Was it the end of an era or merely a bump in the road? That’s the question that’ll be answered next week when the previously undefeated Bort’s Bombers tries to reclaim their title. So far Bort’s Bombers has dominated every week at the Gorilla but this week The Flaming Rash squeaked ahead by one point. The Unicorns were far far behind the two top competitors, but way ahead of Team Terry, The Cougars, The Catfish and Kirsul. The latter teams just couldn’t compete. The first two rounds ended in ties between Bort’s and The Flaming Rash with the 1st round going to The Flaming Rash and the 2nd round going to Bort’s. Third round was the deciderer where The Flaming Rash nailed the Bond question and won the round and the game by that one single point.

Well what can I say, things are starting to pick up at the Gorilla Room and the regular players are establishing a pecking order. Bort’s showed up again this week and showed everyone who’s boss. They’ve won every week now. But it was close, Team 21 started tailing them in the second round, which they won, and it was almost an upset. Team 21 was named after one of there members who decided to come to trivia for his 21st birthday. Of course a 21st birthday is symbolic only since we were all drinking at 16, or in some cases 7. In the end Team 21 lost the game by a mere two points. Other teams worthy of note were In With The Bartender and South Side Moms with Showed Up Late showing up late but giving it their best anyway. See you all next week.

It was my first night as host and things went pretty smoothly, although we needed some more people. The Gorilla Room has a later crowd so next week we’re going to try a later start, we’re shooting for around 8:30pm. Hopefully we can get a few more teams to add some intensity to the game. But anyway, back to last night. Despite the best effort of Team Scott Baio, creating a tie in the first round, Bort’s Bombers took a steady lead in the second round that only increased in the third. Scampers and Toast rounded out the rest of the field and took third and fourth places, respectively.

We’re on the right track here. Let’s see what next week has to offer with a later start time.

Well, it wasn’t easy.  After about an hour and a half’s worth of technical difficulties, though, we got the Gorilla Room’s inaugural Buzzwordz trivia underway.  Seven teams showed up–a pretty awesome total for a first-time event (and I’m pretty sure it was all word-of-mouth once they saw the studly figure cut by their dashing host, Yours Truly)–and we had a great time rolling through perhaps the toughest trivia this side of a Jeopardy set.

We had a great first-round showing from Cul-de-Sac, who then followed a lovely young lady out of the bar and missed out on rounds two and three.  Frankly, I was tempted to tag along.

Sweet Brothers, the folks behind the bar, brought up the rear despite a strong third round and a veritable plethora of funny answers.  No Name edged them out by a single point.  We had a strong showing from Raiders Beans, who showed up at the tail end of the first round and still managed a fourth-place finish, missing third by a mere two points.

Da Bdubbs, despite extortion, bribery and MASH-note answer sheets in an attempt to sway the impartial (but apparently sexy) quizmaster, finished a respectable third.

Runners up and winners of $15 in bar cash, the Teenage Pussy Killers attributed their name to their day jobs as euthanasia vets at a clinic for geriatric cats.

It was, however, the supremely confident Justin and Sharif are Winning who took every round and the evening’s grand prize, which was reported variously as a $30 bar gift certificate or $5 off a spray tan.

Thanks, Gorilla Room.  Say hi to the other Josh for me next week.