Sheep Rustling 5 - The Blitz

[Mam of 4]

Yaaay!!!

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My plans were completely scuppered by visitors, apologies all!

[Mam of 4]

No worries @nothing , real life comes first!

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I have totally given up on this, but I will be revealing rounds 4 and 5 tonight to close it out.

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Round 4: Trivia
Our round of Trivia pits alcohol against caffeine, two essentials of life

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We kick off the night with a round at the Cracked Barstool, with a variety of orders in from the FoGgies. We’re surely painting the town Red here. Two scoring answers get us off to a slow start, but the night goes on with the aces!



Beer: jluv, leggy (2)
Wine: Kol, EN (2)

Aces

Whiskey: ari
Pint of Lager: liz
Coors Light: Necro
Guinness: cj

Total: 4

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In hangover corner, we’ve popped to FoGbucks for a coffee to waken us up after a night on the town, we’re feeling a little Blue. Similar result here, but all on the one answer, we know how risky that is for the rustle!



Latte: dave, aj, mam, seph (4)

Aces
Americano: neo
Cappuccino: guiri
Espresso: lorc
Flat White: homer

Total: 4

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Reds give us an insight into their Board Game habits



Monopoly: ari, jluv, liz, Necro, cj, leggy (6)

Aces
Chess: Kol
Scrabble: EN

Total: 6

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Blues are more content with a deck of cards, and like to play...



Poker: guiri, seph, mam (3)
Blackjack: dave, aj, lorc (3)

Aces
Snap: neo
Bridge: homer

Total: 6

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Next up, a visit to the butchers for both teams.

Reds check out Cuts of Sheep



Chop: jluv, cj, leggy (3)
Leg: liz, kol (2)
Shank: Necro, EN (2)

Aces
Shoulder: ari

Total: 7

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Blues are more interested in Cuts of beef



Sirlion: neo, guiri (2)
Rib Eye: dave, lorc, seph, homer (4)

Aces
Rib: aj
Round Roast: mam

Total: 6

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4th question of our Trivia round sees reds alphabetising via NATO



Alpha: jluv, Kol (2)
Bravo: liz, Necro, leggy (3)
Foxtrot: EN, cj (2)

Aces
Gamma: ari

Total: 7

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Blues are searching through treasure for Precious Gems



Diamond: neo, guiri (2)
Emerald: aj, mam, seph (3)
Sapphire: lorc, homer (2)

Aces
Ruby: dave

Total: 7

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Some word games now...

5 letter Word with "ail"



Snail: jluv, liz, kol, EN (4)

Aces
Daily: Necro
Brail: cj
Flail: leggy
Trail: ari

Total: 4

[Jluv]

Hi @nothing for our first question I would think @jp liz v1 pint of lager would be a beer?

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Blues are looking for a 5 letter Word with "eek"



Sleek: Neo, homer (2)
Creek: aj, mam (2)

Aces
Cheek: guiri
Weeks: dave
Greek: seph
Peeks: lorc

Total: 4

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Hi @nothing for our first question I would think @jp liz v1 pint of lager would be a beer?

While lager is beer, not all beer is lager. Liz went a bit too specific

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Up next, I wanted to look back at the first graphic novels I read as a kid from the library!

Reds manage a full house with Tin Tin Characters



Snowy: ari, jluv, EN, leggy (4)
Haddock: liz, Necro (2)
Tintin: kol, cj (2)

Total: 8

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Blues don't quite hit the full marks with Characters from Asterix



Obelix: Neo, guiri, aj, seph (4)
Dogmatix: dave, lorc (2)

Aces
Asterix: mam
Vitalstatistix: homer

Total: 6

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Reds are not on a roll with Famous people who are commonly known with 2+ Initials and it's aces galore



JK Rowling: Necro, leggy (2)

Aces
JRR Tolkein: ari
OJ Simpson: jluv
JJ Abrams: liz
FDR: kol
AP McCoy: EN
JF Kennedy: cj

Total: 2

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Blues fare better with Single Name Celebs





Cher: neo, mam, homer (3)
Prince: aj, lorc (2)

Aces
Bono: guiri
Madonna: dave
Aristotle: seph

Total: 5

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Final trivia question for Reds are Papal Names



Benedict: ari, Necro (2)
Francis: liz, leggy (2)
John Paul: kol, EN, cj (3)

Aces
John: jluv

Total: 7

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Reds go royal with Monarch Names



Elizabeth: neo, aj, mam (3)

Aces
Charles: guiri
George: dave
Edward: lorc
Henry: seph
Victoria: homer

Total: 3

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So our teams earned the following scores, but how many can our rustlers steal away? 

Reds Pre-Rustle Total: 55

Blues Pre-Rustle Total: 41 

[Jluv]

Oooooh the rustle will be sooooo deciding!!!
And I will have no idea until you finish the rustle😁😁

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Trivial drinks see Mam take on Jluv

Mam of 4 is on the same page as jluv and leggy, stealing away 2 points - Beer (2) 

Jluv misses out with americano, which was an ace from neo - Americano (0)

[Jluv]

Hey it's all cool about Liz's beer now😁😁😁

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For trivial games, it's classic rivals lorc versus leggy

Lorcand1990 steals away all the points with the worst game ever invented - Monopoly (6)

Leg End Reject manages to take out some points but Blues split answers helped them - Poker (3)

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Hey it's all cool about Liz's beer now😁😁😁

Haha thought you might feel that way

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Both teams have managed to split their points in trivial meats, so no fear of total wipe out from rustlers guiri and kol. 

Guirienespana takes out 3 via chops - Chop (3)

Kol steaks his guess on a sirlion and grabs 2 - Sirlion (2)

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It's neo versus liz on trivial letters and gems

Neowise opts for N but misses out - November (0)

Jp liz v1 picks a gleeming sapphire and nabs 2 - Sapphire (2)

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Trivial words pits dave against ari

Davetherave wipes out Reds points in a slow rustle - Snail (4)

Ari101 is up with a paddle and takes some of the split points - Creek (2) 

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Trivial comics see both teams use the tried and tested method of the answer being in the question, which is more lucrative for Seph than EN

Sephiroth_Dude - TinTin (2)

E.N. - Asterix (0)

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Neither Necro or aaron manage to score for their teams with Trivial celeb rustles

Aaronjennings - JRR Tolkein (0)

Necro - Bono (0)

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Finally, Homer and cj face off in trivial popes and monarchs and both steal away points

Homer J Fong - Benedict (2)

Cj Maxx - Elizabeth (3)

[jp liz v1]

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Rustled from Reds to Blues: 19
Rustled from Blues to Reds: 12

So, despite Reds scoring higher pre rustle, Blues managed to rustle more away, and the teams end up even stevens for the trivial round! It does mean that Reds are still ahead overall by 9 points! 

Scores for Round 4
Reds - 48 (55 + 12 -19)
Blues - 48 (41 +19 -12)

Ongoing Scores
Reds - 170 (122 + 48)
Blues - 161 (113 + 48)

I've just noticed I haven't finished off the scores for Round 5, so I'll pop that up tomorrow night!

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Ooooh finished the scoring, it's very tight on the final scores! Join me tomorrow evening for that reveal.

[Jluv]

@nothing Go them Wolves!!!!

[jp liz v1]