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*[[Copley|Copley A]] against Barberton (770-5) during the 2019 [[Summit County Academic Challenge League]] regular season
 
*[[Copley|Copley A]] against Barberton (770-5) during the 2019 [[Summit County Academic Challenge League]] regular season
 
*[[High Tech|High Tech A]] at 2019's [[PHSAT]] XXVII against Moravian Academy B ([https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=942069 765-(-10)])
 
*[[High Tech|High Tech A]] at 2019's [[PHSAT]] XXVII against Moravian Academy B ([https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/game.jsp?game_id=942069 765-(-10)])
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*[[Wayzata|Wayzata A]] against [[Eden Prairie|Eden Prairie F]] in round 7 of the 2019-20 [[Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League]]
 
*[[Hallsville]] at the 2021 Tri-County Conference Tournament against Osage (690-30) (with [[bouncebacks]])
 
*[[Hallsville]] at the 2021 Tri-County Conference Tournament against Osage (690-30) (with [[bouncebacks]])
 
*[[Eden Prairie|Eden Prairie A]] against [[Chaska|Chaska C]] at the 2021 [[Run for the Roses]]
 
*[[Eden Prairie|Eden Prairie A]] against [[Chaska|Chaska C]] at the 2021 [[Run for the Roses]]

Revision as of 12:34, 8 October 2021

In quiz bowl, a grail is a term used to refer to the rare feat where one team correctly answers all tossups heard in a game. Generally, this implies a team answering 20 correct tossups, though in a timed match this can vary. The team does not need to answer all of the bonus parts correctly to achieve a grail. Grails almost always occur in situations where the teams playing are heavily mismatched. This may be due to one team missing its best players/being shorthanded, being a novice team, or playing a tournament where the questions being read are too difficult for them, even if they are not novices (e.g. ACF Nationals-level questions). As such, getting a grail is both dependent on chance -- that is, getting a match scheduled against a far weaker opponent -- and skill.

Incomplete List of Teams That Have Achieved a Grail

Open

College

High School

Middle School


Incomplete List of Solo Teams That Have Achieved an Individual Grail or Near-Grail

Even rarer, an individual grail occurs when a single individual, playing solo or with teammates, answers every tossup in a regulation match.

College/Open

High School

Middle School

See Also