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...states that tournaments that meaningfully distinguish between two teams of a given skill level do not meaningfully distinguish between teams of signific == History ==

|schoolpast = [[Chicago]] (2008-9, 2012) |highschool = [[Walt Whitman]] (2006-2008)

...ol''' is a public high school in Crete, Illinois located 30 miles south of Chicago. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the [[Illinois Hi ==History==

...]. It serves as a side event for Chicago Open, attracting players from the Chicago Open field. It is usually played as a doubles tournament, with teams of two.

|schoolpast = [[Chicago]] (2003-2011), [[Berkeley]] (1999-2002) ...izbowl national champion players|second most national titles]] in quizbowl history. She also played with [[Berkeley]] from 1998-2002.

|Subjects = General, Art, History, Math |schoolpast = [[Texas A&M]] (2000-2007)

|Subjects = History, Arts |schoolpast = [[Stanford]] (1998-1999), [[Michigan]] (2001-2006)

|Subjects = History, RMP, IR Theory, and Hungary |schoolpast = [[Chicago]] (2005-2007); [[Harvard]] (2007-2010)

|Subjects = Trash, History, Bang Bang Boom |schoolpast = [[Virginia]] (2010-2013) [[Chicago]] (2006-2010)

|highschool = [[Torrey Pines High School]] (2006-2008) ...17]], and [[2019 Chicago Open]]s. From 2019 to 2022, they were enrolled in a PhD program at [[Illinois]].

...-6445-7) is a book written by [[Ken Jennings]]. The book was published in 2006 by Villard Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group. ...Ken's 2004 run on the game show, ''[[Jeopardy!]]''. The second story is a history of trivia and quiz competitions, including some discussion of [[College Bow

...hicago]] [[Category: Players active in 2005]][[Category: Players active in 2006]] [[Category: Players active in 2007]] [[Category: Players active in 2008]] '''Paul Gauthier''' is a player at the [[University of Chicago]]. He played for Wheaton North High School where he was the middle of the

<onlyinclude>A '''novelty tournament''' is an outdated term for a quizbowl event that deviates from accepted tournament norms. The term was c ...s include the [[Chicago Open Literature Tournament]] or the [[Chicago Open History Tournament]]. Other novelty tournaments include "theme" packets.

|schoolpast = [[Maryland]] (2006-2008) ...s. Jonathan is largely considered the second best literature player in the history of the game after [[Andrew Yaphe]].

|Subjects = General, History, Science theft |schoolpast = [[Maryland]] (2007-2014); [[Chicago]] (2014-2016)

...rglum]] and [[Matt Weiner]], who had earlier spent the summer debating the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and other Jewish issues. ...s admittance no more implies that anything I say must be nutty because I'm a wacky stoner than your girth implies you miss the nuances of my points when

...the Undergraduate and Division II champions at ACF Nationals and ICT. For a list of '''players''' who have won ACF Nationals or ICT, see [[List of coll | [[1990 Chicago|Chicago]]

==History== ...ajor knowledge holes led to their 27th-place finish at that year's ICT and a description of "no championship material" from [[Jerry Vinokurov]], who pla

|schoolpast = [[Virginia]] (1995-1998), [[Chicago]] (1999-2007), [[Stanford]] (2008-2010) ...ently, he enrolled in a doctoral program in English at the [[University of Chicago]] and played for its team; he then went to [[Stanford]] for law school, rec

...lar recruitment of new members. Their attendance at every Canadian SCT is a better record than other successful Canadian schools such as [[Toronto]], [ ==Early History==

...tate]] (2005-2011) [[Category: Truman State]] [[Category:Players active in 2006]] [[Category:Players active in 2007]] [[Category:Players active in 2008]][[ ...''' graduated from Truman State University in 2009 with a B.A. in Biology (History and Spanish minors) at [[Truman State|Truman State University]]. He gradu

'''Ezequiel "Zeke" Berdichevsky''' is a retired quizbowl player who played for [[Michigan]] and [[Maryland]]. He is ...d 2005. Prior to his Triple Crown year, he was also on the winning team at Chicago Open in 2001.

|nats = [[2004 NAQT ICT|2004 ICT Division II]]; [[NCT|2006 College Bowl]] '''UCLA''' or the University of California, Los Angeles, is a large public university located in Westwood (Los Angeles), California.

