Tricky Revolutionary History Questions | Pointless | S07 E40 | Full Episode

This episode of Pointless features an exhilarating race to a £5,000 jackpot. Contestants face a diverse range of topics, starting with identifying books of famous literary characters. The tension mounts in a world history round focused on revolutions and revolts. In the head-to-head, teams tackle trivia about World Cup events and Rolling Stones songs. The finale, centering on countries that joined the UN since 1990, brings an unexpected twist, keeping viewers and contestants on the edge of their seats.

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Thank you very much indeed hello I’m Alexander Armstrong and welcome to pointless the quiz show where obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything let’s meet today’s Players welcome Frank and Fay our first pair on the show today how do you two know each other Frank fa is my lovely daughter where are you from Fay I’m from Grimsby from Grimsby Frank ker in Lincolnshire ker in Lincolnshire what do you do Frank I’m a lorry driver very

Good L what do you do fa I work at a DVD rental shop very good you do do games as well well we do lots of games movies it’s a dream to work there for me how long have you been there I 10 years wow

10 years I mean this is going to give you the best grounding in film you could possibly wish for yes anything you hope doesn’t come up today oh if sport comes up my heart will sink Frank cookery my wife does all the cooking and I I must admit I don’t do anything what

About the eating bit of cooker though I love the eating bit that’s good but I can’t tell my baked beans from my spaghetti ho okay very warm welcome to you Frank and Fay lovely to have you on the show and next we welcome back Matt and Tom who

Were on the show last time everyone gets two chances of course to reach the pointless final this is your second chance Matt remind us how you know each other we met on holiday in Hamsterdam in Hamsterdam Hamsterdam that’s like North London it wasn’t there it was the uh the

Other one the other one right you are okay we didn’t know each other and we met at a cycle shop um higher shop and they didn’t have any bikes left they only had a tandem and we thought we’d just go through with it so we rode

Around Amsterdam on a tandem bike and we bonded got good good job you both wanted to go to the same places we’ve been together ever since what happened last time Tom well we got to the head-to-head I’ve just remembered they’re in a band oh yeah they’re in a band together

Called stranger danger I know I didn’t think so either stranger danger yeah remember the name two years it Rhymes that’s true yeah it does Rhyme yeah it’s not the thing be honest it’s not the nicest Association no but it’s an ‘ 80s style rock band you know let’s move on

What um what would you what would you like not to come up today Matt sport okay we hate sports TV soaps Sport and TV soaps celebrities Sport and soaps okay okay very good well uh you made it the head head last time surely you’ve got to be favorites this time to get

Through for the final we’ll have to see very very best of luck to you uh next we welcome Katie and Lynn now how do you two know each other we’re related sadly I can’t believe she just said that we’re mother and daughter you said mother pointing to Katie and you

Daughter pointing to you we love each other really we’re mother and daughter very good where are you from Katie we’re from Epsom both of us and S excellent what do you do Lynn uh I’m a teacher what do you teach um I teach Health and Social care very and good yeah I just

Love it it’s great fun Katie what do you do um I’m a assistant librarian um at the school no I work in s libraries and uh I’m off to University in September very good and what are you going to be doing at University biochemistry right yeah okay very good so science you would

Like to think you would have love a bit of science sewn up today well a very warm welcome to you Katie and ly Lov to have you on the show and finally we’ve got Jim and Eddie now how do you two know each other Jim well we met each

Other when we started our apprenticeship 45 years ago and we’ve been friends on and off ever since where are you from Eddie from d firland in five D firland in five and how about you Jim yeah well just next door a little village called Kel just outside D very good indeed what

Did you do Jim well I’m a retired school teacher now uh so you can see I’ve had a change a career halfway through and what what did you teach at school uh well we call it CDT craft design and Technology I’m not 100% sure what you call it South

Of the Border here I thought you said something else design technology I was thinking no I’m sure it was very good craft CDT craft design craft design and technology that that expression has been used all right um and and Eddie what do what do you do I do nothing

I I’ve retired as well um I left well 17 years ago and I went doing my hobby job which believe it or not is driving buses oh wonderful buses around Edinburgh good stuff well Jim and Eddie it’s lovely to have you on the show a very warm welcome

To to you we’ll find out more about all of you throughout the show as we go along there’s only one person left for me to introduce he was the kid you would have copied from at school I should know I did it’s my pointless friend it’s Richard oh yeah

