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Double, Double 

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Now it's time to crown our big winner. Let's bring back our finalists. Allen, the mayor of a rabbit burrow², and Lisa, the scientist who says you shouldn't pick your nose.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: Puzzle guru Art Chung, take it away.

ART CHUNG: Lisa and Allen, your final round is called Double, Double. In this game, every answer will contain multiple sets of double letters, just like the state you're in, Tennessee. We're going to play this round like a penalty shootout. You'll each get up to eight questions. The contestant³ who scores the most points will be our big winner. Your prize is an ASK ME ANOTHER Rubik's Cube, autographed vinyl and CD copies of Martina McBride's album "Reckless" and a T-shirt of Nashville, the city, signed by Connie Britton.

(APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: We flipped⁴ a coin backstage, and Lisa is going first. Remember, every answer has at least two sets of double letters in them. Here we go. Lisa, it's a coffee drink made with espresso and hot milk - three seconds.

LISA LOGIC⁵: Macchiato - I don't know.

CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. That only has one set that - we were looking for cappuccino. Allen, it's what people in many other countries call soccer.

ALLEN SLOAN: Football.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Lisa, it's a machine used to process tree branches or Steve Buscemi into smaller bits.

(LAUGHTER)

LOGIC: Woodchipper.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, it's the full name of a happy singer who wore a giant hat.

SLOAN: Pharrell Williams.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Lisa, she's the Canadian-born artist behind the album "Jagged Little Pill."

LOGIC: Alanis Morissette.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, it's a type of pirate or the answer to the joke, how much did the pirate pay for his earrings⁶?

SLOAN: A buccaneer.

CHUNG: (Laughter) That's right.

(LAUGHTER)

JONATHAN COULTON: Don't - you don't have to applaud that, for God's sake.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Lisa, it's a manufacturer of razors and razor blades.

LOGIC: Gillette.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, this food company makes Frosted Flakes⁷.

SLOAN: Kellogg's.

SLOAN: You got it.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: We are at the halfway⁸ point. Allen is in the lead, 4 to 3. Lisa, this long U.S. river starts in Minnesota and ends at the Gulf⁹ of Mexico.

LOGIC: The Mississippi.

CHUNG: You got it.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, it's the state capital of Florida.

SLOAN: Tallahassee.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Lisa, it's the singer who recorded the album "Cheek To Cheek" with Lady Gaga.

LOGIC: Tony Bennett.

CHUNG: Right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, a 1997 hit song by The Verve, blank symphony - three seconds.

SLOAN: Switchblade.

CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. Lisa was nodding her head. Do you know the answer?

LOGIC: "Bittersweet."

CHUNG: "Bittersweet" was what we're looking for. Back to Lisa. A double reed woodwind instrument.

LOGIC: Bassoon.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, a hard confection used as the base of Heath and Skor bars.

SLOAN: Toffee.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: The score is tied. You each have one question left. Lisa, this state is nicknamed the Bay State.

LOGIC: Massachusetts.

CHUNG: You got it.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen, you must answer this question correctly to stay in the game and force a tiebreaker. Allen, this rock band is known for the album "Rumors¹⁰."

SLOAN: Fleetwood Mac.

CHUNG: That's right.

(APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: We're going to a tiebreaker - a type of body art made by placing ink under the skin.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Allen.

SLOAN: A tattoo¹¹.

CHUNG: That is correct.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

EISENBERG: What a close game. Congratulations, Allen. Enjoy your prize.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: That's our show. Thank you so much for playing. For bonus games and stuff that's too hot for radio, look us up on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe¹² to our podcast. Come see us live or be a contestant. Just go to amatickets.org. ASK ME ANOTHER's puzzle guru is Art Chung.

CHUNG: Hey, my name anagrams to narc thug.

EISENBERG: Our house musician is Jonathan Coulton.

CHUNG: Thou jolt¹³ a cannon¹⁴.

EISENBERG: Our puzzles were written by Eric Feinstein, Adam Markowitz, Rommel Wood and senior writers at Greg Lightman and Karen Laurie. ASK ME ANOTHER is produced by Mike Katzif, Travis Larchuck, Julia Melfi and Denny Shin, along with Anya Grundmann. We were recorded by Rick Kwan and ValveTone Recordings¹⁵. ASK ME ANOTHER was created by Eric Nuzum and Jesse Baker¹⁶. We'd like to think the War Memorial Auditorium¹⁷ in Nashville, Tenn...

(APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Worm luau maritime¹⁸ radio.

EISENBERG: ...And our friends at WPLN...

CHUNG: NLPW.

EISENBERG: ...And our production partner WNYC.

CHUNG: WCNY.

EISENBERG: I'm her ripe begonias.

CHUNG: Ophira Eisenberg.

EISENBERG: And this was ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.

1 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

2 burrow   

vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞

参考例句：

• Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。
• The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。

3 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

4 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

6 earrings   

n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子

参考例句：

• a pair of earrings 一对耳环
• These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 flakes   

小薄片( flake的名词复数 )； （尤指）碎片； 雪花； 古怪的人

参考例句：

• It's snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。
• It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

8 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

9 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

10 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

12 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

13 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

14 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

15 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

16 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

17 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

18 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。