Let’s face it, we wouldn’t have Thanksgiving without it. Beer. Those Pilgrims ran out and needed to stop for more, so they came here, slayed all the indigenous people and made BEER! Yeah Beer. Boo Death. As for that number mentioned above, 37, that’s for Scooby’s Red Rocket. They have what you might call a “Lucky” number. Before our final question was an ANSWER, it used to be a number, and the closest team to that number walked away with 50 points, and often, cash. Scooby’s always had a go-to number. That number was 37. It was the number that led them to their first win at the Bridgeport, and it was a number that has saved their asses in wagers many times. Last night was no different, the 37 points that Scooby’s wagered earned them second place winnings, second only to Dai Bach. Dai Bach lurched into first place from a cluster fuck of 4 teams tied for 3rd place. That meant we had 7 teams going into the final. It was a lovely thing to behold. Not like watching the Siren’s of Titan taking the VERY LAST PLACE at the end of the Bingo round. OUCH. That one even made ME wince. Siren’s Of Titan, you did pull yourselves out of that rut, and I applaud you. Your scores from the Quizlinks round (Go Charlie Brown WOOT!) were very impressive.

All in all, I’d say we all have a lot to be Thankful for. Beer, numbers, trivia, and me, Polly. Next week Tony the tiger new quizmaster comes back to join me, as he’s filling in for me while I vacation in a sanatarium far off sunny place for a couple of weeks. I’ll be putting my jingle bells on with a tan while he’s hosting your Christmas quiz, so be kind to him. I’ll remind you next week on how to do that. In the meantime, next week I’ll be with you, then, I’ll return to you all after two weeks, flying in on the private Pub Quiz USA jet (known as Delta coach) just in time for the big QUIZMAS Party. Make sure you come to the party and check out my noteworthy tan. I’ll be glowing, rested and full of drugs fun. Not to mention sage advice and wisdom. We rarely get to just hang out and enjoy the people we have been putting up with seeing every week for the past several decades, so it will be fun to actually have drink with you and FIGHT over those white elephant gifts. We’re capping the number of people allowed, so if you wanna get in…

But remember this: Scooby’s Red Rocket takes NOTES during the Xmas party gift exchange. I witnessed it last year. Watch out for them, they are ALWAYS in it to win.