2014 Cock & Bull Cup XII Tournament
C&B Cup XII was dedicated to our friend John Endris who passed unexpectedly, it was his birthday.
Round I Helen eliminated Allison Catherine eliminated Veronica Popo eliminated Tracy Marty eliminated Leslie Alex D. eliminated Joe G. Monique eliminated Kimi Emily eliminated Elizabeth Thai eliminated Pattie Kathy eliminated Adrielle Chad eliminated Keith Rob W. eliminated Travis Jaime eliminated Nora Kelly eliminated Matt Edith eliminated Lilly Alex M. eliminated Henry Ken eliminated Lisa |
Round II
Helen eliminated Thai Catherine eliminated Popo Alex D. eliminated Marty Emily eliminated Monique Kathy eliminated Chad Rob W. eliminated Jaime Edith eliminated Kelly Alex M. eliminated Ken Round III Helen eliminated Emily Alex D. eliminated Catherine Kathy eliminated Rob W. Alex M. eliminated Edith Round IV Helen eliminated Alex D. Alex M. eliminated Kathy Final Round Helen eliminated Alex M. |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup XI Tournament
Finally, our first 32-player bracket of the year! What a great night!
Round I Travis eliminated Jason Kimi eliminated Paloma Joe G. eliminated Rob W. Catherine eliminated Jessie Joe C. eliminated Edith Mark eliminated Jason B. Nora eliminated Colin Thai eliminated Chester Veronica eliminated Jerry Monique eliminated Lisa Allison eliminated Robert M. Adrielle eliminated Alex D. Kelly eliminated Anibal Pattie eliminated Laura Lauren eliminated Marty Leslie eliminated Matt |
Round II
Joe G. eliminated Kimi Joe C. eliminated Mark Nora eliminated Thai Veronica eliminated Monique Adrielle eliminated Allison Kelly eliminated Pattie Lauren eliminated Leslie Joe G. eliminated Catherine Round III Travis eliminated Joe G. Joe C. eliminated Nora Adrielle eliminated Veronica Lauren eliminated Kelly Round IV Travis eliminated Joe C. Lauren eliminated Adrielle Final Round Travis eliminated Lauren |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup X Tournament
Finally, cooler temperatures swept across So Cal, much to the joy of all our 16 weary, dehydrated players. One of my colleagues showed up with his video equipment and did a little interview with me on the street in front of Monkey Paw. Later he shot some video of the tournament action which was pretty lively. Hopefully everything caught on camera will get trimmed down into a nice little 1-minute long feature that I can post for everyone to see. Thai ended up in the final round with 2014 C&B Cup IV winner, Alex D., who won again using the game board he used to threaten to burn as a sacrifice when he couldn't get past the first round!
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Round I
Alex eliminated Jason Veronica eliminated Catherine Pattie eliminated Lauren Rob W. eliminated Maria Marty eliminated Adrielle Elizabeth eliminated Monique Leslie eliminated Price Thai eliminated Chops Round II Alex eliminated Veronica Rob W. eliminated Pattie Marty eliminated Elizabeth Thai eliminated Leslie Round III Alex eliminated Rob Thai eliminated Marty Final Round Alex eliminated Thai |
Cock & Bull Autumn Growler Competition
Each season, the player with the most game wins for that season gets a Monkey Paw Growler!
