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Pointless is a British television quiz show produced by Banijay subsidiary Remarkable Entertainment for the BBC hosted by Alexander Armstrong.In each episode, four teams of two contestants attempt to find correct but obscure answers to four rounds of general knowledge questions, with the winning team eligible to compete for the show's cash jackpot.
The etymological origin of nihilism is the Latin root word nihil, meaning 'nothing', which is similarly found in the related terms annihilate, meaning 'to bring to nothing', [5] and nihility, meaning 'nothingness'. [21]
Giving a "pointless" answer (personne n'y avait pensé) before the jackpot round wins the duo €100. [ 1 ] The duo who score the highest in each round are eliminated, until the winning duo gets to play for a jackpot starting at €2,000.
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If the answer is correct, the team scores one point for each participant that gave it during the survey; if none of the surveyed participants gave an answer listed for the question and a contestant gives it, the team scores zero points for providing a "pointless" answer. If the answer is incorrect, the team scores the maximum of 100 points.
The aim is to earn the least amount of points as possible, ideally giving a pointless answer to get 0 points. Answers to a question can earn between 0-100 points. A wrong answer automatically sees a team get the maximum score of a hundred points.
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In 2021, Gosling was a contestant on Pointless Celebrities. She paired up with former BBC News colleague John Pienaar, playing for Ovarian Cancer Action and Macmillan respectively. They reached the final with a jackpot of £2,500, although failed to produce any 'pointless' answers. [49]