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All My Exes Live In Texas 

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It's now time to crown our big winner. Let's bring back our finalists - Marcie, the future owner of the Austin Humidities...

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: ...And Stephanie, who's going to settle this on the slopes.

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EISENBERG: Puzzle guru Art Chung, take it away.

ART CHUNG: Thanks, Ophira. Marcie and Stephanie, your final round is called All My Ex's Live in Texas.

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CHUNG: Every correct answer in this round will contain the letters E X in that order, but not necessarily at the beginning of the answer. So, for example, if I said, it's our neighboring country to the south - it's Mexico. We're playing this round like a penalty shootout. You'll each get up to eight questions. The contestant² who scores the most points will be our big winner, and you'll win an ASK ME ANOTHER Rubik's Cube signed by Brooklyn Decker. We flipped³ a coin backstage, and Stephanie, you are going first.

Stephanie, it's an overnight package delivery company.

STEPHANIE HAGADORN: FedEx.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Marcie, a Microsoft spreadsheet program.

MARCIE VERASTIQUI: Excel.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Stephanie, the branch of government that includes the president.

HAGADORN: Executive (laughter).

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Marcie, when you want to convert the value of one currency to another, you look at this.

VERASTIQUI: Exchange.

CHUNG: Yes, right, the exchange rate. We'll take that.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Stephanie, the short-armed king of dinosaurs⁴.

HAGADORN: The tyrannosaurus rex.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Marcie, this 1992 song by Right Said Fred took a stand against torso coverings.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Three seconds - we're going to have to give you three seconds.

VERASTIQUI: I don't know.

(SOUNDBITE OF BUZZER)

CHUNG: Sorry, the answer we were looking for was "I'm Too Sexy" for this shirt.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Stephanie, a 1973 movie about a girl who's possessed⁵ by the devil.

HAGADORN: "The Exorcism."

CHUNG: That's right.

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CHUNG: Oh.

HAGADORN: Exorcist? Exorcist? Can we take that? I'm sorry.

CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. Our judges are saying that's incorrect. You said exorcism first. I'm sorry, we were looking for "Exorcist." Tough call.

HAGADORN: Sorry.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Marcie, a TV series about a serial⁶ killer⁷ starring Michael C. Hall.

VERASTIQUI: "Dexter."

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: We're at the halfway⁸ point and the game is tied at 3 points each. Stephanie, in math, the power to which a number is raised.

HAGADORN: An exponent⁹.

HAGADORN: That's right.

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CHUNG: Marcie, a large, Texas-based gas and oil company.

VERASTIQUI: Exxon.

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CHUNG: Could you be more specific?

VERASTIQUI: ExxonMobil.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Stephanie, a brand of hard, heat-resistant glass used in ovenware.

HAGADORN: Pyrex.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Marcie, it's a material most hospital gloves are made of.

VERASTIQUI: Latex.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: Stephanie, the brain's outer layer made of folded gray matter. Three seconds.

(SOUNDBITE OF BUZZER)

CHUNG: No, we were looking for cerebral¹⁰ cortex.

HAGADORN: Yep. Yep, that's it.

CHUNG: Yeah, we're getting tougher.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: Marcie, it's an instrument once used by sailors to measure distances between objects. Any guess?

VERASTIQUI: Exterior¹¹.

(LAUGHTER)

CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. Stephanie is squirming there. Stephanie, no points, but did you know the answer?

HAGADORN: It's a sextant.

CHUNG: That is a sextant was the answer.

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CHUNG: The score is tied. And we're on to the last question for each of you. Stephanie, it's the luxury vehicle division of Toyota.

HAGADORN: Lexus.

CHUNG: That's right.

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CHUNG: Marcie, you need to get this question right to stay in the game. A rotating spindle of index cards with contact information.

VERASTIQUI: Rolodex.

CHUNG: That's right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL, APPLAUSE)

CHUNG: We are tied, so hands on your buzzers¹². This is for all the marbles. An elastic¹³, synthetic¹⁴ fiber¹⁵ that workout clothes might be made of.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

CHUNG: Stephanie.

HAGADORN: Spandex.

CHUNG: That's right. Congratulations. You win.

(APPLAUSE, SOUNBITE OF MUSIC)

EISENBERG: What's a close game. Marcie, thank you so much. Congratulations, Stephanie. Enjoy your Rubik's Cube.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: And that's our show. Thanks so much for playing. For bonus games and stuff that's too hot for radio, look us up on Facebook and Twitter. And subscribe¹⁶ to our podcast on Google Play, iTunes and Stitcher. ASK ME ANOTHER's puzzle guru is Art Chung.

CHUNG: Hey, my name anagrams to Narc Thug.

EISENBERG: Our house musician is Jonathan Coulton.

JONATHAN COULTON: Thou jolt¹⁷ a cannon¹⁸.

EISENBERG: Our puzzles were written by Matt Foster, David Letzler and senior writers Greg Lightman and Karen Lurie (ph). ASK ME ANOTHER is produced by Mike Katzif, Travis Larchuk and Julia Melfi, Denny Shin, Rommel Wood and our intern¹⁹ Camila Salazar, along with Anya Grundmann. We are recorded by Damon Whittemore. ASK ME ANOTHER was created by Eric Nuzum and Jesse Baker²⁰. We'd like to thank of Megan Kilgore, Jackie Boyer and the staff at KERA.

CHUNG: Rake.

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EISENBERG: The Majestic²¹ Theater.

CHUNG: The rich jet seatmate.

EISENBERG: And our production partner, WNYC.

CHUNG: CYNW.

(LAUGHTER)

EISENBERG: I'm her ripe begonias...

CHUNG: Ophira Eisenberg.

EISENBERG: ...And this was ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.

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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 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。

3 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。

4 dinosaurs   

n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西

参考例句：

• The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

6 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

7 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

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 exponent   

n.倡导者，拥护者；代表人物；指数，幂

参考例句：

• She is an exponent of vegetarianism.她是一个素食主义的倡导者。
• He had been the principal exponent of the Gallipoli campaign.他曾为加里波利战役的主要代表人物。

10 cerebral   

adj.脑的，大脑的；有智力的，理智型的

参考例句：

• Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
• He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。

11 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。

12 buzzers   

n.门铃( buzzer的名词复数 )；蜂音器（的声音）；发嗡嗡声的东西或人；汽笛

参考例句：

• Scout in with Buzzers(Via The Swarm) or whatever fast unit you have. 用技能召唤的蜂群（或者任何你拥有的快速单位）探路。 来自互联网
• Buzzers have the ability to clear garrisoned structures. 蜂群拥有清除驻军建筑得能力。 来自互联网

13 elastic   

n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的

参考例句：

• Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
• These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。

14 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

15 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

16 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。

17 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。

18 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。

19 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

20 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。

21 majestic   

adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的

参考例句：

• In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
• He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。