Hello you copied from me at school yeah despite the fact that you went to an expensive fee paying school and I went to a state school yeah that’s how it works one returning pair today just the one that’s Matt and Tom they had a very difficult head-to-head last time uh but

They did very well in the last show so they are going to be tough to beat everybody else now round one round one today should be very good for Katie and Lynn I think the pressure is on good very good indeed all right thank you very much Richard all our questions on

Point has been put to 100 people before the show in order to get through to the final round and be with a chance of winning the jackpot our contestants must find the Obscure answers are 100 people couldn’t get so the fewer of our 100 people who knew the answer the fewer

Points you will all score now what everyone’s trying to to do of course is to find a pointless answer this is an answer that none of our 100 people knew and each time that happens we will add 250 quid to the jackpot now nobody won the jackpot last time so we add another

£1,000 to that so today’s jackpot starts off at £3,500 right if everyone’s ready let’s play [Applause] pointless okay in this first round each of you must give me one answer and you cannot confer with your partner whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated so try and make sure that’s not you okay our category for round one is

Books and you all decide in your pairs who’s going to go first who’s going to go second and whoever’s going first please step up to the Podium okay so our question concerns characters from literature characters from literature Richard yes in a moment sander is going to show you a list of six characters all of whom appear in famous series of books we need you to tell us any of the individual names of the books that any of these

Characters appear in please there’s going to be six characters any of the books that any of them appear in in their Classic series please give us the names of those individual books rather than the names of the series as a whole very very best of luck okay thanks

Richard now then Frank and Fay you all Drew Lots before the show and today you are going to go first okay so the six characters are Alex Ryder Anthony horovitz Bella Swan Stephanie Meyer Greg hefley Jeff Kenny Harry Potter JK Rowling Katniss everine Suzanne Collins and Lyra bellaca

Philip Pullman I’ll read those all One Last Time Alex Ryder Anthony Horowitz Bella Swan Stephanie Meyer Greg hefley Jeff Kenny Harry Potter JK Rowling Katniss everine Suzanne Collin and Lyra Bel Aqua Philip pman there we are now that board remains all the way through the round it’s those six

Characters that all of you will need to find books for Fay you’re going to go first and we’re looking for the titles of any novels which feature these characters right I never read books I always wait for the movie of course okay but probably the lowest one would be Bella Swan

From Twilight Twilight let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many of our 100 said Twilight absolutely right 17 seems good we’re pleased with 17 very good Twilight yeah that was the first book in that series good answer F now then Tom

I’m going to go out on a limb and I’m pretty sure that Anthony Horwitz has written a book in the Alex Ryder series called Scorpio Rising okay let’s see if Scorpio Rising is right and if it is let’s see how many of our 100 people said Scorpio Rising oh bad luck

Tom I’m afraid that’s an incorrect answer which I’m afraid means you scored the maximum of 100 points I’m sorry Tom Katie um I know that the series by Jeff Kenny is very popular in the library so I’m going to say that Greg hefley is a character in the book Dog Days Dog Days

Says Katie let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many people said Dog Days absolutely right oh very very well done indeed ktie that’s a pointless answer it adds £250 to today’s jackpot tiet the total up to £3,750 and and it scores you nothing brilliant

Ktie very well played very well played indeed it’s the the fourth book in the series so kids that’s why you should go to the library okay thanks very much now then Jim we come to you is this good for you Jim well it is now because I only know

One on there the rest of them I have never heard of or know anything about but I know one or two of the Harry Potter books thankfully so I’m going to go for Harry Potter and the Half Blood let’s see if that’s right let’s see how

Many of our 100 said Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince he Right 20 very well done indeed Jim yes the sixth in that particular series good answer well we’re halfway through the round let’s take a look at the scores as they stand Katie and Lynn looking very strong indeed after Katie’s excellent pointless answer answer in the

First pass then we travel up to 17 where we find Fay and Frank looking pretty strong as are Jim and Eddie on 20 and then W up to 100 where we find Tom and Matt um who knows what’ll happen in the next pass but Matt whatever happens you

