Lots of old friends and a few new friends came out for appetizers, the Angels game, and King Trivia! The general knowledge, "Hugh"man and SNL movie rounds left much to be desired, but everyone excelled at their rainbow connections, Godfather knowledge, and if you knew anything about sports, former baseball cities!
The Zucchinis were off to an okay start, but things started going downhill once they had to figure out their "hues." We were sad to see them go so early, but everyone has an off night once in a while -- they'll be back to dominate next week! Meeseeks and Destroy also didn't have the best of nights points-wise, but they destroyed eight other teams in a game of High/Low for a free appetizer/dessert coupon, so they couldn't complain too much.
Socal I and Sammy's Fake Friends were new to the King Trivia scene, but they didn't do too bad for virgins! Sammy's Fake Friends had the right idea, bringing the whole herd to play to increase their chances. At the last minute, they still got first place swiped from under their noses with a SNL feature double-down by those pesky Poopybuttholes. Brochachos and Chas let THREE double-down opportunities pass them by. And after a serious Guess What? mishap where Godfather II was written down due to miscommunication, they just considered themselves lucky they were able to place at all -- they were saved by their baseball team knowledge.
I'll see you all for more fun next week!
The irony of "silent trivia" is that everyone in TGI Fridays was going crazy over the Raptors/Warriors game! It was insanely exciting (as every sports game the Quizmaster is forced to watch should be), and the lounge kept getting more and more packed. So big shout out to all my King Trivia players for their patience with mis-ordered rounds; in BFWBF's case, the willingness to sit on the other side of the restaurant; and in Master Debators' case, the willingness to not be seated together.
Only four teams dared to double down, and only one was successful! Both Party of One and Mr. Poopybutthole screwed up on their Hirschfeld caricatures, but Mr. Poopybutthole came back with an American holiday double-down. Party of One, on the other hand, also blew his Great Wall of China and international borders, so he really was just here for the beer and the good company. Master Debaters also blew Rounds 4 and 7, and weren't confident enough in a Hirschfeld double-down, which may have cost them a gift card.
Let the Wookie Win and Meeseeks and Destroy had another great night, taking their time and scoring high in most rounds. They could have doubled down on a couple rounds, but it was evident that slow and steady was the best strategy for going home with gift cards tonight.
And should out to Melissa for winning a free appetizer/dessert coupon for putting her chipmunk cheeks to good use! She won an unexpectedly exciting game of "Chubby Bunny," and to be honest, guys, the Quizmaster lost count after seven marshmallows. The sticky nails and drooly mouth was all worth it! WUT DAT MOUF DOOO!!!
Well friends, paw-ternity leave with my 3-month-old was fun (picture attached!), but I missed you guys loads, and although I was fighting the cold from Hell, I was happy to be back.
Tonight was rough for some teams -- Party of 3 suffered a double-down mishap in Round 5, betrayed by the dastardly Super Sonics. It was hard to bounce back from that, and similarly, The Zucchinis had a rough time after the first couple rounds themselves. Trump Storms Normandy Beach had an unusual double-down faux of his own, and jumped the shark too soon on Guess Who?, so his score was lower than average too.
Some of you had fantastic nights, though! Mrs. Poopybutthole was by herself tonight, and in spite of insisting she needed the boys to help her out, she still got third place! Well done to the obvious backbone of the team! And you all finally Let The Wookie Win [second place], as they did well on their character mugs and McDonalds connections. Meeseeks and Destroy brought the whole herd to reign supreme, with a character mug double-down pushing them into the lead for the whole game!
We did try something new with Round 6 -- our teams could earn extra points if they were able to differentiate which bands had their numbers spelled out versus which had numerics. It didn't really seem to hurt or help anyone's scores, but getting 18 points without risk of a failed double-down was a nice change of pace, I think.
Excellent job to all my trivia nerds! If any of you catch a cold this weekend... please don't tell me; I'll feel terrible!
