Re: CBI Region 9 Results

• From: nominalize <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:51:42 -0000
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--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, dpucollegebowl <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> 
> In the final match, DePauw finishes ahead 165-140.  Notre Dame 
> protests an answer they gave of "Zaire" for a question relating to 
> the current legal tender of the "Democratic Republic of the 
Congo".  
> Initially, they had been given a neg (despite a direction to prompt 
> if the answer "Zaire" was given, which was missed by both the 
> moderator and the judge) and DePauw had not gotten the TU correct 
> during the match, so the match continued as normal.  CBI National 
> headquarters is called and it is ruled that Notre Dame is to be 
> given the correct answer and have the neg taken away, making the 
> score 165-155.  Then they are to be read a TU (for ONLY Notre Dame 
> to answer -- whose answer was "amber", with the final two clues 
> calling it "this fossilized resin" and "important to the plot of 
> Jurassic Park") and given a 30-20-10 bonus (name the NFL team, 30-
20-
> 10, where the 20 pt clue mentioned that Larry Czonka of this team 
> was in the Hall of Fame...), thus declaring Notre Dame the 
winners.  
> Both teams thereby finish the day with 2 losses and a 2-2 record 
> against one another.
> 
> What do people think of this procedure?

   While I agree with other posts about the procedure of the protest, 
something struck me as I read the original post on this thread. 

   I played at the RCT (Region 11) but don't remember this particular 
tossup.  Nevertheless, considering that the question about "Zaire/DR 
of the C" was current events, I don't think that there should have 
been a prompt on "Zaire."  The DR of the C dropped the name Zaire 
FIVE years ago.  If a quizbowller hasn't kept up with current events 
from 5 years ago and says "Zaire" for the DR of the C, then they 
shouldn't be prompted at all. Conversely, if they want the old 
name "Zaire" and you say DR of the C, then you shouldn't be prompted 
for that either.
 
   I don't intend for this to be a gripe about CBI, and I certainly 
don't mean to disparage the Notre Dame squad or take away from their 
victory (One question doesn't decide the entire match, even if it 
comes at the end.)  I do feel, however, that I should express my 
point about that particular question, and perhaps about current 
events questions in general.  

   Andrew
   U of Oklahoma (but speaking for myself)