Sheridan's Walton Tap Trivia Night Recap — Monday, April 21, 2026 -- Sheridan's Walton Tap trivia recap: G Cock parlays a massive 48K Shrek wager into a come-from-behind victory over 12 players. Full stats and round-by-round breakdown inside.

Monday night trivia returned to Sheridan's Walton Tap in Dixon for the monthly 3rd Monday showdown, hosted masterfully for the first time by Brenden Skywalker, and this one will be talked about for a long time. Twelve players battled through four rounds of brain-busting competition, and the lead changed hands multiple times before a single wager question in the final round blew the entire game wide open. Brenden Skywalker had a great time with the crowd and brought fantastic energy to his debut behind the mic.

The Final Standings

G Cock finished with nearly 114,000 points — almost double second-place Bridget — but the story of how he got there is what makes this night special. Heading into the final round, G Cock was sitting in sixth place with just 17,946 points. One wager question changed everything.

Round 1: History of the Late 1900s

The opening round covered pop culture and historical events from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and it set the tone for a competitive night. Room accuracy came in at 46.0%, meaning the questions had real teeth.

The toughest question of the round — and a complete shutout — was Q12 about the last cigarette brand advertised on television in 1971. Not a single player identified Virginia Slims, making it 0% accuracy across the board. Lady Diana's wedding dress designer (David and Elizabeth Emanuel) and the relocated NFL team that won Super Bowl XVIII (Los Angeles Raiders) also proved brutal at just 18% each.

On the easier end, Carl Lewis as the 1984 Olympic four-gold-medal star (Q5, 75%), Fred Sanford's junk dealer occupation (Q6, 75%), and "Missile Command" as the Atari classic (Q19, 75%) were the most-answered correctly.

Two wager questions anchored the round. Q10 asked about the Watergate special prosecutor fired during the Saturday Night Massacre — Archibald Cox was the answer, and the room went 50/50. Q20 asked which toy company made Weebles — Playskool stumped most players at just 25% accuracy, with Fisher Price, Hasbro, and Mattel all drawing incorrect guesses.

G Cock took R1 with 7,518 points at 60% accuracy. Bridget (4,354) and PECKERHEAD (2,996) rounded out the top three.

R1 Question Accuracy Highlights:

• 0% (hardest): Q12 — Virginia Slims, last cigarette brand on TV
• 18%: Q3 — LA Raiders Super Bowl XVIII, Q4 — Diana's dress designer
• 75% (easiest): Q5 — Carl Lewis, Q6 — Fred Sanford's job, Q19 — "Missile Command"

Round 2: 2000s

Round 2 shifted to early 2000s pop culture — movies, music, fashion, and reality TV — and the room accuracy ticked up slightly to 48.3%.

The complete shutout this round was Q14 about which series won four consecutive Outstanding Drama Emmys from 2000 to 2003. Nobody identified "The West Wing." The Reel 2 Real question (Q5, which artist performed "I Like to Move It" from "Madagascar") was nearly as tough at just 8%.

The easiest question of the entire night so far landed here: every single player correctly identified New Zealand as the filming location for "The Lord of the Rings" (Q8, 100%). Russell Crowe as the Best Actor winner for "Gladiator" (Q6, 92%) and "The Simple Life" as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's reality show (Q11, 92%) were also near-perfect.

The wagers created major drama. Q10 asked players to identify the Canadian singer behind "Bad Day" — Daniel Powter. Only 25% got it right, and the wrong answers were devastating: Stephen lost 6,000 points guessing James Blunt, and G Cock dropped 6,000 as well. The OxiClean wager (Q20) was far more generous — 83% of the room correctly identified Billy Mays' signature product, with Joe's 10,500-point gain being the biggest single pickup.

Joe surged to first place overall after R2 with 21,000 cumulative points, followed by Nick (17,427) and Clyde (13,280). G Cock had dropped to sixth at 11,518.

R2 Question Accuracy Highlights:

• 0% (hardest): Q14 — "The West Wing" Emmy streak
• 8%: Q5 — Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It"
• 100% (easiest): Q8 — "Lord of the Rings" filmed in New Zealand

Round 3: Odd One Out

The "Odd One Out" format challenged players with "which of these does NOT belong" questions across a huge variety of topics — from liqueurs to lizards to Broadway musicals. Room accuracy dipped to 43.3%, the lowest of the night so far.

Another shutout landed on Q12: Barry Manilow wrote advertising jingles for Band-Aid, McDonald's, and State Farm, but NOT Coca-Cola. Zero players got it right. The NATO phonetic alphabet question (Q5) was nearly as punishing at just 8% — Frank is not a NATO letter (it's Foxtrot), but nearly everyone guessed Mike (which IS in the NATO alphabet).

