The 6th annual Novice Invitational at USF will take place on Nov 19,
2005. Please sign-up no later than Nov. 12. Contact
jeremycec(at)msn.com to register with the number of teams, readers,
and buzzers you will be bringing. We are using NAQT Questions (IS-56).
This tourney is a great way to introduce your newer players to quiz
bowl competition. We will provide official receipts at the tournament.
FYI, the "Quiz Bowl Team at USF" is a non-profit organization, but it
is not chartered as a 501(c)3 organization. Our Federal Tax ID number
is 593627376.
Eligibility: The tournament field is open to teams composed of players
in their first or second year of collegiate quiz bowl competition, all
of whom attend the same school (different campuses OK).
The tournament field will be capped at 24 teams for logistical
reasons; so, please get in your registration as soon as possible.
Likely format (subject to change): Each match will consist of 20
tossups and bonuses, divided into two untimed halves. The tournament
will consist of some form of round robin followed by a playoff to
decide the tournament champion.
Schedule: Team sign-in is from 8-9 a.m. in Cooper Hall (further
details to be announced). See our Web site for updated info as the
tournament date approaches: http://ctr.usf.edu/quizbowl.
Lunch: We will provide pizza and soft drinks for lunch at the
tournament so that everyone does not have to go out to eat. We will
leave out a box for donations.
Prices:
* Base Registration Fee: $100
* Equipment Discount: -$10 per working buzzer that we use
* Moderator Discount: -$10 per experienced moderator or tournament
official (statkeeper/scorekeeper)
* Extra teams:
-- Second team discount - $10
-- Third team discount - $20
-- Fourth team discount - $30
-- Fifth team discount - $40
* Minimum fee (with all discounts): $50 per team
* Purchase of Question Packets: $15
* Fee for any team that registers via email but then cancels or fails
to show for non-emergency reasons without notifying me via email two
days in advance: $25
We look forward to hosting you on Nov. 19. Sincerely,
Jeremy Rasmussen
Quiz Bowl at USF
Update to the update:
Because I am foolish and forgot to count both a) the three
registrations from Carnegie Mellon and b) the house team we are
fielding ourselves (possibly, depending on staff needs), the field now
stands at 17 teams and registration is now CLOSED. The updated field
is interleaved below this message. Possible discounts for ACF Fall
players to moderate on Sunday forthcoming.
Cheers,
Brad, who is wondering what he's gotten himself into
--- In quizbowl@yahoogroups.com, mrsmiley4 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> As of 2:22 PM on October 31, I have the following teams registered for
> TRASH Regionals at the University of Maryland:
>
> We Ruin Your Show Every Week (Weiner et al.)
> Castegna et al.
> Team VD (Hu et al.)
> Fine et al.
> The Kimmie Meissner Effect (Keller et al.)
> Villanova A
> Villanova B
> Four Dans and A Funeral (Goff et al.)
> GWU
> Georgetown
> UNC A
> UNC B
> Charter School
> CMU A
> CMU B
> CMU C
> Maryland House (Maybe)
>
> If you are not on that list and think you should be, please send me an
> email at bhouston at umd dot edu. As there are 13 teams up there, I'd
> really like another team to register so that we don't have to have
> byes every round (plus 13 is just a really ugly number in general),
> but beyond that I think we probably won't be adding more teams to the
> field unless you have a really compelling reason for me to do so (e.g.
> you are bringing a truckload of moderators, you have mob connections,
> etc.). For those teams who have not submitted a name and wish to do
> so, please get that to me by Wednesday, November 9. An informational
> email should be going out sometime in the next week with where to go,
> etc. Otherwise, looking forward to seeing you all on the 13th!
>
> Cheers,
> Brad
>
> P.S. I really mean it about the truckload of moderators; as of right
> now we are in rather desperate need of staff for Sunday so any help
> that anybody can provide would be very welcome.
>
Hi all,
As of 2:22 PM on October 31, I have the following teams registered for
TRASH Regionals at the University of Maryland:
We Ruin Your Show Every Week (Weiner et al.)
Castegna et al.
Team VD (Hu et al.)
Fine et al.
The Kimmie Meissner Effect (Keller et al.)
Villanova A
Villanova B
Four Dans and A Funeral (Goff et al.)
GWU
Georgetown
UNC A
UNC B
Charter School
If you are not on that list and think you should be, please send me an
email at bhouston at umd dot edu. As there are 13 teams up there, I'd
really like another team to register so that we don't have to have
byes every round (plus 13 is just a really ugly number in general),
but beyond that I think we probably won't be adding more teams to the
field unless you have a really compelling reason for me to do so (e.g.
you are bringing a truckload of moderators, you have mob connections,
etc.). For those teams who have not submitted a name and wish to do
so, please get that to me by Wednesday, November 9. An informational
email should be going out sometime in the next week with where to go,
etc. Otherwise, looking forward to seeing you all on the 13th!
Cheers,
Brad
P.S. I really mean it about the truckload of moderators; as of right
now we are in rather desperate need of staff for Sunday so any help
that anybody can provide would be very welcome.
Just a reminder to everyone in the Great Lakes region that there is
still plenty of room for entries in the TRASH Regionals/ACF Fall Great
Lakes weekend at Brock University on November 12th and 13th. TRASH
Regionals will be on Saturday, November 12th, while ACF Fall will be on
Sunday, November 13th.
To date, I have heard from contingents from Pittsburgh, Rochester,
Laurentian, Alfred, and RIT. If I didn't mention your name, it means I
either haven't heard from you or haven't received your entry (which
means that you should probably email me ASAP at andy@...
to rectify the situation). I can take entries for the events up until
Wednesday, November 9th - after that date, I may not be able to fully
accommodate you.
A friendly reminder that those that have not submitted questions to ACF
Fall on the Sunday can still play in the event; however there is a
no-packet penalty of $50 (in addition to the other fees).
Also, if you have any questions about the events themselves, fees,
hotels (or directions to campus from a planned hotel), or any other
reason, email me at andy@....
Hope to see many more of you out on November 12th and 13th!
Andy Saunders
President, Brock Trivia
andy@...
Congratulations to Shockers and Awe (Steve Watchorn, Nathan Bragg,
Mike Hoey-Lukakis, Delano Barnes) for winning Lemur Bowl 2005, held
October 30th at Williams College.
Brief results (full stats/thanks to be posted later):
After a nine-round round robin, the standings were:
Shockers and Awe 7-1
Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Gerbil 7-1
Columbia Paris 6-2
Rochester Dr. No, D.D.S. and Associates 5-3
Columbia Nicole 4-4
Williams House, M.D. 4-4
Rochester Goldfingerpaint 2-6
Rochester Thunderball: Shoot Left For Jackpot! 1-7
Rochester From Kyrgystan With Love 0-8
Top Ten scorers from the Round-robin (in no order, for now)
were "Wicked Wichita", "Xavier McDaniel", and "Warren Jabali" from
Shockers, Jon and Mark from Gerbils, "Barron" and "Nicky" from
Columbia Paris, "Dr. No" from Rochester Dr. No, "Lionel Riche" from
Columbia Nicole, and Eric from Rochester Thunderball. The Neg prize
was shared by Brandi from Williams and "Pippin" from Rochester From
Kyrgystan.
Williams House then left the draw, and the remaining 8 teams played
two rounds of ladder-playoffs. Final standings:
1. Shockers and Awe 9-1 (beat Gerbils, beat Columbia Paris)
2. Gerbils 8-2 (lost to Shockers, beat Columbia Nicole)
3. Columbia Paris 7-3 (beat Rochester Dr. No, lost to Shockers)
4. Rochester Dr. No 6-4 (lost to Columbia Paris, beat Rochester
Goldfinger)
5. Columbia Nicole 5-5 (beat Rochester Goldfinger, lost to Gerbils)
6. Rochester Goldfingerpaint 2-8 (lost to Columbia Nicole, lost to
Rochester Dr. No)
7. Rochester From Kyrgystan 2-8 (beat Rochester Thunderball twice)
8. Rochetster Thunderball 1-9 (lost to Rochester From Kyrgystan
twice)
Are here: http://quizbowl.caltech.edu/T10/technophobiaXweb_standings.html
UCLA Ray won two playoff games (225-135, 175-100) to clinch the win.
Feel free to discuss the tournament, but please don't (publicly)
discuss any questions until Rutgers/Harvard has held their mirror(s).
A huge thank you to Jerry, Seth, and Jordan for providing freelance
packets! Thanks to all the participants who came, and all those who
helped.
Regards,
Irene Ying
Caltech Quizbowl
we will be at gateway and at trashionals, we will have
at least one team if not two and we can bring a buzzer
system..
--- Jon <jonpin85@...> wrote:
> Washington University Academic Team is pleased to
> announce the 11th
> edition of our Gateway Invitational Tournament on
> Saturday, November
> 19, 2005. We're using NAQT packet IS-56 and NAQT
> rules, but untimed
> matches. Entry fee is as follows:
> $65 base fee
> $10 off for buzzer/moderator
> $10 off for a long trip (300+ miles according to
> Google Maps)
> Additional teams: $50
> Minimum fee per team: $45
> If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at
> pinyan AT gmail
> DOT com .
> Also, the day after GIT XI, we will again be hosting
> Midwest TRASH
> Regionals. Tournament Director Sean Phillips will be
> posting with more
> details shortly.
>
> Jon Pinyan
> WUAT Vice President / Stat Boy
>
>
>
====
Visit us on the web!
http://www.depauw.edu/student/orgs/ducks/index.htm
__________________________________
Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
http://mail.yahoo.com
Coaches and Players --
The University of Minnesota College Bowl Club is pleased to announce that it is
working with National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC to host a high school quiz
bowl tournament on Saturday, December 3, 2005. The top finishers (including the
Top Small School) will qualify for the NAQT High School National Championship
Tournament (HS NCT) to be held in June 2006.
