Weakest Link – Bad Losers Special 12th December 2000

And this is BBC 1 here are the eight contestants preparing for tonight’s show these people have all appeared before on The Daily weakest link in each case they felt they were unfairly voted off by their fellow teammates and robbed of the chance to win what the crazy woman I

Think obviously without me they’re going to struggle I think it’s pretty obvious that they’re all idiots tonight the these bad losers are back to have another go but seven of them will leave with nothing as once again they’re voted off as the weakest link welcome to the weest

Link the eight people in the studio here tonight are all all bad losers when they appeared on The Daily Show they were voted off in their opinion unfairly they’ve come back for another girl time they could win up to 20,000 if they work together as a team

But only one of them will take that money away the rest of them will leave with nothing as RAM by Ram we lose the player voted the weakest link let’s meet the team I’m rob a 26-year-old events manager from HL Hemstead I’m CJ a 30-year-old X model from

Hove I’m Gyver I’m 40 and from Maidstone and I’m a cleaner in the factory I’m sue a 39-year-old accountant and child minder from Hitchin I’m Terry I’m 80 years of age I’m a retired Air Force officer and I come from West cot in Sur I’m Cliff I’m 53 company director

And I work in the subtle industry of wsel I’m Heather I’m 35 I come from wsha and I’m a clinical physiologist I’m Jeff I’m 49 years of age I’m from West healing I’m a sales and marketing manager now the rules in each round the aim is to answer enough questions

Correctly to reach your 25,000 Target within the time limit there are eight of you so the fastest way to reach your target is to create a chain of eight correct answers get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose all the money in that chain but

If you say bank before the question is asked the money is safe however you start a new chain from scratch remember at the end of the round only money that has been banked can be taken forward in round one there are 2 and 1/2 minutes on the clock we’ll start with the person

Whose name is first alphabetically that’s you CJ let’s play The Weakest Link the first question is for £50 start the clock CJ what name is given to a small circular window in the side of a ship port correct grifa in Motor Racing who became Formula 1 Champion for the first time in

1994 pass Michael schumacker Sue in religion from which country did Buddhism originate India correct Terry in science the desalination process removes what from seawater correct cliff in America what are you and Yellowstone Parks correct for Heather in pop music who did chuckberry ask to roll over pass Boven Jeff in nature the

Impatiens plant is commonly known as busy what Lizzy correct Rob in the fairy tale what was placed under the girl’s mattress to test whether she was really a princess correct CJ in the animal kingdom Panther a tigress is the Latin name for which member of the cat family Panther tiger

Gwfa in which African country might you celebrate Kenyata day in Nairobi South Africa Kenya Sue large format newspapers are called broad sheet small format papers are called what tabloids correct Terry in which US state was fashion designer Calvin Klein born in 1942 uh New York State correct click complete

The title of the 1938 film starring James Kagney and Humphrey Bogart angels with dirty what faces correct Heather who was British prime minister at the time the perfumo scandal in 1963 and resigned later that year hel Miller correct Jeff in music what f is the colloquial term for the violin sry

Repeat that in music what f is the colloquial termd correct Rob thank which word can describe as a type of airplane the black mineral used in jewelry opal jet CJ what is the name of BBC 1’s regular early Sunday evening religious program songs of praise correct gfer in literature which

Detective Chief Inspector is based in the fictional town of Kings Markham oh pass Wexford sue the ancient trade route the Silk Road linked Europe and which Asian country Japan China Terry in the animal kingdom a shoveler duck gets its name from its rounded Spade like what Bill beak but I’ll accept bill click

Which word can describe both a bike with high handle bars in a helicopter pass Chopper Heather what do Americans call what the British call curtains trpes correct Jeff in film which comedy Brothers start time is up I cannot complete the question and in that round team you banked an exceedingly disappointing

£350 you could of course have won £2,500 the question is who’s know better this time than they were last time in other words who was lousy then and who is lousy still one of you was about about to leave with nothing it’s time to votee off the weakest

