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It was a chance tonight for new teams to shine at the trivia tournament.  A team called “The Team By the Fireplace” took their chance.  So did a new team called “The Trainer.”  So did a new team that I think borrowed their name from the old SCTV comedy skit about the Shmenge Brothers. At…

When I arrived at Elbo Room for trivia last night, one of the members of Woo Hoo a Go Go contacted me.  “Chuck,” he said, “I think you gave us one extra point in the standings that belongs to someone else.” “Fair enough,” I replied, “When I go home tonight after trivia, I’ll double-check.” I…

Before I give any reports on the competitive team trivia scene, some updates.  My daughter Cassaundra is out of intensive care, she’s been moved from ICU to a general bed.  Everybody from her friends to her family to her military soldiers in arms have paid her a visit, have posted on her Facebook page, have…

Although I’ve been promoting the results of the Elbo Room Trivia Tournament for a long time, the Elbo Room game is not the only trivia locale where big money can be won or lost.  Legends on Lark is currently hosting a Wednesday night tournament where there’s some big bucks on tap.  And over at Graney’s…

When I was a kid, I used to love playing with pinball machines.  Over time, I learned how to use each flipper independently, learned how to access high scores without having to shake the machine into TILT-land, and eventually found the best and most satisfying goal of pinball – to be able to set as…

Well, this is going to be an interesting night.  My trivia team of Jeremy and Alexis was one person short last night – Jeremy decided it was time to make a pilgrimage to New York City and join the Occupy Wall Street crowd.  That meant that tonight’s trivia game would be myself and Alexis. Plus,…

Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting this. We were playing at Elbo Room last night – Jeremy, Alexis and I – and, after a poor start (we thought Muammar Gadhafi was in his 70’s when he died; apparently he was only 69, so that was a 2-point loss), we had charged up to about third place.…

I am allowed five attempts each year to try for The Chance.  If I don’t make it this time, I won’t even be allowed to apply until June of 2012, at the earliest.  They’ve rejected me four times.  And I need to make them change their minds about me. So when I heard there was…

The nice thing about participating in the Elbo Room tournament is that, sooner or later, you’re going to move up the standings ladder and lock yourself in.  Right now, though, nobody’s really “locked” in, but realistically the top three teams – Team Schooled, Woo Hoo a Go Go and Street Academy – have a better-than-average…

There have been many questions regarding this year’s tournament.  Will Get That Poison Out win back-to-back tournaments?  Will Woo Hoo a Go Go or Team Fist shock the world with a victory?  Will my Street Academy team claim the big bucks?  Will Team Schooled step to the plate and win? Nah, those are easy questions…