Abhinav Rachakonda

Abhinav Rachakonda
Noted subjects	Religion, Mythology, Classics
Current college	UCLA
Stats	HDWhite • NAQT

Abhinav Rachakonda is a player for UCLA and a former player for Texas. He is one of the most prolific editors in quizbowl and has received praise for his well-written and thoughtful questions.

Since joining UCLA, Abhinav has been a pivotal supporting scorer, helping UCLA reach 12th place at DI ICT and 18th at ACF Nationals.

Abhinav is the author of his namesake trash packets, which were well-received despite Abhinav himself claiming they were terribly written.

Fun Facts

• Abhinav has a crippling addiction to making buzzpoints. He learned JavaScript just to create buzzpoints, and is a huge proponent of making buzzpoints live between rounds.
• Abhinav played certamen in high school and is a twice-published Latin poet.
• Abhinav likes bad puns.
• Abhinav co-edited SOCAL, a meta-packet about SoCalQB from the 2025-2026 season, with Jaiden Li.
• Abhinav was also a freelance writer for many sets, including 2025 ACF Regionals, 2024 PACE NSC, 2026 PACE NSC, and 2025 PACE NSC.
• Abhinav was ranked 99th in Amogh Kulkarni's ranking of college quizbowl players.

Editing

• 2026 ACF Regionals (Religion, Math, CS)
• 2026 ACF Fall (Religion, Other History, Pop Culture, Current Events, Other Academic)
• SCYLLA (Head Editor, American History, Religion, Pop Culture)
• IHSA (European History, Other Academic, Math)
• 2024 SITH (Religion, Myth)
• CLAREMONT Housewrite (Other History, Mythology)