The final match of the season three playoffs has arrived! Returning players Julia, Eric, and Mike compete to claim the last spot on our season three championship match next week. The game kicks off with a musical challenge where faded audio clips from unlikely supergroups (e.g. Crowded House of Pain). Things get numerical in round two as players pick the pop culture property with the highest playing card in its title. After our kings and queens absolutely ace this challenge, a rousing lightning round determines the winner.
Contestants
Quizzes Played
Spill The Tea
Who's going to throw the best tea party?
Unlikely Supergroups
Name the new supergroup after a crossfaded clip of two songs is played.
Re-Highered Suits
Identify which of three descriptions of pieces of pop culture has the highest playing card value in its title.
Hop Inside
Pop culture questions in which all the answers have the letters "hop" in them.
Sub Prime Credit Default Bonds
Questions about movies and TV dealing with the 2008 financial crisis.
A Bit Of A Stretch
Questions about limosuines and chauffeurs in pop culture.
The Riddle
With the Ramparts, I got a glow-up,
But in my biggest role I get the axe when I show up.
I did lots of bad shows; it doesn't bother me.
But please let's ignore Hong Kong Phooey?
Answer
Scatman Crothers broke out musically with the group "The Ramparts." His most memorable film role, as Chef Dick Halloran in The Shining ends abruptly when he's killed with an axe when he shows up to save the family. His bad shows include Dixie Showboat, Casablanca, Morningstar/Eveningstar and his recurring role as the voice of Jazz on Transformers. Today, his lead role as Hong Kong Phooey is probably best forgotten.
Match Results
Episode Notes
The Mad Hatter's price of 10/6 is also half a guinea, because pre-decimalization British money was nonsense.
The Weekend at Bernie's Scorebreak. Weekend At Bernie's: deep down, we all like it better than Dangerous Liaisons.
The Gene Hackman Trending On Twitter Scorebreak. Gene Hackman trending on Twitter: it's just his birthday, nothing to worry about
The Grace Jones lyric referenced in round three is, indeed, a double entendre. We apologize for any confusion.