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4824 Vineland Ave
Los Angeles CA 91601
(818) 980-5604
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QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 16 2021
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

Another amazing night at Idle Hour in the bag. If you decided to stay home this Tuesday, you made a wild mistake. The drinks were flying and appetizers were sizzling as 20 teams arrived to duke it out, trivia style. We had seven rounds to sort out our differences, and these folks came to play. 

In the early rounds, It's Quizness Time set themselves apart with some careful double downs. They weren't alone. All Too Unwell and Team Turpentine saw the prize at the end of the tunnel and drove hard for victory. Yet there could only be one, and so the games continued. 

During Round 4, some eager beavers saw their dreams shatter as they leapt at answers that, sadly, just didn't connect with the actual answer. Might Leave Early were tempted to live up to their name, but they managed to hold on a little longer (they had a baby at home and a babysitter ready to snatch some overtime). 

Our drinking round was epic, paying homage to National Butter Day. Teams had to guess neither the weight nor height of the world's largest butter sculpture, but rather...the calorie count! All Too Unwell came the closest and won the free drinks!

As we sprinted toward the finish, the leaderboard become a game of musical chairs. By Round 7, almost ten teams were within spitting distance of one another! It all came down to Space Jam knowledge. 

In the end, Marvin the Martian sent teams packing (he was the ref, not on the Tune Squad), and suddenly we had a real nailbiter. One team approached this QM, sadly leaving early, and wanted to know if they had even scored well. After examining their answers, we told them they might want to stick around. 

At the buzzer, we saw Quizness Time snatch the top spot, with Gonzo's Hot Chicken Wife and Snark Squad rounding out the leader board. 

If you're going anywhere else on Tuesday, you're missing the best trivia in the Valley. We'll see you at 8PM next time!

 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 14940 It’s Quizness Time 81 20 1.000
2 40020 Gonzo’s Hot Chicken Wife 74 19 0.950
3 32145 Snark Squad 72 18 0.900
4 39872 Trivia Newton John 64 17 0.850
5 40034 The Zach Pack 63 16 0.800
6 40029 Kester coven 61 15 0.750
7 40028 Kingbeez 57 14 0.700
8 13194 Terrence Jones and the Rockettes 56 13 0.650
9 40003 Stonks 47 11 0.575
9 40030 All too unwell 47 11 0.575
11 40024 Buttcheeks 46 10 0.500
12 40007 Team Turpentine 43 9 0.450
13 39999 JAK'D 38 8 0.400
14 40016 Might leave early 30 7 0.350
15 40027 Theta 28 6 0.300
16 40031 Feenys 21 5 0.250
17 40022 Hiney Holes 17 4 0.200
18 40019 Penis Envy 12 2 0.125
18 40021 Perfect Strangers 12 2 0.125
20 40012 Fuckbois 3 1 0.050
21 40033 Team test 0 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 9 2021
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

If you were anywhere else than Idle Hour this Tuesday night, you missed out on one of the greatest trivia shows in history. 

18 teams jumped headfirst into the murkey, prize-laden waters of King Trivia, hoping to snag a sweet prize in our first show since Daylight Savings. You'd think energy would be low with so many people confronting the time change, but this was anything but a lethargic show. 

We had TWO dogs...'nuff said. 

Returning champs met with newbie passersby to form a gridiron of epic proportions. Just a single round in and we had an eight-way tie of double trouble teams. And then two rivals decided to leap away from the competition. 

Quiz Kid Donnie Smith and Sidehug Improv brought large teams to bear, and they were playing for keeps. Each round, these two well-oiled machines cranked out top-notch trivia knowledge.  They were so on the money, this QM had to do some sneaky walk bys to ensure there was no funny business. As it turns out, these were just some smart cookies. 

By the time we reached the Drinking Round, it seemed like our top two spots were already locked in. 

For the free drinks, we invited the teams to show off a photo from their phone of a celebrity. The winner (chosen by Idle Hour's own Lila) was Kingbeez and a picture of Always Sunny's Glen Howerton! Those drinks kept the team happy...and started a seismic shift in the game. 

By the end of Round 5, we had a dedicated leader with Quiz Kid. But those doubles slowed down, and now the lower ranking teams clawed their way back toward the top. By the time we reached Round seven, the top ten were within spitting distance of the grand prize. 

