Knightmare Pointless IV
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Well i was trying to avoid this one, but I'll have to go with Bill Cashmore.
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Amy says Bill Cashmore - let's see what that scores her...
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Bill Cashmore played Snapper-Jack, Honesty Bartram and Bhal-Shebah in Series 8, and he's just earned you a place in the head-to-head, Amy.
AMY
Answer 1 - 1
Answer 2 - 2
TOTAL - 3
BEN
Answer 1 - 4
Answer 2 - 3
TOTAL - 7
NICK
Answer 1 - 2
Answer 2 - 0
TOTAL - 2
And so we say goodbye to Ben, who can now take his place in the Knightmare Pointless Hall of Fame for being the only person so far to have gone out in all three rounds - Round 1, Round 2 and the Head-to-Head! Thanks very much for playing, Ben, and I hope you enjoyed the experience.
Now, let's see the whole board for that question:
ADRIAN NEIL - 4
ANTHONY DONOVAN - 3
JOANNE HEYWOOD - 3
SAMANTHA PERKINS - 3
NATASHA POPE - 3
BILL CASHMORE - 2
JULIET HENRY-MASSY - 2
JACQUELIN JOYCE - 2
AUDREY JENKINSON - 1
DAVID VERREY - 1
ERIN GERAGHTY - 0
Nick and Amy now move on to the head-to-head. Whichever one of them wins the best of three questions will be our fourth Knightmare Pointless champion, which will earn them two things - the chance to find a pointless answer in the jackpot final, and a guaranteed place in the Knightmare Pointless Champion of Champions Game!
ROUND 3 - HEAD-TO-HEAD
The first question - we gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
WITCHES AND SORCERESSES
So that's any female Knightmare character who can reasonably be classed as a witch or sorceress. For this particular question, they DO NOT have to have been played by a credited Knightmare actor. And if you're wondering exactly what our judges meant by "reasonably be classed", you'll find out once you venture your answer - it's up to you to decide how much of a risk to take!
Amy, you have scored slightly less than Nick during the game so far (there's only 1 point in it, actually) so you get to go first. Nick, please post your answer when you see that Amy has posted hers - don't wait for me to say anything, because I won't!
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Oh goodie this is getting exciting now. Hmm...let's go for Mistress Goody.
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Amy says Mistress Goody - let's see what that scores her...
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Nick says Peggatty - let's see what that scores him...
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So Nick takes a 1-0 lead! Let's take a look at the whole board for that question:
AESANDRE - 5
GREYSTAGG - 5
HEGGATTY - 5
MALDAME - 5
MALICE - 5
MISTRESS GOODY - 5
MORGHANNA - 5
LILLITH - 4
MILDREAD - 4
MRS GRIMWOLD - 4
PEGGATTY - 4
SIDRISS - 4
Right then, on to the second question. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
NAMED CREATURES AND ANIMALS
So that's any Knightmare creature (e.g. goblin, skull ghost, mireman) or animal (e.g. lizard, dog, elephant) with a specific name (e.g. Bob, Mike, Susan). This does NOT include any main (i.e. where the actor is credited) characters, including voice-only or body-only parts. Humans or sub-humans such as witches and ogres do NOT count.
Nick, it's you to answer first. Amy, please post your answer as soon as you see that Nick has done his.
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Aw damn. This is quite a hard one. Well if I get this wrong then congrats Nick. I'll go for Neddy (Sir High's horse).
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Nick says Mug - let's see what that scores him...
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Amy says Neddy - let's see what that scores her...
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Amy, you've done what you needed to do and the score is now level at 1-1! Let's take a look at all the answers for that one:
BETHSEMENE (cat) - 5
GRIPPA (goblin) - 5
RHARK (goblin) - 5
FALGO (pooka) - 4
FESTUS (hellhound) - 4
TINY (hobgoblin) - 4
ARIADNE (spider) - 3
MUG (gargoyle) - 3
PUCK (pooka) - 3
RED DEATH (dragon) - 3
KHAR (cobra) - 2
MEDUSA (gorgon) - 2
BULSTRODE (troll) - 1
LITTLE ACORN (tree troll) - 1
NEDDY (horse) - 1
RODNEY (maggot) - 1
SNAPPER (snapdragon) - 0
Knightmare Pointless watchers, if you can think of any others then you should feel very proud of yourselves, as this means that I and all my answerers have totally overlooked them, and they would have been pointless.
