Welcome to Lockdown Trivia, the "unlock your brain" podcast quiz show. My name is Dalton McGhiey and I'll be your host as we choose four of your own expert categories and explore them together as we try to unlock the trivia game one key at a time. Build streaks of correct answers to get the keys you need to open harder and harder questions. You can play solo, with a friend cooperatively, or against a friend competitively; there's something for every kind of player on Lockdown Trivia.At the end...
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Episode List

2.20 - Matt Lamia & David Kantorski

Jan 7th, 2026 5:33 AM

This Week:This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Matt Lamia & David Kantorski. Their expert categories are Major League Baseball Post-1980, 1980's One-Hit Wonders, 1990's Alternative Rock, & Movie Before & Afters.Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia HERE!Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, HERE!Like the show? You can tip the host with Venmo or CashApp! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!Rules:Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.

2.19 - Ben McGhiey

Jan 1st, 2026 4:41 AM

This Week:This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Ben McGhiey from Springfield, IL, USA. His expert categories are The Bible, Kanto Pokemon, Texas Hold'Em, & Batman Villains.Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia HERE!Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, HERE!Like the show? You can tip the host with Venmo or CashApp! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!Rules:Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.

2.18 - Brandon Fellows

Dec 24th, 2025 10:00 AM

This Week:This special unedited Christmas Eve episode of Lockdown Trivia features Brandon Fellows from Springfield, IL, USA. His expert categories are Family Guy, Norm McDonald, Defunct Auto Brands, & the 2009 Florida Marlins.Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia HERE!Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, HERE!Like the show? You can tip the host with Venmo or CashApp! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!Rules:Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.

2.17 - Brittany Shaw

Dec 17th, 2025 11:00 AM

This Week:This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Brittany Shaw from Plainfield, IL, USA. Her expert categories are ???, ???, ???, & ???.Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia HERE!Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, HERE!Like the show? You can tip the host with Venmo or CashApp! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!Rules:Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.

2.16 - Paul Maki

Dec 10th, 2025 11:00 AM

This Week:This episode of Lockdown Trivia features Paul Maki from Duluth, MN, USA. His expert categories are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Food, They Might Be Giants, & Apple Computers.Sign-up for your own episode of Lock Down Trivia HERE!Get your Lockdown Trivia merchandise, powered by Guardian Proline, HERE!Like the show? You can tip the host with Venmo or CashApp! Tips are never expected, but are always appreciated. After all, trivia is more fun when beer money is involved!Rules:Players see a board in front of them with four categories and five questions of increasing difficulty in each category. The first question in each category is unlocked, but the subsequent questions require one, two, three, and four keys respectively to open. Players earn keys by answering consecutive questions correctly. If a player misses a question, I will take all of their keys. Players can only open questions for which they have a sufficient number of keys. If a player is in a pinch, they have five bonus questions available to them that can not break a streak or hurt them, but will give them an extra key each if they answer them correctly. A perfect score in Lockdown Trivia is 25 points.

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