11th Bingwa night was off the hook!!

It’s  fun it’s bright, it’s different, it’s edgy. It’s pink underwear! 🙂
Now that I have your attention, let me tell you of something awesome. Its monthly, its definite, its a must have or else your in trouble. What is it? * Drum roll…* BINGWA SPORTS QUIZ NIGHT! What did you think it was?  I digress… The 11th edition of Bingwa Sports quiz was spectacular. If you missed it, just pinch your self 40,000 times because that is how much money you just let slip away.

         

To newbies here, Bingwa sports quiz is held every first Wednesday of the month right here at Blanco’s Sport’s Grill. Sponsored by Super Sport, Dstv and other partners like Barclays bank, it is a monthly quiz night for sports fanatics and all those searching for a fun thing to help you unwind with your friends.The event is organized by IScan media in conjunction with Blancos Sports Grill, Super Sports, Dstv and others. The grand prize is the Kshs 40,000 that the winning team gets to walk away with, and the runners up get great branded merchandise from Super Sport and the Kenya Premier League jerseys.

 

This time, people came in troops and they were all guns blazing. All teams were breathing fire and itching for a fight. A mental brawl and battle of the sharpest.A team that particularly stood out in terms of energy were the van full of pakistanis. Looks like their whiskey was doing good things to them. Of noteworthy mention was the presence of the staff of the Barclays bank and their added help. Plus Dstv was at hand with their Dstv Walkas and other decoders.

The night started bright and early with people streaming in as the jam outside cleared. Our flamboyant host Edward Kwach cruised in with all his vocal splendor. The in no time it was time to separate the true sports fans from the groupies. After a spirited fight, these were the top teams:-

1. Armchair Analysts
2. Another van full of pakistanis

The armchair analyst were the defending champions and solidified their claim to the crown with a second hefty check the second time round. Who will dethrone these sports fireballs? Tell a friend to tell a friend to tell other friends to come down to Blanco’s next month for the 12th Bingwa Sports Quiz.

Another van of pakistanis might have as well been the winners because they only lost by one point to the winners. They are however true sports people as they still had a ball afterwards and seemed to have motives of bringing the roof down with their enthusiasm.

Before I forget, there is the guy who won the Dstv Walka from the individual question session. Mr Keith!! Big up to you sir! This was his second Dstv Walka in a row!!He might start thinking of putting up a cabinet for that. I think his brain is segmented in Super Sport one , two , three and e.t.c  because to get those questions, you’re either Wikipedia or a certified sports genius.

BIngwa will be back and certainly bigger. Mark the first wednesday of each month as a sacred day to all who claim to be sports fans. Next month it will be on 7th of November. See you there!!

Sports Attractions this weekend (19th October – 21st October)

This weekend is hosts a public holiday,Kenyatta day. So are you looking for a plan for this weekend? Well, sports will always be shown at your home of sports entertainment, Blancos Sports Grill. From rugby and soccer, come with your friends to enjoy the sports that will be showing. Below is the line up for this weekend.

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Friday

08:30 – 10:30	Rugby			ITM Cup: Championship SF 1 – Otago v Tasman
19:00 – 21:00	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: Promotion / Relegation – Toyota Free State v EP Kings
21:00 – 23:00	Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 2 – Castres Olympique v Northampton Saints
17:15 – 21:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Delhi Daredevils v Auckland Aces
20:00 – 23:00		Soccer			Bundesliga Matchday 8 : Hoffenheim v Greuther Furth
19:00 – 19:30		Soccer			Master Plan Episode 7
19:30 – 22:30		Soccer			Telkom K/O: Last 16: Bidvest Wits v Kaizer Chiefs
07:30 – 11:30		Golf			European Tour Perth International Golf Championship Day 2
20:00 – 23:00		Golf			PGA Tour The Mcgladrey Classic Open Day 2

 

