We had another great night at Collision, including a thrilling finish! Fantasia 2000 converted a successful double-or-nothing right out of the gate to jump out to 6-point lead after one round; in fact they led most of the night. Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants and #momjeans were high scorers in the Picture Round, each scoring 8 of a possible 8 to close the gap a bit. The Scientific Method question tripped up several teams in Round 3; #momjeans, Mim & Maple and Tequila Is Not A Patronus all went for doubles and all took a zero, (seemingly) knocking them out of contention. #momjeans were high scorers in the Guess Who Round, correctly answering (Rachel Weisz) for 8 points; Sex Pants took a -1, dropping them into the middle of the pack while Motha Smucker declined to answer. 4-Way Stop hit their high score of the night in Round 5, tallying 5 (along with FM Sex Pants); Fantasia 2000 got 10 out of 10 but were caught from behind by Tequila Is Not A Patronus, whose successful double pulled them level with the leaders. Those 2 teams each scored 6 in the Handout Round to remain tied entering the final round (Motha Smucker were high scorers with 7). Fantasia 2000 scored 8 in Round 7 but were pipped at the post by Tequila Is Not A Patronus, whose 9 points won the night (and the beer!). Equally important, Limoncello's 6 lifted them out of the cellar in the final standings for the first time in weeks; they are dear people who show up EVERY WEEK, rain or shine, and the whole room applauded them at the end.
Thanks for another fun evening, all, see you next week!!
After last week's climactic (pun intended!) turnout, numbers were down this week due to Lent (yeah, right!) and an excellent game to boot. We had 7 registered teams at Collision this week. Mim & Maple (& friend) were high scorers out of the gate, scoring 6 of a possible 6 in the 1st round; Fantasia 2000 and Tequila Is Not A Patronus each scored 6 of 8 in the Picture Round to move into a 3-way tie for 1st with M&M. Fantasia 2000's 5 (of 6) was the high score in Round 3 as they moved into a 2 point lead but were promptly caught by Mim & Maple in the Guess Who round (M & M were the only team to answer correctly for 8 points); Limoncello & Tequila Is Not A Patronus each took a -1, damaging their chances. (Side note: Patronus guessed George W. Bush for 10 points; when the 8 point clue said the person had earned a "Masters in Philosophy", they cringed noticeably) In Round 5, Fantasia 2000 made their move, tallying 10 of a possible 10 to move 3 points clear of the field; #momjeans (a party of 2 this week after last week's blowout), Trebek's Rejects and Mutha Smucker all scored 9. Limoncello finished strong with 8,8, and 5 down the stretch but could not overcome the negative point in Round 4. #momjeans correctly answered all 10 questions for 10 points in the Handout Round...but were eclipsed by no fewer than 4 teams who successfully converted double-or-nothing bids: Fantasia 2000, Trebek's Rejects, Mutha Smucker and Tequila Is Not A Patronus. (Mim & Maple went for the double but only got 9 right, effectively eliminating them on the night) Fantasia 2000 entered the final round ahead by 8 and cruised home to the win with 8 points; Trebek's Rejects coasted home in 2nd place while Tequila Is Not A Patronus came all the way back (after their -1 in Round 4) to nose out Mutha Smucker for 3rd place by 2 points.
It was, as always, a fun night and I look forward to doing it again next week. The good weather is coming, soon we will be spilling onto the patio!
What a night at Collision Brewing this week!! We shattered our previous turnout record, and just about maxed out our room with 12 teams and 72 players; the staff at Collision were heroes, scrambling to bring in folding tables and re-arranging the layout on the fly to accommodate the crowd. In addition, #momjeans (12 strong this week) were challenged by their counterparts #dadbods (11 husbands), creating a competitive undercurrent that shaped the night.
Both those teams converted succesful double-or-nothing tries in Round 1, along with Trebek's Rejects and Mutha Smucker; both 4-Way Stop and Tequila Is Not A Patronus went for the double and only got 5 right, and neither team could recover from that zero to get back into the running. #momjeans did it again in Round 2 to jump 8 points in front of the dads (who scored 8 out of 8; Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants also doubled in Round 2 to move into 2nd place, 7 points back). At this point #momjeans sent a round of, er, Blowjobs (an amaretto/Kahlua based shot) to the #dadbods table; the dads had to leave the shot glasses on the table and drink them with no hands, which they all promptly did without hesitation. Thusly fortified, #dadbods were the only team to correctly answer all 6 questions in the Sibling Rivalry round (#3); #momjeans, Trebek's Rejects, Mutha Smucker and first-timers Squid Inferno all scored 5, while newly rechristened Fantasia 2000's failed double bid (and the resulting zero) dropped them out of the running . In the Guess Who round, #momjeans, #dadbods and Sex Pants were the three teams to correctly answer for 8 points; the moms' margin remained at 7 over the dads and 8 over FM Sex Pants. Tired Tipsy Teachers answered correctly for 6, while 4-Way Stop and Limoncello had to take the -1 for guessing Lizzie Borden. As turnabout, #dadbods at this point sent a round of, um, Screaming Orgasms (a similar shot which also contains vodka) to their spouses; the ladies duly threw them back and let out exaggerated moans of pleasure, at which point the Quizmaster (for once) had the right response at the right moment: "I'll have what they're having!" Meanwhile, back at the game...
In the Find The Connection round, the dads were again high scorers with 8 out of 10 to creep 1 point closer to the lead as the moms and FM Sex Pants each scored 7 while Cammie Hates The Cello had their high mark of the night with 5. Fantasia 2000 were high scorers in the Handout Round, getting them all right for 10 points; #momjeans, #dadbods and Trebek's Rejects each tallied 9 while Linomcello scored 8 out of 10. So after 6 rounds it looked to be a 2-team race between the teams of spouses, with the moms 6 points in front; Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants were 3rd but only 2 points separated them from Trebek's Rejects. As it happened, Sex Pants were high scorers in the final round, their 8 points secured them 3rd place on the night. # dadbods scored 7 of 9 but it was not enough as #momjeans' 6 was enough to secure the win (Trebek's Rejects, Fantasia 2000, Tired Tipsy Teachers and Mutha Smucker also tallied 6 in Round 7).
It was a memorable night, and I send my sincere thanks to all who turned out to play tonight but ESPECIALLY to everyone at Collision Brewing for going above and beyond to accommodate such a large crowd. Let me also send a shout out to #dadbods, who sent me a Blo...I mean, a shot late in the evening as well. Since King Trivia bills itself as "the classiest game in town", I did not do the "no hands" thing, but it was delicious and MOST appreciated! The turnout has been tremendous in recent weeks, let's keep it going. Thanks everyone!!
