Why “Save the Chief” Doesn’t Come to Trivia Night Anymore

Written by D.L.
Names edited by Hilts

It was a desolate version of TC Pub contrasted with a loud version of J&B last night. After the game, Stix asked Benkowski if there might be a better location for J&B to play. Mulling it over for a moment, Benkowski decides that he thinks TC Pub will revitalize. That was probably his way of saying he didn’t want J&B to destroy the game at any of his other locations.

J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Hilts, Dragon, Gf, Lazers, and Hilts’s friend Jamie Tree.

Competition: The Bar and Hammers.

TC Pub represented by: no waitress at all, but Newbie was in the house.

First Half: Music “M”/2007 White Sox/News from Tuesday

Highest single-season save total for Mike MacDougal?
Spice Girls reunion- how much will each Spice Girl earn?
Other than White Sox, the two MLB teams for which Luis Terrero has played?
Other than White Sox, the two MLB teams for which Toby Hall has played?

For a “Ladies Only- Drink Faster” contest, Hammers ask Newbie to drink for them. She declines. Hammers then request that Newbie be thrown out of the bar. The bartender agrees to drink for Hammers and wins the challenge against the Bar. Benkowski: “The greatest moment in Hammers’ history.”

For a “Ladies Only- Biggest Tattoo or Most Piercings” contest, the bartender apparently was having trouble understanding what was required of her. Benkowski: “Show a tattoo bigger than your opponent.” One of the Bar responded: “Not the whole person.”

Perhaps there was an early blow towards killing off the obsolete “Ladies Only” challenges, as one passed without any team taking part, even though all three teams had a lady at that point (assuming bartender still would play for Hammers).

A “Long Distance Throw” pits J&B against Benkowski. After his throw, apparently perceived to be bad, hilts yells, “F*cker!” Benkowski: “Must have been a rough day in the salt mines.”

Scores at the half: J&B 1500 Hammers 970 Bar 860

Second Half: TV/2007 Cubs/Chicago Locations

First year in majors for Michael Wuertz?
Highest single-season homer total for Felix Pie in the minors?
Played Kitty on “Gunsmoke”?

That last question led to controversy, as Benkowski gave the answer prior to giving the Bar a chance to guess. The resolution of this situation was that Benkowski let the Bar guess who played Matt Dillon on the same show. They definitely traded up to an easier question there.

At 3000 W 143rd- what city? (good pounce on Hangman by Stix for this one)

A “Drink Faster” contest pits J&B against Hammers. The contest was Jamies’s initiation into J&B (although I think he has played before). The Hammers finish the drink faster, but the spillage is noticeable- puddle on the floor and a drenched shirt. Benkowski mulls over the situation. A TC Pub employee brings out a mop to clean the puddle- Hilts: “Wipe up that shame!” The points are given to Hammers, as Benkowski says something about teams being handicapped by their mouth. Not sure if that was a shot at Hilts or a shot at the messy Hammer guy. Despite the comment, I think the score played the biggest role in the ruling.

Scores into Final: J&B 3110 Hammers 1740 Bar 1580

Despite that status, J&B was sloppy tonight. Rookie Jamie once yelled an answer when it wasn’t our turn, and one “throw the ball” trick should have been bounced rather than straight into the box. I can’t even imagine what the score would have been otherwise. I guess that’s why Benkowski doesn’t want us raiding other games.

Choice of Final Category: Celebrity Birth Years, Chicago Area Businesses, or 1985-1999 Individual Sports. J&B selects Celebrity Birth, Bar selects Businesses, and Hammers select Sports.

J&B wagers the classic (371).

2 of 3 wins wager. All 3 will win a bonus of 3000.

Celebrity Birth: within two, the years of birth of Drew Carey, Katie Couric, and Carmen Electra.

Chicago Businesses: within two, the years the following businesses opened- Aurelio’s Pizza, Rainbo Cone, and Frosted Mug Drive-In (under that name, not as Dogs & Suds).

Sports:
Over the time span, only bowler to win PBA championship twice?
Last heavyweight fight of the 1900s- November 13, 1999- Lennox Lewis defeats whom?
Two-time US Open winners of the 1990s included Payne Stewart, Lee Janzen, and whom?

Off to my first Sox game of the year, so part II will come later. In the meantime….gentlemen?


PART II TO FOLLOW

And as I contemplate whether or not today's 20-14 loss to the Twins was worse than the ballpark opening 16-0 drubbing by the Tigers in 1991, here's the rest....

Part II

After much debate, J&B guesses 1960, 1958 and 1973.

First half answers:
27 saves
$20 million per Spice Girl
Baltimore and Arizona
Tampa Bay and Los Angeles

Second half answers:
2004
15 homers
Amanda Blake
James Arness
Posen

Final answers:

Bar- 1580- Chicago Businesses- guesses 1967 for Aurelio’s (No- 1959), 1957 for Rainbo (No- 1926), and 1977 for Frosted Mug (Yes- 1978)- only 1 correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing.

Hammers- 1740- Sports- guess Dick Weber (No- Pete Weber), Buster Douglas (No- Evander Holyfield), and Fred Couples (No- Ernie Els)- none correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing.

No drama for this one.

J&B- 3110- Celebrity Birth- guesses 1960 for Carey (Yes- 1958), 1958 for Couric (Yes- 1957), and 1973 for Electra (Yes- exact)- all three correct wins wager and bonus for a winning total of 6481. I guess that’s why Benkowski doesn’t want us at other bars.

As for Save the Chief: As you may or may not recall, the Chief had added a cute Asian girl to their team earlier this year. For a “Ladies Only- Roll the Ball” challenge, this Asian girl played for the Chief. Instead of rolling the ball, she threw it directly into the box. Benkowski disqualified her, arguing that he clearly said to “roll” the ball. The main Chief guy told Benkowski the Asian girl didn’t speak English. I may need Stix’s memory to fill in Benkowski’s response, but I think he made some sort of crack about that (was it something about needing to know English to play?). Save the Chief was furious and hasn’t played at any location ever since.

Moral of the story: Asian girls are attractive, but they are even more attractive when they don’t speak English.

Next trivia night: Thursday, July 19th.