Defending champions Shazam are made up of William “The Beast” Bibbiani and Brendan “The Kid” Meyer. They entered the match with a record of 13-2. Their career accuracy as a team was 90%. They represented the Quirky Mercs.
Challengers KOrruption are made up of Mike “The Killer” Kalinowski and “The Cobra” Chance Ellison. They entered the match with a record of 8-4. Their career accuracy as a team was 83%. They represented KOrruption.
The stipulation on this match was that if KOrruption lost, they would have to break up as a team.
First Round
Bibbiani missed one question. Meyer missed one question. Shazam earned eighteen out of a possible twenty points.
Kalinowski missed one question. Ellison had a perfect round and hit the bonus question. KOrruption earned twenty out of a possible twenty-one points.
The missed questions were:
Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
What actress features in the following films: The Curse of La Llorona, Hunter Killer, and Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Bibbiani’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Linda CardelliniCategory: Comedies
Which of the following actors was not in 2018’s Tag: Jake Johnson, Rashida Jones, Hannibal Buress, or Chelsea Peretti?
Meyer’s Answer: Rashida Jones
Kalinowski’s Answer: Rashida Jones
Correct Answer: Chelsea Peretti
The score at the end of the first round was 20-18 to KOrruption.
Second Round
KOrruption elected to go first. They spun Oscars, chose to spin again, and got 1980s. They went to multiple-choice once, answered five out of five questions correctly, and earned nine out of a possible ten points.
Shazam spun Dreamworks Animation, decided to spin again, and got New Releases. They answered four out of five questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible ten points.
KOrruption stole Shazam’s miss for two points.
The missed question was:
Who directed the Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, featuring Michael Gandolfini, Jon Bernthal, and Ray Liotta?
Shazam’s Answer: David Chase
KOrruption’s Answer: Alan Taylor
Correct Answer: Alan Taylor
The score at the end of the second round was 31-26 to KOrruption.
Third Round
KOrruption spun Pixar and kept it.
KOrruption bet three points. Shazam bet three points. Both teams were correct.
The question was:
What did Monsters Inc win its sole Academy Award for?
KOrruption’s Answer: Best Original Song
Shazam’s Answer: Best Original Song
Correct Answer: Best Original Song
The score at the end of the third round was 34-29 to KOrruption.
Fourth Round
KOrruption answered one question correctly and earned one point.
Shazam answered four questions correctly and earned four points.
The score at the end of the fourth round was 35-33 to KOrruption.
Fifth Round
Shazam’s two-point question was in the category of Happy Madison & Adam Sandler, and Bibbiani got it correct.
You’ll find the football team known as the Mean Machine, that Burt Reynolds’ Nate Scarborough helps coach, in what 2000s sports comedy?
Bibbiani’s Answer: The Longest Yard
Correct Answer: The Longest Yard
KOrruption’s two-point question was in the category of Animated and Kalinowski got it correct.
What animated franchise features the characters Bullseye the Horse and stuntman Duke Caboom?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Toy Story
Correct Answer: Toy Story
Shazam’s three-point question was in the category of Famous Actors and Actresses and Meyer got it correct.
Which actress stars opposite Will Ferrell as Jovie, who Ferrell’s Buddy falls in love with, in the 2003 holiday film Elf?
Meyer’s Answer: Zooey Deschanel
Correct Answer: Zooey Deschanel
KOrruption’s three-point question was in the category of Dreamworks Animation and Ellison got it correct.
What famous sitcom actor voices Melman, a hypochondriac giraffe, in the Madagascar films?
Ellison’s Answer: David Schwimmer
Correct Answer: David Schwimmer
Shazam’s five-point question was in the category of Crime and they got it correct.
Steve McQueen stars in the 1968 crime film Bullitt, which has a famous car chase through what California City?
Shazam’s Answer: San Francisco
Correct Answer: San Francisco
KOrruption’s five-point question was in the category of Denzel Washington and they got it incorrect.
In total, how many times did Tony Scott direct Denzel Washington?
KOrruption’s Answer: 6
Correct Answer: 5
The final score was 43-40 to Shazam.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, of the ones they provided an answer to, KOrruption answered 30 of the 31 questions correctly for an accuracy of 96.77%. Their record is now 8-5. Due to the stipulation on this match, this was their final match as a team.
Of the ones they provided an answer to, Shazam answered 30 of 33 questions correctly for an accuracy of 90.90%. Their record is now 14-2. They retained the Movie Trivia Schmoedown teams championship.
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