Trivial Award Winners by Award
April 02, 2012Trivia Club has handed out 27 different Trivial Awards, which we have seperated into three categories: Annual (for those awards that have been consistently handed out), Occasional (for those awards that have been handed out more then once), and Unique (for those awards that have been given out once). As of 2020, there are six Annual, five Occasional, and sixteen Unique Trivial Awards.
ANNUAL AWARD
Team/Player Award This award goes to the member of the Trivia Club community who is not only a successful member of a team but also makes an impact as a solo participant.
2016 – PETE!
2017 – The Good Folks from Laramie Cigarettes
2018 – Wookiee of the Year
2019 – Dead on the Inside
2020 – Matt Smith
2021 – Team uno Persona
Hustle & Desire Award
Hustle & Desire should never be underrated. That’s not just being said because your host Russel Harder won a high school basketball award for Hustle & Desire because of how loud he was while sitting on the bench. This award goes to the team that regularly enjoyed themselves, and put in the effort, even if they weren’t always going home with the top score.
2016 - Trivial Knowledge
2017 – Last Place Team
2018 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
2019 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
2020 – The Questionables
Hustle & Desire Award
Hustle & Desire should never be underrated. That’s not just being said because your host Russel Harder won a high school basketball award for Hustle & Desire because of how loud he was while sitting on the bench. This award goes to the team that regularly enjoyed themselves, and put in the effort, even if they weren’t always going home with the top score.
2016 - Trivial Knowledge
2017 – Last Place Team
2018 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
2019 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
2020 – The Questionables
2021 – Your (Executive) Producer (and Mine)
Newcomers Award
This award goes to an impressive new team who made their debut at Trivia Club that year, although one or two appearances the year prior will not disqualify them.
2016 – Last Place Team
2017 – Fighting Mongooses
2018 – The Questionables (as Suck It Trebek)
2019 – Team Lithgow
2020 – Down by the Bay
Newcomers Award
This award goes to an impressive new team who made their debut at Trivia Club that year, although one or two appearances the year prior will not disqualify them.
2016 – Last Place Team
2017 – Fighting Mongooses
2018 – The Questionables (as Suck It Trebek)
2019 – Team Lithgow
2020 – Down by the Bay
2021 – To all those new to the Trivia Clubhouse
High Score Award
This award goes to the team with the highest score in that calendar year.
2016 – Electric Mayhem (235)
2017 – Cunning Stunts (240, which would be topped the week following the awards, on December 17th)
2018 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens (244)
2019 – Not One, Not Two, Not Three, Not Five… Four Gregs (232)
2020 – Man with the Candy, as Ajulmah (190)
2021 – Down by the Bay & The Ghost of Bebe Rebozo (48)
Socratic Shield
This award goes to the team with the most VHS wins in that calendar year. More details can be found here.
2016 – Cunning Stunts (16)
2017 – Cunning Stunts (15)
2018 – Fighting Mongooses (12)
2019 – The Questionables (15)
2020 – Cookiefaced (6)
Socratic Shield
This award goes to the team with the most VHS wins in that calendar year. More details can be found here.
2016 – Cunning Stunts (16)
2017 – Cunning Stunts (15)
2018 – Fighting Mongooses (12)
2019 – The Questionables (15)
2020 – Cookiefaced (6)
2021 – Down by the Bay (18)
First Runners-Up
This award goes to the team who finished in second place at the most events in the calendar year. It was not awarded in 2018, and special consideration was taken in 2019.
2016 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens (14)
2017 – 2 Fast 2 Curious, as Last Place Team (12)
2018 - Fighting Mongooses (12)
2019 – The Good Folks from Laramie Cigarettes (runner-up at three consecutive Annual events, and in fact statistically runner-up in this award with 7 finishes to Cookiefaced's 11 second-place finishes on the year)
2020 – Cunning Stunts (12)
2019 – The Good Folks from Laramie Cigarettes (runner-up at three consecutive Annual events, and in fact statistically runner-up in this award with 7 finishes to Cookiefaced's 11 second-place finishes on the year)
2020 – Cunning Stunts (12)
2021 – The Ghost of Bebe Rebozo (23)
Lt. Dance w/ Me Award
This award was for our favorite team name from the team names belonging to always differently named, event to event, Lt. Dance.