| Season = 2005-2006 | First = June 24, 2006

...Ridge, Illinois, a near-north suburb of Chicago. It currently competes as a member of the [[Central Suburban League]] (CSL). It also competes in Class ==History==

...''MSL''' is a league of high school quiz bowl programs across the northern Chicago suburbs. It is composed of 12 schools & divided into two divisions - East & ==Mid-Suburban League History (Varsity)==

...loomington, Illinois. Its nickname is the Purple Raiders. It competes as a member of the [[Big 12 Conference]], which represents most of the large pub ==History==

|citystate = Chicago, Illinois ...pionship Tournament|2005 IHSA]], [[2006 IHSA State Championship Tournament|2006 IHSA]], [[2009 IHSA State Championship Tournament|2009 IHSA]]

'''The Quizbowl Cast''' is a Quizbowl [[Podcast]], marginally run by former [[Maryland]] player [[Mike B # GSAC 2006 Quarterfinals (1 Round, high school)

|Subjects = Physics, Literature, Philosophy, Eastern Europe, History, General, Ilf and Petrov |schoolcur = [[John Jay]] (2022-) [[Category: Players active in 2006]] [[Category: Players active in 2007]] [[Category: Players active in 2008]]

'''McGill University''' is an anglophone university in Montreal, Quebec. A trivia club was established in the 2002-03 season. ==History==

...ites. According to the best records available, it started in 2002, skipped a year, and then became an annual event. It often occurs in October, though t ...[Niantic-Harristown]] for Third Place. However, that tournament is more of a forerunner of the [[IHSSBCA Kickoff]] than [[Earlybird]].

...d every year at the [[Penn|University of Pennsylvania]]. Though originally a [[packet submission]] tournament, the questions have been [[housewrite|hous ...chance to play a variety of nationwide teams on bad questions, it was just a regular local tournament with bad questions. This trend in question quality

'''Homewood-Flossmoor''' is located just South of Chicago. Over time, they probably have been the strongest program in the South Subu ...ldaker's teams consistently were among the strongest in the state, playing a full schedule of local tournaments and winning close to ninety percent of t

...ccess in quizbowl, the attraction of the large-scale HSNCT and the city of Chicago, and, perhaps most importantly, the fact that Lisgar had never qualified fo ...t they had won handily in each of the years of the tournament's existence (2006 and 2007). This belief held true, and the team demolished [[Gananoque]] in

|second = [[Chicago]] |third = [[Illinois]] A

'''Harvard''' is a large private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It participat ==History==

|nats appearances = '''[[Pyramidal]]:''' <br/> HSNCT: 2006-2009, 2012, 2015-2019, 2021 <br/> NHBB: 2021 <br/> ONCT: 2021 <br/> '''[[No ...] tournament in 1997, and returned briefly in 2002. Starting from the 2005-2006 season, they have attended tournaments every year. EB has been hosting the

...ol''' is a high school in Naperville, Illinois located in the west-central Chicago suburbs. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the [[Ill ==History==

|Subjects = General, History, Science, Mythology, and Comic Books '''Eric Mukherjee''' is a longtime player, [[editor]], and quizbowl [[coach]].

...lver's three second-round playoff appearances at HSNCT (2009, 2010, 2012), a regional semifinal finish at NAC by Latin in 2001, and an Elite Eight appea | [[Latin School|Latin School of Chicago]] (IL)

...[[ACF Nationals]]) and its extremely competitive field, which usually make Chicago Open the most challenging all-subject set of the calendar year. A true open tournament, Chicago Open attracts current college players, retired or graduated players, and, o

...private (6 Catholic, 2 non-religious), with the other two representing the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), which does not support Scholastic Bowl competition. ==History==

...ool in Bradley, Illinois just outside of Kankakee and the south suburbs of Chicago. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the Illinois High ...ayers from that era, Greg Lindsay, played for [[Illinois]], tried to write a Quiz Bowl article for Playboy, and is rumored to have beaten IBM's Watson a

The '''University of Maryland''' is a large public university located in College Park, Maryland. ==History==

|Subjects = Literature, History, Architecture [[Category:High school players active in 2006]]