Our List Round proved the ultimate challenge, with only 9 questions separating the winners and...not winners. Sidehug earned a solid third place, with Quiz Kid only one point ahead. But it was a hail mary double down by Raystar Woyco that jumped them all the way into first place!

You don't want to miss another chance at glory here at Idle Hour. Bring your friends, bring your enemies, bring your dogs! Just make sure you're here Tuesdays at 8pm, because your rivals already reserved the front table. 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 36874 Raystar Woyco 75 17 1.000
2 27554 Quiz Kid Donnie Smith 71 16 0.941
3 39116 Sidehug Improv 2nd & 4th Mondays @ 10pm at Westside Comedy Theatre 70 15 0.882
4 33476 The Bean Brigade 55 14 0.824
5 39114 Wilson’s Leather 53 13 0.765
6 38387 We’re just guessing 51 12 0.706
7 39124 Kingbeez 49 11 0.647
8 22625 The Bad News Care Bears 47 10 0.588
9 39118 Law School Dropouts 46 8 0.500
9 39119 Cherry on Top 46 8 0.500
11 10554 The Fighting Mongooses, that's a cool team name. 44 7 0.412
12 39115 The Dog in the Bar 42 6 0.353
13 30278 Two for Tea 34 5 0.294
14 37672 Baby Got Back Pain 30 4 0.235
15 39110 BV2 29 3 0.176
16 39123 Three Ladies in a Barrel 25 2 0.118
17 32145 Snark Squad 24 1 0.059
18 39122 Marvelous PaPas 18 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Nov 2 2021
| by Quizmaster Adam Korenman
|

Mark your calendars. November 2nd is going down as one of the biggest, boldest shows Idle Hour has ever seen! 15 teams from all across the country (or possibly just two states) joined under the awnings of the outdoor dining area for what can only be described as an epic poem come to life. That's right, it was time for King Trivia!

We saw returning champions, eager veterans, and a huge roster of newbies join the fray to fight for a spot at the top of the board. It was time to test their trivia mettle, so we settled in for Round Number 1. 

Only minutes into the show and we had a massive 8-way tie at the top with double downs flying! But by Round 2, Quiz Kid Donnie Smith leapt far ahead of the competition and took the top spot. They seemed almost uncatchable round after round, and their victory was almost assured.

But then, of course, came the drinking round. Since we'd recently celebrated Halloween, we invited the teams to show off pictures of their costumes and be judged by the helpful servers of Idle Hour. Our winner, Play Fleetwood Mac, showed up with a homemade, award-winning Zuko suit! Of course we love Zuko more than we fear you, so they had to take the W and the free drinks!

Round 5 landed with a fury, and suddenly our top spot became anyone's game. The top ten teams were each within striking distance, whether Algorithm and Blues or Agents of the Zeitgeist

Still, one team had a card yet to be played.

During Round 6, it seemed that few teams knew their monarchy history (or had at least binged The Crown). That is, except for C&K. With a sudden double down, they were in the lead by mere points. It was a coup!

Round 7 was a little controversial (The Nintendo Switch is technically a portable system, though Nintendo Co. does refer to it as a console), but the final score was settled without any issue. Quiz Kid took the third spot, followed by Zeitgeist, with a come-from-behind victory for out of towners C&K!

You don't want to miss another minute of trivia actions, so come on down to Idle Hour every Tuesday at 8PM!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 38398 C&K 61 14 1.000
2 15751 Agents of the Zeitgeist 59 13 0.929
3 27554 Quiz Kid Donnie Smith 55 12 0.857
4 32145 Snark Squad 53 11 0.786
5 38387 We’re just guessing 44 10 0.714
6 35457 Algorithm & Blues 42 9 0.643
7 38384 DMV 38 8 0.571
8 35448 Play Fleetwood Mac 36 7 0.500
9 38396 Bean Brigade 33 6 0.429
10 10554 The Fighting Mongooses, that's a cool team name. 31 5 0.357
11 36131 Drunk fish in a barrel 29 4 0.286
12 38395 Klingoff 26 3 0.214
13 38397 Vaxxed n waxed 19 2 0.143
14 38404 Barreloffun 17 1 0.071
15 38391 Handbag Vomit 0 0 0.000