The 2014 Winter Growler Competition began in October and runs through Oct/Nov/Dec.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Autumn 2014
The 2014 Winter Growler Competition began in October and runs through Oct/Nov/Dec.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Autumn 2014
October 14
16-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Alex D. - 4/0 Thai - 3/1 Marty - 2/1 Rob W. - 2/1 Elizabeth - 1/1 Leslie - 1/1 Pattie - 1/1 Veronica - 1/1 Adrielle - 0/1 Catherine - 0/1 Chops - 0/1 Jason - 0/1 Lauren - 0/1 Maria - 0/1 Monique - 0/1 Price - 0/1 |
November 11
32-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Travis - 4/0 Lauren- 4/1 Adrielle - 3/1 Joe G. - 3/1 Joe C. - 3/1 Kelly - 2/1 Nora - 2/1 Veronica - 2/1 Allison - 1/1 Catherine - 1/1 Kimi - 1/1 Leslie - 1/1 Mark - 1/1 Monique - 1/1 Pattie - 1/1 Thai - 1/1 Alex D. - o/1 Anibal - 0/1 Chester - 0/1 Colin - 0/1 Edith - 0/1 Jason - 0/1 Jason B. - 0/1 Jerry - 0/1 Jessie - 0/1 Laura - 0/1 Lisa - 0/1 Marty - 0/1 Matt - 0/1 Paloma - 0/1 Robert M. Rob W. - 0/1 |
December 9
32-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Helen - 5/0 Alex M. - 4/1 Alex D. - 3/1 Kathy - 3/1 Catherine - 2/1 Edith - 2/1 Emily - 2/1 Rob W. - 2/1 Chad - 1/1 Jaime - 1/1 Kelly - 1/1 Ken - 1/1 Marty - 1/1 Monique - 1/1 Popo - 1/1 Thai - 1/1 Adrielle - 0/1 Allison - 0/1 Elizabeth - 0/1 Henry - 0/1 Joe G. - 0/1 Keith - 0/1 Kimi - 0/1 Leslie - 0/1 Lilly - 0/1 Lisa - 0/1 Matt - 0/1 Nora - 0/1 Pattie - 0/1 Tracy - 0/1 Travis - 0/1 Veronica - 0/1 |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup IX Tournament
We had a nice turnout of 20 players, unfortunately one could not stick around past 8 leaving us with 19 in the bracket. Thai ended up facing 3-time 2013 cup winner, Edith, in the final round. Thai prevailed which tied him up with Maria in the Summer Growler competition. That means that a sudden-death Growl-off must be held next month prior to the start of the C&B Cup X tournament. Can Thai break the tie, or will Maria say, "Si-Ya!" The only way this match will lack excitement is if we have a no-show who has to forfeit!
Round I Jason eliminated Adrielle Matt T. eliminated Rocco Alex D. eliminated Catherine |
Round II
Thai eliminated Jonathan Matt C. eliminated Jason Paloma eliminated Greg Pattie eliminated Jack Joe eliminated Matt T. Colin eliminated Leslie Michelle eliminated Alex D. Edith eliminated Monique Round III Thai eliminated Pattie Paloma eliminated Matt C. Colin eliminated Joe Edith eliminated Michelle Round IV Thai eliminated Paloma Edith eliminated Colin Final Round Thai eliminated Edith |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup VIII Tournament
Monkey Paw was unusually crowded for a Tuesday, a large gathering of people filled the center tables for hours. These guys were definitely having a great time because they actually drowned out the jukebox which is a pretty amazing feat. We had four first-time players in the bracket which is always fun. Two people had to break out early leaving us with a total of 15 participants. All four first-timers survived Round I, two survived Round II, and one survived Round III. First-timer, Eric, ended up in the final round with Alex, but in the end Alex was having her best night ever and basically could not lose. Congratulations Alex!
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Round I
Alex M. eliminated Colin Kaleb eliminated Jason Maria eliminated Joe Vickie eliminated Matt Thai eliminated Rocco Chops eliminated Monique Veronica eliminated Price Eric (drew a bye in round I) Round II Alex M. eliminated Kaleb Eric eliminated Veronica Thai eliminated Chops Maria eliminated Vickie Round III Alex M. eliminated Maria Eric eliminated Thai Final Round Alex M. eliminated Eric |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup VII Tournament
It's a given that summer attracts lots of visitors to San Diego, even the Cock & Bull Cup seems to bring in players from out of town. First-time player, Barbara, came in from Northern California, but Chris & Heather hold the distance record, coming all the way from Washington DC! We had a balanced 16-player bracket with 3 late comers who sat out to watch and learn. Chris was knocked out in Round II, Heather survived but fell to Barbara who made it all the way to the final round. Like I always say, beginners luck is a definite advantage! Congratulations go to Maria for winning a tough battle in the final!
