August Madness

Appears in 4 episodes, first in episode 78.

Recipients

Every appearance

• Episode 125 - August Madness

  Billed on air as "Reverse Freedom August Madness", a variant format in which the two hosts are the contestants instead of listeners. Guest host Simon Mackley wrote and asked 10 parkrun trivia questions plus a tiebreaker; Scott and Mel buzzed in by shouting their home parkrun ("Kawana" vs "Westerfolds"). Mel won 11-8 after a 4-point haul on the Southern Hemisphere parkrun countries question, then took the winner-takes-all tiebreaker ("What is the exact date of the first Australian parkrun?", 2 April 2011). Her prize is to face former champion Brendan Peel in the next Madness. Simon explains that he originally wrote the questions for Brendan Peel and pitched them down from "level nine" to "level six" once he knew it was the hosts.

• Episode 119 - Highlight Reel

  Archive replay of the first edition of the hosts' parkrun quiz, originally episode 78: Melissa Ellis (Victoria, Berwick Springs) versus Steve (Queensland, Cairns), four parkrun questions, buzzers being each contestant's home parkrun, recorded in front of a live studio audience. The hosts agree in the surrounding discussion to bring it back next month.

• Episode 105

  The show's recurring parkrun-trivia quiz, played live in front of the meet-up audience with three contestants: defending champion Simon Mackley (Mosman parkrun, NSW), Brendan Peel (Victoria) and Sonja Pohlman (Queensland). Twenty questions plus bonus rounds, an audience-voted final point, and a live scoreboard kept by Mel. Brendan Peel wins by a point (final: Brendan 8, Simon 6-7, Sonia 5-6); Scott calls it "March Madness, parkrun adventurers Madness".

• Episode 78

  Debut of a state-versus-state parkrun quiz, long teased as March/May/April Madness. Four parkrun questions, contestants buzzing in by saying their home parkrun. Melissa Ellis (Berwick Springs, Victoria) beat Steve Betesta (Cairns, Queensland) 3-1. Questions: three Northern Hemisphere parkrun countries; three parkruns starting with C; a 'who am I' (answer Brendan Peel); and a 'what event am I' (answer Bunbury parkrun, WA). No physical prize - the winner returns as carryover champion, with the hosts debating October vs November Madness for round two. Played in front of a (joke) live studio audience.