go with Madness.
19:39Yes.
19:39And My Girl.
19:41My Girl, says Jack.
19:43My Girl.
19:43Remember that?
19:44Here is your red line.
19:46It's right up there.
19:47What happens when we say My Girl?
19:51My Girl is absolutely right.
19:57Oh, very well done indeed.
19:59Four for My Girl.
20:01Exactly the same score as Georgia had, taking your total up to eight.
20:04Actually got to number three in the charts in 1980, written by keyboard player Mike Barson after a phone call
20:10he'd had with his girlfriend.
20:13Thank you very much indeed.
20:14Now, Sylvester.
20:16Yeah.
20:18You're on 17, by the way.
20:1982 or less gets you into the next round.
20:23So can you think of any short songs by these bands?
20:25I'm going to go for Destiny's Child, Survivor.
20:29Survivor.
20:30Shall we see?
20:31Where your red line is on the column?
20:34It is right there.
20:35Can we get you below that with Survivor?
20:39Survivor's right.
20:40And you are through, Sylvester.
20:41Look at that.
20:42Very well done.
20:44With room to spare.
20:45Down it goes to 20.
20:46Taking your total up to 37.
20:48You're probably singing, I'm a survivor, but I'm thinking, I am a survivor.
20:52Could have been forward and then you've been out.
20:54Anyway, I'm glad I'm not in your head.
20:56You got the right answer.
20:57Well done.
20:58Survivor, by Destiny's Child, reached number one in 2001.
21:02There we are.
21:02Thank you very much indeed, Gethin.
21:04Now then, Steph.
21:05I'm afraid you are our high scorers on 100 points.
21:08Even before your brilliant answer.
21:10And I know you've got a brilliant answer.
21:12I don't know about that.
21:13What can you give me?
21:14I was going to say, some might say.
21:16Some might say.
21:18Some might say.
21:18Some might say.
21:19You don't get a red line, I'm afraid, because you are the high scorers.
21:21But what happens when we say, some might say?
21:25It's right.
21:31It's a really good answer, Steph.
21:34Look at that.
21:35It's been an innings of extremes, you might say.
21:38That is a pointless answer and it adds £250 to today's jackpot.
21:42Takes the total up to £1,250.
21:45Scores you nothing.
21:46Leaves your total at 100 and leaves a lovely, warm sensation
21:50with everybody else you leave on the show.
21:52Thank you, Steph.
21:53Brilliant.
21:53It was their first number one single.
21:57Yeah.
21:57Brilliant answer.
21:58You're so generous.
21:59I think I've got a pointless answer.
22:02Cardiac Arrest by Madness.
22:05Pointless.
22:06Good.
22:06Well done.
22:08A round of applause.
22:09Nice.
22:10Pointless answers for Boney M.
22:12Belfast, Painter Man and Sonny for Madness.
22:18Cardiac Arrest, you're right, Shut Up.
22:20The Prince, Uncle Sam.
22:22And then for Oasis, as we heard from Steph, some might say,
22:27The Hindu Times and whatever.
22:31And for Destiny's Child, you could have had Emotion,
22:34Jumping, Jumping and Lose My Breath.
22:37And some fans of Little Mix with us today, a few more pointless answers.
22:44Breakup Song, Cannonball and Confetti.
22:48Well done.
22:48And well done if you've got some of those at home too.
22:50Thank you very much indeed, Gethin.
22:51That brings us to the end of the second round.
22:53Means we have to say goodbye to Steph and Tony with our high score of 100.
22:57Lovely to have you with us.
22:58Thank you very much.
22:58We will see you again next time for your third show.
23:01Yeah.
23:02Fingers crossed.
23:02Fingers crossed indeed.
23:03Looking forward to that.
23:04Thanks so much for playing Steph and Tony.
23:06But for our two remaining pairs, now time for the head to head.
23:15Congratulations, Georgia and Jack, Amir and Sylvester.
23:18You're now one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,
23:21which currently stands at £1,250.
23:26But before we play the head to head,
23:28we now have an exciting chance to throw some more money into that jackpot
23:32by seeing if we can find a couple of pointless answers.
