36 Chambers of Wu-Tang

It was great to see everyone back from their holidays for the first quiz of THE GAUNTLET, or what we’re calling the special Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday lineup of shows this week. BRUS kicked off the quiz festival the right way with Pork Chop Monday and their always-on-point list of fermentables.

This week, 20 teams were able to decipher pizza logos through their beer goggles, correctly knew the difference between an election and an inauguration, and desperately wanted to be rescued by cute dogs. Unfortunately no one had a Swedish parent in the 1980s who loved banana-based casseroles.

The by-the-book winners Herman’s Extra Klown walked away with Golden Tickets to the beer board followed by Jojo Vibes with a pack of cans. Three teams entered the third place cage match, with the Nørrebros showing off their highbrow opera knowledge to score the prize. Technically at the top this week, the Viqueens proved the ‘more players wins championships’ quiz strategy true but traded their ability to win a prize for six players’ worth of friendship.

Ask Anna snagged the most average prize and stealthily dodged their photo opportunity, leaving them entirely anonymous. Quartet split a Fritz-Kola for their good sportsmanship in last place.

We’ll get Domino’s with the rest of you sometime. Here’s the week 17 board at BRUS:

1 . Viqueens (six players) 67
2 . Herman's Extra Klown (first place!) 63
3 . Jojo Vibes! (second place!) 61
4 . Nørrebros (third place tiebreaker!) 56
4 . C U Next Tuesday 56
4 . Team Pest 56
5 . New Quiz on the Block 54
6 . Grapefast Breakfruit 53
7 . Ask Anna (most average!) 51
8 . Everything in My Container 50
8 . Pointless 50
9 . Calujos 45
9 . Chipá 45
9 . Last and Least 45
10 . Nothing in Mah Container 44
11 . Taco Belly 43
12 . Wwwww 38
13 . Last But Not Least 36
14 . Quartet (last place!) 35
15 . Hunters (DNF) 26