GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (7-22-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Monday, July 22, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “I Cannot Tell a Lie.”

The format of this show pits 3 contestants against 3 trivia experts. There are 3 rounds and the player with the highest score wins $1,000 and moves on to the Ultimate Trivia Challenge for a chance to win $10,000. They give one player a choice of categories and a choice of experts to play against. It’s a multiple choice format.

Today’s 3 trivia experts:
Muffy Marracco, Ken Jennings and Raj Dhuwalia

Today’s contestants:
Todd, Jose and Erin

In Round 1, Todd chose PRESIDENTIAL HOMES instead of Animals and he chose expert Muffy. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Muffy gets it wrong.

1. Mount Vernon, the historic home of George Washington, overlooks what river?
• The Shenandoah
• The Appomattox
• The Potomac

2. Located near Nashville, what is the name of President Jackson’s home?
• Peacefield
• Grouseland
• The Hermitage

3. What exclusive coastal enclave is home to the Kennedy compound?
• Sagamore Hill
• Hyannis Port
• Kennebunkport

4. Which President used Rancho del Cielo as his “Western White House”?
• George W. Bush
• Ronald Reagan
• Richard Nixon

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Todd 150 Jose 150 Erin 100

In Round 2, Jose picked ANIMALS and not Salad. (Who wouldn’t?) 100 points for each correct answer. Ken was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Which animal is found in the Chinese Zodiac?
• Panda
• Crane
• Horse

2. Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
• Giraffe
• Elephant
• Chihuahua

3. Which of these birds is almost exclusively a fish eater?
• Harriers
• Ospreys
• Kites

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Todd 450 Jose 350 Erin 300

In Round 3, Todd chose FAMOUS DEALS and not Astronomy. The twist in this 3-question round is the expert reveals how confident s/he is about the answer and the players have a chance to go with that for 200 points or to pick their own answer for 400 points, if right. Raj is this round’s expert.

1: What $4 flea market purchase revealed a hidden copy of the Declaration of Independence?
• A framed painting
• A traveling trunk
• A gardening book

2: The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the New World between which two European powers?
• Italy and England
• Spain and Portugal
• France and Italy

3: Which of these American land purchases was paid for entirely in gold?
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Alaska Purchase
• U.S. Virgin Islands

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Todd 1250 Jose 950 Erin 700

Todd wins $1,000 and gets a chance to win $10,000 by taking on a set of 5 more questions and getting more of them right than Muffy. He would also return on the next show. Any player who makes it through 3 shows and wins $30,000, gets to join the Best Ever Trivia Show’s expert team.

Ultimate Trivia Challenge:

1: The logo of Aeroflot Russian Airlines still features what symbol of the Soviet Union?
• Sputnik
• Combine Harvester
• Hammer and Sickle

2: What is the name of the biggest machine man has ever built?
• Giant Bucket Wheel Excavator
• Large Hadron Collider
• Big Bertha Tunnel Machine

3: Which city is located in the geographic “heel” of Italy’s boot-shaped peninsula?
• Brindisi
• Turin
• Potenza

4: A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in what human organ?
• Kidney
• Liver
• Pancreas

5: Which movie star had a sports stadium named in his honor?
• Sylvester Stallone
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Roy Rogers

ANSWERS: show

Todd and Muffy were tied at 4 right each so Todd got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question chosen by the experts before the show. He does not have to beat Muffy on this one. He just has to get it right.

For $10,000: Which of these is a velocipede?
• Dinosaur
• Tricycle
• Caterpillar

ANSWER: show

Todd missed the $10,000 question and is taking home $1,000. There will be 3 new players tomorrow.

They beat the experts – List of contestants who won the last round

The Best Ever Trivia Show airs daily on Game Show Network. Check your local listings for times. (Here in the Central Time Zone it comes on at 3:00 p.m. and then at 1:00 a.m.)

See the pool of trivia experts participating in The Best Ever Trivia Show