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|Subjects = Literature, Arts, Opera, 20th century Drama, Social Science, and Evelyn Waugh
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:''Not to confused with [[Thomas Gioia]] or [[Ted Gioia (1970s)]] - see [[Gioia]] for details''
  
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An excellent literature player, Ted was the head writer for the [[2008 Wallace Stevens Memorial Literature Singles]] that took place at the [[Weekend of Quizbowl]] and plans to contribute to several more writing projects in the future, including [[2008 ACF Fall]].  He also worked on [[KLEE]], [[Harvard International]] and [[T-Party]].  Ted entered an already decent northeast circuit on an already strong Harvard team and immediately turned heads and earned respect by scoring highly at several events.
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'''Theodore Jasper "Ted" Gioia''' played quizbowl at [[Harvard]]; during his tenure there, he was considered one of two or three best active literature players in the game.  
  
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== Recent Tournaments ==
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Ted was the head editor for [[KLEE]], both incarnations of [[Harvard International]], and the [[2008 T-Party]]. He also was an editor for [[2008 ACF Fall]], [[2009 ACF Regionals]], [[2010 ACF Regionals]], [[2011 ACF Regionals]]. and [[2014 ACF Nationals]]. He is one of the most outspoken advocates for questions testing deep knowledge of canonical literature (or "core" works) and is also known for his hatred of common link literature tossups.
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Ted played the Maryland edition of [[FICHTE]] with "Team Ted Goia" (consisting of himself, [[Shantanu Jha]], [[Adam Marshall]], and [[Eric Mukherjee]]; notice the misspelling), winning second place.  He was also part of Team Mukherjee during the Team Mukherjee vs. Team Magin Triple Packet Showdown at the end of the day.  He also showed up to [[2008 ACF Nationals]] on a team with [[Bruce Arthur]] and [[Rom Masrour]] and placed in the second bracket.
 
  
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== High School ==
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Ted lead a high-level [[Gonzaga College|Gonzaga College High School]] team, which, among other notable results, won 5th place at [[2007 PACE NSC]]. He was also a two-time PACE all-star.
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== College ==
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His time at [[Harvard]] has seen some notable victories, including several wins at sub-national events and a high finish at [[ACF Nationals 2009]]. He was part of the second place team at the [[2009 Chicago Open]] with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Dallas Simons]]. Ted also placed third at the 2009 [[Chicago Open Literature Tournament]] finishing with the second most powers in the field while playing on a balanced team with [[Jerry Vinokurov]] (scoring 80 ppg to Jerry's 65 ppg). As an editor he edited literature and arts for the highly praised [[2010 ACF Regionals]] and [[2011 ACF Regionals]].
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Ted is currently living the #baylife.
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== Editing ==
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*[[Harvard International]] 1 and 2
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* Several incarnations of the [[Harvard Fall Tournament]]
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*[[2008 T Party]]
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*[[2011 ACF Regionals]]
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*[[2010 ACF Regionals]]
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*[[2009 ACF Regionals]]
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*[[2008 ACF Fall]]
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*[[Wallace Stevens Literature Singles]]
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*[[2012 Chicago Open]]
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*[[2014 ACF Nationals]]
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== Notable Tournaments ==
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*[[Penn Bowl|2010 Penn Bowl]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
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*[[2009 FIST]] - 2nd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Eric Mukherjee]])
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* 2009 [[Chicago Open Literature Tournament]] - 3rd place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]])
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*[[Chicago Open|2009 Chicago Open]] - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Jerry Vinokurov]], and [[Dallas Simons]])
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*[[2009 Missouri Open]] at Maryland - 1st place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Dan Puma]])
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*[[2009 ACF Nationals]] - 6th place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
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*[[2009 ACF Regionals]] - 1st place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]])
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*[[2009 Penn Bowl]] - 3rd place (with [[Bruce Arthur]], [[Dallas Simons]], and [[Andy Watkins]]))
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*[[2008 VCU Open]] - 1st place (with [[Jerry Vinokurov]] and [[Henry Gorman]])
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*[[2008 ACF Nationals]] - Middle Bracket (with [[Rom Masrour]], [[Bruce Arthur]], and [[Ylaine Gerardin]])
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*[[2008 FICHTE]] at Maryland - 2nd place (with [[Eric Mukherjee]], [[Shantanu Jha]], and [[Adam Marshall]])
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*[[Deep Bench|2007 Deep Bench]] Brandeis mirror - 1st place
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*[[EFT|EFT2]] - 1st place (with [[John Lesieutre]], [[Dennis Sun]], and [[Adam Hallowell]]
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 10 February 2021

Ted Gioia
Noted subjects Literature, Arts, Opera, 20th century Drama, Social Science, and Evelyn Waugh
Current college None
Past colleges Harvard (2008-2012)
High school Gonzaga (2005-2007)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT
Not to confused with Thomas Gioia or Ted Gioia (1970s) - see Gioia for details

Theodore Jasper "Ted" Gioia played quizbowl at Harvard; during his tenure there, he was considered one of two or three best active literature players in the game.

Ted was the head editor for KLEE, both incarnations of Harvard International, and the 2008 T-Party. He also was an editor for 2008 ACF Fall, 2009 ACF Regionals, 2010 ACF Regionals, 2011 ACF Regionals. and 2014 ACF Nationals. He is one of the most outspoken advocates for questions testing deep knowledge of canonical literature (or "core" works) and is also known for his hatred of common link literature tossups.

High School

Ted lead a high-level Gonzaga College High School team, which, among other notable results, won 5th place at 2007 PACE NSC. He was also a two-time PACE all-star.

College

His time at Harvard has seen some notable victories, including several wins at sub-national events and a high finish at ACF Nationals 2009. He was part of the second place team at the 2009 Chicago Open with Eric Mukherjee, Jerry Vinokurov, and Dallas Simons. Ted also placed third at the 2009 Chicago Open Literature Tournament finishing with the second most powers in the field while playing on a balanced team with Jerry Vinokurov (scoring 80 ppg to Jerry's 65 ppg). As an editor he edited literature and arts for the highly praised 2010 ACF Regionals and 2011 ACF Regionals.

Ted is currently living the #baylife.

Editing

Notable Tournaments

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