Have to give us a very very low scoring answer and we have to hope that’s going to keep you in the game all right we’re going to come back down the line now can the second players please take their places at the Podium okay so we are looking for the titles of novels which feature any of these characters Eddie you’re on 20 the high scorers are Matt and Tom on 100 if you can score 79 or less you are through to the next Brown I’ll try Harry Potter and the philosopher stone Harry Potter

And the philosopher stone here is your red line Eddie if you can get below that you’re through to the next round Harry Potter and the philosopher stone is it right how many people said it yep very well done 36 that takes your total up to 56 you

Are through to the next round Eddie well done well done Eddie safe and sound yeah it was called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone in the states the philosopher stone over here Lynn the high scorers are Matt and Tom on 100 you’re on nothing if you can score 99 or less you

Are through to the next round um I think I know a few of these but I’m actually going to go for catniss everine in The Hunger Games The Hunger Games how many people said it absolutely right five very well done Lyn that takes your total up to five Richard yeah that’s the

First book in The Hunger gam series and the movie of that book had the highest ever opening weekend of any film that wasn’t a sequel wow yeah now then Matt you are the high scorers on 100 I’m also going to have a gamble with an Anthony Horowitz book I’m going to

Say the skeleton key which I’m hoping has a minute skeleton key well listen Katie and Lynn are nodding this is nothing but a good sign how many people said the skeleton key is it right it is right very well done Matt that’s a brilliant answer one that scores you takes your

Total up to 101 Richard yeah the third of the Alex Ryder books another good answer we were in exactly this position last time wer we 100 points and then you came in with a good one and then the people on Podium won Frank then got 100 points so is it going to happen

Again is it going to happen again Frank is this good for you it’s it’s not good for me I’m afraid Alexander you can talk us through all your thinking I’m just going to go for the one that I half know it’s Harry Potter and the fresh Blood Prince and

The fresh Blood Prince the fresh Blood Prince Let’s see is that right and if it is how many of our 100 people said Harry Potter and the fresh Blood Prince oh Frank oh no sorry Frank Frank unfortunately that’s an incorrect answer which means you score the maximum of 100

Points that takes your total up to 117 I’m sorry Richard yes sorry Frank it was it was the Half Blood Prince and we already had it from uh from Jim earlier you’re thinking of the fresh prince of belir I think maybe I like the fresh Blood Prince though it’s kind of like a

It could be a Twilight book as well yeah sounds it sounds rather good that’s really unlucky and it’s such an uncanny echo of last time show as well let’s take a look at the pointless answers there’s a couple of Alex ryers and the rest of Dara Wimpy Kid crocodile te that

Is Alex Ryder di Wimpy Kid C Fever Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days that we heard already it’s a terrific answer Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Last Straw and there’s Scorpio which is an Alex Ryder book and rather than Scorpio Rising it’s a play

On Scorpio Rising it’s Scorpio Rising is the Anthony horovitz book didn’t matter in the end but you could have been knocked out there just by one letter let’s take a look at the big answers the ones that most of our 100 people said Harry Potter in the Deathly Hallows

21 Harry Potter in the chamber Secrets 24 so by process of elimination we already know the top one Harry Potter and the philosopher stone 36 points thank you very much Richard so at the end of our first round the pair who’ll be leaving us I’m afraid it’s Frank and

Fay with their high score of 117 well the great news is we’ll see you again next time and we’ll look forward to that very much Frank and Fay meanwhile thank you so much for playing you very much great thank you but for the remaining three pairs it’s now time for round [Applause] two

Now obviously there’s only going to be room for two pairs in our head-to-head round so one of the pairs in front of me now will be leaving us at the end of this round okay our category for round two is world history can you all decide

In your pairs who’s going to go first who’s going to go second and whoever’s going first please step up to the podium okay and the question concerns revolutions and revolts and their countries Revolution and revolts and their countries Richard yes on each pass we’re going to show you six

Revolutions or revolts you need to tell us in which country did each of these occur and as always by country we mean a sovereign state that is a member of the UN and its own right give us an incorrect answer you’re going to score 100 points a nice obscure answer of

Course we’ll score you the fewest points it’s going to be 12 countries and all to guess at home good luck okay so we are looking for the modern day countries in which these revolutions and revolts occurred and we have got on our first board SEO Rebellion 1857 Boston te party

1773 People Power Revolution 1986 Carnation Revolution 1974 Boxer Rebellion 1898 to 1900 and the bore Revolt 1880 to 81 I’ll read those all One Last Time SEO Rebellion 1857 Boston Tea Party 1773 People Power Revolution 1986 Carnation Revolution 1974 Boxer Rebellion 1898 to 1900 and the bore

