Complete the List, Episode 13
I'm Doing The Math On Paper This Time
| Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
| Contestants: Doug Behrend, Ben Wiles, Lindsey Henry |
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| Categories |
| Relegated to the History Books | More 20th Century Greats |
| Two of These Answers Will Be Happy on September 17 | Giant Countries of Letters |
| Still Awaiting Their First | A Wakko Version of America |
| They're Good Cars, Brent | Not from the Sky |
| Correct, unique: 2 points | Correct, repeated: 1 point | Incorrect: 0 points | Player doubled the category |
ROUND 1Doug - Giant Countries of Letters
| Name a country which has been considered the home country of multiple Nobel laureates in Literature. ("Home country" is taken to mean "country of residence, according to the Nobel committee at the time of their award.") |
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| Doug | Ben | Lindsey | Not given |
| United States | France | United Kingdom | Sweden; Ireland; Poland; Denmark; Norway; Greece; South Africa; Switzerland |
| Germany | Chile | Russia |
| Spain | Japan | China |
| Italy | Italy | Canada |
| ROUND 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
ROUND 2Ben - A Wakko Version of America
Listener-submitted by Bruce Saunders.
| Name a U.S. state capital that is also its state's most populous city. (Please give city and state.) |
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| Ben | Lindsey | Doug | Not given |
| Boston, MA | Oklahoma City, OK | Atlanta, GA | Charleston, WV; Cheyenne, WY; Columbia, SC; Des Moines, IA; Providence, RI |
| Phoenix, AZ | Little Rock, AR | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Denver, CO | Honolulu, HI | Indianapolis, IN |
| Boise, ID | Jackson, MS | Columbus, OH |
| ROUND 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 14 | 24 |
ROUND 3Lindsey - Two of These Answers Will Be Happy on September 17
| Name a series that has been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series or Outstanding Drama Series for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, to be presented on September 17, 2017. |
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| Lindsey | Doug | Ben | Not given |
| The Crown | The Big Bang Theory | The Crown | Atlanta; Master of None; Silicon Valley; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Better Caul Saul; House of Cards; Westworld |
| Stranger Things | Modern Family | Modern Family |
| The Handmaid's Tale | black-ish | The Handmaid's Tale |
| This Is Us | Veep | This Is Us |
| ROUND 3 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 30 | 19 |
HALFTIME
| 0-1 year away: 1 point | 2-5 years away: ½ point | >5 years away: 0 points |
| IN WHAT YEAR… | Correct year | Doug | Ben | Lindsey |
| was the Oliver Stone directed movie Platoon first released? | 1986 | 1985 | 1986 | 1986 |
| did the series finale of How I Met Your Mother air? | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2012 |
| was Fleetwood Mac's Rumours the Billboard year-end No. 1 album? | 1977 | 1976 | 1979 | 1968 |
| were both the Summer and Winter Olympics most recently held in the same year? | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 |
| did Mark Twain die - ironically enough, a year in which Halley's Comet passed near Earth? | 1910 | 1917 | 1910 | 1945 |
| did Disneyland open in Anaheim, California? | 1955 | 1958 | 1955 | 1955 |
| was the Tennessee Valley Authority created by a Congressional charter? | 1933 | 1934 | 1934 | 1935 |
| was Malcolm X assassinated in Washington Heights, New York? | 1965 | 1965 | 1962 | 1971 |
| HALFTIME | | 6½ | 7 | 4 |
| TOTAL | | 36½ | 26 | 34 |
ROUND 4Doug - They're Good Cars, Brent
| Name a car that has been awarded Motor Trend's Car of the Year in 2000 or later. |
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| Doug | Ben | Lindsey | Not given |
| Ford Mustang | Lexus GS | Chevrolet Camaro | Lincoln LS; Chrysler PT Cruiser; Ford Thunderbird; Infiniti G35; Toyota Prius; Chrysler 300; Honda Civic; Toyota Camry; Cadillac CTS; Nissan GTR; Ford Fusion; Chevrolet Volt; Volkswagen Passat; Tesla Model S; Volkswagen Golf; Chevrolet Bolt EV |
| Honda Accord | Lincoln Continental | (Cadillac) Escalade |
| Chevrolet Corvette | Toyota Corolla | Land Rover |
| Audi A6 | Ford Explorer | Kia Soul |
| ROUND 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 36½ | 26 | 36 |
ROUND 5Ben - Relegated to the History Books
| Name a losing major party U.S. presidential candidate (one who finished second in the Electoral College) in the last fifty years. |
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| Ben | Lindsey | Doug | Not given |
| Richard Nixon | Al Gore | John McCain | Michael Dukakis; Hubert Humphrey |
| George McGovern | John Kerry | Walter Mondale |
| Gerald Ford | Mitt Romney | George (H. W.) Bush ("The Elder") |
| Jimmy Carter | Hillary Clinton | Bob Dole |
| ROUND 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 38 | 44 | 44½ |
ROUND 6Lindsey - Still Awaiting Their First
| Name a current National Football League franchise that has never won a Super Bowl. |
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| Lindsey | Doug | Ben | Not given |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | (San Diego) Los Angeles Chargers | Houston Texans | Minnesota Vikings; Philadelphia Eagles (true at time of recording); Carolina Panthers |
| Tennessee Titans | Detroit Lions | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | Arizona Cardinals |
| Atlanta Falcons | Kansas City Chiefs | Buffalo Bills |
| ROUND 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 50½ | 46 |
GRAND FINALE
| Category: Television |
| The Guiding Light aired on CBS Television between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009. That is a total of over 57 years. How many episodes of The Guiding Light aired on television? |
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| Answer and bounds | Ben | Lindsey | Doug |
17,338
15,762
14,186 | 11,500 | 15,000 | 11,625 |
| WAGER | 5 | 16 | 16 |
| FINAL SCORE | 41 | 66 | 34½ |
| Winner: Lindsey Henry |