The Ruling Class is made up of “The Tyrant” Ty Lieberman and Witney “The Beauty” Seibold. They entered the match with a record of 0-0. This was their first match as a team.
Plot Twist is made up of “Lightning” Liz Shannon Miller and Brandon “The Hornet” Hanna. They entered the match with a record of 0-0. This was their first match as a team. They represented The Quirky Mercs.
First Round
Lieberman had a perfect round but missed the bonus question. Seibold had a perfect round and hit the bonus question. The Ruling Class earned twenty-one of a possible twenty-two points.
Miller missed one question. Hanna missed three questions. Plot Twist earned sixteen of a possible twenty points.
The missed questions were:
Category: Pixar
Which Pixar film features the vocal talents of Kaitlyn Dias, Bill Hader, Richard Kind, and Diane Lane?
Hanna’s Answer: Wall-E
Miller’s Answer: A Bug’s Life
Correct Answer: Inside OutCategory: Courtroom Dramas
What actor, who has been nominated for three acting Oscars, plays the lead role of Rudy Baylor in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker?
Hanna’s Answer: Robert DeNiro
Correct Answer: Matt DamonCategory: Musicals
What 2005 film involves Max Bialystock & Leo Bloom, who want to make a Broadway flop with the offensive musical ‘Springtime for Hitler’?
Hanna’s Answer: Rent
Correct Answer: The ProducersCategory: Bonus
Which 2019 horror-thriller features supporting performances from Cliff Curtis, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, and Kyliegh Curran?
Lieberman’s Answer: Us
Correct Answer: Doctor Sleep
The score at the end of the first round was 21-16 to The Ruling Class.
Second Round
The Ruling Class chose to go first. They spun Ice Cube, decided to spin again, and got Scores & Soundtracks. They went to multiple-choice twice, answered four out of five questions correctly, and earned six out of a possible ten points.
Plot Twist stole The Ruling Class’ miss for two points.
What film directed by Edgar Wright features such songs as ‘Bell Bottoms’, ‘The Harlem Shuffle’ and ‘Brighton Rock’?
The Ruling Class’ Answer: Last Night in Soho
Plot Twist’s Answer: Baby Driver
Correct Answer: Baby Driver
Plot Twist spun Wizarding World and kept it. They answered five out of five questions correctly and earned ten out of a possible ten points.
The score at the end of the second round was 28-26 to Plot Twist.
Third Round
The Ruling Class’ two-point question was in the category of Gene Hackman and Seibold got it correct.
In which Will Smith action-thriller, from director Tony Scott, does Hackman appear as Edward ‘Brill’ Lyle, a former NSA communications expert?
Seibold’s Answer: Enemy of the State
Correct Answer: Enemy of the State
Plot Twist’s two-point question was in the category of Amblin and Hanna got it incorrect.
Peter Banning, a workaholic father who has lost sight of his past and who he really is, is the lead character of what Steven Spielberg film?
Hanna’s Answer: War of the Worlds
Correct Answer: Hook
Plot Twist’s three-point question was in the category of Westerns and Miller got it correct.
Who plays the title character, a homicidal singing cowboy, in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?
Miller’s Answer: Tim Blake Nelson
Correct Answer: Tim Blake Nelson
The Ruling Class’ three-point question was in the category of Matt & Ben and Lieberman got it correct.
Which 2007 crime-thriller starring Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, and Michelle Monaghan marked Ben Affleck’s directorial debut?
Lieberman’s Answer: Gone Baby Gone
Correct Answer: Gone Baby Gone
Plot Twist’s five-point question was in the category of Tom Cruise and they got it correct.
Which Oscar winner plays the representative to the “Life Extension” company in the film Vanilla Sky?
Plot Twist’s Answer: Tilda Swinton
Correct Answer: Tilda Swinton
The Ruling Class’ five-point question was in the category of Black Cinema and they got it correct.
George Tillman Jr. directed what 1997 dramedy featuring Vivica A. Fox & Nia Long, which is told through the eyes of 11-year-old Ahmad?
The Ruling Class’ Answer: Soul Food
Correct Answer: Soul Food
The final score was 37-36 to The Ruling Class.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Plot Twist answered 24 out of the 29 questions asked to them correctly for an accuracy of 82.76%. Their record is now 0-1.
The Ruling Class answered 28 out of the 30 questions asked to them correctly for an accuracy of 93.33%. Their record is now 1-0.
