RECAP

What a lively night of trivia at T. Phillips! Newcomers, regulars, fun and cheers abounded as it was anybody's game! Some played just for laughs, others laughed while playing for keeps, but it was pretty great all around.

Newcomers The Chum Buckettes were the entertainers of the night, writing in "Africa" by Toto as their stock answer for questions they didn't know, and occasionally "my dad". I had to call them out on it, which brought rousing cheers and laughs from all, and then, "Africa" by Toto came on the radio right after I said it! So I hiked up the volume and said, "this one's for you!", which brought hoops and hollers from all around the room.

Beaver Cam won by one point with a 51 against Mischief Managed's 2nd place 50, but boy was is a close race, as they were neck and neck for the first 4 rounds. Literally, both teams got 5, 10, 12, and 10 as surprisingly, they both got one wrong in round 1 and it wasn't looking good, as newcomers Camellos doubled down and got a 12 out the gate! Then 6 teams, including Mischief and Beaver got 5s across the board for round 2 with only newbies Forgettng Sarah Palin getting a 6, highest score in the round.

Then suddenly, in round 3, most teams started dropping back with mostly 3s, 4s, and one 5, and Beaver and Mischief shot away from the pack, both doubling down and getting 12s! then round 4 came up, and both teams got the 10 point clue, tying for the lead with 32s! In fact, an unprecedented 5 teams got the 10 point clue but only Camellos were close enough to catch them by that time with 29.

Team No Clue started gaining ground with a pair of 8s, and managed to finish 4th. They reminded me if they'd just flipped 2 answers and doubled down in round 6, they'd have won by a point, proving anything can happen. Even though there were some good rallies, including "152"'s impressive 9 in round 6, -the highest score in the round- there was no catching Mischief Managed and Beaver Cam, who battled it out and went back and forth for the rest of the game, til the winner was a complete surprise, Beaver Cam by a single point! What a race!