CCCC Trivia Team Prevails
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Photo by Gena Gilbert
Trivia Bee judges (left to right); Joe Barwick, Pine Knoll Shores former mayor Joan Lamson and Walter Phillips
The town of Pine Knoll Shores and the Country
Club of the Crystal Coast each had a team competing
this year. Pine Knoll Shores residents John Clarke and
Jerry and Janie Price were on the Country Club of the
Crystal Coast team (CCCC—Plan Bee), and Debbie
and Wyatt Laughinghouse from Morehead City and
Paul Payne from Pine Knoll Shores were on the town’s
team (Tree City Beelievers).
The 30 teams were divided into six rounds of five
teams each. The team in each round with the most cor
rect answers (sometimes involving several tie-breaker
questions) moved on to the championship round. “We
had 21 tie-breaker questions available in case of a tie
between teams and we used every one of them,” said
Ann Simpkins, one of the organizers of the event.
The six first-round champions were Ain’t Nobody’s
Bees Ness, sponsored by Mac Willis Insurance Agency;
Son of a Bee Sting, sponsored by Jim Segrave; City
Bees, sponsored by the town of Morehead City; Sher-
manators, sponsored by Frank and Katie Sherman; Bee
Seeing You, sponsored by Beaufort Vision; and Coun
try Club of the Crystal Coast—Plan Bee, sponsored by
Monika and Bill Bottlinger, Elaine and Tom Tempel
and Betty and Richard Watson.
All eyes were on the stage as the teams made their
way to compete for the trophy in the championship
round. Questions were asked by Master of Ceremonies
Ben Ball, local radio personality, and time ticked away
as teams furiously wrote their answers. The champi
onship round consisted of single-answer elimination
questions from each category: sports, the arts, mu
sic, history and science. After thirteen questions, the
Country Club of the Crystal Coast team finally won
overall to take home the Bee. The winning question: “A
change in the Chinese government’s one child rule will
allow couples to have two children if either parent is
what?” The answer: “an only child.”
“As the time for the Trivia Bee neared, I kept saying
I didn’t want our team to be the first one eliminated,”
said Janie Price, one of the team members. “The com
petition was spirited and fast moving and emcee Ben
Ball kept it light and fun. We were so pleased to be able
to support the important work of the Boys and Girls
Club,” said Price. John Clarke who also was on the
team said, “Never having participated in a Trivia Bee, I
really had no expectations on how we would perform
until we actually got on stage at the event. While we
were made aware of the categories and a few of last
year’s questions, there is little you can do to prepare
except use your own knowledge and rely on your
team’s knowledge to guide the answers,” said Clarke.
“Having to write everything down sure made it com
petitive and the short amount of time to answer forced
you not to think too much, which was a good thing.”
“This event could not have been as successful as
it was without the support of our King Bee sponsor
.CenturyLink; Queen Bee sponsor First Bank; Bumble
Bee sponsors CCPRO and Fat Fellas; and Honey Bee
sponsors ACS Computers, Attorney Debra Whaley and
Wells Fargo,” said Simpkins. “The event raised $9,000
for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina, and
we especially thank all those who participated on a
team, sponsored a team or just came for a night of fun
trivia,” said Simpkins.
Tlie Bee trophy will be on display at the country club
for a year. When you see the sponsors and participants,
be sure to thank and congratulate them. They made
Pine Knoll Shores proud and contributed to a fine
organization.
Photo by Janie Price
Pine Knoll Shores residents Barbara and Jim Fix won
the 50/50 raffle at the Trivia Bee because they chose the
CCCC—Plan Bee team as a potential winner—before the
competition even began.
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