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January 25th, 2010, 00:40
To: Luke
From: Owen
By far the highlight of my week back in the Bay Area came Tuesday night at Beckett's pub in Berkeley. My team of six - three of us from Columbia, so suck on that, Cal - cleaned up the weekly trivia contest and took the jackpot. I'm happy to report that there are six feet in a fathom and DC is "600" in Roman numerals, two of the questions our side took in a six-of-seven final round to win by two points.
Beckett's then runs a random-number jackpot at the end of the game, I guess to make sure those who use smartphones to look up answers mid-contest don't get paid. It increases by $25 each week it isn't claimed. Our prize was $175, which means we took nearly two months worth of money. I forget what we bought with it, but if I've forgotten what we bought then it must have been beer.
Some highlights of the weekend:
Mass Effect 2's Sex Scenes Already Revealed (http://kotaku.com/5455846/mass-effect-2s-sex-scenes-already-revealed?preview=true)
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: iSlate Edition (http://kotaku.com/5455753/kotaku-shop-contest-islate-edition)
'Wii Dad' Columnist Pens Response to Kotaku Commenters (http://kotaku.com/5455737/wii-dad-columnist-pens-response-to-kotaku-commenters)
MLB 2K10 Preview: Battling Back to Even the Count (http://kotaku.com/5455449/mlb-2k10-preview-battling-back-to-even-the-count)
Stick Jockey: The Problem(s) with Olympic Video Games (http://kotaku.com/5455379/the-problems-with-olympic-video-games)
iPhone Jailbreak Pioneer Says He's Hacked the PS3 (http://kotaku.com/5455340/iphone-jailbreak-pioneer-says-hes-hacked-the-ps3)
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From: Owen
By far the highlight of my week back in the Bay Area came Tuesday night at Beckett's pub in Berkeley. My team of six - three of us from Columbia, so suck on that, Cal - cleaned up the weekly trivia contest and took the jackpot. I'm happy to report that there are six feet in a fathom and DC is "600" in Roman numerals, two of the questions our side took in a six-of-seven final round to win by two points.
Beckett's then runs a random-number jackpot at the end of the game, I guess to make sure those who use smartphones to look up answers mid-contest don't get paid. It increases by $25 each week it isn't claimed. Our prize was $175, which means we took nearly two months worth of money. I forget what we bought with it, but if I've forgotten what we bought then it must have been beer.
Some highlights of the weekend:
Mass Effect 2's Sex Scenes Already Revealed (http://kotaku.com/5455846/mass-effect-2s-sex-scenes-already-revealed?preview=true)
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: iSlate Edition (http://kotaku.com/5455753/kotaku-shop-contest-islate-edition)
'Wii Dad' Columnist Pens Response to Kotaku Commenters (http://kotaku.com/5455737/wii-dad-columnist-pens-response-to-kotaku-commenters)
MLB 2K10 Preview: Battling Back to Even the Count (http://kotaku.com/5455449/mlb-2k10-preview-battling-back-to-even-the-count)
Stick Jockey: The Problem(s) with Olympic Video Games (http://kotaku.com/5455379/the-problems-with-olympic-video-games)
iPhone Jailbreak Pioneer Says He's Hacked the PS3 (http://kotaku.com/5455340/iphone-jailbreak-pioneer-says-hes-hacked-the-ps3)
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