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Quiz Dream Team vs The Punch National Champions…

Posted by Tim Smithies on Nov 25, 2011 in Events, Homepage, Redtooth Quizzes | 0 comments

As part of the Punch National Quiz Competition prize, Team Ole from the Highwood in Solihull won £2,000 and also the chance to take on a celebrity quiz team in their own local – The Highwood in Solihull.

So, on Nov 10th Redtooth packed the van and headed off to Solihull with an amazing celebrity line up to tackle the winning Team Ole.and the chance to take on a celebrity quiz team at their local.

With Ted Robbins as the host once again the competition took the form of multiple rounds and individual rounds. Each player took a turn in the hotseat and each team also had to be hot on the buzzers for the last round.

The team members were…

Team Ole

Robin Leake

Matthew Ward

Peter Bennett

Alan Mole

All top quiz players who won through from over 400 other pubs to become the champions.

Their celebrity opponents on the night were as follows…

Celeb Team

Pat Gibson (World Champion, Egghead)

Mark “The Beast” Labbett (The Chase)

Dr Iwan Thomas (Brain of Britain)

Gary Dermody (Welsh Champion, Mastermind)

Pat Gibson with his two trophies on the evening.

In the end it was a very tight competition – the locals scored an impressive 70 points but the Celebs sneaked ahead with a score of 73.

At one point in the final round, which was a quick fire buzzer round, Team Ole sneaked ahead in the points but in the end a fast and furious flurry of correct answers from the Celebs took it.

In our MegaMind challenge there was a tie at the end of the quiz between Matt Ward and Pat Gibson. Both players scored 8 points, but in the tie break questions, Pat scored 4 to Matt’s 3 and so became the winner.

The night was a great success both for the Highwood Pub and the teams involved. Sign ups are currently being taken for the 2012 National Quiz Competition which is open to all Punch partners.

“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be up against such a team in our own pub but we think we acquitted ourselves well. Any or all of them are welcome back at the Highwood anytime as is Ted Robbins, an excellent compere for the evening” – Robin Leak, Team Ole.

“It was a great night for the Highwood, I’d like to thank Redtoth for the super show and Punch Taverns for putting the event on!” – Dave Hunt, Landlord, The Highwood.