Forty-eight tried. One prevailed in the closest of margins. And in the process, champions were unseated. The fierce competition at the 19th annual Team Trivia fundraiser for Fond du Lac Literacy Services, held March 12 and 14 at Whispering Springs Golf Club, drew 48 teams (including eight teams from uber-enthusiastic Michels Corp.). Team Myriad Profiteroles – Cory Clark, Pedro Arellano, Sue Heitzman and Phil Shepherd – proved unbeatable with 102 points on March 12 (squeaking by Trivia Travelers’ 101 points) and 106 points on March 14, besting three-year-consecutive champs Ledgers for Literacy by 11 points. Complete results of this year’s event:
March 12:
- First (102 points): Myriad Profiteroles
- Second (101 points): Trivia Travelers – Paul Czisny, Carmen Heider, Mike VanEster and Caryn Murphy
- Third (91 points): The Family – Don Whitenight, Bill Vilski, Maggi Vilski and Al Hanisch
March 14:
- First (106 points): Myriad Profiteroles
- Second (95 points): Ledgers for Literacy – Clarence Davis, Tom Kitchen, Henry Lindborg and Mary Lindborg
- Third (83 points): MPTC Quad Squad (Moraine Park Technical College sponsored team) – Kris Buchanan, Erika Lloyd, Melissa Koppenhaver and Sarah Nett
Corporate Challenge:
- First (84 points): Our Teem is Smrter Then You’res (purposeful misspellers from Michels Corp.)
- Second (83 points): MPTC Quad Squad (Moraine Park Technical College)
- Third (79 points): NEBAT (National Exchange Bank & Trust)
First-place winning team members each took home $25 gift certificates from Envision Greater Fond du Lac. Second-place winners received Downtown Partnership gift certificates, and third-place winners received Chapter 52 Bookstore gift certificates. The event was sponsored by Fox Valley Savings Bank, Society Insurance, Michels Corp., Radio Plus, Whispering Springs Golf Club, Slim and Chubby’s, National Exchange Bank & Trust, Agnesian HealthCare, Service League of Fond du Lac, Drexel Building Supply, Nielsen Charity Committee and Moraine Park Technical College. Team Trivia is a fundraiser for Fond du Lac Literacy Services, which provides free one-on-one tutoring for adults who struggle with reading, writing, math or learning English. Plans are underway for the 7th annual Scrabble Bee in October. Anyone interested should contact the Fond du Lac Literacy Service office at 920-322-3932 or literacy@fdlpl.org.
