I’m heading out of town tomorrow morning, so I want to get as much done before then as possible. So photos of winners will go up today (except for tonight’s winners, of course, who will go up tomorrow).

ALright, folks, back to the basics. No themes this week. Just a good old fashioned, general knowledge quiz. We kick it off at North Star at 7 p.m. Half off hummus and mussels, and $3 Kenzos. On to Sidecar. Dollar off all bitter beers. Furthermore, you get to take on the smartest bar staff in Philadelphia…the Sidecardigans are actually members of the Sidecar staff. It’s been quiet at Sidecar the last few weeks. Pretty great chance to score a win, and drink some damn good beers. Action starts at 9:15. See ya tonight!

Just a few quick notes about tonight’s quiz:

WHO: Teams that earned an invite.

WHAT: The 2nd Annual Spring Invitational.

WHEN: 5 p.m.

WHERE: City Tap House (3925 Walnut)

WHY: It’s a beautiful Spring Day. Let’s drink some beers, listen to a Philly rock legend, and answer some trivia questions.

PRICE: $10 a head.

PRIZES: Worth hundreds, including Phillies tix, free beers, gift certs, and possibly even some Game 6 Sixers tix (still waiting to hear on that last one).

SPECIALS: Yes, plenty of drink specials and BBQ specials.

ENTERTAINMENT: Philly legend Kenn Kweder.

 

This has been an incredible wild card week so far. Last night, four teams earned invites to Sunday’s event with Top 2 finishes. Unheard of. Tonight is your team’s last chance to earn an invite to the event. We start at Ugly American at 8 p.m. $2 lagers. On to the Bards. 10:15 p.m. $2.50 Lager Lights. A very interesting quiz this week from high art to the very lowest of art (art history is the speed round, pop culture for the wild card round).

We’re going to have a rocking crowd on Sunday. Here’s the latest head count, with more invites going out today to those wild card teams. We’ve got 13 teams on board so far, with several more wild card squads that I’m pretty sure will play. Gonna be a packed house. The only teams who have qualified who I have not heard from are Words w/ Friends w/ Benefits, L. Ron Hubbard, Magnus ver Magnusson, and Bears are Scared. Get at me, y’all!

This is the forcast for Sunday’s JGTSpI quiz, our first ever quiz outdoors. Pretty damn nice. Meeting with Kenn Kweder this afternoon to go over his music round. I have 9 teams who have RSVPed with a “Yes” so far (teams in peach have RSVPed Yes). I have not heard from the other teams. Please let me know ASAP if you guys can make it (email me at johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com). If I’ve not heard from each team by Thursday, I will give their spots away to teams on the waiting list. It’s going to be an epic quiz, and a beautiful evening to be outside drinking beers.

This week is your last chance to earn an invite to the JGT Spring Invitational. Here’s how it works: if you can earn a First or 2nd place finish at any quiz this week, you earn an invite to Sunday’s Big Event at the City Tap House. Tonight is one of your best shots to do it. Avenue Hustlas at North Star and Sidecardigans at Sidecar are your two favorites, but it’s anybody’s ballgame. North Star starts at 7, Sidecar at 9:15. Half off hummus at North Star, along with $3 Kenzingers. All bitter beers are a dollar off at Sidecar.

As for categories this week, I let some of the last place teams pick them. Their picks were:

Art history

Video games

Religion

Public transit

1980s

Pop Culture

So those are this week’s topics (there was one more last place team that gave me a topic but I can’t remember what it was. Shoot me a line if it was you). Hope to see ya tonight!

This is it, folks. If you want to earn an invite to the JGTSpI, this is your last chance. There are two physical challenges, which you can do for up to 10 points. Pose on a SEPTA bus (1 point apiece for up to 5 points) and pose in front of the city skyline (1 point apiece for up to 5 points). Just post the photos here.

Your last chance to play the food and drink quiz is tonight. We start at the Ugly American at 8 p.m. Words with Friends With Benefits are making a name for themselves,  having won 3 weeks in a row. On to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Steak Em Up is favored, but they’re not very good at food and drink, as evidenced in their big loss on Tuesday. This could be your best bet to upset them. Super cheap beers at both spots. Hope to see ya tonight!