Rosey wondered if I was going to ask you "What would you
do with a Knightmare badge?" in the style of Alexander Armstrong before doing this bit, but I thought the answer was obvious. Then again, there are lots of things you
could do with a Knightmare badge - popping balloons, removing splinters, jabbing people...
Anyway, let's see whether our first Knightmare Pointless champion - the man of the moment,
Ross Thompson - is also our first Knightmare Pointless jackpot winner. First we turn our attention to the question:
FIRST NAMES SHARED BY AT LEAST 2 DUNGEONEERS
Your first answer was
Simon, which - as you say - featured as a dungeoneer first name in Series 1 and 4. There were also Simons in Series 3 and 7 - four in all! Let's see whether it's a pointless answer:
It's not! Your second answer was
Chris. Again, you named two of the four - Series 2 and 5 did indeed have Chrises, and so did Series 3 and 6. Is Chris a pointless answer?
No! I think people remembered Simon and Chris because they were the only dungeoneer names that turned up a wopping four times! Let's take a look at the whole board for that question:
Chris - 5
Simon - 5
Ben - 4
Julie - 4
Helen - 3
Kelly - 3
Martin - 2
Nicola - 2
Richard - 2
Alex - 1
Daniel - 0
I had to put in all that guff about the non-existent Robert and Robbie because of Daniel and Danny. While Daniel from Series 8 is known exclusively as Daniel, Danny from Series 1 is called Daniel on a regular basis by his advisors. Therefore, there are two Daniels. The same is true of Nicola - the Nicola from Series 4 is also called Nicky! However, Jamie from Series 2 is not a James (to go with James from Series 3) because he is only ever called Jamie on-screen, so that could be his full name for all we know! The same is true for Anthony and Tony from Series 2.
If anyone is unhappy with that explanation, I'm afraid they are just going to have to live with it - lines have to be drawn somewhere, and I - as the host of this particular game - must draw them! Now, let's look at the second question:
KNIGHTMARE CHARACTERS BEGINNING WITH G
Your first answer was
Gibbet. An uncredited character, of course, but confirmed many years ago as an alter-ego of credited Knightmare actor Alec Westwood. Let's see if Gibbet is pointless...
Almost, but not quite! And so we come to your final answer -
Gatekeeper. Is that a pointless answer?
Yes! The Gatekeeper was more usually known (and always credited) as the Gatemaster, but as he did call himself the Gatekeeper in the final episode of Series 5, I can't very well tell you that that isn't his name! Hearty congratulations, Ross - you win the Knightmare badge, which I will give to you when I next see you! Let's take a look at the whole board for that question:
Grimaldine - 7
Gretel - 4
Greystagg - 4
Gumboil - 4
Gwendoline - 4
Golgarach - 3
Gundrada - 3
Giant - 2
Gibbet - 2
Goody - 2
Granitas - 2
Gatemaster - 0
And so ends the first ever game of Knightmare Pointless, but don't feel too sad because there will be more - at least one! Many, many thanks to Ross, Ben, Greg and Gez for playing, to everyone who answered the questions for answering, and massive kudos to Ross, our jackpot winner!
As I don't have an infinite stock of questions, I'd like you to have another go at this question. Ben, you go first this time, and Ross can post as soon as Ben's answer is posted.
