Complete the List, Episode 55 (2018-04-23)

Complete the List, Episode 55

When Your Teammates Are Debating Between 44 and 45 And You Thought The Answer Was Saudi Arabia

Monday, April 23, 2018

Contestants: Wesley Wells & Kristin Attig, Mike Cameron & Scott Barber, Dan & Michaela Sweatt

Categories
He Could Throw That Speedball By You	Twenty Letters to Choose From
We've Got a Place Down South	42-17 or Fight!
Vroom Vroom	I Want to Go There
Canada McMaple Bacon, Part II	I'm Kind of a Big Deal

Correct, unique: 2 points Correct, repeated: 1 point Incorrect: 0 points Player doubled the category

ROUND 1

Wesley & Kristin - He Could Throw That Speedball By You.

Name a pitcher who received at least one vote for the 2017 American League or National League Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott Dan & Michaela Not given

(Clayton) Kershaw Justin Verlander (Max) Scherzer Carlos Carrasco; Ervin Santana; Marcus Stroman; Stephen Strasburg; Kenley Jansen; Gio Gonzalez; Robbie Ray; Jacob deGrom; Jimmy Nelson; Alex Wood

(Corey) Kluber Chris Sale Johnny Cueto

(Jon) Lester Craig Kimbrel Zack Greinke

(Luis) Severino David Price Jake Arrieta

ROUND 1 12 6 4

ROUND 2

Mike & Scott - 42-17 or Fight!
Listener-submitted by Matt Carberry.

The numbers in the title refer to ISO 4217, which defines three-letter codes for currencies. Name one of the top fifteen currencies traded in foreign exchange markets, per the most recent triennial survey by the Bank of International Settlements, taken in 2016.

Mike & Scott Dan & Michaela Wesley & Kristin Not given

U.S. dollar euro Canadian dollar Swedish krona; New Zealand dollar; Singapore dollar; Hong Kong dollar; Norwegian krone; South Korean won

Australian dollar Mexican peso Japanese yen

British pound (sterling) Swiss franc Indian rupee

Russian ruble lira Chinese yuan

ROUND 2 6 6 6

TOTAL 12 10 18

ROUND 3

Dan & Michaela - I Want to Go There.
Listener-submitted by Katie Raney.

Name a character or the actor who portrayed them that appeared on twenty-four or more episodes of the NBC show 30 Rock.

Dan & Michaela Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott Not given

Tina Fey
[Liz Lemon] Tracy Morgan
[Tracy Jordan] Alec Baldwin
[Jack Donaghy] Pete Hornberger/Scott Adsit; Cerie/Katrina Bowden; Jonathan/Maulik Pancholy; Josh Girard/Lonny Ross; "Dr." Leo Spaceman (Andy, it's Spa-CHEM-in.)/Chris Parnell; Susannah "Sue" LaRoche-Van der Hout/Sue Galloway

Jane Krakowski
[Jenna Maroney] Frank (Rossitano)
[Judah Friedlander] Jack McBrayer
[Kenneth Parcell]

Mrs. (Colleen) Donaghy
[Elaine Stritch] "Toofer" (James Spurlock)
[Keith Powell] (J.D.) Lutz
[John Lutz]

James Marsden
[Crisstopher Rick Chros] "Grizz" (Warren Griswold)
[Grizz Chapman] "Dot Com" (Walter Slattery)
[Kevin Brown]

ROUND 3 8 8 16

TOTAL 18 26 (24) 28

(Archivist's note: Andy erroneously gave Wesley & Kristin's total thus far as 24, and the error propagated through the remainder of the game. The totals in parentheses are those that Wesley & Kristin were credited with at the end of each round. Andy acknowledged the error at the beginning of Episode 56.)

HALFTIME

0-1 year away: 1 point

2-5 years away: ½ point

>5 years away: 0 points

IN WHAT YEAR… Correct year Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott Dan & Michaela

was the James Bond film You Only Live Twice first released? 1967 1966 1967 1976

did the first episode of the TV series NCIS first air? 2003 1995 2003 2004

was a movie soundtrack most recently the year-end Billboard No. 1 album? 2014 2001 2014 2013

did a Canadian National Hockey League franchise most recently win the Stanley Cup? 1993 2013 1993 1995

was George Orwell's Animal Farm first published? 1945 1946 1945 1955

was American Henry Kissinger awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? 1973 1972 1973 1965

did The Phantom of the Opera open in London's West End? 1986 1984 1984 1984

did Ghana declare independence from Great Britain? It was one of the first sub-Saharan independent African countries. 1957 1955 1955 2002

HALFTIME 4 7 3

TOTAL 30 (28) 35 21

ROUND 4

Wesley & Kristin - We've Got a Place Down South.
Listener-submitted by Matt Carberry.

