Dan Lindsay went from not knowing what beer pong was to directing a Morgan Spurlock-backed documentary on the World Series Of Beer Pong. Two years and a lot of beer later, Dan was nice enough to sit down with us and tell us what it took to document the rise of one of the fastest-growing college sports in America. And yes, it is a sport.

Campus Talk: How did you come to make a documentary on the World Series Of Beer Pong?

Dan Lindsey: A couple of guys who knew the organizers of the first World Series Of Beer Pong approached us with the idea. At first I said there was absolutely no way in hell I was going to do a documentary on beer pong. I thought it was just too ridiculous, but after doing some research, I discovered there was this whole group of people who take beer pong very seriously.

CT:How did you choose which teams to follow?

DL: Choosing teams to follow that actually do well or even win is mostly dumb luck. I read the few articles I could find on the first WSOBP and tried to see which players those articles profiled and chose the ones with the best combinations of skill and personality.

CT: How was it working with the teams you followed?

DL: I can’t really say anyone was difficult at all to work with, but sometimes it’s a little difficult to get people who play semi-professional beer pong to get up before noon to do an interview.

CT: What was it like at the WSOBP?

DL: I’d have to say about two-thirds of the people there are there just to have a good time. They we’re there mainly to get drunk, goof around and play some beer pong.

CT: Was there anything about the wsobp or beer pong that surprised you?

DL: I was surprised at how orderly it was and how respectful the players are of the place that was hosting it and of the organizers. Basically it wasn’t as chaotic as I thought it would be.

CT: Did anything crazy happen while you were there?

DL: There were a few guys and a few girls who stripped down during the games to psych other teams out, but other than that, nothing really happened outside the realm of basic drunkenness.

CT: I noticed in the movie they used water in the cups instead of beer. What gives?

DL: For liability reasons, the WSOBP can only serve each player one beer per hour, but two beers wasn’t enough to make the cups stable. To fix it, the organizers decided to fill the front six cups with beer and the back four with water. It wasn’t a big deal because the players usually brought their own beer to the table anyway.

CT: How can someone arrange a showing of Last Cup in their city?

DL: You can literally just go to the Web site, LastCupMovie.com and say you want to host a screening. Whether it be five people in your living room or 200 people at a bar, just sign up and they’ll send you the DVD for you to host a showing.