TRASHionals at U of Michigan, 4/13-14/02

Results: Truth or Yinka Dare (Northwestern)
(Colby Burnett, Robert Flaxman, Tyler Johnson, Andy Seputis)

    The one thing that really bugs me about TRASHionals is its insistence on using scoring systems from defunct pro sports leagues.  Last year it was NASL, which actually didn't hurt too much as we finished with 41 points, enough to sneak us into the first group and allowing us to finish no worse than 12th (which we did, losing all five Sunday matches to finish 7-9).
    This year they used CBA scoring.  Despite finishing 7-4 on Saturday again, we finished just sixth in our division (Bonaduce), which only got us into the third playoff bracket (Larry), thus guaranteeing we would finish no higher than 13th.
    Which we did, winning all four Sunday matches (a much better feeling than last year, I assure you).  But going 11-4 and finishing 13th was somehow not that gratifying.
    Favorite Tossup: As per my TRASH usual, there were plenty.   Favorite, though, was: "He was a purse snatcher.  My father ran into him-" *BUZZ*.  Rollo Tomasi.  (L.A. Confidential reference.  If you don't get it, well, I'll let you borrow the DVD.)
    Favorite Bonus: The Back to the Future trilogy one was pretty nice.  Energy to the flux capacitor?  1.21 gigawatts.  Team BTTF2 allegedly predicted winning the 1997 World Series?  Florida Marlins.  (Of course, this is easily debunked.  1) The team in the movie is Miami, not Florida.   2) Miami doesn't win; they lose to the Cubs.  3) Well, it's 2015, not 1997.   Duh.)  Actress who played Jennifer in BTTF1, before Elisabeth Shue took over the role?  Claudia Wells.  Yeah, I'll take your 30 points, but I'm not gonna plow your driveway.
    Worst Neg: I only had two, back to back as the last point buzz of Round Three and the first of Round Four.  The second one was a total hose ("Roald Dahl was co-screenwriter," so I leap in with "You Only Live Twice."  No... it's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."  Yeah, Dahl didn't co-write "You Only Live Twice," but come on.), so I guess it's the first, where I said "Yellow Submarine" for "Stars on 45."  I buzzed because the question mentioned getting people to supply the Beatles' voices, and the cartoon Beatles weren't voiced by themselves.  On the other hand, the question had already mentioned the prominent involvement of a member of Golden Earring.  So yeah.
    Bitchin'est Moment: I didn't expect to take any individual scoring honors, seeing as how there are people here who are just sick, I don't do as well at official TRASH as at packet-submission Trash, and Tyler tends to shadow me (and outscore me).  However, I finished tenth, which was cool, though I think they credited me with more points than I actually had (we'll see if/when official stats come out), scoring a cool tossup more per round than Tyler, or something like that, which was pretty surprising.  I did roll off some pretty big rounds, though, including 80 against Rutgers, 70 against CMU, and 60 in our "upset" of Georgia.
    Most "Small World" Moment: As I mentioned, Rutgers was there.  One of the guys was a senior who remembered me from the 2000 RUAT ("Flaxman, right?").  Even more amazing, they were all from New Jersey - so I asked where, and the third guy said, "West Orange."
    Redemption Moment: After choking basically every audio tossup last year, I only rang in on two this time, and nailed them both.  I got Michelle Branch's "Everywhere" on basically the first note, and was quickest to the draw on the Matrix quote.

Prelim Rounds (Bonaduce Division)

Round One: Truth or Yinka Dare 306, Juan Shining Moment 175
Round Two: Truth or Yinka Dare 245, Poison, Poison, Poison, Tasty Fish 105
Round Three: Christopher Walken Reads Goodnight Moon 330, Truth or Yinka Dare 130
Round Four: Kidder Beats the Devil 245, Truth or Yinka Dare 140
Round Five: Truth or Yinka Dare 235, Funk Dancing as Self Defense 186
Round Six: Truth or Yinka Dare 265, Jesus and the Doombots 55
Round Seven: Shelby Foote Soldiers 235, Truth or Yinka Dare 215
Round Eight: Truth or Yinka Dare 255, Two Guys from Kabul 170
Round Nine: Truth or Yinka Dare 215, The Five-Timers Club 195
Round Ten: Truth or Yinka Dare 330, James and the Davetones 105
Round Eleven: The Wreck of the Edmund Schluessel 270, Truth or Yinka Dare 110

Prelims Record: 7-4, 33 CBA points (sixth place, Bonaduce Division)

Playoffs (Larry Division)

Round One: #6Bo Truth or Yinka Dare 265, #5Br Howlin' Mad and His Perfect Imperfections 110
Round Two: #6Bo Truth or Yinka Dare 255, #6Br Crispin Gloverboy 130
Round Three: #6Bo Truth or Yinka Dare 240, #6H Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys 175
Round Four: #6Bo Truth or Yinka Dare 275, #5H Bloody Mary Catholic School 135

Final Record: 11-4 (first place, Larry Division; 13th out of 36 teams)

Personal Stats: Questions Answered

   No one's asking you to care about it.  Powers would be in bold if they existed in Trash, neg-5s are in italics with the real answer following.  Anything in plain text was just ten.  Audio questions appear in red.

Round One
Luca Brasi
Jarry Park
Fancy Feast
The Count of Monte Cristo
Pink

Round Two
Bret Saberhagen
The Last Supper
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Clockstoppers

Round Three
Virginia Squires
Smoochy
Yellow Submarine (really Stars on 45)

Round Four
You Only Live Twice (really Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
The Love-Matic Grandpa

Round Five
Fiesta Bowl
In the Bedroom

Round Six
Skee-Ball
Tombstones
King Kong

Round Seven
WNIT
Shillelagh
Four Weddings and a Funeral

Round Eight
Davey Johnson
Lake Wobegon
Sergio Leone
The Whopper

Round Nine
Hoosiers
Zoe, Duncan, Jack, and Jane
Weekly Reader
Michelle Branch - "Everywhere"
Planet of the Apes
Kelly Preston

Round Ten
The Dance
Exit Wounds
Nancy Lopez
Slinky
May It Be
University of Hawaii
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Coca-Cola

Round Eleven
Richie Tenenbaum

Playoffs Round One
The Matrix
The Cat's Meow
I Am Curious Yellow
Kitten
The Quickening
Snood
SEC

Playoffs Round Two
Ricky Jay
O-Pee-Chee
Ratbert
Mr. Pibb

Playoffs Round Three
Good Will Hunting 2
Iron Eagle
Raven

Playoffs Round Four
Rollo Tomasi
Donnie Darko

PPG: 36.00 (10th place individual)