Saul entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 5-3. His career accuracy was 77%.
Kevin “The Smasher” Smets entered the match with an Innergeekdom record of 7-2. His career accuracy was 90%. He represented The Dungeon.
First Round
Smets had a perfect round and hit the bonus question, scoring eleven out of a possible eleven points. Saul missed four questions, scoring six out of a possible ten points.
The missed questions were:
Category: Alien & Predator
Which Oscar winner plays Meredith Vickers in the film Prometheus?
Saul’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Charlize TheronCategory: Mixed Bag
Who directed the film Bumblebee?
Saul’s Answer: Travis Wyatt
Correct Answer: Travis WrightCategory: Swashbuckling Adventure/Pulp Films
What year saw the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales?
Saul’s Answer: 2007
Correct Answer: 2017Category: Hasbro
Who plays Aisha Campbell, the yellow ranger, in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie?
Saul’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Karen Ashley
The score at the end of the first round was 11-6 to Smets.
Second Round
Smets deferred. Saul spun a Wildcard slice, decided to spin again, and got Star Trek. He went to multiple-choice twice, answered four out of five questions correctly, and earned seven out of a possible ten points.
Smets stole Saul’s miss for one point.
The missed question was:
Which actress from the original 1960s series plays a communications officer aboard the starship Excelsior in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country?
Multiple Choice: a) Grace Lee Whitney b) Majel Barrett c) Diana Muldaur d) Joan Collins
Saul’s Answer: b) Majel Barrett
Smets’ Answer: a) Grace Lee Whitney
Correct Answer: a) Grace Lee Whitney
Smets spun Graphic Novels, decided to spin again, and got a Wildcard slice. The Wildcard slice was Opponent’s Choice. Saul gave him Mixed Bag. He answered five out of five questions correctly and earned nine out of ten possible points.
Smets had originally missed the third question, which was then stolen by Saul.
The question was:
In The Phantom, Kit Walker has what type of animal as his sidekick?
Smets’ Answer: Horse
Saul’s Answer: Wolf
Correct Answer: Wolf
Smets challenged that the question was unclear as Kit Walker also has a horse with him, and the challenge was upheld. The question, and Saul’s steal, were thrown out, a new question was asked, and Smets answered it correctly.
The score at the end of the second round was 21-13 to Smets.
Third Round
Saul’s two-point question was in the category of Marvel and he got it correct.
In 1986’s Howard the Duck, what Back to the Future actress plays musician Beverly Switzler, who befriends Howard upon his arrival on Earth?
Saul’s Answer: Lea Thompson
Correct Answer: Lea Thompson
Saul’s three-point question was in the category of DC and he got it incorrect.
In The Dark Knight Rises, who plays Commissioner Gordon’s second-in-command Peter Foley, who has a disdain for Batman?
Saul’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Matthew Modine
The final score was 21-15 to Smets via TKO.
Other Details
Saul answered 11 of the 17 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 64.70%. His record is now 5-4.
Including steal opportunities, Smets answered 17 of the 17 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 100%. His record is now 8-2. He will face Mike Kalinowski for the Innergeekdom championship on May 27, 2022.
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