O n a night when things didn't go right for western civilization, where it wasn't so much a glib series finale for America, as much as it was a call for action to assure that this change we see and have sought and have seen so much been fought is not gone, no were near it. So it was good to have regulars, and returning teams, and new faces their at Lou Dawgs. At least Trivia Club could be a welcome distraction, before deeper questions had to be asked. 

After the first round it was PETE! with the lead on the field, for the first time since August 9th, and in second place in Trivia Classic were the M. Night Shaym-Aliens! Just two points behind, the Shaym-Aliens were making their first appearance since the first week of the Grand Championship Grand Prix, in April! In third were the returning Golden VHS champs You Should Have Heard Our First Name, though admittedly this time it was another name that was not going to be read aloud! Half a point behind them in fourth were newcomers Salt!

In Game Show Games, PETE! gamed his way to the TOP TEN of the Countdown Takedown, while the M. Night Shaym-Aliens picked up eight points. Salt picked up six points, while the First Namers were left out of the points loop! Finally in C-C-Combo Breakdown, the M. Night Shaym-Aliens outlasted Salt and grabbed THREE POINTS, while the newcomers on the night picked up a point!

Tri-Pardo saw PETE! and the M. Night Shaym-Aliens both pick up thirty points, while You Should Have Heard Our First Name lost five points, and Salt lost twenty! Heading into the Finale, it was PETE! with a slim one point lead over the M. Night Shaym-Aliens, and while PETE! left only ten points on the board, the M. Night Shaym-Aliens only wagered half a point! This led to a dramatic Finale that saw You Should Have Heard Our First Name get it correct, but not have enough points to finish any higher then in the runner-up spot! PETE! fell to third, as Salt dipped into the negative by the end of the night...

And for the first time since April 7th of 2015, the M. NIGHT SHAYM-ALIENS won at Lou Dawg's BBQ, their SIXTEENTH GOLDEN VHS and second in as many weeks of Trivia Club! This ties them, taking them past PETE!, with The Unusual Suspects as the sixth winningest team in the history of Trivia Club!

Congrats to the M. Night Shaym-Aliens! We're glad to have given you even a small comfort on such a deeply down evening. Thank you as well to PETE!, the First Namers, and Salt for coming out to play some trivia! We'll see you all again NEXT TUESDAY for our 125th Trivia Club at Lou Dawgs!

Russel Harder hosts Trivia Club at Hitch (1216 Queen St East) every other MONDAY of the month, at Lou Dawg's near Ryerson (76 Gerrard St E) every TUESDAY, and Cardinal Rule (5 Roncesvalles Ave) every WEDNESDAY!