Tournament of Champions - Revision history

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The Tournament of Champions was a high school national run by the [[American Scholastic Competition Network]] from 1987 to an ignominious end after the 2005 event. The format of the games was four-quarter, and the tournament consisted of playing prelim games until all but a certain number of teams had three losses, at which point the remaining teams were seeded into a single-elimination bracket to determine the champion.

The name derives from the unique qualification procedure for the TOC, which required teams to be the outright winner of at least one tournament of eight teams or more during the competition year.

From 1995 to 1997, the tournament prizes were sponsored by the computer manufacturer Gateway 2000, and the tournament was named the "Gateway 2000 Quiz Bowl Tournament of Champions."

The TOC was held in the Chicago area throughout its existence: at Lake Forest College from 1987 until 2001, and at various hotels from 2002 to 2005. At least in their later years, teams were required to stay at the officially designated hotel. Thus, few teams in the Chicago area ever attended, because most schools could not justify the enormous expenditure of staying at a hotel, when it was more logical to simply stay at home and travel to the tournament locale on a daily basis.

The [[2006 TOC]] was cancelled at the last minute, but many teams did not receive refunds of their entry fees, and several teams even arrived in Chicago without being aware that there was no tournament. As of 2007 the Sioux City, IA police department is pursuing fraud charges against Gary Lipshutz, the proprietor of ASCN, over the matter of the entry fees.

ASCN was often viewed as a tournament with all the quizbowl shortcomings of the [[National Academic Championship]], but without the ethical baggage; many teams who preferred lower-quality tournaments but did not wish to deal with Chip Beall attended ASCN exclusively as their national of choice. Obviously, notions of ethical superiority were belied by the events of 2006.

==Top four at Tournament of Champions==

{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
! Year
! Champion
! Second
! Third
! Fourth
! Location
|-
| [[1987 TOC|1987]]
| [[1987 Carolina|Carolina]]
| [[1987 Norfolk Senior|Norfolk Senior]]
| [[1987 Marshall County|Marshall County]]
| [[1987 Escambia|Escambia]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1988 TOC|1988]]
| [[1988 Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]]
| [[1988 Sioux City East|Sioux City East]]
| [[1988 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day]]
| [[1988 Millburn|Millburn]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1989 TOC|1989]]
| [[1989 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day School]]
| [[1989 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[1989 Sioux City East|Sioux City East]]
| [[1989 Marshall County|Marshall County]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1990 TOC|1990]]
| [[1990 Eisenhower (MI)|Eisenhower]]
| [[1990 Walton|Walton]]
| [[1990 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[1990 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1991 TOC|1991]]
| [[1991 Seaholm|Seaholm]]
| [[1991 Dorman|Dorman]]
| [[1991 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day]]
| [[1991 James Island|James Island]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1992 TOC|1992]]
| [[1992 Tuscaloosa Central|Tuscaloosa Central]]
| [[1992 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day]]
| [[1992 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[1992 Walton|Walton]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1993 TOC|1993]]
| [[1993 Northside (AR)|Northside]]
| [[1993 Henry Ford II|Henry Ford II]]
| [[1993 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[1993 Dorman|Dorman]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1994 TOC|1994]]
| [[1994 James Island|James Island]]
| [[1994 Brookwood|Brookwood]]
| [[1994 Westminster (GA)|Westminster]]
| [[1994 Stevenson (MI)|Stevenson]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1995 TOC|1995]]
| [[1995 Edmond Memorial|Edmond Memorial]]
| [[1995 James Island|James Island]]
| [[1995 Brookwood|Brookwood]]
| [[1995 Savannah (Missouri High School)|Savannah]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1996 TOC|1996]]
| [[1996 Edmond Memorial|Edmond Memorial]]
| [[1996 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]]
| [[1996 James Island|James Island]]
| [[1996 Dorman|Dorman]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1997 TOC|1997]]
| [[1997 Walter Johnson|Walter Johnson]]
| [[1997 Auburn (AL)|Auburn]]
| [[1997 Henry Ford II|Henry Ford II]]
| [[1997 Woodward|Woodward]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1998 TOC|1998]]
| [[1998 James Island|James Island]]
| [[1998 Brookwood|Brookwood]]
| [[1998 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[1998 Dorman|Dorman]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[1999 TOC|1999]]
| [[1999 James Island|James Island]]
| [[1999 Copley|Copley]]
| [[1999 Woodham|Woodham]]
| [[1999 Henry Ford II|Henry Ford II]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[2000 TOC|2000]]
| [[2000 Eisenhower (MI)|Eisenhower]]
| [[2000 Walter Johnson|Walter Johnson]]
| [[2000 Brookwood|Brookwood]]
| [[2000 James Island|James Island]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[2001 TOC|2001]]
| [[2001 Northside (AR)|Northside]]
| [[2001 Brookwood|Brookwood]]
| [[2001 Cookeville|Cookeville]]
| [[2001 Riverdale|Riverdale]]
| Lake Forest College
|-
| [[2002 TOC|2002]]
| [[2002 Irmo|Irmo]]
| [[2002 Dorman|Dorman]]
| [[2002 James Island|James Island]]
| [[2002 Northside (AR)|Northside]]
| Chicago area
|-
| [[2003 TOC|2003]]
| [[2003 Dorman|Dorman]]
| [[2003 Walton|Walton]]
| [[2003 Spotswood|Spotswood]]
| [[2003 Edmond Memorial|Edmond Memorial]]
| Chicago area
|-
| [[2004 TOC|2004]]
| [[2004 Dorman|Dorman]]
| [[2004 James Island|James Island]]
| [[2004 Copley|Copley]]
| [[2004 Spotswood|Spotswood]]
| Chicago area
|-
| [[2005 TOC|2005]]
| [[2005 Dorman|Dorman]]
| [[2005 James Island|James Island]]
| [[2005 Walton|Walton]]
| [[2005 Spotswood|Spotswood]]
| Chicago area
|-
|}

