QUIZ RECAP

Thanksgiving-Eve trivia at Rasselbock yielded a riveting, down to the wire finish this Wednesday. After 5 rounds, the top five teams were within 4 points of each other. None of those teams missed more than one in round 6, but the three who risked it with a double-or-nothing propelled themselves toward the prizes. Katia's Favorite Customers rode their knowledge of the Presidential line of succession to a strong final round and a one-point victory over "Pants!", 59-58. Lok-Dawgs finished in a close third with 55 with two successful doubles in the game. Dumb and Dumber led halfway through the game, but a decision not to double their perfect round 6 proved costly, and they finished fourth. PCP Salami missed the first round, yet found themselves in first after five rounds. They finished in 5th, but are a team to look out for in future weeks.

Katia's Favorite Customers also came away with the inaugural beer round, by most closely guessing the weight of the world record largest pumpkin.

Momentum continues to grow at Rasselbock as more new teams become regulars, and I'm excited to see the competition continue to grow!

QUIZ RECAP

The second week of trivia at Rasselbock brought us a riveting game with an exciting down-to-the-wire finish, even if over half the teams hadn't known trivia was happening before they arrived. Some rivalries seem to be brewing, and several new teams declared they'd be returning, so the competition looks to be quite stiff moving forward.

Oompapa's feast or famine style (two perfect double-or-nothings along with four rounds under 3 points) brought them a narrow victory, after a clutch double in the final round jumped them from 4th to 1st. Trivia Amigos was solid all night, entering the final round with a twelve point lead, but their lack of David Fincher knowledge cost them the victory. Why Yukiko Why?! (aka Hang the MC, Moist Tooth, KC Globetrotters, Inverted Spork, Asymetric Inverted Pepperoni Nipples, & Emo Einus) couldn't agree on a team name, but they definitely could agree on David Fincher movies, as they successfully doubled in the final round to pull themselves into third place.

J.Lo 1999 may not have ended up in the money, but they certainly look to be a force to be reckoned with in future weeks. This duo rolled in halfway through the second round, missing an entire round's worth of points, yet still managed to elevate themselves to third place by the end of the fourth round. They had two perfect but undoubled rounds, and a decision to double in either of those would have vaulted them to first, even despite their late arrival.

All in all it was an excellent game, and we'll look forward to seeing everyone back next week!

QUIZ RECAP

Guten Tag and willkommen to Rasselbock! I had the immense honor to kick off the inaugural night of trivia at one of our newest locations, and it was a very fun night for all!

Only one team (Trivia Amigos) knew what was in store tonight, with the rest joining in for a free game with some tepid curiosity. But after the first round everyone was hooked as each question caused a hush to descend upon the restaurant. Even the wait staff were paying attention and whispering answers to each other!

The most fun and ironic round happened during the Deustch-themed word round. I can neither confirm nor deny that some menus were consulted as help during this round...and if they were, I choose to look at it as using their resources wisely.

The Trivia Amigos got off to an early lead with a Double or Nothing in the first round! After that, everyone settled into their places as the fictional sports round stumped a lot of players and Mecca threw everyone for a loop (this was my first time giving clues for a location and not a person!). By far, the most entertaining round went to figuring out the Oscar-winning Marvel actresses, as a lot of shots in the dark were sent in with a lot of pleasant surprises for some teams!

Trivia Amigos kept their lead, with Team Bix surprising themselves at second place and Dumb and Dumber rounding out the Top 3! Each one of them won a Rasselbock gift card to be used during their next visit! Maybe during next week's trivia night...?

You know it's a good, fun night when there are a few good-natured "Screw you"s written down as answers and tonight there were several! Thanks for playing, all, and hope you continue to enjoy trivia at Rasselbock!

Gute Nacht!