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00:01It's time to play the game that tests your trivia knowledge
00:04in our six iconic categories.
00:06The chance to win $20,000.
00:11Let's play Trivial Pursuit!
00:21Welcome to Trivial Pursuit. I'm your host, LeVar Burton.
00:24We've had players from across the country
00:27come to show off their trivia skills
00:29and they're going to compete right now for $20,000.
00:33So, let's meet them starting with our returning champion.
00:38I'm Noam, an anthropologist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
00:43I'm Jasmine. I'm a communications specialist from Erie, Colorado.
00:46I'm Devry. I'm an engineer.
00:48And I'm from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
00:49It's great to have all of you here, players.
00:52You will be answering questions
00:54in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories, which, of course, are...
00:59entertainment, geography, sports and leisure, science and nature,
01:04history and art and literature.
01:07Correct dancers, players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
01:11And if you collect a wedge from all six categories,
01:13then you'll earn a $1,000 bonus for filling your wheel.
01:18The two players with the most points at the end
01:20will be moving on to the next round.
01:22Are you all ready?
01:23Yes. Yes.
01:24Let the pursuit begin.
01:30To start things off, we have selected the first category,
01:33which is art and literature.
01:36Complete the title of this Vincent van Gogh painting,
01:40self-portrait with bandaged blank and pipe.
01:44Noam.
01:45Ear.
01:46Ear is correct.
01:47You have 100 points and a wedge.
01:50We select Noam.
01:51Yellow history.
01:52In 2014, what band's Songs of Innocence album
01:57was automatically downloaded on 500 million Apple devices?
02:02Noam.
02:03U2.
02:04U2 is correct.
02:05And you're still in control.
02:06Please select.
02:07Blue geography.
02:09Behind India, China and the U.S.,
02:12what country has the world's fourth largest population?
02:16Noam.
02:18Indonesia?
02:19Indonesia is correct.
02:21You are still in control.
02:22Select a category for us.
02:24Orange, sports and leisure.
02:26In the world of college sports,
02:28what is JUCO short for?
02:31Devry.
02:32Junior college.
02:33Junior college is right, sir.
02:35You are now in control with 100 points and a wedge.
02:38Let's do pink entertainment.
02:40What supermodel was married to NFL quarterback Tom Brady
02:43for 13 years?
02:46Devry.
02:47Giselle?
02:48Bunshin?
02:49Giselle Bunshin is correct.
02:51And here's the final category this first time through the board,
02:54which is science and nature.
02:57What letters are used to describe the good form of cholesterol?
03:02Noam.
03:04HDL?
03:04HDL.
03:05So, we've got a really swinging game going.
03:08So, let's reload our six categories and see how many points and legends y'all can earn.
03:14Noam, select a category.
03:15Yellow history.
03:17The Wild West outlaw-born William Henry McCarty Jr. is known by what infamous name?
03:26Noam.
03:26Billy the Kid?
03:27Billy the Kid is correct.
03:30You're still in control.
03:31Select again.
03:32Sports and Leisure Orange.
03:34Joining in 2000, what stand-up comedian spent two seasons as a color commentator on Monday Night Football?
03:43Jasmine.
03:44Dennis Miller.
03:45Dennis Miller is correct.
03:47Resting control of the board, please select a category, Jasmine.
03:50Pink Entertainment.
03:52Said to be the first supergroup, what 1960s rock band was made up of Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric
04:01Clapton?
04:02Jasmine.
04:03Cream.
04:03Cream is correct.
04:05You're still in control.
04:06Select again.
04:07Science and Nature Green.
04:08Number 92 on the periodic table.
04:12Which radioactive metal is the heaviest element found naturally and abundantly on Earth?
04:19Jasmine.
04:20Uranium.
04:21Uranium is correct.
04:24Two categories left, players.
04:25Let's do blue geography.
04:28Also, the birthplace of Michael Jackson.
04:30What Indiana city was named for the founding chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation?
04:36Jasmine.
04:37Gary, Indiana.
04:38Gary, Indiana.
04:39That's correct.
04:40And the final category the second time through the board is art and literature.