For more information, visit:
http://www.naqt.com/mqba/ginvit/2005
or e-mail me at robert.hentzel-at-naqt.com.
-- R. Robert Hentzel
Tournament Director,
2005 Gopher Invitational Tournament
Hey all,
By my count ACF has received a total of 43 packets. I want to thank
you all for your submissions, especially you new teams that intrepidly
wrote packets having never played ACF before. To those of you that
did not submit, I have decided to extend this weekend's final deadline
to Monday at 9 AM, basically before I wake up. If you get me your
packet by 9 AM monday, you will pay the full late penalty as if it had
been submitted friday. We want as many people to write as possible,
so put your question caps on and get to it. Hope to hear from you
all, and good luck in two weeks.
Thanks,
Eric Kwartler
Tournament Coordinator, ACF Fall 2005
One final post of results from F.O.G.H.A.T. 2005: Fool for the City,
my annual open trash tournament which was held this year at
Northwestern on October 22nd, 2005. The results are now posted on the
F.O.G.H.A.T. website, foghat.squirrelsociety.org . There is a link to
the results near the top of the home page.
Since I did not have the info necessary to give them a shout-out on my
previous post, congratulations are due the following ten players who
were the All-Stars (top ten scorers in the Round Robin) at the tournament.
1. Craig Barker, Wonka, 96.11 PPG
2. Greg Sorenson, Gerbil, 55.56 PPG
3. Sean Phillips, Scandal, 49.44 PPG
4. Robert Flaxman, License, 48.33 PPG
5. Eric Berman, WIBC, 46.67 PPG
Mark Coen, Gerbil, 46.67 PPG
7. Keith Hudson, Smurfnica, 44.44 PPG
8. Colby Burnett, License, 36.67 PPG
9. Joe Wright, Smurfnica, 32.22 PPG
10. Mike Bisberg, Tecmo, 31.67 PPG
Finally, just a reminder, F.O.G.H.A.T. 2005 question packets are on
sale for $15. E-mail me at jeremy_white (at) squirrelsociety.org if
you are interested. Previous sets are available, as well.
Thanks again,
Jeremy White
The UT-Chattanooga Academic Trivia Association will host the
13th annual TrashMasters trash tournament on Saturday and Sunday,
December 3-4, 2005. This is a *two-day* open trash tournament (in a
quizbowl format, but all about pop culture), a continuation of the
first and longest-running trash tournament in the known universe.
TIME & PLACE: Registration will begin at 9:30 AM EDT on Sat.
12/3/04, with announcements at 9:45 and play starting at 10 AM. We
will tentatively set the start time for Sun. 12/4 at 9 AM but reserve
the right to move it up if circumstances require it. Come hell or
high water, we will be finished by 2 PM Sunday. Tournament
headquarters will be Grote 129 on the UTC campus.
WHO'S IN CHARGE: Charlie Steinhice is your tournament director,
editor, and genial quizmaster. See below for contact info.
ELIGIBILITY: This tournament is open to all interested players,
assuming they fulfill three basic tasks (let me know you're coming,
pay fees, and arrange for a packet as described below.) Current or
former academic affiliation, or lack thereof, doesn't matter. If you
want to play, then form a team, tell me in time, and submit a packet
or make arrangements otherwise (see below.) Please let me know as
soon as you know you are definitely or probably attending so I can
adjust the format and scare up more officials to accommodate more
teams if needed. As it stands now, the field will be capped (as in
limited, not as in gunned down) at 33 teams.
FREE AGENTS: If you want to attend but don't have teammates, let
me know. Or if you have a partial team and are looking for
reinforcements, do the same. Any folks like this, I'll put you in
touch with each other and let you sort it out. Hybrid teams won
TrashMasters 1997 and took 2nd in 2001.
FORMAT: 20 questions per round, untimed. Packet submission is
expected unless other arrangements are made in advance (see
guidelines and timetables below.) Teams will be four players each,
with alternates OK as long as there are no substitutions in mid-
match. Depending on the number of teams, the format will be round
robin or bracketed round robin. This of course means I need to know
the number of teams in advance. So if you're coming, TELL ME!!!
Getting me your clever team names in advance will also help.
WANT TO READ INSTEAD OF PLAYING? By now most of you know the
standard UTC bribe: you read, we feed. Dinner at Provino's is on us
for anyone who comes just to read. Besides, you want to see the
trashiest of the trashy in action.
K-TEL HELL MUSIC ROUND: Once again we will provide a musical
interlude for your competitive pleasure. This one is run by your
genial quizmaster himself, and if he still hasn't mastered certain
technical skills, it'll still include the amusing spectacle of seeing
him shuffle stacks of CDs. (If you think that's old-fashioned, you
shoulda been there when we still used vinyl.)
EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS TRASHY AWARDS CEREMONY: Buwahahahah.
FEES: Fees are once again structured to increase the desire to
submit a packet in a timely manner:
Base fee $100 per team
Discounts: - $10 for an experienced reader
- $5 for a working buzzer (additional $5 for a second buzzer if we
need it)
- $20 for submitting full packet by midnight Sun., Nov. 13.
+/- $0 for packet received between Sun. 11/13 and midnight Sun.
11/20.
Penalties: + $20 late fee for submitting packet between midnight
Sun., Nov. 20, and midnight Sun., Nov. 27.
+ $30 for submitting no packet [must arrange in advance]
PACKETS, PART 1 -- FORMAT, ETC.: Each team is expected to submit
a packet unless arrangements otherwise are made in advance. To allow
for bonus laming and to simplify editing of the inevitable numerous
duplicates, each packet submitted needs to contain at least *28*
tossups and 25 boni. Visual, tactile, and even gustatory boni will be
accepted if possible; due to equipment limitations, audio questions
won't. We will consider physical challenge questions, provided they
do not conflict with giving every team a fair shot regardless of
individual members' physical limitations.
Some format preferences: If at all possible, please send me
packets in MS Word or RTF format. Please place the required parts of
each answer in bold, please put answers on a separate line from the
question, and please precede them with the word "Answer:". If you
want to save me some more time, make the font 11 pt Times New Roman
and the margins 0.5" all around.
PACKETS, PART 2 -- SUBJECT MATTER: While we'll allow some
flexibility, we prefer that you follow these loose distribution
guidelines. (Note: Especially in the first four major categories, we
also recommend you mix it up for time periods, genres, etc.)
Number Category
3 - 4 Movies
2 - 4 TV
3 - 4 Sports
3 - 4 Music
1 - 3 Trashy "literature"
1 - 3 Trashy current events
1 - 3 Food and beverage
No more than 2 each:
Computer games & other computer stuff
Comics
Gadgets
Consumerama
Roadside America
Board games, children's games, etc.
Anything else you deem suitably trashy is fine, as long as there are
no more than two questions per as-yet-unnamed category. See FEES
above for packet submission timetable.
LODGINGS: The Clarion Hotel in downtown Chattanooga offers
discount rooms at the rate of $66 per night plus tax for up to 4
people. The Clarion is within 5 minutes of UTC and was the clear
choice in our poll of previous tournament attendees. The Clarion's
number is (423) 756-5150; tell 'em you're with the UTC Academic
Trivia Association quizbowl tournament to get the special rate.
DIRECTIONS: Note that the entrance to the Grote Hall lot has
changed....
* From Atlanta and points south -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-
24 west towards downtown, then follow the freeway splitoff for U.S.
27 North, downtown Chattanooga. From 27 North take the 4th Street
exit, within sight of the Tennessee Aquarium. Go right on 4th St.
(you have no choice) and follow it for ca. 1 mile. Go past the UTC
Arena, after which E. 4th St. becomes part of E. 3rd St. After that,
take the second right on Palmetto St. Go two blocks and turn right
on Vine St. (just past the EMCS Building.) Just before the place
where Vine St. is blocked off, the parking lot for Grote and Holt is
on the right. Enter Grote by the door next to the dumpster.
* From Knoxville and points north -- take I-75 to Chattanooga, then I-
24 West; directions from there same as above.
* From Nashville and points west/north: Take I-24 east to
Chattanooga. As you round Moccasin Bend (freeway goes alongside
river) watch for two exit lanes on the right; take the less rightward
of the two, which will have signs above it for U.S. 27 N. Rest of
directions are the same as above.
* From Birmingham and points southwest: Take I-59 to the outskirts of
Chattanooga, where it dead-ends into I-24. Get on I-24 East and
follow the Nashville directions from there.
CONTACT: Your genial quizmaster, Charlie Steinhice, coach of
UTC's quizbowl team, can be reached by e-mail (steinhic at bellsouth
dot net -- and yes, it's steinhic, not steinhice), by phone at 423-
504-8255 (cell) / 423-877-2706 (home), or by mail at 1185 Mountain
Creek Rd. #1801, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
Congratulations to Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens (Joseph Dion,
Tom Michael, James Quintong, Gerry Tansey), winners of the 2005 Big
Lots Clearance Open trash tournament at UTC on 10/23/05. Full
results and stats follow, but first a little gratitude adjustment...
First and foremost, thanks and heaps of praise to Jeremy White and
Ben Lea and their collaborators (Brian Hight, Mark Richey, and
special guest author James Quintong) for allowing us to mirror
FOGHAT, consistently as entertaining a trash tournament as there is
in existence. Special thanks to Nikki Poarch for double duty as
stats demigoddess and reader; thanks also to our other house
officials, Eileen Steinhice, Ruth Jackson, and Rachel Moore, and to
standby officials Tom Michael and Steve Taylor.
