What a night at Collision Brewing this week!! We shattered our previous turnout record, and just about maxed out our room with 12 teams and 72 players; the staff at Collision were heroes, scrambling to bring in folding tables and re-arranging the layout on the fly to accommodate the crowd. In addition, #momjeans (12 strong this week) were challenged by their counterparts #dadbods (11 husbands), creating a competitive undercurrent that shaped the night.
Both those teams converted succesful double-or-nothing tries in Round 1, along with Trebek's Rejects and Mutha Smucker; both 4-Way Stop and Tequila Is Not A Patronus went for the double and only got 5 right, and neither team could recover from that zero to get back into the running. #momjeans did it again in Round 2 to jump 8 points in front of the dads (who scored 8 out of 8; Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants also doubled in Round 2 to move into 2nd place, 7 points back). At this point #momjeans sent a round of, er, Blowjobs (an amaretto/Kahlua based shot) to the #dadbods table; the dads had to leave the shot glasses on the table and drink them with no hands, which they all promptly did without hesitation. Thusly fortified, #dadbods were the only team to correctly answer all 6 questions in the Sibling Rivalry round (#3); #momjeans, Trebek's Rejects, Mutha Smucker and first-timers Squid Inferno all scored 5, while newly rechristened Fantasia 2000's failed double bid (and the resulting zero) dropped them out of the running . In the Guess Who round, #momjeans, #dadbods and Sex Pants were the three teams to correctly answer for 8 points; the moms' margin remained at 7 over the dads and 8 over FM Sex Pants. Tired Tipsy Teachers answered correctly for 6, while 4-Way Stop and Limoncello had to take the -1 for guessing Lizzie Borden. As turnabout, #dadbods at this point sent a round of, um, Screaming Orgasms (a similar shot which also contains vodka) to their spouses; the ladies duly threw them back and let out exaggerated moans of pleasure, at which point the Quizmaster (for once) had the right response at the right moment: "I'll have what they're having!" Meanwhile, back at the game...
In the Find The Connection round, the dads were again high scorers with 8 out of 10 to creep 1 point closer to the lead as the moms and FM Sex Pants each scored 7 while Cammie Hates The Cello had their high mark of the night with 5. Fantasia 2000 were high scorers in the Handout Round, getting them all right for 10 points; #momjeans, #dadbods and Trebek's Rejects each tallied 9 while Linomcello scored 8 out of 10. So after 6 rounds it looked to be a 2-team race between the teams of spouses, with the moms 6 points in front; Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants were 3rd but only 2 points separated them from Trebek's Rejects. As it happened, Sex Pants were high scorers in the final round, their 8 points secured them 3rd place on the night. # dadbods scored 7 of 9 but it was not enough as #momjeans' 6 was enough to secure the win (Trebek's Rejects, Fantasia 2000, Tired Tipsy Teachers and Mutha Smucker also tallied 6 in Round 7).
It was a memorable night, and I send my sincere thanks to all who turned out to play tonight but ESPECIALLY to everyone at Collision Brewing for going above and beyond to accommodate such a large crowd. Let me also send a shout out to #dadbods, who sent me a Blo...I mean, a shot late in the evening as well. Since King Trivia bills itself as "the classiest game in town", I did not do the "no hands" thing, but it was delicious and MOST appreciated! The turnout has been tremendous in recent weeks, let's keep it going. Thanks everyone!!
