QUIZ RECAP

A little rain couldn't keep us away - 27 teams and 146 players showed up for trivia and some hot delicious pizza 🍕 and tastyyyy beer 🍻. In Round 1, we talked about framboise liqueur and Nintendo rice... I think I'll stick with my Woodstocks meal! When we introduced teams and went over scores, the great Santa Cruz Pizza War was alive and well: team Pizza Hut egged us on and the crowd booed their displeasure, while team We H8 Pizza My Heart was met with cheers and applause.  In Round 2, most of us learned what a Talkboy was. 3 teams took an early lead with 2 successful Double-or-Nothings: Tater Tots, I Thought This Was Speed Dating, and We H8 Pizza My Heart (cheered on by many). In Round 3, we talked about some badass women, and 3 teams knew their history and used a successful Double-or-Nothing to take control of the podium: Tater Tots at 40, Will Teach 4 Pizza at 33, and Bricked Up on a Thursday at 30. In Round 4, we honored one of those badass women, Maya Angelou, and we gave a shout-out to the 4 teams that recognized her at the 10 point level: French Fries, California Strangers, Best For Your Stick, and squeaking in at the last second: Bricked Up on a Thursday. We also paused to sing Happy Birthday to Juan of It's SomeJuan's Birthday. Thanks for sharing your day with us! Then in Round 5, 8 teams found the sweet connection. Of them, 4 teams got all 10 right, but only 1 of those teams hit Double-or-Nothing... And so, Will Teach 4 Pizza took control of the leaderboard with 61 points. No one was more surprised than them! Tater Tots held 2nd at 57 points, and Bricked Up held 3rd at 48, with several other teams hovering just below them on the scoreboard, including I Thought This Was Speed Dating at 44 and GirthQuake at 40. It was a tight race! In Round 6, healthy eating choices mattered! Some teams used their melons and did pretty grape... Will Teach 4 Pizza held 1st at 67, with Tater Tots just 1 point behind them in 2nd, and in a surprising twist of irony, *French Fries* used *fruit* to propel themselves onto the leaderboard and take 3rd at 57 points, just one above Bricked Up! And then it all came down to... 'z' globe. We showed that we know zee countries! Teams that played this round all did very well and got 9 or 10 right! A few missed on the Double-or-Nothing, but 9 teams got the 20 points to end on a high! Bricked Up made it back to 3rd place, Tater Tots held 2nd, and in a stunning victory by just *1 point*, Will Teach 4 Pizza (a team that's been coming weekly since we returned from the pandemic) took home their first First Place win! Even their rivals came by to congratulate them - a true testimont to the awesomeness that is Woodstocks Santa Cruz trivia teams! Meanwhile, we had a lot of great options for Best Team Name! We voted on 3 that played through Round 7: Kanye Westerners, I Thought This Was Speed Dating, and GirthQuake, and GirthQuake took home the win. It was a fantastic evening, and I can't wait to see what next week brings. ALSO: If you read this recap, come mention it to me next week before Round 5. I will have a small reward for teams that read the recaps, while prizes last. 🤫 Don't tell the other teams!