Link having answered the most questions correctly Terry is the strongest link statistically the weakest link is Gyver the only member of the team to get all his answers wrong but will the votes follow the facts voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest link gwia gwia hey gwia CJ

Gnfa gwia GFA oh a bit frightened are you not at all so one question right one question wrong halfway there why Grier um I think he was very unlucky he didn’t get any questions right you just got the the one right I just got the one right C why

Gria why why not you would have voted him out if you would have been in my place now why did you vote him out why did I vote him out well he didn’t get a single question right I see gria yes your Podium says Heather Seer that would be dependent on Heather

Being voted off yes it would have yes it would have been well it will be because statistics show you’re the worst place and with six votes you are the weakest link goodbye questioning I get my leg pulled over I think is the South African question I’ve got a brother out in South

Africa I should know these things uh the person I’d uh like to see off next is CJ and he’s got on my nerves totally all day because all he talking about is being a male model I’ve looked at him I thought myself what’s he been modeling SAU bands

Round two team and out of £25,000 you could have won you have in the bank £350 so it’s debatable whether your Journeys this evening were really worthwhile there were seven of you left we are now taking 10 seconds off the clock we start with the strongest link

From the last round that’s you Terry let’s play the weakest link start the clock Terry what V involves stowing your voice so that it appears to come from a dummy ventriloquism correct cliff in food water are pecans and pistachios nuts correct Heather in pop music complete the title of the 1960s song by

The Searchers sweets for my what sweets for my sweet correct jeff which climbing plant often planted to cover walls has the scientific name hedr Helix um pasta Ivy Rob in the human body what are is the canal through which food passes to be digested and absorbed absorbed esophagus Elementary CJ the

District of Beverly Hills is one of many that make up which US city Los Angeles correct Sue which children’s TV show first broadcast in 1974 featured Gabriel the toad and Professor Yapple first back pus Terry what s is the term used for a speed greater than the local speed of

Sound Sonic supersonic cliff in politics who returned to Parliament by winning the Kensington and Chelsea byelection in November 1999 pass Mel Portillo Heather which river valley containing tin turn Abbey is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty who why Jeffrey in math what is 100 time 100 time

100 um 10,000 1 million Rob which flightless Australian bird takes its name from the Portuguese word for ostrich ostrich emu CJ members of which 70s pop group worked with sir Tim Rice on the musical chess Abba correct Sue in history which king of England met King

Francis the first of France in 1520 at the field of a cloth of gold James the first Henry VI e Terry in sport which game is played on Horseback on a field of 300 yards by 160 yards hello correct Cliff which female actress played the role of Maggie pollet in the

1958 film cat on a hawton roof fond Elizabeth Taylor Heather in ancient Roman religion for how long did Vestal virgins have to serve the chief priest before they were allowed to marry 10 20 or 30 years 30 years correct J in theater which J is another term for a

Clown or fool Jester correct Rob what are is the common term for processing discarded paper and glass for reuse recycle correct time is up and you missed out on another £22,500 in that round you managed to bank just £50 who is most responsible for that pathetic amount that has been put in the

Bank who is completely out of their depths who are you ashamed of one of you is about to leave with nothing it’s time to vote off the weakest link in this round CJ is the strongest link as he answered all his questions correctly Sue is this round’s weakest link as she

Didn’t get a single question right but will the rest of the team have noticed voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest link Jeff Sue Jeff Rob Jeff Jeff Cliff Terry what’s your profession I’m retired right before you retired I was in the RF right you didn’t tell me about Sonic and suic any I’m sorry you going to talk about Sonic and Supersonic and I you know the difference between Sonic and Super I do

Will you keeping it a secret no a slip a slip of the tongue a slip of the tongue rob how’ you think you did that time I got one right and too wrong I think what are your hobbies um playing football mainly what else um I just started

