Born on February 15th, 1866, this former Philadelphia Phillie has the MLB record for most bases stolen in one game (7), is still 3rd all time for most career steals with 912, and has the Phillies record for highest career batting average.
Month: February 2011
Quizzo Bowl Free Agents
I know that there are several of you who want to play at Quizzo Bowl but don’t have a full team, or are even just free agents. No worries. The best way to pull a squad together is to go to the Johnny Goodtimes Quizzo Facebook page and list on the wall how many players you have (even if it’s just 1) and say what your specialty is. Then teams looking for players can pick you up. If not, I’ll try to team up teams that night. If you have a team of 5 or less, expect to be teamed up with some drifters. Wanna fit as many people as we can, and to make things easy on my graders, want to keep the number of teams reasonable.
Celeste DiNucci Beats Watson, Gets Crushed at Quizzo
The world of trivia is a strange one indeed. Some of you may remember Celeste DiNucci, who won $250,000 on Jeopardy a few years ago. Well, she was one of the contestants who was invited back to take on Watson, the IBM computer that will be appearing on Jeopardy starting tonight. Though her match with Watson was not televised, she did receive an award (above) for knocking him off. And she gets major badass points for doing so while wearing a John Henry shirt.
Not long after knocking off Watson however, she ran into the buzzsaw that was the Adam Sandler round at quizzo. I think we’ve found Celeste’s weakness. After crashing hard in the Sandler round, her team finished last at O’Neals. And so, not long after earning an award for knocking off the most advanced trivia computer in the world, she won some Double Platinum Wild Honey blunt rolling papers for finishing last at O’Neals (below). I don’t think blunt rolling papers are ever a prize on Jeopardy. That said, she’ll have a shot to redeem herself this Saturday…rumor has it she’s putting a kickass team together for Quizzo Bowl.
1022 Wins Again at Vous
Yo peeps, I got too much Quizzo Bowl stuff to do today, so avatars have to take the week off. They’ll be back next week. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- 1022 106
- Barstool Racers 104
- The Jams 100
Diabetics win at City Tap House
Yo peeps, I got too much Quizzo Bowl stuff to do today, so avatars have to take the week off. They’ll be back next week. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics 100
- Team D’Brickashaw 90
- How Big is Too Big 88
Lambda Wins at O’Neals
Yo peeps, I got too much Quizzo Bowl stuff to do today, so avatars have to take the week off. They’ll be back next week. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- Lambda 116
- Dorksided 106
- There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand 100
Mike Hosts “Love Gone Wrong” Quiz Tonight
Hey gang, just a quick reminder that there’s no need to sit home and cry in your beer this Valentine’s Day, when you could be crying in your beer at the Westbury. Mike Minion hosts a “Love Gone Wrong” quiz tonight starting at 9 p.m. Always great beer specials, and always some cool giveaways. Should be fun.
Quizzo Bowl News and Notes
Wow, where to even begin? Been spending all day trying to get a hold of local celebs. Things are incredibly hectic and yet starting to come together at the same time. I’ve got 4 recorded, and 4 I’m lined up to record. Just gotta find 4 more in the next week. Meanwhile, if you haven’t tweeted Bill Cosby yet, what are you waiting for? Come on people, let’s do this! Nonetheless, the local celebs I’ve gotten so far have been really cool and this is gonna be a really, really fun round. (Assuming, of course, I can finish pulling it off.)
As for tickets, they’re moving quickly, and this thing hasn’t even hit the papers yet. Next week, there will be write-ups in the Daily News, Philly Mag, and Weekly. DO NOT wait until the night of the event to purchase your tickets. Please get them from me next week. About 100 have sold already, and I know of another 75-80 people who are definitely attending. Which means there are about 100 tickets left. This is going to sell out before next Saturday, so be sure to either get your tickets from me or get them online. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Not trying to be a jerk about it, I just want the regulars to get their tickets before it’s too late.
In regular quizzo news, I’ll get scores and avatars up as soon as I can. I’m headed down to VA for a gig tomorrow and then right back on Sunday. The next week is gonna be a whirlwind, but it should pay off with a fun event. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Mike Minion to Host a Lover’s Quiz on Monday
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Valentine’s Day? Probably answering questions about superconductors at Mike Minion’s quiz. But since this weeks quiz falls on Valentine’s Day, Mike is going to mix it up a bit. His going to do a very special “Love Gone Wrong” quiz. It sounds like fun. Here’s the details.
Love is in the Air! And so is influenza. In honor of Valentine’s Day, the theme of next week’s Mike Minion quiz will be “Love Gone Wrong”. Doomed couples, bad love songs, sappy movies — they’ll all be there. If you’ve ever fallen victim to perils of the heart, this quiz is for you. There will be some hints on Monday, so be sure to tune in..
Also, due to a scheduling conflict, the All-Star quiz has been moved from this Sunday to Sunday March 3. It’s gonna be a big quiz with BIG prizes for all you Star Trek/Star Wars fans. Details next week.
Have a good weekend, everybody!
French Fry Thursday Tonight!
All new quiz tonight! We kick it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m. $2 Lagers and perhaps the most parity in the quizzosphere make this a great spot to play. Of course, I’ll then be moving on to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Was a little out of control for a few weeks, with teams playing way in the back but it’s quieted down a touch the last couple of weeks, so if you’re a team that got frustrated by not getting a table, you should be good tonight.
IN OTHER NEWS: Man, this is getting insane. Have some great celebrity guests lined up to ask questions at Quizzo Bowl, and still looking for more. Meanwhile, I just spoke with the band’s leader and I think the most popular move in the history of my quiz is going to be changing the 50-50 round to a music round. This music round is going to be incredible. I’m already getting nervous about it, and it’s 9 days away. I still have a million things to do before this wild card round becomes a reality, but I think it’s gonna pay off in spades. Let me just put it this way: Schoolly D dissed one of our quizzo teams while asking a question on video last night. It’s gonna be that type of insane.
UPDATE: A very fun picture round tonight at quizzo.