Crowded Columbus tavern interior during a trivia night
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Trivia Host Columbus $

Excesss Trivia

Buzzer-based, Jeopardy-board trivia from Excesss Productions, plus an XSQuiz phone version, across many bars.

Rotating Central Ohio venues

Nightly rotating shows across Central Ohio; confirm excessstrivia.com/shows.php the day you play.

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Why Excesss Trivia why was this picked

Excesss Trivia, run by Excesss Productions, plays a Jeopardy-style game board projected in the bar, and teams ring in on buzzers to answer, with up to 10 or 20 teams in a show. Some nights switch to a multiple choice version where every team answers every question, and its XSQuiz format lets players answer on their phones. The weekly lineup on excessstrivia.com includes Seventh Son and Oddfellows on Mondays and Budd Dairy Food Hall on Tuesdays, and the company asks players to call a venue before driving to a show.

  • Projected Jeopardy board with team buzzers
  • XSQuiz phone play at some shows
  • Weekly lineup on excessstrivia.com

Know before you go

Excesss Trivia is Central Ohio's multi-venue trivia company, also listed as Trivia Columbus on triviacolumbus.com. One brand runs Jeopardy-style and pub-style nights with buzzers and named hosts across bars and breweries, which is why our best trivia list keeps Excesss to a single card.

Check the shows calendar for Seventh Son, City Tavern, Park Street Tavern, Pierogi Mountain, Budd Dairy, and the rest of the week before you commit to a drive.

Parking
Depends on the night's venue; check the listing before you drive.
Reservations
Most public shows are walk-in; arrive early for popular rooms.
Tip
Bookmark excessstrivia.com/shows.php and triviacolumbus.com so you are not treating each venue as a separate company.