Getting into some magic no not much magic about that last per did you think Jeff was worse than you we both got one right but I think he lost us more money Sue you’re an accountant and a child minder yes I am never heard about children’s TV bag puss

I think it might be more your era than mine it certainly wasn’t mine so you can only answer questions from a certain period can you well certainly during the time I’m alive yes and I suppose you only know the geography of places you’ve been to as

Well Jeff with four votes you are the weakest link goodbye I do like to win I hate to lose I am a bad loser I think I don’t like good losers because the loser is a loser and uh I want to be a winner and um so

Now I don’t I don’t like coming on here and getting voted off so quickly very annoying I think in the next round that they should vote off Sue she hasn’t got a question right how she has the nerve to vote for me I I just is beyond me I’m

I’m at a loss at the moment to describe my feelings round three team so far you have won an embarrassing five £500 you could have won by now £5,000 you are down to six players we are taking another 10 seconds off the clock we’ll start with the strongest

Link from the last round that’s CJ let’s play the weakest link start the clock CJ in which US TV comedy series does one of the main characters Herman have a bolt through his neck the monsters correct Sue Mainframe personal and laptop are all types of what computer correct Terry

Which African river whose name means black was first explored by the Scottish Explorer Park N correct Cliff with what musical instrument is Julian Lloyd Weber mostly associated shello correct Heather Bank the Lake District town of kzk is at the Northern end of which lake windir dant water Rob which pop group

Had a UK hit with get off my cloud in 1965 Jerry Rolling Stone CJ in food from which continent do SAT dishes originate Asia correct Sue in literature whose novels of country life includes the rector’s wife and a village Affair Jane Austin Joanna trol Terry in the

Animal kingdom which L is a member of the cat family distinguished by its sharp pointed tufted ears and its short stubby tail leopard Lynx Cliff which Yorkshire City includes ille Mo within its boundaries Molton Bradford Heather who is the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization yes arant

Correct Rob in what decade was the Sears Tower in Chicago built to become the world’s tallest building at that time 60s 1970s CJ which American president was the subject of Oliver Stone’s 1995 film starring Anthony Hopkins in the title role Nixon correct Sue to early motorc the Model T Ford was popularly

Known as a tin what tin wagan Tin Lizzy Terry the towns of Payton and brckom are on the shores of witch Bay and Devon and pass torb Cliff which W is a mysterious light sometimes seen at night in Marshy areas pass will of the Wisp Heather does

The term Hoy pooy describe the masses or the nobility nobility the masses Rob the letter CB indicate commander of the order of the what British Empire correct CJ in TV which former blue Peter presenter went on to co-present the money program pass Valerie Singleton Sue time is up a modest Improvement you Bank

500 but who is well past their best who’s done nothing but cost you money since they arrive this evening whoever it is I advise you to dispatch them without delay it’s time to vote off the weakest link for the second round in a row CJ is statistically the strongest link

Having answered the most questions correctly once again Sue is the weakest link she only got one question right and lost the team the most money can she survive another vote voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest link Heather Cliff Terry Rob Sue so

Terry you watch Wildlife programs do you yes you don’t know about Link’s cats then oh yes so why did you say leopard it shot out before I could stop it how do you think you’re doing now that you’ve come back on this program having made a fuss that you were voted

Off last time all right until this round and this round I didn’t do as well as I should but before that I thought I was doing reasonably well how do you think you’re doing Cliff well as a team we’re not getting enough money that’s true how do you think you’re doing

Cliff I’m still in just just yes but I’m still in why Sue why not I mean she had a bad round last time and she’s had a bad round the round before so Sue’s got to go statistically sue you were the worst player and with two votes you are the weakest L good

Back I’m probably going to be ribed about that that question about the novels because I try and make a point of learning who wrote what and obviously my learning didn’t pay off this time I think it should be CJ that comes off next because he’s a bit of a no all and