23:33So just for fun, we gave 100 people 100 seconds
23:36to name as many famous internet memes as they could, Gethin.
23:43You're going to see six options.
23:45Four are common names for famous internet memes.
23:49Two are scoring answers.
23:50Two are pointless answers.
23:52Two are wrong answers.
23:54£250 in the jackpot for each pointless answer.
23:58Thank you very much indeed.
23:59So can you find the two pointless internet memes from these?
24:05This Is Fine, Kombucha Girl, Lola Nibbled My Toe, The Selfish Gene, Distracted Boyfriend
24:13and How Do You Do Fellow Kids?
24:17Does anybody know anything?
24:19Yes.
24:19Well, this is fine, the dog, right?
24:21This is fine.
24:21Wait.
24:22I know which two are the red herrings.
24:24Lola Nibbled My Toe and The Selfish Gene.
24:26Lola Bitt My Finger, wasn't it?
24:27No, it's Charlie Bitt My Finger.
24:28Charlie Bitt My Finger.
24:29I don't know which would be pointless.
24:32Distracted Boyfriend has to be one of the scorers.
24:35Yeah, everyone knows.
24:36Does everyone know this is fine?
24:37That dog in the...
24:38Yeah, the dog in the fire.
24:40Fiery house.
24:41Oh, it sounds like you've narrowed it down to our two pointless answers, then.
24:44So, Kombucha Girl?
24:46Yeah.
24:47Yeah, go for it.
24:48Yeah, we'll go for Kombucha Girl.
24:49So, Kombucha Girl, is that a pointless meme?
24:54It's a meme.
25:00It's a meme.
25:01That is a pointless meme.
25:04Very well done indeed, Amir and Sylvester.
25:07Sounds like you've narrowed it down to the only other one.
25:09How do you do, fellow kids?
25:11How do you do, fellow kids?
25:12Is that a pointless meme?
25:16It's right.
25:23Oh, well done indeed.
25:26That, I can say, is the first time since we introduced this bonus round
25:30that anybody has actually used a process of elimination to narrow it down.
25:35Actually, actual science went into that.
25:37Well, not science, but you know what I mean.
25:40Really impressive.
25:41Teamwork makes the dream work there, doesn't it?
25:43So, yeah, the two, you've got Kombucha Girl.
25:46It's the girl scrunching her face up and then looking really impressed at the end.
25:50And then the other pointless answer, again, how do you do, fellow kids?
25:54That's one with the middle-aged Steve Buscemi.
25:56With the skateboard.
25:58Yeah, that's right.
25:58Holding a skateboard.
25:59He's actually still from the TV series 30 Rock.
26:03Well played.
26:04And then you spotted the red herrings as well, didn't you?
26:07So, the two red herrings are Lola nibbled my toe.
26:10There is the famous Charlie bit my finger video, but there is no Lola nibbled my toe.
26:16And the selfish Jean, a red herring also.
26:21That's the book in which Professor Richard Dawkins originally coined the word meme.
26:24And then the two scoring answers at the top there.
26:26This is fine.
26:27That's the one with a cartoon dog trying to assure himself that everything is fine.
26:31It's by sitting in a room that is engulfed in flames.
26:34You've got one point for that.
26:36And also, five points for distracted boyfriend.
26:39That's the one with a man looking backwards towards another woman.
26:42Well worked out.
26:43Thank you very much indeed, Gethin, and very well done.
26:46You managed to find both pointless answers,
26:47which means you've added £500 to today's jackpot,
26:50so it now stands at £1,760.
26:54But who will be playing for it?
26:55Well, let's find out in the head to head.
27:02Now, the first pair to win two questions will be playing for that jackpot,
27:04and you are now allowed to confer before you give your answers.
27:07So, you can play as a pair.
27:08Best of luck to both pairs.
27:09Here is our first question, and it's all about...
27:13TV couch potatoes, Gethin.
27:15We're going to show you pictures from five TV sitcoms
27:19where some or all of the characters are sitting on couches.
27:24You'll all see the initials of each show's title.
27:26We're looking for the sitcoms, please.
