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'''Chris Ray''' is a player for [[Ohio State]]. He is a graduate of [[Richard Montgomery]] High School, and a former member of the quizbowl teams at [[Maryland]] and [[Chicago]].  Long considered one of the best active generalists in the game, he was a major scorer on the teams that won the [[2008 ICT|2008]] and [[2016 ICT|2016]] [[ICT]]s, as well as the [[2012 Chicago Open]]. He was the chief editor of the acclaimed [[2010 NSC]], as well as [[2013 ACF Regionals]] and [[2019 Chicago Open]].
  
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'''Chris Ray''' is a graduate of [[Richard Montgomery]] High School and a current member of the [[Maryland Academic Quiz Team]].  He was the president of the now-defunct [[DACQ|Dynasty Academic Competition Questions]].
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==Playing Career==
  
 
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Chris's career at Richard Montgomery was marked by a truly disastrous 1-4 record as a member of Richard Montgomery's first ever D team, as well as numerous other humiliating defeats in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he led the Richard Montgomery team to an [[HSNCT]] championship.
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Chris attended [[Richard Montgomery]] high school, which he led to victory at the [[2006 HSNCT]]. That same year, he led the field in scoring at [[2006 NSC|PACE NSC]], en route to a second place finish.
  
 
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Chris's misguided attempt to start a team at Arizona State University resulted in a disastrous trip to attend WIT at Berkeley, in which he convinced three 30somethings to accompany him to Los Angeles, despite the fact that the tournament was in Berkeley (about 7 hours north of Los Angeles), and also on a different weekend.  He would soon leave Arizona State.
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Chris attended [[Maryland]] while an undergraduate student. He contested Division II of the [[2007 ICT]], leading the field in scoring and claiming the title after defeating [[Dartmouth]] in the finals. The following year, he joined teammates [[Jonathan Magin]] and [[Charles Meigs]] on the Maryland A team which went undefeated at the [[2008 ICT]] (defeating [[Chicago]] in the finals), and finished 3rd at that year's [[2008 ACF Nationals|ACF Nationals]]. After the departure of Meigs and Magin, Chris emerged as a legitimate top player, leading the field in scoring at the [[2011 ICT]].
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In 2012, Chris teamed with [[Matt Bollinger]], [[Eric Mukherjee]], and future teammate [[John Lawrence]] on a team which cleared the field to win that year's [[2012 Chicago Open|Chicago Open]].
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After graduating from Maryland, Chris pursued his masters at [[Chicago]], where he joined Lawrence and [[Max Schindler]] on the Chicago A teams which won the [[2016 ICT]] and took second at both the [[2015 ACF Nationals|2015]] and [[2016 ACF Nationals|2016]] ACF Nationals. He is currently pursuing his PhD at [[Ohio State]], where he and [[Clark Smith]] have made regular top-bracket appearances, achieving a best finish of 3rd at [[2022 ACF Nationals]]. In 2022, he was named an ACF Nationals All-Star for the ninth time, passing [[Andrew Yaphe]] for the most all-time.
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===Playing Style===
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Chris possesses a notoriously unpredictable playing style which [[Eric Mukherjee]] once compared to drunken boxing.  In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits (a practice he continues to this day). While this often led to him having a high [[neg]]-rate, he has succeeded over time in in controlling his negging while retaining his ability to upset statistically better teams.
  
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While at Arizona State he suffered a rather heartbreaking (and scholarship-denying) loss to the esteemed Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering in a game of Intramural CBI. The game was inexplicably filmed and can be seen [http://www.azpbs.org/asuacademicbowl/ here] under Round 1.
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==Editing==
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Chris is widely regarded as an excellent editor who produces very enjoyable, controlled, and well-written tournaments across all categories (tendency towards offhand commentary aside). In addition to his work as an editor, he was a co-founder of the now-defunct [[Dynasty Academic Competition Questions]].
  
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===Tournaments===
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===Editing Credits===
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Chris edited the 2006 Richard Montgomery Rumble on the Pike, the first PACE format high school tournament run in over five years.  He also co-edited the 2005 RotP.
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All editing credits listed below are as head editor unless otherwise noted.
  
