Quizzo News and Notes

jgtlogo5First off, mark Tuesday on your calendars. It just got even bigger. There is a $15 Bounty on Steak Em Up, so now there is $150 worth of prizes on the line Tuesday. Yes, O’Neals will be back in action on Tuesday night. I am praying that the Flyers finish this thing in Five so they don’t wreck any more of my quizzes. If not, check back next week and I’ll let you know what we are going to do about Game 6 (which would be on Wednesday at 7 p.m.) I suspect we’d be fine at Black Cheep, which isn’t really a sports bar, but we’ll see what happens with Rendezvous. We’ll have a plan in place by early next week. They hate to cancel quizzo, so I suspect the show would go on, but stay tuned.

Good week this week. Three big upsets, which is always good news, and four of the six quizzes came down to less than one question. Big ups to Inglorious Barristers, who after months of trying and several 2nd place finishes, finally claimed their first win. Also, congrats to Look Up, Look Down, Now I’m a Horse. They are playing well and seem to be having a lot of fun doing it. Finally, a big shout out to Why Can’t Us. Team member Audra’s last quiz was on Thursday (She’s moving to San Fran), and they came away with a big win in her final quiz. Also moving, Team #Friendship member and renowned local comic Kent Haines, who is headed to Chiacgo. Want to wish both Audra and Kent Happy Trails and best of luck in their new spots.

Westbury quiz is going well. We have four regular teams and a few newbies every week, but could certainly use another team or two if you’re thinking about playing. Their drink specials are always ridiculous and it’s a good (albeit difficult) quiz.

Working on a Wild card round for Tuesday that will be unlike any we’ve ever done. It’s going to be insane.

Finally, be sure to join me over on Johnny Goodtimes Quizzo on Facebook. Gonna be doing some fun stuff with it in the near future, once we get enough people on there.

Have a great weekend everybody. See ya next week.

Let’s Celebrate the National Day of Hatred!

hatredNow here is a holiday we can get behind. May 20th in Cambodia is their National Day of Hatred (also translated as “Day of Maintaining Rage”.) It makes total sense, as it is a day when intellectual Cambodians pretty much just hate on Pol Pot. However, we think that this holiday should extend to the United States. We want to kick off the celebration with a short list of things we hate, and ask that you please celebrate this holiday by posting things you hate in the comments. It’s kind of like the airing of grievances in Festivus. 

  • Jose Reyes
  • Celine Dion
  • The movie “Step-Brothers”
  • skinny jeans (on guys)
  • House music
  • The Fox and Hound (the bar, not the movie. We love the movie.)
  • The Philadelphia Parking Authority
  • Red Sox fans
  • Scones
  • Sean Hannity

Miercoles on Ice!

Ok so we’re still working on a name for Wednesdays. Regardless, it is a good night to quiz. We start at the Vous at 6:15 p.m., as of late the most competitive quizzo on the scene. Not to be outdone, there is plenty of parity at the Black Sheep as well (with, quite frankly, a better chance to win if you score less than 100.) Black Sheep kicks off at 8 p.m. A very interesting wild card round tonight which I think is going to even the playing field at both venues. We’ll see.

JGT Quizzo Power Rankings

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  1. Steak Em Up. They have the Bards on lockdown. Not too long ago, the Jams had the Vous on lockdown, then some serious competitors rolled into town to change the dynamics. Does anyone have the guts to step to the Steak? Last week: #1
  2. Duane’s World. 2nd at Westbury, 3rd at Black Sheep wasn’t enough to keep their top position, but sister squad Eschaton’s win by 40 at UA keeps them in 2nd. Last week: #2
  3. The Jams. A stunning 116 in a very difficult quiz rockets them up the charts. Last week: #6
  4. Tooth Wind and Fire. Back to Back Jacks at O’Neals. The only thing that can slow them down is the Flyers. (O’Neals cancelled tomorrow night for friggin’ hockey.) Last week: NR
  5. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics. They take their show on the road, but it doesn’t pay off: they finish 3rd at O’Neals. Last week: #3
  6. Catdog. 2nd win in three weeks at Black Sheep. Catdog is angling to make a move into the Top 5. Last week: NR
  7. Look Up Look Down Now I’m a Horse. Continue to move up the charts with another 2nd place finish, this time at Black Sheep. Last week: #10
  8. Magnus ver Magnusson. Out of the money  at the Vous drops them all the way down to the 8th spot. Last week: #4 
  9. The Savage Ear. Slip sliding away. They were #3 two short weeks ago, but haven’t made the top 3 in either of the last two weeks. Last week: #7
  10. Narcotyzing Dysfunktion. I’m fairly certain that the Dante’s 8th level of Hell is a quizzo game where the same team finishes in 2nd place every single week. Last week:#9

Others receiving votes: Why Can’t Us, Lambda, Team Friendship, Unusual Suspects, The Champs, The Four Cs, 1022