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The Painter Maddix Music Quiz, The Windmill club, Glassbrook Road, Rushden (2026)

22/08/2026

The quiz returns this Sunday for another evening of very easy songs to test your knowledge 😁

Here’s a recap of the last quiz from my trusty digital assistant.....

🎵 This Week's Quiz Results 🎵

Only five teams lined up this week, with Band on the Run apparently deciding that actually turning up was asking a bit much, while Chris and Sid from Right at the Back were also absent. So with the usual champions and perennial winners missing, surely this was Black Lace's moment to finally step out of Big Jim's considerable shadow and claim top spot?

Nope. 😂

🥇 1st — Penfolds Crew — 297 points

A medium-large army of Penfolds turned up this week and, despite nobody managing to crack the 300-point barrier, they did just enough to walk away with the win.

297 points isn't exactly "smashing the opposition into oblivion" territory, but with the competition tighter than a pub toilet queue at closing time, it was enough.

Penfolds Crew take the win and the wine! 🍷

🥈 2nd — Black Lace — 294 points

Three. THREE. Points.

That's all that separated Black Lace from victory.

Carl and Christian came within touching distance of the win, but couldn't quite get over the line. And let's be honest, with Big Jim missing, perhaps we've now discovered the uncomfortable truth:

Black Lace isn't a team. It's just Big Jim and some people who happen to be standing nearby. 😂

Still, second place is respectable. Although they'll probably be spending the week blaming every wrong answer on the empty chair where Big Jim should have been.

🥉 3rd — Vinyl Hopefuls — 283 points

Vinyl Hopefuls claimed the final podium position with 283, sitting comfortably within striking distance of the leaders.

Only 14 points separated them from first, so this wasn't exactly a runaway victory at the top.

Unfortunately for Vinyl Hopefuls, "not far behind" isn't actually the same as "in first place", but it's another podium finish and they'll happily take it.

4th — Team Maddix — 281 points

And then we have Team Maddix.

Mum, Dad, sons, grandsons, step-sons and daughters-in-law were apparently all required to assemble the full Maddix extended family task force this week.

With that many people, you'd expect them to have the combined knowledge of several universities.

Instead they finished on 281 points. 😂

But in fairness, they were only 16 points off the win, which shows just how ridiculously tight the top four were.

So technically they didn't bottle it.

They just very narrowly failed to be brilliant.

🪦 5th — The Muppets — 240 points

Ahhhhh, there they are.

THE MUPPETS ARE BACK.

With Band on the Run deciding not to turn up, the Muppets finally got the opportunity to reclaim their rightful position at the very bottom of the table.

And they absolutely grasped it with both hands.

240 points.

That's 41 points behind fourth.

At the top, four teams were separated by just 16 points. Then there's The Muppets, sitting so far behind that they might as well have been doing a different quiz.

Normal service has been resumed. 😂

🍷 Wine & Jackpot

The wine goes to Penfolds Crew for taking the win.

And as for that bloody jackpot...

STILL. NOT. WON.

It's beginning to look less like a jackpot and more like a long-term savings account.

💰 We go again this Sunday!

And with Chris & Sid and Band on the Run hopefully remembering where the venue is, we might actually get a full house again.

Until then, congratulations to Penfolds Crew, commiserations to Black Lace, and a warm welcome home to The Muppets in their usual position at the back of the pack. 😂

Joker rounds this week are 70s, 90s and 2010's.
The featured artist as chosen by the muppets is Bon Jovi.

The jackpot that no one ever wants to win rolls over yet again and is now just shy of the cap on £290!!

Please arrive early so you can all get a drink and be seated for 8.30pm and I'll see you all tomorrow.

Jon so we need to be really

07/08/2026

The music quiz is back this Sunday!!!

Here's what happened last time around as I hand you over to my digital assistant!

Another full house this week with all seven teams present, although judging by some of the answers, a few of you might have been better off staying at home.

