Lockdown Trivia
Lockdown Trivia

Lockdown Trivia

Dalton McGhiey

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Welcome to Lockdown Trivia, the "unlock your brain" podcast quiz show. My name is Dalton McGhiey and I'll be your host as we choose four of your own expert categories and explore them together as we try to unlock the trivia game one key at a time. Build streaks of correct answers to get the keys you need to open harder and harder questions. You can play solo, with a friend cooperatively, or against a friend competitively; there's something for every kind of player on Lockdown Trivia.

At the end of each episode, I will discuss the writing and research that went into each episode to figure out best practices and workshop how best to write trivia both in the podcast environment and in the pub trivia environment.

New episodes will come out every Wednesday morning to help you get through the middle of your week. You can sign-up to play Lockdown Trivia with the link in the description of each episode. I can't wait to have you on the show and I can't wait for you to listen to the show as we work together to try to "unlock your brain" one key at a time. What are you waiting for? Come sign up and let's play some trivia!

Sign-up for Lock Down Trivia HERE!

Recent Episodes

2.16 - Paul Maki
DEC 10, 2025
2.16 - Paul Maki
<p><strong>This Week:</strong></p><p>This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Paul Maki from Duluth, MN, USA. His expert categories are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Food, They Might Be Giants, &amp; Apple Computers.</p><p>Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQkJ1qKIKWu7he6Q6FT0gziP7eDRpxoOvSwP40cwIi6OaGVg/viewform?usp=header">HERE!</a></p><p>Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://guardianproline.com/collections/lockdown-trivia">HERE!</a></p><p>Like the show? You can tip the host with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://venmo.com/u/DaltonMcGhiey">Venmo</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cash.app/$DaltonMcGhiey">CashApp</a>! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!</p><p><strong>Rules:</strong></p><p>Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.</p>
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31 MIN
2.15 - Paul McLaughlin
DEC 4, 2025
2.15 - Paul McLaughlin
<p><strong>This Week:</strong></p><p>This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Paul McLaughlin from Pittsburgh, PA, USA. His expert categories are 80's Hair Metal, Bloom County, The Dragonlance Chronicles, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.</p><p>Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQkJ1qKIKWu7he6Q6FT0gziP7eDRpxoOvSwP40cwIi6OaGVg/viewform?usp=header">HERE!</a></p><p>Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://guardianproline.com/collections/lockdown-trivia">HERE!</a></p><p>Like the show? You can tip the host with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://venmo.com/u/DaltonMcGhiey">Venmo</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cash.app/$DaltonMcGhiey">CashApp</a>! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!</p><p><strong>Rules:</strong></p><p>Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.</p>
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34 MIN
2.14 - Adam Wendell
NOV 26, 2025
2.14 - Adam Wendell
<p><strong>This Week:</strong></p><p>This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Adam Wendell from Silver Spring, MD, USA. His expert categories are Billy Joel, The Dresden Files, Letterkenny, and U.S. Highways.</p><p>Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQkJ1qKIKWu7he6Q6FT0gziP7eDRpxoOvSwP40cwIi6OaGVg/viewform?usp=header">HERE!</a></p><p>Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://guardianproline.com/collections/lockdown-trivia">HERE!</a></p><p>Like the show? You can tip the host with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://venmo.com/u/DaltonMcGhiey">Venmo</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cash.app/$DaltonMcGhiey">CashApp</a>! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!</p><p><strong>Rules:</strong></p><p>Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.</p>
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29 MIN
2.13 - Luc Leavenworth & Jeff Clear ft. Ian Schulze LIVE! from SporcleCon
NOV 19, 2025
2.13 - Luc Leavenworth & Jeff Clear ft. Ian Schulze LIVE! from SporcleCon
<p><strong>This Week:</strong></p><p>This very special episode of Lockdown Trivia features Luc Leavenworth &amp; Jeff Clear as players with Ian Schulze as a guest live from SporcleCon on August 16, 2025. Their expert categories are Board Games, 21st Century NFL Players, 1970's Children's TV, and Super Mario Games.</p><p>Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQkJ1qKIKWu7he6Q6FT0gziP7eDRpxoOvSwP40cwIi6OaGVg/viewform?usp=header">HERE!</a></p><p>Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://guardianproline.com/collections/lockdown-trivia">HERE!</a></p><p>Like the show? You can tip the host with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://venmo.com/u/DaltonMcGhiey">Venmo</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cash.app/$DaltonMcGhiey">CashApp</a>! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!</p><p><strong>Rules:</strong></p><p>Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.</p>
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67 MIN