Saturday

03:00 – 05:00	Rugby			ITM Cup: Championship SF 2 – Counties Manukau v Southland
05:30 – 07:30	Rugby			ITM Cup: Premiership SF 1 – Canterbury v Taranaki
08:00 – 10:00	Rugby			ITM Cup: Premiership SF 2 – Wellington v Auckalnd
11:00 – 14:00	Rugby			Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand
14:00 – 16:00	Rugby			Absa Under 21 A Section – SF – Sharks U21 v Dhl Western Province
16:00 – 18:45	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: SF 1 – The Sharks v Vodacom Blue Bulls
18:45 – 21:25	Rugby			Absa Currie Cup: SF 2 – MTN Golden Lions v Dhl Western Province
07:45 – 09:00		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Malaysia Qualifying Practice
13:15 – 17:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Bizhub Highveld Lions v Yorkshire Carnegie
17:00 – 21:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Chennai Super King v Mumbai Indians
13:00 – 15:45		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
15:45 – 18:00		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Man Utd v Stoke City
18:00 – 20:40		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Norwich City v Arsenal
20:40 – 22:45		Soccer			Serie A: Week 8: Lazio v Ac Milan
11:00 – 12:00		Variety Sport			Thursday Night Live…With Marawa Episode 75
12:00 – 13:00		Soccer			Super Diski: Nfd H\L Episode 2
14:30 – 17:30		Soccer			Telkom K/O: Last 16: Ajax Cape Town v SuperSport Utd
17:30 – 20:00		Soccer			Telkom K/O: Last 16: Black Leopards v Orlando Pirates
20:00 – 23:00		Soccer			Telkom K/O: Last 16:maritzburg Utd v Moroka Swallows
07:30 – 11:30		Golf			European Tour Perth International Golf Championship Day 3
13:40 – 15:30		Motorsport			Dtm Hockenheimring Qualifying
15:50 – 17:55		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Liverpool v Reading
17:55 – 20:00		Soccer			Serie A: Week 8: Juventus v Napoli
15:40 – 18:00		Swimming			Fina World Cup Berlin Day 1
20:00 – 23:00		Golf			PGA Tour The Mcgladrey Classic Open Day 3

 

Sunday

07:30 – 11:30	Golf			European Tour Perth International Golf Championship Day 4
13:40 – 15:45	Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 2 – Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Rugby
15:45 – 18:00	Rugby			Heineken Cup: Round 2 – Leicester Tigers v Ospreys
20:00 – 23:00	Golf			PGA Tour The Mcgladrey Classic Open Day 4
06:45 – 08:00		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Malaysia Moto3
08:00 – 09:45		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Malaysia Moto2
09:45 – 11:25		Motorcycling			MotoGP: Malaysia MotoGP: Race
13:15 – 17:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Perth Scorchers v Delhi Daredevils
17:00 – 21:00		Cricket			Champions League Twenty20 Kolkata Knight Riders v Nashua Titans
13:30 – 16:30		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Sunderland v Newcastle Utd
16:30 – 19:45		Soccer			Barclays Premier League Week 10: Queens Park Rangers v Everton
19:45 – 21:50		Soccer			Spanish La Liga Week 8: Osasuna v Real Betis
14:30 – 17:30		Soccer			Telkom K/O: Last 16: Chippa Utd v Bloemfontein Celtic
14:00 – 15:15		Motorsport			Dtm Hockenheimring Race
15:15 – 17:25		Soccer			Bundesliga Matchday 8: Nuremberg v Augsburg
17:25 – 20:00		Soccer			Bundesliga Matchday 8: Hamburg v VFB Stuttgart
21:25 – 23:30		Soccer			Spanish La Liga Week 8: Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid
07:05 – 08:40		Netball			Netball Quad Series England v South Africa
09:30 – 12:00		Road Running			Tcs Marathon Amsterdam 37th Edition
15:30 – 18:00		Swimming			Fina World Cup Berlin Day 2

 

Boundless Creativity + time to burn= Fun!!!

