Biggest Question: 400 points which we didn't get. We were only 5 movies away from the answer to this audio trivia asking the names of the 22 horror movies in the sound clips. We worked like a machine! It was awesome!
Biggest Question answered by one person: 150 points "In the Nick Park movie, 'Not Without My Handbag', what happened to the undersigned on nonpayment of contract?" Sara M. was so tired after staying awake for nearly 48 hours that she didn't even realize what she'd just done. Incidentally, the woman was "sent to hell without further notice."
Biggest Question by TEAM effort: 150 points What was the name of the movie that included the list of rules in Visual #2, the school and the headmistress that swore by them." Sak guessed the movie Matilda and the rest is internet history.
Best internet searcher: This was a tight race between Ryce, Jeff F., Sara M., and Tom L. but the biggest scorer was Sara.
Best book searcher: Laura Honkomp Thanks for getting up at 2:30 am to sneak into your son's room and page through Anamalia for 85 points! An honorable mention goes to Denise Honkomp for looking through Harry Potter at 12:30 am. It's a BIG book!
Biggest know-it-all: Tom Lanz's brain definitely holds the most facts of anyone on the team. We also have to mention that Cathedral High School does an excellent job of filling its senior class with information. The combined efforts of this large portion of our team produced a lot of points!
Best guesser: This was a tie between Adam with the book Anna Karenina and Sak with roller-skates and the movie Matilda.
Best phoner: Joe "The Phone Guy" Lanz He must have called in the most points.
Best on the points dispute line: Steve "I should know I studied in Italy" Donatelle
Work that database: Our best database crunchers were Josh, an accurate and dedicated key puncher, and Adam and Darren, who set up some nice charts and formulas for us to track our progress.
Worst question: How many strings on a six string guitar? You do not need to spell it. You only need to say the word six. This is worth 10 trivia points.
Best answer: Rick Springfield We guessed him for almost every question, except when he actually was the answer. You won't beat us next year, Rick Springfield!
Worst answers: What was the most popular accessory to the 1964 John Deere lawn tractor? cup holder, seat cushion, engine cover, lights, reverse, transmission, the only thing we didn't try was a furry steering wheel cover, or the correct answer.
Most sleep: Adam Lanz who slept almost half of the contest. Where's Adam? In the spare bedroom.
Least sleep: Sara McKeever with a grand total of 4 hours all weekend.
Best meal: Sandy & Tom Lanz, Sr. for the pocket breads. The leftovers lasted almost the whole weekend and made great meals between meals! Nominated for co-captain next year: Teresa Imholte You're the best! You're always pitching in with food, cash, clean-up, books and anything that needs to get done.
Best host: Once again this award goes to Darren. Our headquarters was most excellent. Thanks goes out for all the hard work he did in the basement. We had two bathrooms this year, which came in especially handy when Pink and the 47 Club stole our upstairs shower curtain.