...Illinois. They are excellent tournament hosts, they travel well, and have a hardware collection that rivals Craftsman. Beyond that, they are as gracio ...Illinois. Their nickname is the Falcons. The team currently competes as a member of the [[DuPage Valley Conference]] (DVC). It also competes in Class

|Subjects = Visual arts, technology, modern world, history '''Mike Bentley''' is the VP of Editing of [[PACE]] and a past President and Treasurer. He formerly played quizbowl for the [[Marylan

...rogram's creation until the spring of 2015, Southwestern competed in Class A, the "small school" division of the [[Illinois High School Association]]'s ...tied for 5th at [[SSNCT]] at Chicago in 2017 and 2022, 4th at [[SSNCT]] in Chicago in 2016, tied for 7th at Atlanta in 2015, and tied for 11th at the first [[

...llege Bowl Company]] and sponsored by Honda. The HSASC season culminate on a National Championship Tournament, an annual competition in March that has b The name also refers to a small circuit of tournaments, advertised as "preparatory" HCASC Pre-NCT tou

...h school players active in 2005]] [[Category:High school players active in 2006]] [[Category:High school players active in 2007]] [[Category:Players active ...s of Minnesota's annual tournaments: [[Minnesota Open]] and [[MUT]]. He is a full member of [[ACF]] and served as the head editor of [[ACF Fall]] in 200

|schoolpast = [[Minnesota]] (2006-13) ...[[Chicago Open]] championships (2009 and 2011) and seven overall top-three Chicago Open finishes, eleven consecutive top-bracket finishes at ICT and Nationals

...member of the [[North Metropolitan Scholastic Bowl League]] in the greater Chicago area and in Class AA, the &quot;large school&quot; division of the IHSA Sta ==History==

.... It currently competes in the [[West Suburban Conference]] in the greater Chicago area and in Class AA of the [[IHSA]] State Championship Series. ==History==

...n the 2019 National Science Bowl Championship, and has attended [[National History Bee and Bowl]] events. They do not currently compete in [[Minnesota Knowled == History ==

...mount University in Arlington, VA (June 3-6), and Embassy Suites O'Hare in Chicago (June 10-13) ...ts of the hurricane caused the move, or if it had been planned beforehand. A New Orleans site was once again held for the 2009 NAC, and every year since

'''25 for 25: A Definitive List of the Greatest ACF Players''' is a ranking published by Martin Faber (the author of the [[Definitive Greatest ...at other events or formats, when compiling this list. We've also recalled a representative "favorite moment" for each of the 25 players. We saw fit to

...raw until 1990, so while older than the IHSA Tournament, it did not become a state tournament until after the IHSA Tournament had been established. ...two pools and play round robin. The top two teams in each pool advance to a single-elimination semifinal, starting with the 1st place team in one pool

...Ridge, Illinois, a near-north suburb of Chicago. It currently competes as a member of the [[Central Suburban League]] (CSL). It also competes in Class ==History==

The '''IHSSBCA All-State Program''' is a program designed to annually recognize the best players in Illinois, as wel ==History==

|Subjects = General, History, Religion ...ner of the [[hsquizbowl.org|Quizbowl Resource Center]], where he served as a forums administrator from 2003 to 2015, and won the 2004 Benjamin [[Cooper

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...2006 most of its high school tournaments were played under IHSA Rules. The history of quizbowl in Illinois is very confusing, since it includes many mistakes ==History==

|state = [[2006 IHSA State Championship Tournament|2006 IHSA]]; 2005 Masonic, 2006 Masonic ...tine, Illinois, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. It currently competes as a member of the [[Mid-Suburban League]] (MSL). It also competes in Class AA,

'''Terrapin''' is a long-running series of quizbowl tournaments held at and primarily written b Terrapin may have the longest history of any extant quizbowl tournament.

...were interested in attending a "national championship tournament" held at a rural high school 80 miles from the nearest airport that was announced less ...r. Note that TRASHionals results are rarely if ever counted among a team's history due to open/alum participation.

The '''Reinstein Varsity''' is a high school tournament held each December since 2005. From 2005 through 201 ..., continues to be played on high school questions, and it has used an NAQT A-Set since 2016.

