Tom “The Brass” Chatalbash entered the match with a singles record of 0-2. His career accuracy was 78.79%.
“The Kulinary Kraken” Adam Gertler entered the match with a singles record of 0-0. This was his first career First Class League singles match.
First Round
Chatalbash missed three questions, scoring five out of a possible eight points. Gertler missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
What actor features in the following films: The Birdcage, Absolute Power, and A Bridge Too Far?
Chatalbash’s Answer: Nathan Lane
Correct Answer: Gene HackmanCategory: Oscars
What was the first film to garner Johnny Depp a Best Actor nomination?
Gertler’s Answer: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Chatalbash’s Answer: Ed Wood
Correct Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlCategory: Directors
Who directed the following films: Meatballs, Legal Eagles, and Twins?
Chatalbash’s Answer: Harold Ramis
Correct Answer: Ivan Reitman
The score at the end of the first round was 7-5 to Gertler.
Second Round
Gertler deferred. Chatalabash spun Movie Release Dates, spun again, and got Mel Brooks. He answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.
Gertler spun Robin Williams and kept it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered two out of four questions correctly, and earned four out of a possible eight points.
Chatalbash stole one of Gertler’s misses for two points.
The missed questions were:
In what 2009 film does Robin Williams play Theodore Roosevelt?
Gertler’s Answer: Night at the Museum
Chatalbash’s Answer: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Correct Answer: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
What Academy Award-nominated actress plays Jack’s mother in 1996’s Jack?
Multiple Choice: a) Helen Hunt b) Diane Lane c) Sally Field d) Susan Sarandon
Gertler’s Answer: c) Sally Field
Chatalbash’s Answer: a) Helen Hunt
Correct Answer: b) Diane Lane
The score at the end of the second round was 15-11 to Chatalbash.
Third Round
Gertler’s two-point question was in the category of Steven Spielberg and he got it correct.
Steven Spielberg has won a Best Director Academy Award twice. Name one of the films he won for.
Gertler’s Answer: Schindler’s List
Correct Answer: Schindler’s List or Saving Private Ryan
Gertler’s three-point question was in the category of Matt Damon & Ben Affleck and he got it incorrect.
Matt Damon appears alongside Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac in the dark 2017 comedy film Suburbicon, written and directed by whom?
Gertler’s Answer: Steven Soderburgh
Correct Answer: George Clooney
Gertler’s five-point question was in the category of Animated and he got it incorrect.
What 1995 animated film follows a wolf dog voiced by Kevin Bacon who leads a sled team on a delivery of anti-toxin medication to a children’s hospital cut off by severe winter weather conditions?
Gertler’s Answer: Wolfie
Correct Answer: Balto
The final score was 15-13 to Chatalbash via TKO.
Other Details
Gertler answered 10 of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 66.67%. His record is now 0-1.
Including steal opportunities, Chatalbash answered 10 of the 14 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 71.43%. His record is now 1-2.
