Ben “The Boss” Bateman entered the match with a singles record of 12-7. His career accuracy was 79.17%. He represented The Dungeon.
“The Outlaw” John Rocha entered the match with a singles record of 16-11. His career accuracy was 75.89%. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
First Round
Both players had perfect rounds and hit the bonus question, earning nine out of a possible nine points.
The score at the end of the first round was 9-9.
Second Round
Bateman deferred so Rocha spun first. He got Sean Connery, decided to spin again, and spun 1990s. He answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.
Bateman spun Sean Connery and kept it. He answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.
The score at the end of the second round was 17-17.
Third Round
Rocha went first. His two-point question was in the category of Oscars and he got it correct.
Name this Best Picture winning film. A young African-American man grabbles with his identity and sexuality while experiencing childhood, adolescence, and adulthood?
Rocha’s Answer: Moonlight
Correct Answer: Moonlight
Bateman’s three-point question was in the category of Action/Adventure and he got it correct.
Which Oscar-winning actress co-stars as the character Sofia in John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum?
Bateman’s Answer: Halle Berry
Correct Answer: Halle Berry
Rocha’s three-point question was in the category of Musicals and he got it correct.
“This is Me” is the Oscar-nominated original song for what 2010s musical?
Rocha’s Answer: The Greatest Showman
Correct Answer: The Greatest Showman
Bateman’s three-point question was in the category of Scores & Soundtracks and he got it correct.
Who composed the film scores for Gremlins and Poltergeist?
Bateman’s Answer: Jerry Goldsmith
Correct Answer: Jerry Goldsmith
Rocha’s five-point question was in the category of 2000s and he got it incorrect.
In 2006’s Annapolis, James Franco plays a young man who enrolls in the Naval Academy and participates in a tournament of what sport?
Rocha’s Answer: Rowing
Correct Answer: Boxing
Bateman’s five-point question was in the category of Martial Arts Movies and he got it incorrect.
Lance Henrikson plays Emil Fouchon, a wealthy sportsman who hunts former soldiers, in what 1993 film?
Bateman’s Answer: Surviving the Game
Correct Answer: Hard Target
The score at the end of the third round was 22-22.
Sudden Death
Bateman won the match on the third question of sudden death.
What 2005 mystery thriller about a Gulf War veteran falsely accused of murder and put in an asylum stars Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, and Daniel Craig?
Bateman’s Answer: The Jacket
Rocha’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: The Jacket
The final score was 24-23 to Bateman.
Other Details
Rocha answered 16 out of the 19 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 84.21%. His record is now 16-12.
Bateman answered 17 out of the 19 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 89.47%. His record is now 13-7. He will now play Ethan Erwin in a number one contender match.
