QUIZ RECAP

• Teams launched with a fury not seen this 2019, with moderately nigh scores all around in round 1, but a few doubles From Tequila Mockingbirds, Birthday Party Satan, and There's Always Next week sent them soaring ahead - and proved prophetic, as these three teams would take the prizes at the end of the night.

Hieroglyphic allusions sent the teams on the right track for rappers, but they had to make it the rest of the way, and Nelly stumped most. In round three it was all about silence and the quizmaster was astounded by teams' knowledge of Kenny Rogers' discography. Round 4 kept teams young, but most could have used a little fairy dust to help fly to the answer a bit earlier. Round 5 had heads scratching, but a few teams were able to divine the connection. Round 6 was an interesting upset with almost every team missing the same answers, with a mode of 7 for the round. Speaking of sevens and rounds, teams were able to Lego of their reservations and throw every nerdy reference they could think of down, but each team missed at least three franchises, leaving no perfect scores for round 7.

Regardless of the final performance, the competition was stiff and the winners scored pretty high, keeping a commanding presence at the top of the board.