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State vowed this week toe remain neutral in the first in the nation presidential caucuses? >> new hampshire. >> incorrect. >> brian? >> iowa. >> 200 point toss-up. yesterday the bureau of labor statistics reported that the u.s. added 321,000 jobs in november and unemployment rate remained at this percentage -- >> 5.8%. >> 5.8%. brian, you earned the 200 points with that one. you have a big lead after two rounds of play with 1500 points. as i said, its never been truer, we go to the ph.d. round w...

As the site for museum featuring art work and hollywood mem memorabilia from from legendary director. >> lucas -- >> yes, well accept that, george lucas. >> at the wire, lester pulls you to 800, luke at 100. erika still to get on the board. >> i keep trying and then i hear it and think its mine and look and you hit it before me. >> but you have a chance here still because this is the 300 point round, we call this the ph.d. round, a lot of funny things can happen. well crown a champion with this ...

No calls, time. al gore. the sitting vice president on larry king live. that brings us to the end of the 200 point round. alex has stormed into the lead with 600 points, maura now with 200. mellissa with 100. can you see a very volatile gain, though, especially as you introduce the ph.d. round. these are 300 point questions. this is where champions are made. we will put 100 second on the clock t. crucial final round begins with this. illinois senator mark kirk teamed up on thursday with what con...

Brings us to the end of the round. tom at 100. martp at negative 100. however, this is the ph.d. round. this is 300 point questions here. >> i got a 200 point question. >> hes contesting the score. judge, is he right or wrong? >> right. martin you have been elevated to zero. tom you have 100. rush 300. im sorry about the mixup there. rush is up by 200 as we enter the 300 point round. thank you for catching ut. we begin with 100 second on the clock with this. if terry mcauliffe is elected as gove...

Liberal republican in a fundraising letter this week. >> cheney. >> rebecca. >> kaeven. >> liz cheney. for 200 points, at the end of the 200 point round, rebecca stormed into the lead. susan holding steady 500. joe at zero. getting out of negative territory, though. it is anyones game. we are at the ph.d. round. this is for 300 points of question. this will decide the game and crown a champion. for 3400 for 300 points, president george w. bush contributed $5,000 to what senator facing a primary ...

Correct answer is benghazi. 300 point question. this is the ph.d. round. in the 2002 movie "frieda" about the mexican artist. edward norton hosting "saturday night live" tonight portrayed which former new york governor and vice president to gerald ford. >> nelson rockefeller. >> correct. 300 point instant bonus for you, joe, when gerald ford ran for a full term in 1976, ford did not run with nelson rockefeller, instead chose this man as his running mate. >> bob dole. >> correct. its a close game...

Back to our returning champion brian who has already won twice and today he will go for the triple crown. everyone is anxious to get started. before we do, we give you a quick refresher, how this all works. this was a rapid fire quiz. three rounds, each is 100 seconds along, in the first round they are worth 100 points, in the second, theyre worth 200. in the third round, they will be 300 points, the ph.d. round. dont forget, there are a few instant bonuses scattered throughout, these are follow...

Thats the end of the 200 point round. the score basil 500. ryan 400. liz 200 t. high score -- this is an offensive game and anything could happen as we go to the 300 point round t. game will be decided here. im just reshuffling the cards, please bear with me. i am now ready for the 300 point round. we will pick a winner, crown a championship here him time on the clock, on friday, president obama nominated this former top -- brian. >> jay johnson. >> jay johnson is the new nominee for the departm...

Host of up against the clock is steve kornacki. >> thank you for that, bill. as always, thank you at home for tuvening into up against thing clo. we had two new contestants joining yesterday. we say welcome to you victoria and jackie. they will be challenging our returning champion who will be going for his second consecutive victory. you know him. you love him. you play against him, michael steele. welcome back to up against the clock. i doubt anyone needs it. this is a rapid fire quiz about th...

During the 2008 presidential campaign. >> oh, i know this. one name. >> 3, 2, 1, time t. correct answer is samantha powers. >> for 200 points, 26, 24 or 21. tell me, what is the number of states that have refused to take part in the medicaid expansion provisions of obama care? >> 26. >> michael says 26 t. answer is 26. 200 points for the champion. 200-point question, we will get the last one in, veterans assembling at washington, d.c. memorial tuesday in protest of the government shutdown were b...