SMOLT! in the New Year!

SMOLT! started off with a bang this year, as the trivia team gathered at the Black Rose Tuesday January 2nd. Refreshed from our lovely holiday and mostly recovered from the end of the year celebrations, spirits were high and the energy of the crowd could not be denied!

SMOLT! team member Ross was a little apprehensive that the team across the bar (composed of his mother, father, 2 coworkers and 3 other peeps) would give SMOLT! a challenge. At the last trivia game they had defeated a few SMOLT!’s. The rest of the team assured him, that this was a full SMOLT! and we were up to the peril.

First two rounds, SMOLT! got 11, but the other team, Powder Hounds, got every answer right for a full 20! There were other teams playing but it was clear the line had been drawn in the sand was between SMOLT! and team Powder Hounds. We were a little concerned but continued.

Matching round, we got all 12 right! (Very unusual for us, SMOLT! usually, shall we say, “sucks” at the matching round.) Powder Hounds, a perfect 12. Picture round, Powder Hounds another perfect score. SMOLT! team member Ross kept looking over his shoulder at Powder Hounds team and muttering. Other team members were concerned over his well being.

Music round, SMOLT!s strength, 8 out of 10. SMOLT! team member Ross watched how Quizmaster corrects teams entries and gleefully chortles when he sees Powder Hounds gets two wrong. Then Quizmaster announces the scores, another perfect score for Powder Hounds. SMOLT! team member Ross appears to “lose” it.

SMOLT! team member Ross starts to comment on conspiracy’s and that “they are out to get him.” His proof is that his mother and father arrived before SMOLT! members and there was plenty of time to set this elaborate ruse. Other SMOLT! Team members attempt to tell SMOLT! team member Ross that he is perhaps a bit paranoid. One helpful SMOLT! Team member draws calming and peaceful pictures to indicate that perhaps SMOLT! team member Ross is, shall we say, kookoo.
Last round, the scores are read, as usual, lowest scores first. SMOLT! team member Ross is seen twitching and muttering. As the Quizmaster reads aloud the score, he stops and announced there has been an score keeping error. In all 7 rounds, he gave Powder Hounds a perfect score, when in fact their score was much lower and after adding up all the talley, SMOLT! WON!
SMOLT! team member Ross jumped up and started screaming at Powder Hounds, and Publician. That he knew it was a conspiracy. Powder Hounds, Publican and rest of bar laugh at SMOLT! team member Ross (but not full SMOLT! who were calm and collected). Bar then claps and applauds the clever ruse (and SMOLTS! victory no doubt)

One team, who had scribbled threatening words on the money when they thought Powder Hounds was achieving a perfect score, quickly retrieved that money and gave clean happy money because they felt no ill will towards SMOLT!