GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (8-6-19)
Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, August 6, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Battle of Wits.”
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, Ryan Chaffee and Jonathan Corbblah
Today’s contestants:
Anthony, Amy and Whit
In Round 1, Anthony chose COMPANIES instead of National Parks and he chose expert Jonathan. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Jonathan gets it wrong.
1. What sits atop the head of the mermaid in the Starbucks logo?
• A headband
• A crown
• Her hand
2. The current CEO of which company began working there in 1980 when she was an 18-year-old student?
• General Motors
• Facebook
• Lockheed Martin
3. ABC.XYZ is the website the parent company of what giant name in tech?
• Google
• Intel
• Oracle
4. In a survey of top Fortune 500 companies, the corporation that gave the most cash donations to charity was what kind of business?
• A biotech firm
• An online retailer
• An insurance company
CORRECT ANSWERS show
Scores at end of Round 1: Anthony 200 Amy 050 Whit 100
In Round 2, as the leader, Anthony picked AWARDS and not National Parks. 100 points for each correct answer. Muffy was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.
1. Who makes the Vince Lombardi trophy each year for the NFL championship team?
• Waterford Crystal
• Baccarat Crystal
• Tiffany & Co.
2. What university did publisher Joseph Pulitzer choose to hand out the journalism awards named for him?
• Columbia University
• Princeton University
• Emory University
3. The Pritzker Prize is awarded for excellence in what field?
• Music
• Architecture
• Fashion design
CORRECT ANSWERS: show
Scores at end of Round 2: Anthony 300 Amy 050 Whit 400
In Round 3, Whit chose ASTRONOMY and not Vikings. 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. Ryan is this round’s expert.
1: What is the technical name for what is commonly called a “shooting star”?
• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid
2: Besides describing “an orderly or harmonious universe,” the word “cosmos” is also the name of which of these?
• A brightly-colored wildflower
• An urban area
• A small winged insect
CORRECT ANSWERS show
Scores at end of Round 3: Anthony 700 Amy 050 Whit 1200
Whit could not be beat after the third question, so he wins the $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 Jonathan. 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: Which of these countries is closest to Antarctica?
• South Africa
• New Zealand
• Chile
2: According to National Geographic, the smallest known vertebrate is what type of animal?
• A frog
• A bird
• A fish
3: Who formed and led the militia group, the Green Mountain Boys?
• Ethan Allen
• Sam Adams
• Joshua Bartlett
4: “A kindness is never wasted” is the moral to an Aesopic fable featuring what two animals?
• A city mouse and a country mouse
• A tortoise and a hare
• A lion and a mouse
5: The Ivory Coast is the world’s largest producer of what product?
• Peanuts
• Rubber
• Cocoa
ANSWERS: show
Whit and Jonathan were tied at 3 right each so Whit got to play the Ultimate Trivia Question chosen by the experts before the show. He does not have to beat Jonathan on this one. He just has to get it right.
For $10,000: Which magazine currently prints its name in all capital letters on its cover?
• Vanity Fair
• People
• Sports Illustrated
ANSWER: show
Tough break, Whit. Getting to the Ultimate Trivia Question and losing must hurt more than losing to the expert. But congrats on winning the $1,000.
They beat the experts – List of contestants who won the last round
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Nice detective work there, Sgt. VJ!
Within the last 3 wks, I used the “World Capital Closest to Antarctica” question for my trivia test, and I would have bet big $$$ that I got that from an episode of the BETS. Hmmm… (Maybe it came from a rerun of “The Chase”. I DVR those and re-watch sometimes just for yuks & grins.)
I LOVE “THE THREE” category! I’ll use (or slightly “rework”) a few of those for future use.š
@Jacob, I bet that Company category was right up your alley,
I was hoping that Whit would pick Vikings in the last category š
@VJ, unfortunately I missed the 1st round. We had just got in the house for round 2. Wouldn’t you know they would have a category in my wheelhouse when I was out and about. š£
Thank goodness for your recap. I forgot to DVR the show. Btw, I don’t think any contestant has defeated Jonathan yet. Has he been in the final round before?
I only found one other game with Jonathan in the last round (on 6/14/2019). He got the last question right but the contestant didn’t. I’m not counting this one as a win for Jonathan anyhow.
I was super surprised on the Antarctica question. I said “c’mon, everyone knows that.” Then they both blew it and I said “except them.” š¤£š¤£
Thanks VJ. Didn’t Jonathan beat the other 2 experts to get to the final round against the contestant today? Perhaps I’m confused since I tuned in late to the show. Btw, that Antarctica clue is a Jeopardy favorite I think.
Yes, he did indeed beat the other two experts in order to be the expert in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. Makes you wonder what the others got wrong, considering that Jonathan missed 2 in the first round.
Re: the question asking which country was closest to Antarctica and both players going w/ New Zealand, wasnāt there a question on this show earlier in the season that asked āWhat is the southernmost capital city in the world?ā, and the answer was āWellingtonā (New Zealandās capital), Iām wondering if thatās what stirred them off the path of answering it correctly?!
JJ, there have been clues on Wellington being the southernmost capital but I didn’t find anything very recent on J-Archive for it. Here’s the most recent I found:
2-29-2018: ISLAND NATIONS ($1200) This capital of an island nation is at the extreme south of North Island
Here’s a much earlier one on Chile:
11-30-2012: IT’S CHILE IN HERE ($400) This cape, the southernmost point of Chile & of South America, is only about 600 miles from Antarctica
Check out this category THE THREE in the last round of the game from 12/25/2002. There’s a clue about the 3 countries closest to Antarctica. The only clue they got right was Pittsburgh’s three rivers