No one believes the Quizmaster when she tells you to never underestimate the power of turning your pen in at the end of the game for an extra bonus point... but even some days the mightiest of King Trivia veterans fall...
We had to bebop between rounds tonight, on account of an apparently crappy football game going well past 8:00. New players Los Burros and Team Benitez, while having fun, felt the sting of a couple zero-point rounds. GS Team felt the even worse sting of losing a point on our Guess Who? round, certain that Toni Morrison was actually Maya Angelou.
The real fight came down between Not That Kind of Doctor and Brochachos & Chas, who were neck-in-neck for the last half of the game. But lo and behold, Not That Kind of Doctor took home third place SOLELY for remembering to return their pen, leaving Brochachos & Chas with no other defense mechanism than to make fun of the Quizmaster for reading "counties" but saying it as "countries" in Round 1. 😛
Fjord Crew held a strong lead during the first half of the game, thanks to their general knowledge, multi-generation actors, and California smarts. Don't Suck was quick to viciously take the lead away from them by doubling down on hot dog connections and having a firm handle on previous UK monarchs. Don't Suck even got to go home with a free appetizer/dessert coupon for getting the most points on a Survey Slam round, so really, don't suck they did.
Quizmaster-in-Training Iggy spent a little time on the mic, and a lot of fun playing the game -- big shout out to all our teams for giving him the support and [kind] heckling he needed!
It was a great night for trivia if neither football games or Democratic debates tickled your fancy, and Batman, Bill Hader, and Best Supporting Actor Oscar winners were more your speed.
Futterwackons and The Tutors ducked out after Round 4, but we're hoping to see them back! Let The Wookie Win had a rough start with two-thirds of the team showing up late, which they were unable to come back from. Brochachos & Chas was in a similar predicament, but the latecomer earned his keep by winning a free appetizer through a game of High/Low and staying ahead just enough to win third place as well.
King Trivia virgins Tia knew their movies! They came so close to victory thanks to their Bill Hader and Oscar winners, but forgetting the double-down rule for Round 6 came back to bite them in the butt. It was a bummer to watch, as it was one hell of a comeback from getting solid 0's on Rounds 1 and 3, but we hope they come back for more fun next week!
Champions Vogue Giraffes were one step ahead of Meeseeks and Destroy the entire game. This intensity became too much for Meeseeks and Destroy to hold on to for all seven rounds, so their chances began tapering off after Italian food connections. Second place wasn't the worst outcome imaginable, though.
Football or trivia? Well, I think that's a pretty easy (and biased) decision, but at least here at TGI Fridays, you could have both!
Meeseeks and Destroy started off strong on general knowledge, but slipped and gave Bakshi Boys the chance to keep up with the Rolling Jonses. They tried making a comeback on their French fruits, but je suis tres, tres desol? to report it was a double-down catastrophe. Dommage!
It was Third And Forty's first time playing King Trivia. To their delight, they walked away with $10 for just sticking around and giving it their best, in addition to winning a free appetizer/dessert for a drawing contest of Quizmaster-in-Training, Ruben! They got his eyes PERFECTLY.
I'll see you guys next week! Bring all your people!
| Game Rank |
Team # |
Team Name |
Score |
Teams Beaten |
Team Beat Average |
| 1 |
10418 |
Bakshi Boys |
46 |
2 |
1.000 |
| 2 |
18015 |
Meeseeks and Destroy |
33 |
1 |
0.500 |
| 3 |
|
Third and Forty |
19 |
0 |
0.000 |
