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It's not every day the Pointless contestants take home the jackpot, but two sisters were celebrating on last night's show after bagging over £2,000 between them.

How did they get a Pointless answer? One of their boyfriends told them what to say.

No, there was no cheating or trickery with coughing in the audience. It's all much more innocent than that.

Sisters Tasha and Jo were given 'the Year 2000' to contend with - even though they were aged six and five, respectively, at the time.

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The women had to name anyone who matched the categories 'Goalscorers at Euro 2000', 'Actors in the 2000 film Snatch' or 'Winners at the Brit Awards in 2000'.

Tasha said: "I have one goalscorer... Henrik Larsson."

While Jo confessed she had "no idea", Tasha tried to explain, "Alex told me..."

When their answers had been accepted and Alexander Armstrong asked them to choose which is least likely to be pointless, Tasha smiled as she chose Henrik Larsson.

They clearly had no clue whether the answer was good or not, with Tasha saying she would be "surprised if it gets points and surprised if it doesn't."

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And when Alexander Armstrong consults his fancy flashy board to see if Larsson was a correct answer, the contestants are clearly gobsmacked. Tasha even clutches her face, open-mouthed.

Co-host Richard Osman asks if there is a "story" behind their choice, which is when their strategy is revealed.

Tasha said: "My boyfriend Alex is a massive Celtic supporter and he knows I'm rubbish with names and things like that so he said, 'Anything football related - he's played for Man U, he's played for Celtic and Barcelona I think?'

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"He just said 'Go for Henrik Larsson' and it's paid off!"

Osman joked that Alex will be happy but he's not going to get the money, but Tasha and Jo insist he will get a fair share.

We hope you at least get a drink out of it, Alex.