Five It! started in 2023 as a tiny office trivia game.
Every morning, I would write a set of five questions on my whiteboard.
Coworkers would submit their handwritten answers on Post-It notes,
playing for bragging rights.
It quickly became the highlight of the day. Arguments over "close
enough" answers and "the spirit of the question" went on for hours.
Eventually I started keeping score in Excel, added team competitions,
and awarded a trophy that traveled around the office to each month's
winner.
In 2024, I turned our beloved whiteboard tradition into an email-based
game, and in 2026, expanded to the game you see today.