Sandbag Tournament Final Results:
58,927 Teaser's 46,086 Big Guys
Before congratulating the winners, let's take a moment to appreciate the remarkable tournament run of the Davids at Big Guys. When he signed his team up, MADMAN warned me that they usually only had five or six players and only seven or eight working boxes, but they would try to do their best anyway. Their best, as it turned out, was better than almost everyone else's--including teams with double or triple the number of players and boxes. They should serve as an inspiration not only to other small-but-mighty teams out there, but also to every team that appreciates great trivia-playing. Congrats to them on their great performance--you may have been few in number, but you really were Big Guys in the tournament.
As for the OTHER small-but-mighty team at Teaser's: no bridesmaids, no steak knives this time--they finally got the Cadillac Eldorado! Congrats to a team of similar size to Big Guys which made its own admirable and remarkable run. Despite having an important presence in the NTN/Buzztime community for decades, Chicago has never hosted either the Sandbag nor the McCarthy Cup until now. Along with its dominance on almost every other night of the week, with this win and the Glory Daze and MUDEE trophies, too, Chicago can now rightfully claim to be the hub of triviadom. Sincerest congrats to MERKIN, CLIPPR, DROLL, et al. on a fantastic tournament and a fantastic year.
Before closing the books here, I want to take this opportunity to thank every team that participated in this year’s Sandbag Tournament. You, the playership, are what make this event a success and such great fun every year. Sincerest thanks to all, and I hope we will see you in future tournaments. I would also like to thank the folks at Danny K's for being excellent hosts of the Sandbag Trophy, and for inviting me to serve as guest commissioner. It truly was an honor.
And now, in accordance with tradition, Danny K's declares the 15th Annual Sandbag Tournament closed, and calls upon the Triviots of the world to assemble a few months from now to celebrate the 24th Annual McCarthy Cup Tournament, also to be hosted by Danny K's.
*Darkness falls as the flame slowly extinguishes. The music swells, and dewy-eyed observers look on silently.*
_________________ Anon "He may seem like Mr. Rogers but a dark spirit lies beneath."
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