Believe it or not, less than 48 hours after one of the wildest nights in quizzo history, we are back in business with an all new quiz. (I will have a full Quizzo Bowl roundup and all of the incredible photos posted tomorrow, when I have a little more time. Photo above is of the winning team with the trophy at the Republican Club Saturday night.)

We start at North Star at 7 p.m. Half off hummus and mussels. $3 Kenzingers. On to the Sidecar at 9:15 p.m. Dollar off all bitter beers. Hope to see ya tonight!

Ok, so we’re headed down the home stretch here. Things are actually moving along pretty well. A couple of quick things to report. We are sold out. Boom. Done and done. As for the show itself a few reminders:

We will be giving away a sweet prize for best 80s outfits.

You can get an idea of what Quizzo Bowl is like by checking out these great photos of last year’s Quizzo Bowl taken by DJ Starr, who will be doing photos again this year.

Doors open at 8 p.m. Want to start the show on time, so please try to be there as close to 8 as possible, especially if you’re a small group we’re going to be teaming up with larger groups.

Gonna have some pretty bitchin’ JGT shirts to sell and give away tomorrow. They were designed by Steve on the Sidecardigans. Really excited about them. But here’s the deal: if you buy one (they’ll be a remarkable reasonable $15), you’ll have to agree to wear them at some point in front of a national monument, icon, or foreign country and post the picture to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Yeah, of course that’s completely ridiculous. That’s why I’m doing it.

It’s first come, first serve on tables. So the closer to 8 p.m. you get there, the better your odds of getting a prime seat.

If you even think about pulling out a cell phone for any reason during this quiz, I have instructed my proctors to beat the everliving shit out of you. I mean, savagely. Just a friendly reminder. (You are welcome to use your cell phone after you have handed your paper in.)

If you are going to be tweeting about the event before, during, or after the quiz (BETWEEN ROUNDS ONLY, OF COURSE), please use the hash tag #quizzobowl.

The show will probably run until about midnight. Yeah, I know it’s a late night for you geezers (Anthrax Ames, looking at you). But it’s going to be action packed the entire time. A great band, a lot of goofiness, and a few surprises. So relax and enjoy it. It’s Saturday night. You can sleep in on Sunday. You’ll be fine.

If we’ve got any true party people out there, we’re gonna be headed over to City Tap House after the quiz for the afterparty. Andy is gonna hook us up with $4 craft beers.

The Geeks Who Drink (the corporate crowd) will be rolling in from all over. We’ve got players coming in from as far away as Seattle for this event, and will have a couple of players driving here from Austin.

And please, for the love of Almighty God, somebody beat Sofa Kingdom.

We will be releasing the first short episode of our new web series, Goodtimes vs. Garbo, at halftime of Quizzo Bowl IX. In this edition, Garbo takes on my hand selected expert (D-Mac), in a battle of sports knowledge. If my expert wins, Garbo steps in the ring with Shump, the South Philly Sicko. If my expert loses, I do. So who had to fight the Sicko? You’ll find out on Saturday night!

First Place: Interim Team Name 75

2nd Place:Like a Big Pizza Pie 70

3rd Place: Vagentine’s Day Massacre 65

We kick it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m. I’ll be playing really terrible love songs all night long, and we’ll be bringing back a beloved 50/50 round, as well as a music round that will include a lot of awful music. I’ll be giving away some fries as well. On to the Bards at 10:15. After Valentine’s diner, show her you really love her…by bringing her to the Bards for some late night quizzo action! You want to talk about romance! See ya tonight!

Four quizzes, four packed houses so far this week. Let’s keep it going tonight. We start at the Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. $3 Moosehead pints. $2 Yuengling Premium cans. On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Different drink specials each week.

Great night last night at O’Neals. Packed house, and a huge upset. We almost had another upset at City Tap House, but I added a hint to a question that nobody got in Round 4. That enabled Steak Em Up to get it, Underground Bards missed it, and the Steak won by 3. I’ll never forgive myself.

And yes, I will have Quizzo Bowl tickets on me tonight. We’ve already sold 70, meaning we have 200 left. Do not wait until it’s too late! It will sell out before next Saturday, I am almost certain. And I just read the script for the Sketch Truope round. It’s going to be pretty amazing. Do not miss this Quizzo Bowl. You will never forgive yourself. You’ll spend so many nights, alone in your room, screaming, ‘What was I thinking?! Why didn’t I attend that great nerd convention?” to no-one in particular. It will be so sad. So sad. Don’t let it happen to you!

Just looked at this for the first time in a year or so. And wow, it’s just incredible how many big names agreed to do this. Schoolly D trashing Sofa Kingdom, Marc Summers mocking Johnny Goodtimes, and the Mayor dissing Denver? Unbelievable. We’re going a different route with the video round this year (the celebrity round idea Jumped the Shark when those corporate tools from Geeks Who Drink used it this year), but there will be plenty more surprises and insanity at this year’s event. More info on Quizzo Bowl IX coming soon.

We kick it off at O’Neals at 8 p.m., where we have a ton of specials. $5 burritos, nachos, and quesadillas. $5 shots of Cuervo. $3.50 margaritas and $3.50 Mexican beers. You’ll also get a shot at one of the hottest teams in quizzo, Savage Ear, who have won three straight weeks.

On to City Tap House at 10:15 p.m. Been absolutely out of control the past few weeks. And I have to say, though there were some teams I really liked last year, this year’s crop of Penn kids does a lot less cheating than they did in year’s past. It’s made for a much more enjoyable quiz. Kudos. See ya tonight! And yes, I will have Quizzo Bowl tickets on me.

(Video above is of Bing Supernova at Quizzo Bowl VII. There’s going to be plenty more madness at this year’s event. Get your team together!)

Those dirty stiffs from Geeks Who Drink stole my celebrity round idea and tried to pass it off as their own (worth mentioning, these corporate shills from GWD will have two teams at Quizzo Bowl) at this year’s Geek Bowl. Here’s their celeb round. (We blew it in this round, only getting four of them right). Answers are after the jump.

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Just got back from Austin (above), where two teams represented Philly in the Geek Bowl. Some of the nerds from Sofa Kingdom (Nate, Swanson, Garbo, Kenney) teamed up with Phil from the Jams and Carl from the Specific Jawns to form Independence Hall and Oates. Meanwhile, I played with City Tap House regulars Underground Bard, and we finished a quite respectable 24th (out of 170 teams). Great event, well run by those corporate drones at Geeks Who Drink (more on them later).

We’ll be having our own shindig here in Philly very soon. I will have tickets to the oldest and most prestigious quizzo event in the country at quizzo tonight. Do not wait too long to buy yours..the event will sell out.

We start at North Star at 7 p.m. Half off mussels and hummus and $3 Kenzingers highlight a very winnable quiz. On to the Sidecar at 9:15 p.m. Dollar off all bitter beers. Hope to see ya tonight!