I’m in Virginia for a Scrabble tournament, and I just had a very Southern meal at the hotel restaurant: shrimp and grits, buttermilk biscuits, sweet tea. LA, I love ya, but why can’t you do a meal like this properly?
Trip Payne
@puzzletrip.bsky.social
Professional puzzle creator and editor. Into immersive theater, the Oscars, Eurovision, and Scrabble. Expect lots of pimping of my Sporcle quizzes.
1. RISE LIKE A PHOENIX (14, AUS) 2. Molitva (07, SRB) 3. Nous les amoureaux (61, LUX) 4. Waterloo (74, SWE) 5. Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (88, SUI) 6. Dansevise (63, DEN) 7. Poupée de cire, poupée de son (65, LUX) 8. Un banc, un arbre, une rue (71, MON) 9. Euphoria (12, SWE) 10. Zitti e buoni (21, ITA)
I am currently attempting to decide on my 10 favorite Eurovision winners of all time. Man this is brutal. Pray for me.
A smallish crossword for the Pokemon fans: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...
Quick Crossword: Celebrity Pokémon
Can you solve this themed crossword?
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With today's news, I went to update one of my Sporcle quizzes ... and to my surprise, discovered I had never written it! So here it is. www.sporcle.com/.../last-ten...
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Always nice when I can include a friend in a Sporcle quiz: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...
Get the Picture: Which Detective?
Can you choose whether each fact refers to the movie
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It is bizarre to me that all of a nation’s journalists are incapable of determining whether a politician is alive or dead. Of all the indictments of the US press, this has to be high on the list.
I don’t care about team sports, so for the US v Belgium soccerball event, I’m going to root for “best ever version of The Mole” over “godawful Netflix version of The Mole”.
I just learned that the genus and species of llamas is LAMA GLAMA, and damned if that's not the most fun fact I've read in a while.
I have a new cryptic puzzle available ... but it's not a crossword! Check it out: dailybaffle.com/morphology/2...
The Daily Baffle
A new frontier in daily puzzles.
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While it's on your mind, how about an NBA Finals quiz? www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...
Last Ten NBA Finals MVPs
Can you pick the last ten NBA Finals Most Valuable Players, starting with the most recent?
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A new Sporcle word ladder. Gotta say, I'm pretty happy with this one. www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...
Word Ladder: Fourteen Lines Long
Can you name the three-letter words in this versified word ladder?
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Can you sort the songs performed by the 2026 R&R HoF inductees? www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...
Sortable 2026 Rock Hall of Fame Inductees
Can you sort the songs performed by the 2026 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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My last 10 ESC #1s: 1. Cha Cha Cha (FIN, 23) 2. Bara Bada Bastu (SWE, 25) 3. In Corpore Sano (SRB, 22) 4. 10 Years (ISL, 21) 5. My Lucky Day (MOA, 18) 6. Liekinheitin (FIN, 26) 7. La Venda (ESP, 19) [X. On Fire (LTU, 20)] 8. Nendest... (EST, 24) 9. Sound of Silence (AUS, 16) 10. Gravity (CYP, 17)
Last Gaga and Doechii’s “Runway” may be the first pop song I’ve ever heard where I feel like the goal was for it to be a Lip Sync For Your Life.
Last 10 ESC winners ranked: 1. Zitti e buoni (21) 2. Toy (18) 3. Wasted Love (25) 4. Stefania (22) 5. The Code (24) 6. Arcade (19) 7. Tattoo (23) 8. Amar pelos dois (17) 9. 1944 (16) 10. Bangaranga (26) Not one of these would have been my pick to win its year. #Eurovision
Hours later, I’m still trying to decide how much the Lordi cover of “Save All Your Kisses for Me” makes up for the inexplicable, terrible winning song. #Eurovision
Currently trying to decide whether this is the absolute worst winner of all time or whether “Everybody” still holds the honor. #Eurovision
Someone please explain to me what the juries are finding, vocally, in “Bangaranga”.
Wondering whether Conchita boycotted or whether she’s got a big appearance coming up. #Eurovision
A friend I’m watching with me actually called that it would end with Volare! #Eurovision
Did I just hallucinate Lordi covering Papa Pinguin??? #Eurovision
I’m going to attempt to watch the Eurovision finals sober. Even through the UK song. Gird your loins, people. #Eurovision
Has anyone done a compare-and-contrast of "The Cheap Detective" and "The Sheep Detectives" yet?
My dream for Saturday: LMNC: “If only there was a language that I can count in that would make me feel better!” Entire audience: “Yksi, kaksi, kolme, sauna!” #Eurovision