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It's a Film & TV Trivia Showdown! On this episode of the 10/15 Challenge, host Ms. Pearcherino pits seed #3 MJ Acosta-Ruiz (ESPN/NBA TV) against seed #5 KevOnStage in a head-to-head battle of film and TV knowledge to see who advances to the Season 1 Championship. 15 questions. 5 points each. Steals, comebacks, and a LOT of confidently wrong answers — this one gets chaotic. From Independence Day and The Dark Knight to Parasite, Dirty Dancing, The Shawshank Redemption, Remember the Titans, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Equalizer — these two put their movie knowledge on the line to see who's really about that cinephile life. Who's heading to the championship to face #1 seed Joy Taylor? Watch to find out! Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT your score, and SUBSCRIBE for more episodes of the 1015 Challenge! 00:00 – Intro: KevOnStage & MJ Acosta-Ruiz pump up before the game 01:19 – Welcome to the 10-15 Challenge Semifinals 02:14 – Get to know MJ Acosta-Ruiz (ESPN, NBA TV & her secret girl-group past) 03:24 – Get to know KevOnStage (new Tubi projects: The Bald Brothers & Safe Space) 04:42 – What is "What We Watch"? + film festival & app news 05:12 – Game rules explained 06:36 – Q1: Independence Day – the alien attack coordination 07:59 – Q2: Memento – the chronological color scenes 08:41 – Q3: The Devil Wears Prada – Fashion Week city 09:03 – Bonus: The Dark Knight – what the Joker does with his money 09:28 – Q4: The Equalizer – Robert McCall's diner reads 09:59 – Bonus: Parasite – the basement smell 10:25 – Q5: Dirty Dancing – what Baby carries 11:24 – Q6: Remember the Titans – 3AM training camp twist 11:50 – Q7: The Shawshank Redemption – the poster on Andy's wall 12:33 – Q8: Independence Day – the president's rallying speech 13:29 – Q9: The Dark Knight – who Batman takes the fall for 14:06 – Q10: The Devil Wears Prada – the impossible manuscript task 14:36 – Q11: Parasite – why the camping trip ends early 15:28 – Q12: Dirty Dancing – the final dance song 15:59 – Q13: Memento – Leonard's tattoo 16:59 – Q14: Best Original Song Oscar winner 17:20 – Q15: Parasite's Academy Award haul 17:58 – Q16: Meryl Streep's Oscar nominations for Prada 18:33 – Q17: The Dark Knight's Best Supporting Actor winner 18:48 – Q18: The Devil Wears Prada Golden Globe nomination 19:17 – Q19: The Shawshank Redemption's Oscar nomination count 20:07 – Q20: Who directed The Devil Wears Prada 20:46 – Q21: Saving Private Ryan's big 1999 Oscar win 21:31 – Q22: Dirty Dancing's production budget 21:50 – Q23: Heath Ledger's Joker prep method 22:25 – Q24: The Equalizer – Robert McCall's day job 22:56 – Q25: The Shawshank Redemption's production budget 23:44 – Q26: Remember the Titans – what year it's set 24:12 – Q27: Parasite – the Jessica jingle 25:12 – Winner announcement! 25:55 – Kev reflects on the loss 26:51 – MJ's championship-bound victory interview 28:05 – Sign-off: MJ heads to the finale vs. #1 seed Joy Taylor FOLLOW THE PLAYERS Kev On Stage: @KevOnStage MJ Acosta-Ruiz: @MJAcostaTV