Super Tuesday at Rasselbock meant an intimate evening with veteran teams. While the rest of the city got down and dirty with their civic duty, we were knocking back seven rounds of intense trivia action.
Gruesome Twosome came to defend their two-week title, but vets Heroes of Canton and Tits McGee (under the name Go Bernie) brought their A game for a fierce competition.
Things started off slow, with two newbie teams throwing their hats in the ring for a few low-scoring rounds. One team, dubbed Cheaters, decided they needed to use their phones and opted to bow out. Team 2, going by Ballz, had to leave early for work. This left our 3 vets to play for all the marbles.
The separation came in Round 6, when Gruesome Twosome demonstrated that some niche knowledge is all you really need to succeed in life (or at least trivia). Their double down--the only one of the night--put them too far ahead of the competition for anyone to catch up.
That left Bernie and Canton to go head to head in a tie-breaker, guessing what exactly a "high scoring season" would be in Soccer. With the closest guess, Bernie took second place!
Come on down to Rasselbock every Tuesday night at 9PM for more trivia action.
* Won Tiebreaker
Fat Tuesday at Rasselbock! This was a momentous occasion, with costumes and big band music and epic floats parading down the street! Or rather, it would have been if anyone had gotten the memo. Sadly, that left just our QM Adam dressed for the night.
Luckily, that didn't put a damper on our amazing teams as they arrived to duke it out for the King of King Trivia. Veterans Heroes of Canton and Gruesome Twosome arrived to claim the top spot, while newbie teams entered with nothing but vim and vigor and a few boots of beer.
As it was Fat Tuesday, a special bonus was awarded to any player that consumed an entire boot of beer by the end of the game. Only one team attempted, and just barely crossed the finish line (that's 32 oz of Rasselbock gold!)
Things really took off at Round 4, when a trio of competitors arrived and decided they wanted in on the competition. Despite a hefty deficit, they managed to rise into 4th place by the end of the game.
Gruesome Twosome secured their victory by Round 6, needing only to keep pace in order to win. Heroes of Canton weren't deterred, laying down some massive points as we rounded into the final turn.
Round 7 left many teams confounded, but enough were able to scratch together answers that we were nearly faced with a tie.
When the smoke cleared, Gruesome Twosome took first, followed closely by Heroes and Dirty Pickles.
It was a banner night, and one of many to come as we enter the Spring Season of King Trivia at Rasselbock. Join us next Tuesday at 9pm!
| Game Rank |
Team # |
Team Name |
Score |
Teams Beaten |
Team Beat Average |
| 1 |
22458 |
Gruesome Twosome |
49 |
6 |
1.000 |
| 2 |
20153 |
Heroes of Canton |
41 |
5 |
0.833 |
| 3 |
|
The Dirty Pickles |
40 |
4 |
0.667 |
| 4 |
|
Crypt Creepers |
36 |
3 |
0.500 |
| 5 |
|
Poni Paltrow |
29 |
2 |
0.333 |
| 6 |
|
Tweedle Dee and Dum |
27 |
1 |
0.167 |
| 7 |
|
Lily |
10 |
0 |
0.000 |
* Won Tiebreaker
What a night at Rasselbock!
What started as a nice, quiet evening quickly devolved into a bloody gladiator match between the fiercest of competitors. Newbies and veterans clashed on the quiztastic field of battle, each vying for a chance to bring home that gift-card bacon.
Leading the pack early on was veteran team Heroes of Canton. They played cautiously, avoiding any unnecessary risks. This left them open to a sudden coup by TacoCat in the third round, sending the leaderboard into disarray.
The appetizer round came with a much-needed reprieve, allowing our heated competitors to cool off. As it was National Wine Drinking Day, we asked the teams to list every song they knew with Wine in the title. The Philly Rolls managed 5, which was enough to earn them the coveted potato pancakes.
Armed with carbs and a taste of victory, PR led an all out blitz in the next few rounds. Heroes struggled to keep pace, risking it all with a double that set them behind going into Round 6.
Round 6 was a soul-crushing gut check. No team escaped unchanged.
Finally it came to Round 7, but the game had already been decided. As team after team doubled down and jumped by 20 points, this QM saw that the dice had already landed and Lady Fate had selected her top 3. It was all over save the counting of the dead.
Gruesome Twosome returned to the top of the pack, followed by newbies Pretty Pictures and the ever-hungry Philly Rolls.
Come on down to Rasselbock every Tuesday for more trivia action.
| Game Rank |
Team # |
Team Name |
Score |
Teams Beaten |
Team Beat Average |
| 1 |
22458 |
Gruesome Twosome |
64 |
6 |
1.000 |
| 2 |
|
Pretty Pictures |
62 |
5 |
0.833 |
| 3 |
|
The Philly Rolls |
56 |
4 |
0.667 |
| 4 |
|
TacoCat |
52 |
3 |
0.500 |
| 5 |
|
Totally Not Virgins |
41 |
2 |
0.333 |
| 6 |
20153 |
Heroes of Canton |
34 |
1 |
0.167 |
| 7 |
|
The Dookie Boys/Bros |
3 |
0 |
0.000 |
* Won Tiebreaker
