you have the honor of being the first persone EVER kicked off of the Dorko’s Survivor Island!! Don’t think of it as “No One Likes You” . . . think of it as “You are a Feared Competitor!”
How do you keep from being tossed off of the Island? it’s difficult. you need to show up and sign in some time between 6:30 and 11pm on Saturday Night. no need to purchase anything. just be there in person and sign your name. on second thought, it’s so simple a caveman could do it.
Dorko’s Survivor got off to a slow start in week #1, but this past Saturday was a fine showing with a thrilling Immunity Challenge! So, I’ve decided to merge week one and two.
Anyone who showed up during either week has a check mark and NO Strikes against them! You’ve got a Clean Slate!
Anyone who missed BOTH weeks has ONE STRIKE
BUT WAIT - I WANT TO PLAY. IS IT TOO LATE?!?!?
You can join in on the fun starting this week, but any new players will already have ONE STRIKE against them. (a strike is like when you don’t show up and sign the paper that night. Three Strikes and you’re automatically out)
Week Two - IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
At 9 o’clock we ran the second Immunity Challenge. In Week 1 Larry beat Skrully in the Connect Four Finals. This week we shifted gears and had a . . . .
Tin Can Alley Contest
With 6 nerf bullets loaded into the clip, each contestant had six chances to knock a tin (ok, empty aluminum beer) can over. the sharpshooter in everyone came out!
we started with a beautiful even 8 man bracket, and had to turn away several would be contestants who came after the fun started. we’re kicking off the Immunity Challenges at 9, so whether you need immunity, or just want to join in on the fun, now you know.
the challenges are double elimination events! so, when Ray and Lori met the first time, the loser of that match moved into the one-loss bracket.
some players took to the event and really shined. several times players were forced to move back a foot because they both knocked over the same number of cans. Aaron, Lori, Sammy, and Ray really had their game on!! the matches they had were intense, and a lot of fun! Aaron needed a run of five straight hits to catch up during one match, and he did it!
Lori almost ran the table, hitting all six cans. unfortunately one stubborn can only slid across the table, and refused to fall!
The final match-up of the night featured a rematch between Ray and Lori, with Ray sitting on the perch in the undefeated bracket. in front of a bar full of onlookers, Ray prevailed!! in doing so, he won a coveted Immunity Card!!
while I won’t be in the habit of announcing what the Immunity Challenges will be ahead of time, this week I’m deciding to let the cat out of the bag. What will we be doing Saturday Night at 9pm?
there was plenty of action on Monday. Every team that played won a prize, following the holiday tradition at Team Trivia. Of course only one team could win the big prize, possession of the Trophy for the week and the cash to commemorate victory in the event!
there were definitely plenty of questions that were based on the holiday, from recipes for irish food to the birthplace of St. Patrick. of course people’s brains were taxed on other topics, including a question were the answer was that Shicky is a midget.
throughout the evening fun was in the air. there was a beads conTEST for the ladies. every man playing team trivia was given a set of beads, and the obligation to bestow that set upon one lovely lady playing the game. when the night was done TWO visions of beauty TIED with the same amount of beads!!
during all of the fun, and that included the “pick a pop” game where the pops were actually “Leprecondums” each with their own witty saying on the packaging . . .
three “one of a kind” T Shirts that Larry had made up to commemorate the evening, and prizes going to the teams with the Best St. Patrick’s Day themed team names, there was some room for learning. for instance, the CIA doesn’t think of England or Scotland as their own nations. they’re part of the UK. and according to the Catholic Church, St. Patty was born in scotland, which is part of Britan. much the same way Pennsylvania is part of the United States.
geography questions aside, someone walked away with a one of a kind T shirt for naming 5 of the top shows on television according to the Neilson Ratings system, and someone else won a prize package by naming the State Capitals that have multiple professional sports franchises!
the shooter girls were offering jello cups, and of course the test tubes. a couple of folks got lucky and picked the gold test tube, adding their names to the draw for a FREE PAIR of tickets on the BUS TRIP to Camdan Yards this June!!
and like every week, someone playing trivia had a chance to pick from the Magic Envelope Pile!!
meanwhile, teams were competing. and after four rounds of questions, we still didn’t have a winner. in fact, THREE teams were tied for the top spot, and so we went into tie-breaking mode for the second week in a row!!
but in the end, there can be only one. winner that is, and on St. Patty’s Day it was . . . .
when someone asked the winning team how they did it, i heard one of them respond that “this isn’t just a good-looking hat rack on my shoulders”. that made me chuckle.
indeed last week at trivia there were plenty of folks out doing some big-time competition. it kinda caught me of guard, but looking at the seemingly stacked team by the back dartboard i knew it was ON! guys, i’m telling ya, get a girl and an old dude. or else you’ll always have trouble with things like panty hose sizes and identifying the theme to F-Troop!
as it was, teams battled throughout the night with the game in doubt right up to the very end. in fact, it ended in a tie after regulation!! and so two teams sent one member each to the stage to answer the question . . .
