Gonna be in Wayne, across the street from 118 North, under the Giant tent, tonight at 7:30. Super easy to get to (train drops you off 50 feet from the tent), solid food and drink, and all new quiz. See ya tonight!
Quizzo in Wayne Tonight
Our Standings After Two Weeks
Here ya go folks, our Summer Sizzler standings. As you can see, we’ve got some old reliables in the top 10. The defending champ Brood X Karens are in 3rd, and previous season winners Quarantine Spirit and Trivia Mercenaries are tied for first. But we do have a few surprises. After a disastrous April Madness, Queefer Sutherland seems to have gotten their acts together. Little Kwings are a surprise in the top 10, while Boyz II Menehune, Lambda, L. Ron and Pop Fit are all surprisingly out of the top 20. Lots more action to come. Look forward to see you this week!
The Depressed Chef
My buddy James Hesky does one of the funniest sketch routines on Youtube. Called Depressed Chef, it’s a guy who teaches you how to make delicious meals, while complaining about how miserable he is. Thought some of you might enjoy.
JGT Hosting Quizzo Outdoors on Tuesday!
Excited to announce that I will be hosting quizzo at Frankford Hall (1210 Frankford Avenue) on Tuesday night, June 8th at 8 PM. And yes, the quiz will be the same as the Summer Sizzler quiz (plus a bonus speed and music round), so if you want to play here and have it count BOTH at the bar and in the standings, feel free to play! Just gimme a heads up if so so we can take you off the schedule. (you can email me at johnny @ johnnygoodtimes dot com.)
Standings After Week 1
Here they are, folks, our standing after the first week of the Summer Sizzler. The Trivia Mercenaries (aka the Mathematicians) take the early lead with a 51 on a damn tough quiz. On to Week 2!
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Signing Up for Summer Sizzler Schedule
Hey gang, if you’re trying to get your time slots for the coming season, you can sign up here. If you don’t see anything open, let us know and we’ll see what we can do. With Chip and Blake returning to comedy, we may be hiring a new QM, but in the meantime, you can check out the slots we currently have. And we currently have 37 teams, would love to get to an even number (38 or 40) so if you’d like to get a team in last minute, you can do so by signing up here.
Congrats Cool Cats and Kittens!
Shout out to the Cool Cats and Kittens, who took home first place in the April Madness tournament. They had to hold off a plucky Underground Bard team and the upstarts COVID Isn’t Real, 46-44-44.
30th seed Au Bon Pandemic’s magical run ended in 4th place. A hearty thank you to everyone who played and I look forward to seeing you this summer, either in person (hopefully soon!) or as part of our Summer Sizzler.
Let the Summer Sizzler Begin!
WHO: You, me, and this cast of characters I’ve got hosting these damn things.
WHAT: The Summer Sizzler, a collection of the hottest quizzes in the town.
WHEN: Season kicks off on June 1st and lasts through July 10th or 17th. (depending on how many teams register)
WHERE: On zoom, but ALSO…added twist this season is that you will be able to contribute to your scores at the live quizzes I am HOPING to start in June. A tentative date of June 15th is set but that is certainly not in stone. But if we are able to kick off next month, we’ll just take your score from the three rounds that will be the same as the Zoom quiz (we’ll also have a music round at the live quizzes, but that won’t count towards your Summer Sizzler score.)
WHY: Why not?
WHAT: It’s the Summer Sizzler, which will be very similar to the season we just did. 5 regular season weeks face to face with your quizmaster, followed by a postseason with at least two playoff games for each team.
HOW MUCH? Like we said, pretty much a run back of what was a really fun April Madness season. Same price: $350. Deposit of $200 due on June 1st, other $150 due July 1st. $10 of each sign up goes to PPEHRC.
WHERE DO WE SIGN UP? Right here.
WILL THERE BE MORE RAP AND WRESTLING QUESTIONS THAN EVER? You betcha!
DAMNIT, GOODTIMES! Yeah, I know. I know.
See ya this sizzlin’ summer!
The Championship is Set!
Some thrillers in the semis, and we’re down to our Final Four…and you’re welcome to play along. Doing it a little differently this time. If you wanna play on Sunday night at 7 PM, just sign your team up here. You’ll join us in the zoom with the four teams actually competing. We’ll set you up on playbigquiz and the whole works, with the winning non-finalist team winning some Philadelphia Phoenix tickets! Just sign up here. It’s free to play (though you’re welcome to tip) and if we have enough teams signed up we’ll do a 50/50 raffle for PPEHRC.
Congrats to our four finalists! Covid Isn’t Real Continued their incredible run with a 43-41 win over the Very Stable Geniuses. Meanwhile, the Underground Bard held off the Sons of Sam, 45-43. Boyz II Menehune lose in Overtime AGAIN, getting stunned by Au Bon Pandemic after the two teams finished tied at 42. And the Cool Cats and Kittens continued their hot streak with a 46-40 over FFSF. We’ll determine a champion on Sunday night, and we hope you’ll join us!