Its the month of October and because they scraped off another reason to drink, A.K.A. public holidays, lets create our own excuses. Surfing through the internet reveals that when people have time on their hands, anything they come up with seem perfectly logical to them. So below I have a list of some of the most peculiar competitions and sports that are around. Maybe one day after the usual dose of time on twitter and pubs, we might make an allowance to indulge in some few atrocities too.

1. Wife carrying competition

   

If this was done here in Kenya, some people would pay good money just to watch their friends attempt to carry their wives. it is not a secret that the wedding ring in Kenya seems to inject automatic baking powder into married women and they balloon up to sizes that even they didn’t know they could reach. The objective of game is usually to carry your wife all the way through an obstacle course and the first man to cross the finish line with his wife, wins beer the equivalent of his wife’s weight. Pretty cool and hilarious right?

2. Midget throwing Contest

This cracked me up. Who does that? Apparently, this game is in Australia and it was almost banned because it degrades the dwarfs. But people argued that it denies the midgets a chance to make extra income! Really. Its like tossing kids with a heightened(pun intended)sense of humor. It just looks wrong  just by the sheer size of them. It is a bar attraction in which dwarves wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro-coated walls, participants of the contest compete to throw the dwarf the farthest.

If introduced, can this game really fly in Kenya?

3. Extreme Ironing World Championships

Have you heard of mascularization of house chores? Well, you’ve heard it now. These men are going to extreme measures just to get some chores done. I bet their wives have never asked them to iron clothes again after these stunts. It is outrageous to ask your husband to iron clothes then he goes underwater and comes back with the clothes unironed and wet to boot because he couldn’t find a socket!!? I bet this sport was invented by a husband with a twisted sense of humor.

It started in Leicester, UK in 1997, and is an exciting and dangerous sport where anyone who would like to participate should be ready for ironing a few items of laundry, preferably on a difficult climb of a mountainside, ice or under water.

4. World Sauna Championships

When you hear sauna, you immediately think of relaxation and bliss. But imagine sitting in there for an infinite amount of time until you feel that you cannot take it any more and  your behind is on fire. Well, welcome to the world of sauna champs.

Competitors from over 20 countries take part in the competition at their own risk, an

d have to sign a form agreeing not to take legal action on the organization. The competitors must sit in a 110° sauna and half a liter of water is added every 30 seconds. They must sit erect with their thighs and buttocks on the seat. They cannot touch any surface with their hands and forearms have to be in an upright position and must stay on their knees. The person who sits longest is the winner.

Disclaimer: Someone once died in this game so I wouldn’t recommend it!!!

 

5.Kenyan Flavor

Well, just for good measure, I throw in some local flavor. I bet the Kenyan Bull fighting and cock fighting would rank highly in bizzarness.  Not forgetting donkey derby in Lamu at the Lamu culture fest. That is the home of pampered donkeys.

From the list, its clear that traditionalists where not entirely primitive and boring. They did have their own version of fun! Join in the cheer!!

Explosive 10th Edition of Bingwa Quiz night!!

        

When we said that Bingwa Sports Quiz at Blanco’s Sports Grill Galleria is getting bigger and better, we meant just that.The event organizers, iScan Media, did a superb job at putting the whole night together in conjunction with SuperSport and Blanco’s Sports Grill.

The house came alive with live Deejay music as the contestants and other clients streamed in. The energy was palpable and you could tell from the get go that the night was going to be memorable. Our host , Edward Kwach,walked in Fashionably late as usual. But as soon as he picked up the mic, he set the ball rolling and got the show on the road. SuperSport came through in a big way and got the restaurant looking great with the SuperSport branded stands.

Lucky attendees got beautiful SuperSport branded caps when they answered some trivia questions asked randomly by our host, Edward Kwach.

