Take a look at photo #1 right over there. That trio is the brain trust behind this week's winning team, Bad News Barristers. Take a good look at that photo. Look deeply. Study it carefully, especially the two guys. That's Ritchie (the good-looking one) and Michael (the other good looking one). Look into their eyes. Do you see fear there? Yes. Yes, you do. Terror, really. And for good reason.
The third person in the picture; the one with the sweet-looking, "I wouldn't hurt a fly" look on her face? That's Devan. And believe me, she'd hurt a fly - or a guy - if she felt the need. Or just on a whim. Don't believe me? Well, perhaps the following conversation* will change your mind...
Ritchie, the good-looking...oh ALL RIGHT! He's the one on the left! Happy now? And Michael (in the middle, like Malcolm, duh) were already at The Famous on Brand in Glendale when Devan walked in. And, of course, Devan was all sweet smiles and "hi, how are you...oh, good to see you, too" to everyone in the room, as usual. And then she sat down with her teammates, lowered her voice so only they (and this quizmaster) could hear, and got that Linda-Blair-in-The-Exorcist look on her face and said...
"Okay, listen up! I am NOT walking out of here a loser again tonight! That third-place finish from last week, that is NOT gonna cut it tonight. Now YOU," she said, pointing at Ritchie, "had better come up with the right band names and characters from Greek mythology! And YOU," she said, turning her attention to Michael, "had better shape up tonight. I mean, you hardly contributed anything last week. I mean, you couldn't have contributed less if you weren't here!"
"But I wasn't here!" Michael replied.
"Don't you talk back to MEEE," Devan hissed! "Remember what happened in Albuquerque?
Michael trembled, and nodded his head. Whatever happened in Albuquerque, it must have been bad juju!
"Want that to happen again!?"
Silent, Michael just shook his head and looked down at the ground.
"And you!!" (back to Ritchie) "You love your grandmother, right? Of course you do. So let's win this thing tonight, and granny can keep on attending her bingo game every week without any more accidents. Sound good?"
They both nodded, and took another long pull from their drinks.
"Oh, good to see you TOO," Devan shouted to another contestant across the room. "Good luck tonight!" And then, quietly, under her breath..."loser..."
See y'all next week.
*all dialogue in this recap is entirely fictional, though Devan really is scary as hell!
Whenever I get to cover another host's regular event, I'm never sure what to expect, but I continue to be amazed (and very thankful), that everyone is usually really enthusiastic and helpful! The players at the Famous were no different, helping me learn the little quirks of the bar as well as important info like when they're used to doing the drinking round, which made my job 100000% easier!
So, thank you to everyone and congratulations to The Blanches for the big big trivia win, as well as Electric Moustache for the strong 2nd place finish and the Drinking Round Bonus! Well done to Bad News Barristers as well, who held on to finish 3rd place. Thanks everyone and hopefully I'll see you again somewhere soon!
- Chris
Wow! That's all we can say is WOW!!
What a battle between the formidable crew of Because Jeopardy Won't Let Us Drink and Yasss Queens this week at The Famous on Brand in Glendale.
One point! When the dust settled, it all came down to a single point, with the Jeopardy crew edging out the Yasss Queens to win the night.
Or, to put it another way, you could say that the Jeopardy crew said NO! to the Yasss Queens! Yeah, that's what you could say!
Se y'all next week. (Hi Sara! I know you're reading this. I can sense it!)
