Brendan “The Kid” Meyer entered the match with a singles record of 9-6. His career accuracy was 84%. He represented The Quirky Mercs.
Mr. Erwin entered the match with a singles record of 17-7. His career accuracy was 86%. He represented The Stars.
First Round
Meyer missed one question, scoring nine out of a possible ten points. Erwin had a perfect round and hit the bonus question, scoring eleven out of a possible eleven points. The missed question was:
Category: Directors
What 1998 action film featuring Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, and Michael Rooker was Antoine Fuqua’s feature film directorial debut?
Meyer’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: The Replacement Killers
The score at the end of the first round was 11-9 to Erwin.
Second Round
Erwin deferred. Meyer spun Oscars and kept it. He answered four out of five questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible ten points.
Erwin was unable to steal Meyer’s miss.
The missed question was:
Director Joe Johnston has won one Oscar, though instead of winning for directing, he won for visual effects for what film?
Meyer’s Answer: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Erwin’s Answer: Return of the Jedi
Correct Ansswer: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Erwin spun Alfred Hitchcock, decided to spin again, and got Jamie Lee Curtis. He answered four out of five questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible ten points.
Meyer was able to steal Erwin’s miss for two points.
The missed question was:
What 1980 horror film does Jamie Lee Curtis appear with her mother Janet Leigh, who plays Kathy Williams?
Erwin’s Answer: Prom Night
Meyer’s Answer: The Fog
Correct Answer: The Fog
The score at the end of the second round was 19-19.
Third Round
Meyer’s two-point question was in the category of Morgan Freeman and he got it correct.
In how many Christopher Nolan films did Freeman portray Lucius Fox, alongside Christian Bale?
Meyer’s Answer: 3
Correct Answer: 3
Erwin’s two-point question was in the category of Sequels & Prequels and he got it correct.
Which Oscar-winning actress plays the role of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy?
Erwin’s Answer: Natalie Portman
Correct Answer: Natalie Portman
Meyer’s three-point question was in the category of The Scotts and he got it correct.
Ridley Scott had two films released in 2001: Black Hawk Down and what other?
Meyer’s Answer: Hannibal
Correct Answer: Hannibal
Erwin’s three-point question was in the category of Marvel and he got it correct.
Who plays the villain Howard Saint, opposite Thomas Jane’s Frank Castle, in 2004’s The Punisher?
Erwin’s Answer: John Travolta
Correct Answer: John Travolta
Meyer’s five-point question was in the category of 1950s and he got it incorrect.
What 1956 Western musical from director Robert D. Webb marked the big screen debut of Elvis Presley as Clint Reno?
Meyer’s Answer: Paint Your Wagon
Correct Answer: Love Me Tender
Erwin’s five-point question was in the category of Remakes and Reboots and he got it correct.
Tom Savini directed Tony Todd & Patricia Tallman in what 1990 horror remake, which begins in a remote Pennsylvania cemetery?
Erwin’s Answer: Night of the Living Dead
Correct Answer: Night of the Living Dead
The final score was 29-24 to Erwin.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Meyer answered 16 of the 18 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 84.21%. His record is now 9-7.
Including steal opportunities, Erwin answered 18 of the 20 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 90%. His record is now 18-7. He is the number one contender and will face singles champion Samm Levine for the belt.
