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{{Infobox|Name = Matt Jackson
 
{{Infobox|Name = Matt Jackson
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|Subjects = History, Mythology, Philosophy, sciencey fraud, Mixed_Pure_Academic
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|Subjects = Philosophy, Mythology, Classics, general, saying science words, Mixed_Pure_Academic
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|schoolcur = none
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|schoolcur = [[University of Chicago]] (2022-2024)
 
|schoolpast = [[Yale]] (2010-2014)
 
|schoolpast = [[Yale]] (2010-2014)
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|highschool = [[Georgetown Day]] (2007-2010) [[Category:High school players active in 2007]] [[Category:High school players active in 2008]] [[Category:High school players active in 2009]] [[Category:High school players active in 2010]]
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|highschool = [[Georgetown Day]] (2007-2010)
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|firstname = Matt
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|lastname = Jackson
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'''Matt Jackson''' is a graduate student at [[Chicago]], and former quizbowl player for [[Yale]] and [[Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day School]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest quizbowl players, writers, and editors of all time.
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===First playing career===
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During his senior year at Georgetown Day High School in DC, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the [[2010 NSC]], and took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the [[2010 HSNCT]].
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In college, first under the tutelage of [[John Lawrence]] and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the [[2011 ICT|2011 DII ICT]], [[2011 ACF Nationals]], [[2012 ACF Nationals]], and [[2013 ICT]], to 2nd-place finishes at [[2013 ACF Nationals]], the [[2014 ICT]], and [[2014 ACF Nationals]], and to a 3rd place finish at the [[2012 ICT]] -- with numerous [[Jackson-Bollinger rivalry|key matches]] against [[Virginia|UVA's]] [[Matt Bollinger]] along the way. After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 [[Chicago Open]], and the 2nd-place individual scorer at that tournament overall.
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===Second playing career===
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After a seven year, near-total hiatus from playing tournaments, Jackson enrolled in a graduate program at the [[University of Chicago]] and un-retired in the summer of 2022 to play [[UMD]]'s mirror of [[NASAT]] (which his team won) and [[2022 Chicago Open|CO]] (at which he finished 3rd).
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During his first year at Chicago, Jackson was top individual scorer at 6 regular-season tournaments (including [[COOT|2023 COOT]] at Oxford), at [[2023 ICT]] (becoming the most recent person to put up a triple-digit [[PP20H]] at that championship), and at [[2023 ACF Nationals]]. He led Chicago to 2nd-place finishes at both ICT and ACF Nationals in 2023, in each case keeping the last game against the eventual champion to within a single-tossup margin [https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/team.jsp?team_id=477842] [https://discord.com/channels/275279348855209984/1030550945085526117/1099166500608282804].
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In his second year, he played fewer tournaments, but did win the Midwest site of [[2024 ACF Regionals]] -- and secure the year's highest competitive [[A-value]] across all sites -- while playing solo [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zk5Dw58q_LRmCx1y0VXA6UNZ74lGrktYdyWxp2gdFRc/edit#gid=0]. He then led Chicago to [[clear the field|field-clearing]] [[Multi-championship_achievements#Double_Undefeated|undefeated]] victories at [[2024 ICT]] Division I and [[2024 ACF Nationals]], and was again the top individual scorer at both tournaments.
  
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'''Matt Jackson''' is a former player for [[Yale]] and [[Georgetown Day]].
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===Editing & service===
  
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== High school ==
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Matt has also been a prolific and acclaimed editor, including:
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In high school, Matt Jackson went to [[Georgetown Day School]]; during his senior year there, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the [[2010 NSC]]; he took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the [[2010 HSNCT]].
 
