Lawrence Today magazine, Summer 2006
The Holy Brogan Empire captured its sixth-straight Lawrence University Great
Midwest Trivia Contest off-campus title in the 41st edition of the annual
salute to the insignificant. It was the team’s
eighth title in the past ten years.
The Empire racked up 1,120 points out of a possible 1,800 in the 50-hour, 324-question
trivia marathon. The team received a broom that was set on fire as a first-place
prize. What’s the Frequency, Lawrence? finished second with 1,015 points,
while Radio-Free Iowans finished third for the second straight year with 967
points.
Bucky’s successfully defended their on-campus team title with 1,127 points,
while Coalition of the Awexome finished second with 1,021 points, edging I
Hate Patrick Ehlers and His Big Dumb Face, which placed third with 987 points.
Bucky’s was awarded a painting of a clown that had been spray-painted
in orange graffiti.
A total of 62 off-campus teams and 11 on-campus teams participated in this
year’s contest, which was conducted with an all-Internet-webcast format
rather than an over-the-air broadcast for the first time in its history.
There is a Trivia Contest-related letter to the editor in Correspondence.