Bring on mate of origin!

MANY of them may be in lockdown and enduring the biggest challenge of their respective careers, but nothing could stop personal travel managers from TravelManagers getting together online for some fiercely contested digital trivia fun and games.

The competition, which is conducted via the Kahoot app, attracted 64 keen participants in the first round, each with the dream of bringing glory to their home state thanks to a State of Origin-style format.

Recently holding the first round of the cognitive competition (pictured), the event was organised by Noree Kahika who is TravelManagers’ Business Partnership Manager for Northern New South Wales, Southern Queensland and the NT.

Kahika explained that many participants had “high expectations” of victory this time around, especially with reigning champion Luke Vaughan temporarily in Toronto, Canada.

But little did agents know, Vaughan’s commitment to online quizzes is second to none.

“Luke wasn’t going to let a little thing like a fourteen-hour time difference stop him from notching up another victory,” Kahika laughed, adding that he logged on from Toronto at 2am local time and “put in another huge performance”, scoring the maximum 30 points on behalf of his home state of Victoria.

“Although this year I am half a world away in Canada, nothing was going to stop me from helping to defend our Victorian crown,” Vaughan beamed.

“Our 2020 State of Origin trivia competition was so much fun and a brilliant way to connect with my colleagues when we couldn’t catch up and celebrate as usual,” he added.