04:46More than 1,000 pages long.
04:49What novel by David Foster Wallace features a lethally entertaining videotape?
04:57Jasmine.
04:58Infinite Jest.
04:59Is correct.
05:01Tight game.
05:02Noam champion with 500 points.
05:04Jasmine right there tied with him with another 500 and every 200 points.
05:09So let's reload our categories one last time.
05:12And remember, this is your last opportunity to earn points and wedges.
05:16So Jasmine, if you fill your wheel, you will earn a $1,000 bonus.
05:23You are in control.
05:25Tell us where we're going.
05:26Let's try yellow history to fill it up.
05:29What philosopher was born Kung Chu over 300 years before his teachings became China's state ideology?
05:37Jasmine.
05:38Confucius.
05:38Confucius is correct.
05:40Yes.
05:40And you win $1,000 for filling your wheel.
05:44And you're still in control.
05:46Please select.
05:47All right.
05:47Let's do blue geography.
05:49South Bay Bessie is a mythical creature said to be living in which great lake?
05:55Devery.
05:55Lake Erie.
05:56Lake Erie.
05:56Lake Erie is correct, sir.
05:58And you now have control of the board.
06:00Let's do green science and nature.
06:01Since 2014, Tamara Leavitt has been the soothing voice of what popular meditation app?
06:10Jasmine.
06:11Calm.
06:12Calm, indeed.
06:14You are now in control, Jasmine.
06:15Select a category, please.
06:16I'd like pink entertainment.
06:19In the 2024 John Krasinski movie, If, what does the title acronym stand for?
06:26Devery.
06:27Imaginary Friend.
06:28Imaginary Friend is correct.
06:31Final two categories, players.
06:33And they are sports and leisure and art and literature.
06:37Devery, which one would you like?
06:39Let's do art and literature.
06:41Named for the Russian playwright of The Seagull, what principle asserts that every new story element should eventually pay off?
06:49Jasmine.
06:50Anton Chekhov.
06:51Incorrect.
06:53Noam.
06:54Chekhov's gun?
06:55Chekhov's gun is what we were looking for.
06:58And the final question this last time through the board in the category of sports, leisure.
07:04Known for colorful zebra print designs, what brand of athletic pants was made popular by WWE duo The Road Warriors?
07:15Jasmine.
07:17Zubaz.
07:18Zubac.
07:19Correct.
07:20Well that's the end of the round, players.
07:23Checking our scores, Jasmine, you are moving on with 800 points.
07:27Noam, our current champion, with 600, is also moving on in Devery.
07:31Thank you for playing our game, brother.
07:33You were a terrific contestant.
07:35Good luck.
07:35Good luck.
07:36Coming up next, The Pursuit continues as Jasmine and Noam go head-to-head for the chance to move on
07:43and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
07:58Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit.
08:00Um, Jasmine and our returning champion, Noam, have made it here to the next round, so let's get to know
08:06them a little bit better.
08:08Noam, Jasmine, she's given you, uh, quite a run for your money, sir.
08:13She is a formidable player, but I'm from Philly, home of the Super Bowl champion Eagles.
08:19Go Birds and go Noam.
08:21Okay.
08:22Jasmine, who do you have rooting for you at home?
08:25I have my wonderful family. My husband and my two boys are watching me and rooting me on.
08:29Nice.
08:30The best of luck to both of you. Let's get back to the game.
08:33In this round, you are going to be answering multiple choice questions, working your way through the categories once again.
08:40However, this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value from 200 to 1,000 points.
08:48Now, you both selected the order of the categories you'll be playing, and you picked one category that you didn't
08:55want to play at all.
08:56And Jasmine, I see that you've elected not to play Science and Nature, and your 1,000-point category selection
09:03is Entertainment.
09:05I am a busy-working mom. I have two kids. Uh, I like to watch TV to unwind, so Entertainment's
09:10my category.
09:11And Noam, I see that you have opted to skip Science and Nature, and your 1,000-point category is
09:19History.
09:20Tell us about your selections there.
