In Pointless If You Get To The Final You Are Asked To Make Three Selections

[gollob]

Then you are asked to put them in order. What the hell difference does in make what order you put them in .If one is correct you win the jackpot

[Mamyalynne]

Makes no difference whatsoever but fills in a moment of the show.

[choux]

They are looking to heighten the tension, the contestants' last choice should be the best chance they have of winning.

[Hopkirk]

They want to ramp up the tension with jeopardy.

It gives Alexander something to talk about over and over again.

[Peter Pedant]

you mean putting them in order is - - - pointless

[Peter Pedant]

oh I felt sorry for the leddy to guessed - stanley attlee
the husband whgo had scored zero clucked....

at least she didnt say Moaner Bonar ( Law)

[vulcan42]

Thank you very much indeed.

[gingejbee]

Isn't it strange how the obvious goes over some peoples' heads?

[douglas9401]

...I'll repeat the above one more time.

Some slight flexibility in the format would help immensely.
It is only the telly though and cheap telly at that.

[Mozz71]

How would you amend the format then Douglas?