[[Category:High school national championships]]
[[Category:High school tournaments]]
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]

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-The Tournament of Champions was a high school national run by the [[American Scholastic Competition Network]] from 1987 to an ignominious end after the 2005 event. The format of the games was four-quarter, and the tournament consisted of playing prelim games until all but a certain number of teams had three losses, at which point the remaining teams were seeded into a single-elimination bracket to determine the champion.
+The '''Tournament of Champions''' was a high school national run by the [[American Scholastic Competition Network]] from 1987 to an ignominious end after the 2005 event. The format of the games was four-quarter, and the tournament consisted of playing prelim games until all but a certain number of teams had three losses, at which point the remaining teams were seeded into a single-elimination bracket to determine the champion.
 The name derives from the unique qualification procedure for the TOC, which required teams to be the outright winner of at least one tournament of eight teams or more during the competition year.
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 From 1995 to 1997, the tournament prizes were sponsored by the computer manufacturer Gateway 2000, and the tournament was named the "Gateway 2000 Quiz Bowl Tournament of Champions."
-The TOC was held in the Chicago area throughout its existence: at [[Lake Forest|Lake Forest College]] from 1987 until 2001, and at various hotels from 2002 to 2005.  At least in their later years, teams were required to stay at the officially designated hotel.  Thus, few teams in the Chicago area ever attended, because most schools could not justify the enormous expenditure of staying at a hotel, when it was more logical to simply stay at home and travel to the tournament locale on a daily basis.
+The TOC was held in the Chicago area throughout its existence: at [[Lake Forest|Lake Forest College]] from 1987 until 2001, and at various hotels from 2002 to 2005. At least in their later years, teams were required to stay at the officially designated hotel. Thus, few teams in the Chicago area ever attended, because most schools could not justify the enormous expenditure of staying at a hotel, when it was more logical to simply stay at home and travel to the tournament locale on a daily basis.
 The [[2006 TOC]] was cancelled at the last minute, but many teams did not receive refunds of their entry fees, and several teams even arrived in Chicago without being aware that there was no tournament. As of 2007 the Sioux City, IA police department is pursuing fraud charges against Gary Lipshutz, the proprietor of ASCN, over the matter of the entry fees.
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-[[Category:High school national championships]]
+[[Category: High school national championships]]
-[[Category:High school tournaments]]
+[[Category: High school tournaments]]
-[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]
+[[Category: Original QBWiki Page]]
-[[Category:TOC]]
+[[Category: TOC]]

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 The TOC was held in the Chicago area throughout its existence: at [[Lake Forest|Lake Forest College]] from 1987 until 2001, and at various hotels from 2002 to 2005. At least in their later years, teams were required to stay at the officially designated hotel. Thus, few teams in the Chicago area ever attended, because most schools could not justify the enormous expenditure of staying at a hotel, when it was more logical to simply stay at home and travel to the tournament locale on a daily basis.
-The [[2006 TOC]] was cancelled at the last minute, but many teams did not receive refunds of their entry fees, and several teams even arrived in Chicago without being aware that there was no tournament. As of 2007 the Sioux City, IA police department is pursuing fraud charges against Gary Lipshutz, the proprietor of ASCN, over the matter of the entry fees.
+The [[2006 TOC]] was cancelled at the last minute, but many teams did not receive refunds of their entry fees, and several teams even arrived in Chicago without being aware that there was no tournament. As of 2007 the Sioux City, IA police department was pursuing fraud charges against Gary Lipshutz (the proprietor of ASCN) over the matter of the entry fees, but it is unclear if anything came of that.
 ASCN was often viewed as a tournament with all the quizbowl shortcomings of the [[National Academic Championship]], but without the ethical baggage; many teams who preferred lower-quality tournaments but did not wish to deal with Chip Beall attended ASCN exclusively as their national of choice. Obviously, notions of ethical superiority were belied by the events of 2006.
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 ==Top four at Tournament of Champions==
-{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
+{|class="wikitable"
 ! Year
 ! Champion
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 | [[2005 Spotswood|Spotswood]]
 | Chicago area
 |-
 |}