09:22I got kicked out of chemistry class a lot in 11th grade, so, uh, which is probably my fault, but
09:28it's a reason to skip the category.
09:29All right. Whichever one of you has the most points at the end of this round, we'll be moving on
09:35to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
09:38Let the pursuit begin.
09:43Noam, you're trailing by 200 points, so you'll be going first for 200 points in the category of Geography.
09:53The northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is at the summit of which mountain?
09:59Mount Greylock, Mount Katahdin, or Mount Marcy?
10:05Um, I do not know.
10:09The only one of those three that I've ever heard of, I feel like I've heard of Mount Greylock, so
10:14I'm going to go with Mount Greylock, lock it in.
10:19Noam. Let's see if you're right.
10:23Mmm. Mount Katahdin.
10:26Jasmine, for 200 points, here is your multiple-choice question in art and literature.
10:32The reflective sculpture known as Cloud Gate, or The Bean, is found in which U.S. city?
10:40Chicago, Phoenix, or Seattle?
10:44Well, uh, I know this because I lived in Chicago for 10 years. Go Cubs!
10:49Um, so I know that Cloud Gate, or The Bean, is in Chicago.
10:54Said with confidence.
10:58Go Cubs!
11:00Noam, you've got some catching up to do, my friend.
11:03Here is your 400-point question in the category of entertainment.
11:09What Showtime series explored the work of two scientists researching human sexuality in the 1950s and 60s?
11:18Was it Masters of Sex, Sex Education, or the opposite sex?
11:24Uh, I believe it was a show about Masters and Johnson, the famous sex researchers.
11:33So, I'm going to go with the first answer. I'm going to go with Masters of Sex, lock it in.
11:39Noam, let's see if you're right.
11:43You are indeed right.
11:45Jasmine, this is your 400-point question in the category sports and leisure.
11:51How many FIFA World Cup titles has the U.S. women's national soccer team won?
11:58Is it two, four, or six?
12:02Okay, so I'm not 100% sure. I know they're a great team.
12:07Um, I feel like two is low.
12:12Six is a lot as well.
12:15I'm going to have to go cut the, cut it in half and just go for four in the middle.
12:21Jasmine?
12:22Let's see if you're right.
12:25Right you are indeed.
12:27Noam, your 600-point question.
12:30The category of art and literature.
12:33Which of these is an opera by Mozart?
12:37The angelic harp, the magic flute, or the weeping violin?
12:45I...
12:48Also, I'm not sure, but there's only one of those that seems to ring a bell to me.
12:53And that's the magic flute.
12:57Let's go with the magic flute, lock it in.
13:00Noam.
13:02Let's see if you're right.
13:04You are indeed right back out in front.
13:07Jasmine, for your 600-point question, the category is history.
13:14Which was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the Union?
13:20Was that Delaware, Maryland, or Virginia?
13:25Okay, so they're all in the area where the country was founded, but Delaware goes by the first state.
13:32I'm assuming it's because they were the first state to ratify the Constitution.
13:36So I'm going to say it's Delaware.
13:39Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
13:42Right you are.
13:44Ron, this is your 800-point question in the category sports and leisure.
13:50In 1902, the first Rose Bowl game was played between which two college football teams?
13:59Michigan and Stanford, Ohio State and Oregon, or Penn State and USC?
14:06Uh, I know the Rose Bowl is in Southern California.
14:17I hope it's Penn State and USC.
14:21Lock it in.
14:22Noam, let's see if you're right.
14:25The name was Michigan and Stanford.
14:30Jasmine, if you get this, you will knock out our champ Noam and move on because he won't be able
14:39to catch up.
14:41For your 800-point question, the category is geography.
14:46At over 1,500 feet, what is Europe's tallest building?
14:53Is it the Lakta Center, the Shard, or Varso Tower?
14:59This is tough because the only one I've heard of these three is the Shard.
15:04So I'm not sure how tall Varso Tower and Lakta Center are.
15:09The Shard is jumping out at me, and I'm just going to have to go with Shard.
15:14I hope it's right.
15:16Jasmine, for the win.
15:19Ooh, new life for you, Noam.