27:29Thank you very much indeed.
27:29So, let's reveal our five TV couch potatoes.
27:33Here they are.
27:34A, G.
27:40B, FND.
27:46C, EHC.
27:52D, V.
27:58And E, TRF.
28:05There we are.
28:06Now, Georgia and Jack will go first.
28:09Um, we think we know four of them,
28:12and so it's trying to gauge which we think might be the lowest scoring.
28:16And we're going to go for C, Everybody Hates Chris.
28:19Everybody Hates Chris, say Georgia and Jack.
28:22Now then, Amir and Sylvester, can you talk us through the rest of that board?
28:26Sure, yeah.
28:26Go on.
28:27Uh, so, I think B is Friday night dinner.
28:31E, The Royal Family?
28:33I think I'll go for E, yeah.
28:34No. You think so?
28:35Yeah.
28:36All right.
28:37Okay, which one do you want to go for?
28:38Let's go with The Royal Family.
28:40Okay, we're going to go for E, The Royal Family.
28:42So, we have Everybody Hates Chris and The Royal Family.
28:44Georgia and Jack went for C, Everybody Hates Chris.
28:48Let's see how many of our 100 said that.
28:52Everybody Hates Chris is right.
28:58And down it goes to ten.
29:00This is a great score.
29:02Amir and Sylvester, meanwhile, have gone for E
29:05and are saying The Royal Family.
29:07Shall we see how many of our 100 said The Royal Family?
29:11The Royal Family, absolutely right.
29:1553 for The Royal Family.
29:16Very well done indeed.
29:18Georgia and Jack, after one question, you are up 1-0.
29:21Yeah.
29:21The Royal Family had to be in there, really, doesn't it?
29:23And Sylvester probably had the better answer there.
29:26If you'd have gone for Friday Night Dinner, which was B,
29:29you would have got 27 points.
29:31Still not enough to win.
29:33But if you'd gone for D, Vicious,
29:37then you would have scored four, which leaves just A to conclude, which was...
29:44Ghosts.
29:45Ghosts, which would have scored 24.
29:48Thank you very much indeed, Gethin.
29:49Now, here comes your second question.
29:51Amir and Sylvester, you get to answer this one first,
29:52but you've got to win it to stay in the game.
29:54So good luck.
29:55Our second question is all about...
29:59Welsh names for UK cities, Gethin.
30:03Yes.
30:04I'm hoping I'll do all right in this round, if I'm honest.
30:07Yes.
30:07I might need you, perhaps, to read these out for us.
30:10I doubt it very much.
30:11So we're going to show you the Welsh language names for cities elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
30:16We're looking for the English names of these cities.
30:20Thank you very much indeed.
30:22So let's reveal our five Welsh names for UK cities.
30:26And we have...
30:28Gethin, I am going to ask you actually to do this,
30:30because you're going to do it beautifully.
30:31From top to bottom then?
30:32Yes, please.
30:33Mancanion, Cairedyn, Briste, Henford and Aberplum.
30:43Beautifully done.
30:44Thank you very much indeed.
30:45So, what do we think, Amir and Sylvester?
30:50OK, we are going to go for Aberplum and go for Plymouth.
30:58Plymouth.
31:00Aberplum.
31:01Ooh, nice.
31:04Plymouth, say Amir and Sylvester.
31:07Now then, Georgia and Jack, can you talk us through that board?
31:11India.
31:12Oh.
31:13We think the first one would be Manchester and the third one Bristol.
31:18No idea on the second.
31:19And I think Dad's got the fourth, he says.
31:22Going to say, hopefully, Hereford.
31:25Hereford.
31:25So we have Plymouth and we have Hereford.
31:28Amir and Sylvester went for Plymouth for Aberplum.
31:31Let's see if that is right.
31:32Let's see how many of our 100 said Plymouth.
31:38That was so cleverly worked out.
31:41Really, really brilliant.
32:08Aberplum is genius, boys.
32:10Obviously, you would have known the top one, Georgia.
32:12You're studying.
32:13Yeah.
32:14At Privas, Goldman Canyon at the moment is Manchester.
