Pub Quiz Winners at The Plough

Last night our local pub The Plough re-launched its quiz night. They used to run quiz nights before they closed this pub for about a year for refurbishment. It's always looked rather empty since it re-opened to be honest, mainly because they came back with a rather posh and expensive menu, which I think annoyed quite a lot of locals. In the meantime it's competitor, The Victoria, has come under new ownership and done pretty well as a gastro pub.

But last night they got it right. The place was packed with quiz teams. Food was right on cue and delicious - beef and mash for a fiver - and a quid to enter the quiz. Our team - "Quiz Akabusi" - Gen and I (main role scribes, ahem) and Adam, Jonny and David (the brains) thought we wouldn't have a hope but it would be a fun night.

But, despite not even getting a mention in the "league" in between rounds, we were totally stunned to be announced we were the winners! The prize was a cheque written out to a charity of the winning teams choice from all the proceeds from those who entered the quiz. So, we got a £60 cheque towards my £500 Christmas target for Breast Cancer Campaign. We also got a voucher for a free round of drinks.

We must go down in history as the only quiz team to question that we don't think we could have actually won - we got 5 out of 15 on one round. But apparently we stormed it on the films sheet that was on our table and we were, indeed, victorious.

Well done to The Plough for filling your pub on a Monday night at last, and well done to our team for a fun night and a bonus cheque towards my Charity target. The JC's came home with smiles on their faces.