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Round I
Maria eliminated Elizabeth Leslie eliminated Colin Chris eliminated Jason Matt eliminated Alex D. Chops eliminated Pattie Heather eliminated Jack Diana eliminated Amy Barbara eliminated Kathy Round II Maria eliminated Leslie Matt eliminated Chris Barbara eliminated Diana Heather eliminated Chops Round III Maria eliminated Matt Barbara eliminated Heather Final Round Maria eliminated Barbara |
2014 Cock & Bull Summer Season Pictures
Each season, the player with the most game wins for that season gets a Monkey Paw Growler!
The 2014 Summer Growler Competition began in July and runs through Jul/Aug/Sep.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Summer 2014
The 2014 Summer Growler Competition began in July and runs through Jul/Aug/Sep.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Summer 2014
Note:
Players who did not score any game wins are not ranked with a picture. |
July 8
16-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Maria - 4/0 Barbara - 3/1 Heather - 2/1 Matt T. - 2/1 Chops - 1/1 Chris - 1/1 Diana - 1/1 Leslie - 1/1 Alex D.- 0/1 Amy - 0/1 Colin - 0/1 Elizabeth - 0/1 Kathy - 0/1 Jack - 0/1 Jason - 0/1 Pattie - 0/1 |
August 12
15-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Alex M. -4/0 Eric - 2/1 Maria - 2/1 Thai - 2/1 Chops - 1/1 Kaleb - 1/1 Veronica - 1/1 Vickie - 1/1 Colin - 0/1 Jason - 0/1 Joe - 0/1 Matt T. - 0/1 Monique - 0/1 Price - 0/1 Rocco - 0/1 |
September 9
19-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Thai - 4/0 Edith - 3/1 Colin - 2/1 Paloma - 2/1 Alex D. - 1/1 Jason - 1/1 Joe - 1/1 Matt C. - 1/1 Matt T. - 1/1 Michelle - 1/1 Pattie - 1/1 Adrielle - 0/1 Catherine - 0/1 Greg ?. - 0/1 Jack - 0/1 Jonathan - 0/1 Leslie - 0/1 Monique - 0/1 Rocco - 0/1 |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup VI Tournament
The tournament started with 14 people leaving two random players with a bye in the first round. But just a few minutes in, three more people walked in ready to play. Thanks to the Cock & Bull custom bracket we can adjust on the fly and accommodate up to 32. Rocco was ready to sub for Leslie who needed to cut out early for a softball game, but she was taken out in the first round. In one of the craziest final rounds ever, Colin, who took the lead early was subjected to relentless heckling by mock sportscasters Matt and Jason, putting a whammy on his mojo and giving Michael P. his second cup for the year.
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Round I
Michael eliminated Anibal Chops eliminated Matt Jason eliminated Leslie Diana eliminated K-Lea Jack eliminated Veronica Colin eliminated Robert M. Alex eliminated Maria Jaime eliminated Sabrina Round II Michael eliminated Diana Chops eliminated Jason Colin eliminated Jack Jaime eliminated Alex D. Round III Michael eliminated Chops Colin eliminated Jaime Final Round Michael eliminated Colin |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup V Tournament
I guess we can blame climate change for the drought and hot Santa Anna wind storms in May. I think the wildfires that were sparked may have spooked a few people into staying home with a hose at the ready. Kudos to Monkey Paw for providing much needed AC and cold brew. With a 12-Player bracket, four random people get a bye in the first round, but that doesn't help them get the growler! Congratulations go to Leslie on her first tournament win!
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Round I
Em eliminated Veronica Chops eliminated Pattie Jaime eliminated Maria Alex D. eliminated Sabrina Round II Leslie eliminated Em Chops eliminated Henry Donovan eliminated Jaime Ryan eliminated Alex D. Round III Leslie eliminated Chops Ryan eliminated Donovan Final Round Leslie eliminated Ryan |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup IV Tournament
This year we lost three players from the bracket by the time 8 o'clock rolled around. That knocked us down from 17 to 14 players in the tournament, not quite up to par with the 16 players we had last year. The reworked bracket left Jack with a bye in round II, but that did not slow down Alex, who bet on black all night and came up with his first tournament win. Hopefully this will end his temptation to burn his board as a sacrifice to the Monkey King.