“How many lioncloths were found in the burial chambers of King Tut?”
of course it happened to be that Vic is currently teaching Egyptian history to his students. Unfortunately, he wasn’t concentrating on the important things like the numbers of lioncloths found in the burial chambers of the pharaohs. Both he and Uncle Dwayne put down the same number - 10. So, after four rounds of questions we were tied, and after one round of tie-breaking, we were tied. that’s the first time that has happened at Team Trivia!
on the second opportunity Vic came closer to the correct answer, improving his mark in tie-breaking situations to 7 - 0. there, i’ve put the jinx on that one
and so i offer a photo of the good looking hat racks, errr, I mean the winning team . . .
i have a copy of the standings from BEFORE this past weekend’s events. so, while they aren’t acurate to the minute, they’ll give you an idea of where things are in the Mt Carmel Shuffleboard League . . .
Dorko’s 77 - 31
Atlas Legion 57 -33
Clover Hose 70 - 47
Wilburton 64 -53
Centralia Legion 62 -55
Eagles #1 60 -57
Mt. Carmel Legion 57 -60
West End Fire Co. 51 -57
Anthracite 37 - 80
Eagles #2 25 - 83
that’s wins vs. losses. Not every team in the league has played the same amount of games, so there is plenty of room for things to change as the season moves on!
Well the starting gun sounded on the Survivor Series. I’ll put together the “standings” chart shortly, so everyone will know who has strikes against them, and who is sitting pretty. At stake is a three-hour party for the winner and four friends!!
No one was removed from the island on the opening night, which was the plan going in. What we did do is have the very first “immunity challenge”. In the end, Larry and Skrully battled wits in the classic game of Connect Four!
congrats goes out to larry as he bested the Skrully to earn One Week’s Immunity!!
This Saturday the immunity challenge will kick off at 9 pm. Sign ins start at 6:30 (it’s shuffleboard season) and continue until 11. at that time, someone will get the boot!!
this Saturday is also HOME shuffleboard against the West End - so it’s sure to be a party!
the start of the very first Saturday Night Survivor Series is this week! all you have to do is be present to start down the path that could lead to a party for You and Four Friends at Dorko’s !!! Sign in between 6:30 (for the shuffleboarders:)) and 11.
immunity challenge at 9 for anyone who wants an immunity card!
last night was a packed house for Team Trivia! All of the regular teams were, some with expanded rosters. Plus, several new teams made thier way into the mix, so there was plenty of action!!
teams battled their way through four rounds of ten questions, with no one gaining a clear cut advantage. in fact, at the end of three rounds every team in the house was within 3 points of each other. it turns out that after Four Rounds - Four Teams were Tied for First Place!!
the all-important tie-breaking question?
How many total medals did the United States earn in all of the Winter Olympics combined?
your guess would be as good as mine, but the man who came closest to the correct answer when the heat was on was our beloved Ox. and he brought the trophy back to the night’s champs . . . “Larry started on time for once”
Despite threatening weather on Monday, we gathered for the weekly dose of fun that is . . . Team Trivia.
it looks like Steve and Builder were back with their typical team for the evening. and i noticed that Big A and Tanney were once again part of the crew in the back. so, what will these shifts in alliances bring to the evening? only time would tell.
a big thank you goes out to Mrs. Big A for her rice crispy squares!! they lasted just short of 90 seconds before they were sold out. folks know a good thing when they see one, that’s for sure!
at the beginning of the night several players grabbed a sheet filled with pictures of family guy characters. i was surprised that so many people got so many of them right. there were 40 plus characters to identify. Bubba got the most of them in the least amount of time, winning the prize!
speaking of prizes . . . here’s a pict of the young lady who had her chance to pick an envelope from the “magic envelope pile”.
oh, yeah, we were playing trivia as well.
What brand name product comes in grape houdini, rocadile red, pink swamingo?
Name one of two US state capitals that are named for people who were executed.
What was the name of WNEP’s children’s show hosted by Miss Judy?
Name the Seven cartoon characters who have their own star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
actually, after four rounds we weren’t quite finished. it seems that we had two teams finish in tie. so, on to the tie breaking question . . .
how many different valentine’s day cards do you think hallmark makes up? and no, it’s not how many do they print. it’s how many different kinds of cards can you choose from?
