QUIZ RECAP

No team ever led by more than 3 points this week in a close match at Rasselbock. Twas a big night, with 15 teams participating. No doubles in the first two rounds left the scores fairly even early in the game. 8(!) teams doubled in an unusually easy round three, however, creating a level of separation. Drink Coffee at the Merchant, who did not double that round, made up for it with the only double in round 5. That gave them the largest lead of the night, at just three points, which they were able to barely hang onto.

The final round was naming the top coffee-exporting countries, and Drink Coffee at the Merchant was almost disqualified due to the oft-forgotten "if you have 'coffee' in your team name and you can't get 2/3 of the questions right in a coffee round, you lose" rule, but a merciful judgement allowed them to claim their title. Giddy Up gained ground on the question, but couldn't quite overcome the deficit. Area 51 miraculously was successful on a hail mary double-or-nothing in round 7, which catapulted them from 9th to 3rd to round out the podium.

Area 51 also won the drinking round.