GUT Full results

mrsmiley4 <*no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com*> · Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:18:30 -0000

Hi all,

Full results for the 2003 Grinnell Undergraduate Tournament may now
be 
found at http://www.grinnell.edu/groups/quizbowl/gut.html . Sort of, 
at any rate. Those of you who were present may remember that timely 
posting of stats was probably our biggest problem on tournament day, 
mainly made so by the fact that a) The computer hooked up to the 
projector wouldn't save and b) The computer that could save wouldn't 
hook up to the projector. As such, the stats on the website are 
grievously incomplete, as I didn't realize that the stats on my 
computer did not reflect the final stats as entered on the computer
in 
Tournament Central. All prizes awarded on tournament day were awarded 
correctly, though you wouldn't guess it from the stats currently on 
the webpage. I think that most of the final standings were not 
SIGNIFICANTLY different from how it actually ended up. If you see 
something that is clearly an error, however (e.g. you KNOW your team 
had one more win than the page says it does), please email me so I
can 
remedy the situation. I am terribly sorry for this, and we will be 
sure to run this aspect of the tournament more smoothly in the future.

That said, I have some thanks to offer. First, we are indebted to all 
of the teams for bringing an overabundance of buzzer systems, without 
which this tournament could not have happened at all. I would also 
like to thank Eric Hillemann, Michael Falk, and the moderator from 
Iowa whose name completely escapes me at the moment (I have the face 
in my head, I SHOULD know who it was, and I apologize for being dumb) 
for offering their moderating abilities and general guidance.
Finally, 
I would like to thank R. Hentzel and NAQT for their advice and help
in 
making this tournament happen. We are in all of your debts.

As this was our first tournament, constructive criticism is welcomed 
and appreciated so that we can make your experience more enjoyable
the 
next time around. Thank you to all teams for coming out, and 
congratulations again to Carleton Tofu for their first place finish!

Cheers,
Brad Houston 