And without much further ado, we begin this season's first set of Andy Awards with...
Andy's All-Stars
Andy's Smart Ask! Tournament 1 1st All-Star Team:
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Patrick, Kennebecasis Valley2,880 points in 4 games78.5% of answers correct (62 for 79) 1,130 points vs. RD Parker |
Danny, Bishop's3,370 points in 4 games75.6% of answers correct (68 for 90) 36 for 43 in the LR |
Peter, Ross Sheppard2,550 points in 3 games77.4% of answers correct (48 for 62) 1,120 points vs. Wiarton |
Andy's Smart Ask! Tournament 1 2nd All-Star Team:
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Matt, Fredericton1,710 points in 3 games82.9% of answers correct (29 for 35) 700 points vs Bishop's |
Peter, Fredericton1,750 points in 3 games94.6% of answers correct (35 for 37) 14 for 14 in LR |
Catherine, Sir Winston Churchill1,290 points in 2 games96.3% of answers correct (26 for 27) 16 for 16 and 830 points vs. Mountain Feild |
Honourable Mentions:
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Sean, Kennebecasis Valley3 perfect games620 points vs. Ross Sheppard |
Tyler, Humboldt8 for 9 and 470 pointsin 1st-round scare given to Bishop's |
Christopher, Bishop'sForumer's Choice Award WinnerNumerous clutch answers incl. game-clinching points vs Fredericton |
Tournament 1 Andy Awards
Mio's Worst Moment
The more things change, the more things stay the same...
Mio's back -- and so are his moments. So, obviously, I have to take a look back and see what his worst ones are.
In the Mountain Feild-Sir Winston Churchill, Mio gave a moving tribute (One that moved me to laugh) to our Founding Mothers...
...and spat something, what looked to be teeth, out of his mouth in the Bialik-Kennebecasis Valley encounter.
Gross! But easily Mio's Worst Moment came in the Ross Sheppard-Kennebecasis Valley 3rd-round match:
Nobu: Who are you today?
Mio: I'm a model, can't you see?
Nobu: What kind of model?
Mio: I'm a model, can't you see?
Nobu: What kind of model?
"I'm a hair model!"
Best Nobu Nation Lead-In
This is a new category, inspired by a complaint that I received that Mio was getting more recognition than Nobu.
Of course, there's a new segment on Smart Ask known as Nobu Nation, and it's always led in by some banter between Nobu and Sabrina.
In the Fredericton-Perth game, we saw the following:
Nobu: Okay, I've just got to say, Sabrina, I just wanna tell you this right now.
You're new to the show, fairly new, but you know, being here at CBC is fantastic--
Sabrina: That's awesome.
Nobu: Yeah, let's take a look at the picture. It's the red one there. It's like a one speed.
It's classic sort of Czechoslovakian bicycle. It's old school, you know?
Sabrina: Okay, exotic. That's awesome.
Nobu: Yeah, it's really great.
Sabrina: You know what, they are great. Like I'm new and as a "Welcome to Smart Ask" thing
they actually got me a ride, too, take a look. It's up on the monitor. It's pretty sweet.
It gets me around town.
Nobu: What -- uh, a Porsche?
Sabrina: Yeah, P to the O to the R to the Sche.
Nobu: My taxpayer's dollars got you a Porsche and I got a one speed old school Czechoslovakian bicycle?
Sabrina: Nobu, Nobu, calm down. Don't hate the player, hate the game, gangsta.
Nobu: You know what? I think I'm just gonna get back to the game 'cause that's like ridiculous.
You're new to the show, fairly new, but you know, being here at CBC is fantastic--
Sabrina: That's awesome.
Nobu: Yeah, let's take a look at the picture. It's the red one there. It's like a one speed.
It's classic sort of Czechoslovakian bicycle. It's old school, you know?
Sabrina: Okay, exotic. That's awesome.
Nobu: Yeah, it's really great.
Sabrina: You know what, they are great. Like I'm new and as a "Welcome to Smart Ask" thing
they actually got me a ride, too, take a look. It's up on the monitor. It's pretty sweet.
It gets me around town.
Nobu: What -- uh, a Porsche?
Sabrina: Yeah, P to the O to the R to the Sche.
Nobu: My taxpayer's dollars got you a Porsche and I got a one speed old school Czechoslovakian bicycle?
Sabrina: Nobu, Nobu, calm down. Don't hate the player, hate the game, gangsta.
Nobu: You know what? I think I'm just gonna get back to the game 'cause that's like ridiculous.
Well, I didn't think it was that ridiculous, because the Andy Award goes to...
"P to the O to the R to the Sche"
Best Interview
There were a couple of interviews that were definitely worthy of "Best Interview":
My Honourable Mention in this category goes out to my namesake from Perth who extolled the virtues of "Lather, rinse *and* repeat", even if it means your teammate has no shampoo...
But for getting a hard time from Mio about being so afraid to say "Penis" on national television, the Tournament 1 Andy for Best Interview goes to...
Libby, Westisle
Best Fashion Statement
This is another new category, suggested by Tyler, from Templeton Collegiate, to recognize the players that looked the most interesting fashion-wise on the show...
I'm going to give out a 2nd Honourable Mention Andy to, well, Andy (Yes, the Perth variety again)...for his choice of shirt for the show:
But, there was one snappier dresser in Tournament 1. Even though they lost in the opening round, he at least looked good in defeat, and for that, the Andy Award for Best Fashion Statement goes to:
David, Campbell
"Um...Uh..." -- The Better Way!
This 3rd new category is my replacement for the Athenian Tragedy award (After all, the Athenian was banned effective the start of Season 3), and it rewards a player that has come up with the most creative way of saying that they simply don't know the answer to a question.
In Tournament 1, this award was very easy to determine. For his statement of "You know, I don't know. But perhaps if Ralph Klein funded education in Alberta, I would." in the Ross Sheppard-Westisle game, this Andy Award goes to...
Peter, Ross Sheppard
The "Adny" Award
(for Worst Performance in the Spelling Bee Category)
This Adny Award was the toughest Adny I've ever had to determine, because the teams only got 11 spelling questions wrong! (They went 21 for 32).
What's worse, 4 of those wrong answers came from Patrick from Kennebecasis Valley, who also had 5 right answers to off-set them...
So, I had to think a little creatively...but fortunately, I was still able to field (That is how it's spelled, right?) an Adny Award winner for Tournament 1.
Each member of this team missed 1 spelling question in their game, and were 1 for 4 as a team, so the Adny Award, for the first time, goes to a team: The team from...
Mountain Feild Academy
Best Comeback
It was too bad that there weren't more last-minute comebacks in Tournament 1, but it did finally happen.
With 58 seconds to go in the quarter-final, Kennebecasis Valley held a 350 point lead on Bishops College School:
Cue the dramatics. Bishop's went 7 for 8 over the final 8 questions to amazingly put themselves into the semi-final, and net themselves the Andy Award for Best Comeback:
Bishops College School (over Kennebecasis Valley)
Best Match
This was easily the best game I have ever seen. The scoreboard changed on every single question of regulation. One team jumped out to a quick lead, their opponents clawed back to take a 50-point lead coming out of the Dirty Half Dozen. At the turn from 50 to 100 point Lightning Round questions, one team was up by a single question, setting up one of the greatest sprints to the finish ever. Of course, if you saw this game, you know that we needed overtime to determine a winner here, meaning the Andy Award for Best Match goes to...
Bishop's 1560 Fredericton 1360
Well, this concludes the first set of Andy Awards for Season 3, but check back after Tournament 2 when I unveil this season's 2nd set -- Peace!