Well, we had 6 teams start and 6 teams finish. So nice to see some new players and so glad they all played till the end.
Right off the bat, the 3 teams that finished 1-2-3, all aced round 1 and got the 2 extra point for being registered. Encouraged the other 3 teams to register and join us every Wednesday.
A new team called Crew Without A Clue was one of the newbies and proved that they did indeed have a clue and played a very nice game with a 3rd place finish.
Round 3 saw Drink Milk Cause OJ Kills double and miss which put them in bit of a hole cause Great Minds Drink Alike had a strong 36 points heading into Round 4.
For the free beer round we played "Stick The Landing" (bouncing pencils into cups) and yours truly got to join in. The pencils were flying and the cups were falling but in the end Drink Milk Cause OJ Kills took home the coveted 4 pack of fresh brew!
Rounds 5 and 6 saw the top 3 teams all double and get it right! I had never seen that before it was quite fun.
In the end the strong consistent play of Great Minds prevailed but Drink Milk and Crew gave them a good run.
Sam's Family was with us as they have been from the beginning and always good to see them and get to pet Sam the service dog.
Until next Wednesday, peace and trivia to you all
While the St. Louis Blues were in the process of taking home Lord Stanley's cup, we were playing trivia at Strand Brewing Co. in Torrance. Started out with 9 teams but got weeded down to 5 and it was a fun battle. Great Minds Drink Alike showed up with 2 first place wins in a row, gunning for the 3 peat! Sam's Family got off to a great start and took the lead by 1 in round 1. PHX Rising scored a disappointing round with 1 point, however they stormed back by doubling correctly in Round 2 and found themselves squarely in the hunt. It was a close contest and then, as they have been know to do, Great Minds went for the Gold in Round 5 and correctly doubled, putting them ahead by 9.
Had a fun beer round and played the card game "higher or lower". For the 2nd week in a row, Uniballers was ontop of their guessing skills and took home the delicious 4 pack of Little Bear IPA.
It became a 3 horse race heading into the final Round. Sam's Family was feeling bold and went for the double but missed and came in 3rd. PHX Rising scored a strong 6 but did not turn their pen in with the score sheet and were denied the 2 points. Final for them was 46. Great Minds had a very strong 7, turned their pen in for the extra 2 and came away with a very impressive 3 peat! Iron Man was very happy. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place all got gift certificates to Ragin Cajun restaurant a very generous and pleasant surprise for the winners. Sincere thanks to Strand Brewing Co.
That's all for now, hope to see more teams coming to Strand Brewing Co. its a great venue for Trivia and I hear the brews are superb.
Take care, peace and trivia to you all
Well it was a relatively quiet evening at Strand Brewing.Co. Could it have been the NBA playoffs, the phase of the moon or just one of those nights? We will never know.
Anyway, I am getting ready to get on a plane to New York for a mini vacation so gotta be brief.
Great Minds Drink Alike obviously came to play and took the lead in Round 1 and never looked back. They played safely and consistently and won by a comfortable 19 points. Nothing fancy, no doubling, they found the connection and turned in their pen for the extra 2. They are also the first returning Champ from the previous week and got the honor of having the Iron Man trophy at their table. Such a historic moment 🙂 Borrowed this tradition from QuizMaster Ken Pierce thanks for sharing Ken
A new team called Rory (named after their beautiful retriever that was with them) had a nice showing being only a 2 person squad.
Sam's Family was with us again and has been there all 3 times. They even took the time to register and have joined the ranks of the true trivia players. I got to pet little Sam and I think he liked me.
Had a very fun beer round and played bounce the pencil into the cup or what I like to call "Stick The Landing". Got that suggestion from the KingTrivia newsletter and I very much appreciate that you guys. It got pretty fast and furious and the pencils and cups were flying. In the end Uniballers prevailed and collected their delicious 4 pack of Little Bear IPA from Strand Brewing
Gotta run all, plane to catch. Peace and trivia to you all
