Had a blast at Dock Street on Sunday, watching the Eagles crush the Niners and punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. We’ll be doing lots of fun stuff at Shibe Sports to help celebrate the win, so stay tuned. That includes a book signing with Ray Didinger at our store in Wayne and a Super Bowl Squares fundraiser. To find out what we’re up to, be sure to follow us on Instagram.

Here’s the latest Friday Five…be sure to sign up for it if you’re not already! Also, I just did a short write up about Jerry Blavat in Billy Penn. You can read that here.

And we’re headed for an exciting finish in the Winter Freeze at Founding Fathers. 10 teams still in the running, with three teams separated by one point! Here are the current standings. Going to be a wild finish Tuesday night! (Even if you’re not in the running, you’re still welcome to play the regular quiz at Founding Fathers. Hope to see ya this week!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

We’re through three weeks of the Winter Freeze, and we certainly have some interesting scenarios. For one thing, a team has to play 3 times to be eligible for the title. So the Inturnts, who currently hold the lead, have only played once. Jake and Josh, who are currently 4th, and Reverse Cowgirls, are 8th, have also only played once. If they miss either of the next two weeks, they’re officially eliminated. Low Expectations, Gus Chiggins, and Jeremy Badtimes are 2nd, 5th, and 7th, respectively. They’ve all played twice, and by playing just once in the next two weeks, will officially be in the running. 7th Place, National Classy Day, Medium Rare Chicken, and the Little Guys have all played three times, so any times they play in the next two weeks will simply give them an opportunity to drop their lowest score. To see the full standings, and where your team stands, just go here to the spreadsheet.

1. INTURNTS 80
2. LOW EXPECTATIONS 77
3. 7TH PLACE 72.3
4. JAKE AND JOSH 70
5. GUS CHIGGINS 67.5
6. NATIONAL CLASSY DAY 67.3
7. JEREMY BADTIMES 62
8. REVERSE COWGIRLS 60
9. MEDIUM RARE CHICKEN 59
10. LITTLE GUYS 58.3

Got a little pub in the Inquirer this week, with our Loco Pez quiz featured among 10 quizzes in the city. In other news:

• We’ll return to Birra this week after cancelling last Thursday (Carl was sick).
• I’ll post Winter Freeze scores through three weeks later today.
• I’ve gotten back into a groove with the Friday Five newsletter. Here’s the latest one. If you’re not already signed up, you should be. Sign up here.
• If you’re going to be shopping for Eagles gear this week, be sure to check us out at Shibe Sports (I’m part owner). JGT Quizzo fans always get free shipping with the code quizzo.
• Be sure to follow JGT Quizzo on instagram if you don’t already. And be sure to keep up with the Philadelphia Phoenix on Instagram as well. Season starts in April!

Here’s our schedule. See ya this week!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

Kicking off the New Year with a fun little tourney at Founding Fathers. Here’s how it’s going to work, for teams who want to participate:

• It lasts 5 weeks, between now and January 31st
• No cost to enter; if you play 3 or more times between today and January 31st, you’ll be automatically entered
• It’s a regular quiz (if you only play once this month, it’s totally fine, you just won’t be entered into the Freeze)
• Over those 5 weeks, we’ll take teams top 3 scores and average them together.
• If you play 5 times, we take your top 3 scores, and if you play 3 times we take all 3 scores. So if you miss a week, no problem.
• After the first 3 weeks, we’ll start posting the scores here.
• We’ll do our scoring online (much easier to track that way).
• If you play, use the same team name (or one very similar) each week.
• Winning team will win a flatscreen TV (one per team, not per person, LOL, how you decide which team member is the winner of it is up to you) and a $100 gift card (on top of your weekly winnings). 2nd Place will get $50, and 3rd will win assorted prizes.

Great way to kick off the year and have fun doing it. Action starts tonight at 8 PM. Hope to see ya there for our first quiz of 2023!

No quiz at Loco Pez, others are on as scheduled. An old classic for Round Two, and yes, a bit of a New Year’s theme for rounds one and three. Your New Year’s Resolution to play more quizzo starts NOW!

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

We are back at it this week, with our annual Year in Review quiz. What happened in 2022? Let’s find out this week! Carl will be filling in for me Monday-Wednesday and Steven will fill in for Taryn on Thursday. Make it happen this week!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

It’s back, and more sinister than you ever imagined! We’re taking aim at Santa Claus, Christmas Carols, Ebenezer Scrooge, and the Hallmark Channel as the War on Quizmas gets underway this week. (And this quiz isn’t just for gentiles, as we’ll be battling Hanukkah too.)

Best chance to get a win? Definitely Loco Pez. Though Founding Fathers has been a little light the last couple of weeks, could be a chance to sneak a win there. Dock Street is pure mayhem. Deli at Dwell and Birra both very winnable quizzes. Here’s your schedule for the War. I better see ya at quizzo this week: that’s an order, soldier!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

Hey fam, we’re back at it again this week, with our last “regular” quiz before our War on Quizmas quiz next week and our year in review quiz the week after. There’s no quiz at Loco Pez this week, as they’re having their employee party tonight. (I’m also going to attend the Wu-Tang dinner tonight with Koob, will let you know how that goes!) But everything else is on as planned. Here’s our lineup:

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

For a variety of reasons our annual toy drive launched a bit later than usual, and we’ve got lots of kids whose Christmas wishes we need to make come true this week. Here’s how it works: go to this sheet, fill out your name next to the toy you want to get. Mail the package to the following address:

(Child’s Name) c/o Matt Pillischer

1606 Colleen Court

Norristown, PA 19401

If you’d rather pick it up at a store and drop the toy off, you can drop it off at Shibe Sports at 13th and Walnut. Let’s make it happen for the children of Philadelphia!

Happy to be back this week after taking some personal time for the past two. Thanks to Carl and the rest of the crew for holding down the fort. We are back to our regularly schedule programming this week. Here ya go:

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell (with Taryn) 7 PM

Birra (with Carl) 8 PM