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(39 K wav) My handle is QBERT and I used to play NTN trivia on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Inglewood Pub here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Now we are roaming about, but we are most likely going to make Rosario's our home base for the next while. We are also in the process of rebuilding the team. In the past year we have lost more than 75% of the people who used to be on our team. There will be no weekly updates in the immediate future (not that there has been any lately) while we rebuild.

Here are the NTN addicts who form our team:

CHICO - Rita Thompson

A retired registered nurse, she assists us with the medical questions and questions in many other areas. Although she is an avid bridge player, her real expertise must be poker because she is always forming hands from her score. One of these days she will get the royal flush and our team will win everything.

DRAFT - Rod Glenn
H HOG - Mike Allen

Despite his full-time NTN profession, he is known to moonlight on the side working full-time at a youth treatment centre. With over 14 million players plus points, there probably isn't an NTN question he hasn't seen and every game must seem like a repeat. However, he is very knowledgeable and strong in all areas.

HILO - Gerry Thompson

The other half of CHICO, he is an avid bridge player and also looks for poker hands in his scores. We are not sure if his handle refers to poker games he has played or a city in Hawaii. But we have learned his handle frequently describes what happens to our team scores from game to game.

QBERT - Rob Lake

A computing science research analyst at the University of Alberta, he is our team's general manager and can be counted on to answer all the astronomy questions. He also builds the odd web page from time to time. His alternate handle be SHEEIT, which be real appropriate fo' de games we screw up. Sheeit.

WYVERN - Andrew Thompson

Reincarnation must exist because it is mathematically impossible for someone his age to have read every book in the world. Whenever a literature question appears, we sit back, relax, and look his way. But he is strong in just about every other category too since he was a member of his high school team in Reach for the Top.

YDNEW - Wendy Sigouin

The names above may access information for team members only.

Our team has several mascots to bring us luck. During the winter months, ICEBERT sits beside the NTN monitor and watches over us while we play Showdown. Isn't he cute? We also have a mascot (LITTLE QBERT) for the summer months. Here is a photo of LITTLE QBERT accepting his oscar for best supporting mascot during the NTN Academy Awards game.

I currently have a growing photo album. It includes photographs from my visit to NickelodeinN in 1997, my visit to Florida in 1998, my visit to the National in West Covina in 1999, the 1999 Canadian Showdown Tournament, a photograph taken for an article about us in a local newsmagazine, a team photograph of us wearing our Mission to a Million shirts, and my visit to Shannon's in 2001.

Results for 2002:

As I mentioned above, our team is currently rebuilding. Because our scores suck, there is no point reporting anything. Also, I just haven't had much time or desire to update these pages during the past year.

Do you want to see what the weather is like in Edmonton at this time of year? Have a look at the (almost) live camera shot from my office window. This picture is updated every minute. So is the thermometer. You can also download some movies and look at some remote windows.

We have a number of quotes. Here are a few:

"When in doubt, select the longest answer."

"When in doubt, select the shortest answer."

"When in doubt, go three, especially if it is the longest answer."

"Check your machines."

"Focus!"

"We don't need no stinkin' computers!"

"If somebody's heart stops, throw them on the floor, then grab their machine and keep playing."

"Never use your handle for the first few days of the month... that way people will never see how poorly you did."

"We're doing fine - I'm in the lead."

"If I'm wrong I will eat my playmaker."

Why QBERT? I used to play that game a lot and became very good at it. It was one of the best and most imaginative video games available in an arcade around 1984. In one of the last games I played with a friend, we scored 3,000,000 points and had 29 Q*Berts in reserve before we finally killed the game after 9 hours of play (the arcade was closing for the night!). No sound could rival Q*Bert jumping off the pyramid (which happened to me frequently while I was learning how to play the game!). Besides, Q*Bert has many of the same letters as my name. Unfortunately, Q*Bert machines are very difficult to find these days. But if you do find one I encourage you to play it - beware, however - you may get hooked like I did!

Are you an NTN player planning to visit Edmonton? You are welcome to join us. Please let me know when you are coming and I'll tell you where we may be found. Even if you aren't coming to Edmonton, please take a moment to either sign or view my NTN guest book.

Here are locations offering NTN in Edmonton and a detailed map of Edmonton to help you find them. This list is courtesy of Jac Zylstra, the NTN Area Manager for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. The middle number indicates the number of playmakers available at that location.

and near Edmonton:

Those who want to get to know other NTN players should join the BadBart discussion group. Send an empty email message to badbart-subscribe@egroups.com. You can view BadBart postings and see a list of BadBart subscribers. There is also a separate (moderated) discussion group dedicated to Showdown.

NTN Official Home Pages:

• NTN Home Page
  For NTN in the United States
• NTN Home Page
  For NTN in Canada
• NTN Communications
  Not exactly a home page, but it contains outdated financial information about NTN.

NTN Team Home Pages:

• National West Covina
  Showdown Champions for 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Located in West Covina, California.
• Nina's Bourban Street West
  Located in Galveston, Texas and maintained by Bill ("Racer") Arning.
• Old Barn NTN Trivia Team Page
  Located in Beaverton, Oregon.
• Houndstooth
  Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and maintained by Sgt. Mark Boazman.
• Tailgates Trivia Page
  Located in Newark, Delaware and maintained by Syl.
• Knuckleheads
  Located in Houston, Texas and maintained by Bryan Guilliams.
• The Pangos
  The Pangos play at the Buffalos American Grille in Auburn, Alabama.
• Team Columbia Unofficial NTN Homepage
  Located in Columbia, South Carolina and maintained by Rick "X MEN".
• Heroes Massive Eat Me Bennigan's Trivia Team
  Maintained by Mr. Mike.
• HI NASA
  One of the former powerhouses on the NTN network. Not updated since January 1997.
• Don Serapio's NTN Trivia Hall of Fame
  Located in Oklahoma City and maintained by Dave "HUSKER" Thompson. Not updated since December 1996.

NTN Individual Player Home Pages:

• Nick's NTN Trivia Info
  An excellent source of information for NTN players. Maintained by Nicolas Ridge.
• Dr. Rob's NTN Page
  Dr. Rob plays with a team at The Time Out Pub
• ISHMAL's Unofficial NTN Home Page
  One of the HI NASA team players. Now missing in action.
• Buffy's World
  Buffy plays with a team at the Allentown Sheraton Jetport in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
• Slug's NTN Corner
  Slug (Jody Wong) plays at the Peel Pub in Montreal, Quebec.
• Techno's NTN Page
  Techno plays at the Varsity Club in Tampa, Florida.
• Paxton's Corner
  Formerly with the HI NASA team, Paxton now lives in Wisconsin.
• Robin Glover's NTN Trivia
  Robin plays at The Frog & Firkin in North York, Ontario.
• Spam's Gameboard -- NTN Trivia
  Chris (Spam) Amaral with a group in Ontario.
• Geezer's NTN Trivia Page
  Geezer (Michael Grant) plays with a group at Damon's in Wilmington, Ohio.
• David's NTN Trivia Page
  David Bennett plays with a group at The Pigskin in Athens, Ohio.

NTN Site and Miscellaneous Pages:

• Billy Joe's Pitcher Show
• Bo'diddly's Hospitality Group
• Unicorn Sports Lounge
• McCarthy Cup

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