Latin 3-Way dropped a casual 95-point beatdown on the room. Huge first half, dominant middle rounds, and then a full-send 20-point wager because apparently mercy was not on the menu tonight.

 

Wolfpack kept pace for most of the night and looked dangerous heading into the endgame, but running into a 95-point buzzsaw is tough work for anybody. Still, 90 is the kind of score that wins most weeks — just not when another team decides to ascend into trivia godhood.

 

Regal Beagles quietly hung around all night before cashing a massive final wager to leap into third with 78. Vintage “do absolutely nothing flashy for two hours and then suddenly appear on the podium” behavior.

 

Meanwhile, Portillo's Parking Lot once again proved that parking lots are fertile ground for knowledge retention, putting up a strong 69 despite leaving a few points bleeding out in the middle rounds.

 

What's our Name Again? continued the proud tradition of teams with identity issues somehow being very competent at trivia, cruising to 63 with one of the steadier scorecards of the night.

 

Then there was the beautiful disaster tier.

Gently, Gently, Gently…Nice! hit a complete dead stop in Round 6, scoring a majestic zero before somehow recovering enough dignity to stay competitive.

 

Tipsy Dick looked poised for a late charge and then got body-slammed by a -5 wager. Tough scenes.

 

Pain & Panic Reporting for Duty! felt the pain in round 3, and then panicked!

 

Houston, We Have an Answer played steady, but never quite made it into orbit.

 

And shoutout to Tequila Mockingbird for risking a full 10 points at the end while sitting at 50. That’s not strategy. That’s tequila confidence.