The Impala/Chevrolet question (Q9) was the round's standout at 91% accuracy, and Elizabeth Taylor marrying Richard Burton twice (Q18) was close behind at 83%.

This round featured four wager questions, and the swings were massive. The NATO wager (Q5) was a bloodbath — only PECKERHEAD got it right, while G Cock lost 3,125 and Stephen lost 3,397 on wrong answers. The B-52 cocktail ingredients question (Q15) was equally brutal at just 17%, with G Cock hemorrhaging 10,316 points on the wrong answer. But the Lake Michigan question (Q20) provided redemption for several players — Bridget gained 6,241 and Clyde picked up 4,684.

After R3, Joe still led at 35,715, with Bridget surging to second at 29,826. G Cock sat in sixth at 17,946.

R3 Question Accuracy Highlights:

• 0% (hardest): Q12 — Barry Manilow jingles (NOT Coca-Cola)
• 8%: Q5 — NATO phonetic alphabet (Frank is NOT one)
• 91% (easiest): Q9 — Impala is Chevrolet, not Ford

Round 4: General Knowledge

The final round was a wild mix of general knowledge questions spanning history, science, pop culture, food, geography, and religion. Room accuracy dropped to the night's lowest at 42.2%, and the wager drama that unfolded in this round was nothing short of spectacular.

The easiest question was a near-gimme: Doc as the leader of the Seven Dwarfs (Q12, 100%). Mrs. Roper's first name being Helen (Q9, 82%) and Frosty the Snowman's silk hat (Q19, 82%) were also answered well.

But this round had some truly brutal questions. Washington Irving coining the nickname "Gotham" for New York City (Q7) stumped all but one player at 9%. The Ulmer Scale for ranking actors' bankability (Q8) was equally obscure at 9%. And the Baseball Hall of Fame Robinsons question (Q5) — identifying that Eddie Robinson is NOT in the Hall — went just 9% as well, with most players incorrectly guessing Wilbert.

The game-deciding moment came on Q20, the final wager question: what fictional character's name comes from a Yiddish word meaning "fright"? The answer was Shrek. G Cock, sitting in sixth place with seemingly no path to victory, wagered everything and got it right — earning a staggering 48,000 points on a single question. That one answer catapulted him from 65,946 to 113,946, vaulting over five players in an instant.

Meanwhile, the Shrek wager destroyed several other players' nights. Asshole Annie lost 37,500 points guessing "Grinch" and fell from 4th to 10th. Bridget lost 34,625 on "Grinch" as well but had enough banked to hold second. PECKERHEAD dropped 33,000 on "Grinch." Joe lost 23,425 on the same wrong answer and fell from the overall lead to fourth. Gertrude lost 19,688 guessing "Godzilla."

The Q15 Maine wager — which U.S. state is geographically closest to Africa — also produced massive swings. G Cock gained 22,000 and Bridget picked up 18,750 with the correct answer, while Joe lost 13,425 on "North Carolina" and both Stephen and Clyde dropped 12,000 each guessing Florida.

R4 Question Accuracy Highlights:

• 9% (hardest): Q5 — Eddie Robinson not in HoF, Q7 — "Gotham" nickname, Q8 — Ulmer Scale
• 100% (easiest): Q12 — Doc leads the Seven Dwarfs
• 82%: Q9 — Mrs. Roper's name Helen, Q19 — Frosty's silk hat

By the Numbers

• Total players: 12
• Biggest single wager gain: G Cock, +48,000 points (Q20 R4, Shrek)
• Biggest single wager loss: Asshole Annie, -37,500 points (Q20 R4, guessed Grinch)
• Biggest comeback: G Cock — 6th place after R3 (17,946 pts) to 1st place final (113,946 pts)
• Highest single-round accuracy: G Cock, 60% (R1 and R3)
• Shutout questions (0% accuracy): 3 total — Virginia Slims (R1), "The West Wing" Emmys (R2), Barry Manilow jingles (R3)
• Perfect questions (100% accuracy): 2 total — "Lord of the Rings" New Zealand (R2), Doc leads Seven Dwarfs (R4)
• Most consistent player: Clyde — 51% overall accuracy, answered all 80 questions
• Room accuracy by round: R1 46.0%, R2 48.3%, R3 43.3%, R4 42.2%
• Overall room accuracy: 44.9%
• Host debut: Brenden Skywalker — first time hosting at Sheridan's

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