Re-Reboot Results and Goodbye For Now

Remember when we restarted the game on April 1 and you thought we were just kidding?


Re-Reboot Results That Melissa Checked In Excel And By Hand Multiple Times
Julie Osborne - 30
Kristen Meiss - 27
Nicole Vanderlinde - 26
Ryan Lilly - 13
Merideth MacLain - 12
Dana Wise - 11
Moni Haley - 11
Becky Donnelly - 9
Courtney Perrone - 6
Jennifer Lamb - 5
Gideon Lamb - 3
Jake Meiss - 3
Jay Gelston - 3
Jeff Helf - 3
Dan Press - 2
Matt Thomas - 2
Betsy Gwin - 1
Jenn Bee - 1
Matt Rossi - 1
Melissa Swistak - 1

Congratulations to our Win, Place, Show and all of our players...you win literally nothing but hey, at least you had something to do over the last 13 weeks. 

From the early days on campus, to sequestered in our homes while the world is gripped by a deadly virus, Washington Squares has brought endless amusement to us, even if it hasn't to any of you. We thank those of you who participated throughout the last 30 games, or even watched and enjoyed from afar. We hope you learned something - even if it was "how to enter text into Google".

As previously noted, the game may return during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic...you know, if we can ever get out of the first wave.  As for now, Tracy is really busy watching every season of the original Law and Order, and Melissa is really busy slathering herself in sunscreen every time she goes outside, so we'll have to see what happens as the summer goes on.

And you have our contact info, so just, like, let us know if you want us to make up a game just for you to keep your brain sharp.  

Until we meet again,
Washington Squares Staff

Game #30 Results

As some of you may know, our friendship began as classmates and members of our award-winning collegiate a cappella group at Syracuse University.  But our friendship truly blossomed as fans of a little show called American Idol.  Ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh!

Also, we both teach musicals.

So with apologies to Diana DeGarmo (who Melissa didn't think was as much of a 'household name' as the others)...

Game #30 Answer: Broadway Characters Played By American Idol Contestants

1. Shug Avery (Jennifer Hudson, The Color Purple)
2. Jenna Hunterson (Katharine McPhee/Jordin Sparks, Waitress)
3. Carlos (Justin Guarini, Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)
4. Sir Robin (Clay Aiken, Spamalot)
5. Drew Boley (Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages)
6. Papa Ge (Tamyra Gray, Once On This Island)
7. Teen Angel (Taylor Hicks, Grease)
8. Charlie Price (David Cook, Kinky Boots)
9. Nina Rosario (Jordin Sparks, In the Heights)

Game #30 Results:
Kristen Meiss - 1
Julie "Time To Go Blare Some David Archuleta" Osborne - 1

Valiant Effort: Ryan "If It's Anything More Complicated Than This, I'm Crying" Lilly - Broadway musical characters

Funniest Answer:  Merideth "I Kid You Not, This Is What The Trusty Google-Box Told Me" MacLain - "It looks like there aren't any great matches for your search"

Update: Nicole is alive!  She is very busy with work, which we understand and respect.  

Game #30

And here it is, the final game of the Washington Squares re-reboot.  If you know anything about us, you should be able to put these pieces together...

Game #30

1. Shug Avery
2. Jenna Hunterson
3. Carlos
4. Sir Robin
5. Drew Boley
6. Papa Ge
7. Teen Angel
8. Charlie Price
9. Nina Rosario

Game #29 Results

The penultimate game of this revival...how did you do?

Spoiler alert...not great.

Game #29 Answer: Sirius XM Radio Stations

1.  Watercolors
2.  Triumph
3.  Lithium
4.  Iceberg
5.  (The) Bridge
6.  (The) Pulse
7.  Venus
8.  No Shoes (Radio)
9.  (The) Highway

Game #29 Results: 
Julie "I May Not Know TV Moms But I Know This" Osborne - 5

Valiant Effort:
Merideth MacLain - Lesser known book titles in Oprah's Bookclub, Dumb things that turned into movies

Funniest Answer(s):
Merideth MacLain - I put these 9 items into the google-box and it told me....”you’re either drunk or high to try and find something these things have in common"

Ryan Lilly - The closest lead I got was an entire novel by Ray Bradbury. RAY BRADBURY! On a scale of 1-10, I'm forlorn.

Nicole, are you alive? We're concerned!

Game #29

Answers are due Friday at noon to washingtonsquares@gmail.com!

Game #29 

Game #28 Results

We love a good sitcom mom at Washington Squares.

Game #28 Answer: First Names of Actresses Who Played TV Moms

1. Suzanne Somers (Carol Lambert/Step by Step)
2. Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone/Everybody Loves Raymond)
3. Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews/Boy Meets World)
4. Janet Hubert (Vivian Banks/Fresh Prince)
5. Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty Forman/That 70s show)
6. Judith Light (Angela Bower/Who’s the Boss?)
7. Patricia Richardson (Jill Taylor/Home Improvement)
8. Meredith Baxter-Birney (Elyse Keaton/Family Ties)
9. Joanna Kerns (Maggie Seaver/Growing Pains)

Game #28 Results: 
Jay "Better Late Than Never" Gelston - 3
Kristen Meiss - 1

Valiant Effort(s):
Merideth MacLain - Names of Mandarin Alumni (even though I don't spell Meredith that way...I don't think there was another Mandarin Merideth)

Julie Osborne - Names of people's weddings Melissa has been in (great guess my friend, but my friends' names don't skew quite this old)

Funniest Answer: Ryan Lilly - Women who combine their powers to create Mecha-Karen, the only creature capable of defeating Godzilla. AKA, people who have definitely asked to speak to the manager.

Game #28

As New York State continues its (safe, data-driven) phased reopening, the Washington Squares staff is also moving on to a new phase. Beginning this week, we will have Monday-only games with answers due Fridays at noon. Game #30 will therefore wrap up by July 4th, and we will all attempt to enjoy our summer while awaiting the Second Wave.

Game #28
1. Suzanne
2. Patricia
3. Betsy
4. Janet
5. Debra
6. Judith
7. Patricia
8. Meredith
9. Joanna