QUIZ RECAP

Even as I approached the entrance to Brouwerij West, I could sense the difference. It was in the air. The sound, the lights, the electricity -- that was the feeling of 21 teams.

It was like a red-alert suddenly flashed across the bridge of my inner spaceship. "Captain, we're getting readings of a massive game brewing."
"Brewing! Good one, ensign."
"No, Captain, this is serious -- it looks like... 21 teams."
"21 teams?!"
"Twenty... one... teams."
"Dear god. This is it. This is what we've trained for."

AND WHAT A GAME IT WAS. Bold risks, careful strategy, wild triumphs, and soul-crushing defeats. Many attempts at doubling were successful, rocketing teams forward into the stratosphere. Many were unsuccessful, bringing teams crashing back down on the launchpad. But in the end, there can only be three winners -- and this week, it was Thin Mints in first, $130,000 Later close behind, and The Bar in third. As The Bar cannot take a prize, however, it went to Coastline -- who was only a point behind them anyway.

Highlights include the Guess Where? round, in which 12 of 21 teams guessed bravely but incorrectly. The gauntlet had been thrown. That call to arms was responded to in the Animal Book Titles round, in which 10 teams got every answer correct, and 5 of them doubled -- many of the same daring souls who had lost the Guess Where? point just two rounds earlier.

One thing is for sure: Don't Panic. I've got a very good feeling about this. We're gonna need a bigger boat. (I know that one is a water ship. Close enough.)

QUIZ RECAP

Another successful night at Brouwerij West! First place went to Turd Ferguson again this week after an early double-down in the second round and a steady performance kept them in the lead throughout the game. Next up was Hot Karl who made waves with their Round 5 successful double, earning them 20 points -- one of the few teams who wisely opted for Tinkertoys over Lincoln Logs. One of the others: Team Science!, who also earned a successful double that round.

Our thanks this week go out to Nikola Tesla in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado (and also probably more accurately to Christopher Nolan and David Bowie).

QUIZ RECAP

A slightly lower-key game for Brouwerij West this week -- possibly because we were all soothed by the Bob Ross playing silently on the big screen -- but low-key for Brouwerij West is still lively as hell!

The top three teams wound up within a few points of each other: Turd Ferguson nabbed first place at 40 points, with Hope Springs Eternal trailing only a bit at 38 and Thrash Wednesday coming in again at third with 37. The Brouwerij West home team just barely fell behind them after an unsuccessful double attempt in the sixth round.

Shout out to The McCandless Live!, a team made up of the Quizmaster's friends who proved her integrity by only scoring 9 points. I give no special favors, people.

Thanks for another great game, teams!