  
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== College ==
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* head editing GDS's 2010 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament
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* head-editing Yale's [[BHSAT]] from 2011-2014, in which capacity he greatly improved the tournament's quality standards and established [[Mirror|regional sites]] nationwide
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* subject-editing for [[2014 ACF Regionals]] & head-editing the well-received [[2015 ACF Regionals]]
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* co-head editing the 2011 [[MAGNI]] and [[2016 Chicago Open]] sets
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* co-leading the salvage of the 2015 National History Bowl events post-[[5th of March Incident|NHBBlitz]] (with [[Eric Mukherjee]])
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* heavy freelancing for [[NAQT]] (2011-present), [[HSAPQ]] (2012-2015), the [[PACE NSC]] (2011-2015), [[2013 Chicago Open]], [[PIANO]], and [[2022 ACF Nationals]]
  
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Jackson played for [[Yale]] University in the first half of the 2010s. His undergraduate career featured numerous [[Jackson-Bollinger rivalry|key matches]] against [[Virginia|UVA's]] [[Matt Bollinger]]. First under the tutelage of [[John Lawrence]] and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the [[2011 ICT|2011 DII ICT]], [[2011 ACF Nationals]], [[2012 ACF Nationals]], and [[2013 ICT]], to come in second at [[2013 ACF Nationals]], the [[2014 ICT]], and [[2014 ACF Nationals]], and to place third at the [[2012 ICT]].  His editorship of [[BHSAT]] from 2011 to 2014 was pivotal in improving the standards of the tournament's writing quality and establishment of mirrors nationwide.
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Jackson is a member emeritus of [[ACF]]. From 2012 through 2016, he was a member of [[PACE]], and served as that organization's President for the 2014-15 competition year.
  
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== PACE ==
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In 2016, Jackson led the "Common Rules Project," which standardized and largely synchronized the gameplay rules used by [[ACF]], [[PACE]], and [[HSAPQ]].
  
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Matt became a [[PACE]] member in the summer of 2012, serving as its Vice President of Outreach from the spring of 2013 until the summer of 2014, and as its President during the 2014-15 competition year.  
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===Jeopardy!===
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Shortly after his first retirement from quizbowl, Jackson competed on the televised game show [[Jeopardy]]!, appearing in regular-season 14 games and winning 13 of them (25 September 2015 - 14 October 2015).  At that point, his winning streak and cash winnings ($413,612) were each the [https://www.jeopardy.com/news/stage10/matt-retrospective fourth-highest of all time]; those rankings have since [https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame fallen somewhat].
  
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==Writing and Editing==
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Jackson later appeared on the 2015 Tournament of Champions, where he earned an additional $100,000 as first runner-up to Alex Jacob, and in the 2019 All-Star Games (as part of "Team [[Ken Jennings|Ken]]"). In spring 2024, he appeared in the first Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
  
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Matt has written and edited for many tournaments over the years. Some highlights are listed below:
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{{Succession_box_(Carper)
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|year = 2022 (alongside <br>[[Chris Borglum]])
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|previous = [[Matt Bollinger]]<br>and [[Jim Dendy]]
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|next = [[Edmund Dickinson]]<br>and [[Joe Su]]
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|}}
  
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* 2008 [[No Name Tournament]], writer (and some editing work)
 
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* 2010 [[Ben Cooper]] Memorial Tournament, Head Editor/Writer
 
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* [[BHSAT]]: Editor in 2011; Head Editor in 2012, 2013, and 2014
 
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* [[PACE NSC]], writer 2011, 2012; RMP editor 2013; History editor 2014
 
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* 2011 [[MAGNI]]
 
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* 2013 [[Chicago Open]] (contributed editors' questions)
 
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* [[2014 ACF Regionals]] ([[RMP]])
 
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* 2014 [[Penn Bowl]] (contributed questions and edits)
 
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* 2011-present: [[HSAPQ]] freelance writer (contributed most heavily to [[2014 NASAT]])(full member 2012-13)
 
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* 2011-present: [[NAQT]] (contributed most heavily to [[2011 HSNCT]], [[2012 HSNCT]], [[2015 SCT]], and [[2015 ICT]]
 
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* [[2015 ACF Regionals]]
 