Name a country that maintains an active research station in the Antarctic, and whose capital is located in Europe. Both permanent and seasonal research facilities count for the purposes of this list.

Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott Dan & Michaela Not given

United Kingdom Italy France Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic/Czechia; Finland; Ukraine

Germany Spain Switzerland

Norway Sweden Poland
Russia Romania Netherlands
ROUND 4 8 8 6

TOTAL 38 (36) 43 27

ROUND 5

Mike & Scott - I'm Kind of a Big Deal.
Listener-submitted by Jeff Henderson.

Name a theatrically released film produced by Apatow Productions, Judd Apatow's production company, that was founded in 1999.

Mike & Scott Dan & Michaela Wesley & Kristin Not given

The 40-Year-Old Virgin Knocked Up Anchorman (The Legend of Ron Burgundy) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; Walk Hard; Drillbit Taylor; Step Brothers; Pineapple Express; Year One; Get Him to the Greek; Wanderlust; The Five-Year Engagement; Begin Again; Trainwreck; Pee-wee's Big Holiday; Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping; The Big Sick

Forgetting Sarah Marshall I Love You, Man Anchorman 2

Bridesmaids Superbad Superbad

Funny People This Is 40 Funny People

ROUND 5 8 6 6

TOTAL 51 33 44 (42)

ROUND 6

Dan & Michaela - Twenty Letters to Choose From.

Name a U.S. state whose name does not begin or end with an A E, I, O, U, or Y.

Dan & Michaela Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott Not given

Texas Michigan Massachusetts Rhode Island

Connecticut Kansas Wisconsin

New York Maryland Washington

Nebraska Wyoming Vermont

ROUND 6 6 8 8

TOTAL 39 52 (50) 59

GRAND FINALE

Category: Competitive Riding
Listener-submitted by Matt Carberry.

The 42nd and most recent Canadian federal election in 2015 elected members from 338 electoral districts, or "ridings," to the House of Commons. What is the total number of ridings contested in all forty-two Canadian federal elections?

Answer and bounds Dan & Michaela Wesley & Kristin Mike & Scott

11,777
10,707
9,637 9,333 7,500 66

WAGER 16 10 8

FINAL SCORE 23 42 (40) 51

Winners: Mike Cameron & Scott Barber

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Name a pitcher who received at least one vote for the 2017 American League or National League Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

	Wesley & Kristin	Mike & Scott	Dan & Michaela	Not given
	(Clayton) Kershaw	Justin Verlander	(Max) Scherzer	Carlos Carrasco; Ervin Santana; Marcus Stroman; Stephen Strasburg; Kenley Jansen; Gio Gonzalez; Robbie Ray; Jacob deGrom; Jimmy Nelson; Alex Wood
	(Corey) Kluber	Chris Sale	Johnny Cueto
	(Jon) Lester	Craig Kimbrel	Zack Greinke
	(Luis) Severino	David Price	Jake Arrieta
ROUND 1	12	6	4

IN WHAT YEAR…	Correct year	Wesley & Kristin	Mike & Scott	Dan & Michaela
was the James Bond film You Only Live Twice first released?	1967	1966	1967	1976
did the first episode of the TV series NCIS first air?	2003	1995	2003	2004
was a movie soundtrack most recently the year-end Billboard No. 1 album?	2014	2001	2014	2013
did a Canadian National Hockey League franchise most recently win the Stanley Cup?	1993	2013	1993	1995
was George Orwell's Animal Farm first published?	1945	1946	1945	1955
was American Henry Kissinger awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?	1973	1972	1973	1965
did The Phantom of the Opera open in London's West End?	1986	1984	1984	1984
did Ghana declare independence from Great Britain? It was one of the first sub-Saharan independent African countries.	1957	1955	1955	2002
HALFTIME		4	7	3
TOTAL		30 (28)	35	21

Category: Competitive Riding Listener-submitted by Matt Carberry.
The 42nd and most recent Canadian federal election in 2015 elected members from 338 electoral districts, or "ridings," to the House of Commons. What is the total number of ridings contested in all forty-two Canadian federal elections?

Answer and bounds	Dan & Michaela	Wesley & Kristin	Mike & Scott
11,777 10,707 9,637	9,333	7,500	66
WAGER	16	10	8
FINAL SCORE	23	42 (40)	51
Winners: Mike Cameron & Scott Barber