The media circus has begun! Scroll down to the bottom, right below the part about Wired 96.5’s Chio boxing, to read Dan Gross’s little write up on Quizzo Bowl VI. Chio, you might be a bigger star than me now, but this war between us is far from over! (Get your QBVI tickets tonight at quizzo.)

For those of you who don’t think I can dance, think again. And when we dump all of the raffle tickets on the floor during Quizzo Bowl VI, now you’ll know why. It was a tradition started when one of the Hellcat Girls in Quizzo Bowl III grabbed the wrong bucket and dumped it on me. It was supposed to be the bucket with the glitter in it, not the bucket with the tickets in it. That’s why I am inexplicably covered in tickets at the end of this video.

 
Just to get you in the mood for Quizzo Bowl VI, I figured I would show you all the questions I asked last year. Yes, the questions at Quizzo Bowl are slightly harder than usual. I will have tickets for sale tonight.

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

First of all, Quizzo Bowl tickets are moving fast. I am at almost 100 sold. Which means that if you have not already bought them yet, you should definitely do so this week. That includes the “regulars” (Sofa Kingdom, Lambda, Duane’s World, etc.) The buzz is spreading (It’s already up on Phillyfunguide and I am expecting press coverage next week.) I am expecting another sellout this year, so don’t wait until the day of to buy your tix, because there is a good chance they will be gone by then.

Here is the 5 minute guide to Quizzo Bowl, and here is the facebook invite.  Also want to send a shout out to Owen, who designed this year’s Quizzo Bowl logo. I will have tickets on me tonight at quizzo.

Damn these guys were good.

As I have stated previously, teams that wear uniforms/outrageous outfits will be given VIP seating. More importantly, it adds a certain geeky pageantry to the proceedings that I am a big fan of. If you are interested in getting uniforms made, might I suggest Triple Play Sports? This family owned and operated sports store at the corner of 9th and Christian has been serving the community since 1971, and I know some of the teams got their jerseys made their last year. I spoke with Dewey today, and he says that you can knock off 10% of any Quizzo Bowl order (and their prices are already extremely reasonable).  Just tell them it’s for Johnny Goodtimes Quizzo. I would try to get your jersey order in no later than March 16th. Another jersey idea? You could do what we did for Geek Bowl and get matching uniforms from our friends at phillyphaithful.com. 

Also, something I mentioned yesterday but want to reiterate: I know some teams are having trouble filling out their rosters. I also know a few free agents floating around. If you are in either one of those situations, please shoot me an email and I’ll try to hook you up with a team or a player.

• The Quizzo Bowl after party will be right down the street from the event! We’ll be holding the afterparty at O’Neals, and Spoonie has promised to give us some good drink specials that night. We’ll be taking over the 2nd and 3rd floors. Should be a blast.
• I have some free agents looking for teams. If you are a team that needs a couple of players or are a free agent or two looking for a team, please shoot me a message and I’ll try to match you guys up.
• I met with Greg from the West Philadelphia Orchestra last week and the band is fired up to not only perform at the Bowl, but also to play. Gregg said that was the band’s one request (other than the money). Which means that you will literally be able to beat the band.
• As for tickets they are selling well. We are at over 60 sold so far, ahead of last year’s pace, and pretty good considering that we still have 2 1/2 weeks to go. Do not wait until the last minute to buy your tickets. There is a good chance we will be sold out by Game Day, and if you buy them the day of, you’ll be spending more for your tickets. I will have tickets on me all week at quizzo. That is the cheapest way to buy them. (Oh, and Catdog or Yak Rodeo: one of you dropped a couple of your tickets on 16th street last week. I picked them up on my way home. Let me know if they were yours at quizzo this week.)

WHO: You, me, Chip Chantry, Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez, and the West Philadelphia Orchestra

WHAT: Quizzo Bowl VI. The premiere quizzo event on Earth. The previous five have all been epic, and this year’s promises to be no different. There will be four rounds of 12 questions each (That’s 8 bonus questions!) Teams can have up to 8 members. 

WHEN: March 20th, 2010 at 8 p.m. sharp. Doors open at 7 p.m.

WHERE: TLA (334 South Street). Historic Live Arts venue at 3rd and South. Going to be unlike anywhere we’ve ever held a quizzo bowl.

WHY: Why not?  Tix are $25, and I assure you that you will get your money’s worth. And keep in mind that I will be giving away $1400 in prize money to the top 3 finishers as well as tons of random giveaways throughout the night. You are going to love the band, the halftime performance is going to be hilarious, and the questions will be drawn from my gold reserve of great questions. Oh, and if you win, you will be a quizzo immortal. 

If anyone has any further questions, please post them in the comments below and I’ll be glad to answer.

UPDATE: Afterparty will be at O’Neals. Spoonie has promised to have good drink specials for us at the party.

Chip Chantry in Johnny Goodtimes’ Backyard from Secret Pants on Vimeo.

Last year, we had two of the greatest comedy shows in Philadelphia history in my backyard, something we’re hoping to do again this summer. Here is a clip of Chip Chantry in one of them. Chip’s going to be doing a little bit of stand up at Quizzo Bowl VI, as well as playing host in what is sure to be one of the most epic halftimes ever. And when you consider that our halftimes have included healthy belly dancers, the Legendary WID, and a Chinese Dragon troupe, that’s saying something.

A couple of years ago, when I did that quizzo at the Kimmel Center for summer solstice, I decided to stick around rather late and saw these guys perform in the main lobby. And they were incredible, so incredible that I thought, “I’ve got to get these guys for Quizzo Bowl one year.” This is the year. They will be performing at the TLA between rounds at Quizzo Bowl VI. You can learn more about them, and listen to more of their songs by going to their website or by going to their Myspace. But listening to them online doesn’t do them justice. They are just lights out live. Trust me. This is going to be a crazy show.