February 8, 2017
Jerk Trivia Chicago Bar – If I could have deducted a billion points… I would.
Some nights trivia gets philosophical. Some nights it gets petty. Last Wednesday at Jerk. BBQ it got both.
A disputed answer in the geography round — which shall not be relitigated here — nearly brought the whole evening to a standstill. The host considered, for a very brief moment, deducting a billion points from the offending team just on principle.
He did not. The rules held. The right answer prevailed. And the smoked jerk chicken kept coming.
Standings were tight all night. The final round of 80s movie quotes separated the champions from the challengers, and when the dust settled, a team called "Rum Punch Casualties" took home the W.