TEAM RESULTS
By unanimous agreement at the pre-tournament meeting, we held a full
round robin with playoffs only as needed to break a tie, which as it
turned out we didn't. Here are the final standings:
Team Name Win-Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens (Dion/Michael/Quintong/Tansey)
7-0 2605 725 268.57
For first place, they received three instructional videos (e.g.,
Regis Philbin: My Personal Workout) and one interactive software
package (cooking lessons from George Foreman.)
Calamari Damacy (UTC) 5-2 1500 1270 32.86
For second place, they received videos of Mary-Kate and Ashley's
fashion tips for spring 2001.
I, Robot Chicken: The Dream Warriors
(Clancy/Hendry/Kearney/Przygocki) 4-3 1950 1245 100.71
For third place, they received assorted bad kids' videos (e.g.,
Scared Silly, a Ronald McDonald cartoon by Clasky-Csupo)
Blaine Players (Helton/Kelly/Ruben/Vannucci) 4-3 1320 1230
12.86
For fourth place, they received Gundam model kits, with the
actual Big Lots price tag intact.
Deadly Viper TRASH Squad (Virginia Tech) 3-4 1115 1245 -18.57
Super Mario Brothers and Sisters (Virginia Tech) 3-4 845
1515 -95.71
I Got a 'C' in Meth Lab (Macon State) 2-5 865 1530 -95.00
Flutie Flakes (Shorter) 0-7 270 1710 -205.71
INDIVIDUAL STATS
The top ten players received All-Star recognition, in the form of
videos of bad horror movies (e.g. Leprechaun 3.)
The most gloriously wrong answer was:
Wrong: Barack Obama
Right: Ed Koch
I failed to note this at the awards ceremony, but the John Drennen
Wiley Rollins Award for Outstanding Achievement in Buzzer Aggression
went to UTC's own John Kilby, edging out teammate David Moore.
Individual results were:
Player Team # 10 -5 Points Rounds PPG
O-Ren (Dave Kiang) Deadly Viper TRASH Squad 41 4 390 7 55.71
James Quintong Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens 27 0 270 6
45.00
Sonny (Al Przygocki) I, Robot Chicken 31 2 300 7 42.86
Joseph Dion Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens 31 4 290 7 41.43
Corky (Stacey Helton) Blaine Players 31 5 285 7 40.71
Skeletor (Michael Kearney) I, Robot Chicken 30 4 280 7 40.00
John Kilby Calamari Damacy 31 8 270 7 38.57
Dr Tay (Steve Taylor) I Got a 'C' in Meth Lab 22 3 205 7 29.29
David Moore Calamari Damacy 23 7 195 7 27.86
Ron Jeremy (Tom Michael) Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens 16
1 155 7 22.14
Lite- C (Travis Lightsey) I Got a 'C' in Meth Lab 15 1 145 7
20.71
The Flying Dutchman (Adam Chin) Super Mario Brothers and
Sisters 14 0 140 7 20.00
Dr. Perle (Josh Ruben) Blaine Players 13 3 115 7 16.43
Gerry Tansey Hootie and the Blowfisher Stevens 12 1 115 7
16.43
Headless Ponch (Chris Hendry) I, Robot Chicken 12 3 105 7
15.00
Miho (Sarah Mahood) Super Mario Brothers and Sisters 11 1 105
7 15.00
Doug (Chris Steele) Flutie Flakes 13 6 100 7 14.29
Johnny Slash (Jacob Vannucci) Blaine Players 9 2 80 7 11.43
Kenshin (Tom Hirsch) Super Mario Brothers and Sisters 9 2 80
7 11.43
Nick Bradshaw Calamari Damacy 8 0 80 7 11.43
Sidewinder (Bryan Roper) Deadly Viper TRASH Squad 6 4 40 7
5.71
B. Diddy (Brett Norris) I Got a 'C' in Meth Lab 6 4 40 7 5.71
Ron Albertson (Bryan Kelly) Blaine Players 3 2 20 4 5.00
Snake Charmer (Martin Davis) Deadly Viper TRASH Squad 4 1 35
7 5.00
Sora-Chan (Lauren Smith) Super Mario Brothers and Sisters 4 1
35 7 5.00
Lu Pac (Lucas Crawford) I Got a 'C' in Meth Lab 2 1 15 7 2.14
Hip-E (Clint Higginbotham) Flutie Flakes 4 6 10 7 1.43
Princess Celestia (Celestia Price) Flutie Flakes 1 0 10 7 1.43
Wally Edmondson Calamari Damacy 1 1 5 7 0.71
Susan Calvin (Megan Clancy) I, Robot Chicken 0 0 0 7 0.00
Black Mamba (Mike Hundley) Deadly Viper TRASH Squad 0 3 -15 7
(2.14)
Congratulations to Vanderbilt A and Georgetown College, Division I
and Division II winners (respectively) at the 8th annual Center of
the Known Universe Open. COTKU was held at UT-Chattanooga on Sat.,
Oct. 22, 2005. It broke the record for UTC tournaments for most
colleges & universities participating with 22, including three
(Georgetown College, Louisville, and Valdosta State) attending their
first UTC tournament. COTKU 2005 also tied the UTC record for most
total teams at a collegiate tournament with 32, equaling the mark set
by COTKU 2003.
One thing that made me very happy was the sheer volume of packet
submissions. Even though it was optional, every team in Division I
provided a full or partial packet, as did 8 of the 19 teams in
Division II. Thanks also to Ray Luo, Cal-Berkeley, and my fellow
University of Tennessee alums for freelance question submissions. The
downside to so many packet submissions was the sheer volume of
duplications, too many to catch them all (especially since many
packets were received well after the last official deadline.) I
counted six separate questions in the raw packets on Guy Fawkes and
the Gunpowder Plot. I believe that's a record for the most duplicates
on one topic for any of our academic tournaments, and just one off
the trash record (we had seven on Furby submitted for TrashMasters,
in 2000 I think.)
Speaking of packets, the COTKU set of 13 rounds is now available for
purchase ($15) or trade; contact me at steinhic [at] bellsouth [dot]
net if you're interested. We also have sets available from our recent
high school tournament; you can purchase both tournaments for $25.
Thanks go to the many volunteers who haled make this tournament
possible. Wally Edmondson returned as UTC's stats demigod and did an
outstanding job, with Rachel Moore and the versatile Nikki Poarch
helping out with logistics. Besides their usual yeoperson service as
readers, Steve Taylor and Scotti Whitmire did double duty as
surrogates for me in their respective buildings. Thanks also to our
other readers and scorekeepers: Tom Michael, Wesley Mathews, Wes
Eddings, Markus Iturriaga, Eileen Steinhice, John Matthews, John
Miglietta, Gerry Tansey, Michael Kearney, Megan Clancy, and the
aforementioned Nikki Poarch. Thanks to David Moore who took a weekend
off from law school, came to read, and instead wound up filling a
vacancy as a one-person team in Division I. Apologies if I left
anyone out. And thanks as always to John Miles of Provino's for
providing garlic buttery incentive for the above volunteers.
RESULTS: DIVISION I
Division I (13 teams) was split into two brackets (Rock City and Ruby
Falls) for a round robin, followed by modified Swiss pairings in
which the top three teams in each bracket after the round robin
played as a championship division. Results through the 7-round round
robin were:
Team Name Division Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Vanderbilt A I Rock 7 - 0 2790 805 283.57
Kentucky A I Rock 5 - 2 1885 1370 73.57
Tennessee A I Rock 4 - 3 1365 1560 -27.86
Valdosta State I Rock 4 - 3 1440 1535 -13.57
Florida A I Rock 2 - 4 1040 1395 -59.17
UTC A I Rock 1 - 6 910 1815 -129.29
UT Law I Rock 1 - 6 1000 1710 -101.43
Florida State A I Ruby 6 - 0 2295 725 261.67
Georgia Tech A I Ruby 5 - 1 2010 885 187.50
Virginia Tech A I Ruby 4 - 2 1195 1405 -35.00
South Carolina I Ruby 2 - 4 975 1415 -73.33
Wofford I Ruby 1 - 5 670 1970 -216.67
Kentucky B I Ruby 0 - 6 660 1645 -164.17
The championship brackets produced a clear winner with no need for
playoofs. Final standings were:
Team Name Division Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Vanderbilt A I A 10 - 0 3845 1390 245.50
Florida State A I A 8 - 1 3260 1375 209.44
Kentucky A I A 7 - 3 2845 1990 85.50
Georgia Tech A I A 6 - 3 2720 1725 110.56
Tennessee A I A 5 - 5 1875 2430 -55.50
Virginia Tech A I A 4 - 5 1595 2440 -93.89
Valdosta State I B 7 - 3 2265 1910 35.50
Florida A I B 5 - 4 1880 1695 20.56
UTC A I B 3 - 6 1265 2100 -92.78
UT Law I B 2 - 7 1310 2060 -83.33
South Carolina I B 2 - 7 1335 2135 -88.89
Wofford I B 1 - 8 1130 2660 -170.00
Kentucky B I B 1 - 8 1050 2435 -153.89
RESULTS: DIVISION II
Division II (19 teams) was also split into two brackets (Tennessee
Aquarium and International Towing & Recovery Museum) for a round
robin, with the top four teams in each bracket advancing to single
elimination playoffs.
