JASON Johnson and Robbie McSkimming proved they are the most Pointless duo in West Fife.

The pair starred on the popular BBC quiz show, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, on Monday.

They bested three other rival teams to lift the coveted Pointless trophy but missed out on a £1,000 jackpot.

Robbie, frontman of local band Dancing on Tables, and Jason, a computer programmer from Carnock, used their nous on famous Williams’, medical problems, animals with flowers, umbrellas and famous fights to make the final where their knowledge of disaster movies fell agonisingly short.

They were asked for cast members in Backdraft, The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure, and while Steven Baldwin and Slim Pickens were incorrect answers, Robert Wagner was correct but scored two points.

Robbie, from Crossford, told the Press this week: “I actually downloaded the Pointless app while we were waiting backstage. I never won on that, either! We had so long to wait and we came so close. We were there for 7am, and we weren’t given the nod to come through to the studio till around 3pm as they have other episodes to film.

“They make it look so smooth on the TV. You answer a question and it takes a while for the graphics to be checked. You’re standing there for a while thinking of better answers in your head and wishing you hadn’t said your answer.

“It was filmed in November last year, and we had to remain quite cautious about what we could tell people before it aired.”

Family friend Jason was round for tea when he asked if Robbie would like to apply for Pointless with him. After a recorded interview and general knowledge quiz, they were accepted.

And the recording of the show gave Robbie the perfect chance to promote Dancing on Tables, the Dunfermline Press Live Music Award winners of 2016.

“We were speaking to both Alexander and Richard – who was still taller than me while I was standing on the podium – and they were very nice. We never got the opportunity to give them any of our music, but we did give some CDs out when we were down there.”

The show asks contestants to conjure up their best general knowledge as they try to find a ‘pointless’ answer.

Before each show, a panel of 100 members of the public are asked question which will appear on the programme and they must name as many as they can within 100 seconds.