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He organized the DACQ [[Weekend of Quizbowl]] which took place on March 15-16, 2008 at George Mason University. Reception was, for the most part, good.
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*2009 [[Terrapin]] Winter
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*2009 [[Terrapin]] Fall (with [[Mike Sorice]])
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*[[2010 ACF Regionals]] (as assistant editor)
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*2011 [[Terrapin]] (as assistant editor)
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*2012 [[BARGE]]
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*[[2013 ACF Regionals]]
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*[[2019 Chicago Open]] (with [[Jacob Reed]])
  
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More recently, he's edited two incarnations of [[TIT]].
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==Scoring Title Succession==
  
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===Playing Style===
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ICT|ICT DI Leading Scorer]]
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Chris possesses a notoriously aggravating playing style, particularly for his teammates.  In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits, a practice he continues to this day even on ACF Nationals questions.  This inadvisable technique notably led to an accidental buzz prior to the question during the 2006 [[PAC]] Finals, which Chris successfully blamed on teammate Zach "Klitz" Klitzman's elbow movements and was able to avoid suffering a penalty.
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|previous = [[Evan Adams]]
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|next = [[Trevor Davis]]
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Chris is also known for being a frivolous negger, registering four, five, and six neg games with some regularity.
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[NSC|NSC Leading Scorer]]
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|year = 2006
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|previous = [[Noah Rahman]]
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|next = [[Kurtis Droge]]
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===Tournament Results===
 
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Member of the 2006 HSNCT championship Richard Montgomery team, 2007 NAQT DII championship Maryland team and 2008 NAQT DI Championship Maryland team.
 
  
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Revision as of 19:00, 30 April 2022

Chris Ray
JellybeanSmall.png
Noted subjects General, History, Science theft
Current college Ohio State (2016-Present)
Past colleges Maryland (2007-2014); Chicago (2014-2016)
High school Richard Montgomery (2004-2006)
HSQB profile DumbJacques
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Chris Ray is a player for Ohio State. He is a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School, and a former member of the quizbowl teams at Maryland and Chicago. Long considered one of the best active generalists in the game, he was a major scorer on the teams that won the 2008 and 2016 ICTs, as well as the 2012 Chicago Open. He was the chief editor of the acclaimed 2010 NSC, as well as 2013 ACF Regionals and 2019 Chicago Open.

Playing Career

High School

Chris attended Richard Montgomery high school, which he led to victory at the 2006 HSNCT. That same year, he led the field in scoring at PACE NSC, en route to a second place finish.

College

Chris attended Maryland while an undergraduate student. He contested Division II of the 2007 ICT, leading the field in scoring and claiming the title after defeating Dartmouth in the finals. The following year, he joined teammates Jonathan Magin and Charles Meigs on the Maryland A team which went undefeated at the 2008 ICT (defeating Chicago in the finals), and finished 3rd at that year's ACF Nationals. After the departure of Meigs and Magin, Chris emerged as a legitimate top player, leading the field in scoring at the 2011 ICT.

In 2012, Chris teamed with Matt Bollinger, Eric Mukherjee, and future teammate John Lawrence on a team which cleared the field to win that year's Chicago Open.

After graduating from Maryland, Chris pursued his masters at Chicago, where he joined Lawrence and Max Schindler on the Chicago A teams which won the 2016 ICT and took second at both the 2015 and 2016 ACF Nationals. He is currently pursuing his PhD at Ohio State, where he and Clark Smith have made regular top-bracket appearances, achieving a best finish of 3rd at 2022 ACF Nationals. In 2022, he was named an ACF Nationals All-Star for the ninth time, passing Andrew Yaphe for the most all-time.

Playing Style

Chris possesses a notoriously unpredictable playing style which Eric Mukherjee once compared to drunken boxing. In high school, he gained infamy for priming the buzzer beyond reasonable limits (a practice he continues to this day). While this often led to him having a high neg-rate, he has succeeded over time in in controlling his negging while retaining his ability to upset statistically better teams.

Editing

Chris is widely regarded as an excellent editor who produces very enjoyable, controlled, and well-written tournaments across all categories (tendency towards offhand commentary aside). In addition to his work as an editor, he was a co-founder of the now-defunct Dynasty Academic Competition Questions.

Editing Credits

All editing credits listed below are as head editor unless otherwise noted.

Scoring Title Succession

ICT DI Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Evan Adams
2011
Trevor Davis
NSC Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Noah Rahman
2006
Kurtis Droge
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