Alright, I gotta get crackin so I can make it to the Phils day game. Let’s start at O’Neals, where we had the same top two for the 2nd straight week. Dork Sided knocked off the Cracked Eggheads, 105-91. The Dorks have supplanted The Young the Old and the Restless as the team to beat at O’Neals, with 5 wins in the last 7 weeks.

On to the Bards, where the Narcotyzing Dysfunktion dominated the last couple weeks. But this week looked like it might be different, with the Sofa Kingdom returning from a two week vacation. Not so much. The Kingdom entered the 4th quarter up one, but the Dysfunktional blew by them in crunchtime and came away with a 105-86 win.

The Jams won at the Vous for the 4th straight week, despite going into the final round down 12. But El Train and the Criminalistics, who had a big lead after round three, exhibited one of the most astonishing meltdowns in modern history, getting only one question right in the final round and going from up 12 to losing by 28. Trust Us We Know finished 2nd.

Sorry Guys, Hannah’s Off the Market (aka the River of Rocks) came from 2 back to slide past the Satan’s Minions, 99-93. It was the 7th different team to win at the Black Sheep in the last 8 weeks.

A very weird hursday night at the Good Dog, which had a brownout shortly before kickoff. A few brave souls decided to withstand the humidity and stay for the first ever JGT Unplugged. It was kind of fun. In the end, it was John, Paul, George and Ringo holding off Armenia…A Solar Powered Country (aka Steve O.), 85-80.

And a spectacular finish to the week, as the Hurtin Bombs caught fire, and headed into the last question with a perfect score. The question: “Which two Vice Presidents served less than 6 weeks in office?” They answered John Tyler and Rufus King. The correct answers? John Tyler and…Andrew Johnson. Rufus King served 45 days in office, three days more than 6 weeks. The Bombs missed a perfect score by three lousy days. This Burrito is Delicious finshed 2nd with 106 points, the Kingdom finished 3rd with 103, and the 2 time Defending Champs Bob Ross… finished 4th with 92.

And to finish it all off, here’s a little bit of info about Levis’ Hot Dogs.

This week, Willie lets you know who his ten favorite current athletes are and, as a special treat, has a message for dog owners!

Top 10 favorite athletes right now
Jeremy Shockey-How can you not love Shock-dog? This guy is everything a professional football player should be. Many people think that this guy is an idiot and any opinion he has on anything should be ignored. Those people obviously have no respect for an athlete who leaves it all on the field. I love Shockey because he keeps us entertained and he always lets you know how he is feeling. Shockey is the perfect combination of old school and new school, and you will not find a tougher player. He may get hurt a lot, but that does not stop him from delivering (that is, when Eli decides to throw him the ball). Last year when the Giants were tanking away their season Shockey broke his finger catching a ball in warm-ups. It was bleeding because the bone was poking through the skin. When asked if he wanted the trainers to tape it up, Shockey stated, “I don’t care if you have to cut it off, I’m playing.” How can you not love that?

Michael Vick-This should come as no surprise to those who read my last column. However, I hope it does not raise questions about the credibility of my opinion regarding the dog fighting case, because my opinion of him has little if anything to do with my feelings regarding that matter. I have absolutely loved Vick since the first time I saw him play for Virginia Tech. I have always loved running quarterbacks. I grew up watching Randall Cunningham and was a huge Tommie Frazier fan when he played for Nebraska. I said from the beginning that Vick has what it takes to revolutionize the game of football and redefine the quarterback position. That opinion has not wavered. Unfortunately, he keeps having coaches that try to make him into something that he is not and put him in offenses where he is uncomfortable. I think he is the best quarterback in the league right now. It is not his fault that his receivers drop all those passes. If the Falcons would just let him do his thing, he could be the champion of the world, but unfortunately the NFL hopes to bring him down before that can happen.

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It was on this date in 1999 that the soap opera Another World went off the air. During its 35 year run, a remarkable who’s who of future Hollywood talent appeared on the show before catching their big breaks. I’ll ask a question about a future star who appeared on Another World under the photos of last weeks winners.

We had another great comeback this week, and a new team won but apparently didn’t realize there was money and glory involved in quizzo. But we begin with JGT selling out on everything he’s ever stood for, as he Rode the Ducks on Tuesday afternoon. On to quizzo, and a win at O’Neals for Dork Sided, who cruised to a big lead after round three and held off the Cracked Eggheads in the final round for a 95-88 win.

