Deegan Inn of Court

Riverside, CA

December 7, 2022 Dinner Meeting and Team Presentation

December 08, 2022  /  Alexandra Fong

The social hour began with the music of Britney Spears playing via a pre-selected playlist. The team wore Britney Spears t-shirts.


President Hon. Jennifer “Jen” Gerard began the meeting by welcoming all Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court (Deegan Inn) members to the meeting, which was held indoors at the Canyon Crest Country Club. Judge Gerard announced to the Deegan Inn members that the joint meeting of the Inland Empire chapters of the American Inns of Court will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 with details to follow.

President Gerard called upon Hon. Irma Asberry, Judicial Master, to begin the presentation on “The Music of Britney Spears: Before, During and After the Conservatorship Battle.” Team Britney Spears is comprised of Hon. Irma Asberry (Judicial Master), L. Alexandra Fong (Emeritus), Chris Heikaus Weaver (Barrister), Kelly Moran (Barrister), Kiki Manti Engel (Associate), Andrea Garcia (Associate), and Daniel S. Shahidzadeh (Associate).

Judge Asberry began the presentation with the biography of Britney Spears, which contained many clues which would be used later in the main presentation. A Power Point presentation played in the background, showing Deegan Inn members Britney Spears, throughout the years. Daniel handled the technology aspect of the entire presentation.

During a brief break, the Britney Spears Christmas song “My Only Wish (This Year)” played while the five participating teams drew for the opportunity to pick first in Britney Spears Team Jeopardy. Team Sign ‘O The Times won the draw!

Team Britney Spears members also distributed buzzers (paddles) to the five participating teams during the brief break, which was also used to set up the Team Jeopardy presentation including a score board so that the teams could see their standings.. The buzzers (paddles) also contained answers to clues which would be revealed during Jeopardy.

Front of the buzzers (paddles)

Back of the buzzers (paddles).

Chris introduced tonight’s contestants (teams), The Influencers, Etta James, The Queens, Sign O’ The Times, and Dolly Parton. Chris also introduced the host of Jeopardy, Alexandra! Team Sign O’ The Times picked first, as chosen by random draw. Each of the categories was assigned to a member of Team Britney Spears and when the participants chose that category, the assigned team member read the clue aloud. Host Alexandra determined whether the answer provided by the contestant was correct.

In the Jeopardy round, the following categories were played:

  • The All-New Mickey Mouse Club with Alexandra reading the clues;

  • Baby One More Time with Daniel reading the clues;

  • I’m a Slave 4 U with Chris reading the clues;

  • Overprotected with Kiki reading the clues;

  • Everytime with Andrea reading the clues; and

  • Toxic with Kelly reading the clues.

Kelly and Andrea kept score on the white board, so that the participants would know what each of the players’ scores were.

The teams ran through the Jeopardy board and a commercial break was taken between the Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy rounds. The Britney Spears Pepsi UK commercial Right Now (Taste the Victory) for the World Cup was shown to the audience. This was a timely commercial, as the 2022 World Cup takes place November 20 – December 18, 2022.

After the commercial break, Double Jeopardy began. Since Team The Influencers had the lowest score after the Jeopardy round, Team The Influencers picked first.

In the Double Jeopardy round, the following categories were played:

  • (You Drive Me) Crazy with Alexandra reading the clues;

  • Oops! ... I Did It Again with Daniel reading the clues;

  • I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman with Chris reading the clues;

  • Circus with Kiki reading the clues;

  • If U Seek Amy with Kelly reading the clues;

  • Hold Me Closer with Andrea reading the clues.

Just like the Jeopardy round, the host, Alexandra, determined whether the answer provided, in the form of a question, was correct. At the end of Double Jeopardy, the scores were:

  • The Influencers with $0;

  • Etta James with $13,400;

  • Sign O’ The Times with $6800;

  • The Queens with $9400;

  • Dolly Parton with $3600.

The Influencers’ “True Daily Double” wager on the last question proved to be their downfall and they were eliminated from the competition before Final Jeopardy.

The Final Jeopardy topic was revealed and the topic was Britney Spears.

During the break between the Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy Rounds, several of Britney Spears’ fragrance commercials were shown.

During the break, contestants made their Final Jeopardy wagers on the paper provided by Team Britney Spears which was collected before the clue was revealed.

After the commercial break, the Final Jeopardy clue was revealed.

Teams wrote down their responses, in the form of a question, which was collected by Team Britney Spears after the music stopped. The answer to the clue was given at the beginning of the presentation, in the biography of Britney Spears.

The responses and wagers were revealed and Team Etta James was the winner of Jeopardy. Team Dolly Parton came in second place and Team Queen came in third place.

The Jeopardy champions were able to choose between Britney Spears Funko Pops! or individual trophies. The champions also received a single trophy, to share among themselves. The Jeopardy Champions chose the Britney Spears Funko Pop. Team Dolly Parton chose the trophies with the microphone and Team Queen received the trophies with the musical note.

Britney Spears Funko Pop! (Circus)

Trophies for Britney Spears Jeopardy!

At the conclusion of the presentation, Deegan Inn members were invited to score the presentation from a ranking of 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The team and winning presentation will be announced at the September 2023 Orientation Meeting.

The full Jeopardy presentation can be seen below.


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