Derek Stricklin made OQL USA TOTW in weeks 3 and 4 of Season 19. The following interview was conducted while we drank bourbon and dined on Rabbit dumplings and Dirty Pasta at Butcher and Rye in Dahntahn Pittsburgh. Tim: How did you first get into trivia as a hobby? What are your first memories of it? Derek: I’ve been interested in trivia for a very long time. I watched lots of game shows as a kid, my local sports bar had a Buzztime game where you could borrow a handheld device and answer questions on the TV, and I did very well in middle school quiz bowl tournaments. That interest eventually grew into playing in online leagues and attending events like SporcleCon and Trivia Nationals. Tim: When did you first get into OQL? What team did you join and what has the experience been like? Derek: In 2025, my good friend and frequent bar trivia teammate Paul McLaughlin invited me to compete on his Quizzo Bowl team in Philadelphia, where I first met you. A few months later, you invit...