“The Godfather” Drew McWeeny entered the match with a singles record of 4-5. His career accuracy was 73.57%. He represented The Usual Suspects.
“The Delinquent” Lon Harris entered the match with a singles record of 5-5. His career accuracy was 73.76%. He represented SWAG.
First Round
McWeeny missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. Harris had a perfect round and hit the bonus question, scoring nine out of a possible nine points. The missed question was:
Category: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Wally Pfister directed Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, and Johnny Depp in what 2014 film about a man doing controversial experiments to create a sentient machine?
McWeeny’s Answer: Intelligence
Correct Answer: Transcendence
The score at the end of the first round was 9-7 to Harris.
Second Round
Harris deferred so McWeeny spun first. He got Romance and kept it. He went to multiple-choice twice, answered two out of four questions correctly, and earned three out of a possible eight points.
Harris was unable to steal either of McWeeny’s misses.
The missed question was:
Who plays the lead female character of Ronnie Miller in the Nicholas Sparks film The Last Song?
Multiple Choice: A) Julianne Hough B) Miley Cyrus C) Mandy Moore D) Rachel McAdams
McWeeny’s Answer: A) Julianne Hough
Harris’s Answer: C) Mandy Moore
Correct Answer: B) Miley CyrusWho stars as Ben Affleck’s love interest in 2004’s Surviving Christmas?
McWeeny’s Answer: Reese Witherspoon
Harris’s Answer: Jennifer Aniston
Correct Answer: Christina Applegate
Harris spun Paul Newman, spun again, and got Scarlett Johansson. He went to multiple-choice twice, answered four out of four questions correctly, and earned six out of a possible eight points.
The score at the end of the second round was 15-10 to Harris.
Third Round
McWeeny went first. His two-point question was in the category of Steven Spielberg and he got it correct.
Who plays the character of Albert Johnson, also known as Mister, in The Color Purple?
McWeeny’s Answer: Danny Glover
Correct Answer: Danny Glover
McWeeny’s three-point question was in the category of Classics and he got it correct.
1943’s Casablanca was directed by whom?
McWeeny’s Answer: Michael Curtiz
Correct Answer: Michael Curtiz
Then it bounced to Harris. His two-point question was in the category of Brad Pitt and he got it correct.
Brad Pitt received his first Oscar nomination for what Terry Gilliam sci-fi film?
Harris’s Answer: 12 Monkeys
Correct Answer: 12 Monkeys
McWeeny then had to hit his five-point question to stay in the match. It was in the category of Remakes & Reboots and he got it incorrect.
Joey King plays Brooklyn Harding, Michael Caine’s granddaughter, in what 2010s film also featuring Morgan Freeman?
McWeeny’s Answer: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Correct Answer: Going in Style
The final score was 17-15 to Harris.
Other Details
McWeeny answered 11 out of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 73.33%. His record is now 4-6.
Including steal opportunities, Harris answered 14 out of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 87.50%. His record is now 6-5.
