Match Report: Wildberries (4-5, 1KO) vs Jay Washington (0-0)

Wildberries are made up of “The Wildman” Josh Macuga and Eliot “The Mountain” Dewberry. They entered the match with a record of 4-5.

Jay Washington participated in this match without a partner. It was agreed upon that he would receive two points for every correct answer in the first round. They did not state his record during his introductions.

First Round

Macuga missed two questions. Dewberry missed two questions. Wildberries earned sixteen of a possible twenty points.

Washington missed one question. He earned eighteen of a possible twenty points.

The missed questions were:

Category: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Who directed Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, and Liv Tyler in the sci-fi/adventure film Armageddon?
Dewberry’s Answer:  Jerry Bruckheimer
Correct Answer:  Michael Bay

Category: 2010s
Which of the following actors did not appear in Dumb and Dumber To: Kathleen Turner, Rob Riggle, Emma Stone, or Bill Murray?
Macuga’s Answer:  Bill Murray
Correct Answer:  Emma Stone

Category: Family Films
How many times did Richard Harris portray Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series?
Macuga’s Answer:  1
Dewberry’s Answer:  1
Washington’s Answer: 9
Correct Answer:  2

The score at the end of the first round was 18-16 to Wildberries.

Second Round

Wildberries spun Spike Lee, spun again, and got Black Cinema.  They went to multiple-choice once, answered three out of five questions correctly, and earned six out of a possible ten points.

Washington stole one of Wildberries’ misses for two points.

The missed questions were:

Rosario Dawson plays Dina Lane in what 2000s Eddie Murphy film?
Multiple Choice: a) A Thousand Words b) Adventures of Pluto Nash c) Daddy Day Care d) Tower Heist
Wildberries’ Answer:  a) A Thousand Words
Washington’s Answer:  c) Daddy Day Care
Correct Answer:  b) Adventures of Pluto Nash

Who plays the role of Quincy ‘Q’ Powell in 1992’s Juice?
Wildberries’ Answer:  Tupac Shakur
Washington’s Answer:  Omar Epps
Correct Answer:  Omar Epps

Washington spun The Cusacks, decided to spin again, and got Matt & Ben.  He went to multiple-choice four times, answered two out of five questions correctly, and earned three out of a possible ten points.

Wildberries stole Washington’s misses for three points.

The missed questions were:

Matt Damon plays real life car designer Carroll Shelby in which acclaimed film?
Multiple Choice: a) Rush b) Downsizing c) Ford v Ferrari d) Shelby: All American
Washington’s Answer:  d) Shelby: All American
Wildberries’ Answer: c) Ford v Ferrari
Correct Answer:  c) Ford v Ferrari

Ben Affleck co-stars with Jason Bateman in what 2009 comedy directed by Mike Judge?
Multiple Choice: a) Idiocracy b) Extract c) Smokin’ Aces d) Identity Thief
Washington’s Answer:  d) Identity Thief
Wildberries’ Answer:  b) Extract
Correct Answer: b) Extract

Ben Affleck played what popular literary character in the 2002 film The Sums of All Fears?
Multiple Choice: a) Jack Reacher b) Jack Ryan c) Mickey Haller d) Philip Marlowe
Washington’s Answer:  a) Jack Reacher
Wildberries’ Answer:  b) Jack Ryan
Correct Answer:  b) Jack Ryan

The score at the end of the second round was 25-23 to Wildberries.

Third Round

Washington’s two-point question was in the category of Biopics and he got it incorrect.

Which MCU actor plays racecar driver James Hunt in the 2013 film Rush?
Washington’s Answer:  Sebastian Stan
Correct Answer:  Chris Hemsworth

Washington’s three-point question was in the category of 1950s and he got it incorrect.

James Stewart stars in what 1950 film as Elwood P. Dowd, a man whose imaginary friend is a rabbit?
Washington’s Answer:  Drop Dead Fred
Correct Answer:  Harvey

Washington’s five-point question was in the category of Scores & Soundtracks and he got it incorrect.

Justin Hurwitz won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for which 2010s film?
Washington’s Answer:  1917
Correct Answer:  La La Land

The final score was 25-23 to the Wildberries via TKO.

Other Details

Including steal opportunities, Washington answered 12 of the 20 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 60%.  

Including steal opportunities, Wildberries answered 22 of the 28 questions asked to them correctly for an accuracy of 78.57%.  Their record is now 5-5.

Adelia Chamberlain

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