Div. II Standings after the round robin were:
Team Name Division Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Georgetown College II Aquarium 9 - 0 2050 875 130.56
Louisville II Aquarium 7 - 2 2030 910 124.44
Vanderbilt B II Aquarium 7 - 2 2235 905 147.78
Central Florida C.C. II Aquarium 6 - 3 1550 1240 34.44
Oxford II Aquarium 5 - 4 1200 1490 -32.22
UTC B II Aquarium 5 - 4 1175 1205 -3.33
Emory II Aquarium 2 - 7 625 1740 -123.89
Berry II Aquarium 2 - 7 790 1360 -63.33
Tennessee B II Aquarium 2 - 7 1140 1545 -40.50
Dalton State II Aquarium 0 - 9 245 1800 -172.78
Georgia Tech B II Towing 8 - 0 2210 670 192.50
Florida B II Towing 7 - 1 2170 735 179.38
Athens State II Towing 6 - 2 1520 750 96.25
Florida State B II Towing 5 - 3 965 1195 -28.75
Kentucky C II Towing 4 - 4 1405 1050 44.38
Virginia Tech B II Towing 3 - 5 785 1255 -58.75
Macon State II Towing 2 - 6 320 1140 -102.50
Tennessee State II Towing 1 - 7 150 1510 -194.29
Shorter II Towing 0 - 8 120 1340 -152.50
Playoff results:
QUARTERFINALS
Georgetown College 270 Florida State B 100
Georgia Tech B 290 Central Florida CC 45
Vanderbilt B 210 Athens State 205
Florida B 185 Louisville 175
SEMIFINALS
Georgetown College 250, Florida B 200
Georgia Tech B 265, Vanderbilt B 130
3RD PLACE MATCH: Vanderbilt B defeated Florida B on the final
question; I believe the score was 220-190, but I can't find the
scoresheet at the moment.
FINALS: Georgetown College defeated Georgia Tech B 145-105.
INDIVIDUAL STATS
All-Star awards were given to the top six players in each division:
Division I:
Seth Kendall, Kentucky A (MVP)
David Moore, Tennessee Law
Matt Keller, Vanderbilt A
Paul Gauthier, Vanderbilt A
Mitch Alday, Valdosta State
Andy Whaley, Tennessee A
Division II:
"Jessie Tanglewild" (a.k.a. Doug Robeson), Florida B (MVP)
Eric Blair, Georgetown College
Stephen Hanley, Florida State B
Monica Marks, Louisville
Albert Yu, Georgia Tech B
Ryan Taber, Kentucky C
Also recognized for specific achievements were:
* Rookie of the Year, for top scorer playing his or her first
collegiate circuit tournament, went to Eric Blair of Georgetown
College. Other rookies are noted "*" below.
* Best Speed Buzz of the tournament went to Ismaila Badjie of
Tennessee State, who got a tossup on the Gambia on just 6 words.
* The John Drennen Wiley Rollins Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Buzzer Aggression went to Louisville's Michael "Eric" Giurgevich, who
averaged over 2 negs per round.
* There were several worthy contenders, but the one chosen as Most
Gloriously Wrong Answer of the tournament was --
Wrong answer: Johnny Cash
Right answer: Gustav Klimt
Full individual stats were:
Player Team # 10 -5 Points Rounds PPG
Seth Kendall Kentucky A 106 10 1010 10 101.00
David Moore UT Law 60 7 565 9 62.78
"Jessie Tanglewild" (Doug R.) Florida B 51 3 495 8 61.87
*Eric Blair Georgetown Coll. 51 9 465 9 51.67
Steven Hanley Florida State B 40 2 390 8 48.75
Matt Keller Vanderbilt A 52 7 485 10 48.50
Paul Gauthier Vanderbilt A 53 12 470 10 47.00
Mitch Alday Valdosta State 52 11 465 10 46.50
*Monica Marks Louisville 43 6 400 9 44.44
*Albert Yu Georgia Tech B 35 2 340 8 42.50
Ryan Taber Kentucky C 38 10 330 8 41.25
Andy Whaley Tennessee A 42 2 410 10 41.00
Stephen Webb Georgia Tech A 36 3 345 9 38.33
Mike Fritz Central Florida C.C. 35 1 345 9 38.33
Jacob Vannucci UTC B 36 3 345 9 38.33
William Werner Vanderbilt B 36 4 340 9 37.78
Will Kirkland Kentucky B 40 5 375 10 37.50
Alessandro A Vanderbilt B 34 1 335 9 37.22
Brandon Sykes Athens State 33 11 275 8 34.38
Billy Beyer Florida State A 34 8 300 9 33.33
Dave King Virginia Tech A 32 4 300 9 33.33
Elissa Caffrey Florida State A 30 0 300 9 33.33
"Shadow Pleasanthill" Florida A 33 7 295 9 32.78
John Kilby UTC A 31 4 290 9 32.22
Robert Scott Georgia Tech A 33 10 280 9 31.11
*Taylor Kulp Georgia Tech B 24 8 200 8 25.00
Donnie Allex Georgia Tech B 22 4 200 8 25.00
Nick Bradshaw UTC A 22 1 215 9 23.89
*Michael "Eric" Giurgevich Louisville 31 20 210 9 23.33
Ben McCraw Wofford 23 5 205 9 22.78
Jason Miller Oxford 27 14 200 9 22.22
Matt Alford Florida State A 22 4 200 9 22.22
Josh Clanton Athens State 23 12 170 8 21.25
Sarah Mahood Virginia Tech A 19 1 185 9 20.56
David Raymond Florida State A 19 4 170 9 18.89
*Josh Steadmon Tennessee B 14 2 130 7 18.57
Clover Everwood Florida B 16 3 145 8 18.12
Joel Cox Berry 14 0 140 8 17.50
Harsha Konery Oxford 18 5 155 9 17.22
Shae Williams Georgia Tech A 16 1 155 9 17.22
*Samatha McCrary Tennessee B 13 2 120 7 17.14
Tejas Doshi Wofford 13 2 120 7 17.14
Kalan Kucera Kentucky C 15 3 135 8 16.88
Greyson Daugherty Vanderbilt B 19 8 150 9 16.67
Patrick McCullough South Carolina 17 4 150 9 16.67
Ruth Jackson UTC B 17 5 145 9 16.11
Richard Hatcher Tennessee A 20 8 160 10 16.00
J. Martin Davis IV Virginia Tech B 15 8 110 7 15.71
Popash Moore Florida A 17 6 140 9 15.56
Felicia Sailey South Carolina 17 8 130 9 14.44
Mikey Alday Valdosta State 18 8 140 10 14.00
*Nicole Cope Central Florida C.C. 13 1 125 9 13.89
*Alex LaVelle Emory 12 0 120 9 13.33
Gerald Patton Kentucky B 17 8 130 10 13.00
Kitty Hall Macon State 11 4 90 7 12.86
Heidi Courtney Florida A 13 3 115 9 12.78
Ehren Bendler Georgia Tech B 11 2 100 8 12.50
Vedhas Doshi Wofford 11 2 100 8 12.50
*Jordan Gartenberg Emory 15 8 110 9 12.22
Jack Jackson Florida A 12 2 110 9 12.22
Will Belin South Carolina 12 2 110 9 12.22
*Josh Melton Tennessee B 9 1 85 7 12.14
*Zach Losher Tennessee B 10 1 95 8 11.88
Bryan Roper Virginia Tech B 10 4 80 7 11.43
Robert Armstrong Berry 12 8 80 7 11.43
David Dickey Valdosta State 14 7 105 10 10.50
Vivek Thakur South Carolina 11 4 90 9 10.00
Nick Bendler Georgia Tech A 9 0 90 9 10.00
Ben Clark Oxford 4 0 40 4 10.00
Jeffrey Harris Vanderbilt A 11 3 95 10 9.50
*Braden Blankenship Georgetown Coll. 14 11 85 9 9.44
*Adam Bailey Emory 9 1 85 9 9.44
*Chris Hammons Georgetown Coll. 9 1 85 9 9.44
Tom Hirsch Virginia Tech B 8 3 65 7 9.29
Chris Steele Shorter 6 3 45 5 9.00
Tony "FredEx" McCall Vanderbilt A 11 4 90 10 9.00
Mike Hundley Virginia Tech A 9 2 80 9 8.89
John B Central Florida C.C. 8 0 80 9 8.89
Phillipe Reed Tennessee A 9 1 85 10 8.50
Felicia Collins Dalton State 11 7 75 9 8.33
Rivers Athens State 9 5 65 8 8.13
Ranger Bellflower Florida B 7 1 65 8 8.13
Kristin Scheer Florida State B 8 4 60 8 7.50
*Ben Central Florida C.C. 8 3 65 9 7.22
Logan Jones Berry 7 4 50 7 7.14
Travis Lightsey Macon State 5 0 50 7 7.14
Kara Borum Tennessee A 7 0 70 10 7.00
Kiki Saddlewood Florida B 6 1 55 8 6.88
*Ismaila Badjie Tennessee State 5 1 45 7 6.43
Hunter Wight Kentucky C 6 2 50 8 6.25
Nathan Smith Dalton State 6 1 55 9 6.11
Gary Lee Eddy Oxford 3 0 30 5 6.00
Lauren Smith Virginia Tech B 4 0 40 7 5.71
Greg Hanthorn Berry 6 3 45 8 5.63
*Katie Widener Louisville 6 4 40 8 5.00
Lucas Schroeder Macon State 4 1 35 7 5.00
Kenisha Hill Oxford 2 0 20 4 5.00
*Anitra Montgomery Tennessee State 3 0 30 7 4.29
Jonathan Parramore Oxford 2 0 20 5 4.00
Marque Carey Tennessee State 3 1 25 7 3.57
*Stacy Long Georgetown Coll. 7 9 25 8 3.13
Elizabeth Norman Wofford 2 0 20 7 2.86
Eric Fox UTC A 3 1 25 9 2.78
Celestia Price Shorter 1 0 10 5 2.00
Joe Overstreet Athens State 2 1 15 8 1.88
Daniel Moses Berry 1 0 10 6 1.67
*Maggie Pierce Tennessee B 2 2 10 6 1.67
Adrian Heykoop Dalton State 1 0 10 9 1.11
Shay Ellison Wofford 1 1 5 5 1.00
Nick Pumphrey Valdosta State 3 4 10 10 1.00
*Sarah Jane Bodell Louisville 1 1 5 6 0.83
Brett Norris Macon State 2 3 5 7 0.71
Adam Cain Virginia Tech A 1 1 5 9 0.56
*Joe Feist Louisville 0 0 0 4 0.00
James Schroeder Shorter 2 4 0 5 0.00
Clint Higginbotham Shorter 2 5 -5 5 -1.00
UT-Chattanooga hosted its eighth annual fall high school academic
tournament, Trevor's Trivia: Bob Selcer Memorial High School
Quizbowl, on Sat., Oct. 1. Congratulations to Covenant Christian
Academy and Brindlee Mtn. B, winners of the varsity and junior
varsity divisions (respectively.) Full results follow, but first...