So, who will be our champion - Nick or Amy? It could very well be decided by the next question. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
DUNGEONEERS WHOSE SIZE CHANGED DURING THEIR QUEST
So that's any dungeoneer whose quest involved growing and/or shrinking. This DOES include dungeoneers whose physical appearance changed into the likeness of anyone or anything bigger or smaller than themselves at any point. Please give your answers in the form of Dungeoneer's First Name (Series X), e.g. William (Series 20).
Amy, it's you to answer first. Nick, please follow suit.
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Anyone? So does that mean that their appearance could change completely (e.g. turning into a mouse)?
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Well I know for a fact that no dungeoneer turned into a mouse. Umm...(lets hope this works) Kelly (Season 3).
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That was going to be my answer, but if Amy does indeed win, all credit to her - that answer of Neddy would never have occurred to me if I had thought about it all day. I myself am torn between a few answers, but in the end, I'm going to stick with Series 3 and go for Martin, when he turned into a ghost. It looked smaller than he did, so I hope it's right.
Just realised I didn't post according to what the host asked, so my answer is Martin (Series 3). (Sorry!)
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Amy says Kelly (Series 3) - let's see what that scores her...
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Nick says Martin (Series 3) - let's see what that scores him...
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I actually can't believe this - Amy has become our Knightmare Pointless runner-up on the third and final head-to-head question for the third time! This indicates to me a cruel mix of excellent overall gameplay and rather bad luck at the most crucial moments. Amy, what can I say? Thanks for playing again and thanks for running-up again - you'll be at the top of the list for any future rounds, I promise!
Of course, we mustn't let this take anything away from the outstanding performance of our new Knightmare Pointless champion - Nick! A superbly played game, a pointless answer along the way, and a well deserved victory, so hearty congratulations to you, Nick!
Later today I will post the jackpot final, where you will have the chance to find another pointless answer and sweeten your victory even further. Whatever happens there, of course, your place in the Knightmare Pointless Champion of Champions game is already assured.
In the meantime, we'd better tidy up the loose ends with the size question. Kelly grew larger when she changed into the Behemoth, of course, and Martin grew smaller when he became a skull ghost. All the low scores for this question are for dungeoneers who changed into creatures or characters, and I was really in two minds about whether to allow these, or to go simply for growing/shrinking but keeping the same shape. I'm still not sure whether I made the right decision about that, but here is the board anyway:
NICKY (SERIES 4) - 4
JULIE (SERIES 7) - 4
DICKON (SERIES 4) - 3
ROSS (SERIES 3) - 3
SOPHIA (SERIES 6) - 3
KELLY (SERIES 3) - 2
CHRIS (SERIES 5) - 1
DANIEL (SERIES
- 1DUNSTAN (SERIES
- 1MARTIN (SERIES 3) - 1
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To be honest, I don't care that I didn't win. I'm just happy that I'm a runner up (again)
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Damn, that "named creatures" question was a good one. I had a go at it for fun and missed five of them, including both of the ones Nick and Amy gave, and the pointless answer which I really should have got!
Can't believe Amy's lost out in the head-to-head three times in a row - that is seriously rotten luck!! Congrats to Nick though, that was quite a gamble and it paid off.
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You too Nick. Good luck to you in the jackpot
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ROUND 4 - JACKPOT FINAL
Nick, you are the new Knightmare Pointless champion, and you now have three chances to win the Knightmare Pointless jackpot. As I said before, I don't have any more Knightmare badges, so the prize is an original copy of the first ever issue of The Eye Shield fanzine (which has never really been seen online in its full, original glory!) signed by longtime TES contributor and editor Jake Collins. All you have to do is find a pointless answer to our final question. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
CHARACTERS WHO GAVE OUT ONE SPELL
So that's any character who gave one single spell to a dungeoneer - not two spells, not no spells, but one spell.
