How to Play Pointless?

Contestants try to score as few points as possible by giving obscure answers to general knowledge questions. If no one else from a panel of 100 anonymous participants have thought of the same answer, the contestant will get zero points. The team with the fewest points at the end of the episode wins the jackpot.

Can you play Pointless at home?

The BBC show Pointless has become sort of a tradition. It is a great quiz programme that you can play along with at home, trying to get the pointless answers. Hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, the show is now a decade old and has spanned 22 series plus 11 celebrity versions, reports the MEN.

What is a Pointless answer on Pointless?

If a team's answer is correct, they score one point for each participant who gave it during the survey; an answer given by none of the participants is termed "pointless" and adds nothing to the team's score. If the answer is incorrect, the team scores the maximum of 100 points.