2016 – Fantastic Beats & Where 2 Drop Them
2017 – Estelle Getty Lee
OCCASIONAL AWARD
Iron Team Award
Initially given out in 2016 and 2017 as a Combo Breakdown associated award to the team that won the longest edition of that specific Game Show Game, which had no time limit, the award evolved into an appearance associated award for longest unbroken participation streak.
2016 – Unusual Suspects
2017 – Electric Mayhem
2019 – Fighting Mongooses
Artistic Direction in Card Design
This award goes to the best designed set of team name cards, as the slips of paper are used each in-person event, to decide the order in Game Show Games, and which teams will pick categories during Tri-Pardo.
2016 – Team Name
2017 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
Initially given out in 2016 and 2017 as a Combo Breakdown associated award to the team that won the longest edition of that specific Game Show Game, which had no time limit, the award evolved into an appearance associated award for longest unbroken participation streak.
2016 – Unusual Suspects
2017 – Electric Mayhem
2019 – Fighting Mongooses
Artistic Direction in Card Design
This award goes to the best designed set of team name cards, as the slips of paper are used each in-person event, to decide the order in Game Show Games, and which teams will pick categories during Tri-Pardo.
2016 – Team Name
2017 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
Artistic Direction in Team Naming
A continuation of the Artistic Direction award above, it goes to the team with the most consistently creative team names, following a theme or otherwise.
2018 – Smartly Pretty
Most Points
This award goes to the team that scored the most total points in the prior calendar year.
2019 – Cookiefaced (2794)
2020 (at the Clubhouse) – Fighting Mongooses (1042.5)
A continuation of the Artistic Direction award above, it goes to the team with the most consistently creative team names, following a theme or otherwise.
2018 – Smartly Pretty
Most Points
This award goes to the team that scored the most total points in the prior calendar year.
2019 – Cookiefaced (2794)
2020 (at the Clubhouse) – Fighting Mongooses (1042.5)
Lt. Dance w/ Me Award
This award was for our favorite team name from the team names belonging to always differently named, event to event, Lt. Dance.
2016 – Fantastic Beats & Where 2 Drop Them
2017 – Estelle Getty Lee
UNIQUE AWARD
Classic Team Award
This award goes to the team with the most points after the first round of play, at in-person events, combined for the year.
2016 – Cunning Stunts (1151.5 points)
Most for the Least
This award goes to the team who won their night of Trivia Club with the least amount of points.
2016 – The Bastards (4 points)
Two of the Year
What began as celebrating a couple of Trivia folks took on new meaning when on the 222nd edition of Trivia Club at Cardinal Rule… Trivial Knowledge won their second Golden VHS. On top of that, an important date for the team is February, 22nd.
2017 – Trivial Knowledge
Winning Percentage
This award goes to the team with the highest winning percentage of the last calendar year.
2017 – David Bowie’s Corporate Whores (8 of 12, .667)
Photo Finish
This award goes to the team with the closest victory.
2017 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
Comeback of the Year
This award goes to a team that made a regular return to Trivia Club after a prolonged time away.
2018 – The Good Folks from Laramie Cigarettes
One Nice Award
This award celebrated one long-awaited Golden VHS meant 69 Golden VHS wins in total. Nice.
2019 – Cunning Stunts
Farside Achievement
This award goes to a team for impressive achievements at our Farside location.
2019 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
It’s What You Learn Along the Way Award
This award goes to a team that might not get a lot of points on a night, but is always wanting to participant and support Trivia Club, and to learn along the way!
2020 – Team Uno Persona
2020 – RonDi
Coast to Coast Award
This award goes to a team in our on-line events whose team members have the most physical distance between them while playing.
