Week 8: Standings - 25th September 2011

Tonight we set a new record. The lowest number of teams turned out - just four! However for some reason when I actually left the pub I found myself looking back and enjoying the night. 

One reason is the fact that I've decided to knock the £1 entry fee on the head and just make it a free quiz to enter with the prize being a free drink per person in the winning team. The main reason for doing this is the reality that the quiz will never see the likes of around 40 people again and so having a prize pot is not justifiable. Also by doing this you don't have to worry about how many turn up at all.

It's hard to put a finger on exactly why numbers are so low as there are many factors ranging from students going back to uni to location of pub but it is a little disappointing that a few more don't frequent the quiz just maybe 2 more teams would be great each week. I'm ruling out the possibility that the Quiz Master is so unpopular that people don't come since the same faces come back each week.

And so with four teams it is a little easier to win but Chapel Fields Mafia would have ran a field of 20 teams close to the first place finish as they only really had one mediocre round. Note the quiz is out of 50 this week as I cut what used to be Round 5 altogether.

40     Chapel Fields Mafia

30     That's Tragic

29.5  Young Farmers

29.5  3 Muskaqueers

Just picture questions went unanswered this week which on reflection were probably a little bit tough but I just knocked that one together yesterday so didn't fully review it properly I guess. My mistake. The quiz can be found in its usual place: http://www.facebook.com/notes/sunday-night-quizzing-at-the-blacksmiths-arms-coniston/questions-and-answers-for-25th-september-2011/255841341124321

Now I best get off this laptop now before I become completely sterile.