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|Image = Jordan_Brownstein.JPG
 
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|Subjects = Literature, History, Dijkstra's algorithm
 
|Subjects = Literature, History, Dijkstra's algorithm
|schoolcur = [[Maryland]] (2013-)
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|schoolpast = [[Maryland]] (2013–2017)
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|highschool = [[Plymouth Regional]] (2013)
 
|highschool = [[Plymouth Regional]] (2013)
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'''Jordan Brownstein''' was a member of the Class of 2017 at the University of [[Maryland]]. During his undergraduate career, he was widely recognized as the best active player in quizbowl, and, after leading the field in scoring en route to winning the [[2016 Chicago Open]] and [[2017 ACF Nationals]], as one of the greatest college quizbowl players of all time.
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'''Jordan Brownstein''' played quizbowl at [[Maryland]]. During his undergraduate career, he was widely recognized as the best active player in quizbowl, and, after being the top scorer while winning the [[2016 Chicago Open]] and [[2017 ACF Nationals]], as one of the greatest college quizbowl players of all time.
 
 
As early as his freshman year, Jordan was notable for his extremely deep specialty areas in literature and history (despite being a computer science major) and for coming out of relative nowhere—namely Plymouth, New Hampshire, where his only [[good quizbowl]] exposure was one or two [[History Bowl]] events—to establish himself nearly immediately as an elite collegiate player. After a year playing alongside (and sometimes outscoring) [[Chris Ray]], Jordan became lead scorer of the Maryland team that finished 4th at ICT and 3rd at [[2015 ACF Nationals|ACF Nationals]] in 2015. He was the lead scorer on the 2nd-place team at the 2015 [[Chicago Open]], and high scorer overall at the main event, literature side event, and history side event.
 
 
 
Prior to teaming up at [[Chicago Open 2014]], [[Mike Cheyne]] gave Jordan the nickname "The Viper", a reference to a particularly sadistic WWE wrestler. The name has [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2666/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5 stuck]. Noted misanthrope [[Tommy Casalaspi]] has referred to Jordan as "the nicest person in quizbowl."
 
  
Jordan has also been recognized for his prolific and high-quality question-writing, including for the 2014 [[NASAT]] and 2015's [[STIMPY]].
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As early as his freshman year, Jordan was notable for his extremely deep [[specialism]] in literature and history (despite being a computer science major) and for coming out of relative nowhere – namely Plymouth, New Hampshire, where his only exposure to "[[good quizbowl]]" was one or two [[History Bowl]] events – to establish himself nearly immediately as an elite collegiate player. After a year playing alongside (and sometimes outscoring) [[Chris Ray]], Jordan became lead scorer of the Maryland team that finished 4th at [[2015 ICT]] and 3rd at [[2015 ACF Nationals]]. He led the 2nd-place team at the 2015 [[Chicago Open]], where he was the top scorer overall at the main event, literature side event, and history side event.
  
==Tournaments played==
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Prior to teaming up at [[2014 Chicago Open]], [[Mike Cheyne]] gave Jordan the nickname "The Viper," a reference to a particularly sadistic WWE wrestler. The name has [http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2666/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5 stuck]. Noted misanthrope [[Tommy Casalaspi]] has referred to Jordan as "the nicest person in quizbowl."
  
* [[2015 ACF Nationals]] - 3rd place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Dan Puma]])
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==Writing==
* 2015 [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament|MUT]] at VCU - 2nd place (solo)
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Since 2014, Jordan has been one of quizbowl's most prolific and high-quality question writers. He has worked on dozens of sets, including
* [[2015 ICT]] - 4th place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Dan Puma]])
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2014 [[NASAT]], [[MYSTERIUM]], [[2016 NSC]], [[2016 Terrapin]], [[2018 ACF Nationals]], [[2018 Chicago Open]], [[SMT]], 2017–2019 [[Penn Bowl]], [[2019 Terrapin]], [[2019 ACF Nationals]], [[2020 ACF Regionals]], and [[2021 ACF Regionals]]. He also worked on the side events [[SHEIKH]] (history), [[Jordaens Visual Arts]], and [[The Unanswered Question]], and the high-school sets [[Maryland Spring]], [[Maryland Fall]], and 2018–2019 [[HFT]].
* 2015 [[SCT]] at Virginia - 1st place (with [[Brian McPeak]] and [[Stephen Meyer]])
 
* [[2015 ACF Regionals]] at Virginia - 1st place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Dan Puma]])
 
* [[DEES|2014 DEES]] at Maryland - 3rd place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Dan Puma]], and [[Sohan Vartak]])
 
* 2014 [[Penn Bowl]] - 2nd place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Dan Puma]])
 
* [[PADAWAN|2014 PADAWAN]] at VCU - 1st place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Dan Puma]])
 
* 2014 [[Chicago Open History Tournament|Chicago Open History]] - 4th place (with [[Matt Jackson]])
 
