Lone Voice

Since I started playing Game of Nerds, I’ve set my ambition high: to be the top nerd and be included in the Hall of Fame. But try as I might, I couldn’t even secure a spot in the top 100. My best high score last season (Season 2), although it was the highest among my friends, was still a thousand or so points shy of beating the 100th nerd. And so Season 2 ended with me hiding in the relative anonymity of my profile, with top marks in science subjects — 86% in Chemistry, 77% in Physics, 74% in Biology, 73% in Mathematics, and 71% in Astronomy — as a consolation. Anyway, that was history.

Just this morning, Game of Nerds opened its doors again to their veteran nerds. December 23, as far as I know, is not my lucky day but for some reason, most of the categories that flashed on screen (given at random) were science-related. I answered the questions like a shark hungry for a taste of blood. The score went a hundred, and then a thousand. And then two thousand. That’s it! A new high score for me. I was still enjoying my newly obtained victory when the time ran out (a bummer, really!), enabling me to add just another 31 points to my final score. And then, the moment of truth came with an unnerving question: did I make it to the list? And then, it just propped out of the screen… I ranked ninth! As in 9th. I did it! The screen ordered me to type in a message, but wild as I was, I only managed to place my blog URL. I was overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and fulfillment.

But not for long! You see, I could be as competitive as I could get. So I prepped myself for another bout of nerdy action. And then another… and another — three all in all in a futile attempt to outdo my highest high score. But I didn’t. Perhaps being in the Top 100 is enough blessing for a day. On second thought, I think it actually is. Yeah, it’s a big blessing to be among the few who managed to score enough points to be included in the season’s top scorers.

And oh, before I forgot, here’s a photographic evidence of my epic rank (if I say so myself):

Have a nerdy Christmas, y’all!