I’d like to see him off the team round 14 your performance so far has only just been a bit above terrible you’ve banked £1,000 out a potential prize money of £7,500 there are five of you left we are taking another 10 seconds off the clock you now have only

2 minutes we’ll start with the strongest link from the last round that’s CJ let’s play the weakest link start the clock CJ what f is the main raw ingredient of the Japanese dishes sashimi and sushi fish correct Terry how is the statue the angel of Charity in Picadilly Circle is

Better known OS correct Cliff which German tennis player was in 1988 the last woman to win the Grand Slam Stephie gra correct Heather which British prime minister cousin of rajar Kipling was empowered during the 1936 abdication crisis Church him Stanley Baldwin Rob in fashion what de a tight narrow Charles’s

First popular with men in the 1950s by correct CJ in literature who wrote the story 2001 A Space Odyssey Arthur C Clark correct correct Terry the capucin is a species of which animal Mo correct than In which century did British sovereign start sending messages of congratulations to those celebrating

Their H 100th birthday 20th correct Heather in mythology what name is given to the three-prong Fork carried by Neptune TR correct rob bank jasmond Dean and town Moore are open spaces in which Northern English City York Newcastle upon time CJ which singer who died in 1965 had a singing daughter called

Natalie natkin Cole correct Terry in film which actor played the role of Captain Ahab in the 1956 film adaptation of Melville’s Moby Dick pass Gregory peek cliff in crooked googies and Chinamen are both types of what balling correct Heather by scrofula a disease of the lymph nodes was

Historically known as the king’s what plag King’s evil Rob in geography the name of which South American country translates to mean Little Venice Paraguay Venezuela CJ what name is given to the instrument which measures the altitude of an aircraft altimer that was the correct answer but

You are out of time and in that round team you managed to bank just £350 who is seriously holding you back it’s time to vote on the weakest link for the first time in the game Cliff is the strongest link he answered all his questions correctly and Bank the

Most money for the team Heather is statistically the weakest link in this round but who will the team vote off voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest link Heather Rob Heather Heather Rob team just to remind you that your performance so far has been rubbish Cliff don’t like

Heather I think the question she had were bad but she got more questions wrong than anybody else Rob what’s that stupid face you’ve drawn I just trying to cheer Heather up why Heather um I just think she did a little bit worse than I did not much no that’s right cuz

You did pretty badly did Heather statistics show you’re the worst player three votes you are the weaker link goodbye being Ved off at the weakest link at this stage is a bit annoying there are people out there who are pretty bad I think CJ will win he has an

A very sad encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of things and he knows the top 10 British chess players which is deeply sad I think the team will vote Rob off next he’s letting them down he’s had a lot of easy questions that he’s got wrong and he he should go

Definitely round five team if you’d hit your targets you would have in the bank by now £10,000 you haven’t your total so far is 1,350 PBS almost a record I think at this stage of a game so the idea that you were misjudged last time is beginning to sound very

Unbelievable there were four of you left another 10 seconds is coming off the time we start with the strongest link from the last round that’s Cliff let’s play the weakest link start the clock cliff in religion what PE a tower often found in Buddhist temple enclosures pass Pagoda Rob which

American state is nicknamed The Last Frontier own to its location Texas Alaska CJ what J is a get together for Scouts jeree correct Terry in food which fruit is dried to make prunes plums correct clip in 1966 in which country did Prince Charles aged 17 attend a school called timbertop Australia

Correct Rob in literature known as Lorenzo in Italy who wrote the novel women in love in 1920 don’t know DH Lawrence CJ the Benelux countries comprise Belgium the Netherlands and which Other Nation Luxembourg correct Terry in TV Rosco P cultrone was the name of the sheriff in which American

Series us Dukes of Hazard cliff in biology what a is the term which refers to organisms that are not dependent on oxygen for respiration antibody anerobic Rob in the art what is George Heel white known for Furniture Design or sculpture Furniture Design correct CJ how many gold medals did Great Britain win in