At the top yet again were Chris and Sid from Right at the Back, strolling to victory with 344 points. At this stage it isn't even a competition anymore - it's just six other teams turning up each week to watch them collect another win. You'd think someone would have worked out their secret by now, but apparently not. Congratulations on yet another victory... try not to look too bored while doing it.

Back in their natural habitat of second place were Big Jim and the rest of Black Lace with 329 points. A solid score, but once again it was a classic case of "best of the rest." Close enough to see the winners disappearing into the distance, but never quite close enough to catch them.

Third place went to Penfolds Crew on 318. Respectable as always, although you seem permanently trapped between the champions and everyone else. Not good enough to win, not bad enough to get roasted too much... you're basically the beige wallpaper of the quiz.

Fourth place was Team Maddix on 287. A decent enough effort but nowhere near the podium this week. You'll no doubt blame one or two questions, the scoring, the music, the lighting, or Mercury being in retrograde. Unfortunately, the scoreboard remains stubbornly unconvinced.

Now for the shock of the evening... The Muppets finished FIFTH with 273 points! Yes, FIFTH! There were genuine scenes as people checked the scoreboard to make sure it wasn't upside down. You actually managed to beat not one but TWO teams. It's the quiz equivalent of Leicester City winning the Premier League. Enjoy it while it lasts because nobody's convinced it'll happen again.

Which brings us to Vinyl Hopefuls, who could only manage sixth on 264. Normally you'd expect them to be comfortably ahead of The Muppets, but somehow you've managed to make them look competent. That's an achievement... just not the one you were aiming for.

And finally, bringing up the rear with a spectacularly unimpressive 189 points were Band on the Run. Not only have you finished last, but your scores are actually going backwards. Most teams improve with experience; you've apparently decided to conduct a fascinating scientific experiment to discover just how low you can go. At this rate you'll soon be celebrating reaching triple figures.

The jackpot once again refused to cooperate, so it rolls over to next time. Band on the Run did at least manage to be closest in the jackpot draw, so they take home the bottle of wine. Considering the evening they'd just had, they probably needed it more than anyone else.

Thanks to everyone for another brilliant night. Same time next week, when Chris and Sid will probably win again, Black Lace will chase them in vain, and the rest of you can continue arguing over who gets the honour of finishing somewhere in the middle.

The joker rounds this week will be 60s, 80s and 2000s.
The featured artist has been chosen by Black lace and will be Ocean colour scene.

The jackpot continues to roll and is now up to £270 as we approach the cap yet again 😅💰💰💰

Thank you all for your continued support and mostly not talking during the answers 😆

See you all on Sunday for an 8.30pm start.

Jon

25/07/2026

The music quiz is back this Sunday!
Only 5 teams last quiz but should have everyone back this week!

Heres my digital assistant with a summary of the last quiz....

Another week, another quiz... although with Team Maddix off on holiday and Black Lace apparently entering the Witness Protection Programme, the field was thinner than a pub pint poured by a landlord who's watching his profits.

With the two absentee teams out of the way, Chris and Sid from Right at the Back did exactly what everyone expected and absolutely steamrollered the opposition. 395 points! That's not just a win, it's a crime scene. A new quiz record, leaving everyone else wondering whether they were even answering the same questions. At this point they should be forced to answer using only one hand and a blindfold just to make things vaguely competitive.

In second place came Penfolds Crew on 331 points. Once again they turned up with enough players to field a Sunday League football team, yet still finished over 60 points behind the winners. More brains than a university lecture hall, but somehow still couldn't stop Chris and Sid disappearing over the horizon.

Just one point further back on 330 were the Vinyl Hopefuls. Losing second place by a single point has to sting, but at least they didn't go home empty-handed. They bagged the wine and, more importantly, kept the jackpot safely locked away for another week. They've become experts at winning everything except the actual quiz.

