<P> The object of the game is for contestants to provide answers that are not only correct but also as obscure as possible, with each game consisting of teams of two contestants; previously the programme featured five teams to begin with, but this was later reduced to four teams . Prior to each show, 100 people are given 100 seconds to provide as many answers as they can to a series of general knowledge questions as part of a pre-conducted survey, and in each round, contestants are asked these same questions . Giving a correct answer scores one point for every participant that gave it, though if none of the survey participants gives a correct answer that a contestant provides, the team scores zero points for providing a "Pointless" answer, while giving an incorrect answer scores 100 points . In all rounds, host Alexander Armstrong provides contestants with the rules they must adhere to, as well as the category and question they will be answering, while his assistant Richard Osman elaborates on what answers they will accept with the current question, provides information on any answers given (whether right or wrong), and showcases a list of all the Pointless answers a contestant has provided / could have used and the top three high - scoring answers for the question . </P> <P> The format of the show consists of two elimination rounds to begin with, in which teams must achieve as low a score as possible, with those who achieve the highest score in each round being eliminated from the game; if two teams are tied for the highest score in either of these rounds, a sudden - death "lockdown" round is played, with the higher - scoring team losing . Following these rounds, the two surviving teams compete against each other to find the lowest scoring answer in a series of questions, with the winning team moving on to the final round . Prior to the final round, every Pointless answer given adds £ 250 to the cash jackpot, and eliminated teams making their first appearance are eligible to appear again in the next consecutive game; teams who have appeared twice or reached the final round cannot return (with the exceptions of the teams that appeared in the 1000th episode). The team that reaches the final round is awarded a Pointless trophy to keep, and then must supply three answers to a question, in which one must be a Pointless answer in order to win the jackpot as it stands for that game, otherwise the money rolls over to the next show . </P> <P> The cash jackpot begins at £ 1,000 at the start of its run . Should it not be won at the end of a game, the amount (including any increases from Pointless answers) is rolled over to the next game and increased by £ 1,000, offering returning and new contestants a chance of winning a bigger cash prize . To date, the highest recorded jackpot won on the show as a result of it rolling over from previous games, was £ 24,750 on 8 March 2013 . Once the jackpot is won, the amount is reset to £ 1,000 . For the celebrity version, the jackpot is set at £ 2,500, and increases by £ 250 for each Pointless answer found, while special editions have the jackpot set at £ 5,000, and increased by £ 500 for each Pointless answer found; in neither version does the jackpot roll over to another show . </P> <P> During an elimination round, teams aim to score as few points as possible, with the team having the highest score at the end of the round being eliminated from the game . Each round consists of a question derived from a subject, with each member of a team required to give an answer during a pass; each round consists of two passes, and teams are required, prior to the question being given, to decide who answers during the first pass, with the other answering during the second pass . The order of play differs; in the first elimination round, it is determined by drawing lots in advance of recording, while in the second, it is determined by the scores in the previous round, though in both, the team nearest to the host answers first, moving on towards the team farthest from them, before going back in reverse order during the second pass . In the event of a tie, the tied teams are allowed to confer and give an extra answer to the question, until one team manages to score more points than the others; if no team can give a correct answer on this pass, the question is thrown out and a new one is asked in its place . </P>

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