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Kind of a weird title, yeah? Well you'd understand if you were at quiz, where one of the delightful team members of Jesus Skipped AA threatened exactly that. Unfortunately, they must have grown weary of waiting for me to clean up my mess, because when I walked to my car, sharpened pencils at the ready, there was no one waiting for me. The crippling loneliness continues...
Royal Hilltop had itself a quiet little evening tonight, with 9 teams battling for quiz supremacy. Your faithful (in the loosest sense of the word) quizmaster Eddie was out tonight, presumably reviewing NSA wiretap information, so it was up to me to provide you people with the quiz experience you deserve, but maybe not the one you needed right now. Judging from your scores, along with your exasperated, bordering-on-hateful reactions, a quiz full of fictional teachers and pilots is never the quiz you need. Yeah, it was tough, but you know what? Good.
Easy things are rarely satisfying. Sure, we could lob 64 easy as pie questions at you on a weekly basis, but what's the fun in that? Does anyone really feel any sense of accomplishment because you were able to answer the question that all but one team nailed as well? Does proving that yes, that song WAS Don't Stop Believin' by Journey give any satisfaction? To some people, sure. But those are the same people who consider Bud Light Lime a premium beer and a 20-pack of McNuggets a healthy meal as long as they only use one BBQ sauce container. We're better than those people, and sometimes we need to prove it by beating ourselves up and broadening our horizons. We're the Geeks Who Drink and I'll be damned if we don't prove it every once in a while.
There, the soapbox is over with. Congratulations to Salt and Pepper and Cumin and Cardamom for squeezing out a victory tonight. They were all tied up with Fargin' Ice Holes headed into round eight, but pulled out the victory with a high score of 11 on all things random knowledge. Insert Clever Name rounded out our winners by breaking a tie of their own with Jesus Skipped AA, and also proving their dominance over similarly named Insert Creativity Here. A convincing victory on both fronts.
Assuming that there isn't a matter of national security, I think it's safe to say that Eddie will be back next week. And after reviewing countless hours of cellphone conversations, he will undoubtedly know all sorts of embarrassing things about all of us, so make sure you buy him a beer and, by proxy, his silence. Thanks folks!
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I don’t know if it was highly planned out, or pure coincidence, but the Royal Hilltop can’t seem to escape Jean Claude Van Damme. Last week, it was JCVD’s younger, more tanned brother. This week, it was the Muscles from Brussels vs. the Lawman with the Ponytail. Maybe it’s a sign. Van Damme for California Governor in the next election!
It was a thriller of a finish, with only 3 points separating the top three teams. Pen Island landed in third place with 75 points. Just one point ahead of them in second, Insert clever name. Just two points ahead of them in first, Jesus skipped AA. It was a cheek-clenching finish for the ages.
For the internet bonus prize, I gave away the Geeks who Drink Pint Glass to the lucky Kellen. Enjoy the glass, Kellen, and don’t forget to gloat over your winnings with both close friends and perfect strangers alike.
I can’t even wait for the next quiz. I think I’ll contact Van Damme’s people and see what it would take to get him to make an appearance. If it’s under $25, I think I can swing it. Show up next time and find out, until then, keep kick boxing for America!
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That’s right, add to the long list of celebrities that have stopped by the Royal Hilltop one Jean Claude Van Damme. Or at least, his much more tanned cousin by marriage.
It was a Bloodsport tonight at the Royal Hilltop. We had three rounds worth 16 points, and the jokers were flying like roundhouse kicks to the face.
Bangers in the mouth came out, feet flailing like a Kickboxer in the second round, when they werethe only team to use their joker for a Double Impact. In the end, they tied with Summon the Invisible Swordsman for third place, but survived Sudden Death to take home third place.
They controlled the leader board until the seventh round, when Fuck Mountain revealed their Lionheart and overtook the lead with an impressive 14/16 point
performance. That, coupled with the joker, made them a Hard Target for other teams.
In the end, they left the other teams Nowhere to Run, and took home first place.
William Shatner Mouth took Maximum Risk by leaving their joker for the final round, but it ended up working out for them, as they finished in second place overall. You might say they were a Universal Soldier of pub quiz. You might.
For the internet bonus question, I gave away Oh Crap, I’m Having a Baby! to Josh of William Shatner Mouth. Good luck with The Quest of childbirth, and congrats on winning the bonus prize!
Well, that’s the story from last night. Not even the totally drunken frat boys who came in at the end of the quiz could have Derailed this Legionnaire from completing his assigned task. See you next time, when Vin Diesel stops by to play some cribbage.