Defending champion Chandru “The Chosen” Dhandapani entered the match with a record of 6-2 with three knockouts. He had a career accuracy of 87.27%. This was his third championship match and second title defense. He represented SWAG.
Challenger “Amazing” Mara Knopic entered the match with a record of 5-1. He had a career accuracy in Innergeekdom of 67.67%. This was her third Innergeekdom championship match; she was previously 1-1. She represented The Dungeon.
First Round
Dhandapani missed the second question and earned nine out of a possible ten points. Knopic missed the ninth question and earned nine out of ten points. The missed questions were:
Category: Jurassic Park
Which film ends with the line “Probably stick together for survival”?
Dhandapani’s Answer: Jurassic Park
Correct Answer: Jurassic WorldCategory: Comic Book Movies
Which 2005 non-MCU comic book film features the characters of Loki and Odin?
Knopic’s Answer: No Answer
Correct Answer: Son of the Mask
The score at the end of the first round was 9-9.
Second Round
Knopic decided to spin first. She spun Swashbuckling Adventures and kept it. She answered four of the five questions correctly. Dhandapani was unable to steal Knopic’s missed question. Knopic earned eight out of a possible ten points. The question she missed was:
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy has remains of Nurhaci, the first Emperor of what dynasty?
Knopic’s Answer: Han
Dhandapani’s Answer: Ting
Correct Answer: Manchu
Dhandapani spun Superman and decided to respin. The second spin was Graphic Novel Adaptations. He went to multiple-choice on two questions and answered one question incorrectly. Knopic was unable to steal Dhandapani’s missed question. Dhandapani earned seven out of a possible ten points. The question he missed was:
In A History of Violence, what sport are the high school kids playing in gym class?
Multiple-Choice Options: a) baseball b) basketball c) dodgeball d) football
Dhandapani’s Answer: c) dodgeball
Knopic’s Answer: b) basketball
Correct Answer: a) baseball
The score at the end of the second round was 17-16 for Knopic.
Third Round
Knopic spun Star Trek for the category. She bet three points and got the question correct. Dhandapani bet two points and got the question correct.
The score at the end of the third round was 20-18 to Dhandapani.
Fourth Round
Knopic deferred to Dhandapani to go first. Dhandapani got eight questions correct, passed on two, and did not answer any incorrectly, earning eight points.
Knopic got eight questions correct, passed on two, and did not answer any incorrectly, earning eight points.
The score at the end of the fourth round was 28-26 to Knopic.
Fifth Round
Dhandapani went first. His two-point question was in the category Superman and he answered correctly.
Which actor played the character of Lenny Luthor in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace?
Answer: Jon Cryer
Knopic then had her two-point question in the category of Indiana Jones as she answered correctly.
Indiana Jones named himself Indiana after what?
Answer: the dog
It swung back to Dhandapani for his three-point question, which was in the category Alien & Predator, and he got the question right.
Who directed 1997’s Alien: Resurrection?
Answer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
It went back to Knopic for her three-point question, which in the category of Heroes, and she got it correct.
Which character killed Nagini, Voldemort’s snake, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2?
Answer: Neville Longbottom
Dhandapani had to answer his five-point question next. It was in the category of Star Trek and he answered correctly.
What is the Vulcan name of the mystical location Sybok was trying to locate in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier?
Answer: Sha Ka Ree
Knopic then had to hit her five-point question to win. It was in the category of Batman and she answered the question correctly to win the match.
In which film does a corrupt councilman named Arthur Reeves threaten to have Batman arrested?
Answer: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Knopic won the match with a final score of 38-36 and won the championship.
Other Details
Dhandapani answered twenty-five of the thirty questions he was asked correctly, passing on two in the speed round, for an accuracy of 83.33%. His record is now 6-3. It is unknown when his next match will be.
Knopic answered twenty-five of the thirty questions she was asked correctly, passing on two in the speed round, for an accuracy of 83.33% for the match. Her record is now 6-1. The Dungeon earned seven points and are first in the faction standings with a total of seven points.
By winning the title, Knopic becomes the first female competitor to win an individual championship twice. (Rachel Cushing had previously won championships in Innergeekdom and as a member of the Shirewolves [with Clarke Wolfe].)
To determine Knopic’s next opponent, The Barbarian (2-1 in Innergeekdom, 1KO, The Finstock Exchange) will play Alex Damon (3-1 in Innergeekdom, 1KO, The Stars). The winner of that match will then play Mike Kalinowski (9-6 in Innergeekdom, 3KO, KOrruption) for the chance to become the number one contender.
