Written by Lazers
edited by Hilts
J&B returned to Salerno’s in defense of its 2009 Championship. This is the roster of rascals, riff-raff and rogues chosen to defend:
Stix (aka Big Tit aka Stix)
Nitenurse (aka Nurse Stix)
Mothers (aka Head Cruncher)
Peppys (aka Hammer)
Lazers (aka Lazers)
Moho (aka Moho)
Mike Trivia (aka MG)
Chemical Man (aka Chemical Man)
Hilts (aka Hilts)
It took a bit of time for all of the teams to pour into Salerno’s, but the result was that 9 teams would be involved in the battle. In addition to J&B, the combatants included Auntie Joanie, Sharks, Shake & Bake, Garzilla (without Garzilla), Southside Avengers, See You On Tuesday, Porch, and Cobblestones.
As the anticipation built, some teams (including J&B) faced an immediate obstacle in the form of the Filibustering Waiter- the table would have to provide a credit card for the drink tab, but if we wanted to switch to a cash tab, he could close out the credit card tab and start the cash tab, though we could restart a credit card tab but would have to provide another credit card and blah blah blah. After his lengthy tab explanation to us, the waiter moved to the next table, where the same filibuster began with the preface, “As I just told that table, blah blah blah.”
It being Championship Night, the rules of the game have been altered a bit. There will not be halves or even quarters- tonight we will play 3 periods of 7 total categories. This twist seemed to confuse even Benkowski, as the distribution of categories went from 2-3-2 through a few evolutions until finally settling on 3-2-2 (with the food served after the 1st period). I think some of the permutations did not add up to 7.
Also tonight- no Free Point spaces, and only 2 throws per team (distance for the throws determined by the period of play, with the throw line moving further and further back from the box).
Of course, Benkowski’s son was on hand for a live version of the Music category.
First Period: Classic Brands/NFL 2002/Name that Tune Pt I
This NFC QB led the league with 23 fumbles?
This AFC player had a 99-yard kick return?
This Kansas City QB had a 99-yard touchdown pass?
This NFC QB led the league with 23 interceptions?
This AFC QB led the league with 4,689 passing yards?
This AFC RB led the league with 21 rushing touchdowns?
This AFC RB led the league with 115.8 yards rushing per game?
This AFC WR led the league with 107.6 yards receiving per game?
The Classic Brands category had a few decent questions but overall was too easy to be Championship caliber.
Minor controversy when J&B decides to utilize one of its “throw the ball” options. A cord (microphone? TV camera?) was draped across the destination box. I don’t know if Hilts requested it to be moved or moved it himself, but Benkowski ruled that other teams already had faced the cord obstacle during their “throw the ball” tries, so J&B would have to do the same. Hilts nails the points anyway.
A “Ladies Only- Most Occupied Piercings” contest led to the following (paraphrased) exchange at the J&B table:
Pepys: “This is not championship caliber.”
Moho: “He uses games like that to bring in lower quality players.”
Pepys: “I thought that’s why he had Music categories.”
That’s why they call him Hammer.
Not wanting a repeat of last year’s poor food service fiasco, Benkowski preps the kitchen when the end of the first period was approaching with yells of “Red Alert” several times. Although the pizza was slow in reaching the buffet table, the red alerts helped, and a good portion of food trays were ready at the end of the period.
With J&B and Cobblestone tied for the lead after the first period, Benkowski decided to hold a coin flip to determine which of those teams would get first access to the food. Unfortunately, as Benkowski updated the scoreboard (on his new grease board!), he didn’t notice that Garzilla had already pounced on the food table. Behind much booing from the crowd, Benkowski shoos them away, noting “it’s a trivia game, not a beauty pageant” (in reference to Garzilla’s roster that featured a decent collection of women).
J&B loses the coin flip and gets to eat second. The filibuster position never comes into play.
Second Period: Name that Tune Pt II/Celebrity Year of Birth
No questions noted from this period, but J&B was in third place at the end of it.
Third Period: I Love the 70s/2010 Late Night TV
70s- Billy Beer- was related to what politician?
2010 Late Night TV aka What’s On TV on New Year’s Eve/Day mixed with Movies Recently Watched by Benkowski. Not a championship caliber category!
Stix (aka Big Tit aka Stix)
Nitenurse (aka Nurse Stix)
Mothers (aka Head Cruncher)
Peppys (aka Hammer)
Lazers (aka Lazers)
Moho (aka Moho)
Mike Trivia (aka MG)
Chemical Man (aka Chemical Man)
Hilts (aka Hilts)
It took a bit of time for all of the teams to pour into Salerno’s, but the result was that 9 teams would be involved in the battle. In addition to J&B, the combatants included Auntie Joanie, Sharks, Shake & Bake, Garzilla (without Garzilla), Southside Avengers, See You On Tuesday, Porch, and Cobblestones.
As the anticipation built, some teams (including J&B) faced an immediate obstacle in the form of the Filibustering Waiter- the table would have to provide a credit card for the drink tab, but if we wanted to switch to a cash tab, he could close out the credit card tab and start the cash tab, though we could restart a credit card tab but would have to provide another credit card and blah blah blah. After his lengthy tab explanation to us, the waiter moved to the next table, where the same filibuster began with the preface, “As I just told that table, blah blah blah.”
It being Championship Night, the rules of the game have been altered a bit. There will not be halves or even quarters- tonight we will play 3 periods of 7 total categories. This twist seemed to confuse even Benkowski, as the distribution of categories went from 2-3-2 through a few evolutions until finally settling on 3-2-2 (with the food served after the 1st period). I think some of the permutations did not add up to 7.
Also tonight- no Free Point spaces, and only 2 throws per team (distance for the throws determined by the period of play, with the throw line moving further and further back from the box).
