Month: April 2011

Spring Invitational Sunday at 1 p.m.

We’re gonna be kicking off at Percy St. BBQ on Sunday at 1 p.m. It’s gonna be a lot of fun. Steve-O will be playing between rounds, as well as helping one lucky team try to become the 3rd team ever to win an INvitational. Sofa Kingdom won the 2010 Summer Invitational, with the Exhausted Nihilists pulling off an upset at the Fall Invitational. Who will be our 3rd winner? We’ll find out tomorrow. In addition to some fun questions and great live entertainment, there will be $3 Sly Fox beers and $3 Hillbilly Gatorade. We’ve had a couple of Top 10 teams pull out, so any teams with 10 or more points in the JGTSpI are eligible for the $100 bonus prize. If you have a couple of players and want to play tomorrow, just let me know and I can put you on a team with less than 8 players (which is team max.) Entry fee is $10. Hope to see ya tomorrow! Gonna be a great day for a BBQ.

P.S. I do have a couple of openings for Sunday. If you have a single 1st place finish over the past 8 weeks, let me know if you want to play.

Final Scores are Up for JGTSpI

Here they are, the final scores for the JGTSpI. If your team is in yellow, then you are in the running for the bonus prize. If you are in yellow or green, then you made the cut, and can your shot at the hundreds of dollars worth of prizes. If you haven’t already, please contact me and let me know if you are playing (johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com). I need to put the numbers together for Percy Street.

We’re gonna have a lot of fun on Sunday. $3 Sly Fox and $3 Hillbilly Gatorade, and their BBQ is absolutely incredible. And not only is city council candidate/piano man Steve-O going to be playing piano between rounds, but there’s going to be a raffle to put the 3 time Quizzo Bowl winner on one of our teams. Congrats to the teams who made the cut, and look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

UPDATED: I forgot to mention that if small teams (1-3 people) who played over the past 8 weeks want to play, I can probably put you on a team. Just let me know.

Quizzo Community Raises Over $500 for CHOP

Just got back from Drexel, where I got my head shaved. An incredible amount of support from the quizzo community. Not only was the person who told me about the program a quizzo player, but in a mere four quizzes, on a week that wasn’t even jam packed, we raised over $500 for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Oncology Department. An awesome, awesome display of giving. Thanks to each and every person who donated. We raised $479 at quizzo, plus another $50 online. If you would like to donate, you can still do so. Just click here to make an online donation.

100% of the proceeds go towards enriching the lives of children with cancer. For more information click here. Thanks again!

Final Night to Earn Your JGTSpI Certificate is Tonight

Yes, there are certificates to the JGTSpI, and I will be giving out the final ones tonight at the Ugly American and Bards. Action starts at UA at 8 p.m. $2 lagers. We move to Bards at 10:15 p.m. (Don’t worry if you can’t pick up your invite before Sunday. Just let me know if your team made it if they want to play.)

We raised a lot of money at quizzo last night for CHOP, almost $200. Many extremely generous people in the quizzo community, including members of the staff at both the Rendezvous and the Black Sheep. If you can’t donate at quizzo, please give a donation here. We’ve raised $50 online so far, and I want to make it to $150 online. Hope to see ya tonight!

Quizzo for the Cause…Raising Money for CHOP


Hey gang, I am raising money for CHOP this week, and will be shaving off my hair on Friday as part of the Buzzing For Change program. 100% of the money raised will go towards the CHOP pediatric oncology program. I am gonna be asking you to donate a few dollars at quizzo tonight and tomorrow. If you can’t make it to quizzo this week, you can still donate here. Thanks!

Scores Heading Into Final Week of JGTSpI

Here they are. Our scores with one week left to go. Things are getting tight. Only 20 teams will earn an invite to Percy’s BBQ on Sunday at 1 p.m. Teams in yellow have lined up invites and if the season ended today would be fighting for the $75 Bonus Gift Certificate. Teams in green would earn an invite (there are a few more than 20, b/c I know some teams will combine forces and others will not be able to make it.) There are a few teams that have played under various names. If you want to play on Sunday, you must let me know what your team names were so I can combine your points! I will have actual invitations to hand out this week (on gold paper!)

Again, the event is this Sunday at Percy St. BBQ. If you’ve not tried their BBQ yet, you are in for a treat. It is awesome (and this is coming from a guy who is from BBQ country), which was a major reason why I asked them if we could hold the event there. Steve-O is going to entertain between rounds, and there will be great drink and food specials, as well as great prizes for the top finishers. Teams in the Top 10 after the season will be eligible for a bonus prize, and total of prizes will be worth over $500. This is gonna be a hoot. If you just need a few more points to get over the hump, there is one last physical challenge on facebook that can earn you up to 5 points. Hope to see ya there!

Steve-O to Perform Between Rounds at JGTSpI


Steve Odabashian will be the between round guest at the JGT Spring Invitational. Now, this is exciting not only because Steve-O is both a great piano player and a highly entertaining guy, but because he’s also one of the best players on the quizzo circuit…and he might end up on your team. Details coming soon. Regardless, be ready to sing along to some Monster Ballads, because it’s gonna be that type of party (and yes, he will be taking requests). Gonna be a lot of fun. Get your team out this week to earn an invite!