"AMA" Let You Finish

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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

Now we are going to crown our grand champion. Let's bring back our winners from our former games. From Go Fish - Aaron Benor. From Edit Please - Carleigh Queenth. From Second Chances - Brittany Kronick. From Initially Incorrect - Ciara Powell. And from Remember Me - Whitney Booth.

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EISENBERG: Our puzzle guru John Chaneski will lead us in this final round titled...

JOHN CHANESKI, BYLINE: Yo, Ophira, I'm going to let you finish, but first, I wanted to give our contestants the rules to this game, which is called AMA Let You Finish.

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CHANESKI: For this final round, every answer ends with our show's initials, AMA. So if I said this Nepalese prince found enlightenment and became the Buddha, you'd say Siddartha Gautama, which ends with the letters AMA. We're playing this spelling bee style, so one wrong answer and you're out. You'll only have a few seconds to give us an answer. Last person standing is our ASK ME ANOTHER grand winner. And for your prize, Ingrid will give you one of her very own ukuleles autographed to you - sweet. Let's play. Aaron, you probably made these miniature 3-D models for a school project.

AARON BENOR: Diorama.

CHANESKI: Diorama's right.

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CHANESKI: Carleigh, this Tibetan monk won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1981.

CARLEIGH QUEENTH: The Dalai Lama.

CHANESKI: That's correct.

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CHANESKI: Brittany, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler starred in this 2008 film about motherhood.

BRITTANY KRONICK: "Baby Mama."

CHANESKI: Baby Mama," yes.

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CHANESKI: Ciara, this first lady graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School.

CIARA POWELL: Michelle Obama.

CHANESKI: That's right Michelle Obama.

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CHANESKI: Whitney, Helen Keller, Harper Lee and Rosa Parks were all born in this state.

WHITNEY BOOTH: Alabama.

CHANESKI: Alabama is right.

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CHANESKI: Aaron, in photography it's a wide, uninterrupted view in all directions.

BENOR: Panorama.

CHANESKI: Panorama, yes.

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CHANESKI: Carleigh, this vegetable is also commonly known as the yam bean, Mexican potato or Mexican turnip. Basically, it's a tubor from Mexico - three seconds.

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CHANESKI: Carleigh, step aside. Let's see if Brittany knows it.

KRONICK: Do I get the clue again?

CHANESKI: Sure, this vegetable is also commonly known as the yam bean, Mexican potato or Mexican turnip. Basically, it's a tuber from Mexico - three seconds.

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KRONICK: Lima...

CHANESKI: Brittany, step aside. Ciara, do know the answer to this question?

POWELL: Banana.

CHANESKI: Nope, not banana. Whitney, do you know the answer?

BOOTH: I'm going to ask for it again, so I have more time to think about it (laughter).

CHANESKI: Yeah, OK, it's all right. I get paid by the word.

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CHANESKI: this vegetable is also commonly known as the yam bean, Mexican potato or Mexican turnip. Basically, it's a tuber from Mexico.

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CHANESKI: Oh, Whitney, step aside. Aaron, do you know the answer? Do I have to read it again.

BENOR: Jicama.

CHANESKI: Jicama is correct.

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CHANESKI: Aaron, you are a bad Mama Jama. You have won our game. Congratulations.

EISENBERG: Another big hand for Ingrid Michelson.

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EISENBERG: That is our show. Thank you so much for playing. You could be a puzzle player anytime, anyplace by downloading our podcast from iTunes or Stitcher. And if you would like to step up your game and be a contestant, find us on Facebook or Twitter @NPRAskMeAnother. To see us live, go to AMAtickets.org. ASK ME ANOTHER's puzzle guru is John Chaneski.

CHANESKI: Hey, my name anagrams to oh, heck, ninjas.

EISENBERG: Our house musician is Jonathan Coulton.

CHANESKI: Now jolt a cannon.

EISENBERG: Our puzzle editor is Art Chung, with additional puzzle writing by Mark Halpin, Shawn Kennedy, Josiah Madigan, Greg Pliska, Norah Tarnow and senior writer Karen Lury. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.