The '''Scobol Solo''' is a [[singles]] tournament held each fall since 2001. It is open to any high sc ==History==

...elopment in the United States. For more targeted discussions of the game's history in other countries, see [[quizbowl in Canada]] or [[quizbowl in the United Hello to any editors of this page. Here is a brief summary of the templates and formatting being employed:

...nconsistency, high difficulty, and poor quality; nevertheless, it remained a popular tournament, with many players traveling to the main site in Florida ==Before 2006==

...gan''', affectively known as '''Tegan''', has supported Scholastic Bowl as a coach, moderator, reformer, administrator, writer, editor, and host. In 200 ...ng as much science as acceptable into the packet. Illinois' "A" never won a match on an Illinois "C" team packet while Egan was the primary "C" team ed

...ty High School''' is a public high school located in Carbondale, Illinois, a town in far southern Illinois. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" ==History==

'''New Essays on Quizbowl Understanding''' is a ranking posted in 2009 of the top 20 currently active quizbowl players. The 1. [[Seth Teitler]], [[Chicago]]

'''Collins Hill High School''' is a high school in Suwanee, GA. They host a Varsity, JV, and [[Collins Hill Middle School Invitational|middle school]] ...entity to being one of Georgia's best teams. This article outlines a brief history of Collins Hill quiz bowl.

'''Neg prizes''' are awards given (usually) in jest during a tournament's awards ceremony to the player with the most total negs. When ==Are neg prizes a good idea?==

==History== ...2, IHSA split into two classes, with [[Rockridge]] winning the first Class A (small school) Championship.

...especially low in the Chicago area. It is unusual for high schools to have a team but not compete in the IHSA tournament, but there are many middle scho ==History==

...ol''' is a public high school in Hinsdale, Illinois located in the central Chicago suburbs. It competes in Class AA, the large school division, of the [[IHSA] ...te Championship Tournament]] and finished 2nd in 1998 and 2002, racking up a succession of conference, regional, and sectional titles in the process. Up

**Semifinalists: UMKC A, WUSTL **Champion: MU A over UMKC A

...ACF Nationals|2016]]<br>[[ICT|NAQT ICT]]:<br>[[2005 ICT|2005]], [[2006 ICT|2006]], [[2007 ICT|2007]], [[2008 ICT|2008]], [[2010 ICT|2010]], [[2011 ICT|2011 ...rginia Commonwealth University''', often referred to as '''VCU''', has had a quizbowl team continuously since 2002 and is prominent in hosting and playi

|nats appearances = HSNCT: 2006-10, 2016-19, 2022 <br> MSNCT: 2022, 2023 '''Walnut Hills High School''' is a six-year college-preparatory public high school located in Cincinnati, Ohio

...ce-based criticisms that have been leveled against it over the years - for a detailed discussion of just the former, see [[criticisms of NAQT]]. ...academic]] questions, have long been sticking points for those who prefer a different sort of quizbowl experience.

...Challenge]]. The program was canceled in 2009, but was resurrected to send a team to [[NASAT]] beginning in 2010. ...ver.) Singles rooms are sequentially re-pooled after each round to produce a variety of room conditions and buzz points are carefully recorded on each q

|nats appearances = HSNCT: 2006, 2008-2016, 2022 <br/> PACE: 2009-2013, 2017 ...holic, Jesuit high school located in Wilmette, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago. It competes in Class AA, the "large school" division, of the Illinois High

'''The 70 Greatest Players of the Last Eight Years: A Ranking''' was a ranking of players written by [[Mike Cheyne]] in 2016, spread over [https:/ ...hat's a nice round number, so I decided to rank them (although it's really a top 65, for reasons I'll explain below).

The '''Academic Competition Federation''' or '''ACF''' is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that produces college quizbowl questions ...format and rules, perhaps with slight modifications, or especially to make a broad distinction with other formats.

...d]] (QU) have been mounting since the 2000s. They can be broken down into a few basic categories: ...the ground, answers with a gesture of blessing. The whole scene is set in a lonely, secret, mountainous wilderness with occassional glimpses into the o

...icial [[Tom Egan]] as an eyewitness account of part of the [[2005 NAC]] in Chicago. ...person interested in supporting "[[good quizbowl]]", and not having formed a judgement about the NAC yet.