CONGRATULATIONS PLAYERS
The 2024 Litter League Concluded on May 31st with a Championship Tournament in Downtown Pittsburgh sponsored by GeoTechnics. Six teams played in the final bout, and competition was fierce, with multiple challenges and slim pickings thanks to the tireless efforts of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s CLEAN TEAM and all the additional municipal services in anticipation of the weekend’s festivities.
Moody Blues and the Trash Pandas mounted a comeback, finding two Golden Eggs and completing a series of season challenges in the last week, but in the end, it was the overwhelming effort and coordination of the 412 Redder Uppers, who completed nearly ALL of the challenges, and brought a full 10-person team to the final match. They finish the season with a record 13 points and a total of more than SIXTEEN TONS of collected.
Congratulations to the 2024 Champions, the 412 Redder Uppers! Highlights and details will be posted in the coming days.
2024 CHAMPIONS
The 412 Redder Uppers, hailing from Pittsburgh’s Northside are the overall champions of the 2024 Litter League, collecting 32,064 pounds of litter and accomplishing 5 of 8 challenges. They earned a record 13 total points during the season.
FINAL SCOREBOARD
Challenge #1: The Golden Egg
Find a hidden golden egg and bring it to the referee. Earn 1 point for the season and the bonus weight hidden inside.
Challenge #2: Say Hello
Introduce your team in style. Uniforms, banners, chants, player profiles, music videos.. it’s up to you.
Challenge #3: If You Build It...
Make a wearable mascot for your team from primarily littered materials.
Challenge #4: Speak to me Muse
Write a poem in verse and rhyme inspired by your team’s collected litter.
Challenge #5: Test your Metal
Find 100 pieces of metal in 90 minutes or less
Challenge #6: Trash Treasure
Choose one piece of litter to give as a gift.
Challenge #7: Pick Your Poison
Find the most pieces of a single type of litter during a tournament
Challenge #8: ROYGBIV
Find litter in every color of the rainbow during a tournament
Season Highlights
“We Didn’t Dump The Tire”
(inspired by Billy Joel)
Taco Bell, Burger King, milk shake, Sheetz Bag,
Mickey D, Wendy, Popeye, Raising Cane
Gas Station, Corner Market, Dollar Store, Advertise
Slurpee, Mountain Dew, Gatorade
Dirty Sock, boxer short, orphan shoe, razor blade
Kitchen sink, roofing tile, plywood, sheet rock
Gas tank, PVC, easy chair
North Side in despair
Bag of chicken, DVD, rear projection big screen
We didn’t dump the tire
It was always hiding
Since the sun’s been shining
We didn’t dump the tire
No, we didn’t blight it
But we’re here to fight it
Written in May, 2024
By the 412 Redder Uppers
For the “Speak to me Muse!” challenge