Fourth place went to The Muppets on 287. Like Penfolds, they also arrived with enough teammates to comfortably fill a minibus. Unfortunately, quantity once again failed to produce quality. It's becoming increasingly clear that adding more people to the table simply increases the number of wrong answers being shouted with confidence.

Bringing up the rear were the newcomers on 208 points. On paper, last place doesn't sound great... but they improved from 174 last week, so that's a 34-point jump. At this rate they'll only need another six or seven years before Chris and Sid start checking their rear-view mirror.

The jackpot survives yet again, meaning next week there's even more to play for. Whether anyone can stop Right at the Back is another matter entirely. Judging by this week's demolition job, the rest of the teams might want to spend less time ordering drinks and more time opening a book.

Joker rounds this week will be 70s, 90s ans 2010s.

The featured artist as chosen by Jim from Sticky fingers will be Dave Edmunds.

The jackpot goes unclaimed for another week and now sits at £239 💰💰💰

Please arrive as early as you can so we can kick off at 8.30pm and remember no talking during the reading of the answers please 🙏

See you all on Sunday 👍

Jon

11/07/2026

The music quiz is back this Sunday!

Here's my digital assistant with a very tame summary of the last quiz.....

Another cracking turnout this week with all seven teams back in the room, although half of you appeared to have left your best players on a beach somewhere.
At the front, normal service resumed as Chris and Sid from Right at the Back strolled to victory on 354 points. At this stage they're less of a quiz team and more of an administrative error.
Now for the shock of the night... Team Maddix somehow managed to grab second place with 304 points! Investigations are ongoing, VAR has been consulted, and several teams have requested a recount. Enjoy it while it lasts!
That left Penfolds Crew in third on 299, just five points behind. Close enough to be annoyed, but not close enough to actually finish second.
And then... Black Lace. Fourth. 295 points. Big Jim and the gang must still be searching for the missing answers because seeing them off the podium is rarer than finding a cheap pint these days.
Vinyl Hopefuls finished fifth on 274, despite being short-handed thanks to the holiday season. A respectable effort considering they were practically fielding the reserves.
The Muppets limped home in sixth with 216. Missing players didn't help, but let's be honest... would they have made that much difference? The consolation prize was taking home the wine, which probably softened the blow.
And finally... Band on the Run. After promising scores of 205, 208 and 223, everyone thought they were heading in the right direction. Instead, with one player missing, the remaining three managed to reverse straight into last place with 174 points. That's not progress... that's a dramatic U-turn.
The jackpot survives yet again, so it'll be waiting for another brave soul this week. Until then, congratulations to the winners... and everyone else, thanks for making Chris and Sid look even better!

Joker rounds this week are 60s, 80s or 2000s and the featured artist as chosen by Vinyl Hopefuls is Gene Pitney.

The jackpot is moving along nicely and currently sits at £216 💰💰💰

Please arrive as early as possible so we can get going for 8.30pm and I appreciate everyone keeping the noise levels to a minimum when I'm reading the answers 🙏

See you all on Sunday!

Jon

27/06/2026

The music quiz is back! After the 3 week international break I'll be returning this Sunday to entertain you for a few hours!

My digital assistant is here to give you a quick recap of the results last time out....

