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I like double downs, so last night at OB's was fun. All but one team doubled down in the "match up this mythological creature" round, and all but one of those paid off! So... not really dramatic, but nice to see all that success.
The night belonged to the team I like to call POP, but their official name is "Pussy Over Pancakes." Not only did these dudes win the game, and not only did they win the chili cheese round with a semi-clever personalize license plate for Quizmaster Jo, but they also worked their way into the top 200 teams of the league! Good job, POPs. Or pussies. Whatever!
Next week we'll be halfway through 2019, so let's get it!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 17670 | Pussy over Pancakes | 78 | 7 | 1.000 |
| 2 | OBHave | 74 | 6 | 0.857 | |
| 3 | Terry | 59 | 5 | 0.714 | |
| 4 | 17394 | So damn bourgeois | 55 | 4 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Magic Died For This | 48 | 3 | 0.429 | |
| 6 | The Irish Nachos | 27 | 2 | 0.286 | |
| 7 | Poopeye | 25 | 1 | 0.143 | |
| 8 | Yam Time | 19 | 0 | 0.000 |
Oh dear.
This was not a good night.
Well, okay, to be fair, it ended up being a great night. But it sure didn't start out that way.
I, your humble Quizmaster Jo, had all kinds of First World Problems: bad traffic, lame parking spot, a broken PA system, tons of mic feedback, yada yada yada. This all frazzled me to the point that I made more mistakes than usual.
BUT... the teams of OB's are the BEST TEAMS in the greater metropolitan area, and they totally had my back.
Oh, the game itself? It was great, despite my forgetting to list the standings, having to yell through only one speaker, and bungling the chili cheese round. Still, the Double Downs were frequent, the rankings bounced around all night, and So Damn Bourgeois ended up on top. Thank you all for bearing with me, see you next week!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | So Damn Bourgeois | 64 | 11 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12605 | Donner Party of 3 | 61 | 10 | 0.909 |
| 3 | 17670 | Pussy over Pancakes | 59 | 9 | 0.818 |
| 4 | 19600 | Digi Know That? | 55 | 8 | 0.727 |
| 5 | OBHave | 52 | 7 | 0.636 | |
| 6 | Shot Down by 3 Teachers | 49 | 6 | 0.545 | |
| 7 | Bad Teachers | 47 | 5 | 0.455 | |
| 8 | 17742 | Insert shitty team name here | 43 | 4 | 0.364 |
| 9 | Jesse Can't Wait | 40 | 2 | 0.227 | |
| 9 | One of Us Lives in a Van | 40 | 2 | 0.227 | |
| 11 | Craig3 | 31 | 1 | 0.091 | |
| 12 | 10243 | The Wallets of El Segundo | 29 | 0 | 0.000 |
I don't know what was in the air last night but the crowd at OB's was fricken rowdy. I LOVE it when that happens!
The Guess Who round was pretty exciting, since a lot of teams guessed Julia Louis-Dreyfus in an attempt to get big points. That backfired since the real mystery guest was Courteney Cox. Luckily spelling doesn't matter to Quizmaster Jo, because nobody can spell Courteney right.
For chili cheese glory, teams were asked to name 10 of the top 20 highest grossing movies of the 1980s. That was too much to ask! But F That Neighbor got closest, well done dudes.
At the beginning of the night, Here For A Good Time (pictured) doubled down and took the lead... then bounced around for the rest of the game, until they crushed another double down late in the game and won the whole thing. Congrats guys, see you next week!
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 18795 | Here for a good time | 64 | 9 | 1.000 |
| 2 | 17193 | Do It For The Sams | 58 | 8 | 0.889 |
| 3 | 13892 | Markel | 51 | 7 | 0.778 |
| 4 | The Shame of Thrones | 50 | 6 | 0.667 | |
| 5 | 17670 | Pussy over Pancakes | 41 | 5 | 0.556 |
| 6 | DD | 39 | 4 | 0.444 | |
| 7 | Make Constantinople Greece Again | 38 | 3 | 0.333 | |
| 8 | Team No Name | 33 | 2 | 0.222 | |
| 9 | F That Neighbor | 13 | 1 | 0.111 | |
| 10 | Architects of Destruction | 4 | 0 | 0.000 |
