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Author: | ANON [ Tue Mar 15, 2016 3:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster Cup |
With April rolling around, it is time once again to compete in the BrainBuster Tournament created in honor of Tim Richardson (also known to long-time denizens of the trivia forums as DINGO and TLEARY). Last year's winner, BWW-Arlington, has deputized me to serve as tournament commissioner this year. The tournament will pretty much structured pretty much identically to all the previous editions: It will run for five consecutive Tuesdays (from April 5 to May 3), and each participating team's final score will be calculated as the cumulative HOF score of their four best performances in that time (in other words, each team gets to drop a low score, which will also ameliorate the impact of any technical issues on a particular night). The highest score thus calculated wins, and that team will get the trophy for a year and be required to run the tournament next April. RULES: Teams must use assembled brainpower only. No computers and no references of any kind during gameplay, either paper or electronic (or telecommunication from outside the location). Using the Buzztime Playmaker app on electronic devices such as iPhones, iPads, or Droid phones is fine, as long as this is the only purpose for which the device is being used, and it is being used in and for the location of the team. Any team that pledges to abide by these rules is welcome to sign up. As the tournament starts on April 5, signup will run from now until midnight on April 4. Please sign up either on this thread or by contacting me by PM or email. This has been a pretty competitive tournament in years past--no team has ever led wire-to-wire, and it has always been decided on the last week of the tournament. I hope you will consider entering your team, and good skill to all. |
Author: | -BO- [ Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Continuing the tradition of signing up Stadium Cafe first. |
Author: | tchoiniere [ Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Adams Mill is in. |
Author: | Kendo [ Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Please sign up Parlay Sports of Tallahassee, FL. |
Author: | Gogetem [ Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
We'll give it a try. Please sign up 'Pineapple Hill Grill', Tustin, CA. |
Author: | ANON [ Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:00 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
This is a list of teams that have signed up, which I will be updating as teams join: Stadium Cafe, Addison TX Adams Mill, Manchester CT Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA BWW-Arlington VA The Fellowship, Kent OH New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON BWW-Albuquerque NM Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK BWW-Kalamazoo MI Teaser's, Chicago IL West Park Station, Cleveland OH BWW-Bloomingdale IL Mad River, New York NY Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC Big Guys, Winnipeg MB Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC Danny K's, Orange CA Old Barn, Portland OR Houlihan's-Westbury NY BWW-Columbia, MD Hokie House, Blacksburg VA Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON Bilmar Station, Tampa FL |
Author: | RedArrow [ Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
BWW/Kalamazoo will participate. |
Author: | CLIPPR [ Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Teasers in Chicago will play |
Author: | IDJIT5500 [ Sun Mar 27, 2016 7:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
west park station will play |
Author: | reb6 [ Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Sign up BWW-Bloomingdale. |
Author: | xtrain [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Mad River will play. |
Author: | ANON [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:35 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
The tournament begins on Tuesday, so if your team has not signed up yet, now would be a great time! |
Author: | Yotcho [ Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:27 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Danny K's will participate. |
Author: | rayj1029 [ Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:38 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Who cares about the BrainBuster Cup??? I'm just playing for the $100 AMEX gift card!!! RAY J. |
Author: | xtrain [ Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
I assume, Ray, that you will therefore be borging. Someone I once played with said to me that if NTN ever gave cash prizes, then you would see widespread cheating. xt |
Author: | BUD [ Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:03 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
xtrain wrote: I assume, Ray, that you will therefore be borging. Someone I once played with said to me that if NTN ever gave cash prizes, then you would see widespread cheating. xt The gift card prizes for Tuesday play are all random giveaways,no skills needed, which is the usual with BT. The last contest involving skill and prizes was the Smartest Bar and the Six tourneys before that. We got a bunch of Amazon cards back at Hardtimes. |
Author: | ANON [ Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Here are the teams that have signed up this year, in alphabetical order. If you think your team is missing and shouldn't be, let me know. Good skill to all tonight! Adams Mill, Manchester CT Big Guys, Winnipeg MB Bilmar Station, Tampa FL Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON BWW-Albuquerque NM BWW-Arlington VA BWW-Bloomingdale IL BWW-Columbia, MD BWW-Kalamazoo MI Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC Danny K's, Orange CA Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK Hokie House, Blacksburg VA Houlihan's-Westbury NY Mad River, New York NY New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON Old Barn, Portland OR Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA Stadium Cafe, Addison TX Teaser's, Chicago IL The Fellowship, Kent OH West Park Station, Cleveland OH |
Author: | rayj1029 [ Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:23 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
xtrain wrote: I assume, Ray, that you will therefore be borging. Someone I once played with said to me that if NTN ever gave cash prizes, then you would see widespread cheating. xt No. Why do you assume that? |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
