“The Rager” Rick Raddus entered the match with a singles record of 2-0. His career accuracy was 76.47%. He represented The Finstock Exchange.
Frankie “The Animal” Alvarez entered the match with a singles record of 2-0. His career accuracy was 76.47%. He represented The Usual Suspects.
First Round
Raddus missed three questions, scoring five out of a possible eight points. Alvarez missed four questions, scoring four out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Sports
Which acclaimed film featured the tagline “His whole life was a million-to-one shot”?
Alvarez’s Answer: Rudy
Raddus’s Answer: Rudy
Correct Answer: RockyCategory: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
What 2010s sci-fi film features performances from Paul Dano, Emily Blunt, Bruce Willis, and Jeff Daniels?
Raddus’s Answer: Cowboys vs Aliens
Alvarez’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: LooperCategory: New Releases
What is the title of the second horror film in the Fear Street trilogy, which takes place mainly at the Camp Nightwing summer camp?
Alvarez’s Answer: Fear Street 1986
Correct Answer: Fear Street Part II: 1978Category: Remakes & Reboots
Which actor appeared in the 2010s films Robocop, Kong: Skull Island, and The Legend of Tarzan?
Alvarez’s Answer: Joel Kinnaman
Correct Answer: Samuel L. JacksonCategory: Romantic Comedies
Which actress appears in the rom-coms Take Me Home Tonight, What’s Your Number?, and Just Friends?
Raddus’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Anna Faris
The score at the end of the first round was 5-4 to Raddus.
Second Round
Raddus deferred. Alvarez spun Disney and kept it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered two of four questions correctly, and earned four out of a possible eight points.
Raddus stole one of Alvarez’s misses for one point.
The missed questions were:
Karl Urban plays a hunter named Gavin Magary in what live-action Disney film?
Alvarez’s Answer: Snow White and the Huntsman
Raddus’s Answer: Jungle to Jungle
Correct Answer: Pete’s DragonThe film The Aristocats takes place in the early 1900s in what European city?
Multiple Choice: a) London b) Venice c) Amsterdam d) Paris
Alvarez’s Answer: a) London
Raddus’s Answer: d) Paris
Correct Answer: d) Paris
Raddus spun Marvel, decided to spin again, and got Spinner’s Choice. He chose Meg Ryan. He answered three out of four questions correctly and earned six out of a possible eight points.
Alvarez stole Raddus’s miss for two points.
The missed question was:
Meg Ryan stars in what film about an English duke from 1876 who is dragged to modern-day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive?
Raddus’s Answer: Restoration
Alvarez’s Answer: Kate & Leopold
Correct Answer: Kate & Leopold
The score at the end of the second round was 12-10 to Raddus.
Third Round
Alvarez’s two-point question was in the category of Action/Adventure and he got it incorrect.
In which 2010s action-thriller does Tom Cruise star opposite Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, and David Oyelowo?
Alvarez’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Jack Reacher or Jack Reacher Never Goes Back
Alvarez’s three-point question was in the category of Horror and he got it correct.
Who plays the lead role of Dr. Ross Jennings in the 1990 horror-comedy Arachnophobia?
Alvarez’s Answer: Jeff Daniels
Correct Answer: Jeff Daniels
Raddus’s two-point question was in the category of Leonardo DiCaprio and he got it correct.
Baz Luhrman directed Leonardo DiCaprio in what 2013 film based on a F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?
Raddus’s Answer: The Great Gatsby
Correct Answer: The Great Gatsby
Alvarez’s five-point question was in the category of Musicals and he got it correct.
What 1985 musical based on a Broadway hit features the songs “I Can Do That”, “Let Me Dance For You”, and “I Hope I Get It”?
Alvarez’s Answer: The Music Man
Correct Answer: A Chorus Line
The final score was 14-13 to Raddus.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Alvarez answered 8 out of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 50%. His record is now 2-1.
Including steal opportunities, Raddus answered 10 of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 66.67%. His record is now 3-0.
