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There is exactly one question in each of the following categories. The order changes from year to year, but is the same every round to ease category statistics tracking. | There is exactly one question in each of the following categories. The order changes from year to year, but is the same every round to ease category statistics tracking. | ||
| − | #Algebra | + | #Algebra (computational) |
| − | #Geometry/Trigonometry | + | #Geometry/Trigonometry (computational) |
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#United States literature | #United States literature | ||
#British literature | #British literature | ||
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#Religion/Mythology | #Religion/Mythology | ||
| − | In various previous years, there has been a technology category instead of interdisciplinary, a calculus/combinatorics category instead of | + | In various previous years, there has been a technology category instead of interdisciplinary, a "pyramidal math" category that was sometimes computational instead of the noncomputational math category, a calculus/combinatorics category instead of noncomputational math, a pop culture question with western European history being part of the world history distribution. The first year also featured two American literature questions and one non-American instead of the current distribution of the three questions. |
==Tournament Format== | ==Tournament Format== | ||
| − | The structure calls for 128 students each playing seven matches over the course of fourteen rounds (playing approximately every other round). If the field is full, each student always plays an opponent with the same record. If the field is not full, there are "safety matches" in which both students are given credit for a victory | + | The structure calls for 128 students each playing seven matches over the course of fourteen rounds (playing approximately every other round). If the field is full, each student always plays an opponent with the same record. If the field is not full, there are "safety matches" in which both students are given credit for a victory and/or "phantom matches" in which a real player goes against somebody getting an extra match that doesn't count toward his statistics. The field has been full since 2008, and may be expanded for 2010. |
The format assures that there will be a single undefeated player (7-0) at the end of 14 rounds. There will also be 7 players with records of 6-1. All of these players advance to the finals. | The format assures that there will be a single undefeated player (7-0) at the end of 14 rounds. There will also be 7 players with records of 6-1. All of these players advance to the finals. | ||
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The Final round is 60 questions in length (three 20 question rotations using the same order as in the morning). Each question is worth one point. There are five critical changes to procedure in the finals: | The Final round is 60 questions in length (three 20 question rotations using the same order as in the morning). Each question is worth one point. There are five critical changes to procedure in the finals: | ||
| − | *The undefeated player does not start play with the rest of the field. The undefeated player will enter play after 20 questions have been read, and will be given a score equal to the current leader(s). | + | *The undefeated player does not start play with the rest of the field. The undefeated player will enter play after 20 questions have been read, and will be given a score equal to that of the current leader(s). |
*Each player starting the finals begins with three points. | *Each player starting the finals begins with three points. | ||
*Incorrect answers, even after the question is over, carry a one point deduction. Players reaching a score of zero are eliminated. | *Incorrect answers, even after the question is over, carry a one point deduction. Players reaching a score of zero are eliminated. | ||
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After 20 questions, the undefeated player from the morning enters, and is given a score equal to that of the leader at the time. After 40 questions, the five lowest scores are eliminated from play. After 50 questions, the two lowest remaining scores are eliminated. If there is a tie at any point to determine elimination, tie breaker questions are used among the tied parties to determine the players who stay. For the first few years of the tournament, the championship was only forty questions in length, and prior to 2009, some of its questions were worksheets. | After 20 questions, the undefeated player from the morning enters, and is given a score equal to that of the leader at the time. After 40 questions, the five lowest scores are eliminated from play. After 50 questions, the two lowest remaining scores are eliminated. If there is a tie at any point to determine elimination, tie breaker questions are used among the tied parties to determine the players who stay. For the first few years of the tournament, the championship was only forty questions in length, and prior to 2009, some of its questions were worksheets. | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