BrainBuster lived up to its name in the first week of the tournament. Only two teams cracked 11,000 in what proved to be a pretty tough game. Nevertheless, as every team gets to drop a low score and there are four more weeks left in the tournament, there is still plenty of opportunity for teams to rise (and fall). Here are the standings after Week 1: 12,283 The Fellowship, Kent OH 11,195 BWW-Arlington VA 10,965 Danny K's, Orange CA 10,369 BWW-Columbia, MD 10,174 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 10,172 BWW-Albuquerque NM 10,152 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 10,111 Mad River, New York NY 10,049 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 9,962 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 9,927 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 9,756 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 9,736 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 9,727 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 9,718 Old Barn, Portland OR 9,659 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 9,565 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 9,395 Teaser's, Chicago IL 9,207 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 8,992 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 8,652 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 8,578 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 7,200 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA 7,066 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON Good skill to all teams this week! |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:30 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Week 2 of the Tim "DINGO" Richardson Memorial BrainBuster Cup saw some pretty close results. For example, The Fellowship nosed out Teaser's for the win by a mere 6 points; and BWW-Kalamazoo beat out Mad River by a single point: 12,175 The Fellowship, Kent OH 12,169 Teaser's, Chicago IL 11,613 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 11,348 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 11,347 Mad River, New York NY 11,268 BWW-Arlington VA 11,123 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 10,876 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 10,629 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 10,622 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 10,501 BWW-Columbia, MD 10,425 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 10,332 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 10,297 BWW-Albuquerque NM 10,267 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 10,262 Danny K's, Orange CA 9,766 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 9,747 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 9,326 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 9,133 Old Barn, Portland OR 9,103 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 8,639 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 6,718 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 6,364 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA After two weeks, the cumulative scores stand as follows: 24458 The Fellowship, Kent OH 22463 BWW-Arlington VA 21765 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 21564 Teaser's, Chicago IL 21458 Mad River, New York NY 21227 Danny K's, Orange CA 21085 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 21084 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 20925 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 20870 BWW-Columbia, MD 20469 BWW-Albuquerque NM 20356 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 20194 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 19897 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 19503 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 19500 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 19417 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 18851 Old Barn, Portland OR 18762 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 18344 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 17846 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 17688 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 15370 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 13564 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA It may appear at first glance that The Fellowship has opened up a healthy lead, but looks can be deceiving. When one drops low scores, the lead melts away almost entirely, and a bunch of teams are within easy striking distance: 12,283 The Fellowship, Kent OH 12,169 Teaser's, Chicago IL 11,613 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 11,348 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 11,347 Mad River, New York NY 11,268 BWW-Arlington VA 11,123 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 10,965 Danny K's, Orange CA 10,876 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 10,629 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 10,622 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 10,501 BWW-Columbia, MD 10,425 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 10,332 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 10,297 BWW-Albuquerque NM 10,267 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 10,174 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 9,766 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 9,756 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 9,718 Old Barn, Portland OR 9,659 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 9,207 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 8,652 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 7,200 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA Good skill to all teams this week! |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:57 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
BrainBuster lived up to its name on Tuesday, with fewer than half the teams cracking 10,000 points. Here are yesterday's standings: 12743 Teaser's, Chicago IL 12158 BWW-Arlington VA 12035 The Fellowship, Kent OH 11743 BWW-Albuquerque NM 11116 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 11089 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 10941 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 10829 BWW-Columbia, MD 10499 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 10232 Mad River, New York NY 10100 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 9804 Danny K's, Orange CA 9228 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 9199 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 9154 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 9085 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 9061 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 8922 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 8847 Old Barn, Portland OR 8781 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 8738 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 7940 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 7127 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 7093 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA This makes the cumulative-points standings as follows: 36,493 The Fellowship, Kent OH 34,621 BWW-Arlington VA 34,307 Teaser's, Chicago IL 32,212 BWW-Albuquerque NM 32,174 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 31,866 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 31,699 BWW-Columbia, MD 31,690 Mad River, New York NY 31,472 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 31,031 Danny K's, Orange CA 30,850 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 30,238 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 30,002 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 28,958 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 28,932 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 28,862 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 28,728 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 28,616 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 27,698 Old Barn, Portland OR 26,627 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 