This time round, there were nine teams namely;

• Black Friday
• Hand of God
• Probox full of Pakistanis
• Black Bar
• Howard web( defending champions0
• BSG
• Javelin
• World of champions
• Armchair analysts
• Bar analysts reloaded

I must say that the teams got quite creative with their names this time round. Then it was time for the battle of the titans. There were three rounds of rapid fire questions and a fourth round of pictorial recognition. SuperSport had a Dstv walker up for grabs and members of some competing teams where called upon to answer some questions and one person would get to walk away with it. The luck fellow was one Keith from Black bar.

The guest of honor was Olympian Kenyan representative in 2012 javelin competitions, Julius Yego. He did the honors of awarding the successful teams and gave a great speech. Mention one Olympian that you have ever come within touching distance of?.. None! So Blanco’s Sports grill is definitely the place to be in Nairobi!

(Julius Yego-centre- is pictured with some representatives from Pacific sports and SuperSport)

After all the blood, sweat, screams and tears, the top three teams of the Bingwa Quiz night 10th Edition courtesy of SuperSport were: From the first to the third;-

1. Armchair Analysts– These fellows stunned the Bingwa veterans as they were new comers but came in guns blazing and managed to successfully walk away with the 40,000 cash prize plus some SuperSport Merchandize.

1. Howard web– These are the winners of the 9th Bingwa Quiz night but were dethroned by the new boys in town. They however put up a good fight and walked away with food vouchers from Blanco’s Sports Grill plus KPL team Replica jerseys of their choice with personalized inscriptions.

1. Bar Analysts reloaded _ This are true Bingwa Quiz night veterans but they usually get just close enough to the top to smell it but far enough to feel the pinch. They still did a great job and walked away with KPL replica team jerseys of their choice plus Food vouchers from Blanco’s Sports Grill.

So if you don’t show up for next month’s Bingwa Quiz night, you will have no one to blame for loosing out a chance to win great prizes, meet some new people and eat amazing grills from our mouthwatering menu.

The next Bingwa night will be on 3rd October 2012 from 7;30 pm at Blanco’s Sports Grill Galleria Mall. Miss this and miss out! Plus where are the ladies? We would love to see a feminine touch to the contest to give the gentlemen a run for their money.

Sports line up for this weekend (14th – 16th Sep)

                                                                         

All you favorite sports that will be showing this weekend are listed below. Your home of sports entertainment let you have a breeze and you got to do is to show up to watch your game at the indicated time. All the times have been converted to Kenyan time.

Action Attractions | Friday, September 14, 2012

18:00 – 20:00 Rugby Absa Under 21 A Section – Leopards v MTN Golden Lions
20:00 – 22:00 Rugby Absa Currie Cup: First Division Platinum Leopards v Valke
22:00 – 23:45 Rugby French Top 14 Round 5: Montpellier v Toulon
Action Attractions | Saturday, September 15, 2012

09:30 – 12:45 Rugby The Castle Rugby Championship New Zealand v South Africa
12:45 – 15:20 Rugby The Castle Rugby Championship Australia v Argentina

15:50 – 17:55 Rugby Absa Currie Cup: Gwk Griquas v Vodacom Blue Bulls
17:55 – 20:00 Rugby Absa Currie Cup: Toyota Free State Cheetahs v MTN Golden Lions
20:00 – 22:15 Rugby Absa Currie Cup: The Sharks v Dhl Western Province

16:45 – 19:00 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: Stoke City v Man City
19:00 – 21:40 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: Sunderland v Liverpool
21:40 – 24:00 Soccer Serie A: Week 3: Ac Milan v Atalanta
16:50 – 19:00 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: ManU v Wigan

16:50 – 19:00 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
16:50 – 19:00 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: Arsenal v Southampton
16:00 – 18:00 Soccer Tusker Premier League Western Stima v Leopards
Action Attractions | Sunday, September 16, 2012

14:45 – 16:30 Motorcycling MotoGP: San Marino & Riviera Di Rimini Main Race

17:00 – 20:30 Soccer Barclays Premier League Week 5: Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

16:00 – 18:00 Soccer Tusker Premier League Ulinzi Stars v Sofapaka