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{{Infobox|Name = Rob Carson
 
{{Infobox|Name = Rob Carson
 
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|Subjects = Meta, mythology, computer science, misc. trash, comics, Asian history gleaned from video games
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|Subjects = Literature, fine arts, mythology, trash, shameless fraud, meta, etc.
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|schoolcur = [[Minnesota]] (2007-) [[Category: Players active in 2007]] [[Category: Players active in 2008]]
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|schoolpast = [[Minnesota]] (2007-2011), [[MCTC]] (2013-2014)
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|highschool = [[Chaska]] (2005-2006) [[Category:High school players active in 2005]] [[Category:High school players active in 2006]]
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|firstname = Rob
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'''Rob Carson''' is an alumnus of the [[University of Minnesota]], where he and perennial teammate [[Andrew Hart]] won the [[2011 ICT]]. In 2019, his writing, forums adminship, and community-building work was recognized with the [[Carper Award]].
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While a freshman at Minnesota, Rob was a member of the inaugural official [[ACF]] Undergraduate and Division II [[2008 ACF Nationals|National Championship]] [[2008 Minnesota|team]]. He has since gone on to win two more ACF undergrad titles, an [[ICT]] undergrad title, the overall [[ICT]] title in 2011, and a [[Chicago Open]] title. He also was part of the Ooh Aah Aah Aah team that won the inaugural CULT national title. He is widely regarded as one of the best mythology players in the game.
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According to [[Andrew Hart]], Rob is "an excellent question writer and editor." Less subjectively, he co-created and served as a major editor and contributor to Minnesota's two annual tournaments, [[Minnesota Open]] and [[MUT]], before head-editing marquee sets like the acclaimed [[2011 ACF Regionals]], the  2017 and 2018 [[PACE NSC]]s, and the [[2016 ACF Nationals]]. He now writes full-time for NAQT.
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He is also widely believed to be the youngest man to ever win the [[CBI]] [[CBI NCT|National Championship]], doing so in 2007 at 18 years, three months.
  
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'''Rob Carson''' will be, at the start of the 2009 season, a junior at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He is widely believed to be the youngest man to ever win the [[CBI]] [[CBI NCT|National Championship]], doing so in 2007 at 18 years, three months. As far as real quizbowl goes, he was a member of the inaugural official [[ACF]] Undergraduate and Division II [[2008 ACF Nationals|National Championship]] [[2008 Minnesota|team]]. According to [[Andrew Hart]], he is "an excellent question writer and editor."
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Among his other quizbowl bona fides, Rob is known as an excellent moderator (being selected to read the finals at both the [[2019 ACF Nationals]] and the [[2019 ICT]]), and is a perennial candidate for "handsomest man in quizbowl." Along with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Billy Busse]], [[Tejas Raje]], and a shadowy assortment of other geriatrics, Rob often competes at opens under the aegis of "BHSU," or [[Ball So Hard University]].
  
 
==Writing/Editing Experience==
 
==Writing/Editing Experience==
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* 2008 [[2008 NSC|PACE NSC]] (wrote most of the myth, some religion, philosophy, visual fine arts, and trash)
 
* 2008 [[2008 NSC|PACE NSC]] (wrote most of the myth, some religion, philosophy, visual fine arts, and trash)
 
* 2008 [[Minnesota Open]] (with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and [[Charles Meigs]])
 
* 2008 [[Minnesota Open]] (with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and [[Charles Meigs]])
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* 2008 [[ACF Fall]] (edited myth, world literature, religion, "other visual fine arts," computer science, some earth science/astronomy, and trash; with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Trevor Davis]], and [[Ted Gioia]])
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* 2008 [[ACF Fall]] (edited myth, world literature, religion, other visual fine arts, computer science, some earth science/astronomy, and trash; with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Trevor Davis]], and [[Ted Gioia]])
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* 2011 [[Minnesota Open]] (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and help from [[Saajid Moyen]], [[Patrick Liao]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[James Lasker]])
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* 2012 [[2012 NSC|PACE NSC]] (literature editor)
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* 2013 [[MUT]] (head editor; with [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gaurav Kandlikar]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and [[Matt Menard]])
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* 2013 [[ACF Regionals]] (religion and mythology editor; with [[Chris Ray]], [[John Lawrence]], and [[Cody Voight]])
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* 2013 [[2013 NSC|PACE NSC]] (literature editor)
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* 2014 [[MUT]] (head editor; with [[Billy Busse]], [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Melanie Keating]], and [[Bernadette Spencer]])
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* 2014 [[2014 NSC|PACE NSC]] (head editor)
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* 2014 [[ACF Fall]] (proofreading, some second-pass editing)
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* 2014 [[Penn Bowl]] (literature editor)
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* 2014 [[DEES]] (edited visual fine arts, mythology, geography, and general knowledge as part of a [[DEES|volunteer emergency editing crew]])
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* 2015 [[MUT]] (head editor; with [[Mike Cheyne]], [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], [[Shan Kothari]], [[Bernadette Spencer]], and [[Cody Voight]])
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* 2015 [[ACF Nationals]] (co-head editor with [[Ryan Westbrook]]; edited literature, music, and mythology)
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* 2015 [[2015 NSC|PACE NSC]] (literature editor)
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* 2016 [[ACF Nationals]] (head editor; edited American and British literature, fine arts, and mythology)
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* 2016 [[2016 NSC|PACE NSC]] (fine arts and mythology editor)
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* 2017 & 18 [[2017 NSC|PACE NSC]] (head editor)
  