GRATITUDE: Special thanks to James Washick of North Greenville
College and Sudheer Potru et al. of Illinois for exchanging questions
with us. Thanks go to our house officials: Stephen Webb, Shae
Reynolds, and Nick Bendler of Georgia Tech; Stephen Taylor, Brett
Norris, Travis Lightsey, and Lucas Crawford of Macon State; Chuck
Pearson of Shorter College; and UTC's own John Kilby, Eric Fox, Jacob
Vannucci, Jimmy Beilstein, Vince Betro, Ruth Jackson, Zach Cross, and
Yolanda Fernandez. [Apologies if I left anyone out.] Thanks also to
the high school coaches who read or at least offered to read when we
needed. And as always, thanks to John Miles and the folks at
Provino's for providing incentive for our guest readers to come to
town for the occasion.
RESULTS
We had a total of 21 teams, conveniently distributed with 14 in
Division I and 7 in Division II. Division I was split into two
brackets, which each played a round robin of 7 rounds. (Thanks go to
Cocke Co. and Morristown West for agreeing to field second teams at
the last minute, replacing two late cancellations and keeping the
schedule simple.) This was followed by three rounds of modified Swiss
pairings, with the top three teams from each bracket playing in a
championship division.
VARSITY RESULTS: Standings for Division I after the round robin and
before the Swiss pairings were:
Team Name Bracket Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Brindlee Mtn. (AL) A I Samuel 6 - 0 2545 755 298.33
Lincoln Co. I Samuel 5 - 1 1850 1105 124.17
Indian Springs (AL) I Samuel 4 - 2 2090 1000 181.67
Morristown West A I Samuel 3 - 3 1160 1325 -27.50
Ringgold (GA) A I Samuel 2 - 4 705 1860 -192.50
Sand Rock (AL) I Samuel 1 - 5 840 1755 -152.50
Cocke Co. A I Samuel 0 - 6 530 1920 -231.67
Covenant Christian (AL) A I Thomas 6 - 0 2705 690 335.83
Bob Jones (AL) A I Thomas 4 - 2 1780 1220 93.33
Dalton (GA) I Thomas 4 - 2 1805 1050 125.83
McMinn Co. I Thomas 3 - 3 1140 1505 -60.83
Smoky Mtn. Home School I Thomas 3 - 3 1520 1145 62.50
Ooltewah I Thomas 1 - 5 435 1860 -237.50
Cocke Co. B I Thomas 0 - 6 210 2125 -319.17
Final Division I standings were:
Team Name Division Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Covenant Christian (AL) A I A 9 - 0 3895 1245 294.44
Brindlee Mtn. (AL) A I A 8 - 1 3465 1405 228.89
Indian Springs (AL) I A 6 - 3 2780 1780 111.11
Bob Jones (AL) A I A 5 - 4 2355 2155 22.22
Lincoln Co. I A 5 - 4 2465 2010 50.56
Dalton (GA) I A 5 - 4 2375 1785 65.56
McMinn Co. I B 6 - 3 1760 1935 -
19.44
Morristown West A I B 5 - 4 1830 1840 -1.11
Smoky Mtn. Home School I B 4 - 5 2100 1735 40.56
Cocke Co. A I B 3 - 6 880 2135 -139.44
Ooltewah I B 3 - 6 840 2260 -157.78
Ringgold (GA) A I B 2 - 7 1055 2545 -165.56
Sand Rock (AL) I B 2 - 7 1255 2115 -95.56
Cocke Co. B I B 0 - 9 380 2490 -234.44
It's worthy of mention that the 2nd place team, Brindlee Mtn. A,
chose to compete in Division I even though all its players were
eligible for JV.
By virtue of a head-to-head sweep over the other two upper division
teams with the same record, Bob Jones A was awarded 4th place.
JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS: Results after the round robin were:
Team Name Division Win - Loss Points Opp Pts Diff/GM
Brindlee Mtn. (AL) C II 5 - 1 1370 490 146.67
Brindlee Mtn. (AL) B II 4 - 2 870 820 8.33
Ringgold (GA) B II 4 - 2 765 670 15.83
Bob Jones (AL) B II 4 - 2 725 685 6.67
Covenant Christian (AL) B II 3 - 3 820 735 14.17
Brindlee Mtn. D II 1 - 5 465 935 -78.33
Morristown W. B II 0 - 6 300 980 -113.33
The top four teams then squared off in a playoff, with Brindlee Mtn.
C enjoying a one-game advantage. It took a shootout, but Brindlee
Mtn. C held on to defeat Brindlee Mtn. B. Bob Jones B took 3rd, and
Ringgold B was 4th.
INDIVIDUAL STATS
All-Star awards were given to the top five scorers in each division,
with JV-eligible players counted as JV All-Stars even if they
competed in the varsity division. Individual scores were as follows;
JV-eligible players are marked (*).
Player Team 10 Points Rounds PPG
Carter Pelham Covenant Chr A 92 920 9 102.22
Kyle Clark* Brindlee Mtn. C 44 440 6 73.33
Alex Wein Dalton 55 550 9 61.11
Andy Knowles* Brindlee Mtn. A 52 520 9 57.78
James Layman McMinn Co. 52 520 9 57.78
Chase Ward Sand Rock 48 480 9 53.33
Luke Morton Smoky Mtn. Home 46 460 9 51.11
Jenna Caldwell Indian Springs 37 370 9 41.11
Lizzie Gartrell Indian Springs 34 340 9 37.78
Meher Juttukonda Morristown W A 32 320 9 35.56
Hannah Stuart Ringgold A 31 310 9 34.44
Jesse Denton* Brindlee Mtn. D 13 130 4 32.50
Amanda Hardin* Brindlee Mtn. A 29 290 9 32.22
Carey Cantrell Lincoln Co. 29 290 9 32.22
Sarah Sheldon* Covenant Chr B 16 160 5 32.00
Andrew Santi Bob Jones A 28 280 9 31.11
Henry Bradley Cocke Co. A 27 270 9 30.00
Nick DeAngeles Smoky Mtn. Home 27 270 9 30.00
John Illg Bob Jones A 19 190 7 27.14
Ryan Mastin Lincoln Co. 24 240 9 26.67
John Morgan* Brindlee Mtn. B 15 150 6 25.00
Mark Morris* Brindlee Mtn. A 22 220 9 24.44
Aaron Deforneaux* Covenant Chr B 12 120 5 24.00
Grace Li* Bob Jones B 14 140 6 23.33
Daniel Richardson Dalton 21 210 9 23.33
Charles McCullough* Ringgold B 14 140 6 23.33
John Hergenroader Bob Jones A 15 150 7 21.43
Hardy Warren Dalton 12 120 6 20.00
Drew Daniel Lincoln Co. 18 180 9 20.00
Vivek Kamath Morristown W A 18 180 9 20.00
Zac Perry* Ringgold B 12 120 6 20.00
Sarah McCullough* Ringgold B 8 80 4 20.00
Will Matheson Indian Springs 17 170 9 18.89
Christy McGee Bob Jones A 9 90 5 18.00
*Daniel Twilley Ooltewah 14 140 8 17.50
Melissa Maxwell Morristown W A 15 150 9 16.67
Taylor Lamm* Brindlee Mtn. B 9 90 6 15.00
Riley Denton* Brindlee Mtn. C 9 90 6 15.00
Ryan Layman McMinn Co. 12 120 8 15.00
Amber Rosado* Bob Jones B 8 80 6 13.33
Alex Hayden* Bob Jones B 8 80 6 13.33
Casey Lowery* Brindlee Mtn. B 8 80 6 13.33
Sherri Eubanks Morristown W A 12 120 9 13.33
Hallie Lipsey Ooltewah 9 90 7 12.86
Katherine Byrd* Brindlee Mtn. B 7 70 6 11.67
Lisa Jackson* Morristown W B 7 70 6 11.67
Matt Nech* Morristown W B 7 70 6 11.67
Matt Johnson* Cocke Co. B 9 90 8 11.25
David Amis Ringgold A 9 90 8 11.25
Rebekah Sheldon Covenant Chr A 10 100 9 11.11
Paul Hamilton Lincoln Co. 10 100 9 11.11
Patrick Llewellyn Bob Jones A 9 90 9 10.00
Rachel Hill* Brindlee Mtn. D 6 60 6 10.00
Daniel Cogburn Cocke Co. A 9 90 9 10.00
Shauna Webb McMinn Co. 7 70 7 10.00
*John Thompson Ooltewah 6 60 6 10.00
Patrick Brewer Ooltewah 5 50 6 8.33
Danny Yates* Covenant Chr B 4 40 5 8.00
Justin Decker* Brindlee Mtn. A 7 70 9 7.78
Amber Collins Cocke Co. B 6 60 8 7.50
Rachel Mok* Bob Jones B 4 40 6 6.67
Michael Hayes Covenant Chr A 6 60 9 6.67
Karl Sorrells Covenant Chr A 6 60 9 6.67
Richard Valentine Smoky Mtn Home 6 60 9 6.67
*Dustin Buckner Smoky Mtn. Home 2 20 3 6.67
Patricia Knowles* Brindlee Mtn C 3 30 5 6.00
Victoria Wilks* Brindlee Mtn. D 3 30 5 6.00
Derek Shaw Ooltewah 3 30 5 6.00
Justin Whaley Smoky Mtn. Home 3 30 5 6.00
Meagan White McMinn Co. 4 40 7 5.71
Haibo Zhao Indian Springs 5 50 9 5.56
*Jeffrey Taylor Sand Rock 5 50 9 5.56
Daniel Zahn Dalton 4 40 8 5.00
Sarah Veal Ooltewah 1 10 2 5.00
Madison Brooks* Ringgold B 2 20 4 5.00
TJ Manley Sand Rock 4 40 9 4.44
Nick Schach* Brindlee Mtn. D 2 20 5 4.00
Jon Galnares Cocke Co. B 4 40 10 4.00
Tracy Shelton* Cocke Co. A 3 30 9 3.33
Dave Chauham* Morristown W B 2 20 6 3.33
Jody Marcotte Ringgold A 2 20 6 3.33
Whitney Oaks Ringgold A 3 30 9 3.33
Douglas Goodwin* Ringgold B 1 10 4 2.50
Sarah Lewis Cocke Co. A 2 20 9 2.22
Tiffany Rainwater* Brindlee Mt C 0 0 0 0.00
Josh Boswell* Brindlee Mtn. C 0 0 0 0.00
Nii Codjoe Dalton 0 0 4 0.00
Brandon Grosz* McMinn Co. 0 0 3 0.00
Sagar Amin McMinn Co. 0 0 2 0.00
Sibyl Jackson Ringgold A 0 0 4 0.00
*Josh Brothers Sand Rock 0 0 9 0.00
*Logan DeAngeles Smoky Mtn Home 0 0 1 0.00
Dear Folks:
As many of you may by now have come to expect, Michigan Academic Competitions is
pleased to announce our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tournament,
taking
place on Saturday 14 January 2005, the Saturday immediately before Martin Luther
King
Day.