The only blowout of the week took place at the Bards on Tuesday night. El Narcotyzo led from beginning to end and walked away with an easy 111-83 win over Less Than Sporkers. The Sporkers have informed me that they are bring their A-team this week and plan to pull off a win.

The Jams did not have an easy time of it at the Vous on Wednesday, struggling in the speed round and not exactly lighting it up in the wild card round. But they got 9 of 10 correct in Round Four and held on for a 91-90 nailbiter over Trust Us We Know.

A weird conclusion at a packed Black Sheep on Wednesday. The Satan’s Minions and Duane’s World both ate a sandwich in the music round, so it came down to a couple of unknowns, Team Zieggenfus and the Valerie Plame Affair. Zieggenfus held on for a 97-94 win, then took off out the door like greased lightning, not stopping for their photo or their $40. I had the steak. It was pretty good, and the photo of me was quite terrific.

No MAGMA at the Good Dog on Thursday, leaving a team of superstars poised to walk away with an easy win. Steve O., Trivia Art, and Matt from Satan’s Minion were among several solid regulars playing on the Art-Mag-Minions. But they missed the weekly double and fell to C+ Average, the first ever win for the team of regulars that had previously turned finishing 4th into an art form. For once, the C+ average buckled down and brought their grade up.

Finally, a shocking comeback at the Bards. The Hurtin’ Bombs got off to a hot start, and the game appeared to be over after three rounds. They had a perfect 64 and held a 14 point lead over the 2nd place team. Bob Ross Blow Dries his Wolf Bush, the defending champs, had a 49. But things fell to pieces for the bombs in the final round, and they could only eek out a 34. Meanwhile Bob Ross caught fire and aced the final round, the only team all week to do so. And so this rag tag group of ne’er do-wellers, who last week celebrated their win with a trip to a rather seedy joint, pulled off an improbable 104-98 victory again this week after going almost two years without a single win.

Things were looking good for Steve O.and the rest of Badger Tsunami. Damn good. They had aced the first three rounds, and it looked like smooth sailing. One team they certainly wouldn’t have to worry about was Impossible to Walk in this Dreck, who had struggled through the Wild Card Round (Twins) and who had a 44 going into the final round. But as the Tsunami broke, the Dreck got hot, acing the final round. But would that be enough to move them ahead of the Tsuami and perennial powerhouses Dork Sided? FInal scores: Badger Tsunami 94, Dork Sided 98, Impossible to Walk 99! Yes! The greatest comeback in quizzo history, as Impossible to Walk overcame a 20 point deficit to win in the final round. Unheard of!

A close finish at the Bards as well, as Sofa Kingdom was conspicuously absent all week. Their chief foes, Narcotyzing Dysfunktion, were able to tack on another win, but it wasn’t easy. They had to overcome a resilient Chin Omelette team that made a comeback in the final round, but fell just short, 97-94.

No surprises at the Vous, as the Jams (aka Opus Dei and the Knights) took an early lead and cruised to a 111-84 win over If You Don’t Use It You Lose It. The Jams were one of only 2 teams to break the 100 point mark all week. Team Name had the weeks lowest score, an impressive 21.

The other team to break the 100 point mark was the Satan’s Minions, who seem to have broken out of their slump, winning for the second straight week. Gomer Piledriver and Betsy Bailed tied for 2nd, with Gomer taking the silver in the tiebreaker.

On to Good Dog, where there were no surprises. Since Johnny called them out last month, MAGMA has been on a roll, and they won on Thursday for the 4th time in 5 weeks. MAGMA scored an 89, while Ow! My Eye! finished in 2nd with 83.

There are very few times that you’ll hear me use the word “Miracle”. This was one of those time. The Kingdom was absent on Thursday, but that didn’t mean that there were no heavy hitters in the house. The Satan’s Minions, feeling cocky after their convincing win on Wednesday, were in attendance, as was the always tough Omelette and two time defending champ Hurtin’ Bombs. But the team that pulled off the victory had been playing every single week for years, and had not won since August of 2005. Rich Kotite Beats His Kids to Jock Jams scored an incredible 50 in the final round to edge the Minion’s, 97-92. The Hurtin Bombs finished 3rd with 87. The Omelette, which had a 9 point lead going into the final round, imploded and finished with an 81.

Jayson Stark is currently discussing his new book on philly.com.

