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The 2008 Panasonic Academic Challenge was held at the Convention Center of the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida between Sunday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 10. 27 teams competed representing 26 states and Guam.
State Representatives
Round 1: 1st Preliminary Round
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Oklahoma |
263 |
1 |
Maryland |
510
|
| Louisiana |
164 |
2 |
Indiana |
102
|
| West Virginia |
122 |
3 |
District of Columbia |
96
|
| New Jersey |
109 |
4
|
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Illinois |
381 |
1 |
South Carolina |
418
|
| California |
173 |
2 |
Wyoming |
143
|
| Colorado |
165 |
3 |
New Mexico |
79
|
Round 2: 2nd Preliminary Round
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Ohio |
289 |
1 |
Kentucky |
391
|
| Montana |
209 |
2 |
Florida |
211
|
| Idaho |
113 |
3 |
Alabama |
137
|
| Wisconsin |
63 |
4 |
Guam |
114
|
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Pennsylvania |
256 |
1 |
Vermont |
265
|
| New Hampshire |
184 |
2 |
Tennessee |
155
|
| Maine |
105 |
3 |
Iowa |
123
|
Round 3: 1st Consolation Round
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Wyoming |
307 |
1 |
Florida |
376 |
1 |
Iowa |
218
|
| Idaho |
104 |
2 |
West Virginia |
193 |
2 |
Louisiana |
212
|
| Guam |
103 |
3 |
District of Columbia |
169 |
3 |
Maine |
116
|
Round 4: 2nd Consolation Round
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| Tennessee |
293 |
1 |
Colorado |
326 |
1 |
California |
350
|
| Wisconsin |
160 |
2 |
New Jersey |
167 |
2 |
Alabama |
213
|
| New Hampshire |
151 |
3 |
Montana |
133 |
3 |
Indiana |
124
|
| New Mexico |
114 |
4
|
Round 5: Semifinals
| Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score |
Finish |
Team |
Score
|
| South Carolina |
249 |
1 |
Illinois |
316 |
1 |
Kentucky |
232
|
| California |
224 |
2 |
Tennessee |
208 |
2 |
Florida |
201
|
| Oklahoma |
189 |
3 |
Ohio |
186 |
3 |
Maryland |
199
|
| Wyoming |
180 |
4 |
Pennsylvania |
173 |
4 |
Colorado |
171
|
| Vermont |
165 |
5 |
Iowa |
143
|
Round 6: Finals
| Team |
Score |
Finish
|
| Illinois |
186 |
1
|
| Florida |
185 |
2
|
| South Carolina |
165 |
3
|
| Kentucky |
147 |
4
|
| Tennessee |
110 |
5
|
| California |
75 |
6
|
Notes
- Illinois became the fourth state (Virginia, Maryland, Florida) to win the tournament at least twice, the third team (Maryland and Virginia) to post consecutive wins, and only the second all-star team (Virginia) to post consecutive wins.
- Dorman finished a great 2008 season by becoming the first team from a single school to place in the top three since Dunbar (KY) in 2000.
- The 510 points scored by Maryland in round one set a new all-time record for the tournament, breaking a record of 487 set by Illinois in 2006.
- Greg Gauthier became only the third player in tournament history (Dan Paskowitz in 1992 & 1993 and Lawson Fite in 1994, 1995, & 1996) to be named to a second "All-American" team.
- Peggy Harrod, the long time tournament director for the PAC, announced before this tournament that she would be retiring after this PAC.
- A year after seeing Virginia's non-attendance, notable other absences included a Missouri team, which could have included a returning Charlie Dees (who refused to play). Top players from Washington D.C. also noted that they would not be participating.
- The 27 teams marked the first time that fewer than 30 teams had attended the tournament.
- Shortly after the tournament, it was announced that Panasonic would no longer be sponsoring the tournament.