We welcomed fifty players and guests, including three MQL officers, President, General Secretary and Treasurer, to Aughton Institute for a different style evening.
Forty, representing thirteen of our sixteen teams, chose to enter a Pairs Competition. After a first Round of 40 questions answered on paper, six pairs with scores of 35 and higher out of 40 qualified for the semi-final.
They were Alan Gibbs (Unison) and Gareth Flynn (Newburgh Lions), Darren Martin (Unison) and Danny Fearns (Hayfield Gang), Charles Johnson (Unison) and Peter Gateley (formerly Greyhound), John Wilson (Greyhound) and Clive Gregory(Bispham Eagles), Brian Thompson (MQL General Secretary) and Tony Robinson (Rugby Hounds), and Angela Doyle (MQL President) and Clive Walton (Turks Head Saints) who answered in turn and gave spoken answers.
After 75 questions three pairs Darren and Danny, Brian and Tony, and John and Clive qualified for the final.
Congratulations to John Wilson and Clive Gregory who won after 33 questions were asked.
Our charity Age Concern (Lancashire) will benefit by £110 from a raffle.
Photographs of all trophy winning teams are available here.