Defending champion Mike “The Killer” Kalinowski entered the match with a record of 11-6. He had a career accuracy in Innergeekdom of 81.02%. He represented KOrruption.
Challenger Chandru “The Chosen” Dhandapani entered the match with a record of 7-3. He had a career accuracy in Innergeekdom of 88.15%. He represented SWAG.
First Round
Kalinowski missed two questions and earned eight out of a possible ten points. Dhandapani missed one question and earned nine out of ten points. The missed questions were:
Category: Planet of the Apes
The ape Dr. Milo, played by Sal Mineo, appears in which film from the original Apes series?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Battle
Correct Answer: Escape from the Planet of the ApesCategory: Swashbuckling Adventure
In Dead Men Tell No Tales, how many years pass from the first time seeing 12-year-old Henry Turner sneaking aboard the Flying Dutchman to the first time we see him in the Royal Navy?
Kalinowski’s Answer: 18 years
Dhandapani’s Answer: 10 years
Correct Answer: 9 years
The score at the end of the first round was 9-8 to Dhandapani.
Second Round
Dhandapani chose to go first. He spun X-Men and kept it. He went to multiple-choice twice, answered four out of five questions correctly, and earned seven out of a possible ten points.
Kalinowski was unable to steal Dhandapani’s miss.
The missed question was:
In X-Men: Days of Future Past, how many semesters was Xavier’s school open before it had to close due to the Vietnam War?
Multiple Choice: a) 2 semesters b) 3 semesters c) 1 semester d) 5 semesters
Dhandapani’s Answer: a) 2 semesters
Kalinowski’s Answer: b) 3 semesters
Correct Answer: c) 1 semester
Kalinowski spun Animated Innergeekdom, decided to spin again, and got Comic Book Movies. He answered five out of five questions correctly and earned ten out of a possible ten points.
The score at the end of the second round was 18-16 to Kalinowski.
Third Round
Kalinowski spun DC. He bet three points and was correct.
Dhandapani bet two points and was correct.
The score at the end of the third round was 21-18 to Kalinowski.
Fourth Round
Kalinowski answered three questions correctly and earned three points.
Dhandapani answered two questions incorrectly and lost two points.
The score at the end of the fourth round was 24-16 to Kalinowski.
Fifth Round
Dhandapani’s two-point question was in the category of X-Men and he got it correct.
In the extended cut of Days of Future Past, who must the mutants rescue from the sentinels in the future, who is being held captive in Cerebro?
Dhandapani’s Answer: Rogue
Correct Answer: Rogue
Dhandapani’s three-point question was in the category of Back to the Future and he got it correct.
In Back to the Future Part II, old Marty is goaded into participating in an illegal scam by a coworker, leading to his termination. What was the co-worker’s name?
Dhandapani’s Answer: Douglas Needles
Correct Answer: Douglas Needles
Dhandapani’s five-point question was in the category of Comic Book Movies and he got it correct.
What 2010s film opens with the line, “America is an irradiated wasteland. Within it lies a city. Outside the boundary walls, a desert. A cursed earth”?
Dhandapani’s Answer: Dredd
Correct Answer: Dredd
Kalinowski’s two-point question was in the category of Who Said It? and he got it correct.
Which character says the line, “What we some kinda…Suicide Squad”?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Deadshot
Correct Answer: Deadshot
Kalinowski’s three-point question was in the category of Jurassic Park and he got it correct.
Who plays Karen Mitchell, Claire’s sister, in Jurassic World?
Kalinowski’s Answer: Judy Greer
Correct Answer: Judy Greer
The final score was 29-26 to Kalinowski.
Other Details
Dhandapani answered 17 of the 24 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 70.83%. His record is now 7-4.
Kalinowski answered 19 of the 23 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 82.61%. His record is now 12-6.
