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Happy Un-birthday everyone!
Except Alex, because it was her birthday.
Well I received the biggest birthday surprise of all time today. Most of the surprise was hinged upon the fact that it's not my birthday for 3 more weeks. But that makes it so much better. I now get a whole month worth of birthday.
Things got a little crazy. Megan brought Angela who is 5'10" tall (just like Cindy Crawford, allegedly) She's newly single and ready to mingle. Get down to OB's all you creepers reading this!
Year of the Rat took 3 unacceptable weeks off, but Rachel got drunk and gave me loads of hugs so it was ok. Megan gave me the middle finger the whole night, which is fine because mama Berry will yell at her.
Cohort finally got a literature round and they crushed it! Spirits were low ever since last weeks "Texas" answer almost got Seth kicked off the team.
I tried to sabotage E=MC Hammer by telling them Costa Rica was an island. Which it's not. Unless you count the island off Costa Rica where Jurassic Park is located.
Not His Birthday, John just wants free drinks finally gave me their team number today, suspiciously also on a day they placed on the winners' board.
Wallets in the house! It never seizes to amaze me how they torture themselves by coming to trivia every week. Especially if other teams get points that Chris feels they haven't earned. Grumpiness level 6/10.
I'm coming up on my one year anniversary of hosting King Trivia at OB's, and I'm pleased to confirm that Hootie and the Blowfish will remain on the weekly playlist.
In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 10193 | E=MC Hammer | 89 | 12 | 1.000 |
| 2 | The Cohort | 84 | 11 | 0.917 | |
| 3 | Plan B | 81 | 10 | 0.833 | |
| 4 | 10015 | Quiztopher Walken | 78 | 9 | 0.750 |
| 5 | 10243 | The Wallets of El Segundo | 72 | 8 | 0.667 |
| 6 | Trouble In Paradise | 71 | 7 | 0.583 | |
| 7 | Who Ate All The Cream Pies? | 70 | 5 | 0.458 | |
| 7 | Mean Meat | 70 | 5 | 0.458 | |
| 9 | Year Of The Rat | 68 | 4 | 0.333 | |
| 10 | Go Fox Yourself | 66 | 3 | 0.250 | |
| 11 | Tequila Mockingbird | 51 | 2 | 0.167 | |
| 12 | Bugiman | 37 | 1 | 0.083 | |
| 13 | John Wishes He Was Scottish | 34 | 0 | 0.000 |
Photos ruin the experience. Or so I tell myself.
Scores were locked in close at the end of round 6. Only a controversial triple or nothing separated the men from the mice (or women from girl mice)
Chris was at a 10/10 grumpiness factor, which has only been matched on maybe one other occasion. Fairly certain Tiffany had nightmares as well.
Cohort won the chili cheese fries round on a phone a friend LOTR question.
E=MC Hammer crushed the Andre question, and somehow stormed into a second place finish. All that time in the nunnery was well spent.
Paddy Cake were torn on which insulting team name to use, and despite my best efforts, managed to pull off the win.
Trouble in Paradise brought all their friends again and snuck into a 3rd place finish despite no math questions.
Lots of drinks, lots of thinks, if you didn't win then your team stinks.
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | Paddy Cake, Paddy Cake, Baker's Man | 88 | 11 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10193 | E=MC Hammer | 82 | 10 | 0.909 |
| 3 | Trouble In Paradise | 81 | 9 | 0.818 | |
| 4 | Mean Meat | 72 | 8 | 0.727 | |
| 5 | 10243 | The Wallets of El Segundo | 67 | 7 | 0.636 |
| 6 | The Cohort | 59 | 5 | 0.500 | |
| 6 | Plan B | 59 | 5 | 0.500 | |
| 8 | Four Guys Eating Nuts | 54 | 4 | 0.364 | |
| 9 | Prestige Worldwide | 52 | 3 | 0.273 | |
| 10 | 10481 | Box-wine Children | 48 | 2 | 0.182 |
| 11 | The Wankers | 45 | 1 | 0.091 | |
| 12 | The Roughnecks | 43 | 0 | 0.000 |
I did not play my all Hootie and The Blowfish music round as I planned. Seriously, if you don't like Hootie and the Blowfish, don't even bother coming to OB's trivia. I literally play them every week and no one has ever mentioned it.
Had a whole bunch of extra hardcore trivia teams in today. Apparently B Dubs is no longer doing trivia on Wednesday nights, so OB's inherited some extra teams. Woop Woop. Boy, they were not expecting such a run for their money. Cerberus won though! It was their first time, and I'm glad that a new team was able to seal their place amongst the OB's winners' roster.
Jana crushed it again as the only server on. Bonnie complained about me playing the Jackson 5, so I had to play The Beatles for the rest of the evening.
Cerberus, the three headed monster, came out on top! They were very enthusiastic for a new team, and if they become regulars, the others will be getting a run for their money.
Cohort second place! How did this happen? No Seth? No Alex? No Tyson? No Problem! We somehow had zero sports questions which undoubtedly played in their favour. It's spelled favor you idiot, this is America, love it or leave it. Sarah is the best, Allison is the best, woop woop, 2 player second place, that's impressive no matter how you spin it.
E=MC Hammer came in third! Even without Mineko, but that's fine because I removed all of the science questions. Right now she's in a nunnery in Detroit, which is the most depressing sentence I've ever written. Third place ain't so shabby though. Well done!
Wallets of El Segundo were controversial from the get go. Chris was having a boys night (wink wink)... But we all agree it was good because his grumpiness would have been at a 10/10. He'll find out why next week. Tiffany got a bonus point for drawing a picture of a fez.
Rachel and Megan were in Tahoe celebrating mama berry's bday. Happy Birthday! Why do they make the recap if they don't show up? Because I love them and I do what I want.
We laughed, we cried, we drank, we answered questions.
| Game Rank | Team # | Team Name | Score | Teams Beaten | Team Beat Average |
| 1 | 10187 | DaNile | 55 | 8 | 1.000 |
| 2 | The Cohort | 53 | 7 | 0.875 | |
| 3 | 10193 | E=MC Hammer | 52 | 6 | 0.750 |
| 4 | Daddy Issues | 51 | 5 | 0.625 | |
| 5 | 10243 | The Wallets of El Segundo | 44 | 4 | 0.500 |
| 6 | Trouble In Paradise | 41 | 3 | 0.375 | |
| 7 | 10218 | Team Netherlands | 36 | 2 | 0.250 |
| 8 | Quiz Bros +1 | 35 | 1 | 0.125 | |
| 9 | Syrian Skittles | 29 | 0 | 0.000 |
