Gently, Gently, Gently…Nice! and Latin 3-Way spent most of the night trading punches at the top, and it stayed tight all the way to the finish.

 

Gently, Gently, Gently…Nice! put together the stronger closing stretch and grabbed the win at 75, taking the tiebreaker after Latin 3-Way also finished at 75. A very appropriately gentle way to win a trivia night: make everyone sweat first.

 

Latin 3-Way was extremely steady, sitting at 46 after Round 5 and then ripping off a 20 before adding another 4. The 5-point wager wasn't enough to break the tie, but they still walked away with a strong second-place finish.

 

Regal Beagles were never far behind the leaders, reaching 64 after Round 6 and finishing with 73. A solid, consistent performance that kept them firmly in the hunt without quite catching the top two.

 

Freight Minds Drink Alike had a similarly steady night and were right in the mix throughout. They hit 20 in Round 6, moved to 62 after seven, and used a 10-point wager to reach 72. Four points separated them from first, which is about as close as you can get without actually being invited onto the podium.

 

The Lightweights had a rough opening few rounds, sitting at just 13 after four, but then found the accelerator. A 20 in Round 6 and another solid Round 7 put them at 47 before they unleashed a 20-point wager to finish at 67. That's quite the comeback from the early hole.

 

Gray Matter also recovered nicely from a sluggish first half. After dropping to 10 following a -1 in Round 4, they put together three consecutive productive rounds and reached 44. Then they pushed the 20-point wager button and finished at 64. Apparently the gray matter needed a few rounds to boot up.

 

Livin Lomita Loca had perhaps the strangest path to 63. They opened with 3, fell to 3 again after a -4 in Round 4, then proceeded to score 17, 20 and 20 in the next three rounds. A 60-point turnaround from their Round 4 position made the final 63 look considerably healthier.

 

2 Saints and a Sinner played a remarkably clean game, climbing steadily from 10 after two rounds to 61 after seven. Zero points in the wager round kept them at 61, which was enough to hold onto eighth.

 

Portillo's Parking Lot looked like they might make a move after reaching 60 through six rounds, but a zero in Round 7 stopped the momentum. They also got a zero on the wager and finished at 60.

 

Blame it on the Beer had plenty of ups and downs, including a -2 in Round 4, but recovered with a 20 in Round 6. They reached 57 after seven and with zero in the wager, finished at 57.

 

Smarty Pints had a similar roller coaster, with a 12 in Round 3 followed by a zero in Round 4. They recovered to 55 heading into the wager but nada, finishing at 55.

 

Houston We Have an Answer quietly put together a respectable game, with a 20-point Round 5 providing their biggest boost. They reached 50 after seven and stayed there by blanking the wager.

 

Shaclank followed almost the exact same trajectory as Houston, reaching 50 after seven and ended at 50.

 

ADH-Double D's spent most of the night near the bottom but saved their best move for the end. After reaching only 23 through seven rounds, they dropped a 20-point wager and more or less doubled their score to finish at 43. Sometimes you just have to wait until the end to become interesting.

 

The Honor Roll had a tough one. They were at 25 after five, managed to get to 37 after seven, and then took a -10 wager to finish at 27. The honor roll, apparently, has some attendance requirements.

 

Subway Surfers never quite found the tracks tonight, reaching only 22 after seven rounds. They wisely avoided making things worse with a wager and finished at 22.