Quadragocon 2021 edition: the brothers' fourteen-event rematch, about two years late
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2021-06-18) · last mentioned: 2025-09-19
The second quadrennial Quadragocon was held in June 2021, about two years late, which Hank put down to their own laziness and the pandemic. Each brother won seven of the fourteen events, John taking the final cup stacking, and John joked that the real Quadragoconian stays undecided for another four to six years. The 2025 Quadragocon ended in a tie as well.
Parts: John: who is the real Quadragoconian will not be known for another four to six years (2021)
Told alongside: Quadragocon 2025 edition: the brothers' fourteen-event competition, ten years after the first · Quadragocon 2015 edition: the brothers' fourteen-event competition for Hank's birthday
About: Quadragocon, COVID-19 pandemic
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | launched | Hank says that through their own laziness and a global pandemic they are about two years late with the second quadrennial Quadragocon. (playful) | QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! 00:00:00 |
| 2021-06-18 | outcome | John announces the contest is a draw, so they won't know for sure who the real Quadragoconian is for another four to six years; Hank adds that everyone besides them is the real winner. | QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! 00:03:09 |
| 2025-08-05 | looked back | Hank explains the Quadragocon: every 'four years' the brothers hold a 14-event competition; a pandemic disrupted it, the last was four years ago, and the first ten years ago. | ONE TAKE JOHNNY 00:05:10 |
| 2025-09-19 | looked back | John announces the 2025 Quadragocon ends in a tie, the third consecutive Quadragocon tie, and says they do not set it up that way. | Let's Just Be Stupid For a Moment 00:08:17 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-06-18 · QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! — John recalls that six years ago they held the first quadrennial Quadragocon, tests of endurance and skill meant to recur every four years for the rest of their lives. — 00:00:00
- 2021-06-18 · QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! — The description lists the 14 events: John won push-ups, horseshoes, LaCroix chug, big rock toss, NYT Mini crossword, cookie mouth and cup stacking; Hank won sprint, frisbee knock, rock skipping, kayak race, fishing game, marshmallow toss and collage art. — video description
- 2021-06-18 · QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! — The description says the 2015 contest was meant to repeat every four years but didn't, and this one has a couple of repeated events, with the same outcomes, and many new ones. — video description