QUIZ RECAP

23 teams and 94 total players joined us for a lovely and delicious Santa Cruz evening. In Round 1, we had the Great Chipmunk Divide, as teams aligned themselves with either Alvin and the gang or Chip 'N Dale. At the end of the round, Melog's Marauders were in 1st and three teams tied for 2nd: Snidely Whiplash, Hamsters with the Minds of Geniuses!, and Fully Torqued. In Round 2, Wisconsin got the most applause it's ever received, and team I Can't Say That, The Kids Are Still Here got applause for managing to still have zero points after two rounds, thanks to some over-confidence in the Double-or-Nothing realm. On the other end of the scoreboard, The Baseball Furies slid up to 3rd while Fully Torqued and Snidely Whiplash tied for 1st. In Round 3, we had respect for Dolly, LeBron, and the like, and I Can't Say That finally got on the scoreboard. Meanwhile, The Baseball Furies had stolen 1st place, while Tiny Dancers leapt into 2nd, and Snidely Whiplash moved to 3rd. In Round 4, four teams found the connection at the 10 point level; shout out to Firefly, The Baseball Furies, Snidely Whiplash, and Confeteretti (who, upon hearing their name read out loud, wanted to make it clear their name is about *confetti* not the civil war). The leaderboard stayed the same. In Round 5, three teams used their melons to figure out the connection. Congrats to Tiny Dancers, Snidely Whiplash, and Fully Torqued! The leaderboard stayed the same again, but with Tiny Dancers now just 2 points behind The Baseball Furies. In Round 6, #7 Groundhog Day was in February. In Round 6, #7 Groundhog Day was in February. In Round 6, #7 Groundhog Day was in... Ok just kidding. The leaderboard still hadn't shifted, but The Baseball Furies now had a 9 point lead above Tiny Dancers, while TD were just *1 point* ahead of Snidely Whiplash, and two teams were tied for 4th just a few points behind them. And then it all came down to... Casinos and Star Wars. Any teams with cash flow problems in their name (*ahem, 1-800-needcashnow*) got a pro tip on which games might help them out, and we learned that R2D2 hadn't beeped and booped quite as much as we thought he had. We also recognized that we all came out a winner in that Jar-Jar didn't make the list. 😆  The prizes went to our top three teams: Snidely Whiplash in 3rd, Tiny Dancers in 2nd, and The Basement Furies in 1st - congrats on a game well played! Best Team Name went to The 3 Musty Beers. All for one and one for... Beer. Thanks to everyone for coming out and making it a fun and fantastic night! See you next week!

Secret note: there will be a special prize for the first 5 teams that come to me next week and mention The Great Chipmunk Divide. 😉🐿️