The flashing lights, Regis Philbin, the pressure, the dramatic music and the rambunctious audience are just a few reasons why we all love classic game shows like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” The greatest reason we love game shows, however, is the bragging rights that prove your smarts to everyone.
While Regis Philbin may not have been present for Friday night’s “ThinkFast! Trivia” event, the CSU Program Board and the Inter Residence Hall Government made sure that it was just as good as any TV gameshow, if not better. On Friday night at Skutt fireplace the competition heated up as students teamed up to win $200 at “ThinkFast! Trivia” night. Questions covered topics covering science, history, sports, current events and Creighton.
Although the event took place on a Friday night, the Skutt steps were filled as students packed the place in order to get their chance to play.
“We spend so many hours during the week studying that ThinkFast! gave us a chance to let loose and have a bit of fun as we competed against each other,” College of Arts & Sciences freshman AnnaViers said.
Students gathered around two projector screens as they used controllers to punch in their answers. Points were based on how fast the team responded to the question. While there were the usual quiz questions, a few other contests spiced up the event. Nursing freshman Shannon Roussy got the crowd going with her beautiful rendition of “Pie Jesu” in the round one singing contest.
“I thought it was fun watching everyone get competitive answering the questions. I also really enjoyed everyone participating in the singing and dance contests,” Roussy said.
Other contests included a best impersonation or pick-up line contest in which students took turns trying to impress the audience for more points. One of the crowd’s favorite lines was Arts & Science freshman Mary Hanten’s “If you were a McDonald’s sandwich you would be the McBeautiful.”
At the end of each round the top four teams faced off in a challenge to be the first to win 500 points. The winners earned a place in the finals to compete for the $200 prize. In the end, it was Arts & Sciences freshman Sam Troia who helped his team go on to take home the $200.
“It felt great to win the money,” Troia said. “I’m going to use some of the money to pay my fraternity fees to Phi Delta Theta. Some of the cash is going to Business freshman Joe Statz for helping me out throughout the night, and the rest of it will probably go to food for my friends. Red Mango and Papa John’s is on me.”
Arts & Sciences freshman Meradith Ganow, CSU Program Board coordinator, said the event was as successful, if not more successful than they hoped it would be.
“I thought the event went great,” Ganow said. “There were about 170 people in attendance. The ThinkFast! crew did an awesome job of creating an interactive, exciting show that everyone loved. Hopefully other programming goes just as well in the future.”
For now Creighton students will just to wait once again to live out their dreams of being on a gameshow.