KASSIE MACKAY | Culture
HASHTAG WINNING
An unprecedented coup d’etat took place in Masterton this afternoon, with Alex Wilcox and her team of 30-somethings taking out first place at the weekly Pub Quiz.
The so-called ‘Underdogs’ came from behind to knock out reigning champions, ‘Norfolk and Chance’, in a “Classic Hits” round that could only be described as a clean sweep for Wilcox and her team of trivia newcomers.
Elated by the win, Wilcox described how her elder millennial team mates thrust ahead to seize victory from their Boomer opponents:
“Almost the whole round was about Mumford & Sons, we could hardly believe it. The crusty old boys at the table next to us thought the whole round was about some kind of shoe brand.”
Wilcox admitted that she and her teammates were not expecting to ride to victory on the back of ‘Little Lion Man’ simply because the name of the round implied content far beyond the Underdogs’ living memory.
“We thought, you know, ‘Classic Hits’ it might be songs from old bands the Gee Bees or Salt, Wind and Fire. But it was all like new music that we listen to.”
The clincher, Wilcox said, was when players had to guess the name of Florence and the Machine’s ‘Dog Days are Over’ just from hearing the first ten seconds of the song.
“We knew we had it. We were literally playing it on the ride over to the pub, just re-living the time we all went to Laneway not that long ago.”
Asked why she thought these tracks might appear in the ‘Classic Hits’ quiz round, Wilcox could only speculate.
“I guess they’re classic, like, just timeless bangers. Like even though these are just fresh tunes, they’re just gonna be classics even when we’re like, old and sad like the Boomers LOL.”
An Instagram post published after the quiz memorialises the Underdogs’ victory, declaring that they “Did a thing 😜”
More to come.