32:18That would have scored 71.
32:20Careddin?
32:21Edinburgh.
32:22Yes, Edinburgh would have scored seven.
32:24A really, really good score.
32:25And Bristol, as was mentioned, is Bristol.
32:29Would have scored 76.
32:30Yeah.
32:31Aberplum on the river mouth.
32:33Well worked out.
32:33Yeah, superb.
32:34Thank you very much indeed.
32:36Right, here comes your third question.
32:37Whoever wins this decider goes through to the final
32:39and plays for that jackpot.
32:40Best of luck to both pairs.
32:41Our third question is all about...
32:47We're going to show you the names of five bones
32:49that are found in the human skull.
32:52However, we've removed alternate letters.
32:56Please fill in the gaps and give us these bones
32:58of the human skull.
32:59Thank you very much indeed.
33:01So, let's reveal the five bones.
33:02Here they come.
33:05We have...
33:10N-S-L.
33:12M-N-I-L.
33:14And V-M-R.
33:17There we are.
33:18Georgia and Jack will go first.
33:21Um...
33:23If you know of anything.
33:25Because I don't know.
33:25I can't.
33:27We are absolutely stumped on this one.
33:30But we're going to go with the third, nasal.
33:34Nasal, say Georgia and Jack.
33:37Nasal.
33:37Now then, Amir and Sylvester,
33:40can you talk us through the board?
33:41No.
33:42We only knew the third one as well.
33:44Do you want to have a guess at any of those others?
33:47You got anything?
33:48For the fourth one, we're going to go...
33:54Mandela.
33:56Mandela.
33:56So, we have nasal and we have mandela.
34:00Georgia and Jack went nasal.
34:01Should we see how many of our 100 people said nasal?
34:07Nasal's right.
34:11Nasal goes down to 48.
34:14Meanwhile, Amir and Sylvester have gone for Mandela.
34:19Should we see if Mandela is right?
34:25No, not Mandela, which means very well done indeed, Georgia.
34:28And Jack, after three questions, you are through to the final.
34:302-1.
34:31Yeah.
34:32You kind of almost worked it out with Mandela
34:34because you're somewhere between the two.
34:36Mandible.
34:37Mandible.
34:38Yes.
34:38That would have scored 19 and got you through.
34:41And that's your lower jaw.
34:43There.
34:45Or the top answer.
34:48Maxilla, that's kind of here.
34:51And that would have scored 23.
34:53I like the sound of the second one.
34:54Which is?
34:55I don't know.
34:55Zygomatic?
34:57Sounds fun.
34:59Zygomatic would have scored five
35:00and that's kind of near your cheekbones here.
35:04And then there is a pointless answer
35:06and that's the final one, which is...
35:07I mean, put your vowels in.
35:09I mean...
35:09I think it's that bit.
35:11Is it that bit?
35:12Voma.
35:13Voma.
35:14There we are.
35:15A pointless answer.
35:16Brilliant.
35:17Thank you very much indeed.
35:19That means the pair leaving us
35:20at the end of the head-to-head round,
35:21Amir and Sylvester,
35:22I mean, I'm still in awe of your brilliance with Aber Plum.
35:27That was just superb.
35:28I'm looking forward to seeing you next time.
35:30Cheers.
35:30You're going to continue to be brilliant.
35:32Thanks so much for playing, Amir and Sylvester.
35:34But for Georgia and Jack,
35:36now time for the Pointless final.
35:42Huge congratulations, Georgia and Jack.
35:44You have fought off all the competition
35:45and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
35:53You now have a chance to win the Pointless jackpot.
35:56And at the end of today's show,
35:57the jackpot is standing at £1,750.
36:02I mean, all we need from you is a pointless answer
36:04and you can take that jackpot home.
36:06What would you like to see come up?
36:08That's the question.
36:10There's bits and pieces we like between sort of music,
36:12movies, literature.
36:13I like some sports, et cetera.
36:15I do not like some sports, et cetera.
36:18I guess we just have to put our heads together
36:20because we usually fill in the gaps.
36:22We probably don't want history, I think.
36:24That's good.
