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NEVER mind the diplomacy, get them on a technicality - that's the recommendation to a group of general knowledge experts from Carrick after they lost out in an annual competition.

By The Newsroom

Published 29th Sep 2010, 15:49 BST

Updated 29th Sep 2010, 15:49 BST

Flock of Seagulls, were eyeing up the 1,000 cash prize during the final of the 2010 McCoy's NI Pub Quiz in Jude's Bar, Belfast. The search for the country's brainiest pub quiz team began almost a month ago and attracted more than 200 teams across 14 regional heats.

Flock of Seagulls fought their way to the final and while they proved worthy competitors on the night, they lost out to a Bangor-based team. Their name? We're Only Here for the Crisps!

(The organisers of the event donated another 1,000 to the winning team's chosen charities, the Ulster Cancer Foundation and Kidney Research UK)

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