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Rob also took a prominent role under the overall leadership of [[Eric Mukherjee]] in the [[5th of March Incident]], helping to write and edit an NHBB A-set in an unprecedented 12-hour blitz.
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* 2009 [[2009 NSC|PACE NSC]] (wrote most of the myth, some geography, religion, and trash)
 
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* future half-myth half-fine arts event
 
  
 
==Notable Tournament Appearances==
 
==Notable Tournament Appearances==
  
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===2008-2009===
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* 2008 [[JECHT]] - 1st, it would seem (1-0 with [[Trygve Meade]]; 5-0 when play resumed, playing with [[Sean Skaar]] and [[Mike Cheyne]])
 
* 2008 [[JECHT]] - 1st, it would seem (1-0 with [[Trygve Meade]]; 5-0 when play resumed, playing with [[Sean Skaar]] and [[Mike Cheyne]])
 
* 2008 Rob Pilatus Memorial trash tournament - probably 5th? (with [[Mike Sorice]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Trygve Meade]])
 
* 2008 Rob Pilatus Memorial trash tournament - probably 5th? (with [[Mike Sorice]], [[Andrew Hart]], and [[Trygve Meade]])
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* [[ACF Fall 2007]] - 1st place[http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hart0789/acffall2007/acffall_standings.html] (with [[Gautam Kandlikar]] and [[Bernadette Spencer]])
 
* [[ACF Fall 2007]] - 1st place[http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hart0789/acffall2007/acffall_standings.html] (with [[Gautam Kandlikar]] and [[Bernadette Spencer]])
 
* [[Titanomachy]] - 2nd place[http://www.district112.org/chs/Activities/AcademicTeams/Titanomachy07/index.html] (with [[Gautam Kandlikar]])
 
* [[Titanomachy]] - 2nd place[http://www.district112.org/chs/Activities/AcademicTeams/Titanomachy07/index.html] (with [[Gautam Kandlikar]])
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* Chicago mirror of [[EFT|2007 EFT2]] - 1st place[http://bowl.uchicago.edu/EFT2007/EFT%202%20Prelims_standings.html][http://bowl.uchicago.edu/EFT2007/EFT%202%20Playoffs_standings.html] (with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], and [[Chris Bauleke]])
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* Chicago mirror of [[EFT|2007 EFT2]] - 1st place[http://bowl.uchicago.edu/EFT2007/EFT%202%20Prelims_standings.html][http://bowl.uchicago.edu/EFT2007/EFT%202%20Playoffs_standings.html] (with [[Andrew Hart]], [[Gautam Kandlikar]], and [[Chris Bauleke]])-->
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Revision as of 14:47, 23 February 2021

Rob Carson
Rob.jpg
Noted subjects Literature, fine arts, mythology, trash, shameless fraud, meta, etc.
Current college BHSU
Past colleges Minnesota (2007-2011), MCTC (2013-2014)
High school Chaska (2005-2006)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Rob Carson is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota, where he and perennial teammate Andrew Hart won the 2011 ICT. In 2019, his writing, forums adminship, and community-building work was recognized with the Carper Award.

While a freshman at Minnesota, Rob was a member of the inaugural official ACF Undergraduate and Division II National Championship team. He has since gone on to win two more ACF undergrad titles, an ICT undergrad title, the overall ICT title in 2011, and a Chicago Open title. He also was part of the Ooh Aah Aah Aah team that won the inaugural CULT national title. He is widely regarded as one of the best mythology players in the game.

According to Andrew Hart, Rob is "an excellent question writer and editor." Less subjectively, he co-created and served as a major editor and contributor to Minnesota's two annual tournaments, Minnesota Open and MUT, before head-editing marquee sets like the acclaimed 2011 ACF Regionals, the 2017 and 2018 PACE NSCs, and the 2016 ACF Nationals. He now writes full-time for NAQT.

He is also widely believed to be the youngest man to ever win the CBI National Championship, doing so in 2007 at 18 years, three months.

Among his other quizbowl bona fides, Rob is known as an excellent moderator (being selected to read the finals at both the 2019 ACF Nationals and the 2019 ICT), and is a perennial candidate for "handsomest man in quizbowl." Along with Andrew Hart, Billy Busse, Tejas Raje, and a shadowy assortment of other geriatrics, Rob often competes at opens under the aegis of "BHSU," or Ball So Hard University.

Writing/Editing Experience

Past

(a placeholder)

Rob also took a prominent role under the overall leadership of Eric Mukherjee in the 5th of March Incident, helping to write and edit an NHBB A-set in an unprecedented 12-hour blitz.

Notable Tournament Appearances

Man alive does this need renovation.

ICT DI Leading Scorer
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Trevor Davis
2013
Matt Bollinger
Carper Award
Preceded by
Year
Succeeded by
Mike Bentley
2019
Alex Damisch
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