<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> 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>
what is the highest jackpot won on pointless
what is the highest jackpot won on pointless
£ 24,750
£ 24,750