15:24If you get this wrong, Jasmine will win and move on to the final round.
15:30Here, sir, is your 1,000-point question in your preferred category of history.
15:39Named for the year in which Tsar Nicholas I visited, what Buckingham Palace room is used for receiving distinguished guests?
15:47Is it the 1644 room, the 1744 room, or the 1844 room?
15:58Oh, boy.
16:03I...
16:05I'm not sure.
16:07I don't think he was the head in 1644, so I know it's one of the second two.
16:14And I somehow think maybe Catherine the Great was around in the 1740s.
16:20I'm going to go with the 1844 room.
16:23Lock it in.
16:25Let's see if you're right.
16:30The 1844 room it was.
16:32Well done.
16:34Okay, Jasmine, it all comes down to this, right?
16:37If you don't get this, Noam will move on into the final round.
16:42Now, this is your 1,000-point question in the category of entertainment.
16:49Which stand-up comedian played a retired musician named Noodles in the 2018 film A Star Is Born?
16:59Was it Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, or Kevin Hart?
17:06Okay, um, fortunately not something I've watched on TV, so that's a little tough.
17:12Um, I'm going to not say...
17:15I don't think it's Kevin Hart, because I don't think...
17:18I remember seeing him around the Oscars time when they were nominated.
17:24Um...
17:25Jeez, this is a tough one.
17:28Um...
17:28I really don't feel great about this.
17:32Um...
17:32Need an answer.
17:33I'm gonna have to go with Chris Rock as just hoping that it's right, because I'm not 100% sure.
17:39Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
17:45It was Chappelle, Dave Chappelle.
17:47Which means, congratulations, Noam, you are moving on to play for another $20,000.
17:54And Jasmine, you play a strong game.
17:57It was terrific having you with us.
18:00And because you filled your wheel, you're still going home with $1,000.
18:04Not bad. Not bad.
18:07Noam, could you join me over here, sir?
18:10I would, Mr. LaVar.
18:11Okay.
18:12When we come back, we'll see if Noam can once again conquer all six categories in the final pursuit for
18:19$20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
18:32Welcome back, y'all.
18:34I am here with our returning champion, Noam, who has outplayed his opponents and has made it back to the
18:40final pursuit once again for a chance to win another $20,000.
18:47Noam, here you are again, $26,000 so far, and you're going to Dollywood and Disney World.
18:56Any other theme parks on your hit list?
18:58No, if I win, you know, I'm a street performer who plays outside Eagles games, but I don't go into
19:04the games.
19:04So if I win, we are taking the family to a game of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
19:10Go Birds!
19:11But all that stands before you, Noam, and another $20,000 are our six Trivial Pursuit categories.
19:20You will have 45 seconds.
19:22You will make $1,000 for each correct answer.
19:25And if you answer one correct question in each category, then you will win another $20,000.
19:34So, to help you on your pursuit, I want you to pick the first category that you're going to play.
19:39History did me well last round, so we're going to go with history again.
19:42All right.
19:43If you get any incorrect, we can always circle back to those categories, provided, Noam, there's still time remaining, okay?
19:50Sounds good.
19:51Noam, it's time for your final pursuit, brother.
19:54Let's put 45 seconds on the clock.
20:00The time will begin when I finish reading the first question.
20:05Good luck.
20:06Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
20:10Moseley Brown.
20:10Incorrect.
20:11Shirley Chisholm.
20:12In 1968, Johnny Cash recorded a live album at what California State Prison?
20:16Folsom Prison.
20:17Correct.
20:17Which U.S. state capital is furthest north?
20:21Juno.
20:22Correct.
20:22Who did Muhammad Ali defeat in the 1975 Thrilla and Manila fight?
20:27Frasier.
20:28Correct.
20:29What mammal has the longest gestational period?
20:31Humans.
20:32Incorrect.
20:33Elephant.
20:33Ain't Too Proud is a jukebox musical about what Motown group?
20:36Temptations.
20:37Correct.
20:38For 17 years, Augusto Pinochet was dictator of what country?
20:41Chile.
20:42Correct.
20:42How many cashews grow on each cashew fruit?
