Match Report: Heart-breaking loss for 1Eyed

Team 1Eyed suffered a heartbreaking golden point loss in extra time when it inexplicably failed to know how many fireplaces were in the US White House at last night's Parra Eels trivia night. Although beaten, the 1Eyed crew - who were joined by Feleti Mateo, Junior Paulo and NYC young gun TK Amosa - were gallant in defeat pulling out a perfect score in their final jackpot round to surge to the top of the leaderboard. However, our arch rivals Team Babsy also managed a perfect round to send the contest into overtime before jagging the correct answer in the tie-breaker.

We suffered an early blow when two of our team were left off the 1Eyed table and were forced to play out the remainder of the evening on another table - a situation akin to finding out you've been dropped to Wentworthville just before the final series. However, our spirits were soon restored when we arrived at table 16 to find Feleti, Junior and TK had been added to our squad. Given Feleti sits proudly atop the 1Eyed masthead it was only fitting that he became part of Team 1Eyed and we were soon more than happy to have Junior 'The Professor' Paulo on board, as he nailed a couple of tough answers in the food category and we started the night with a perfect ten out of ten. We fared reasonably well in the proceeding rounds, missing just one or two in the Geography, Yay or Nay and Entertainment categories. With Parraloft making good use of his UK heritage and advanced years .-) to snag a couple of ball-breaking questions, we came into the final round on the edge of eight, but all of those teams above us had played both their jokers (the rounds where you scored double). With ours yet to play in our favoured Sports category, we were feeling quietly confident, especially after we breezed through that category thinking we'd nailed each and every one of our final ten questions. We did, but alas so did Team Babsy, and we were left lamenting not knowing that a Buff Orpington was a chicken and not a midget horse. A bit thank you to everyone at the club who was involved with putting the night on. It really was a fantastic event, a great way to mingle with the players and extremely well organised. Kudos to Ringomitch who organised our team. And of course, massive props to Feleti, Junior and TK who really made the night so enjoyable for all the 1Eyed crew!

"Paulo is a shadow of what he once was and is getting worse each year. He looks like he hates the collision these days. Sadly that is what he would display if kept around as a leader for our pack for others to follow. Sam T already seems to follow in…"

"Did you watch him play in this years final for Souths? He was owned by old man Gagai. Laurel went missing all game although he did pass the ball from dummy half a lot to the other outside backs to work it out of their end. Massive NO."

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Ringomitch August 25, 2009 at 9:06am

Nice one, a very good night had by all I think!
Dan August 25, 2009 at 9:53am

Bad luck guys, can't win em all... Glad everyone enjoyed themselves.
waldo August 25, 2009 at 10:11am

How many fireplaces are there in the white house?
- 1Eyed Eel > waldo August 25, 2009 at 10:17am
  
  28
Parraloft August 25, 2009 at 10:18am

A good night gents,thanks to Ringo for getting us in and good to meet a few fellow eelers.Next time I'll bring my recipe for toad in the hole.And Waldo,there are 28 fireplaces in the White House,should you ever get asked the question.
Goyoueels August 25, 2009 at 10:34am

Was a great night. Sadly, my team came in eighth. We had non other the Captn Cayless on our table and you'd think having the skipper should mean you get looked after. Not this time. Although we did score the perfect round for sport too - using our joker card which meant that we lept half a dozen places in that final round.

Alas, though, other results did not go our way and we finshed just outside of the prizes. Hopefully the same thing - other results not going our wasy- does not rob the eels of a finals berth this year.

We did all chuckle that our Toyota Cup player - Brad Graham - did not know who was known as Mr Perpetual Motion!
- 1Eyed Eel > Goyoueels August 25, 2009 at 10:44am
  
  Mate, you should have let us know you were going to be there so we could have come and said g'day
  - Goyoueels > 1Eyed Eel August 25, 2009 at 12:01pm
    
    Yeah sorry 1eyed. Been too busy to check out the forums really and hadn't picked up you were having a table.
    - Ted > Goyoueels August 25, 2009 at 5:11pm
      
      Brad did manage to guess the Bullocks answer.
      It was a good night. 1 eyed, i really think you guys got ripped off, how would anyone know the exact answer. i smell the use of google here.
      - Goyoueels > Ted August 25, 2009 at 5:37pm
        
        If in doubt go the clergyman :)