GSN: Best Ever Trivia Show Recap (9-3-19)

Here’s a summary of the clues on The Best Ever Trivia Show for Tuesday, September 3, 2019 with host Sherri Shepherd. Today’s episode title is “Bring Me Ken Jennings.”

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:
Jonathan Corbblah, Ken Jennings and Susannah Brooks

Today’s contestants:
Debi, Darrell and Kean

In Round 1, Debi chose BEVERAGES instead of Sweden and she chose expert Susannah. 4 questions, 50 points for each correct answer and double if Susannah gets it wrong.

1. In a stunt sponsored by Red Bull, who broke the world record for highest altitude jump in 2012?
• Shital Mahajan
• Felix Baumgartner
• John Johnson

2. In 2002, which juice company bought the naming rights to the Houston Astros’ ballpark?
• Tropicana
• Minute Maid
• Ocean Spray

3. Which popular coffee brand claims that a U.S. President coined their famous slogan?
• Maxwell House
• Folgers
• Dunkin’ Donuts

4. What carbonated beverage was originally named “Brad’s Drink”?
• 7-UP
• Pepsi
• Coca-Cola

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 1: Debi 050 Darrell 150 Kean 150

In Round 2, Darrell picked THEATRE and not Sweden. 100 points for each correct answer. Ken was this round’s trivia expert to beat for double points.

1. Olivia, Malvolio and Sir Toby Belch are all characters from what Shakespeare comedy?
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Twelfth Night
• The Merry Wives of Windsor

2. Which of these musicals was a film before it was adapted for the stage?
• Grease
• 42nd Street
• The King and I

3. In opera, which of these is a type of aria?
• Cavatina
• Libretto
• Tessitura

CORRECT ANSWERS: show

Scores at end of Round 2: Debi 050 Darrell 150 Kean 150

In Round 3, Kean chose STATISTICS and not The Bible. 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. Jonathan is this round’s expert.

1: According to the World Health Organization what is the average life expectancy of the global population born in 2016?
• 67
• 72
• 63

2: What is the current approximate ratio of sheep to people in New Zealand?
• 6:1
• 1:1
• 32:1

3: At 917 weeks, which album holds the record for most weeks on the Billboard Top 200?
• Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

CORRECT ANSWERS show

Scores at end of Round 3: Debi 1250 Darrell 550 Kean 550

Debi 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 Susannah. She 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: What’s the term for the physical changes that occur when a caterpillar tuns into a butterfly?
• Biogenesis
• Metamorphosis
• Mitosis

2: Which state’s 2-letter postal abbreviation contains a vowel?
• Mississippi
• Minnesota
• Michigan

3: Which astronomer was the first to use a telescope to search the skies?
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Hubble

4: What famous American was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War?
• Annie Oakley
• Walt Whitman
• Florence Nightingale

5: Formed in 1869, what was the name of the first truly professional baseball team?
• Cincinnati Red Stockings
• New York Trolley Dodgers
• Boston Highlanders

ANSWERS: show

Debi lost the round to Susannah and just won the $1,000.

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