Pointless: Two women contestants scoop £2,250 jackpot with this INCREDIBLE football answer
A POINTLESS contestant gave one of the best answer’s in the show’s history and her reason behind picking it is even better.
The women scooped the jackpot prize with an incredible football answer
Friends get Pointless football answer for incredible reason
Sisters Tasha and Jo, appeared on the tea-time BBC one show on Wednesday, where the objective is to score as little as possible.
The pair selected the category 2000 where they then had to pick from a Euro 2000 goalscorer, a Brit Award winner from the same year or an actor or actress who featured in Snatch for their pointless answer in the final round.
Tasha made the shock decision to pick an answer for Euro goalscorer and said: “I have one goalscorer – Henrik Larsson”.
The women looked on in shock as the counter began moving down at a rapid speed, which confirmed that they had given a correct answer.
The women watched in anticipation to find out if their answer was a pointless one
The sisters were overjoyed at winning the jackpot prize
When the bar went all the way to zero, the sisters jumped around and shrieked in amazement.
The former footballer - who scored in Sweden’s 2-1 defeat to Italy - helped the women win the £2,250 jackpot prize.
But the reason behind her answer was even more remarkable.
After being congratulated by co-host Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman wondered why the picked the Swedish striker, he asked: “How about it, is there a story behind why you chose Henrick Larson?”
Tasha replied: “Basically my boyfriend is a massive Celtic supporter and he knows that I am rubbish with names and things like that.
They were in shock that the answer had scooped them the jackpot
“He said: ‘Anything football related, he’s played from Man U, he’s played for Celtic and Barcelona I think’ and he just said: ‘Go for Henrik Larrson’!”
“No way,” said Richard who went on to congratulate her boyfriend, Alex, himself.
Her sister even suggested they should buy him a drink for the football knowledge.
Earlier in the week, Alexander revealed to the Radio Times that the Queen is a fan of the BBC one show.
Other celebrity fans are reported to include Dame Judi Dench, Roy Hodgson, Jimmy McGovern, Robert Harris and Lord Pinnock.
Pointless continues weekdays on BBC One at 5.15pm.