JGTSpI Standings At the Halfway Mark

Here’s our top 10 scores. Teams in yellow are in the Top 10, teams in green would make the cut if the season ended today, teams in purple are on the bubble, and teams in light blue have some work to do. Not a lot of movement in the Top 10. That’s because not enough teams took advantage of the incredibly simple physical challenge last week. I’m surprised that unlike the first two Invitationals, there doesn’t seem to be much interest in the $100 drawing for the top 10 teams, or the $75 bonus prize for the team that earns the most physical challenge points. There seem to be only a couple of teams trying to win $175 in prizes for wearing a hat. It’s kind of mind blowing.

Anyways, there is a new physical challenge up. Not as easy as the last one, but not too hard either. Currently Brown Betty and Libya is Topical  are tied with the lead for physical challenge points with four. You could tie them for the lead in about 15 minutes. I will also be giving away physical challenge points this week at the actual quizzos. It’s time to get your team in gear. We are halfway through, and even if you haven’t scored yet, your team is a 2nd place finish and a couple of physical challenge points away from being right back in the thick of things. But I wouldn’t wait another week. Get your dream team out to play this week. Best shots for a win: well, other than the Khyber on Monday, I would say O’Neals on Tuesday and Ugly American on Thursday would be your best bets. Hope to see ya this week!

Charles Wins JGT Bracket-Tacular; Battle Rages for 50th

Charles R. forgot to fill in a champion in the JGT Bracekttacular. Those are the kinds of mistakes that normally kill you. Not this year. None of the 77 contestants had either UConn or Butler winning the championship, so Charles has won the $75 Gift card to City Tap House. Powers finished 2nd, and we had a tie for third between Power Point Jon and MAAC Attack. Therefore, the 3rd place tie will be determined by the tiebreaker. Jon guessed 145 points scored in the Final, MAAC Attack has 150 total points scored. Whomever comes closest to the total will win 3rd. Here are all of the final scores.

There is plenty of Drama in the race for 50th place. Remember, the 50th place finisher gets a $50 gift certificate to Plough and the Stars. We had a 5-way tie for 50th, so it will all come down to points scored during tomorrow night’s game. However, It’s Middle My Dear did not fill out their tiebreaker points, so they have been eliminated. So there are 4 people vying for 50th. Whomever comes the closest to the total points scored tomorrow night will win the $50 GC. The four players and their total points in the championship.

  1. Dunphy’s Stache 147
  2. Brieket 139
  3. Whatever Happened to Phil 138
  4. The Perfect Brackets 132

As for my brackets? Another remarkably disappointing finish. 74th out of 79. Last year I finished 71st, and 2 years ago I finished 95th. I should probably take next year off. Anyways, top 2 guys get a hold of me via facebook or email (johnny@johnnygoodtimes.com) and let me know where to send your Gift Certificates. Thanks for playing eveyrbody!

Mike Minion to Host a Sports Quiz Next Friday Night

Mike Minion might be out at the Westbury and stepping aside for construction at Terrace Taproom, but he’s still gonna be doing special quizzes. The next one will be next Friday night at Ugly American. Gonna be a sports quiz. Looking forward to it. Here’s the details from Mike.

If you every found yourself watching Australian rules football on ESPN2 at 3 in the morning, have I got a quiz for you. To mark the opening of the season, I’m hosting a special 5 round “Tribute to Baseball” quiz next Friday night at 7 PM at The Ugly American. The first four rounds will be: Hitting, Fielding, Running and Throwing – the tools every player needs. The catch is that NONE of these questions in these rounds will have anything to do baseball (but they will all be about sports). After all, there are LOTS of other sports that require these skills as well. The 5th and final round will be ten challenging question on the game of baseball.

The prize is $40 to the winners and $20 for second. In addition, I’ll have a few sports-related prizes for the victors and a few more to give out randomly. The Ugly American will be putting some of their beers on special just for this event. Also, the $1 corn dog special will be on, and so will the Phillies game. So why not come on out and root for the home team with other sports nuts and try to take home the championship belt? See ya there!

The Philadelphia Phillies Quiz

With Opening Day upon us, I thought I’d share a few questions from last night’s quiz. Here is a round on the Phillies…sort of. All questions are normal trivia questions, but you’ll find current members of the Phillies in each of the answers. Answers are below. For more baseball fun, check out my 40 reasons why baseball is better than football.

  1. Of this city, Jack London once said, “Not in history has a modern imperial city been so completely destroyed.”
  2. This alternative band from Arizona had hits with the songs Lucky Denver Mint, The Middle, and Pain.
  3. What postal worker has never been in my kitchen?
  4. Emma Thompson won as Oscar for her performance in this 1992 film.
  5. This country music star, who has had hits with the albums, Mud on the Tires and Time Well Wasted, co-hosted the CMAs in 2008 and 2009, and won Entertainer of the year at the 2010 CMAs.
  6. This is the third largest off price department store in America, behind TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
  7. This Hawaiian chain restaurant used to be found in Philadelphia at 15th and Sansom.
  8. Just a block away, at 16th and Walnut, you’ll find this handbag and accessory store.
  9. This 1953 film starring Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur is considered one of the greatest westerns ever in film history.
  10. This is one of the banks in the United States known as the Big Four.

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