Cash Summer Games crazy schedule change

BUD · **Posted:** Fri May 24, 2019 11:04 pm

It seems the new cash Summer Games starting in June and going through July will put a bunch of games from other days before and after Spotlight and Playback for those 2 months.

FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS: (Pacific time)

Lexitopia Trivia: 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Immortal Words Trivia: 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Sports Trivia: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Topix Trivia: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Prime Game 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM. (No prize money)

History Trivia: 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Tuned In Trivia: 6:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Movie Night Trivia: 7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Pop Culture Trivia: 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM
SciFiles Trivia: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Similar schedule for Sun/Mon. with no break for the prime games because there aren't any.

Prizes for each game are $25, 10, 5, 5, 5.

scar · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm **Posts:** 2218

As a SciFiles fan it's nice to see it get a little more play.

rayj1029 · **Joined:** Sun May 27, 2012 10:51 am **Posts:** 200

scar wrote:

As a SciFiles fan it's nice to see it get a little more play.

Ditto!!

Merkin · **Joined:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:16 am **Posts:** 772

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

Does this mean there won’t be Badge Hunter at all going forward?

poman · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1513

Merkin wrote:

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

You should've seen what happened last night. The fine print rules say in case of a tie, the prize money will be split evenly... and it also says in no case will the prize be less than 1 dollar (woohoo!).

In one of the games, there were 10 players on the individual rankings leaderboard with perfect scores, and on the location rankings, there were 3 locations that had a perfect score site average.

You gotta figure everyone who had a perfect game is gonna get less than 10 bucks for that one.

Let the good times roll

BUD · **Posted:** Sun May 26, 2019 8:49 am

schushoe wrote:

Does this mean there won’t be Badge Hunter at all going forward?

After tonight's last game of Badge Hunter it should be back in August. Same with Trendalicious. But at least we gain a Topix on Sat.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

Great! I’m STILL trying to get the Salam badge. Playing Badge Hunter tonight! I have much more time in August to play.

schushoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:59 pm **Posts:** 30

Got it! (Apologies for the size of the picture, I thought I had resized it.)

CVAVRA · **Joined:** Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:58 pm **Posts:** 124

Merkin wrote:

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

Individually, maybe not. String enough of them together...

Merkin · **Joined:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:16 am **Posts:** 772

poman wrote:

Merkin wrote:

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

You should've seen what happened last night. The fine print rules say in case of a tie, the prize money will be split evenly... and it also says in no case will the prize be less than 1 dollar (woohoo!).

In one of the games, there were 10 players on the individual rankings leaderboard with perfect scores, and on the location rankings, there were 3 locations that had a perfect score site average.

You gotta figure everyone who had a perfect game is gonna get less than 10 bucks for that one.

Let the good times roll

We we one of the perfect teams at Wash's. $250 divided 27 ways around the country.

Bugg · **Joined:** Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:42 pm **Posts:** 136

There should be a minimum of 100 dollars to top person with a minimum of 25 dollars regardless of how many play.That would at least cover some if not all one's food and beverage tab.
That being said-Is the joy in the money or the joy of hoisting the Stanley Cup.The refrain often is the money will be gone,but the victory of winning Lord Stanley will always remain.Take pride in a job well done.I usually laugh at those usually not playing when they ask me what do you win by playing trivia.

Merkin · **Joined:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:16 am **Posts:** 772

The money comment was a joke. Only true insofar as the money is not enough to revise one's schedule on a night when I would not have played anyway.

Bugg, you are quite correct that the joy is lifting the figurative (and sometimes real) trophy. For Walsh's on Monday night, the true goal is to beat you. If we do that, we know we have earned it, as you are the standard bearer for sports trivia excellence.

