Details on the JGTAI

WHO: Teams that earned an invite, your humble quizmaster, and the Jon Train Band.

WHAT: The 6th Annual Autumn Invitational.

WHEN: Sunday, November 22nd at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: City Tap House, 39th and Walnut.

MAX TEAM SIZE? 8 players per team max.

WHY: Why not?

PRIZES? Yes, $250 worth of prizes for the winners, $100 worth for 2nd, $50 for 3rd. And what the heck, why not throw in a $25 gift cert 7th place prize as well?

FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS: Sure. $4 crafts and a special menu for the event.

FUN? Well, the previous 20 or so of these invitationals have been fun, so I’d say the odds are with us. (Or are we “due” for a terrible time? There’s only one way to find out!)

FINAL HEADCOUNT:

Ukraine in the Membrane
Imaginary Pablo
Jitney Spears
Jesters of Tortuga
Synchronized Trampoline
The Turds
Shades of Death
Pope Floats
First at 2, Worst at 4
Duane’s World
Jerk and a Squirt
Popesack
There’s No I in Quizzo
Pope Jawn
CGA
In the Lead
21 to Drink

See you weirdos on Sunday! Looking forward to it!

JGTAI Wraps Up Tonight

Well, you’ve got one last chance to make the magic happen. If you want to play on Sunday (or get your team one last practice before the big event), tonight is the night. It kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at the Industry. Carl B. Sure will be hosting. Plenty of nearby parking, terrific food, $3 craft beers, and a great opportunity to get a win.

On to Bards at 9 p.m., where I’ll be back behind the mic. One last go of it before the Big event. Hope to see ya tonight!

RSVPs for Sunday’s Event

Alright, here’s where we stand on RSVPs with three more nights of quizzing still to go. If you want to earn an invite, just win a quizzo this week. Two great shots tonight, at O’Neals at 8 and City Tap House at 10:15.

YES

Ukraine in the Membrane
Imaginary Pablo
Jitney Spears
Jesters of Tortuga
Synchronized Trampoline
The Turds
Shades of Death
Pope Floats
First at 2, Worst at 4
Duane’s World
Jerk and a Squirt
Popesack
There’s No I in Quizzo

MAYBE

Pope Jawn
CGA
In the Lead
Must Love Pogs

WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM

Fred Bassett

A Quizzo Answer in This Week’s Podcast?

Yep. There is an impossible round question for tonight found in there somewhere. You can listen here in itunes or if you’re not on that you can listen to it online here.

So far we’ve had over 600 downloads of our podcast. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to give a listen. And it seems to be growing each week, to the point where we’re starting to think of ourselves as “podcast famous”. Which is a thing I just made up. So if you’re a fan of worthless knowledge, ridiculous hypotheticals, and listening to a couple of guys who are podcast famous, you’re going to enjoy the podcast.

Wild Card Week Continues Tonight

Last night, There’s No I in Quizzo pulled off a perfect final round to win by one and earn themselves an invite to this Sunday’s invitational. Can your team pull it off tonight? Action starts at O’Neals at 8 p.m. $50 gift cert for the winners, and $100 if you can crack 120 points. On to City Tap House at 10:15. Again, a very winnable quiz, and the winner walks home with a cool $100. Hope to see you tonight!

Question of the Week

William Tell was forced to shoot an apple off his son’s head because the Vogt (or overlord) of the canton of Altdorf demanded that he do so after Tell refused to bow to his hat. Who was this big time jerk?

What would be the odds of shooting an apple off a loved one’s head? Nat and I got into a heated debate about it on this week’s podcast. We also discussed which was the bigger choke, the Incas vs. the Spaniards or Oilers against the Bills?

Final Scores of JGTAI

Here they are. Teams in yellow made the cut, teams in blue are on the bubble, and teams in red still have hope: next week is Wild Card week, where any team that wins earns an automatic invite. As for bubble teams, if any teams that made the cut elect not to play, you’ll earn their spot. We typically have a few teams that can’t make it, so there’s still hope. Invites will start going out this afternoon.

This Week’s Scores

SIDECAR

In the Lead 113
Ryan Gosling 105
First at 2 93

O’NEALS

Pope Jawn 112
Dunkin Deez Nuts 92
Moob Swings 91

CITY TAP HOUSE

Ukraine in the Membrane 109
H to the Quizzo 96
Smashtastic 95

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

Hispanic at the Disco 108
Dr. Teeth and Electric Mayhem 104
Superfluity 102

FOUNDING FATHERS

21 to Drink, 6 Figures to Sleep Over 101
Who’s On Turd 99
Jitney Spears 94

INDUSTRY

Orphans of Northstar (aka INkspot) 111
Keep on Scratchin 104
Imaginary Pablo 104

BARDS

Jesters of Tortuga 111
CGA 105
FDR’s Legs 91

Final Night of JGTAI

It’s all or nothing Thursday at Industry and Bards, as any teams who need a late push to earn an invite better make it happen tonight or forever hold their peace. We kick it off at 6:30 at Industry. Still a terrific opportunity to get a win (the House team won last week, for heaven’s sake.) We’ll also play some Name That Tune for Candy. On to Bards at 9:15. You already know the deal. It’s gonna be packed, it’s gonna be fun, and it’s anybody’s ballgame. Hope to see ya tonight!

Quizzo Tonight

Action starts at 6:30 at the Vous. And yes, I will be there this evening. On to Founding Fathers at 8:30 p.m. Been nuts there lately. If you want to guarantee your team a seat, get there early. Yeah, I’d expect some questions having to do with Veteran’s Day, but you won’t need to know a whole lot about war to get most of them right. Alright, I’ll see you tonight.