Defending champion “Lady Justice” Marisol McKee entered the match with a singles record of 7-1. She represented KOrruption.
Challenger “Downtown” Griffin Newman entered the match with a singles record of 7-0. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
First Round
McKee missed two questions and earned six out of a possible eight points. Newman missed two questions and earned six out of eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Directors
Who directed Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane in the classic 1944 dark comedy film Arsenic and Old Lace?
McKee’s Answer: Howard Hawks
Newman’s Answer: William Wyler
Correct Answer: Frank CapraCategory: Movie Release Dates
What year saw the release of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, My Girl, and Career Opportunities?
McKee’s Answer: 1992
Newman’s Answer: 1992
Correct Answer: 1991
The score at the end of the first round was 6-6.
Second Round
McKee elected to go first. She spun Nicole Kidman and kept it. She answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.
Newman spun Nora Ephron and kept it. He answered three out of four questions correctly and earned six out of a possible eight points.
McKee stole Newman’s miss for two points.
The missed question was:
Which Oscar-winning actress plays Iris aka Andorra in 2005’s Bewitched?
Newman’s Answer: Nicole Kidman
McKee’s Answer: Shirley McClaine
Correct Answer: Shirley McClaine
The score at the end of the second round was 16-12 to McKee.
Third Round
McKee spun Hitchcock. She bet three points and was correct.
Newman bet three points and was correct.
The score at the end of the third round was 19-15 to McKee.
Fourth Round
McKee answered two questions correctly and earned two points.
Newman answered two questions correctly and earned two points.
The score at the end of the fourth round was 21-17 to McKee.
Fifth Round
Newman’s two-point question was in the category of 1970s and he got it correct.
Blake Edwards directed who as the wacky Inspector Cousseau in the 1970s films The Return of the Pink Panther & The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
Newman’s Answer: Peter Sellers
Correct Answer: Peter Sellers
Newman’s three-point question was in the category of Action/Adventure and he got it incorrect.
What 2010s action-thriller stars Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohen, and John Malkovich?
Newman’s Answer: Deepwater Horizon
Correct Answer: Mile 22
Newman’s five-point question was in the category of Steven Spielberg and he got it correct.
You’ll find the characters William S. Holabird and Louis Tappan, played by Pete Postlethwaite and Stellen Skårsgard in what Spielberg film?
Newman’s Answer: Amistad
Correct Answer: Amistad
McKee’s two-point question was in the category of Remakes & Reboots and she got it correct.
Which actor plays Tonto in 2013’s The Lone Ranger?
McKee’s Answer: Johnny Depp
Correct Answer: Johnny Depp
McKee’s three-point question was in the category of Horror and she got it correct.
You’ll find the characters of Little Rock and Wichita in what 2009 horror comedy?
McKee’s Answer: Zombieland
Correct Answer: Zombieland
The final score was 26-24 to McKee.
Other Details
Of the questions he answered, Newman answered 14 of the 18 questions correctly for an accuracy of 77.78%.
Of the questions she gave an answer for, including steal opportunities, McKee answered 16 of the 18 questions correctly for an accuracy of 88.89%. She successfully defended her belt and remains the Singles champion.