36:24Well, as long as you're happy to let the other person
36:26take over if that's necessary.
36:28Yeah.
36:29Very good luck.
36:30Four things for you to choose from, as ever.
36:32And they are...
36:40What do we think?
36:46I think we can discount the bottom two.
36:48I would, too.
36:49You wouldn't know European Premier League footballers.
36:51No, I think books,
36:51because you've read books for me when I was young,
36:54a while back.
36:56OK, we'll go for books for very young children, please.
36:58Books for very young children, it is.
37:01We are looking for the title of any individual
37:03that's not my touchy-feely book series
37:06written by Fiona Watt,
37:08as listed on the Usborne website
37:11as of August 2024.
37:13Each title consists of
37:16that's not my,
37:18followed by the name of typically
37:20an animal, object, person, or mythical creature.
37:23Or,
37:24we're looking for the title of any of the children's books
37:27by David McKee,
37:29featuring Elmer,
37:30the patchwork elephants.
37:33That's as listed on elmer.co.uk.
37:36Best of luck, gang.
37:37Thank you very much indeed.
37:39So, as always,
37:39you've got up to one minute
37:40to come up with three answers.
37:42All you need to win that jackpot
37:43is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
37:45Are you ready?
37:46Yes.
37:46Let us put 60 seconds up on the clock.
37:50There they are.
37:51Your time starts now.
37:52Um, Farium Randall.
37:54We can discount the Elmer books,
37:56because I didn't read them to you.
37:57Well, yeah, but we can just look at them.
37:58That's not mine.
37:58What I used to do...
37:59That's not my dolly.
38:00You said reindeer.
38:01Was Dolly definitely one?
38:03Yeah, I used to read to you all the time.
38:04Didn't we have reindeer?
38:06I think I've seen fairy.
38:07Fairy.
38:07That's fair as well.
38:08There's also, um,
38:10like, pet ones.
38:11That's not my dog.
38:11Dog cat.
38:12And all these things.
38:13Which things do we think?
38:14I think Dolly's a strong one,
38:15because it's a bit like...
38:16Reindeer.
38:17I think it's probably good as well.
38:18Reindeer.
38:19If we cannot think something better than fairy,
38:21but what kind of things do we think would...
38:25Um...
38:25I imagine dragon would be on there with that.
38:27Funny enough, I thought of that,
38:28but I don't remember ever reading it to you.
38:30But it occurred to me as well.
38:31Should we go dragon?
38:33Ooh, that would be more risk,
38:34because I...
38:34Fairy or dragon?
38:35Just fairy.
38:36Yeah.
38:37I think we're more confident on fairy.
38:38Yeah, I'm trying to think of anything else
38:39I might have seen, because, you know,
38:40when you're, like, at a friend's house with kids...
38:42Ten seconds left.
38:43Yeah.
38:44Um...
38:45Anything else would be a guess or obvious,
38:47like, you know, that's not my cat.
38:48Yeah, exactly.
38:49Which I'm not sure of against.
38:50OK, I think we've got it then.
38:51Yeah.
38:52OK, that's your time up.
38:54Let's have your three answers.
38:56I think we're definitely going Dolly and Reindeer.
38:58Yeah.
38:59These are for the top categories.
39:00Yeah, sorry.
39:01All three for the top categories.
39:02All three for the top categories.
39:03That's not mine.
39:03So Dolly, Reindeer...
39:06Fairy.
39:06And we're going to go fairy.
39:07Of those three, which do you think is your best shot
39:09at a pointless answer?
39:10Dolly.
39:11Dolly we'll put last.
39:12Least likely to be pointless?
39:13Fairy.
39:14Fairy.
39:14And Reindeer in the middle.
39:16OK, well, let's put those three answers up on the board in that order,
39:18and here they are.
39:21We have, that's not my fairy, that's not my reindeer,
39:24that's not my Dolly.
39:25Now, if one of these turns out to be pointless,
39:27you will be leaving here with £1,750.
39:31What would you like to spend that on, Georgia?
39:33Well, I think one of the main things we know is that we share money,
39:37so probably a nice dinner, also with the mum as well.