  
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[NSC|NSC Leading Scorer]]
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* 2010 [[Ben Cooper]] Memorial Tournament, GDS
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|year = 2010
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* 2011, 2012 Yale [[FAcT]]
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|previous = [[Daichi Ueda]]
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* 2013 Yale [[BHSAT]]
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|next = [[Kevin Malis]]
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* 2014 [[ACF Regionals]]
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Although he did not direct the tournament, Matt's logistics work for the [[2015 ACF Nationals]] was widely lauded as helping to create perhaps the best-run nationals ever.
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ICT|DI ICT Leading Scorer]]
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|year = 2023, 2024
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|previous = [[Jason Golfinos]]
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|next = TBD
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{{Succession_box_(Individual)|Individual Honor = [[ACF|ACF Nationals Leading Scorer]]
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|year = 2023, 2024
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|previous = [[Matt Bollinger]]
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|next = TBD
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 21 April 2024

Matt Jackson
Noted subjects Philosophy, Mythology, Classics, general, saying science words, Mixed_Pure_Academic
Current college University of Chicago (2022-2024)
Past colleges Yale (2010-2014)
High school Georgetown Day (2007-2010)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Matt Jackson is a graduate student at Chicago, and former quizbowl player for Yale and Georgetown Day School. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest quizbowl players, writers, and editors of all time.

First playing career

During his senior year at Georgetown Day High School in DC, he was the top scorer at all ten regular-season tournaments he played, as well as the 2010 NSC, and took the 2nd place All-Star spot at the 2010 HSNCT.

In college, first under the tutelage of John Lawrence and then as captain, Matt helped lead teams to win the 2011 DII ICT, 2011 ACF Nationals, 2012 ACF Nationals, and 2013 ICT, to 2nd-place finishes at 2013 ACF Nationals, the 2014 ICT, and 2014 ACF Nationals, and to a 3rd place finish at the 2012 ICT -- with numerous key matches against UVA's Matt Bollinger along the way. After graduating, Matt was the lead scorer on the winning team at the 2015 Chicago Open, and the 2nd-place individual scorer at that tournament overall.

Second playing career

After a seven year, near-total hiatus from playing tournaments, Jackson enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Chicago and un-retired in the summer of 2022 to play UMD's mirror of NASAT (which his team won) and CO (at which he finished 3rd).

During his first year at Chicago, Jackson was top individual scorer at 6 regular-season tournaments (including 2023 COOT at Oxford), at 2023 ICT (becoming the most recent person to put up a triple-digit PP20H at that championship), and at 2023 ACF Nationals. He led Chicago to 2nd-place finishes at both ICT and ACF Nationals in 2023, in each case keeping the last game against the eventual champion to within a single-tossup margin [1] [2].

In his second year, he played fewer tournaments, but did win the Midwest site of 2024 ACF Regionals -- and secure the year's highest competitive A-value across all sites -- while playing solo [3]. He then led Chicago to field-clearing undefeated victories at 2024 ICT Division I and 2024 ACF Nationals, and was again the top individual scorer at both tournaments.

Editing & service

Matt has also been a prolific and acclaimed editor, including:

Jackson is a member emeritus of ACF. From 2012 through 2016, he was a member of PACE, and served as that organization's President for the 2014-15 competition year.

In 2016, Jackson led the "Common Rules Project," which standardized and largely synchronized the gameplay rules used by ACF, PACE, and HSAPQ.

Jeopardy!

Shortly after his first retirement from quizbowl, Jackson competed on the televised game show Jeopardy!, appearing in regular-season 14 games and winning 13 of them (25 September 2015 - 14 October 2015). At that point, his winning streak and cash winnings ($413,612) were each the fourth-highest of all time; those rankings have since fallen somewhat.

Jackson later appeared on the 2015 Tournament of Champions, where he earned an additional $100,000 as first runner-up to Alex Jacob, and in the 2019 All-Star Games (as part of "Team Ken"). In spring 2024, he appeared in the first Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.

Carper Award
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Matt Bollinger
and Jim Dendy
2022 (alongside
Chris Borglum)
Edmund Dickinson
and Joe Su


NSC Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Daichi Ueda
2010
Kevin Malis
DI ICT Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Jason Golfinos
2023, 2024
TBD
ACF Nationals Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Matt Bollinger
2023, 2024
TBD
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