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Okay, it’s official.  I am a masochist.  I keep trying to break through, hoping for an acceptance by The Chance.  An acceptance for one day.  Just one day.  Let me in.  Let me try.  Don’t keep me out.  Don’t block me. So that’s why, when I saw there was an opportunity for a rare Saturday…

Every two or three months or so, the Albany chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians hosts a Saturday night trivia game.  It’s a buy-in game; $5 per team is the buy-in; and the top three teams win some money. So on Saturday evening, a friend I went to the Hibernians Hall, had dinner –…

So are we up to date now on the scores?  Yes.  After awarding Get That Poison Out three more points for having an alternate correct answer from last week’s game, the scores have been updated and are correct. Let’s hope that everything’s back to normal for the next game. Apparently the new thing at the…

Remember last Thursday, when the final trivia question of the night was based on the category of “Sports Trophies,” and the question was, “In what sport do teams compete for the Kelly Cup”? Well, if you’re a fan of the ECHL, then you know it’s awarded to the best hockey team in that league. I…

Something’s different from the last time the Elbo Room hosted a trivia tournament.  That something is that our server, Cassidy, isn’t working at Elbo Room any more. Cassidy was the best server ever at Elbo Room.  I could walk in the door and she’d have a pitcher of diet cola at our table.  If the…

Before I start the recap from last night’s game, I tip my hat to Team Razor.  The Razor, originally known as Occam’s Razor when they played at Hooters back in the day, became only the fourth competitive trivia team in the Capital District to have a perfect game – answering all 20 questions correctly.  They…

It’s back.  We’re back.  Everyone’s back. Back to the Elbo Room. Back for another round of competitive team trivia, with a big fat $2,000 prize.  $1,500 for the first place team, $500 for the second place team. If you’re not completely up to speed on what’s going on – and you’ve only read my blog…

I’ve played Talk 1300’s Saturday Night Trivia Show, hosted by Kelly Stevens, at least once a month.  Why only once a month?  Well, after you win the big prize on the trivia show, you can’t play for another 30 days.  And as you can surmise, I’m doing quite well for myself – three “wins” in…

Let me preface this by saying, for the record, this is not a food review blog.  You want to go read a food review blog – go to Daniel Berman’s Fussy Little Blog or read DerryX.  Or maybe Albany Eats or a few others.  Trust me – I’m one of those people who have no…

It’s happened in big-money trivia tournaments in the Capital District.  And recently it happened at WFLY’s bridal competition.  Someone messed up with the answer on a trivia question, and it caused a compromise in the outcome of a contest. The recent news report about an incorrect answer being scored as correct – the dress designer…