The Roasters

The Jell-O Shooters

Team Double J

The BJ's (short for Brian Joseph)

Team TBA

Team Distinguished

It was a rocking good time out in The Spot In Golden last night for some hot brain-on-brain action with Mind Games Live.  For our first round (the appetizer) we had some Wuzzles.  Team Bartender was busy doing his job (bar-tending) but did manage to get five points.  Ahead of him were the Roasters, and then Skoolin’ U.  Team TBA and Distinguished managed to tie for third place with 8 points.  The BJ’s grabbed second with an impressive 8 1/2, but it was the crafty group of Jell-O Shooters who took the round with a perfect score.

For the entree round we had a dish of Famous Name Us.  A couple of new teams joined us late in the round: Suck It, Trebek and Team Double J.  Both answering the three questions they arrived for correctly.  The Roasters continued to rack up points, coming in third.  The BJ’s and Distinguished tied for second with fifteen points apiece, while Skoolin’ U and The Jell-O Shooters managed to share the top scores with just one more point.  These close scores are why it’s important to remember your e-mail extra!  A Play-Off ensued and Skoolin’ U managed to win the free pitcher by guessing closest to the right percentage of Caucasians in America.

Time for a Bonus Beer Question, and Dylan from Team Distinguished managed to get himself a little extra something to drink.

Four dessert we finished off with a course of Out Of Odrer, I mean Out Of Order.  Suck It Trebek got a lucky thirteen points this round.  The BJ’s coming up after them.  With 25, 26, and 27 points respectively were Skoolin’ U, The Jell-O Shooters and Team Distinguished.  But making up for the lost time were last round’s late arrivals Team Double J taking the round with 30 points.

The full three courses of MGL feasting over it was time to tally up the scores and see who won.  Once again, it all came down to one point with the Jell-O Shooters edging out Team Distinguished 51 to 50.  Don’t forget to bring in that Email Extra, folks!  And I will see you all again at the Spot real soon.

Golden Building Department

Team Porch

It was a good day at the Spot in Golden.  The sun was shining and people wanted to stay on the outside patio … where Team Porch preferred to sit, sending in a representative each question to take back to their team and to confer together for an answer.  They managed to out-do team Bartender, who managed to get a style point, but the first round was golden for team Golden Building Department, who managed to get a perfect score for Hink Pink.

While nine points is impressive when there are only nine available — Golden Building Department’s repeat of the exact same score was less than enough to top round two winners: Team Porch, who had 13 points in Balderdash.  And they even managed to do a pretty good vocal impression of a theremin.  Team Porch member Josh also managed to walk away with this week’s Bonus Beer Question.

By round three, Eye Know, the scores were tight and the competition was fierce.  There was some hubbub over the “16th Chapel” that did manage to get straightened out.  However, it was not enough and team Golden Building Department managed to edge out Team Porch by two whole points.  But if you think that was close… the overall scores for both teams were exactly 41; leading to the most intense play-off face-off about sheep gestation in the history of world.  Much to the dismay and perhaps even disgust of Team Porch, the Golden Building Department managed to get the number of days exactly right and won themselves a pretty sweet gift card, but I have a feeling that both teams will be back, bitter and ready to play as the Summer of Swag continues and the prizes are upped with the addition of a movie-pack!