39:41For me personally, though, a couple of new items for the wardrobe
39:44is never a bad thing.
39:45Very nice.
39:46Jack?
39:47Georgia earlier this year missed out on a family sort of heritage chore
39:51back to Nigeria.
39:53So I think maybe trying to get her back to Nigeria at some point
39:56to experience family and friends over there,
39:58which is not done yet.
39:59Brilliant. Well, good luck.
40:00It would be just perfect if one of these answers
40:02brings that home for you.
40:04Um, That's Not My Fairy is your first answer
40:05in all three cases we're looking for.
40:07The more obscure That's Not My book for preschool children.
40:11Let's see how many of our 100 said That's Not My Fairy.
40:14Might it be pointless?
40:17Well, it's right.
40:18It just has to be pointless,
40:20and if it is, £1,750 is yours.
40:23We go down with That's Not My Fairy,
40:26down through into Single Pickers, still going down,
40:27with That's Not My Fairy to three.
40:32OK, so not pointless, but very close.
40:35Have you ordered these correctly?
40:37That's the question.
40:39That's Not My Reindeer is your next answer.
40:41Exactly the same criteria.
40:42Shall we see if that is pointless?
40:45That's Not My Reindeer is right.
40:47So That's Not My Fairy took us down to three.
40:50That's Not My Reindeer could be pointless.
40:53£1,750 on it if it is.
40:56Down we go.
40:56We're still going down through the sink and passing three to one.
40:59Come on!
41:02OK.
41:03Well, so far, you have ordered these exquisitely.
41:06We've gone down from three to one.
41:08Please, can we continue in that vein?
41:10Because That's Not My Dolly is a brilliant answer.
41:12It would be so lovely to send you home with that jackpot.
41:14£1,750.
41:15Might Dolly be pointless?
41:20Well, third correct answer.
41:24Fairy took us to three.
41:25Reindeer took us to one.
41:28Dolly now.
41:29You put it last because you thought it was your best shot.
41:30Down we go.
41:31Through the single finger.
41:31Still passing three.
41:32He's done it very well.
41:33He's done it, Dean.
41:35Huge congratulations.
41:36Dolly was a pointless answer.
41:37You have won today's jackpot of £1,750.
41:42Brilliant.
41:42That was such good drama, wasn't it?
41:44Yeah.
41:45Great order.
41:45It was so cute watching you work it all out as well.
41:48Bringing back memories, I'm sure.
41:49There are other pointless answers in there.
41:52That's Not My Sequence.
41:54That's Not My Christmas Tree.
41:56Would have been one.
41:57That's Not My Dragon.
41:59Pointless answer.
42:00That's Not My Goat.
42:01Goat comes up a lot on pointless.
42:03Oh, you'll find it does, yes.
42:04And That's Not My Tractor is in there as well.
42:07Loads of pointless answers.
42:09That's Not My Badger,
42:10Bee,
42:11Hamster,
42:12Sloth,
42:13Zebra,
42:14Rocket,
42:15Fire Engine
42:16and Christmas Fairy.
42:18You talked about the fairy, didn't you?
42:20There's loads more there.
42:21You didn't want to go anywhere near the Elmer books,
42:24but if you had,
42:25there's some pointless answers here.
42:27You could have had Elmer again,
42:29Elmer and the Hippos,
42:31Elmer and Wilbur,
42:32Elmer in the Snow
42:33and some scoring answers would have been
42:36Elmer and the Lost Teddy,
42:38Elmer's Christmas,
42:39Elmer on Silts,
42:40Elmer's Birthday,
42:41Elmer's Friends
42:42and Elmer's Weather,
42:44but no Elmer's Goat.
42:48Thank you very much indeed, Gethin,
42:50and thanks once again to our winning players,
42:52Georgia and Jack,
42:53who take away today's jackpot of £1,750.
42:56Brilliant.
42:58Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
43:02Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Gethin.
43:03Goodbye.
43:04And it's goodbye from me.
43:06Goodbye.
43:06APPLAUSE
43:09APPLAUSE
43:20APPLAUSE
43:22MUSIC
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