For all intents and purposes, last night’s trivia game was a wash for me. And to be totally honest, I had a very schizophrenic run at trivia – I would miss easy questions and hit the hard ones, or I would get together several easy questions and then destroy my advantage by guessing wrongly on…
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Week 5 of the Graney’s Stout Spring Trivia League
There’s a very simple, hard and fast rule about weekly competitive bar trivia games. No matter how many wins you have, no matter how successful you were last week or last weekend or last night … you can still end up in the middle of the pack today. Case in point. I was still on…
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Results of the 2017 World Tavern Trivia Championships
When I went to sleep Sunday night, I thought that my Stir Crazy trivia team had completed a successful round in the first day of the two-day World Tavern Trivia National Championships in Atlantic City. When I woke up Monday morning … I had no idea how successful we were. Out of 60 correct answers…
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Day 1 of the 2017 World Tavern Trivia Championships
Last year, I participated with the Stir Crazy trivia team in the 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships in Atlantic City. We came in second place – just barely nosed out by a squad called “That’s What She Said” – and we vowed to return in 2017 and improve our status. For me, it’s nice to…
Read MoreWeek 4 of the Graney’s Stout Spring Trivia League
Before I start this trivia recap, I need to take a moment. I wouldn’t be playing competitive team trivia on Wednesdays had I not participated in all those Brown’s Brewing trivia matches of long ago. Those Wednesday nights were lots of fun, and the fun was surely increased by trivia host Ryan West. Over the…
Read MoreThe Stir Crazy Gang: Wanted – Dead or Alive
Last year, I had a tremendous amount of fun as a member of the Stir Crazy trivia team. We competed in the World Tavern Trivia national championships in Atlantic City, and out of over three dozen teams, we came in second place overall. That was seventeen levels of awesome. This year, I’m joining the Stir…
Read MoreWeek 3 of the Graney’s Stout 2017 Spring Trivia League
Little by little, I think I’m getting the hang of this new competitive team trivia format. It’s not easy … but I’m understanding it. While the original “Trivia Nights Live” trivia format had 20 questions with varying point levels, along with multiple-answer bonus questions, this new format features a music round (two points to name…
Read MoreHelp Ryan West Win the #RyFight
Nearly eighteen months ago, I learned that my good friend, bar trivia host Ryan West, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. He was only 31 years old at the time of the diagnosis. Ryan’s friends rallied around their stricken comrade, and through all of Ryan’s next months of chemotherapy and treatment, they kept his spirits…
Read MoreWeek 2 of the Graney’s Stout 2017 Spring Trivia League
So I’m ready for another round in the trivia league, and now that I know there’s a different permutation of how the questions are set up – and the best strategies for scoring and points – let’s say that I’m better prepared. And as the game started … I used that preparation well. Since this…
Read MoreWeek 1 of the 2017 Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
“No, I am not putting Mexican wrestling on the TV for you, Chuck!” I swear, this was what one of the waitstaff said to me the moment she saw me back at Graney’s Stout for my first Trivia Nights Live game in nearly six months. Oh boo hoo, one time I wanted to watch Lucha…
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