Vic came closer to the correct answer during the showdown, and he was able to grab the trophy for his team!!
well, we didn’t end up at 9 and 9 across the board as far as dart standings go. the first half came to an end, and indeed we have a clear cut champ. but, it was undoubtedly a very exciting race to the top spot.
Swat’s team went 2 and 1 on tuesday, to claim the first half championship! two of their games were decided by two points. so things went down to the wire.
the first half finish was only part of the exciting action. after i had just explained to Bower how much of an accomplishment i thought Lawler’s 55 game was, someone comes along and sets the bar even higher!
Damien Zigler jumped out of the gates with dogballs in the first inning, and a steady stream of fives and sixes giving him 40 after the 7th. that, is a solid game. but when you go on to close the game by hitting another dogballs and a white horse in the 9th, you’ve really made an impression. and so now the High Game of the Season is a 57!!
and so on Tuesday we start the 2nd half of the season!
STATES: the finals for the state dart tuornament are saturday, starting at 10AM. Doug’s team will be trying to make their way to the top via the one-loss bracket. Good Luck Guys!!!
T-Shirts: the new edition of the dart shirts are in!
*Objective - Be the Last Person Left on Dorko’s Island.
Winner receives a Three Hour Party Here at Dorko’s for Themselves and Four Friends.
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Rules of the Survivor Game:
1. Game is on every Saturday Night, starting on March 6th.
2. You must enter Dorko’s Bar between 7pm – 11pm. You just have to check in – in person. No purchase required.
3. Every night you do not check in you will receive a strike.
4. Three strikes and you are automatically kicked off the island.
5. Every Satday night that you do not check in you also open yourself up to being voted off the island. At 11:00pm Bob will provide the names of the people that did not check in that night and the people in the game that are present at Dorko’s at 11:00pm each get one vote on who they want to vote off the island. The person with the most votes is out of the game. If there is a tie those names will be put in a hat and one name will be picked out to kick out of the game.
6. If everyone in the game checks in that night, all names will be placed in a hat at 11:00pm. One name will be picked out to be kicked out of the game. To give people with better attendance a lesser chance of being kicked off the island when all participants are present, the names will go into a hat in the following fashion:
if you have no strikes – 1 entry into hat,
if you have 1 strike – 2 entries,
if you have 2 strikes – 3 entries.
7. Every Saturday at 9:00pm there will be an “immunity challenge”. The event will not be announced until that night at 9:00pm. The winner of the “challenge” gets complete immunity for one week of their choice. Immunity means they do not have to check in and they can’t get voted off or picked out of a hat.
8. A minimum of one person will be kicked off the island every Saturday night.
9. Once we get down to the final two survivors the winner will be determined by a vote. The Saturday after we get down to two players the Tribal Council will each get one vote to determine our winner. The Tribal Council will be the last seven people that got kicked off the island. In other words if you make it down to the final nine – you are either going to be one of our two finalists or a voting member of the Tribal Council. The final vote will be at 10:00pm and you must be present to vote. There is no more immunity when we get down to the final two players. If a member of the Tribal Council is not present they will be replaced so we have seven voting members.
monday was looking to be a snowy night, but that didn’t stop players from making it out to enjoy an evening of trivia! there were some new faces, and a couple of players floating around and joining new teams.
out of the gates this looked to be a fairly matched contest, with teams staying neck and neck during the opening rounds. by the time the third round ended, Four Teams were tied for the top spot. they had battled through questions such as . . .
What is the nickname for the farmbelt region of the United States? - The Heartland
What two celebrities have been chosen to host this year’s academy awards?
What smurf has a tattoo of a heart on his arm?
What chemical did the ancients call brimstone?
What instrument appears on a guiness label?
and the final round was going to show whether one team had enough to break away from the pack. before the final results were tabulated, there were a couple of prizes to be given out. after all, it was Valentine’s Day Trivia
every team took home something. and, a couple of lucky players took home a little something extra. Cheryl did well when she was given the chance to choose from the magic envelope pile. It wasn’t the big $50 winner, but it was the next best thing - a crisp $20 bill.
someone from the crew in the back won the Ski Passes at Jack Frost Big Boulder. they weren’t as photogenic as last week’s ski pass winner . . .
when larry finished handing out prizes, we finally found out that we did indeed have a single team at the top of the scoreboard, congratulations to Johnny Makeup . . .
you may notice a couple of players in common between last week’s winners (below) and this week’s champs.
yes, it seems like Bob and Steve are on a roll!!
Next week brings another dose of the same mix of silliness and competition. the start time remains at 7PM, the chicken sandwiches will be in the kitchen, and Larry will be at the mike. the only thing that changes is the beer special!