Of course, Benkowski’s son was on hand for a live version of the Music category.
First Period: Classic Brands/NFL 2002/Name that Tune Pt I
This NFC QB led the league with 23 fumbles?
This AFC player had a 99-yard kick return?
This Kansas City QB had a 99-yard touchdown pass?
This NFC QB led the league with 23 interceptions?
This AFC QB led the league with 4,689 passing yards?
This AFC RB led the league with 21 rushing touchdowns?
This AFC RB led the league with 115.8 yards rushing per game?
This AFC WR led the league with 107.6 yards receiving per game?
The Classic Brands category had a few decent questions but overall was too easy to be Championship caliber.
Minor controversy when J&B decides to utilize one of its “throw the ball” options. A cord (microphone? TV camera?) was draped across the destination box. I don’t know if Hilts requested it to be moved or moved it himself, but Benkowski ruled that other teams already had faced the cord obstacle during their “throw the ball” tries, so J&B would have to do the same. Hilts nails the points anyway.
A “Ladies Only- Most Occupied Piercings” contest led to the following (paraphrased) exchange at the J&B table:
Pepys: “This is not championship caliber.”
Moho: “He uses games like that to bring in lower quality players.”
Pepys: “I thought that’s why he had Music categories.”
That’s why they call him Hammer.
Not wanting a repeat of last year’s poor food service fiasco, Benkowski preps the kitchen when the end of the first period was approaching with yells of “Red Alert” several times. Although the pizza was slow in reaching the buffet table, the red alerts helped, and a good portion of food trays were ready at the end of the period.
With J&B and Cobblestone tied for the lead after the first period, Benkowski decided to hold a coin flip to determine which of those teams would get first access to the food. Unfortunately, as Benkowski updated the scoreboard (on his new grease board!), he didn’t notice that Garzilla had already pounced on the food table. Behind much booing from the crowd, Benkowski shoos them away, noting “it’s a trivia game, not a beauty pageant” (in reference to Garzilla’s roster that featured a decent collection of women).
J&B loses the coin flip and gets to eat second. The filibuster position never comes into play.
Second Period: Name that Tune Pt II/Celebrity Year of Birth
No questions noted from this period, but J&B was in third place at the end of it.
Third Period: I Love the 70s/2010 Late Night TV
70s- Billy Beer- was related to what politician?
2010 Late Night TV aka What’s On TV on New Year’s Eve/Day mixed with Movies Recently Watched by Benkowski. Not a championship caliber category!
Scores after 3 periods:
Cobblestone 1520
Sharks 1510
J&B 1250
Porch 1020
Garzilla 950
Garzilla 950
Avengers 910
Auntie J 800
Tuesday 690
Shake & Bake 600
Benkowski holds a lottery to determine the order in which competitors will select from 13 final category options: 2000s Entertainment (available twice, either A or B), 1990s Entertainment (A or B), 1980s Entertainment (A or B), 1960s Entertainment (A or B), Chicago Locations, Northwest Indiana Locations, NBA 1980s, NHL 1980s, or MLB 1990s.
Not sure where J&B landed in terms of getting to select its category, but Moho suggested picking the NHL; however, that category leaves most of the team on the sidelines. Despite concerns that its questions could cover “TV/Radio Facts from Benkowski’s Career”, J&B selects 1980s Entertainment A.
Assumed 2 correct wins wager with a bonus for all 3 correct. J&B wagers 791, enough to beat the 4th place team if they double their score.
NBA 1980s (Shake & Bake):
From 79/80 through 88/89 seasons, the only player to win 3 NBA MVP awards?
87/88 season- LA player led the league with 13 rebounds per game?
81/82 season- led league with 9.65 assists per game?
2000s Entertainment A (Tuesday):
Co-hosts for the 4th hour of “The Today Show” are Kathie Lee Gifford and who?
2003 Pixar movie was one of the top grossing movies for 27 weeks?
Who sang “Circus”, which charted during 2008-2009, peaking at #3?
MLB 1990s (Auntie J):
1997- hit 56 HR with 147 RBI?
1995- hit 50 HR with 52 doubles?
1996- AL Cy Young winner with 20-10 record?
1990s Entertainment A (Avengers):
During 95/96 TV season, “Roseanne” kicked off a string of sitcoms at 7:00 (CST)- which sitcom ended the string with its 8:30 (CST) airing?
1999- who played Trinity in “The Matrix”?
1991- who sang “Joyride”?
1960s Entertainment A (Porch):
During 64/65 TV season, the top ten rated shows featured 5 sitcoms. Two of those featured female leads- name one; and name a male lead from one of the other three shows?
1968- who played Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”?
1966- who sang “Summer in the City”?
2000s Entertainment B (Garzilla):
Up to 2006- who played CJ on “West Wing”?
2003- name the heist movie that featured Donald Sutherland?
2000- it charted up to #3- who sang “Kryptonite”?
1980s Entertainment A (J&B):
Who played George on “Mr. Belvidere”?
1985- three movies topped $100 million box office receipts- all were part of a series of movies (2 sequels, 1 initial)- name two?
1980- who sang “Please Don’t Go”?
NHL 1980s (Sharks):
85/86 season- Gretzky had 52 goals and 163 assists. What player led the league with 68 goals that year?
81/82 season- Gretzky had 92 goals. What player finished second with 64 goals?
85/86 season- which goalie won the Vezina Trophy?
1980s Entertainment B (Cobblestone):
On “Full House”, what actresses played DJ and Stephanie?
1985- “The Color Purple”- top billed actor and actress?
1980- sang “Woman in Love”?
Gentlemen?
1 comment:
you really like music? that's a very fun instead. so did mine.
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