🎤 QUIZ ROUND-UP – THE ABSENT CHAMPIONS EDITION
With Chris and Sid taking the night off, the rest of you finally got to experience that rarest of quiz phenomena... having a chance. The trophy cabinet was briefly left unguarded, and someone actually took advantage.
🥇 Black Lace (led by Big Jim) stormed to victory with 339 points. A score so high it raises questions. Either they were on fire... or Big Jim has quietly swallowed an encyclopaedia. Congratulations – enjoy your week of glory before the regular champions return to reclaim what's probably "theirs."
🥈 Penfold's Crew finished on 285. Respectable, solid, and close enough to smell victory... but not close enough to actually have any.
🥉 Team Maddix are BACK ON THE PODIUM! 272 points and bronze medals all round. The comeback tour is officially underway. Don't call it a fluke... unless next week says otherwise.
👏 A special mention for Band on the Run, finishing fourth with 223. Three weeks: 205... 208... 223. That's genuine progress. At this rate you'll be lifting the trophy sometime around 2032. Keep going – improvement deserves credit!
🚨 And reclaiming a title nobody wants...
🏆 The Muppets finish dead last with 213 points, snatching back bottom spot from Band on the Run. You fought hard... unfortunately it appears it was against the questions rather than the other teams. At least you're consistent at being memorable.
🍷 As for the wine... once again it appears the winner escaped without leaving any evidence. It's becoming less a prize and more an urban legend.
💰 The jackpot also survived another week, meaning it continues to grow and tempt people into believing they might actually win it.
Thanks to everyone for another cracking night. Same time next week, when Chris and Sid will probably return to ruin everyone else's hopes and dreams once again. Bring your brains... or at least someone else's. 🍻

Joker rounds this week will be 70s, 90s and 2010s.

The featured artist as chosen by Team Maddix will be Jim Reeves.

Please remember it'll be a hot one tonight so bring your fans as we know how hot the bar gets!

Please arrive early so I can get cracking at 8.30pm and I'll see you all Sunday 👍

Jon

06/06/2026

The music quiz is back THIS Sunday!!!!!
We should have 5 teams so we are go for launch tomorrow!

As usual I will hand you over to my digital assistant for a roasting review of the last quiz.
I feel this is a very light roasting this week, don't get used to it! 😅
.............

Another week, another packed house at the music quiz with a full complement of 7 teams battling it out through an evening of audio torture, questionable singing and wild stabs in the dark disguised as educated guesses.

Taking top spot once again were Right At The Back, with Chris and Sid posting a mighty 385 points. However, this wasn't the usual procession to victory we've become accustomed to. For the first time in what feels like forever, somebody actually made them work for it!

The returning Black Lace, led by the legendary Big Jim, stormed into second place with 374 points, finishing just 11 points behind. Had they been away much longer they might have forgotten where the venue was entirely, but thankfully they remembered enough songs to give the champions a genuine scare. Rumours that Chris and Sid spent the final round nervously checking the scoreboard cannot be confirmed... but also cannot be ruled out.

Third place went to Penfold's Crew on an impressive 360 points. Even more remarkably, they managed that score with only around 80% attendance. It's becoming increasingly clear that Penfold's Crew have discovered the secret of quiz success: simply leave some of the team at home.

Fourth place belonged to Vinyl Hopefuls on 333 points. Back to full strength with six players present, they delivered a solid performance and later walked away with the bottle of wine after being closest in the jackpot draw. Not quite the jackpot, but enough to dull the pain of missing out on the podium.

Fifth place went to The Muppets with 291 points. A full squad of nine players assembled and, perhaps most importantly, they have now managed two consecutive weeks without finishing last. Baby steps, but steps nonetheless. Historians will point to this period as "The Great Muppets Revival".

Sixth place saw Team Maddix score 252 points. With star player younger Maddix Steve absent, the remaining trio of Mum, Dad and even younger brother Calvin were left trying to hold the fort. Sadly the fort appeared to have been constructed from damp cardboard and held together with blu-tack. Still, they avoided the wooden spoon, which is about as much as can be asked under such difficult circumstances.

That left Band On The Run in seventh place on 208 points. However, before anyone gets too comfortable laughing, this was actually an improvement on their previous effort by a whole 3 points. Progress is progress. It was fantastic to see them return for another week because most new teams disappear after experiencing the unique combination of confusion, humiliation and obscure music knowledge that our quiz provides. The fact they've come back suggests either tremendous resilience or a complete misunderstanding of what's happening.

The jackpot draw took place but once again nobody managed to land the winning number. Vinyl Hopefuls came closest and took home the wine, proving that sometimes second chances are better served in a bottle.

