Re: Fw: Invite to the Champions' Playoff, Summer League, 2018!

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

You going, then?

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 15:34:15 +0000 (UTC)
 >
 > ----- Forwarded Message -----
 > From: Liam McAtasney <http://www.comcast.net/~liammcat>
 > To: Liam McAtasney <http://www.brainstormer.com/~liam.mcatasney>
 > Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:19:27 AM PDT
 > Subject: Invite to the Champions' Playoff, Summer League, 2018!
 >   
 > Hello!
 > 
 > CONGRATULATIONS! Your team has qualified to represent your bar in the Championsâ
 > ?? Playoff at the Grand Final of Brainstormerâ??s Summer League! Your team is 
 > eligible to win the $500 top prize, as well as the title of Bay Area Trivia 
 > Champions! In total, $2,550+ in prizes are being awarded in this league!
 > 
 > You may view the final scores from our qualifying rounds at 
 > https://brainstormer.com/Home/LeagueStandings/50?Focus=F
 > 
 > Please read on for all the important details.
 > 
 > DATE & TIME OF FINAL: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018. Doors open at 5:30pm SHARP. 
 > The parking lot opens at 5:30pm. Quizzing starts at 7pm SHARP!
 > 
 > VENUE: St. Thomas More School, located at 50 Thomas More Way, San Francisco, CA 
 > 94132.
 > 
 > FOOD AND DRINK: Sales of food and beverages at the event benefit St. Thomas 
 > More School, which has graciously agreed to host us again. Please do NOT bring 
 > food and beverages from the outside. There will be a full bar. More details 
 > about the food and beverage options will be available soon.
 > 
 > RSVP DEADLINE: Please let me know either way if you plan to attend by SUNDAY, 
 > SEPTEMBER 23 at 6 p.m. While I really hope you can join us, if you will *not* 
 > be joining us, please email me back asap so we can quickly offer your table to 
 > a team from our standby list.
 > 
 > REGISTERING TO ATTEND: As announced at the start of this league, the qualifying 
 > teams who compete in this Grand Final will be charged a nominal fee of $36 to 
 > help offset the cost of the leagues.
 > 
 > Please confirm your team's plans to attend the Grand Final by SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 
 > 23 at 6 p.m.by visiting our secure store at
 > 
 > http://store.brainstormer.com/grand-final-team-registration-payment/
 > 
 > There, follow these steps to pay the $36 registration fee for your team via 
 > credit card or PayPal:
 > 
 > Choose quantity â??1.â??
 > 
 > Click â??Add To Cartâ?? buttonâ??
 > 
 > Click â??Proceed to Checkoutâ?? button.
 > 
 > Complete the fields and checkout. IMPORTANT: Under the field Company Name (
 > Optional)â?? please enter your trivia team name.
 > 
 > THE REGISTRATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE, so please be sure your team can 
 > definitely join us before checking out!
 >  
 > We will NOT be accepting payment at the door. We reserve the right to assign 
 > new teams to take the place of any teams who do not register and pay the fee by 
 > the deadline of SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at 6 p.m.
 > 
 > TEAM SIZE AND QUIZ FORMAT:
 > 
 > Our Grand Final consists of two divisions; the Champions' Playoff, and the 
 > Golden Ticket Playoff. Championsâ?? Playoff teams compete against each other 
 > for a chance to win prizes, plus the title of Bay Area Trivia Champions! The 
 > Golden Ticket Playoff teams face-off against each other for a set of different 
 > prizes. Switching between divisions is not permitted. Also, teams that won a 
 > place at the Grand Final via â??Wild Cardâ?? compete in the Championsâ?? 
 > Playoff only.
 > 
 > Teams at the Grand Final may have a maximum of SIX players and must consist 
 > only of players who were REGULAR team members during the league. A REGULAR 
 > player is someone who played for your team *at least* 50% of the time during 
 > the qualifying rounds. In other words, you may not draft any â??ringersâ?? such 
 > as Jeopardy! champions who have not played on your team at least 50% of the 
 > time just for this final. You may also not recruit players from other league 
 > teams that did not make it to the final. So please play fair, and donâ??t risk 
 > disqualification. During the Grand Final, the Brainstormer representatives will 
 > be taking photos of the full rosters of all teams, so we look forward to seeing 
 > all your smiling faces. Photos may be used to verify who participated for the 
 > purpose of awarding team prizes, and/or for promotional purposes.
 > 
 > You can read up on our league rules at
 > 
 > https://www.brainstormer.com/Quiz/Leaguerules
 > 
 > PRIZE STRUCTURE!
 > 
 > The $2,550+ prize structure at the finals:
 > 
 > Championsâ?? Playoff ($1,200 in prizes):
 > 
 > Winner = $500 + THE BRAINSTORMER CUP engraved with team name, and the honor of 
 > being named Bay Area Trivia Champions!
 > 
 > Second Place = $300
 > 
 > Third Place = $200
 > 
 > Fourth Place = $100
 > 
 > â??Perfectly Averageâ?? Team (yes, we reward mediocrity) - $100
 > 
 > Golden Ticket Playoff ($800 in prizes):
 > 
 > Those teams will face-off against each other for a chance to win the following 
 > prizes:
 > 
 > Winner = $400
 > 
 > Second Place = $200
 > 
 > Third Place = $100
 > 
 > â??Perfectly Averageâ?? Team (yes, we reward mediocrity here as well â?? this 
 > prize is separate from the â??Perfectly Averageâ?? Team prize awarded in the 
 > Championsâ?? Playoff) - $100
 > 
 > Additionallyâ?¦
 > 
 > ALL teams that attend the Bay Area Trivia Championships (Championsâ?? Playoff 
 > and Golden Ticket Playoff teams) will be competing for the following prizes (
 > $550 in prizes): 'Genius Bonus' - Team that attends the Bay Area Trivia 
 > Championship that also played the most weeks during the league and achieved the 
 > highest cumulative points score during those weeks (bonus points, plus league 
 > points, plus call-to-action bonus points) = $150 (awarded to team from a venue 
 > where at least two teams meet the minimum attendance requirement for league) * â
 > ??Perfectly Averageâ?? Team in the qualifying rounds = $100 * 'Team Spirit 
 > Prize' (awarded to the team that impresses the audience at the final with their 
 > choice of costume, t-shirt design, dance, song, team sign, etc...) = $150 * â??
 > Team Spirit Prizeâ?? runner up = $50 * Loyalty Bonusâ?? (team that played the 
 > most weeks during the league that achieves the second lowest score of ALL 
 > participating teams at the Bay Area Trivia Championship) = $100
 > 
 > LOCATION OF ST. THOMAS MORE SCHOOL:
 > 
 > We recommend that you drive to the final (with a designated driver, of course). 
 > The school is very accessible to Interstates 101/280. Secure, paid parking is 
 > available in the school parking lot. For those who prefer to use public 
 > transport to reach the final, the nearest BART station is Daly City. Closest 
 > MUNI stop is 19th Ave. & Randolph St.
 > 
 > HINTS: In the week prior to the Grand Final we will be posting hints on our 
 > social media. Follow us so you don't miss out on this opportunity! 
 > 
 > https://www.instagram.com/brainstormerpq/
 > 
 > https://www.facebook.com/brainstormerpubquiz/
 > 
 > We look forward to seeing you at the event!
 > 
 > Liam McAtasney
 > 
 > Brainstormer