This is an academic tournament with timed rounds. Difficulty will be comparable
to
previous years, somewhere around the level of ACF Regionals. The MLK will be
followed on
Sunday by the annual Ann B. Davis Trash Tournament, to be announced separately.
CONTACTS
Questions about logistics, registration and all things not packet-related should
be addressed to Tournament Director David Rappaport (dgrap@...). Questions
about packets, distributions, and the like should be addressed to the chief
editor, Ryan Westbrook (ryawes@...).
This year, MLK will be an open tournament for anyone who wishes to form a team,
aimed
at preparation for upcoming regional and national tournaments.
FEE STRUCTURE
Base fee for first team from a given school: $90
Base fee for additional teams from same school: $85
Buzzer systems: -$5/system (max of 2)
You've never been to the MLK before: -$10/team
You're coming from more than 500 miles away: -$20/team
You can send Ryan a packet by (all these dates are Sundays):
27 November: -$30
11 December: -$15
25 December: -$5
1 January: No penalty
8 January: +$20
After that: +$40 and perhaps disqualification from playing
Minimum fee per team: $50
A copy of the questions will be e-mailed to every player after the tournament
free of
charge.
TO REGISTER: Send David an e-mail (dgrap@...) with all pertinent
information (number of teams, members of teams, buzzers, other applicable
discounts,
anything else I should know), and I will send a confirmation e-mail back to
insure that
the registration info is correct.
Regarding payment: We want your money before you play. Checks should be made out
to
Michigan Academic Competitions and they can either be mailed to me (e-mail me
for
address info) before the tournament, or you can pay the morning of the
tournament. I will
make sure you know how much you owe when you e-mail me to register.
QUESTION SUBMISSION
Distribution
Literature: 5/5 (vary by region, including at least 1/1 American, 1/1 European,
1/1 World
Lit)
History: 5/5 (at least 1/1 American, 2/2 European, 1/1 World and 1/1 pre-1000
A.D.
history)
Science: 5/5 (1/1 chemistry, 1/1 physics, 1/1 biology, 1/1 math, 1/1 astronomy
or
computer science or earth science or other)
Fine Arts: 3/3 (at least 1/1 art and 1/1 classical music)
Social Science: 2/2 (no more than 1/1 of any discipline)
Myth, Religion, Philosophy: 3/3 (1/1 of each of these things)
Geography: 1/1 (not on same landform)
Pop Culture/Trash: 1/1
Teams that have less experience writing questions may want to consult the
Michigan Memorandum on question writing, available on the web at:
http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/rules/memorandum2002.html
Along with its appendix:
http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/rules/appendix2002.html
If you feel that your team absolutely can't complete the writing requirements
above, e-
mail Ryan at ryawes@... and we'll try to work something out.
Packets should be submitted, if at all possible as Word documents.
FORMATTING
-- Remember that this is a timed tournament. Tossups should not be more than six
lines
of 10 point Times New Roman type, but no less than four lines. Bonus parts
should not be
more than two lines, or have more than four prompts.
-- Ryan is not picky about formatting. But - put the question and answer on
separate lines
with the answer clearly marked by ANSWER: and underline or bold-face the
necessary part
of the answer as well as any alternative answers.
BASIC LOGISTICS:
If you're wondering how to get to Ann Arbor and where to stay once you get
there, some general suggestions can be found at:
http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/faq/part2.html
If you have more specific questions, or are just feeling chatty, send David an
e-mail.
We look forward to a big crowd and a fine show come January.
Cheers,
Rappaport
The University of Southern California Quiz Bowl club is holding a
high school tournament (let's call it Trojan Wars III for now) on
Saturday, December 3, 2005. It will be an official NAQT tournament,
with timed 9-minute halves, and a minimum of 10 games for each team.
The pay schedule is as follows:
Base rate: $95
Second team: -$10
Third team: -$20
Buzzer: -$5
Timer: -$10
Minimum fee: $60
If you are interested in attending, please e-mail me at
(quizbowl at
usc dot edu) and let me know how many teams, buzzers, and timers you
are planning to bring. Payment at the tournament is
fine; we take cash or checks made out to "USC Quiz Bowl."
Check-in will be at 9am in the lobby of Taper Hall, along with
breakfast foods (THH on a campus map, which can be found at
http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/). Please be on
time so we can get started on time (and therefore end on time, which
should be around 6 pm). All the games will be in that building as
well.
The nearest on-campus parking is Parking Structure D (PSD on the
map),
but if you want to save money, you can feed the 4-hour meters around
campus or park in the neighborhood west of campus for free.
If you have any questions, please contact me at
quizbowl@.... Further information will probably be forthcoming
for those who choose to register. Hope to see you there.
-Mik Larsen
President, USC QuizBowl
Seven teams converged at this year's first ever FOGHAT mirror at Boston
University, held on Sunday, October 23, 2005 at BU's College of Arts and
Sciences. Here's a brief rundown of the team standings:
1. Brandeis Jello Stapler
Team: The Thread of Life..., Chris Rantz, Everybody Hates
Record: 5-1 Round Robin, 3-0 Playoffs
Round-by-Round: W BU Alpha 215-160, L Phil 110-320, W Malcolm 285-50,
W BU Omega 230-60, W Pat Robertson 265-55, W Family Band 270-170; W
BU Omega 240-30, W Family Band 275-40, W Phil 230-225
2. Have You Had Your Phil?
Team: Mr. Jennifer Tilly, Phil Banks, Phil Castagna, Rico Suave
Record: 6-0 Round Robin, 1-1 Playoffs (1st round bye)
Round-by-Round: W Pat Robertson 315-130, W Jello 320-110, W BU Alpha
295-175, W Family Band 230-180, W Malcolm 330-90, W BU Omega 270-10;
W Pat Robertson 280-35, L Jello 225-230
3. The 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution (BC A)
Team: I'm Oscar.com, Barry Zuckerkorn, Crash McLarsen, Steve Holt!
Record: 4-2 Round Robin, 2-1 Playoffs
Round-By-Round: W BU Omega 280-40, W BU Alpha 185-120, L Phil 180-
230, W Pat Robertson 225-55, W Malcolm 185-40, L Jello 170-270; W
Malcolm 230-80, L Jello 40-275, W Pat Robertson.
4. Pat Robertson Hit Squad (BC C)
Team: Hugo Chavez Juggernaut, Dirk Gently, Mayor McCheese, Ryan
Record: 3-3 Round Robin, 1-2 Playoffs
Round-by-Round: L Phil 130-315, W Malcolm 130-55, W BU Omega 206-40,
L Family Band 55-225, L Jello 55-265, W BU Alpha 200-185; W BU Alpha
160-140, L Phil 35-280, L Family Band.
5. BU Alpha
Team: 1986 New York Mets, "These Pretzels are Making me Thirsty!",
Isoceles Kramer, Bob Loblaw
Record: 2-4 Round Robin, 0-1 Playoffs
Round-by-Round: L Jello 160-215, L Family Band 120-185, L Phil 175-295,
W Malcolm 210-100, W BU Omega 270-30, L Pat Robertson 185-200; L Pat
Robertson 140-160.
6. Malcolm X in the Middle (BC B)
Team: Lucille Austero, Hank Scorpio, Mickey Morandini, Ricky Fitness
Record: 1-5 Round Robin, 0-1 Playoffs
Round-by-Round: L Pat Robertson 55-130, L Jello 50-285, L BU Alpha 100-
210, L Phil 90-330, L Family Band 40-185, W BU Omega 160-105; L Family
Band 80-230.
