Thursday Night Thunder Throwdown

For the past couple of weeks now, I have been going to TGI Fridays on Thursday Nights and play some good Ole' fashion Russian Roulette. Nothing beats the feeling of betting if someone will shoot themselves over money while eating some fried cheese sticks and having a beer. If you don't believe me, then check out some of my handy work here.

If you actually thought I played some good Ole' fashion Russian Roulette, then you are a ratard. And if you don't get that reference, then check this out.

Ok, in all actuality, I do go to Friday's on Thursdays to play trivia with some other friends. They have a ridiculously great marketing scheme for trivia nights. Anyone can play trivia and it is free as well. If you or your team comes in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, then you will when $50, $20, or $10.

What else that makes this unlike your normal trivia is that we don't use those stupid boxes that you would always play with at a bar because those boxes suck. Every time I go to a bar to play trivia, I always get a box that is about to die or just wont work.

Here is a basic rundown of the rules:

1. Each game consists of six rounds, with one half time question and one final question.
2. Each round consists of three questions. The categories for the three questions are announced at the beginning of each round.
3. Teams are allotted three point values to use each round. Once you have assigned that value to an answer, you cannot use it again for that round. The point values for rounds one through three are 2, 4, and 6 (maximum score of 12 points per round). The values for rounds four through six are 5, 7 and 9 (maximum score of 21 points per round).
4. Your team may have as many players as you want.
5. You are allowed the length of one song to turn in your written answer and point value. An additional song may be allowed for half-time and final questions.
6. Once you have turned in your answer, you may not re-submit another answer.
7. Teams do not lose points for wrong answers, with the exception of the final question.
8. A team may wager up to 20 points on the final question. If your answer is correct, your team is awarded the amount of points wagered. If your answer is incorrect, those points are deducted from your score.
9. Some rounds include bonus questions or opportunities for additional points.

So far, I have been playing with a team called "Can I Get A Whoop Whoop". One of my friends named it after Texas A&M and his ability to never be able to get accepted to that school.

Now, I don't mean to beep my own horn, but "Beep Beep", we have been dominating the hell out of this league. Since Paul, JMill and I have joined the team, we have been winning first in every tournament so far.

The trivia league will end in a couple of weeks and we are going to try and win 1st place in the finals. But that wont happen until some time in June. Until then, we are going to take all of our winnings and just blow it on drinks and food one night at some Random Fridays Restaurant.

Another update (along with photos) of this post will come soon which will detail the events that will occur during the semi-finals.