| − | + | <table border="1"><tr><th>Date</th><th>Winner</th><th>Second Place</th><th>Third Place</th><th>Fourth Place</th></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2001 Nov. 10</th><td>[[Jim Davis]], [[Latin School]]</td><td>[[Parag Bhayani]], [[Homewood-Flossmoor]]</td><td>[[Matt Keenan]], [[New Trier]]</td><td>[[Tony Wu]], [[Fremd]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2002 Nov. 23</th><td>[[Matt Keenan]], [[New Trier]]</td><td>[[Ben Taylor]], [[Guilford]]</td><td>[[Paul Gauthier]], [[Wheaton North]]</td><td>[[Mark Hedden]], [[Downers Grove North]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2003 Nov. 8</th><td>[[Paul Gauthier]], [[Wheaton North]]</td><td>[[Michael Evans]], [[New Trier]]</td><td>[[Andrew Uzzell]], [[Evanston]]</td><td>[[Eric Grebing]], [[Bunker Hill]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2004 Nov. 13</th><td>[[Sara Garnett]], [[Okemos|Okemos (Michigan)]]</td><td>[[Cliff Chang]], [[New Trier]]</td><td>[[Alex Beata]], [[Fremd]]</td><td>[[Billy Osuka]], [[Buffalo Grove]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2005 Nov. 12</th><td>[[Robert Sale]], [[Brookwood|Brookwood (Georgia)]]</td><td>[[Greg Gauthier]], [[Wheaton North]]</td><td colspan="2">tie: [[Brad Fischer]], [[Winnebago]]; [[Katie Kragh]], [[Loyola]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2006 Nov. 11</th><td>[[Carlo Angiuli]], [[New Trier]]</td><td>[[Greg Gauthier]], [[Wheaton North]]</td><td colspan="2">tie: [[Greg Peterson]], [[Maine South]]; [[Kristina Warren]], [[Bloomington]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2007 Nov. 10<br />(at [[Stevenson]])</th><td>[[Greg Gauthier]], [[Wheaton North]]</td><td>[[Siva Sundaram]], [[Auburn (Rockford, Illinois high school)|Auburn]]</td><td colspan="2">tie: [[John Brown]], [[Auburn (Rockford, Illinois high school)|Auburn]]; [[Tony Cao]], [[Carbondale]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2008 Nov. 22</th><td>[[Siva Sundaram]], [[Auburn (Rockford, Illinois high school)|Auburn]]</td><td>[[Joe Ahmad]], [[Loyola]]</td><td>[[Tony Cao]], [[Carbondale]]</td><td>[[Ben Cohen]], [[New Trier]]</td></tr> | |
| − | + | <tr><th>2009 Nov. 7</th><td>[[Lloyd Sy]], [[Auburn (Rockford, Illinois high school)|Auburn]]</td><td>[[Andrew Deveau]], [[St. Ignatius]]</td><td>[[Kevin Malis]], [[Stevenson]]</td><td>[[Steve Server]], [[New Trier]]</td></tr></table> | |
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==Players who qualified for the finals in 2 or more tournaments== | ==Players who qualified for the finals in 2 or more tournaments== | ||
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==Players from Small Schools (Class A) who qualified for the finals== | ==Players from Small Schools (Class A) who qualified for the finals== | ||
| − | * Jim Davis | + | * [[Jim Davis]], [[Latin School]] (2001) - Champion |
| − | * [[Kelly Tourdot]] | + | * [[Kelly Tourdot]], [[Stillman Valley]] (2002) - 5th place |
| − | * Eric Grebing | + | * [[Eric Grebing]], [[Bunker Hill]] (2003) - 4th place |
| − | * Jonathan Mayer | + | * [[Jonathan Mayer]], [[Latin School]] (2004) - 5th place (tie) |
| − | * [[Brad Fischer]] | + | * [[Brad Fischer]], [[Winnebago]] (2005) - 3rd place (tie) |
| − | * Ben Weiss | + | * [[Ben Weiss]], [[Latin School]] (2005) - 9th place |
| + | * [[Greg Dzurickso]], [[Lisle]] (2009) - 8th place | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://org.newtrier.k12.il.us/activities/sbowl/solo.html Scobol Solo] | *[http://org.newtrier.k12.il.us/activities/sbowl/solo.html Scobol Solo] | ||
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[[Category: High school tournaments]] | [[Category: High school tournaments]] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 28 January 2010
The Scobol Solo is an individual tournament held each November since 2001 at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. It is open to any high school student. It typically attracts many of the top players in Illinois and occasionally attracts players from out of state.
History
The Solo, as it is often simply called, was the second major individual tournament to be held in Illinois, following the demise of the Ultimate Scholar Tournament which originated at downstate Sullivan before being moved to the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. That tournament, run by Ken Johnson, ended when IWU could no longer provide the space for free.
