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Pineapple Hill Saloon was the room where it happened on the eve of July 4th, and just like their country, these competitors were young, scrappy, and hungry. Eight KT regulars duked it out with two newbies in a bloody battle of American wits so fiercely patriotic, you could easily have mistaken the Hill for Mt. Vernon.

There's Always Next Week and The Kids Table remained neck in neck as early as Round Three, trailed none-too-far behind by the plucky Tequila Mockingbirds, but it wasn't until Round Six that a few daring double downs by newcomers Miss Vanjee Miss Vanjee Miss Vanjee sent their rockets blaring straight into third place. Unfortunately, that bomb was burst before it ever reached the air as they bowed out of the competition for the last round.

For the drinking round, competitors were tasked with submitting an American themed pun or joke. Highlights included:

'3 Beers for the Red, White, and Blue!'

'Give me liberty, or give me meth.'

And the landslide victor Raise Your Hand If You're Pretty with 'Are you an American citizen, cause I'm wondering if you're free tomorrow night? ;)'

Complete with wink face.

Our final round brought our competition to a star spangled finish, as There's Always Next Week let their flag knowledge flag fly, successfully edging ahead with the seven point lead that would be instrumental in their victory.

Well done, kids.

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Warm Summer nights have officially begun and we're keeping it sweet on the Pineapple Hill all season!

Three Newcomers challenged 9 Regular teams tonight, it was a thrilling game with some teams "Flying Solo" from as far as Santa Clarita! An entirely different Valley, you say? Something to light a fire to defend home turf under the "Beautiful San Fernando Valley All Stars", and boy, did it!

Round 1 was a high-scoring round, with almost every team scoring 5 or succeeding in doubling down!

Round 2 had some regular teams mobilize to defend their honour and had a few 8 pointers as well as 4 successful double-downs. Worth 16 points, they later proved to be a valuable play as Round 3 stumped most.

Round 4 kept people guessing until the end, but a few teams made it in clues 1 and 2, pulling out ahead.

The Drinking round went to "The Kids' Table" after a 12 way tie (not kidding). And they toasted their victory with drinks on the house.

Round 5 brought it back to straight trivia and in round 6, desperate to turn the tables, more than HALF the teams unsuccessfully doubled-down, allowing "Tequila Mockingbirds" to pull from a tense neck-and-neck to a commanding lead, and a relaxed 7th round.

The game came to a close with a devastated field giving precedence to "Tequila Mockingbirds", "Ovaltine Jenkins", and the "Beautiful San Fernando Valley All Stars" in descending order.

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Happy Juneteenth, or Freedom Day!

A warm night for hot trivia. Our 9 teams did battle leisurely, enjoying all the delicious foods and libations Pineapple Hill offers! It was a mostly conservative match, with only one double-down attempt all evening ( it was successful, by the way ).

Rounds 1 and 2 slipped by with an average field, although by round 3, "Tequila Mockingbirds" pulled much further ahead of the pack than they were, a lead they would command to the sweet end.

Tricky Dick gave a few teams pause, but they sure did know their Cakes! and most teams made it to round 7 within a few points of each other. We finished the night with "Tequila Mockingbirds" way out front, trailing "Boarder Babies" and "Raise Your Hand if You're Pretty" in the 40s and most others not far behind that.