Total at at the Sydney Olympics 16 11 Terry in Opera what a is a song for a solo voice Alto Arya Cliff who is the current father of the House of Commons pass sir Edward Heath Rob what type of pen is made from the hollow main shaft of a Feather a Crill correct

CJ in October this year which TV personality received the stolen Enigma code machine in a parcel Jeremy Paxman correct Terry in history Queen Alexander consort of king Edward iith originally came from which country Denmark correctly in nature song and missile are both species of which Garden bird thrush correct

Thush time’s up and in that round you managed to back £300 but who is holding you back who can’t do the job who is an embarrassment who is actually worse than the rest of you you one of you is about to leave with nothing it’s time to vote off the weakest

Link having answered the most questions correctly CJ is the strongest link for the third time in the game the weakest link is Cliff as he got the most questions wrong although he was the only player to bank any money for the team will this save him when it comes to the

Voting voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest l Cliff Rob Rob Rob CJ yes why Rob well I think his hair says it all I mean somebody with that style has to go Terry why Rob I felt he didn’t do very well on that

Round Cliff yes your performance slipped badly in that last round why I’ll have to go into a corner wear a dun’s hat I suppose statistically does it surprise you to know you’re the worst player no good Rob there was absolutely nobody else on the team who didn’t want

To get rid of you let’s see with three votes you are the weakest link goodbye the last time I was on the question seemed a little bit easier and you know watching on TV between then and now has been a doler been answering the questions but today they just seem very

Hard for some reason I least want CJ to win because he took the mick out of me how can he take the mick out of me seen him and he’s just he’s just seem very beheaded he goes on about this and that round six and you have

£1,650 out of the £ 122,500 you could have won by now three of you left another 10 seconds is coming off the time we’ll start with the strongest link from the last round that’s CJ let’s play the weakest link start the clock CJ which Lancashire actress played bubble

In the TV series absolutely fabulous Jane horo correct Terry and so to bed was a signing offline used by which historic diarist peeps correct Cliff what is the nationality of the artist Jasper Johns born in 1930 French American CJ in 7 1984 Vincent lunardi accompanied by a dog a

Cat and a pigeon became the first person in Britain to travel successfully in what way balloon correct Terry in astronomy niad is the innermost and nearad the outermost of the satellites of which planet Saturn Neptune cliff in math what name is given to a quadrilateral in

Which all the sides of the same length and all angles are right angles Triangle Square CJ and children’s literature who turkey lurky pass Foxy Loxy Terry which actor connects the TV series playing the field and the royal family I don’t know Ricky Tomlinson Cliff which Canadian city is the home of

The University of British Columbia Edmonson Vancouver CJ which China of shops once had a slogan nothing over six Marks and Spencers wwor Terry in which Commonwealth country is the former football known as rules mainly played Australia correct cliff on which part of the body would you wear Gators

On your legs lower legs I’ll accept that CJ which DJ and radio presenter was born John Ravenscroft on Mery side in 1939 John Peele correct Terry the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks which Brazilian city that was the correct answer but time was up and in any case in that round you

Banked absolutely Nothing in round seven you get the chance to double watch you bank but that will require you to bank something first that means in the next round there is £5,000 to be one the question is and this will be very very tricky who isn’t

Up to it none of us who is most likely to let you down all of them it’s hard to believe any of you can cope with the pressure but I suggest it’s time to vote off the weakest link for the fourth time in the game CJ is the strongest link statistically for

The second time in a row Cliff is the weakest link as he got the most answers wrong will the team have noticed this time voting over it’s time to reveal who you think is the weakest link cliff Cliff CJ CJ my Cliff you got more questions on

Than anybody else you don’t mind his hair um well there’s not that much of it let’s be honest Terry why Cliff I felt he did a little bit worse than I did okay Cliff yes run out of luck you it happens to everybody you win some you lose some