The frigid temperatures could not stop the BEST TURNOUT WE'VE EVER HAD! 10 teams, 54 players tonight at Collision, thank you all for coming! Last week's winners Mim & Maple were high scorers in Round 1 with 6 out of 6, but both Trebek's Rejects and Trivia Trumps Debates set the tone for the night; each converted a successful double-or nothing to jump 9 points clear of the pack, and those two would be neck-and-neck through the final round. In fact those 2 teams would double again in Round 3, along with 4-Way Stop (who took over 3rd place at that stage, 10 points behind the leaders). Fully half the field took a -1 in the Guess Who round (virtually all of them guessing Hugh Grant): Tequila Is Not A Patronus, 4-Way Stop, #momjeans, Cammie Hates The Cello and Limoncello all dropped (seemingly) out of contention after 4 rounds, while Mim & Maple and first-timers Galantine's Gals were high scorers, correctly naming Colin Firth for 8 points. Trebek's Rejects and newcomers Mutha Smucker were high scorers in the Find The Connection round with 9 of a possible 10; the Muthas finished strong, scoring 9, 10, 1nd 9 in the final 3 rounds to finish 4th. A failed double bid by Trivia Trumps Debates left them 9 points behind Trebek's Rejects after 5 rounds; the Rejects scored 10 of a possible 10 (along with Mutha Smucker) to build their lead to 10 over Trivia Trumps Debates, but the table tightened significantly when no fewer than 3 teams successfully doubled for 20 points: Tequila Is Not A Patronus, 4-Way Stop and#momjeans all jumped up in the standings. Incredibly, Tequila Is Not A Patronus hit another double in Round 7; when Trebek's Rejects could only muster 3 out of 10 in the final round, Tequila Is Not A Patronus leapfrogged the field to win; 24 points behind the leaders after 5 rounds, they came all the way back with 40 points in the final 2 rounds to edge Trebek's Rejects by 3 points, with Trivia Trumps Debates finishing 3rd. Perhaps that is justice being done for Tequila, who lost by a point last week after pointing out the quizmaster's error in awarding them 1 point too many; the sportsmanship always on display at Collision (all teams applaud everyone's score each round) was rewarded, big time, tonight.
Thanks to all who turned out tonight; see you next week when #dadbods makes its debut!
Not even a blizzard could keep tonight's game from taking place; the storm kept attendance from the record numbers of recent weeks, but a good turnout turned into a great game, complete with a tie for 1st!
Tequila Is Not A Patronus made a statement right out of the gate, converting a successful double-or-nothing to jump 6 points clear of the nearest competitors (#momjeans, who scored 6 of a possible 6 in Round 1). #momjeans were high scorers in the (Lady Gaga) Picture Round....with 3 of a possible 8; Patronus, 4-Way Stop and newcomers Meatloaf and Mim&Maple each got 2 right. Trebek's Rejects, #momjeans and Patronus each scored 5 of a possible 6 in the Theme Round; Tequila Is Not A Patronus had originally (erroneously) been given a score of 6 and self-reported a missed answer, a point which would have repercussions later. Mim&Maple were the only team to correctly answer for 6 points in the Guess Who round; the other 5 teams all figured it out at the 4-point clue. Tequila Is Not A Patronus again got them all right, scoring 10 of 10 in the Find The Connection round, while Meatloaf and Trebek's Rejects each scored 9. At this point Patronus were 8 points clear of #momjeans and 10 points in front of Trebek's Rejects and Meatloaf.....when out of nowhere, Mim&Maple converted a double in the (license plate motto) handout round to jump from last place into a 1-point lead over Patronus (4-Way Stop's failed double bid dropped them out of the running). In Round 7 both Meatloaf and Trebek's Rejects went all out, trying for doubles; sadly Meatloaf only got 8 right and Trebek's Rejects agonizingly got 9 of 10, each team netting a zero to end their night. Leaders Mim&Maple finished strong with 8 points in Round 7; incredibly, Tequila Is Not A Patronus scored 9 to finish in a flat-footed tie with Mim&Maple, necessitating the rarely-used tiebreaker. (At this point Tequila Is Not A Patronus jokingly asked if they could have back the point they had given back by self-reporting) Though neither team's guess was remotely close (to the number of pubs in which Bruce Masters has had a drink), first-timers Mim&Maple were closer and took the honors for the night, disappointing Patronus who had led wire-to-wire.
A great time was had by all, hopefully the weather will cooperate more next week. See you all then!
* Won Tiebreaker