20:45Two.
20:46Incorrect.
20:47One.
20:48In 1951, Max Thieler won a Nobel Prize for creating a vaccine for what disease?
20:52Polio.
20:53Yellow fever.
20:54And, oh, that's the time.
20:57But no, you got five right, brother, for $5,000, bringing your three-game total to $31,000.
21:05Yeah.
21:06So, let's get you ready for the next game and see if you can make it back here for another
21:11chance at more money, okay?
21:13Let's bring on your next opponent, sir.
21:18It is great to have you here.
21:21Please introduce yourselves, players.
21:23I'm Lauren, an entrepreneur from Atlanta, Georgia.
21:25I'm Ashton.
21:26I'm an archivist originally from Cambria, Illinois.
21:29When we come back, we'll see who has what it takes for their shot at $20,000 right here
21:36on Trivial Pursuit.
21:48Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit, where Noam, Lauren, and Ashton are ready to put their trivia
21:54skills to the test.
21:55So, let's get back to the game.
21:57Now, the three of you will be answering questions in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories,
22:03which, of course, are entertainment, geography, sports and leisure, science and nature, history,
22:11and art and literature.
22:13Correct answers players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
22:17And if you collect a wedge from all six categories, you will earn $1,000 for filling your wheel.
22:24The two players with the most points at the end of the round will be moving forward into
22:28the next round.
22:29Everybody ready?
22:30Yeah.
22:31All right, here we go.
22:32Let the pursuit begin.
22:37Now, to start things off, we have selected the first category, which is geography.
22:44Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and The Beatles all recorded albums at what 93-year-old studio now named
22:51for a London thoroughfare?
22:54Ashton.
22:55Abbey Road.
22:56Abbey Road is what we were looking for.
22:57That's correct.
22:58Please select, sir.
22:59I'll take Yellow History, please.
23:01Elected in 2020, U.S. Senators Ossoff and Warnock represent which state?
23:09Noam.
23:10Georgia.
23:11Georgia is correct.
23:13Please select.
23:14Pink Entertainment.
23:15What former host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire set a Guinness World Record for most hours
23:22on U.S. television?
23:24Ashton.
23:25Regis Philbin.
23:26That is Regis Philbin indeed.
23:29Ashton, you're in control, sir.
23:30Please select another category.
23:32I will take Orange Sports and Leisure.
23:35He likes it.
23:36In the classic TV ads, Little Mikey enjoyed what brand of cereal despite being a picky eater?
23:44Noam.
23:45Life.
23:46Life.
23:47Indeed.
23:47That was the cereal.
23:49And you're still in control.
23:50Please select.
23:51Purple.
23:51Art and Literature.
23:53Depicting the biblical figure of the same name, what Renaissance artist created the
23:58masterpiece sculpture, David?
24:01Ashton.
24:02Michelangelo.
24:04Michelangelo is correct.
24:05And here's the final category this first time through the board, which is science and
24:10nature.
24:11What is the medical term for a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sensation in your ears?
24:18Ashton.
24:19Tinnitus.
24:21Tinnitus is correct.
24:22Well done, sir.
24:24We have a pretty good game.
24:25So let's reload our six categories and see how many more points and wedges y'all can earn.
24:32Ashton, you got the last question correctly.
24:35You, sir, are in control.
24:36So choose the next category, please.
24:38I'll take yellow history, please.
24:40In the 1920s, what popular salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, despite its Italian-sounding
24:48name?
24:49Ashton.
24:50The Caesar salad.
24:51The Caesar salad is absolutely right.
24:53And may I remind you, Ashton, you are one wedge away from filling your wheel and winning
24:58a $1,000 bonus.
25:00So I ask you, what category would you like to go to?
25:03I think I'll go with orange, sports and leisure.
25:06The five colors of the Olympic rings are blue, green, red, yellow, and what other color?
25:15Ashton?
25:16Black.
25:16Black is correct.
25:18Black is correct.
25:19That sound means you have filled your wheel, Ashton, with all six categories and just earned
25:24yourself $1,000.
25:25Congratulations, sir.
