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The '''Computer Bowl''' was a fundraising quizbowl game held in 1988 and annually from 1990 to 1998. The event raised money for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer_Museum,_Boston Computer Museum] in Boston through both ticket sales to the live event and closed-circuit broadcast venues, and through corporate donations. Some years were packaged into two episodes of PBS's series ''Computer Chronicles'' for later TV broadcast.

Each Computer Bowl featured a team representing the West coast technology industry and a team representing the East coast answering questions about the technology and business aspects of the computer industry.

[[File:Compbowl2.png|400px|thumb|right|Participants in 1990's Computer Bowl II]]

Using Computer Bowl II as an example, the game format was:
*[[Tossups]] for 10 points, with -5 for an incorrect interrupt, and 20 points for converting the opponent's neg at the end of the question.
*"Bonus questions" which were played and scored exactly like tossups but thematically linked to the prior tossup.
*"Bonus rounds" which were played like traditional quizbowl [[bonuses]] for up to 20 points.

Games featured the ability to protest and a committee of judges ruling on protests on-camera in real time.

Videos of each Computer Bowl and archives of questions and promotional materials are available [http://tcm.computerhistory.org/computerbowl.html here].

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Matt Weiner: Created page with "The '''Computer Bowl''' was a fundraising quizbowl game held in 1988 and annually from 1990 to 1998. The event raised money for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Computer..."