Well statistically you were the worst player then with two votes you are the weakest link goodbye most of the questions I got wrong I’m going to be ribed over it was last time but I mean you’ve got make an instant decision if you don’t make an instant decision and you delay you’re

Dead so you’ve got two choices get it right or get it wrong the question that particularly G me getting wrong was triangle I mean I’m going to get uh images sent over with the fax machine I’m sure when this goes out I think CJ’s going to win I mean his overall

Knowledge is phenomenal so he’s going to walk away with the money round seven and of the £15,000 you could have won by now you have managed a not very impressive 1,650 CJ and Terry just the two of you left at this time you have only 90 seconds but whatever you win in this

Round will be doubled and added to your total to make up your final prize money £5,000 therefore is at stake in this round we start with the strongest link from the last round that’s CJ let’s play the weakest link start the clock CJ and TV which chef will take over next year

As host of Master Chef Angley Harriet Gary rhods Terry in which US city is the National Air and Space Museum Washington correct CJ in literature which popular novelist also use the pseudonym Catherine Marchant Jane Austin Katherine cookson Terry which designer won a Vogue fashion award this year which was handed to her

By her father Linda McCartney Stella McCartney CJ laspas is the largest port in which island group in the Atlantic Ocean caneris correct Terry which bird a resident of Britain can be pied gray or yellow rtail correct correct CJ the old town of Edo is found in the heart of

Which Japanese City Tokyo correct Terry in pop music whose album but seriously entered the UK charts at number one in 1989 pass Phil Collins CJ in mythology which time of the day is the Greek goddess EOS said to personify dusk or Dawn Dawn correct Terry in nature the

Flower the t- rose is native to which country China CJ history is more or less bunk according to a famous s by which American car maker Henry Ford correct Terry which site was originally made from chiel the latex sap of a tree time up team and you didn’t make it to

£22,000 you won precisely nothing so there’s nothing to double that means total prize money this evening of £1,650 but of course only one of you can take that money away so you will now be playing against each other head-to-head I’ll ask alternate questions it’s the best of five whoever answers the most

Questions correctly wins it’s as simple as that if there’s a tie after five questions each will go for sudden death until we have a winner so CJ and Terry for 1,650 depart let’s play The Weakest Link CJ is the strongest Link in the last round you have the choice of who

Goes first I’d like Terry to go first please Terry in the late 14th century John Wickliffe produced the first English version of which book The Bible that is the correct answer CJ in the animated film Chicken Run who voiced the character of Rocky Mel Gibson that is the correct answer Terry the

Metropolitan District Railway was the first line on which British transport Network the London Underground that is the correct answer CJ in which year will Queen Elizabeth ith II celebrate her golden jubilee 2002 that is the correct answer let me remind you that you are praying for £1,650 you are not fighting the clock

You can take as long as you like Terry at the Sydney Olympics what was the first first name of the swimmer who won his 100 m heat despite taking over a minute longer than the Olympic record aome the correct answer is Eric CJ which English county has no borders with any other

The aisle of white that is the correct answer Terry former Miss Great Britain Leila Williams and Christopher Trace were the original presenters of which children’s television program blue P that is the correct answer CJ which Seaside Town gave ENT Eric Bartholomew his stage name morom that is the correct

Answer Terry you need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game otherwise CJ goes home with £1,650 which Elvis Presley hit begins well bless my soul what’s wrong with me Don’t Tread On My Blue Suede Shoes the correct answer is All Shook Up Hold on that means CJ you are today’s

Strongest link and you go away with £1,650 Terry you leave with nothing Absolutely join us again for the weakest link goodbye I don’t begr CJ his win good luck to him he did well he answered his questions correctly and I didn’t had I had Terry’s questions I would still have won I knew the answers to all four that

He was asked um that was my main worry about being asked to go first or second just to get the the wrong set but for I was so much better than him that it really didn’t Matter