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-The '''Quiz Wizard II''', usually known to quizbowlers only as '''The Knot''', is an infamous and ancient 16-player [[buzzer]] system sold by Creative Electronic Design, Inc. [http://www.c-e-d-inc.com/products.htm].
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-It gets its nickname from the ridiculous amount of wires in the system, which is difficult to transport in anything less than a medium-sized plastic storage tub as a result. Because there are no lights corresponding to the individual players' paddles, each paddle has an (often illegible) alphanumeric label etched into the plastic, and a small basketball-scoreboard-like display in front of the moderator displays that paddle's label so it can be read out for player-recognition purposes. As such, matches played on The Knot often include loud interruptions from the moderator calling out utterances such as "D2" or (high school player favorite) "C4".
-"The Knot" was a long-time fixture of tournaments and shootouts at the [[University of Maryland]], which owned one for the better part of two decades until around 2013. The University of [[Chicago]] also owns a Knot.
-[[category:quizbowl lingo]]