Portillo's Parking Lot decided the leaderboard looked better from the top. Three straight perfect rounds to open the night, followed by back-to-back 20-point rounds, turned this into a demolition job. They didn't miss an answer until the final round, but didn't even need the Final Wager. Ninety-four with zero drama.

 

Latin 3-Way kept pace for as long as anyone could. They stacked perfect rounds, stayed within striking distance, and finished with an impressive 86. The only problem? Someone else was having that kind of night.

 

Regal Beagles were lurking all evening. A quieter Round 4 kept them from making it a true three-team race, but they still walked away with a strong 84.

 

Pa's Peninsula Peeps looked like they might crash the party after a monster middle game, but the only negative wager in the top four knocked them from 83 down to 78. Painful way to end an otherwise excellent night.

 

What's our Name Again? spent the first half looking anonymous before waking up in the second half with three huge rounds to finish at 75. Apparently they remembered their name just in time.

 

Gently, Gently, Gently…Nice! started with a goose egg, then politely climbed back into respectability. Not flashy, but recovering from five points after two rounds to finish with 69 deserves some credit.

 

Doki Doki Trivia Club never had a breakout round, but they also never completely fell apart. Sixty points is the definition of quietly competent.

 

Wolfpack mixed strong rounds with quiet ones and finished just under Doki at 59. Plenty of flashes, just not enough consistency.

 

Single Pringles had one of the roughest endings of the night. A 67-point game became a 57-point game thanks to an ambitious wager that did not return the investment.

 

Empire State of Blue found their groove in the later rounds, particularly with a 20-point Round 6, and salvaged a solid 57 after an average start.

 

Houston We Have an Answer had the answer a few times, just not often enough. They hovered around the middle of the pack all night and landed on 49.

 

PB Brewtenders poured themselves a respectable middle game but couldn't find the late push to move up the standings.

 

The Winners may want to consider a team-name audit. They recovered nicely after a six-point start, but the scoreboard remained unconvinced.

 

Livin Lomita Loca never really got the engine running. A few decent rounds couldn't overcome the slow start.

 

Smarty Pints had the night's biggest "what happened there?" moment. A negative Round 4 dug a hole they never escaped, (At least they were honest about it!) and a late five-point wager couldn't rescue the evening. Sometimes the smartest pint is calling it a night early.