* 2014 [[Chicago Open]] - 4th place (with [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Aaron Rosenberg]], and [[Sinan Ulusoy]])
 
* [[2014 ACF Nationals]] - 7th place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* 2014 [[College History Bowl]] - 5th place (with [[Isaac Hirsch]], [[Chris Manners]], [[Dan Puma]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* [[2014 ICT]] - 5th place (with [[Brian McPeak]], [[Dan Puma]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* [[Cane Ridge Revival|2014 Cane Ridge Revival]] at Penn - 4th place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* [[2014 ACF Regionals]] at VCU - 1st place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* 2014 [[SCT]] at Maryland - 2nd place (with [[Chris Manners]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* [[Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd|2013 Arrabal]] - 3rd place (with [[Arun Chonai]], [[Chris Manners]], and [[Brian McPeak]])
 
* [[DRAGOON|2013 DRAGOON]] at Virginia Tech - 2nd place (with [[Arun Chonai]], [[Brian McPeak]], and [[Chris Ray]])
 
* 2013 [[Delta Burke]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Isaac Hirsch]], [[Chris Manners]], and [[Dan Puma]])
 
* 2013 [[ACF Fall]] at Virginia - 1st place (with [[Brian McPeak]], [[Stephen Meyer]], and [[Gary Weiser]])
 
* 2013 [[Penn Bowl]] - 3rd place (with [[Isaac Hirsch]], Ophir Lifshitz, and [[Sohan Vartak]])
 
* [[Michigan Fall Tournament|2013 Michigan Fall]] at VCU - 3rd place (with [[Isaac Hirsch]], [[Dan Puma]], and [[Sohan Vartak]])
 
  
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ACF|ACF Nationals Leading Scorer]]
 
{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ACF|ACF Nationals Leading Scorer]]
|year = 2016
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|year = 2016, 2017
 
|previous = [[Auroni Gupta]]
 
|previous = [[Auroni Gupta]]
|next = [[Jordan Brownstein]]
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|next = [[Itamar Naveh-Benjamin]]
 
|}}
 
|}}
 
{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ICT|ICT DI Leading Scorer]]
 
{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ICT|ICT DI Leading Scorer]]
|year = 2016
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|year = 2016, 2017
 
|previous = [[Matt Bollinger]]
 
|previous = [[Matt Bollinger]]
|next = [[Jordan Brownstein]]
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|next = [[Itamar Naveh-Benjamin]]
| }}
 
 
 
{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ACF|ACF Nationals Leading Scorer]]
 
|year = 2017
 
|previous = [[Jordan Brownstein]]
 
|next = TBD
 
|}}
 
{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ICT|ICT DI Leading Scorer]]
 
|year = 2017
 
|previous = [[Jordan Brownstein]]
 
|next = TBD
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 6 January 2022

Jordan Brownstein
Jordan Brownstein.JPG
Noted subjects Literature, History, Dijkstra's algorithm
Past colleges Maryland (2013–2017)
High school Plymouth Regional (2013)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Jordan Brownstein played quizbowl at Maryland. During his undergraduate career, he was widely recognized as the best active player in quizbowl, and, after being the top scorer while winning the 2016 Chicago Open and 2017 ACF Nationals, as one of the greatest college quizbowl players of all time.

As early as his freshman year, Jordan was notable for his extremely deep specialism in literature and history (despite being a computer science major) and for coming out of relative nowhere – namely Plymouth, New Hampshire, where his only exposure to "good quizbowl" was one or two History Bowl events – to establish himself nearly immediately as an elite collegiate player. After a year playing alongside (and sometimes outscoring) Chris Ray, Jordan became lead scorer of the Maryland team that finished 4th at 2015 ICT and 3rd at 2015 ACF Nationals. He led the 2nd-place team at the 2015 Chicago Open, where he was the top scorer overall at the main event, literature side event, and history side event.

Prior to teaming up at 2014 Chicago Open, Mike Cheyne gave Jordan the nickname "The Viper," a reference to a particularly sadistic WWE wrestler. The name has stuck. Noted misanthrope Tommy Casalaspi has referred to Jordan as "the nicest person in quizbowl."

Writing

Since 2014, Jordan has been one of quizbowl's most prolific and high-quality question writers. He has worked on dozens of sets, including 2014 NASAT, MYSTERIUM, 2016 NSC, 2016 Terrapin, 2018 ACF Nationals, 2018 Chicago Open, SMT, 2017–2019 Penn Bowl, 2019 Terrapin, 2019 ACF Nationals, 2020 ACF Regionals, and 2021 ACF Regionals. He also worked on the side events SHEIKH (history), Jordaens Visual Arts, and The Unanswered Question, and the high-school sets Maryland Spring, Maryland Fall, and 2018–2019 HFT.


ACF Nationals Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Auroni Gupta
2016, 2017
Itamar Naveh-Benjamin
ICT DI Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Matt Bollinger
2016, 2017
Itamar Naveh-Benjamin