‘ JOE ’ pardy Shakes Up Standings Yet Again, Crowns Sheriff ’ s Office as 2024 County Cup Champions!
By: Tim Moubray, Director, Orange County Parks & Recreation Department
Welcome to the new year and new competitions! But, before we begin that, it ’ s time to announce our 2024 winner! The December contest was, once again, “ JOEpardy, with your host, Joe Falin. ” This year, however, the questions weren ’ t holiday - themed, but rather included a variety of topics to test our competitor ’ s knowledge. Teams were given the option of three different boards to choose from, all with different categories. The strategies chosen were quite different from team to team. With 10 questions, some chose to find two in which they were confident, to attempt a sweep. Others chose a board intending to get the most high - point questions right. It worked for some … not so much for others. After 12 grueling months of competition, Team Sheriff (Jason Smith, Bryan Seal, Mike Lacasse, and Valenica Bowman), gave the correct answer on a high - value “ daily double ” for their final question, slingshoting them into first and crowning their team as our 2024 OC County Cup Champion! The Ops Team gave a valiant effort to defend their title but came up just a little short to finish second. Team Admin/HR rounded out our top three. The entire Final Leaderboard is available on the next page. We ’ d like to thank everyone who participated this year. There were 669 total game participants, made up of 205 unique individuals. Pretty cool.
We will host the County Cup again in 2025, but with some adjustments. Rather than monthly contests, five to six events will be spaced throughout the year, culminating once again in “ JOEpardy, with your host, Joe Falin ”. Contests will be held in conjunction with some HR events to allow more folks to participate. The first event for this year will be in mid to late February, followed by March Madness, which will run mid - March through the first week of April. Here ’ s your February hint …. In February 2023, we had a Candy Heart count guessing game. In 2024, we were Procuring Presidents in the money machine. This year ’ s contest will feature counting, guessing, and Presidents. That ’ s all for now... The County Cup is an important part of our organization ’ s Cultural Initiative. It seeks to promote teamwork while making joyful connections across departments to help make Orange County an employer of choice that is able to recruit and retain skilled employees. Look like fun? Visit www.orangecountyva.gov/jobs to see if an open position might be right for you!
Page 31 | January 2025
Powered by FlippingBook