Revolt 1880 to 81 there we are six revolutions and revolts Tom I’m going to play it quite I don’t know if this is safe I could be completely wrong but the B Revolt must surely be in South Africa South Africa says Tom for the B Revolt let’s see if

That’s right and if it is let’s see how many people knew that answer the B Revolt South Africa absolutely right 39 Richard yeah that’s a result against the the British in South Africa absolutely right uh now then Lynn okay um I think I know a couple I

Think the Boxer Rebellion was China the Boxer Rebellion China says Lynn let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many people said China It’s Right Lynn 24 that’ll do 24 for China yeah that was an officially supported peasant Rebellion the Boxer Rebellion now then Jim Jim you’re the

Last presid to have this board you can talk us through it if you like well I think I only know two of them the top two I think the SEO Rebellion I think is India and the Boston te party obviously is America so I’m going to go for the

SEO Rebellion India the SEO Rebellion India says Jim let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many people said India absolutely right Jim very very strong indeed Jim lovely low score of eight there for India yeah another Mutiny against the British actually broke out in the Bengal Army

Very good answer let’s fill in the rest of the board you’re right to avoid the Boston Tea Party it is the USA would have scored you 66 points these other two are tough very well done if you got these the People Power Revolution do you know that one no it’s in the

Philippines and would have scored you one point and the Carnation Revolution you think you’d have heard of it it’s in Portugal one point as well very well done if you said that it’s quite complicated what it was I was going to tell you what it was but was very

Complicated is it is it to do with condensed milk uh well thank you very much Richard let’s take a look at the scores we’re halfway through the round Jim and Eddie looking very very strong indeed after Jim’s brilliant low-scoring answer eight points points there uh then up to 24

Where we find Lynn and Katie and then up to 39 where we find Tom and Matt Matt he’s done it again once again he’s going to rely on a low score from you to keep him in the game okay good luck with that we’re going to come back down the line

Can the second players please take their places at the podium okay we’re going to put six more revolutions and revolts on the board and here they come we have got orange Revolution 2004 Easter Rising 1916 Mau Uprising 1952 to 60 Bolshevik Revolution 1917 the Eureka Stockade 1854 Satsuma

Rebellion 1877 I will read all of those one last time the orange Revolution 2004 the Easter Rising 1916 Mau Uprising 1952 to 60 the Bolshevik Revolution 1917 the Eureka Stockade 1854 and the Satsuma rebellion of 1877 there we are remember we are looking for the modern day countries in

Which these events occurred and obviously you want to find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew now then Eddie Jim did brilliantly there on that last pass he’s left you with a legacy of eight points lovely low score there the high scorers on 39 are Matt

And Tom if you can score 30 or less you are through to the next round I’m going to go for a punt here actually I’ll go for the Mau Uprising is Kenya Kenya or Kenya says Eddie for the Mau Uprising here is your red line if you can get below that with Kenia

Then you are through to the next round let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many people said it absolutely right yep you’ve done it you’re in the head to head very well done 14 takes a tot up to 22 Yeah another good answer can you

Guess who that Uprising was against uh was it the British it was the British yeah absolutely right ktie you’re on 24 the high scor is on 39 I’m Matt and Tom that means if you can score 14 or less you will avoid becoming the highest scorers oh I’m afraid to say I’m not

Going to do it there’s only one up there I know and even that’s a bit kind of patchy um I’m going to say the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia says Katie is it right how many people said It ooh that’s a high score 60 takes your total up to 84 yeah the Revolution also known as the October Revolution took place in what is now St Petersburg in Russia thanks very much now then Matt once again you’ve been thrown a Lifeline there the high scorers are now Katie and

Lynn on 84 you’re on 39 if you can score 44 or less three you go to the head-to Head they’re familiar but I’m not sure what country they’re in it’s between the top two but I’m not really sure of myself I’ll say the Easter Rising no I won’t yes I will yeah

Easter time for new things I’m going to say Hungary the Easter Rising Hungary let’s see if it’s right and if it is let’s see how many of our 100 people said hungry oh dear Matt an incorrect answer I’m afraid that scores you the maximum of 100 points takes your total up to