Bugg · **Joined:** Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:42 pm **Posts:** 136

Thank-you Merkin for the kind words.It is very much appreciated.It is a joy competing against a juggernaut.You and your group indeed have made immeasurable contributions in helping buzztime trivia to be a viable source of entertainment.Continued success at trivia and other life events to you and your colleagues.

xtrain · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:09 pm **Posts:** 470

On Fridays and Saturdays, Mad River is a complete zoo where it would be even more difficult to play than on weeknights and nobody but us would be over 30. When we were considering moving there from B4, I went to scope the place out, sat at the bar where one TV was turned to the game. I had to pay for drinks as they were served, and the bartender left me change for a twenty. I got up to go to the bathroom, returning to find the money gone, my NTN box gone, and a comely young lass sitting on my bar stool with a hunk standing next to her. I think we'll skip the money games for the next two months.
XT

Merkin · **Joined:** Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:16 am **Posts:** 772

Schedule seems to imply no Pulse Sports Trivia on Monday nights unless it will be at 9:00 CDT. Also, fro those with the old bards, no Ask It Already and Speed Freaks on Saturdays.

poman · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1513

poman wrote:

Merkin wrote:

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

You should've seen what happened last night. The fine print rules say in case of a tie, the prize money will be split evenly... and it also says in no case will the prize be less than 1 dollar (woohoo!).

And this comes into play right away on Day 1, thanks to someone at buzztime accidentally putting the Tuned In questions into the History game, then the exact set of questions appeared in the actual Tuned In game, causing more than 45 perfect scores. Since total prize money for the game is set at $45, everyone perfect gets the $1 prize :lol:

Torquemada · **Joined:** Mon May 30, 2011 7:05 pm **Posts:** 91

For tonight, did anyone play Topix as Topix? Beef O'Brady's Prattville played a Countdown that appeared to be national, and was not 1960's themed. There was also a scoreboard anomaly.

TFM

Torquemada · **Joined:** Mon May 30, 2011 7:05 pm **Posts:** 91

poman wrote:

Merkin wrote:

Not enough $$$ to get off the couch.

You should've seen what happened last night. The fine print rules say in case of a tie, the prize money will be split evenly... and it also says in no case will the prize be less than 1 dollar (woohoo!).

And this comes into play right away on Day 1, thanks to someone at buzztime accidentally putting the Tuned In questions into the History game, then the exact set of questions appeared in the actual Tuned In game, causing more than 45 perfect scores. Since total prize money for the game is set at $45, everyone perfect gets the $1 prize :lol:

Total prize money is $50 per game: $25+$10+$5+$5+$5. But there may have been more than 45 as some sites can report late.

A friend of mine and I were laughing too hard and screwed up perfection, but BENW from our team kept his composure and earned a share. I'd have thought hundreds of players should have pulled a perfect off.

TFM

poman · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1513

Torquemada wrote:

Total prize money is $50 per game: $25+$10+$5+$5+$5. But there may have been more than 45 as some sites can report late.

A friend of mine and I were laughing too hard and screwed up perfection, but BENW from our team kept his composure and earned a share. I'd have thought hundreds of players should have pulled a perfect off.

TFM

Yep, for some reason I was thinking it's 10 cash games (so $45 each game), but you're right, it's 9 cash games @ $50 each game.

If memory serves correct, there were 7 perfect site locations, to go along with the perfect individual board. So that's at least 35 + 20 - 7 = 48 perfects there. But like you said I'm sure there were even more than that, so it's easily more than 50.

The VIKING · **Joined:** Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:47 pm **Posts:** 29

Has anyone received money from Buzztime for any of these contests? Some of the people at our location have won as far back as February, but haven't received anything yet.

Bugg · **Joined:** Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:42 pm **Posts:** 136

Yes,I did receive my prizes.A winner should receive an email telling them they won with instructions on how to get their winnings.

BUD · **Posted:** Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:29 am

Yes, six people from BWW Gaithersburg did get emails from buzztime with instructions. This was for the March and earlier games. Haven’t seen anything for April yet.

Make sure you have a good email on file. If you are looking for Feb winnings you should call BT customer service and see what email they used and why it didn’t match what you have on file on the BT website.

AARDVK · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:30 pm **Posts:** 554

scar wrote:

As a SciFiles fan it's nice to see it get a little more play.

We stopped playing on Wednesdays after BW3-Hedwig Village pulled the Challenge Entertainment live game that we used to play after Sci-Files, but maybe we'll make the effort to go out on Saturday night for it if the Playback topic seems interesting, so that's a nice development for us as well.

Brooke/AARDVK

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