Weakest Link Rounds 5-7 (10/7/2020)

Here are the clues from Round 5 of “Weakest Link” (10/7/2020) with host Jane Lynch. We are now down to 4 players from 8. The player voted the weakest link gets eliminated at the end of each round until only 2 are left standing.

$2500 (Tiffany) If you jumped off California’s Santa Monica Pier, you’d splash into what ocean? BANK

$2500 (John) What planet takes just over 365 days to orbit the sun?

$5000 (Eliana) If Cher drove a rideshare for the most downloaded rideshare app in the world, what company would she be driving for? BANK

$2500 (Evan) In a regulation darts tournament, what’s seen on your screen is worth how many points? WRONG

$2500 (Tiffany) When you’re taking an IQ test, what do the letters “IQ” stand for? BANK

$2500 (John) What secure meeting site in the White House is nicknamed “The Woodshed”? WRONG

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$2500 (Eliana) Which American swimmer holds the record for most Olympic medals won?

$5000 (Evan) How many millions of dollars would you need to have a trillion? WRONG

$2500 (Tiffany) If you want to see the objects on your screen in person, what island should you visit? BANK

$2500 (John) Rupert Grint of “Harry Potter” fame says he’s often mistaken for what pop star and fellow British redhead?

$2500 (Eliana) ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” relived what team’s quest for a sixth NBA championship? BANK

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Jane Lynch Quotes
• Team, out of a possible quarter million dollars, you banked a not impressive at all $15,000. That brings your total bank to $59,000.
• Who needs Google maps to find their way to a correct answer?
• Who’s still excited that Tom friended them on MySpace?

2 votes made Evan the weakest link.

ROUND 6: With 3 players left, there is $59,000 in their bank. The range in this round is $2500 to $500,000.

$2500 (Eliana) Fall celebrations often include a tub in which people traditionally bob for what fruit?

$5000 (Tiffany) What frozen food mascot has an apprentice named the Little Green Sprout? BANK

$2500 (John) Your sister’s son’s sister is what “blood relation” to you?

$5000 (Eliana) According to National Geographic, the oldest living land animal in the world is what type of reptile? WRONG

$2500 (Tiffany) Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl is now the frontman for what rock band? BANK

$2500 (John) What plaid design featuring stripes of varying width and color is associated with the clans of Scotland? WRONG

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$2500 (Eliana) What animated kids show follows a boy named Ryder in Adventure Bay with his crew of rescue dogs? WRONG

$2500 (Tiffany) Heads or tails: which side of a U.S. coin is the “obverse”? WRONG

$2500 (John) What “P” word describes a person who eats fish but not meat”? BANK
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$2500 (Eliana) Oscar-winning rapper Lonnie Lynn is better known by what ordinary-sounding stage name? WRONG

$2500 (Tiffany) Jackrabbit or TaskRabbit: which is an app that lets you hire someone to build your IKEA desk?

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Jane Lynch Quotes
• Out of a possible half million dollars, you’ve just banked a miniscule $10,000. That brings your total bank to $69,000.
• Whose brain never quite made it to its upright and locked position?
• Who lost their fight with their George Foreman Grill?

2 votes made Eliana the weakest link.

FINAL ROUND: Tiffany and John have to answer 5 questions each. Jane Lynch: “One of them is about to win $69,000. We’ve reached the all or nothing stage and the pressure’s on…. No voting, no chain making, no banking, just $69,000 for the one who gives me the most correct answers.”

John’s Questions:
1. First published in the 1950s, what epic, three-volume series about Middle-earth was written by J.R.R Tolkein?
2. Who famously tripped up the steps on the way to receive her Best Actress Oscar in 2013?
3. In 2013 miners were trapped underground for more than two months in what SA country
4. Shepard Fairey’s famous poster used during Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign had what word at the bottom?

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Tiffany’s Questions:
1. U.S. Sen Tammy Duckworth received the Purple Heart while serving in what branch of the military?
2. What “T” word is both a chocolate confection and an exp edible fungus used by chefs?
3. What New York City Ivy League school was originally named King’s College?
4. Debuting in 1975, what television series holds the record for winning the most Primetime Emmys?

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Jane Lynch: Congratulations, John, you are tonight’s strongest link and you’ll leave here with $69,000. Tiffany, you’ll go home with nothing.
John (to Tiffany): That was a tough one.
Tiffany: I’m really disappointed in myself. I choked, but John seems like a really nice guy. I’m happy for him. I’m not a hater ’cause haters are just undercover fans anyway.