There are many different games in which individuals are required to consume varying amounts of beer as fast as they can. The pitcher race is one variation and is a game of good ol' fashion drinkin'. This event requires teams to work together to consume a pitcher of beer in the shortest amount of time. Here at the St. Patrick's Day Games, the following rules will be used.
Rules
Start:
- Teams will fill their team pitcher to the "Pitcher Race" fill line.
- Teams will select the order in which they will drink.
- All teams will start at the same time with a "Cheers" of the pitchers.
Game Play:
- Each player will drink from the pitcher and pass it to their teammate.
- Players may take as many drinks as they want prior to passing the pitcher.
- Every team member must drink from the pitcher at least once.
- Once the team feels they have finished, they will place the pitcher on the table and advise the judge, who will rule whether the pitcher is finished.
- If the judge rules the pitcher is not finished, the team may continue and will be assessed penalty time.
- Time will stop once the judge rules the pitcher is finished.
- The judge of the event has final say on any conflicts.
Penalties:
- A penalty of 30 Seconds will be added to a teams total time if the team claims to be finished and the judge rules that the team has not finished
- A penalty of 2 minutes will be added to a teams total time if any player does and of the following
- Spits out beer
- Vomits
- Interferes with the opposing teams drinking
- Does not participate
- A team will be disqualified for spilling their pitcher of spilling the opponents pitcher.