25:28Please select our next category.
25:30I will take blue geography, please.
25:33The Four Corners Monument connects Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and what other state?
25:40Ashton.
25:41Utah.
25:42Utah it is.
25:44Please select again.
25:45I think I'll go with purple art and literature.
25:49First published in 1985, who wrote the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale?
25:56Ashton.
25:57Margaret Atwood.
25:58Margaret Atwood is correct.
26:01Only two categories to choose from.
26:03Ashton, which would you like?
26:05Green Science and Nature, please.
26:08In 1995, the reintroduction of what animal helped to reverse Yellowstone National Park's declining ecosystem?
26:17Ashton.
26:18Wolves.
26:19The gray wolf.
26:20The gray wolf.
26:20Absolutely correct.
26:21And here, players, is the final category, this time through the board.
26:27And it is.
26:28In entertainment.
26:30What was number one on the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 100 greatest movies of all time?
26:39Noam.
26:40Citizen Kane?
26:40Citizen Kane is right, sir.
26:43Quick recap shows us that Ashton, you have 900 points.
26:48Noam, with 300.
26:49Lauren, we need to get you on the board.
26:51We're gonna reload our categories one more time.
26:54And remember, players, this is your last chance to earn points and the wedges.
26:59Noam, you are in control, sir.
27:01Please select the category.
27:03Yellow, history.
27:05What is the highest civilian honor a U.S. President may award?
27:10Noam.
27:11The Medal of Freedom.
27:12The Presidential Medal of Freedom.
27:13The Presidential Medal of Freedom is correct.
27:15Please select again, sir.
27:17Blue, geography.
27:19The capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan, is located on what sea?
27:25Lauren.
27:26The Caspian Sea.
27:27The Caspian Sea is correct.
27:29Lauren, you are in control.
27:30Select our next category, please.
27:32I'll take Pink Entertainment.
27:34Wally DeBecker retired his stage name, Gauthier, shortly after releasing what 2011 number one single?
27:42Lauren.
27:43Somebody that I used to know.
27:45Somebody that I used to know.
27:46That's correct.
27:48Lauren, select again.
27:49I'll take Orange Sports & Leisure.
27:51In 2024, which member of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit the first ever walk-off grand slam in World Series
27:59history?
28:01Ashton.
28:02Freddie Freeman.
28:04Freddie Freeman is correct.
28:06Only two categories left to choose from players, and they are science and nature and art and literature.
28:13Ashton, which would you like?
28:15I'll go with purple art and literature, please.
28:18What James Clear book about small, consistent changes to improve your life has sold over 20 million copies?
28:27Noam.
28:28The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
28:31Incorrect.
28:32Lauren or Ashton?
28:34Lauren.
28:35A Million Little Things.
28:37Incorrect.
28:38Anything from you, Ashton?
28:40No, sir.
28:41We were looking for Atomic Habits.
28:43Mm.
28:44And our final category this last time through the board, which is science and nature.
28:51Which major American entertainment award takes its title from a nickname for an image orthicon to?
28:59Noam.
29:01The Emmys?
29:04The Emmys is correct.
29:05Woo!
29:06Well done, sir.
29:08Well, that's the end of the round, players.
29:10Well played, all.
29:11Congratulations.
29:12Ashton with 1,000 points and Noam with 500.
29:14You will both be moving on.
29:17Lauren, it was great having you play with us tonight.
29:19Thank you so much.
29:22Coming up next, the pursuit continues as Ashton and Noam go head to head for a chance to move
29:28on and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
29:44Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit.
29:47Ashton and Noam have made it here to the next round, so let's get to know them a little bit
29:52better, shall we?
29:53Ashton, what exactly does an archivist do?
29:57So what I do is I work in politics and public policy.
30:00What we do is we take in the papers of elected officials, activists, those involved in the political world
30:06and make it easier for historians, political scientists, scholars and students to do their research
30:12and to really facilitate the next revision of history.
30:17All for the historical record.
30:18That's right.
30:19Noam, you have two children, a boy and a girl?
30:23I do. I have a boy named Zeb.
