“Downtown” Griffin Newman entered the match with a singles record of 2-0. His career accuracy was 90.32%. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
VIDEODREW entered the match with a singles record of 2-3. Her career accuracy was 73.75%. She represented The Dungeon.
First Round
Newman had a perfect round but missed the bonus question, scoring eight out of a possible nine points. VIDEODREW had a perfect round and hit the bonus question, scoring nine out of a possible nine points. The missed question was:
Category: Bonus
What year saw the releases of films Stand By Me, Highlander, and Three Amigos?
Newman’s Answer: 1987
Correct Answer: 1986
The score at the end of the first round was 9-8 to VIDEODREW.
Second Round
VIDEODREW decided to go first. She spun Pixar, decided to spin again, and got Stephen King. She went to multiple-choice four times, answered three out of four questions correctly, and earned three out of a possible eight points.
Newman was unable to steal VIDEODREW’s miss.
The missed question was:
Peter Askin directed what 2014 film, based on a Stephen King novella, that starred Joan Allen and Anthony LaPaglia?
Multiple Choice: a) Hearts in Atlantis b) Cell c) A Good Marriage d) In The Tall Grass
VIDEODREW’s Answer: a) Hearts in Atlantis
Newman’s Answer: d) In The Tall Grass
Correct Answer: c) A Good Marriage
Newman spun 2000s and kept it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered four out of four questions correctly, and earned seven out of a possible eight points.
The score at the end of the second round was 15-12 to Newman.
Third Round
VIDEODREW’s two-point question was in the category of Oscars and she got it correct.
What Best Picture-winning film follows a CIA agent who uses a fake movie production as cover to rescue six American hostages in Iran?
VIDEODREW’s Answer: Argo
Correct Answer: Argo
VIDEODREW’s three-point question was in the category of Black Cinema and she got it correct.
Which singer stars as Savannah Jackson, a successful television producer, in the 1995 romance film Waiting to Exhale?
VIDEODREW’s Answer: Whitney Houston
Correct Answer: Whitney Houston
Newman’s two-point question was in the category of Crime and he got it correct.
Who directed the British crime film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels?
Newman’s Answer: Guy Ritchie
Correct Answer: Guy Ritchie
Newman’s three-point question was in the category of Steven Spielberg and he got it correct.
Which Spielberg film co-stars Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, and Bob Balaban?
Newman’s Answer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Correct Answer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Kaiser challenged that Newman had said Close Encounters of A Third Kind and not Close Encounters of THE Third Kind, but the challenge was overruled.
VIDEODREW’s five-point question was in the category of 1980s and she got it correct.
Gregory Hines plays Detective Ray Hughes in what 1986 action-comedy?
VIDEODREW’s Answer: Running Scared
Correct Answer: Running Scared
Newman’s five-point question was in the category of Horror and he got it correct.
David Koepp wrote and directed what 1999 ghostly thriller that stars Kevin Bacon?
Newman’s Answer: Stir of Echoes
Correct Answer: Stir of Echoes
The final score was 25-22 to Newman.
Other Details
VIDEODREW answered 15 out of the 16 questions asked to her correctly for an accuracy of 93.75%. Her record is now 2-4.
Including steal opportunities, Newman answered 15 out of the 17 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 88.24%. His record is now 3-0. He will play Josh Horowitz in the second round of the tournament.