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Round I
Alex eliminated Anibal Chops eliminated Matt Michael eliminated Sabrina Veronica eliminated Chad Pattie eliminated Maria Robert eliminated Diana Jack eliminated Colin Round II Alex eliminated Chops Michael eliminated Veronica Robert eliminated Pattie Round III Alex eliminated Michael Robert eliminated Jack Final Round Alex eliminated Robert |
2014 Cock & Bull Spring Season Pictures
Each season, the player with the most game wins for that season gets a Monkey Paw Growler!
The 2014 Spring Growler Competition began in April and runs through Apr/May/Jun.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Spring 2014
The 2014 Spring Growler Competition began in April and runs through Apr/May/Jun.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Spring 2014
April 8
14-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Alex D. - 4/0 Robert M. - 3/1 Michael P. - 2/1 Chops- 1/1 Jack - 1/1 Pattie - 1/1 Veronica - 1/1 Anibal- 0/1 Chad - 0/1 Colin - 0/1 Diana - 0/1 Maria - 0/1 Matt - 0/1 Sabrina - 0/1 |
May 13
12-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Leslie - 3/0 Chops - 2/1 Ryan - 2/1 Alex D. - 1/1 Donovan - 1/1 Em - 1/1 Jaime - 1/1 Henty - 0/1 Maria - 0/1 Pattie - 0/1 Sabrina - 0/1 Veronica - 0/1 |
June 10
16-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Michael P. - 4/0 Colin - 3/1 Chops - 2/1 Jaime - 2/1 Alex D. 1/1 Diana - 1/1 Jack - 1/1 Jason - 1/1 Anibal - 0/1 K-Lea - 0/1 Leslie - 0/1 Maria - 0/1 Matt - 0/1 Robert M. - 0/1 Sabrina - 0/1 Veronica - 0/1 |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup III Tournament
We have a new attendance record for the March C&B Cup as well, three times as many players as last year! An uneven seventeen players showed up so the first and last player to walk into the pub randomly fell into the slots for an additional game. Long-time-player, Michael, never gave up on winning and the golden goblet of glory is now his for the first time. In an interesting twist, Jason and Jack tied in wins and losses for the season and were forced to play another game for the Winter Growler. Congratulations Jack!
Round I Rob eliminated Alex D. |
Round II
Michael eliminated Anibal Veronica eliminated Jack Colin eliminated Sheryl Matt eliminated Pattie Don eliminated Rob Jaime eliminated Sabrina Alex M. eliminated John Jason eliminated Claudia Round III Michael eliminated Matt Colin eliminated Veronica Jaime eliminated Don Jason eliminated Alex M. Round IV Michael eliminated Colin Jaime eliminated Jason Final Round Michael eliminated Jaime |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup II Tournament
We shattered our old attendance record for February with 20 players in the bracket! Maybe the springtime-like weather outside just got people out and about compared to the gloomy conditions we had last year. As usual, the games got a bit wild and crazy, at one point causing the entire pub to burst into cheers and applause when a particularly cocky player was shot down in flames. Good times were had by everyone!
Round I Pattie eliminated Veronica Darryl eliminated Jada Alex eliminated Rob Elizabeth eliminated Kevin |
Round II
Pattie eliminated John Mike eliminated Darryl Joe eliminated Bob Matt eliminated Edith Jack eliminated Alex Jason eliminated Kathy Elizabeth eliminated Anibal Don eliminated Drea Round III Pattie eliminated Matt Mike eliminated Joe Jason eliminated Jack Don eliminated Elizabeth Round IV Pattie eliminated Mike Jason eliminated Don Final Round Pattie eliminated Jason |
2014 Cock & Bull Cup I Tournament
It was an exciting start to the 2014 Cock & Bull Winter Season at Monkey Paw. If two of the people who signed up to play did not have to leave early we would have had 19 players in the bracket. Instead we ended up with an uneven 17 giving one player a bye and two players an extra game. There were some very lively rounds that commanded the attention of everyone in the pub. But none could top the final round between Jack and Joe. People commented afterward that they were spent just from watching!