7. BU Omega
Team: Brandi Alexander, Peppermint Patty, Smeagol
Record: 0-6 Round Robin, 0-1 Playoffs
Round-by-Round: L Family Band 40-280, L Pat Robertson 40-206, L Jello 60-
230, L BU Alpha 30-270, L Phil 10-270, L Malcolm 105-160; L Jello 30-240.
Top 20 individuals (+10/-5/Total/GP/PPG)
1. Mr. Jennifer Tilly - Have You Had Your Phil? (34/4/320/8/40.00)
2. These Pretzels are Making Me Thirsty! - BU Alpha (27/2/260/7/37.14)
3. Chris - Jello Stapler (27/1/265/8/33.13)
4. Dan Passner - Jello Stapler (30/9/255/8/31.88)
5. Phil Banks - Have You Had Your Phil? (25/0/250/8/31.25)
6. Phil Castagna - Have You Had Your Phil? (25/3/235/8/29.37)
7. Bob Loblaw - BU Alpha (21/2/200/7/28.57)
8. Mayor McCheese - Pat Robertson Hit Squad (24/0/240/9/26.67)
9. Barry Zuckerkorn - 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution (25/3/
235/9/26.11)
9. Crash McLarsen - 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution (25/3/
235/9/26.11)
11. Hugo Chavez, Juggernaut - Pat Robertson Hit Squad (19/4/170/9/18.89)
12. Steve Holt! - 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution (16/1/155/9/
17.22)
13. Mickie Morandini - Malcolm X in the Middle (10/0/100/7/14.29)
14. Ricky Fitness - Malcolm X in the Middle (10/2/90/7/12.86)
15. Smeagol - BU Omega (10/3/85/7/12.14)
16. Everybody Hates - Jello Stapler (11/3/95/8/11.88)
17. 1986 New York Mets - BU Alpha (8/0/80/7/11.43)
18. Imoscar.com - 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution (10/0/100/
9/11.11)
19. Lucille Austero - Malcolm X in the Middle (8/2/70/7/10.00)
20. Dirk Gently - Pat Robertson Hit Squad (8/1/75/9/8.33)
Thanks to all of our competitors and a special thanks to Mark and Sarah Coen
for moderating throughout the day. We'd also like to thank Jeremy White,
Ben Lea, and the rest of the FOGHAT packet writers/editors for a well-written
day of TRASH fun.
By the way, if you're intereseted in attending our next tournament, a mirror of
the Illinois Open on Nov.5, please let us know at qbowl at bu dot edu.
Thanks.
Nathan Bragg
The 14 question packets of trashy goodness used for Saturday's
F.O.G.H.A.T. 2005 (and at Big Lots and Boston University's mirror) are
now on sale in elecrtonic sets for $15. E-mail me at jeremy_white
(at) squirrelsociety.org if you are interested in purchasing a set.
Past sets are also available. Let me know if you are interested in those.
Thanks,
Jeremy White
Tournament Director and Co-Executive Producer for F.O.G.H.A.T.
Congratulations to Wonka Puppet Hospital and Burn Ward (Craig Barker,
Catherine Haremski, Geoff Zmylowski, Leah Williams), who emerged as
champions of the excellent ten-team field that competed in my open
trash tournament, F.O.G.H.A.T. 2005: Fool for the City at Northwestern
University on Saturday, October 22nd. Wonka came in first in the
initial round robin and then won the subsequent double elimination
playoffs between the top 4 teams in the round robin.
Full team results are below. Every team received prizes that are also
summarized below.
1. Wonka Puppet Hospital and Burn Ward
Roster: Craig Barker, Catherine Haremski, Geoff Zmylowski, Leah
Williams
Record: 12-2 Overall, 8-1 Round Robin, 4-1 Playoffs
Prizes: The FOG Hat, a monitor shelf "similar to items seen on
TV", framed pictures of Tom DeLay's mugshot
and trashy games like Law & Order, Desperate Housewives,
Celebrity Deathmatch and McNugget Masquerade
2. Smurfnica
Roster: Keith Hudson, Jason Schwengler, Joe Wright
Record: 9-4 Overall, 7-2 Round Robin, 2-2 Playoffs
Prizes: The Tom Cruise Reading List: Dianetics by L. Ron
Hubbard and 4 Dawson's Creek novels
3. Me and You and Everyone We Gerbil
Roster: Greg Sorenson, Kirsti MacPherson, Mark Coen, Chris
Rosenberg
Record: 8-4 Overall, 7-2 Round Robin, 1-2 Playoffs
Prizes: Beanie Baby hockey player and figurines of Pavel Bure
plus an Anna Korinikova cell phone cover
4. Western Indiana Bible College
Roster: Stan Jastrzebski, Eric Berman, Sarah Mordan McCombs,
Mike Philpy
Record: 7-4 Overall, 7-2 Round Robin, 0-2 Playoffs
Prizes: His Essence candle (that smells like Jesus per its
creators) and VHS copies of Left Behind 2
Don't believe us? www.hisessence.com
5. License to IL
Roster: Robert Flaxman, Alma Molina, Colby Burnett,
Charlie Baumhart
Record: 8-4 Overall, 6-3, Round Robin, 2-1 Consolation
Prizes: Paul Sr. figurine from American Chopper and copies of
Evel Kneivel and BMX Bandits DVDs
6. We Were Negging Before You Punks Were Born
Roster: Lorin Burte, Harry Shearing, Ron
Record: 7-5 Overall, 4-5 Round Robin, 3-0 Consolation
Prizes: A bag of Simpsons dog chew toys (including Grandpa's
teeth) and Simpsons puzzles
7. Quel Scandal!
Roster: Sean Phillips, Lori Currier, Matt Schneider
Record: 4-8 Overall, 3-6 Round Robin, 1-2 Consolation
Prizes: Die-casts of Monster Garage projects
8. The 4 Guys You Can't Tackle in Tecmo Bowl (Northwestern)
Roster: Jeff, Renee, Biz, Anthony
Record: 4-8 Overall, 2-7 Round Robin, 2-1 Consolation
Prizes: Copy of Gamera vs. Monster X and monster figures
9. DePauw DUCKS
Roster: Adam, Anna, Brent, Brett
Record: 1-11 Overall, 0-9 Round Robin, 1-2 Consolation
Prizes: CD-ROM Fishing Diary and Free Willy 2 trading cards
10. Rose Hulman Llamanauts
Roster: Chris Grubb, Amber Pennington, Roger Dinius,
Stephen Galler
Record: 1-11 Overall, 1-8 Round Robin, 0-3 Consolation
Prizes: Partridge Family Bus die-cast and ribbons saying "I
Try My Best", "Perfect Attendance", etc.
Individual: Craig Barker was the leading individual scorer in the
Round Robin. He won a copy of FOGHAT's Slow Ride and Other Hits and
he also received a a bottle of Spider Man bubble bath featuring Spider
Man getting far too intimate with the building he was perched on. I
do not have the individual stat files on my computer yet, so I will
have to post the full stats at a later date. Other individual prizes
included a Pat Robertson novel, a cookbook by a wrestling announcer, a
Phil Collins "Video 45", a Madonna tribute CD, Ethan Hawke's novel Ash
Wednesday, "Paige by Paige" a Trading Spaces book, an Orrin Hatch
book, etc.
We Were Negging Before You Punks Were Born won the Punting Yardage
Award, which was a Hulk football. License to IL won the Punt Return
Yardage Award, which was an "Electronic Playing Card" of Darrell Green.
More complete results and complete stats will be posted on the FOGHAT
website at a future date. I will notify the group when they are
available.
Thanks,
Jeremy White
Tournament Director and Co-Executive Producer for F.O.G.H.A.T.
I wanted to post some well-deserved thank yous to the various people
who helped make the sixth annual edition of F.O.G.H.A.T. not only
possible but a success. Although I think I thanked everyone
individually, as we were running an hour late on Saturday, I didn't
get a chance to thank everyone publicly on Saturday and want to
correct that here.
First and foremost, thanks to all the competitors without whom there
would be no reason to have a tournament.
Oceans of thanks are due to Ben Lea, my co-executive producer who had
a variety of duties including question writing, research assistance,
editing, prize acquisition, moderating and generally keeping me from
screwing up the tournament on Saturday. Ben not only drove and
trained it all the way up from Rolla for the event, but made the
ultimate sacrifice, namely missing seeing (although did hear) the
first hour of his beloved White Sox in the World Series as the
tournament went roughly an hour late than I had planned.
Thanks are due to Brian Hight and Mark Richey who wrote many excellent
questions for the set, did additional editing and provided excellent
moderating and scorekeeping on Saturday.
Thanks to James Quintong for so generously contributing an entire
round to the tournament packet set.
Thanks to Alexis Mansfield and Kevin Olmstead for doing an excellent
job moderating on Saturday. Bonus points to Alexis for bringing muffins.
Last but certainly not least, a million thanks to Northwestern's quiz
bowl for hosting this year's FOGHAT. Several players helped out with
set-up and scorekeeping throughout the day. Heaps of extra thanks to
Justin Moles, who was my main contact in setting this up. He secured
the various rooms we need and handled statkeeping on the day of the
tournament.
So in summary, Thanks,
Jeremy White
Tournament Director and Co-Executive Producer for F.O.G.H.A.T.
Coaches and Teams --
NAQT is willing to provide a set of tournament questions *completely free of
charge* to any institution that runs a community college invitational in
2005-2006 in any of the 45 states that did not have teams actively competing in
NAQT-style quiz bowl in 2004-2005. This is every state *except* FL, GA, KS, GA,
and MS. It also applies to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands.