This tournament has been directed by and written by David Reinstein since its inception. With the exception of the 2006 tournament, it has been held at New Trier's Winnetka campus. In 2006, New Trier was forced to close the weekend of the tournament due to a pertussis outbreak, causing the tournament to be moved to nearby Stevenson at the last moment.
In addition to the Scobol Solo, the University of Illinois also has run an individual competition since 2006, annually written and directed by Donald Taylor. Since 2008, it is run concurrently with the NAQT State Qualifier.
Match Format
Each match consists of 20 toss-up questions. There are no bonus questions. Each question is worth one point, with no power or neg points, and ties are decided by sudden death. There are three computational questions in each match.
There is exactly one question in each of the following categories. The order changes from year to year, but is the same every round to ease category statistics tracking.
- Algebra (computational)
- Geometry/Trigonometry (computational)
- Noncomputational mathematics
- United States literature
- British literature
- World literature
- United States history
- Western European history
- World history
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Art/Architecture
- Music
- Nonfiction
- Vocabulary
- Interdisciplinary
- Current Events
- Geography/Astronomy/Earth Science
- Religion/Mythology
In various previous years, there has been a technology category instead of interdisciplinary, a "pyramidal math" category that was sometimes computational instead of the noncomputational math category, a calculus/combinatorics category instead of noncomputational math, a pop culture question with western European history being part of the world history distribution. The first year also featured two American literature questions and one non-American instead of the current distribution of the three questions.
Tournament Format
The structure calls for 128 students each playing seven matches over the course of fourteen rounds (playing approximately every other round). If the field is full, each student always plays an opponent with the same record. If the field is not full, there are "safety matches" in which both students are given credit for a victory and/or "phantom matches" in which a real player goes against somebody getting an extra match that doesn't count toward his statistics. The field has been full since 2008, and may be expanded for 2010.
The format assures that there will be a single undefeated player (7-0) at the end of 14 rounds. There will also be 7 players with records of 6-1. All of these players advance to the finals.
There are also 21 players with 5-2 records who are given a very difficult, sometimes themed written test called the "Desperation Shot". The one player with the highest score on the Desperation Shot also advances to the finals.
The Final round is 60 questions in length (three 20 question rotations using the same order as in the morning). Each question is worth one point. There are five critical changes to procedure in the finals:
- The undefeated player does not start play with the rest of the field. The undefeated player will enter play after 20 questions have been read, and will be given a score equal to that of the current leader(s).
- Each player starting the finals begins with three points.
- Incorrect answers, even after the question is over, carry a one point deduction. Players reaching a score of zero are eliminated.
After 20 questions, the undefeated player from the morning enters, and is given a score equal to that of the leader at the time. After 40 questions, the five lowest scores are eliminated from play. After 50 questions, the two lowest remaining scores are eliminated. If there is a tie at any point to determine elimination, tie breaker questions are used among the tied parties to determine the players who stay. For the first few years of the tournament, the championship was only forty questions in length, and prior to 2009, some of its questions were worksheets.
Results
Players who qualified for the finals in 2 or more tournaments
- Matt Keenan (2) - New Trier (01-02)
- Paul Gauthier (2) - Wheaton North (02-03)
- Donald Taylor (2) - MacArthur (02, 04)
- Alex Beata (2) - William Fremd (04-05)
- Carlo Angiuli (2) - New Trier (05-06)
- Greg Gauthier (3) - Wheaton North (05-07)
- John Brown (2) - Auburn (06-07)
- Siva Sundaram (3) - Auburn (06-08)
- Tony Cao (2) - Carbondale (07-08)
Players from Small Schools (Class A) who qualified for the finals
- Jim Davis, Latin School (2001) - Champion
- Kelly Tourdot, Stillman Valley (2002) - 5th place
- Eric Grebing, Bunker Hill (2003) - 4th place
- Jonathan Mayer, Latin School (2004) - 5th place (tie)
- Brad Fischer, Winnebago (2005) - 3rd place (tie)
- Ben Weiss, Latin School (2005) - 9th place
- Greg Dzurickso, Lisle (2009) - 8th place