A brilliant turnout, a close battle at the top, and the return of some familiar faces made for another cracking evening.

We go again tomorrow. Will Right At The Back make it another victory? Will Black Lace complete the comeback? Will The Muppets continue their miraculous rise up the table? And will Band On The Run eventually reach the dizzy heights of 209 points?

Only one way to find out...

This week the joker rounds will be 60s, 80s and 2000s.

The featured artist as chosen by Right at the back (who unfortunately won't be there) is 'The Move'

Band on the run - I am happy for you to pick some featured artists. You need to think of three artists/groups who have had at least 10 u.k charting songs. (We have done a lot already so I'll let you know if you chose any duplicates)

Jackpot goes unclaimed and now clears £170 💰💰💰

Please arrive as early as possible, if we're all in and ready before 8.30pm I'm more than happy to start early plus we don't swamp the bar staff by all turning up at 8.25pm 😉

This is the last quiz for 3 weeks don't forget, the next one after this will be 28th June!

I'll see you all tomorrow for another easy quiz 😉

Jon

01/06/2026

Can everyone please reply or DM me to ket me know if your team is attending the next quiz THIS Sunday please.
I know some of you are away on holiday, if the numbers are too low I'll have to postpone the quiz until July 👍

28/05/2026

The music quiz returns this Sunday!!!!

Last week we welcomed new team 'Band on the run' and hope to see them back this week for hopefully a slightly easier quiz 🙈

As always then I'll hand you over to my digital assistant for a brutal roasting summary of the last quiz!
..........

For the SECOND week running there was no sign of Big Jim and the rest of Black Lace. At this point people are beginning to suspect they’ve either split up creatively or Jim is still emotionally recovering from getting a Tina Turner intro wrong three Sundays ago. The dancefloor legends remain missing in action.
Still, six teams took part thanks to the arrival of a NEW TEAM — Band on the Run — brave enough to walk unknowingly into one of the hardest music quizzes of the year. Imagine entering your first pub quiz expecting a bit of Sweet Caroline and Oasis… only to get assaulted by obscure synth intros, one-hit wonders from 1987 and a dodgy hand-out round. Character building stuff.

At the top as always were Chris and Sid from Right at the Back, who absolutely steamrollered the field with 383 points — a ridiculous SIXTY THREE points clear of everyone else. At this stage it’s less a quiz team and more two men conducting an audio-based dictatorship. You could probably play them a kazoo version of a Lithuanian Eurovision entry backwards and they’d still name the artist, album, producer and UK chart position.
Second place went to Penfolds Crew on 320 despite being a few members down. A strong effort considering they were apparently operating with fewer members than an early-2000s boyband after the “creative differences” started. Still comfortably clear of the pack and probably still muttering “we’d have had them if Dave was here for the reggae round.”
Third place and back on the podium: TEAM MADDIX with 309 points. A huge return to form after recent weeks drifting around mid-table like a forgotten support act at a county festival. Consistent, solid, and most importantly — not embarrassing yourselves. Progress.
Now onto the evening’s biggest shock…
THE MUPPETS FINISHED FOURTH.
Yes. The Muppets.
The team that normally reacts to music intros like cavemen discovering fire somehow landed 277 points. There were scenes of confusion across the venue as they correctly identified songs BEFORE the chorus. Statisticians are still trying to determine whether this was a genuine turnaround or whether Animal accidentally consumed a music encyclopaedia. Either way, a strong showing from a team previously held together entirely by vibes and panic.
Vinyl Hopefuls meanwhile were depleted from six players down to four but still battled to 242 points. A respectable effort considering they were effectively trying to fight a musical war with half the army missing. Still plenty of vinyl knowledge there — just not enough bodies to shout “IT’S STEELY DAN!” over each other this week.
And finally, a friendly nod to new team Band on the Run, who scored 205 points in what was genuinely one of the toughest audio quizzes yet. Breaking the 200 barrier on debut is no joke — especially when half the room looked traumatised after round three. They stuck with it, didn’t walk out during the bits & pieces round, and earned themselves a cash-prize qualifying score. Respect.
BUT THEN… absolute chaos arrived with the prize draw.
The first £300 giveaway number pulled out?
308.
Team Maddix score?
309.
After what feels like several decades of near misses, Team Maddix FINALLY got their hands on the cash. Cue celebrations, suspicious grinning and immediate accusations from rival teams that the draw was “fixed.”
Then came the wine draw…
Number pulled out: 309.
Exactly Team Maddix’s score AGAIN.
At this point even the quizmaster was probably checking the envelopes for hidden magnets. But in a surprisingly wholesome twist, Team Maddix handed the wine to the new team, proving that beneath the competitive exterior there is at least some humanity left. Or possibly they just didn’t fancy carrying wine and £300 home at the same time.
A huge welcome to Band on the Run — hopefully they return this Sunday for another evening of musical trauma, wildly overconfident answer sheets and Chris and Sid continuing their campaign to personally bankrupt the prize fund.

