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Two Austin teams finish second and third in Geek Bowl
When hundreds of geeks descended upon Austin last weekend for the nation’s largest pub trivia competition, local geeks proved to be tough.
With more than 100 teams playing, two Austin-based teams (Team Dong, and 5 Geniuses and a Fall Guy) destroyed the competition and took second and third place respectively. Geek Bowl VI, which featured official Geeks Who Drink trivia, sold out and event organizers even had to turn folks away.
Team Dong tied for first place with Philadelphia-based team, Independence Hall & Oates. “After a tense sudden-death tiebreaker, Philly won and the whole hall booed,” said Josh Johnson, marketing director for Geeks Who Drink.
In the weeks leading up to what’s been described as the Super Bowl of pub quiz dorkdom, Team Dong member and pub trivia scene regular Bobb Ha had stepped up his training. And it definitely paid off. Ha and his team won $2,000 and local bragging rights. Third place winners 5 Geniuses & A Fall Guy took $1,000 home.
View photos from the geek bowl.
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