Prize sponsors: The returning champs, part I

Unbelievable but true, there are still more incredible prize sponsors for the Sneak Preview TV Screening Party and Quiz at the Highline Ballroom (less than a week away—tickets!). However, we are now left with the returning prize partners, the fine organizations that have supported us in the past. Since I've crowed about them before in this space, let's cover them briefly this time, shall we?

We start with…

Tickets to Nobody Loves You at Second Stage Theatre

It was more than inevitable: a musical comedy about reality TV. We had early tickets for Nobody Loves You in the prize haul the Cutting Room in April, and it's since finally opened, running at the fine Second Stage Theatre through August 11. NLY tells the story of, let us quote, "a philosophy grad student who auditions for—and surprisingly finds himself cast on—a reality TV dating show, all in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend. But when an unexpected on-set love connection threatens to ruin his plan, manufactured drama collides with real emotion in this original new musical." It's been getting excellent reviews (the Times calls it "consistently witty"); pick up tickets at 2st.com, or win them when you come to celebrate (and compete for) the glory of the #BQTonTV.

Also…

Passes the July 20 Battle of 3 DJs from Quiet Events

Quiet Events—the unique clubbing series in which you dance wearing headphones with your choice of music, making it easy to take chat with a comely stranger—joined the BQT prize-partner orbit just last month for the Big '90s Quiz Thing, kicking in passes to their July 4 post-fireworks party in Times Square (not too late to get in on that). And their generosity continues at the Highline, with oodles of pases to their July 20 event. Learn about it all at QuietEvents.com, but of course.

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Deliciously cute treats from Thumbs Cookies

Ah, one of our favorites! Thumbs is approaching Official Cookiemaker of the Big Quiz Thing status, don't you think? And Robyn Frank, the baking queen behind Thumbs, will be in attendance; she's told me that if she wins, it's free cookies for everyone (the preceding not intended to be a factual statement). Thumbs are extremely tasty, extremely adorable, and extremely worth learning more about at ThumbsCookies.com.

More returning champs to tell you about tomorrow; stay tuned. In the meantime, why, oh why have you not bought tickets yet?