Hosts may choose from either an A-level set (12 packets) or a regular
invitational series (15 packets). Samples may be found here:
http://www.naqt.com/samples/index.html
To take advtange of this offer, or for more information about it, please contact
NAQT at hosting-at-naqt.com.
-- R. Robert Hentzel
President and Chief Technical Officer,
National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC
Andy Saunders wrote:
>Afterwards, the Singles Action at Port Dalhousie Open, a TRASH singles
>tournament, was played with 5 singles entries and 1 doubles entry.
>Congratulations to Adam Bishop (Toronto), who defeated Bobby Hsu
>(Toronto) 45-40 in a 10-tossup overtime period (they were tied 10-10
>after the 10-tossup final). Myself, Andy Saunders (Brock), placed 3rd,
>while Eric Smith (Toronto) was 4th, Lauren Peters/Aarika Black (Toronto)
>was 5th, and Mark Morasse (Toronto) was 6th.
>
>
Small correction: Mark Morasse represents Brock.
Andy
The third annual Ontario Bowl tournament was held at Brock University on
Saturday, October 22nd. After being the first tournament in recent
memory to undergo a rain delay, the tournament did get played to a
successful completion. Congratulations to Brock + Bobby (Bobby Hsu,
Abram Taylor, Alisa Lacaria, Mark Morasse) who won the tournament,
defeating Toronto Eric (Eric Smith) 235-105 in the final.
Eric Smith was leading scorer in the round-robin with 80.00 PPG, while
Adam Bishop (Toronto Adam) was 2nd at 73.33 PPG and Bobby Hsu was 3rd
with 43.33 PPG. Jay Misuk from McMaster won the neg prize with 15 in 6
games.
Afterwards, the Singles Action at Port Dalhousie Open, a TRASH singles
tournament, was played with 5 singles entries and 1 doubles entry.
Congratulations to Adam Bishop (Toronto), who defeated Bobby Hsu
(Toronto) 45-40 in a 10-tossup overtime period (they were tied 10-10
after the 10-tossup final). Myself, Andy Saunders (Brock), placed 3rd,
while Eric Smith (Toronto) was 4th, Lauren Peters/Aarika Black (Toronto)
was 5th, and Mark Morasse (Toronto) was 6th.
Special thanks go out to Brock Stephenson for editing and compiling the
packets, McMaster and Toronto for attending, to Tammy deRocco for being
Assistant Tournament Director, and to Lauren Peters and Aarika Black for
allowing me to recruit them as moderators the night before the tournament.
Stats from the tournament can be found at
http://www.andysthoughts.com/ONBowl/ONBowl_standings.html
Andy Saunders
Tournament Director, Ontario Bowl 2005
President, Brock Trivia
andy@...
The nineteenth annual Terrapin Invitational Tournament was held at the
University of Maryland on Saturday, October 22. Congratulations to Chicago A
(Seth T., Ed C., Susan F., and Selene K.) who won the tournament, defeating
Michigan 340-80. Michigan (Ryan Westbrook, Adam K., Ryan McClarren, and Will
Turner) was second and VCU was third. Michigan and VCU were tied for second
place, but VCU lost the head to head and had the lower overall points and so
Michigan was determined to hold second place. Andrew Yaphe won the neg prize
with 21 negs and received a juicy romance novel, Too Wilde to Tame. Matt Weiner
won the top scoring prize with 106.67 PPG and chose the Terrorist Survival
Guide, Andrew Yaphe won second place with 92.92 PPG and received Andromache and
Leo Wolpert from VA took third place with 65.42 PPG, receiving The Most Evil
Women in History.
Here are the standings of the teams after the round robin:
Chicago A: 11-1
Michigan: 10-2
VCU: 10-2
Chicago B: 9-3
UNC-Chapel Hill: 8-4
Virginia: 6-6
Masters: 5-7
Princeton: 5-7
CMU: 5-7
Maryland: 5-7
Delaware: 2-10
Swarthmore A: 1-11
Swarthmore B: 1-11
Thank you to all teams that showed up. Stats will be posted later on the MAQT
website. If there are any comments, please feel free to e-mail the TDs, Brittany
Clark at bclark3 at umd dot edu and Ali Daniels at danielsa at umd dot edu.
Brittany Clark and Ali Daniels
Tournament Directors, Terrapin Invitational Tournament
Vice-President and Secretary, Maryland Academic Quiz Team
MAQT Website: http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/maqt/index.html
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Players and Coaches --
The University of Sioux Falls and I will be co-hosting the second annual
Siouxper Bowl Tournament on November 12, 2005, at the University of Sioux Falls
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The webpage for the event may be found here:
http://www.naqt.com/sdqba/siouxper/
The event will use NAQT's Invitational Series #55A for which we have purchased
geographical exclusivity for South Dakota. Teams from other states are welcome
to come, so long as they make sure that they will not hear IS #55A at a
different tournament as well.
If you have any questions about this event, or would like to register, please
don't hesitate to contact me at robert.hentzel-at-naqt.com or 952.888.2277.
-- R. Robert Hentzel
Tournament Director,
Fall 2005 Siouxper Bowl
Sorry about the delay, but team and individual stats from the seven
preliminary rounds of last Saturday's Minnesota Undergraduate
Tournament are now available at
http://www.sao.umn.edu/events/mpac/collegebowl/
Thanks again to everyone who came, and congratulations to Pat Hope
(1st place), Richard Leavelle and Hannah Breckbill (2nd place), and
Jack Rousseau and Nate Pysno (3rd place).
--Andrew Bockover
David Legler, who won $1.765 million on NBC's *21* in 2000 (and also
competed in TRASH Regionals last year), is hosting and putting together
a trivia tournament which proceeds going to hurricane relief.
From David...
The pertinent details are that the event is November 5th in Deerfield,
IL from 6:30pm-10pm. Teams of 8 compete - $10 entry fee per person.
There will prizes for the highest scoring teams and a cash bar and food
available for purchase. Further details available upon request.
E-mail David at david_legler@... for more information.
James Dinan
Business Manager, TRASH
jdinan@...
It looks like I will have about 13 rounds of myth questions.
People hosting mirrors at other schools: I will try to send the
questions out by Wednesday night. Let me know if it's going to be a
problem if I send the questions on Thursday or Friday. So far, I'm
planning on sending the questions to Angelo Malaban and Chris Borglum.
Angelo and Chris, let me know if I should send them to some other
person for printing so you guys can play. If anyone else wants to run
a mirror, let me know. There's no mirror fee, unless you charge a
large entry fee.
People playing at UIUC: so far, I have the following people listed as
playing: Susan Ferrari, Selene Koo, Andrew Yaphe, Jerry Vinokurov,
Mike Sorice, Kelly Tourdot, Rob Severson, Ryan Westbrook, Gerald
Patton, and Seth Kendall. If you want to get on or off that list, let
me know. If we keep 10 people or expand up to 11 or 12, we'll run a
full round robin, possibly followed by bracketed round robin (10
people), or just finals if needed (11 or 12 people). I might collect
the harder questions in the last one or two packets, in which case we
can get everyone in one room and play free for all at the end, if
people want. If there are good readers from your Illinois Open team
who are willing to stick around and help read the myth tournament,
please let me know. Assuming Illinois Open finishes around 5 or 6 pm,
we'll probably break for dinner, then come back and play myth.
I think that's it. If you have any questions, let me know (setht AT
uchicago DOT edu).
-Seth
Greetings, everyone! With the Golden Hurricane Open (formerly known
as the BOB mirror at TU) only about two weeks away, I thought that it
was about time for a tournament update. So far, the following teams
have registered:
Texas - Austin: 2 teams
Oklahoma: 2 teams (one UG, one Novice)
Harding: 2 teams (one UG, one Novice)
Arkansas: 1-2 teams
Oklahoma State: 2-3 teams
Texas - Dallas: 1 team
Northwestern Oklahoma State: 1 team
Washington University in St. Louis: 1-2 teams
Chris Romero: solo
That makes 13-16 teams. We certainly have enough room for a few more
teams. However, the registration deadline will be on October 29th
(the day of BOB proper).
Also, if you are still planning on writing a packet and have not done
so, you must submit it to the guys at Yale no later than October 21st.
Lastly, as long as we have enough interest, we will be running a
mirror of the Myth Singles tournament, to be held concurrently at the
Illinois Open. We have received interest from the following
people/teams:
Eric Kwartler (Texas - Austin)
Matt Nance (Texas - Austin)
Matt King and others (Oklahoma)
I think that is all for now. If you have any questions, or if you
would like to register, please feel free to e-mail me. Thanks.
Cheers!
Angelo Malabanan
President - TU Academic Bowl Team
Tournament Director - Golden Hurricane Open
E-mail: angelo-malabanan@...
Here is a tournament for TIT update:
Teams should arrive at the Jimenez building at 8:30 in Room
0220 (it's the large lecture hall in the basement) and should
expect to begin play at 9:00.
The list of registered teams is as follows:
Michigan
Swarthmore A
Swarthmore B
Chicago A
Chicago B
Masters
Princeton
Delaware
UVA
UNC-Chapel Hill
VCU
CMU
Maryland
Doughnuts and juice will be served as per usual, but they will be a
first-come, first-serve affair (as an incentive to get teams to
actually show up on time/early).
Teams are strongly encouraged to bring experienced moderators if at
all possible.
If you need directions or have any questions, please contact the
Tournament Directors (bclark3 [at] umd [dot] edu, danielsa [at] umd
[dot] edu; bclark3@..., danielsa@...)
- Brittany and Ali
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