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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

Now we're going to crown this week's grand champion. Let's bring back, from Grandparents Movie Database, Derek Lipkin.

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EISENBERG: From the Peter Principle, Kate Wing.

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EISENBERG: From This, That or the Other, Crisman Richards

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EISENBERG: And from Malady Melodies, Liz Flynn.

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EISENBERG: They'll be playing our Ask Me One More final round. Our puzzle guru, Will Hines, will lead this round, titled GGG Network.

WILL HINES, BYLINE: So, Dan Savage uses the abbreviation GGG to suggest that one should try to be good in bed, giving equal pleasure to one's partner and game for anything within reason. So, contestants, I hope you're good at giving answers in this game because this round is about words, phrases or proper nouns that have three Gs in them. So if I said it's an exercise that's more than just a walk in the park, you would say jogging. OK, three Gs. 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 one standing is our ASK ME ANOTHER grand winner. And your prize - you'll receive "Tomorrowland" swag from Brad Bird, a personalized voicemail greeting from Alex Borstein and a chance to answer a question on Dan Savage's podcast, "Savage Lovecast."

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HINES: All right. So remember, there'll be a total of three Gs in every answer, and they won't necessarily be all together. Here we go. Derek, he's the dude on the one dollar bill.

DEREK LIPKIN: Washington.

HINES: Full name?

LIPKIN: George Washington.

HINES: That's right.

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HINES: Kate, it's a dairy-based beverage you enjoy at a Christmas party.

KATE WING: Eggnog.

HINES: Good job.

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HINES: Crisman, she danced on air with Fred Astaire.

CRISMAN RICHARDS: Ginger Rogers.

HINES: That's right.

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HINES: Liz, you might leave a restaurant with your leftovers in it.

LIZ FLYNN: Doggy bag.

HINES: Yep.

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HINES: Derek, a type of laugh that's more tee-hee than hardy-har.

LIPKIN: A giggle.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Kate, Nia Vardalos wrote and starred in this 2002 comedy.

WING: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

HINES: Damn right.

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HINES: Crisman, this 2005 Kanye West hit featured Jamie Foxx.

RICHARDS: Oh, my God. "Gold Digger."

HINES: Whoa. What ghost told you that?

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HINES: Liz, here in San Francisco you might see a lot of people wearing this gadget with an optical head-mounted display.

FLYNN: Google Glass.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Derek, a flock of geese that is not in flight is called this.

LIPKIN: Gaggle.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Kate, a common name for an anesthetic used at the dentist office.

WING: Laughing gas.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Oh God, somebody get something wrong. Crisman, this actress was in "The Dark Knight" and "Secretary" and was nominated for an Oscar for "Crazy Heart."

RICHARDS: Maggie Gyllenhaal.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Liz, in India, McDonald's and KFC serve this non-meat patty.

FLYNN: Veggie burger?

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Derek, this hip-hop group gave us the 1979 hit, "Rapper's Delight."

LIPKIN: Sugar Hill Gang.

HINES: Oh, my God.

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HINES: Serve that one up. That's not fair. Let me see if I can find an ocean question, Kate.

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HINES: Kate, film drama in which Alec Baldwin's character says second prize is a set of steak knives.

WING: "Glengarry Glen Ross."

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: Crisman, he composed the opera, "Porgy and Bess."

RICHARDS: George Gershwin.

HINES: Yes.

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HINES: What happens if nobody ever gets one wrong?

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HINES: Liz, an outdoor activity that often begins after running and jumping off a cliff. Three seconds.

FLYNN: Ah.

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HINES: All right, just step aside. Someone's got to get it right first. Derek, outdoor activity...

LIPKIN: Hang gliding.

HINES: OK, yes. So that means that's goodbye for Liz. Thank you. We have three left.

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HINES: Kate, this 1985 Glenn Close-Jeff Bridges thriller was set in San Francisco. Three seconds.

WING: Hang gliding in the Presidio.

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HINES: That's a good pitch. Just step aside. Crisman, 1985 Glenn Close-Jeff Bridges thriller set in San Francisco.

RICHARDS: "Silence Of The Lambs?"

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HINES: Great movie, but not related. All right, Derek, you could steal it all and win it right here -1985 Glenn Close-Jeff Bridges thriller.

LIPKIN: "King Kong."

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HINES: Last three, you're back in. The answer was "Jagged Edge."

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Yes.

HINES: All right, Kate - somebody knew it.

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HINES: New York city museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

WING: Guggenheim.

HINES: Yes. Crisman, a legendary co-creator of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

RICHARDS: Gandalf the Grey.

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HINES: I mean, he was an inspiration for it, but that's not the answer we're looking for. Derek, legendary co-creator of the role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Three seconds.

LIPKIN: Greg Gergen (ph).

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HINES: That's not right. Kate, you could steal the whole thing right here.

WING: Gary Gygax.

HINES: Whoa, yes.

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HINES: That's it. Kate, you are king nerd. It was a battle of giants. If you're going to win a trivia contest, that's the question to win it on.

EISENBERG: And the oceans are happy again.

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EISENBERG: Congratulations, Kate, you're our ASK ME ANOTHER big winner.

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EISENBERG: And one more hand for our VIPs, Alex Borstein, Brad Bird and Dan Savage.

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EISENBERG: That's our show. Thank you so much for listening. If you would like to be a contestant, find us on Facebook or Twitter. Just look around for NPR ASK ME ANOTHER. And if you've missed any of this week's show, you can download our podcast from iTunes or Stitcher, where you can find every ASK ME ANOTHER episode plus very special bonus extras. ASK ME ANOTHER's puzzle guru is Will Hines.

HINES: Hey, my name anagrams to hells I win.

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EISENBERG: Our house musician is Jonathan Coulton.

HINES: Thou jolt a cannon.

EISENBERG: Our puzzle editor is Art Chung.

HINES: Narc thug.

EISENBERG: Additional puzzle writing by Anabel Bacon, Greg Lightman (ph), Karen Lurie (ph), Glenn McDonald (ph), James Ramsey (ph), David Levinson Wilk and senior writer, Dan Schofield. ASK ME ANOTHER is produced by Jesse Baker, Josh Rogosin, Eleanor Kagan, Denny Shin (ph) and our intern, Erin James (ph), along with Portia Robertson Migas and Eric Nuzum. We are recorded by Damon Whittemore (ph). We'd like to thank the Castro Theater.

HINES: A hot streetcar.

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EISENBERG: And our production partner, WNYC.

HINES: CYNW.

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EISENBERG: I'm her ripe begonias.

HINES: Ophira Eisenberg.

EISENBERG: And this was ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.

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