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Two weeks to go and the Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team is locked and loaded. All we need to do this week is score at least 66 out of a possible 90 points. Simple, you say?  Yeah… here’s the rub. By participating in this tournament for all 16 weeks – including next week – we get to…

The important part of last night’s game for my Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team – Donna, Dylan and yours truly for the night – is that we finished in second place at the tournament – even with a poor showing in the sixth round (everybody’s favorite category – “Science”), and we took home some bar swag as…

A decade of competitive team trivia championships. Seven teams have won nine of those championships. Now it’s time to see if any of those teams will win again – or if someone else will claim the championship of useless knowledge and minutiae. Yep.  Trivia Bowl X.  Thirty-four teams at the ready.  Legacy squads.  Local tournament…

It’s going to be a very tough trivia tournament finals. Why? Because last night at the “Catch the Mania” trivia game at the Ruck, it seemed that no matter how well my Nemesis team of Donna, Dylan, Matt and myself did – we hit perfect tens in three categories – so too did the two…

Trivia Bowl X, the tenth iteration of the championships of competitive team trivia, will take place this Saturday at Wolf’s 1-11 on Wolf Road in Colonie.  Yes, I mentioned in an earlier blog that it might be held at the Wolf’s in downtown Albany, but the location is now at the Wolf’s on Wolf Road. …

Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region puts together a “Big Brains” trivia event, with the proceeds benefiting their organization and helping young men and women in our community.  And every year, my Street Academy trivia team participates in this event.  Last year, we took third place for the night. This year,…

Right now, momentum is in our favor.  My Ruck-specific “Nemesis” team is currently #3 among all teams that play at the Ruck, and #10 overall among all bars that are hosting “Catch the Mania” trivia.  Barring a collapse of epic proportions, we are a lock for the final game. That being said… we are not…

Last week was a major accomplishment for my Ruck-specific Nemesis team.  Out of a possible 90 points, we achieved 82, which tied for the most points last week against all of the “Catch the Mania” trivia teams.  It also vaulted us to ninth place overall (we’re still third among all the Ruck teams, behind the…

It’s back.  Back like clockwork.  Back like the sunrise. The tenth addition of the Capital District’s most prestigious team trivia championship. That, of course, is Trivia Bowl. Hosted by Kevin Baker, the host and creator of Trivia Nights Live, the Capital District’s top trivia championship will take place at 1:00 p.m. on February 1, 2014…

We’re still in third place among the Ruck teams in this trivia tournament, and that guarantees us a spot in the finals.  But we have to maintain at least this third place spot, and keep teams like the Troyale Family, Hammertime, the Uncles and others in our rear view mirror. And last night, we did…