Munch Madness: Semifinals Match 1 with Carl Tart

"Munch Madness: Semifinals Match 1 with Carl Tart" is Episode 145 of *Doughboys*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Munch Madness: Semifinals Match 1 with Carl Tart" was released on March 15, 2018.

## Synopsis

The great Carl Tart (*Comedy Bang! Bang!*, *Culture Kings*) joins as guest judge for the first semifinal matchup of **Munch Madness 2018: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice is Right**, as round one victors Blaze and Domino's do battle. Two kinds of Frito-Lay chips are taste tested in another edition of Hot or Not.

## Nick's intro

With the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the most highly-touted high-school basketball prospect in a generation, Lebron James, who hailed from nearby Akron, Ohio. Raised by a single mother who had him at just the age of 16, the man nicknamed King James would go on to one of the most storied careers in NBA history, capturing two titles with the Miami Heat after a free-agency departure/heel turn, then returning to his hometown team to bring Cleveland its first pro-sports championship in 52 years.

    And off the court, James displayed a championship-level business acumen that saw him join celebrity investors Maria Shriver, Boston Red Sox owner Tom Werner, and Panda Express founder Andrew Cherng, taking a 10% stake in a Pasadena pizzeria that would become the fastest-growing restaurant chain in history.

But now, he's up against an opponent perhaps more potent than the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs, or the Golden State Warriors: the world's largest pizza chain, which has been in continuous operation since before Cleveland's previous pro-sports title in 1964.

Can this young franchise defeat an entrenched powerhouse with a legacy of excellence, buoyed by the most iconic mascot in all of pizza, The Noid?

This week on *Doughboys*, the first matchup of the semifinal round of **Munch Madness: The Tournament of Chompions: The Slice Is Right**: Blaze *vs.* Domino's.

*Let's a-go!*

## Munch Madness 2018 Rules

Rules:

1. Pizza only. Sides stay on the sidelines, drinks stay in the Gatorade jugs on the sidelines.
2. Level playing field, all things equally matched.
3. From each chain, sample one cheese pizza on default crust and one wildcard pizza.
4. The ratings are out of 10 college basketball scholarships, and they rate: overall, appearance, cheese, sauce, crust, toppings, X factor. (In this episode, they don't use the 'overall' category.)
5. The winning pizza is sent to the Leaning Tower Of Pizza, to feed the engineers who are straightening it out. The losing pizza goes underneath The Eiffel Tower, because they don't like pizza there.

## The Slice Is Right: Semifinals 1 🍕

The orders for this episode:

* Domino's: 1/2 Cheese, 1/2 Pepperoni
* Domino's Buffalo Chicken Pizza
* Blaze Simple Pie
* Blaze Pepperoni & Jalapeno Pizza
* Nick's Blaze: 1/2 Simple Pie, 1/2 Meat Eater

Blaze wins, and advances to the Finals!

## Hot or Not 🔥

In Hot or Not, The Doughboys try a spicy food and decide if it's hot or not.

They judge the heat on a scale of Not Not Not, Not Not, Not, Hot, Hot Hot, Hot Hot Hot.

For this episode, The Doughboys try two items: Doritos Blaze and Cheetos XXTra Flamin' Hot Crunchy.

 Mike Mitchell
 Carl Tart

Doritos BlazeXXTra Flamin' Hot Crunchy Cheetos

## #hashtags

* #TartOfMyHeart vs. #TartDontStart
* #TheBean
* #MildMan vs. #WildMan
* #ThemeSongID or #CarlMystery
* #Snitchell

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## Photos (via @doughboyspod)

Blaze 1/2 Simple Pie, 1/2 Meat EatersDominos 1/2 Cheese, 1/2 PepperoniDominos Buffalo Chicken Pizza