30:26He's the one who's obsessed with Dolly Parton, which is ironic because his sister is named Dolly.
30:30So we have a Dolly Parton poster up in their room, which really works for both of them.
30:35Well, gentlemen, the best of luck to both of you. Let's get back to the game.
30:39In this round, you're going to be answering multiple choice questions, working your way through the categories once again.
30:45But this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value from 200 to 1,000 points.
30:52And you've both selected the order of the categories that you'll be playing.
30:56And you've picked one category that you don't want to play at all.
31:00And I see Ashton, you've elected not to play entertainment.
31:04And for your 1,000-point question, you've chosen the category of geography.
31:09What's going on behind that thinking?
31:12My awareness of pop culture is not what it once was.
31:16So I figured I'd probably play it safe in this round and just go ahead and skip that.
31:21And Noam, I see that you have opted to skip science and nature and once again chosen history as your
31:291,000-point category. Why is that?
31:32I've always been a history nerd. My bar mitzvah gift was a tour of Civil War battlefields.
31:38Exactly what every 13-year-old boy wants. And history is my jam.
31:41All right. Well, whichever one of you has the most points at the end of this round, we'll be moving
31:46on to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
31:51So let the pursuit begin.
31:56Noam, you are trailing Ashton by 500 points, so you will be going first for 200 points in geography.
32:06First opened in 1883, German-born engineer John A. Roebling designed which New York City landmark?
32:14Is it the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, or Grand Central Terminal?
32:20I think I know this because I'm a nerd who watches a lot of documentaries.
32:27So I'm going to go with Brooklyn Bridge, lock it in.
32:31Noam, let's see if you're ready.
32:34Who says TV isn't education, right? You are, sir.
32:39Ashton, for 200 points, here is your multiple-choice question in Science & Nature.
32:46The last 11,700 years, including the present, are defined by which geologic epoch?
32:53The Holocene, the Miocene, the Pleistocene?
32:59Well, LeVar, it's, uh, questions like this makes me, uh, wish I had taken entertainment first.
33:06Um, I will say only one of those, uh, looks familiar to me, which is the Pleistocene era.
33:15So I will say the Pleistocene era, lock it in.
33:19Ashton, let's see if you're right.
33:22Mmm.
33:23It was the Holocene we were looking for.
33:26Noam, an opportunity for you, sir.
33:28Here is your 400-point question, the category of entertainment.
33:36The 1978 movie Grease is set in which fictitious high school?
33:41Is that Jefferson, Rydell, or Sherman?
33:46Um, I'm not sure of this one, uh, but I know I watched Grease as a kid, and the only
33:54one on that board that seems somewhat familiar to me is Rydell.
34:01Hi, so let's, let's go with it. Rydell, lock it in.
34:08Noam, let's see if you're right.
34:12Correct, sir.
34:15Ashton, here is your 400-point question, the category art and literature.
34:22What is the name of the town in Ernest Thayer's classic poem, Casey at the Bat?
34:28Is that town Mudville, Rocktown, or Slab City?
34:34So this is a poem that my, my daughter used to, she would go to sleep and we would listen
34:40to poems being recited.
34:43And it's, uh, there was no joy in Mudville, for the mighty Casey has struck out.
34:48Mudville, lock it in.
34:51Ashton, you seem to know it.
34:55Correct you are, sir.
34:57Noam?
34:57Here, sir, is your 600-point question in the category art and literature.
35:06Made by ancient Egyptians using limestone and copper-rich sand, the earliest artificial pigment was which color?
35:14Blue, red, or yellow?
35:19I am not sure, but I, it's, it's not blue.
35:28Um, yeah, we're gonna go with red.
35:35Noam, we're gonna see if you're right.
35:39Was blue?
35:40Here, Ashton, is an opportunity to put some distance between the two of you.
35:44Here is your 600-point question, the category of sports and leisure.
35:51Which cruise line offers the ultimate world cruise package lasting 274 nights at sea?
36:00Would that be Carnival, Royal Caribbean, or Virgin?
36:05That sounds either very cool or very uncool, depending on who you're on the boat with.
