QUIZ RECAP

This week's intrepid trivia pioneers not only had to contend with nerve-wracking decisions about whether to risk Double-Or-Nothing, but they also managed to weather through some self-admitted discombobulation on the part of your esteemed host. But with some goodhearted positivism and friendly cheer, these intellectual troopers managed to overcome typos and mispronunciations alike as they scaled up the mountain of ephemeron factoids.

Our contestants on this Post-Observed-Veterans Day-Day, were Team Flaming Farts 69, Team Better Than Chad, Team Mostly Not Transplants, Team Baker, and last week's victors, Team Smooth Hands Crew (+Karen). Things kicked off with a narrow sprint through the first two rounds, with only 5 points between 1st and 3rd place. And a proper shoutout to the Smooth Hands Crew for selflessly pointing out a typo on the "Picture Round" handout for the rest of the teams.

Things continued with a strenuous Round 3 themed around "Months". No team was able to crack above 50% accuracy in their answers, but it provided everyone an opportunity to learn about "Juneteenth", a holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19th, 1865. As 1st through 3rd continued to be separated by only 5 points, a cheeky rivalry between Team Baker and the Smooth Hands Crew began to develop in the background.

Our "Guess Who" Round left a few teams kicking themselves for not realizing faster that they were dealing with a fictional Greek. Better Than Chad, Mostly Not Transplants, and the Smooth Hands Crew were all practically submitting Apollo before Clue #3 was done being read, and our seemingly unbreakable 5-point spread continued into Round 5's "Find the Connection". But as only the Smooth Hands Crew (+Karen) and Better than Chad were able to correctly identify the link between answers as NBC's "The Office", the contest for 1st was squarely between these two rivals with 34 and 27 points.

And while your MC may have forgotten to announce a general 'Spoiler Warning' before the teams began matching famous plot twists with their respective TV shows, everyone managed to shake off their initial shock and astonishment and turn in a solid round of answers, with an average accuracy of 70%. Better Than Chad and Smooth Hands Crew (+Karen) both intensely debated the merits of going 'Double-or-Nothing' in this round, and while Better than Chad astutely refrained from doubling down given some wrong answers, the Smooth Hands Crew's decision to play it safe left 10 bonus points on the table after they turned in a perfect answer sheet.

Unfortunately for Better than Chad, they weren't able to capitalize on this in the final round, and the Smooth Hands Crew (+Karen) were able to pull out with another victory at 48 points against Better than Chad's 41. Thanks to everyone for coming out and playing, even our unofficial team who joined in just for fun in Round 7, hopefully we'll see you at a future night! My substitute hosting has come to an end, so your regularly scheduled quiz-master should be back next week.

QUIZ RECAP

The competition was as frenetic as the combatants were fierce. We had a tense four-way deadlock between Team Yoda, the Flying Wombats, The Goonies, and the Smalley Pirates right from the very the start of Round 1 all the way into Round 7. You better believe the tension was palpable as our teams battled for every piece of knowledge their brains could grab ahold of; leads were traded back and forth in every round and the teams were never more than five points apart from one another.

Give these fine folks a hand because they left it all on the field as they burst through a nerve-wracking final round that left them all within a four point margin of one another. But only one could emerge with the glory, only one could claim the honor and prestige of being crowned the night's........Second Place Champions.

Because it was the Smooth Hands Crew (plus Karen) who took this night's contest by storm and nearly doubled the point total of our second place finishers with a whopping 67 points. After a daring 'Double or Nothing' in the second round quickly put them ahead by 13 points, these astute compadres had a firm hold on first place all through the evening. They even managed an astonishing first clue answer for 10 points in our "Guess Who" round.

Although there were daring attempts by The Smalley Pirates and The Goonies to try to cut back this deficit through some courageous Double Or Nothings, they both fell short by just one difficult question. In the end, a good time was had by all, and we even had time to fit in a little friendly debate about whether 'maw' should have been an acceptable answer for a three letter body part*.

*For those wondering, Merriam Webster defines 'maw' as being 1) The receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing, and 2) the throat, gullet, or jaws, especially of a voracious animal. Because we were looking for a specific body part, not parts, it was duly excluded by myself under my Holy Quizmaster Authority.

QUIZ RECAP

I was hosting King Trivia on a Tuesday night.

When my eyes beheld an eerie sight.

There were seven ghoulish teams with red in their eyes.

They were all competing for first prize.

They answered fast. They answered questions fast.

They answered fast. Their knowledge was vast.

They answered fast. It left me aghast.

They answered fast. It was a total blast.

Smooth Hands and Karen took an early lead.

But Smalley Pirates tied and wouldn't cede.

Close behind was Flaming Farts 69.

It was all I could do to hold my wine.

They answered fast. They answered questions fast.

They answered fast. It was a test they all passed.

They answered fast. It was a race to outlast.

They answered fast. Who would remain unsurpassed?

Quiz Nosferatu had a good round.

And soon they were gaining more ground.

Actrivia was there and they had a good time.

Assistants to the Regional Managers is really hard to rhyme.

They answered fast. They answered questions fast.

They answered fast. The wouldn't be out classed.

They answered fast. You couldn't contrast.

They answered fast. My dad's boat has a mast.

Flaming Farts 69 took Third Place in the end.

Quiz Nosferatu's Second Place I will commend.

The First Place Team and there is no comparin'

It's The Smooth Hands Crew and (their friend) Karen.

This is the last. This chorus is the last.

This is the last. This joke is forepassed.

This is the last. No more rhymes dost thou hast.

This is the last. Please don't lambaste.