139 I’m sorry an unbeatable high score yeah sorry Matt much closer to match is Republic of Ireland yeah an uprising of uh yeah of Irish nationalists in Dublin I’m afraid would have scored 26 points let’s take a look at the rest the orange Revolution one of the much more recent

Ones remember that there’s in Ukraine absolutely right uh would scored you two points uh the E Stockade I love the sound of that sounds good doesn’t it that should be a film it was in Australia wow scored one point the Satsuma rebellion was simply a smaller version of the orange Revolution

No it’s not satuma Rebellion is in J Japan losing the name yeah nine points that would have scored guys Eureka Stockade just so you know is a better name for a band than stranger danger well take Eureka Stockade take that from pointless okay the Eureka Stockade you

Might to do a song called that or an album or a world tour or World Tour Australian tour an Australian tour they go these guys are great wow well thank you very much indeed Richard uh so at the end of round two our losing pair with their highest score I’m afraid it’s

Matt and Tom your pointless luck finally ran out I’m afraid we say goodbye but it’s been great having you on the show thanks so much for playing Matt and [Applause] Tom but for the remaining two pairs things are about to get even more exciting now as we enter the Head-to-head congratulations Jim and Eddie Katie and Lynn you are now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot which currently stands at [Applause] £3,750 you’re now going to go head-to-head and the first pair to win two questions will be playing for that

Jackpot but the big difference is you are now allowed to confer it’s going to be very very exciting let’s play the Head-to-head okay here comes your first question and it concerns World Cup photographs and their years World Cup photographs and their years it’s just like all your prayers have been answered isn’t it ly Katy yeah Richard uh we’re going to show you five photographs now of incidents that happened at different FIFA World Cup

Finals tournaments you just need to tell us the year in which these incidents took place please okay thanks very much indeed so let’s reveal our five incidents and here they are we have got a B c d and e okay so there are the photographs of

The events we would like to know which year these World Cup events took place now Jim and Eddie you go first because you played best throughout the show so far I think I think we know most of them so we’re going to go for going to ask me 19

You okay so that’s what 201 yeah yeah right okay nly had a dust up from the yellow team there but uh it’s you’re going to go for a and you’re going to say 2010 2010 okay 2010 say Jim and Eddie for a now then Katie and Lynn

Well obviously we know all of these yeah but we’re just not going to tell you yeah um we know that de is the hand of God maradon no idea what year it is but the hair looks kind of 80s yeah we know C of course is England in 1966 but we’re

Never going to beat them so we might as well have a cracker okay and so we’re going to have a punt for um d uh not 66 I had four years 7 74 1974 d d 1974 yes yes okay so we have have Jim and Eddie

2010 and we have from Katie and Lynn 1974 so in the order they were given Jim and Eddie 20110 is it right how many people said it an incorrect answer as it turns out now then Katie and Lynn no we should have gone with C at least got you certainly

Could have gone with C it okay uh instead of which you said 1974 for D 1974 let’s see if that’s right and if it is let’s see how many people said 1974 oh I’m afraid that’s wrong as well so after one question it’s nil nil Richard where do we start with that now

Lynn what did Katie say about the haircuts 80s I said 86 correct answer no correct answer absolutely that was maradon the hand of God and 6 would have scored 22 points now jent you know I mean a is zenine Zan getting sent off for headbutting Marco matarat so it must

Have been 2006 yeah it wasn’t the last World Cup that was the Spain final this was the World Cup before 2006 absolutely would have scored you to 14 points B is Beckham getting sent off for uh retaliating against Diego Simeone in 1998 that would have scored you nine

Points see both would have won the point if you said this England 1966 though actually only scored 59 points wow and E I think you guys said it immediately yeah 1970 1970 P there in the final against Italy that would have scored you 16 points okay here comes your second

Question and it concerns songs by The Rolling Stones songs by The Rolling Stones Richard yeah we’re going to show you five top 20 hits by The Rolling Stones but only the initials can you work out what the songs were and give us the most obscure okay thanks very much let’s

Reveal our five songs by the roolling Stones and we have got i a o n i cgns jjf FTC and Bs I’ll read those one last time I a o n i gns jjf ft C and Bs there we are five initials of hits by The Rolling Stones Katie and Lynn you go

