El Dorado Trivia Challenge 2015

We were really cooking at Fork Over Facts, the 17th annual El Dorado Trivia Challenge on March 12, 2015. Eight teams churned out their best guesses in response to dozens of questions about dishes, dining and drinks. Dean Inman relished his recurring role as emcee. Our judges, the Honorable Frank Hash, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce President Jeremy Stratton and football coach Scott Reed, helped everybody simmer down when things got a bit too heated, and Magen Olive of Murphy USA excelled again as tried-and-true co-chair, paired superbly for the first time with Jim Tucker, El Dorado superindentent.

In this truly flavorful contest of wit and trivia knowledge, Lion Oil Company proved cream of the crop, very closely followed by the El Dorado School District and Great Lakes Solutions. Simmons Bank sizzled loud and boisterous to win the Elizabeth Mason Spirit Award, and the newbie team to the contest, Barton Junior High, beat all other contestants for best costume to win $100.

Congratulations to all and many thanks to everybody who made our Trivia Challenge in El Dorado another show stopper!
Teams: Barton Junior High School, El Dorado School District; First Financial Bank, Great Lakes Solutions, Lion Oil Company, Nexans AmerCable, Murphy USA and Simmons First Bank of El Dorado
Sponsors: Deltic Timber Corporation, sponsor of the Barton Junior High team; Entergy; Glenn Mechanical and Murphy Oil Corporation
Volunteers: Erica Howell, Adrian Knapper, Tiffany Olson, Julian Owens, Kay Smith and Beth Weldon
Special Thanks to: El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, Hepco Inc., South Arkansas Arts Center and Paula’s Catering

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