OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Now, we're going to crown this week's grand champion. Let's bring back Sarah, Hattie, Leah, Edgar and Anne to play our Ask Me One More final round.
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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Our puzzle guru John Chaneski will lead this round.
JOHN CHANESKI: This final round is called Art For Art's Sake. All of the answers in this round will have the letters A, R, T, in order. For example, if I said coined in the mid-'90s, this word refers to a cellphone that can surf the Internet and send emails, you would say smartphone. 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, you will receive a bag of autographed swag from "Ash Vs. Evil Dead," including a giant foam chainsaw, which is cool looking, but not super useful.
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CHANESKI: Here we go. Sarah, this cocktail made with gin and vermouth is traditionally garnished with an olive.
SARAH VELA: Martini.
CHANESKI: Yes, that's right. Hattie, in the carol "The 12 Days Of Christmas," it's the one gift given on the first day of Christmas.
HATTIE TAYLOR: Partridge.
CHANESKI: A partridge in a pear tree...
TAYLOR: In a pear tree.
CHANESKI: ...Is right. Leah, this pub game evolved from a medieval training exercise for archers.
LEAH YUDIN: Darts.
CHANESKI: Darts is right. Edgar, s'mores and brown sugar cinnamon are just two of this Kellogg's breakfast pastry's many flavors.
EDGAR DIAZ: Pop-Tarts.
CHANESKI: Pop-Tarts, yes.
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CHANESKI: Anne, Nelson Mandela fought against this South African policy of racial segregation.
ANNE ASKEW: Apartheid.
CHANESKI: Apartheid is correct. From Pop-Tarts to apartheid, we've got it all. Back to Sarah - this website lets users make small donations to independent artists, writers and musicians. Three seconds.
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CHANESKI: Step aside Sarah, let's see if Hattie knows the answer.
VELA: Kickstarter.
CHANESKI: Kickstarter is correct. Thank you - we'll have to say goodbye to Sarah. Leah, Marilyn Monroe's last husband, he wrote the plays "Death Of A Salesman" and "The Crucible."
YUDIN: Arthur Miller.
CHANESKI: Arthur Miller is right. Edgar, it's a fancy term for a person who makes maps.
DIAZ: Cartographer.
CHANESKI: Cartographer, yes. Anne, in ancient Greece, they were residents of a powerful city-state, but in modern times, they're the athletes of Michigan State University.
ASKEW: Carthaginians.
CHANESKI: Not Carthaginians, step aside for a second and let's see who's after Anne. It's Hattie again.
TAYLOR: Spartans.
CHANESKI: Spartans is right. We'll have to say goodbye to Anne. Leah, Francis Scott Key watched the Star-Spangled Banner flying over this type of defensive wall at Fort McHenry. Three seconds.
YUDIN: A rampart.
CHANESKI: Oh, yes. Rampart is right, nice save.
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CHANESKI: Edgar, according to a 1985 hit song by Eddie Murphy - yes, that Eddie Murphy - his girl likes to do what?
DIAZ: "Party All The Time."
CHANESKI: "Party All The Time," yes.
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CHANESKI: Hattie, in this Edgar Allen Poe short story, a man's guilty conscience causes him to confess to a grisly murder. Three seconds.
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CHANESKI: Let's see if Leah knows it.
YUDIN: "The Tell-Tale Heart".
CHANESKI: "The Tell-Tale Heart" is right. We have to say goodbye to Hattie. And now we are down to two. Edgar, it's the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, founded in 1718 by naval officer Jean Baptiste Bienville. Three seconds.
DIAZ: Nope.
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CHANESKI: Well, let's see if Leah knows it. Leah, do you know?
YUDIN: The French Quarter.
CHANESKI: The French Quarter is correct. Congratulations, Leah, you are our grand prize winner.
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EISENBERG: That is our show. Thank you so much for playing. Check out our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. You could also find us on Facebook or Twitter - @NPRAskMeAnother. And come see us live or be a contestant - 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.
JONATHAN COULTON, BYLINE: Thou jolt a cannon.
EISENBERG: Our senior supervising producer is Art Chung. Additional puzzle writing by Matt Foster, Travis Larchuk, Adam Markowitz, Mary Tobler, and senior writers Kyle Beakley and Dan Schofield. ASK ME ANOTHER's produced by Denny Shin, Lina Misitzis, Mike Katzif and our intern Julia Melfi - along with Anya Grundmann. We are recorded by Damon Whittemore, Kristen Mueller, and David Hurtgen. ASK ME ANOTHER was created by Eric Nuzum and Jesse Baker. We'd like to thank our home in Brooklyn, N.Y., The Bell House.
COULTON: Hot heel blues.
EISENBERG: And our production partner WNYC. I'm her ripe begonias...
COULTON: Ophira Eisenberg.
EISENBERG: ...And this was ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.
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