26,610 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 26,284 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 22,497 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 20,657 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA From this, it may look like The Fellowship has built a big lead, but it hasn't. In fact, it is not really in the lead at all. When low scores are dropped, here are the real standings: 24912 Teaser's, Chicago IL 24458 The Fellowship, Kent OH 23426 BWW-Arlington VA 22212 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 22040 BWW-Albuquerque NM 21817 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 21765 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 21745 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 21579 Mad River, New York NY 21330 BWW-Columbia, MD 21227 Danny K's, Orange CA 21084 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 20255 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 20194 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 19897 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 19759 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 19624 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 19544 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 19500 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 18851 Old Barn, Portland OR 18344 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 17988 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 15779 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 14293 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA With two weeks to go, Teaser's has bounced up to a several hundred point lead, with several teams within striking distance. For a tournament that has seen its share of wild finishes, it looks like another one might be in store. Good skill to all this week! |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
This is turning out to be the most competitive edition in the history of the Tim "DINGO" Richardson Cup. With only one week to go, the race is still very tight with several teams having reasonable chances to win it all. First, the (tentative) Week 4 results: 12741 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 11882 Danny K's, Orange CA 11732 BWW-Arlington VA 11534 Teaser's, Chicago IL 11425 BWW-Albuquerque NM 11296 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 10944 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 10786 The Fellowship, Kent OH 10656 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 10415 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 9981 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 9479 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 9430 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 9308 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 9227 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 9053 Mad River, New York NY 8996 BWW-Columbia, MD 8544 Old Barn, Portland OR 8145 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 7597 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 4657 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA 2237 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 0 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 0 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX These are tentative because neither Bilmar Station nor Stadium Cafe seemed to report a score out. Should that change, I will adjust the scores accordingly. This leaves the overall cumulative scores as follows: 47279 The Fellowship, Kent OH 46353 BWW-Arlington VA 45841 Teaser's, Chicago IL 44213 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 43637 BWW-Albuquerque NM 43470 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 42913 Danny K's, Orange CA 41794 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 40743 Mad River, New York NY 40695 BWW-Columbia, MD 39717 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 39347 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 39310 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 38709 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 38089 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 36940 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 36761 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 36242 Old Barn, Portland OR 36040 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 31866 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 30094 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 28958 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 28864 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 25314 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA These scores are more significant than they have been in past weeks, because they represent the absolute minimum possible final score for each team. The Fellowship seems to have significant lead here, but it really does not. When you drop low scores, the standings are: 36493 The Fellowship, Kent OH 36446 Teaser's, Chicago IL 35158 BWW-Arlington VA 34486 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 33508 Houlihan's-Westbury NY 33465 BWW-Albuquerque NM 33109 Danny K's, Orange CA 32709 Parlay Sports, Tallahassee FL 31866 Bilmar Station, Tampa FL 31699 BWW-Columbia, MD 31690 Mad River, New York NY 30609 Henry Hudson's, Oklahoma City OK 30563 BWW-Kalamazoo MI 30002 New Edinburgh Pub/Moose McGuires, Ottawa ON 29481 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 29000 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 28986 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 28974 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 28958 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 28616 Adams Mill, Manchester CT 27698 Old Barn, Portland OR 26627 Hokie House, Blacksburg VA 23376 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver BC 20657 Pineapple Hill Grill, Tustin CA The Fellowship's lead almost completely evaporates here as it clings to a 47-point margin over Teaser's. Furthermore, several other teams also have a shot at the title depending on what happens next week. If you add 15,000 to these scores, you get the maximum possible score that each team can post. The top eight teams all have a mathematical shot at the trophy, which makes it about the widest-open this tournament has been going into the final week. Good skill to all in the finale! |
Author: | -BO- [ Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
ANON wrote: These are tentative because neither Bilmar Station nor Stadium Cafe seemed to report a score out. Should that change, I will adjust the scores accordingly. Stadium Cafe did not play last night. |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
-BO- wrote: Stadium Cafe did not play last night. Thanks, BO. And Bilmar apparently had technical issues, so these standings are no longer tentative. |
Author: | ANON [ Wed May 04, 2016 7:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 4th Annual Tim (DINGO) RIchardson Memorial Brainbuster C |
Before posting the final results, I need to make a correction. BLUMAX informed me that Bilmar Station indeed eventually posted a score (9,992) last week. This score was used in the calculation of the final standings. Thanks to BLUMAX for letting me know. |
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