First this time okay I can’t get any satisfaction that’s the already one I know I’m afraid try to this okay okay we’re going to go with IC GMS which is I Can’t Get No Satisfaction I Can’t Get No Satisfaction say Katie and Lynn so then Jim and Eddie it’s over

To you talk us through the board I’m not sure about number one uh jjf will be Jumping Jack Flash FDC will be fooled to cry BS will be brown sugar I think we’ll go for FTC which is Fool To Cry Fool To Cry in the order they were given Katie

And Lynn said I Can’t Get No Satisfaction is that right how many people said it absolutely right 36 not a bad score Jim and Eddie have said Fool To Cry let’s see if that’s right and if it is how many people said Fool To Cry absolutely right oh it wins the

Point oh look at that very very well done indeed a pointless answer which even at this late stage will add another 250 to the jackpot to take the total up to £4,000 very very well done money in the pot and after two questions Jim and Eddie are up 1 nil

Richard very well played I think Jim you got that as a terrific answer i a o n it’s their first number one single it’s all over over now yep for 1964 that would have scored three points jjf would have won you the points this well actually Jumping Jack Flash would

Have scored you 32 and Bs quite right it’s brown sugar and that would have scored 22 so full to cry very much the best answer there very well played and well played if you got that at home as well thanks very much Richard so here comes your third question Katie and Lynn

You have to win this one to stay in the game remember yeah it concerns Ricky jaes Ricky jaes Richard five Clues here to facts about Ricky jaes can you give us the answer to the most obscure of these okay thanks Richard let’s reveal our five Clues to facts about Ricky jaes

And here they are we have got his frequent writing collaborator the 2009 film which was his first as director the town the office was set in the character he played in each extras episode and the 2011 TV comedy series he co-directed I’ll read those one last time his frequent writing collaborator the 2009

Film which was his first as director the town the office was set in the character he played in each extras episode and the 2011 TV comedy series he co-directed there we are five Clues to facts about riage of B Jim and Eddie you go first this time well between us we only know

The one answer which is the town that was set which is slow slow say Jim and Eddie slow k and Lyn you can talk us through the board okay I think his frequent collaboration someone called Alan something not sure films he’s been in have been like um the invention of

Lying and ghost town I don’t know if he’s directed them no idea about extras I think the 2011 TV comedy series Was An Idiot Abroad your cool right we’re going to go for An Idiot Abroad 2011 comedy series okay An Idiot Abroad Jim and Eddie have said Slow let’s see if that’s

Right and if it is let’s see how many of our 100 said slow it’s Right 23 23 for slau now Katie and Lynn you have said An Idiot Abroad you confident about that no that was the only one we knew I’m afraid so okay well this is the question you have to win to stay in the game so very very best of luck An Idiot

Abroad is it right how many people said it bad luck Lyn and ktie I’m afraid that’s an incorrect answer which means after three questions Jim and Eddie you are through to the final 2N very well done yeah well played Jim and Eddie very good yes I didn’t direct An Idiot Abroad

He’s in it occasionally and his his voice is in it but didn’t direct it uh the thing he did direct was Life’s Too Short the sitcom with war Davis ah yeah okay that would have scored you 10 points and Li Too Short also starred his frequent writing collaborator who is

Steven Merchant that’s his name although if Ricky is watching and I know he does Alan something Alan something is a great name for character isn’t it Alan something it’s a great name for a writing partner yeah wik ja and Allan something uh would have scored you 20

Points Steven Merchant so our 100 knew who we are certainly uh the 2009 film it was The Invention of Lying actually could have gone for it would have scored you three points and the character he plays in each extras episode you know that um oh God Andy Andy milman Andy milman

Absolutely right Andy milman very well done that would have scored you Five Points very well done if you got all of those at home unless you’re Ricky to in which case come on thanks very much Richard I’m afid So at the end of our head-to-head round Katie and Lynn you

Are the losing pair um anyway listen we will see you again next time we’ll look forward to that very much but meantime Katie Lynn thanks so much for playing thank you but for Jim and Eddie it’s now time for our pointless [Applause] final congratulations Jim and Eddie you

Fought off all the competition and you’ve won our coveted pointless trophy so very very well Done you now have a chance to win our pointless jackpot and at the end of today’s show the jackpot stands at £4,000 now the rules are very simple to win the money all you have to do is find a pointless answer we’ve had two pointless answers on the show today we had one from you you only have to find one more now and you will leave here with that 4,000 jackpot firstly you got