2020 – Travel Buddies
Above Average Award
This award goes to a team with the highest per event points average, in a calendar year.
2020 – Reince Priebus’s Rancid Pubis
Producer of the Year
This award goes to an extra-special member of the Trivia Club team, someone who makes sure your host is kept on tracks of the game show and is keep the momentum rolling, while also being a perfect in-person audience all by themselves.
2020 – Your Producer
Group Chat Award
This award goes to the team who is making the most of their group chat at our on-line events, joining together the most households every time they play Trivia Club.
2020 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
2 Year 2 Grand Award
This award goes to a team who held the Grand Championship Golden VCR for two years, even though they had only won it for one year. With the pandemic our 2020 annual event had to be cancelled, but the Golden VCR was kept safe for an entire additional year, and we are thankful for it!
2020 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
Family Friendly Award
This award goes to a team who name got friendlier for the family, as Trivia Club went on-line! Though the F. used to stand for something different, I guess you could say it stands for Family Friendly now.
2020 – F. Billy Zane
Trivial Pursuit Award
This award goes to a team whose enjoyment of Trivial Pursuit, helped your host pursue trivia as a career of his own!
2020 – The Ghost of Bebe Rebozo
This award goes to the team with the most points after the first round of play, at in-person events, combined for the year.
2016 – Cunning Stunts (1151.5 points)
Most for the Least
This award goes to the team who won their night of Trivia Club with the least amount of points.
2016 – The Bastards (4 points)
Two of the Year
What began as celebrating a couple of Trivia folks took on new meaning when on the 222nd edition of Trivia Club at Cardinal Rule… Trivial Knowledge won their second Golden VHS. On top of that, an important date for the team is February, 22nd.
2017 – Trivial Knowledge
Winning Percentage
This award goes to the team with the highest winning percentage of the last calendar year.
2017 – David Bowie’s Corporate Whores (8 of 12, .667)
Photo Finish
This award goes to the team with the closest victory.
2017 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
Comeback of the Year
This award goes to a team that made a regular return to Trivia Club after a prolonged time away.
2018 – The Good Folks from Laramie Cigarettes
One Nice Award
This award celebrated one long-awaited Golden VHS meant 69 Golden VHS wins in total. Nice.
2019 – Cunning Stunts
Farside Achievement
This award goes to a team for impressive achievements at our Farside location.
2019 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
It’s What You Learn Along the Way Award
This award goes to a team that might not get a lot of points on a night, but is always wanting to participant and support Trivia Club, and to learn along the way!
2020 – Team Uno Persona
2020 – RonDi
Coast to Coast Award
This award goes to a team in our on-line events whose team members have the most physical distance between them while playing.
2020 – Travel Buddies
Above Average Award
This award goes to a team with the highest per event points average, in a calendar year.
2020 – Reince Priebus’s Rancid Pubis
Producer of the Year
This award goes to an extra-special member of the Trivia Club team, someone who makes sure your host is kept on tracks of the game show and is keep the momentum rolling, while also being a perfect in-person audience all by themselves.
2020 – Your Producer
Group Chat Award
This award goes to the team who is making the most of their group chat at our on-line events, joining together the most households every time they play Trivia Club.
2020 – M. Night Shaym-Aliens
2 Year 2 Grand Award
This award goes to a team who held the Grand Championship Golden VCR for two years, even though they had only won it for one year. With the pandemic our 2020 annual event had to be cancelled, but the Golden VCR was kept safe for an entire additional year, and we are thankful for it!
2020 – 2 Fast 2 Curious
Family Friendly Award
This award goes to a team who name got friendlier for the family, as Trivia Club went on-line! Though the F. used to stand for something different, I guess you could say it stands for Family Friendly now.
2020 – F. Billy Zane
Trivial Pursuit Award
This award goes to a team whose enjoyment of Trivial Pursuit, helped your host pursue trivia as a career of his own!
2020 – The Ghost of Bebe Rebozo
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