30 Years of Pub Quiz Fun: The King's Streak

0:00Val and Jeff King, a couple from Hinkley in Lestershire, are celebrating 30 years of hosting the same pub quizz night at the Long Shoot Hotel. In Nunein, Warwickshire, they've run it every Thursday since 1996 and believe it's the longest streak by the same duo at one spot in the whole UK. It all started as just some life fun back in the day when a year-long gig was a big deal in pubs, but it snowballed gradually and now they've got a loyal crowd that keeps coming back week after week. Through the coronavirus pandemic, they kept things going by running the quizz from home, making sure all their teams stayed happy. Jeff relies on his sharp memory and a huge stash of quizz books from the 1980s to mix up fresh questions for every age and skill level, always wrapping up with a solid joke. The nights draw 25 to 30 teams and have raised thousands for charity over the years. No plans to retire or chase TV fame, GF says he'd still do this even if he won big on a game show because he loves it that much.

1:02They're marking the milestone with a special quizz this Thursday, April 9th, proving some traditions just keep rolling strong. Lester News, today, powered by AI bringing you what matters, I'm Corey with the story.