Pineapple Hill Saloon
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- PUB QUIZ—Tuesdays @ 8:00pm
The Dodgers were on the big screen, but the main event, of course, was Trivia!
Pineapple Hill Saloon was filled with avid quizards chomping at the bit for the chance at literally dozens of dollars of prizes furnished by our hosts, the Wonderful Servers, Bartenders, Bussers, and Chefs at Pineapple Hill.
There were no successful double-downs to start the tame, but There were plenty of zeroes to go around- and even some leftover for round 2! Some regular champions were taken down a peg by these rough patches, which mobilized the rest of the teams to throw their shoulders into the struggle, and a struggle it was.
Perhaps the fate of the Dodgers divided attention, or maybe the teams were sending all the good juju they could to the Blue Boys. The road was rocky on the way to the finishline, with a few doulbe downs here and there, but also some tragic defeats and all in all a conservative playstyle, keeping the point averages low.
The dodgers would go on to hit it into the stands and win the night, and once they did, all attention was back on the task at hand. Like magic the score averages began to climb. Knowing the math was against them, Seven teams Doubled-down for round 7 and no one missed it!
After a Thrilling Tiebreaker, the night was won by "There's Always Next Week" with supporting teams "Gazpacho" and "Tequila Mockingbirds" not far behind.
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 10065 | Gazpacho | 67 | 10 | 0.955 |
1* | 10128 | There's Always Next Week | 67 | 10 | 0.955 |
3 | 10155 | Tequila Mockingbirds | 62 | 9 | 0.818 |
4 | 16421 | Danny and the wangs | 51 | 7 | 0.682 |
4 | 11796 | Lemondrops | 51 | 7 | 0.682 |
6 | 14647 | Raise Your Hand If You’re Pretty | 47 | 6 | 0.545 |
7 | The Cleveland Browns | 42 | 5 | 0.455 | |
8 | Team Name | 40 | 4 | 0.364 | |
9 | 16124 | The Compound | 36 | 3 | 0.273 |
10 | When Pigs Fly | 30 | 2 | 0.182 | |
11 | 10474 | Running With Ceasars | 29 | 1 | 0.091 |
12 | Scottdamnit | 8 | 0 | 0.000 |
The night may have been somber and reflective, but what better way to pass the evening with good friends, doing what one loves?
9 teams came together for some trivial passtime. The first round went rather well for everyone, with newcomers "America's Team" Doubling down successfully. But the Double-the-points-of-their-next-challenger would be shortlived as a round two goose egg allowed most everyone else to catch up or surpass.
Round 3 settled like a perfect bell curve, but Gerald Ford gave everyone a run for their money as all but two teams waited for the last two clues.
Round 5 was a bit difficult for most teams to connect, but those who were able to rise above were rewarded and "the kids table" began to pull away from the middle of the pack. Successful double-downs in round 6 sealed the victory of the top 3, but it came down to points in the end, with second and third butting up against one another.
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 10038 | The Kids Table | 60 | 8 | 1.000 |
2 | 10128 | There's Always Next Week | 57 | 7 | 0.875 |
3 | 10155 | Tequila Mockingbirds | 56 | 6 | 0.750 |
4 | America's Team | 53 | 5 | 0.625 | |
5 | 10063 | the oxymorons | 51 | 4 | 0.500 |
6 | 10474 | Running With Ceasars | 49 | 3 | 0.375 |
7 | 14647 | Raise Your Hand If You’re Pretty | 38 | 2 | 0.250 |
8 | The Doug Funnies | 32 | 1 | 0.125 | |
9 | One Erection | 10 | 0 | 0.000 |
As the Dodgers took the Mets out for a nice game, our Trivia goers were not going to be left out in the cold. They flocked to Pineapple Hill for their weekly Seven Rounds of Trivia Glory, and suffice it to say, they got what they came for!
Things started with a rather wide spread all over the score possibilities, with the Oxymorons returning after a hot summer and leading the pack. They continued to stay near the top the next three rounds, even as last week's champions Tequila Mockingbirds fell victim to some rather insidious traps, however patriotic they may be.
Round 4 had almost everyone feeling good with their guesses, while round 5 had a few teams blue in the face trying to figure out what the darn connection was. The point totals so far were close as to think it was anyone's game, but then out of left-field, "Mike Met a Stripper Named Tammy" landed the only successful double-down in round 6, nearly doubling their points and launching them into the lead.
Round 7 Tested Baseball Knowledge as teams desperate to salvage their chances risked it all for a chance to over come that proved fruitless as the leaders prevailed led by "Mike Met a Stripper Named Tammy".
Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
1 | 14647 | Raise Your Hand If You’re Pretty | 411 | 6 | 1.000 |
2 | Mike Met a Stripper named Tammy | 54 | 5 | 0.833 | |
3 | 10063 | the oxymorons | 52 | 4 | 0.667 |
4 | 10474 | Running With Ceasars | 51 | 3 | 0.500 |
5 | 16124 | The Compound | 37 | 2 | 0.333 |
6 | Ricearoni Bitch | 36 | 1 | 0.167 | |
7 | 10155 | Tequila Mockingbirds | 24 | 0 | 0.000 |