Here are some points to bear in mind:
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Uncast spells count in all totals, so if a character gave out two spells but only one of them was actually cast, that character would not be a correct answer. By the same token, any character who gave out one spell that ended up not being cast would be a correct answer.
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The spells in question must be normal āSpellcastingā spells, not weird summoning/reveal-hidden spells.
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That cavernwraith from Series 2 does not count as a character in this game, so it will not be accepted as a correct answer. (And it wouldn't have been pointless anyway, as I am only mentioning it now because one of my answerers made me think of it!)
So Nick, please post three characters who gave out one spell only. If one of them is pointless, you will win the jackpot!
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Quite a question. I have to say that the subject of spells is not a particular favourite of mine, so if all these answers are way out, don't be overly surprised. O.K.. Here goes:
My first answer is the Troll from Series 2, who gave that TRUTH spell to Akash.
Second, I would like to go for Julius Scaramonger, who sold CHANGE to Chris is Series 5.
Finally, and least confidently, I am opting for Brother Mace, who gave Ben the SESAME spell in Series 5.
Those are three of four answers; if the fourth turns out to be the pointless one, I shall not be happy. I'll reveal what it was after the result.
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Like last time, there are actually seven pointless answers available here, but has Nick been lucky enough to stumble across any of them? His first answer is Troll - let's see if that's any good...
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As you said, he gave a TRUTH spell to Akash, but most of our 6 people remembered that. Let's turn to Julius Scaramonger, then. Is he a pointless answer?
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Again, you were spot on with the explanation - Julius gave Chris the CHANGE spell that transformed him into a goblin. I must admit that I was expecting a bigger score when I checked on that just now, but it's still one too many - curses! So then, we come to Brother Mace - can he do anything for you?
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Sadly, he can't. As well as that SESAME spell he gave to Ben in Series 5, Mace gave a FREEZE spell to Helen during his very first appearance, in the second episode of Series 4. So Nick, you don't win the Knightmare Pointless jackpot, but that doesn't make you any less a champion!
Now, let's see all the correct answers for that question, including the seven pointless ones. Just in case anyone is interested to know, I'm including the spells that each of them gave out.
TROLL (TRUTH) - 4
VELDA (TRANSFORM) - 4
MILDREAD (RUST) - 3
HEGGATTY (BEAUTY) - 2
MALDAME (SAVANT) - 2
FIDJIT (SIGHT) - 1
JULIUS SCARAMONGER (CHANGE) - 1
MELLISANDRE (FLARE) - 1
BROTHER STRANGE (FLOAT) - 0
ELITA (SESAME) - 0
HONESTY BARTRAM (SHADE) - 0
LORD FEAR (FLOAT) - 0
MALICE (HERO) - 0
ROTHBERRY (FLOAT) - 0
SMIRKENORFF (SPEED) - 0
Perhaps the trick there was to think of where Series 8's FLOAT spells came from! I can't help thinking that it's rather a cruel twist of fate that you could have won by putting "Strange" instead of "Mace" after "Brother", or choosing the other giver of the SESAME spell apart from Brother Mace! Still, never mind...
I am well aware that there is one controversial pointless answer there - Smirkenorff really gave out two spells, but our judges were not at all sure that BURST should count as a normal "Spellcasting" spell beause it appeared to work without being spelled out on-screen, so they decided to allow Smirkenorff as a correct answer for this and hang any potential consequences that may have occurred!
Congratulations once again on your win, Nick, and don't forget to join me soon for the Champion of Champions game, where you'll get the chance to battle it out with Ross, Rosey and Annie to become the Ultimate Knightmare Pointless Champion of 2011!
All Knightmare Pointless graphics are created by my boon companion Ross Thompson.
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