Joker rounds this week will be 70s, 90s and 2010s!

The featured artist as chosen by Penfolds crew will be The Beach Boys!

Well done to team Maddix who scooped up our second £300 jackpot meaning we go back to a 1 ticket draw with an exact match or two numbers either side to win! The third jackpot currently sits at £145 💰💰💰

Please arrive in good time so we can start at 8.30pm and thank you for not talking through the reading of the answers 🙏

Jon

26/05/2026

For anyone who wasn't at the last quiz I have moved the first quiz in June forward a week.

Your next quizzes will be...

Sunday 31st May
Sunday 7th June
Sunday 28th June

Then every fortnight as usual 👍

15/05/2026

The music quiz returns this Sunday!

Five teams last quiz so I'll pass you over to my digital assistant for a roasting summary! ...............

Only 5 teams this week as big Jim and the rest of ‘Black Lace’ were away. Rumours suggested they were scouting for new players after recent performances but we’ll leave that there…

With the heavyweights missing, Chris and Sid from ‘Right At The Back’ smelled blood immediately and absolutely steamrolled the field with 344 points — winning by 43. At this stage they’re less a quiz team and more a deeply upsetting administrative error. Somebody check their buzzer batteries because this is getting ridiculous now.

Second place went to ‘Vinyl Hopefuls’ on 301 who once again proved that owning 4,000 records and never throwing anything away eventually becomes useful. A strong score and, importantly, enough to keep ‘Penfolds Crew’ behind them which is always worth celebrating.

‘Penfolds Crew’ finished third on 298 with their usual squad size somewhere between “quiz team” and “stag do.” They were VERY keen to point out that ‘The Muppets’ also had 8 players this week… which is true, but unfortunately when both teams fail to break 300 it doesn’t really scream “superteam,” does it? More “community outreach project.”

Fourth place went to ‘Team Maddix’ on 290 — only 8 points behind Penfolds Crew despite having fewer players, less noise and significantly less pointless discussions lasting 4 minutes before writing down the wrong answer anyway. A solid performance ruined only by the scoreboard.

And finally ‘The Muppets’ on 272. Not miles away this week to be fair, although with 8 players you’d expect at least one of them to have accidentally known something useful. Still, they had the last laugh after scooping the wine raffle. Proof that sometimes in life you don’t need intelligence… just alcohol.

The £300 jackpot survives AGAIN which is becoming slightly embarrassing for everyone involved. At this point the jackpot has better attendance than Black Lace.

Joker rounds this week are 60s, 80s and 2000s with a featured artist of The Human league as chosen by the muppets.

Please arrive for a prompt start and thank you for pausing chat whilst the answers are read out 🙏

See you all on Sunday!

Jon

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