36:13Um, this is gonna be a total guess. Never been on a cruise.
36:18I'm gonna have to go with Royal Caribbean. Lock it in.
36:23Well, let's see if you're right.
36:27Royal Caribbean, it is, Noam, for your 800-point question in the category sports and leisure.
36:36In 1993, what Brazilian fighter won the MMA tournament now known as UFC 1?
36:46Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, or Joice Gracie?
36:52I do not know. Oh, God. Um, I'm gonna go with...
37:02I'll go with Anderson Silva.
37:06Noam, let's see if you're right.
37:10Hoist Gracie.
37:12Ashton, here is an opportunity for you to win right here and move on to the final round to play
37:18for $20,000.
37:21Your 800-point question in the category of history.
37:27The Maastricht Treaty established which international entity?
37:33Was it NATO, European Union, or the United Nations?
37:38So, I am fairly confident about this.
37:42I was a history major, but a political science double major.
37:46Studied Western European politics.
37:48So, I'm pretty sure, and Dr. Jefferson would be very upset with me if I get this wrong,
37:54but European Union. Lock it in.
37:57To unseat our champion, Noam.
38:01See if you're right.
38:05European Union it is, sir. Congratulations, Ashton.
38:09You are moving on to play for a chance at $20,000.
38:14Noam, you truly were a superb champion and a dynamite player.
38:18And you're going home, sir, with $31,000.
38:24It was genuinely great having you play the game with us, Noam.
38:28Thank you so much.
38:30Ashton, how about joining me over here, sir, at the center?
38:33Yes, sir.
38:35When we come back, we will see if Ashton can conquer all six categories
38:40in the final pursuit for $20,000 right here on Tribune Pursuit.
38:57Welcome back, y'all. I'm here with Ashton, who just dethroned a returning champion
39:02and has made it here to the final pursuit for a chance to win $20,000.
39:10Well, Ashton, I've got a pretty good idea you're not going to go on a cruise.
39:14So, any ideas what you might want to do with the money?
39:17Well, I think we're going to take a vacation down to Cabo San Lucas.
39:21My wife and I just got back from Vancouver whale watching.
39:24And we're going to try and see the same whales as they summer down in Baja, California.
39:29All that stands between you and that trip with your wife and $20,000 are our six Tribune Pursuit categories.
39:37Ashton, you will have 45 seconds and you will win $1,000 for each correct answer.
39:43And if you answer all six questions correctly, that's one correct answer in each category.
39:48Within the 45 seconds, Ashton, you will win the $20,000.
39:55So, to help you on your pursuit, I want you to choose the first category you want to play.
40:02I will go with blue geography.
40:04Going with geography.
40:06Ashton, you can circle back to any missed category provided there is time remaining on the clock.
40:12Let's put 45 seconds on the clock, please.
40:17The time will begin, Ashton, when I finish reading the first question.
40:21All right?
40:22Mm-hmm.
40:22Good luck.
40:24The historical region of Bohemia is located in what modern country?
40:27The Czech Republic.
40:29Correct.
40:29Who played bass in the chart-topping band Nirvana?
40:32Uh, Dave Grohl.
40:34Chris Novoselic.
40:35What legendary former pro became the CEO of Live Golf in 2021?
40:42Greg Norman.
40:43Correct.
40:44HGH stands for what performance-enhancing drug?
40:46Human growth hormone.
40:48Correct.
40:49Which U.S. president created the Peace Corps?
40:51John F. Kennedy.
40:52Correct.
40:53The Picture of Dorian Gray was the only novel by what dramatist?
40:56Oscar Wilde.
40:57Correct.
40:58In 1975, who became the first host of Weekend Update on SNL?
41:03Um, Chevy Chase.
41:04Correct.
41:06That's it!
41:06That's it!
41:07That's all shit!
41:10It happened so fast!
41:12Congratulations!
41:13You, Ashton, conquered all six categories in probably record time and have won $20,000.
41:21And you're moving on to play again.
41:24Even better.
41:25Thanks for playing along with us at home.
41:26We will see you next time on Trivia Pursuit.
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