To choose a category and you have a choice of five options they are international relations cartoons European pop music classic fiction the Six Nations well I’d be tempted with maybe cartoons or case or classic fiction now we can go what would you go for I mean I would PL

International relationship okay let’s uh let’s go for it what international international relations try international relations okay international relations it is let’s find out what the question is here it comes we gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many countries that have joined the United Nations since 1990 as they could

Richard yes we’re looking for the current name of any country that’s joined the UN from the end of December 1989 and hasn’t left it by January 2012 please so it’s essentially any of the new countries that we find on our map so any new country since the start of 1990

Please okay you now have up to one minute to come up with three answers and all you need to win that £4,000 is for just one of those answers to be pointless are you ready ready yep okay let’s put 60 seconds on the clock there they are your time starts now we’re

Looking at the European one since the breakup oh yeah and my favorite is the former US Republic of Macedonia yeah got Croatia Slovakia um aania no they were already in it all ones that were go for that as well yeah Georgia I’m quite happy with these I can’t think

Of him unless there any African Republic for Former Yugoslav Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Georgia Slovakia the other one I said aeran aan okay try that y okay you’re happy you got you three we’ll stop the clock there we are you didn’t need your full minute

We were looking for countries that have joined the United Nations since 1990 and now need your three answers Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Georgia and aeran and aaban there we are of those three which do you think is your favorite Your Best Shot I

Think I know the answer for Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedon we will put the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia last which is your least likely to Georgia Georgia we’ll put that one first okay let’s pop those up on the board in that order and here they are we’ve got Georgia aaban the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia okay so we were looking for countries that have joined the United Nations since 1990 your first dance your least confident one I think you know it’s right but your least confident one to be pointless was Georgia you only have to find one pointless

Answer remember to win that jackpot of £4,000 so let’s see Georgia is it right how many of our 100 people said it Georgia it’s absolutely right if this can take us all the way down to zero you leave here with £4,000 in your back pockets goes down into the

Teens into single figures still going down four okay very exciting Georgia oh ah four people remembered Georgia it was on their mind it’s unfortunately not a pointless answer so only have two more chances to win today’s jackpot Jim what would you do with four grand well next year it’s m

Wi so i’ like to take away some place special lovely well many many congratulations for that Eddie more o than not Eddie how about you I’d like to restore a bus but for the wife listening probably a holiday listen you could have a busman’s holiday absolutely okay so we are looking for

Countries that have joined the United Nations since 1990 let’s hope nobody said your next answer which is aaban again this has to be pointless for you to win that jackbot of £4,000 but let’s see aaban is it right how many people said it it’s right Georgia took us down

Tantalizingly low to four as aan is taking us down down it goes into the teens into single figures down it goes five five for Aaban okay you only have one more chance to win today’s jackpot of £4,000 we are looking for countries that have joined the United Nations since 1990 your third and final answer a brilliant answer the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia you had no hesitation at all putting this last this was your most confident

Shot at a point this answer last answer now it has to be right it then has to be pointless if it’s both of those things you’ll walk away from here with £4,000 between you okay let’s find out the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is it right how many people said

It it’s right Georgia was right took us down to four aaban was right took us down to five the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is taking us down into single figures if this stops at zero you leave here oh no oh oh oh no one person no ah unfortunately you didn’t manage to

Find that all important pointless answer but you do still take home a pointless trophy so very very well done for that thank you I tell you what I was convinced that was going all the way down so what we Richard yeah that’s very tough a lot of the the former Yugoslavian countries

Would have scored you a few points Croatia would have been nine Bosnia seven there is one former Yugoslavian country that would have won you the money and that’s Montenegro joined the UN at 2006 Montenegro let’s take a look at the rest of them though Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Federated

States of Micronesia of course uh lonstein which joined the UN in 1990 there’s Montenegro Namibia palao teor lest Tonga and tuvalu very well done if you said any of those ones at home it’s tough tough category well unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you Jim and Eddie it’s been brilliant

Having you on the show thank you both so much for playing great great contestants well Jim and Edie didn’t win our jackpot today which means it rolls over onto the next show when we will be playing for £5,000 join us then to see if someone can win it meanwhile it’s goodbye from Richard goodbye and it’s goodbye from me Goodbye W