I’m having some trouble getting the photos to come up for some reason. I’ll have Trivia Art look at it and try to post photos this afternoon. It is important that I get those photos to show, b/c the Rock paper Scissors photos are in there to and the RPS tourney was a classic.

A week after a wild week of shocking upsets, we had a week devoid of any. The planets realigned this week, starting with a narrow Dork Sided win at O’Neals. They edged the Young, the Old and the Restless, 84-80. It was Dork Sided’s 3rd win in the past 4 weeks.

Onto the Bards, where the Sofa Kingdom held off a formidable new foe, Sporkers of the World Unite, 98-89. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion finished with an 80.

The Jams (aka Paris will be riding a scooter) got a scare from one man team Steve O., who managed to tie them at 100, but fell in the extra frame, as the Jams were only one year off in knowing when A Man For All Seasons was released on Broadway (1961).

Parke Overall was unable to recapture the magic that had propelled them to a win the week before, finishing 5th. The Satan’s Minions finally got a win, their first since late April, and only their 2nd since February. The Eastern Vikings (aka River of Rocks) finished 2nd 94, and Duane’s World finished 3rd with 92.

MAGMA cruised at the Good Dog, knocking off Big Oil Praying For Hurricanes, 104-86. Steve O. picked up a teammate, but struggled in the final round and finished with 79.

Back to the Bards, where Sofa Kingdom did fall, but it wasn’t a particularly huge upset, as the team that knocked them off was the Hurtin’ Bombs, who won for the 2nd straight Thursday.

Other highlights of the week included:
–The poll for best bar in Philly, won by…other. More discussion on this next week.
–JGT asks for festival ideas and the best one he gets is Von Hayes Fest. Nice work, you creative geniuses.
–JGT goes to the legendary Blue Horizon.

Got into a great mid 80’s baseball discussion last night at the Sidecar with Trivia Art and Sidecar owner Adam, where we tried to list the rosters of as many Series teams of the mid 80s as we could. Therefore, this weeks questions will be about obscure mid 80s baseball players who played in the World Series. No lookingthem up, no cheating and one guess per person. (The guy above did not play in a World Series. Do you know who he is?)

Started the week on the good ol’ Eastern Shore of Virginia, where I had a hot date to a wedding on Saturday. (Rumors that she must be completely blind to be my wedding date are untrue and, quite frankly, unfair. She can make out shapes and colors). Oh, and I did drop a sick hip hop medley at the reception, which consisted of verses from “It’s Tricky”, “Ice, Ice, Baby”, “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”, and “Bust a Move”. Needless to say, it went over extremely well. There was video taken, and if I can get a hold of some, it will propel me to the rap superstardom I so richly deserve. And Eve will be my date to the next wedding. They will call us “hip hop royalty” in the papers. It will be awesome.

On to quizzo, where the Young the Old and the Restless fell behind early, but aced a tough final round to come from behind and cruise past defending champs Dork Sided, 102-88.

A minor upset at the Bards Tuesday night, as the Dysfunktion, seemingly the only team that can hang with the Kingdom on Tuesdays, took a 100-94 win and the extra $20 bounty i had placed on the Sofa’s head.

On to the Rendezvous, where we had a thriller. Charles Nelson Reilly’s Ascot Collection held off Trust Us, We Know, 94-92. The Jams made a 4th round surge, scoring 50 to get to 90, but had made their bed in the movie taglines round. Darth Ern’s knowledge of movie taglines doesn’t extend into the “talkies”. Is their a new threat to Jam dominance at the Vous? Time will tell.

The craziness continued at the Black Sheep. A duo calling themselves Parke Overall tacked up a surprisingly easy win over Duane’s Minions, 91-79. I honestly can’t remember the last time two new teams won on the same night. I bet it’s been at least 3 years.

And the wackiness didn’t stop there. The 2 1/2 Armenians, the new team to beat at the Good Dog, fell to the Goodtimejohnnies.com, 107-101. On Thursday night, the Wild Card round (Things that Sting) was unquestionably tougher than the Impossible Round.

At the Bards, two teams aced round four, but the Hurtin’ Bombs missed less questions in Round Three and edged The Looser the Waistband, the Deeper the Quicksand, 107-104. The Sofa Kingdom was MIA.

Neither the Jams nor the Sofa Kingdom won this week. I would love to know the last time neither one of them won one week. I bet it’s over a year. But I’m too lazy to find out. If anyone wants to do the research (Nate, JohnniE?), I’ll buy ya a drink next week.