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Take a deep breath.  Inhale. Exhale. Ballpoint pen in my left hand. I look across the table.  My teammates Jeremy and Katie are ready. From the corner of my eye, I can see the other teams.  Woo Hoo a Go Go in the corner.  Team Fist over by the fireplace.  The Bush team near the…

It’s this Saturday.  February 2.  2013.  Wolf’s 1-11. TBIX. No, it’s not some new alt-emo rock group with their new hit single on the Pop Crush radio station. TBIX is a gathering of the strongest and most dedicated trivia teams in the Capital District, in the biggest championship game in the area. In other words……

I think it was five years ago when the Elbo Room became the first Capital District bar / tavern / restaurant to offer a big cash money prize for a trivia tournament.  And everybody came out to play. And over time, the Elbo Room tournament became a battle royale, as teams fought week to week…

As I sit at Elbo Room, munching on a club sandwich and listening to the questions asked this week, my mind is on other things. Things of support. For example, although I’m playing solo tonight, I’m also cheering on my current Street Academy teammates Jeremy and Katie, who are in California right now.  Their Ultimate…

First off, let me state that no matter how I did last night – first place, last place, somewhere in the middle – the big winners were the Big Brothers / Big Sisters of the Capital Region, whose “Big Brains” trivia night at the Latham Holiday Inn had reached its fundraising goal before the first…

Since I had other commitments – the Big Brothers Big Sisters charity trivia game, for example – and Jeremy and Katie were preparing for a major Ultimate Disc tournament on the West Coast – the Street Academy team was not represented last night at Elbo Room. But I did have host General James send me…

That “thunk” you heard was about ten different trivia players fainting to the floor. This is important.  I’m actually going to play trivia Thursday night, but not at Elbo Room.  I’m going to play elsewhere, for a different reason.  And for a different cause.  And for a charitable reason. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of…

Let me start today’s trivia tournament recap by congratulating the Bush team. They won their sixth consecutive round this week, putting them only two wins away from tying Lynch’s Mob for the most consecutive weekly wins at a Trivia Nights Live game. Not only that, but the Bushes were able to hold off a strong…

Last week, the Skidmarks returned to the Elbo Room Tournament, hoping to sneak in on one of the final weeks of action.  They didn’t make it that week, but another team – the Jets – snuck in with a playoff point for a third-place finish. This week, another classic Elbo Room team returned for a…