Every correct answer contains the letters H-I-L-L. What phrase metaphorically refers to a fatal weak spot? If you slay this round, then perhaps you don't have one of these when it comes to trivia.
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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Now we're going to crown this week's grand champion. Let's bring back, from Buffer the Consequences, Keith Hayes; from Sports Explicated, Steve Bahnaman; from State of Mind, Nadja Vielot; from the Actor Factor, Mel Umbarger; and from This, That or The Other, Rose Hollinshead. They will be competing in our Ask Me One More final round, and I will toss it over to our puzzle guru, Art Chung.
ART CHUNG, BYLINE: This final round is titled The Hills Are Alive, and we're giving a shout-out to another corner of the research triangle, Chapel Hill.
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CHUNG: Every correct answer in this game will contain the letters H-I-L-L in order. 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. The last person standing is our ASK ME ANOTHER grand winner. And for your prize, John has autographed a set of limited-edition Mountain Goats albums on vinyl, which is the only way to listen to music in Durham.
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CHUNG: Here we go. Keith, this singer is best known as a member of the Fugees, as well as her own miseducation.
KEITH HAYES: Lauryn Hill.
CHUNG: Lauryn Hill is correct. Steve, on "Saturday Night Live," Amy Poehler did a killer impersonation of this former New York senator and secretary of state.
STEVE BAHNAMAN: Hillary Clinton.
CHUNG: Hillary Clinton, you got it. Nadja, this Texas-based animated series comes from the creator of "Beavis And Butt-head."
NADIA VIELOT: "King Of The Hill."
CHUNG: That's right.
CHUNG: Mel, this Grammy-winning artist, known for her song, "This Kiss," has spent a lot of time kissing fellow country singer and husband, Tim McGraw.
MEL UMBARGER: Faith Hill.
CHUNG: Faith Hill is correct. Rose, this retired pro basketball player, recently featured in an AT&T add, played college ball right here in Durham.
ROSE HOLLINSHEAD: Grant Hill.
CHUNG: Grant Hill, oh...
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HAYES: I'm glad she got that one.
CHUNG: The audience was about to riot on that one.
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CHUNG: Keith, don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes, was the cry of this early Boston Revolutionary War battle.
HAYES: Bunker Hill.
CHUNG: Bunker Hill is correct. Steve, this long-running WB and CW drama was set in a fictional Carolina town that starred Chad Michael Murray.
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CHUNG: Three seconds.
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BAHNAMAN: That's unbelievable.
CHUNG: I'm sorry, Steve. Hold on. Nadja, do you know the answer?
VIELOT: Is it "One Tree Hill"?
CHUNG: "One Tree Hill" is correct. Steve is out.
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CHUNG: Mel, you may be surprised to learn that this California hip-hop group's most popular song is titled "Insane In The Brain," not insane in the membrane.
UMBARGER: Cypress Hill.
CHUNG: You got it.
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CHUNG: Rose, she became a national figure when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991.
HOLLINSHEAD: Anita Hill.
CHUNG: That's correct.
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HAYES: Go, Rose.
CHUNG: Keith, this cop drama from the '80s regularly ended its role call with let's be careful out there.
HAYES: "Hill Street Blues."
CHUNG: That's right. Nadja, this is a place in Somerset, England, and a song about that place by Peter Gabriel.
VIELOT: (Sighing).
CHUNG: Three seconds.
VIELOT: Got nothing.
CHUNG: Sorry, step aside. Let's see if Mel knows the answer - a place in Somerset, England, and a song about that place by Peter Gabriel.
UMBARGER: Under the hill.
CHUNG: Under the hill, no. I'm sorry, that's not correct. Let's see if Rose knows the answer.
HOLLINSHEAD: "Solsbury Hill."
CHUNG: "Solsbury Hill" is correct. Thank you, Nadja and Mel.
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CHUNG: We are down to our last two players, Keith and Rose. Keith, metaphorically, this phrase, named after a Greek mythological figure, refers to a fatal weak spot or vulnerability.
HAYES: Achilles' heel.
CHUNG: Achilles' heel is correct. Rose, this English comedian's long-running TV show usually ended with him being chased by cops and half-naked women to the tune of "Yakety Sax."
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HOLLINSHEAD: Benny Hill.
CHUNG: Benny Hill's right.
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CHUNG: All right, we've run out of questions, so here's your tiebreaker - hands on your buzzers. It's a stereotypical country bumpkin.
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CHUNG: Keith.
HAYES: A hillbilly.
CHUNG: Hillbilly's correct, and you're our grand winner.
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EISENBERG: Clearly a close match, but congratulations, Keith. How about another hand for our VIP, John Darnielle.
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