Round I Colin eliminated Veronica |
Round II
Jack eliminated Anibal Leslie eliminated Colin Monique eliminated Ryan Edith eliminated Alex D. Darryl eliminated Michael P. John eliminated Don Joe eliminated Micah Bob eliminated Pattie Round III Jack eliminated Edith Leslie eliminated Monique John eliminated Darryl Joe eliminated Bob Round IV Jack eliminated Leslie Joe eliminated John Final Round Jack eliminated Joe |
2014 Cock & Bull Winter Season Pictures
Each season, the player with the most game wins for that season gets a Monkey Paw Growler!
The 2014 Winter Growler Competition began in January and runs through Jan/Feb/Mar.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Winter 2014
The 2014 Winter Growler Competition began in January and runs through Jan/Feb/Mar.
You don't need to win a tournament, just show up and play to accumulate some game wins.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the player who played more games gets the Growler.
Should there be a tie in wins and losses, a special match will be held as a tie-breaker.
Final Player Rankings for Winter 2014
Note: Players who did not score any wins for the season are not ranked with a picture.
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January 14
17-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Jack - 4/0 Joe - 3/1 John - 2/1 Leslie - 2/1 Colin- 1/1 Monique - 1/1 Edith - 1/1 Darryl - 1/1 Bob - 1/1 Veronica - 0/1 Anibal - 0/1 Ryan - 0/1 Alex D. - 0/1 Michael P. - 0/1 Don - 0/1 Pattie - 0/1 Micah - 0/1 |
February 11
20-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Pattie - 5/0 Jason - 3/1 Don - 2/1 Elizabeth - 2/1 Mike P. - 2/1 Alex D. - 1/1 Darryl - 1/1 Jack - 1/1 Joe - 1/1 Matt - 1/1 Anibal - 0/1 Bob - 0/1 Drea - 0/1 Edith - 0/1 Jada - 0/1 John - 0/1 Kathy - 0/1 Kevin - 0/1 Rob - 0/1 Veronica - 0/1 |
March 11
17-Player Bracket Name - Wins/Losses Michael P. - 4/0 Jaime - 3/1 Colin - 2/1 Jason - 2/1 Alex M. - 1/1 Don - 1/1 Matt - 1/1 Rob - 1/1 Veronica - 1/1 Alex D. - 0/1 Anibal - 0/1 Claudia - 0/1 Jack - 0/1 John - 0/1 Pattie - 0/1 Sabrina - 0/1 Sheryl - 0/1 |
The Top 10 Players for 2013

Monkey Paw Player of the Year
Congratulations go to Edith Zamora for earning the 2013 Monkey Paw Player of the Year title. Edith will get to keep the original Cock & Bull Cup trophy, which was rapidly running out of empty space for engraving. Edith had 16 wins and 6 losses in 22 games played in 2013. Edith was the winner of 2013 Cock & Bull Cup III, IV and VIII. Edith made her first appearance in Cock & Bull Cup III, but missed V and IX competing in 8 of the 12 cup competitions for 2013. Edith will be a force to be reckoned with in 2014 so be prepared people!
Congratulations go to Edith Zamora for earning the 2013 Monkey Paw Player of the Year title. Edith will get to keep the original Cock & Bull Cup trophy, which was rapidly running out of empty space for engraving. Edith had 16 wins and 6 losses in 22 games played in 2013. Edith was the winner of 2013 Cock & Bull Cup III, IV and VIII. Edith made her first appearance in Cock & Bull Cup III, but missed V and IX competing in 8 of the 12 cup competitions for 2013. Edith will be a force to be reckoned with in 2014 so be prepared people!