Eric “Z-Man” Zipper entered the match with a singles record of 2-3. His career accuracy was 80.52%. He represented SWAG.
Jeannine the Machine entered the match with a singles record of 5-7. Her career accuracy was 71.05%. She represented The Stars.
First Round
Zipper missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. Jeannine missed two questions, scoring six out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
Which actor is in the following films: Bad Times at the El Royale, Only the Brave, and The Mirror Has Two Faces?
Zipper’s Answer: Jon Hamm
Correct Answer: Jeff BridgesCategory: Comedies
Which actor plays Joe Bowers, who is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year, along with a woman named Rita, in the film Idiocracy?
Jeannine’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Luke WilsonCategory: Oscars
This 2015 biopic written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle received two Oscar nominations in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Jeannine’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Steve Jobs
The score at the end of the first round was 7-6 to Zipper.
Second Round
Zipper deferred so Jeannine went first. She spun Dreamworks Animation, decided to spin again, and got Paul Thomas Anderson. She went to multiple-choice twice, answered three out of four questions correctly, and earned five out of a possible eight points.
Zipper stole Jeannine’s miss for one point.
The missed question was:
Who plays Val Dodd, the son of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character, in The Master?
Multiple Choice: a) Jesse Plemons b) Ben Foster c) Josh Gad d) Mark Webber
Jeannine’s Answer: b) Ben Foster
Zipper’s Answer: a) Jesse Plemons
Correct Answer: a) Jesse Plemons
Zipper spun 1990s, decided to spin again, and got Opponent’s Choice. Jeannine gave him Classics. He went to multiple-choice once, answered two out of four questions correctly, and earned four out of a possible eight points.
Jeannine stole Zipper’s misses for three points.
The missed questions were:
What 1960s musical is known for the line “please sir, I want some more”?
Zipper’s Answer: Oliver Twist
Jeannine’s Answer: Oliver
Correct Answer: Oliver
Who starred in the 1960s westerns Hang ‘Em High and Paint Your Wagon?
Multiple Choice: a) Clint Eastwood b) Charles Bronson c) Lee Marvin d) James Coburn
Zipper’s Answer: d) James Coburn
Jeannine’s Answer: a) Clint Eastwood
Correct Answer: a) Clint Eastwood
The score at the end of the second round was 14-12 to Jeannine.
Third Round
Zipper’s two-point question was in the category of Westerns and he got it correct.
Who received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as the treacherous John Fitzgerald in the film The Revenant?
Zipper’s Answer: Tom Hardy
Correct Answer: Tom Hardy
Jeannine’s two-point question was in the category of 1990s and she got it correct.
Who plays hitman Jules in Pulp Fiction?
Jeannine’s Answer: Samuel L. Jackson
Correct Answer: Samuel L. Jackson
Zipper’s three-point question was in the category of Action/Adventure and he got it incorrect.
Jason Statham plays a hitman named Arthur Bishop in what 2011 action-thriller remake from director Simon West?
Zipper’s Answer: Spencer
Correct Answer: The Mechanic
Zipper’s five-point question was in the category of Black Cinema and he got it correct.
Who made their directorial debut with the 1997 film Eve’s Bayou?
Zipper’s Answer: Kasi Lemmons
Correct Answer: Kasi Lemmons
Jeannine’s three-point question was in the category of Spy and she got it incorrect.
Donald Moffat plays corrupt US President Bennett in what 1990s spy action-thriller directed by Philip Noyce?
Jeannine’s Answer: The Manchurian Candidate
Correct Answer: Clear and Present Danger
Jeannine’s five-point question was in the category of Musicals and she got it correct.
You’ll find the song “One Song Glory” in what 2005 movie adaptation of a Broadway hit, featuring Rosario Dawson and Jesse L. Martin?
Jeannine’s Answer: Rent
Correct Answer: Rent
The final score was 21-19 to Jeannine.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Zipper answered 12 of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 75%. His record is now 2-4.
Including steal opportunities, Jeannine answered 13 of the 17 questions asked to her correctly for an accuracy of 76.47%. Her record is now 6-7. She will play the winner of Mike Kalinowski vs Paul Walter Hauser in the second round of the tournament.
