QUIZ RECAP

Wowzah! What a big, raucous night we had this week at Golden Road Brewery in Glendale. Not only was the side yard patio chock-a-block full of trivia quiz enthusiasts, but an unusually large number of brand new teams were playing for the first time ever!

It was a delight to meet you all. We were impressed by your trivia knowledge and prowess, and look forward to seeing these new team names atop our winners list in the weeks and months to come.

Speaking of our winners list, we applaud Dinosaurs and Sluts for their strong 80-point wining performance last night. They edged out Quitty Quitty Yang Yang to win by a single point! (Special kudos to QQYY for a very clever, of-the-moment team name. Mr. Yang will send you your $1,000 right after he sends me mine!)

Chicken Poodle Soup had the right recipe for success, and rounded out our top three finishers this week.

Landing a bit lower on the scoresheet was Mike Pence None The Richer, who attempted a bold double-or-nothing move in Round 7, which would have put them in first place (for the third week in a row) had it been successful. No guts, no glory, right guys!? (don't worry...Amy will forgive you in time. Or not.)

See y'all next week for more trivia excitement!

QUIZ RECAP

Amy had that "oh dear" look on her face. The CEO of Mike Pence None The Richer knew she was gonna have to deal with the peripatetic ball of confidence and exuberance that Matt (with two "t"s) would be after winning the top prize for the second week in a row at Golden Road Brewery in Glendale.

Matt is a bit of a Tasmanian Devil under normal circumstances. But after executing back-to-back wins to begin MPNTR's quest to win the next Tournament of Champions, Matt was in danger of becoming a whirling dervish of joyous celebration. What would Amy do to contain this primal force of nature?

Fortunately, she had help - in the form of Matt's parents, who had flown in from the east coast to visit sunny Southern California and witness their son's intellectual triumph.

"We WON! We WON MOM!" he declared with delight! "I TOLD you we'd win!!"

"Yes, Matt, you won. But did you make your bed this morning?"

Thanks, Matt's Mom. See y'all next week.

QUIZ RECAP

This quizmaster was a bit skeptical, I must admit, when Mike Pence None The Richer assistant manager Matt (with two "t"s) boldly declared that, "Tonight we begin our campaign to win the next King Trivia Tournament of Champions!"

This statement of single-minded purpose came just before the start of this week's quiz at Golden Road Brewery in Glendale, and was driven, it seemed, by the perfect weather, the unique environment of Golden Road's side yard patio, and the recently announced final scores and winners from this year's TOC.

Ah, the brash exuberance of youth! I thought to myself, chalking it up to possibly misguided confidence and potentially alcohol-infused certitude. But then I noticed team captain and chief executive Amy solemnly nodding her head in agreement, and I suspected that they had come "loaded for bear," as the old saying goes. (That's Matt - two "t"s - and Amy pictured there in photo #1)

"But what about David?" I asked, referring to MPNTR's absent towel boy and locker room attendant. "Don't you think you're gonna need David?"

"Double-Down David!?" Matt (two "t"s) huffed with surprise. "Nah! I mean, we like him and all, but he always wants to double down, and he's burned us a few times with unsuccessful doubles he talked us into. Besides, he's home sick tonight, so we're gonna do it ourselves!"

And Amy just stood there quietly, with that icy don't-mess-with-me look on her face, nodding her head in agreement.

And then they won! They WON! With a three-point margin!
Get well soon, David!