High School Quiz Bowlers: Clemson University, in the beautiful Upstate of South Carolina, is pleased to announce the Fracas 2000 High School Quiz Bowl Tournament. This tournament, hosted by the Clemson University Academic Quiz Team, will be run as an untimed NAQT-qualifying, one-day event. We will hold this year's tournament on Saturday, September 30, 2000 in the new Hendrix Student Center on Clemson's main campus. Rounds will consist of 20 tossups and boni, with a brief pause in the action after 10 toss-ups for a score check. We are providing the question packets from NAQT. Full explanations of the rules are available at: <a href=http://www.naqt.com/rules.html target=new>http://www.naqt.com/rules.html</a> We expect to limit the field to 20 teams. The tournament will be run in two 10-team divisions (random assignment). Each team will play a minimum of nine games. The top two teams from each division will then move into the Final Four. Team 1 from Division A will play Team 2 from Division B and Team 2 from Division A will play Team 1 from Division B in the first round. The final round will pit the first round winners against each other for the championship and the losers will play a consolation round for 3rd and 4th places. Beginning immediately, we will reserve slots for teams who plan to compete. After 20 teams reserve slots, we will place additional teams on a waiting list. To reserve slots for the tournament, contact David Swindell at: dswinde_at_.... Additional information will be posted to the Academic Team's homepage shortly: <a href=http://people.clemson.edu/~dswinde/quizbowl target=new>http://people.clemson.edu/~dswinde/quizbowl</a> ___________________________ ELIGIBILITY: All players at Fracas must be students currently enrolled at a high school located in North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia. Teams may have any number of players, but only four can play at once. Substitution of players may be made during the half-time break in a match. All team members must be students from the same high school. FEES: The base fee for Fracas 2000 is $50/team. A team's fee is reduced by $5 for every working buzzer you bring (a maximum of 2/team). A school will have its fee reduced another $5 if they pay the registration fee two weeks in advance. Pay by cash or make all checks out to Clemson University. The winning team and the top individual players will receive prizes. All students are invited to participate in guided campus tours while they are with us. A concessions stand will also be located conveniently nearby all the action. ACCOMODATIONS: For teams that are interested in staying overnight the 29th, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Ramada Inn. We have a special university account with the Ramada. If you are interested, please contact David Swindell (dswinde_at_...) with your needs and we will take care of the accommodations for you. For any additional information, contact: David Swindell, Faculty Advisor Academic Quiz Team Dept. of Political Science Brackett Hall 230 Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-1354 (864) 656-3149 <a href=http://people.clemson.edu/~dswinde/quizbowl target=new>http://people.clemson.edu/~dswinde/quizbowl</a>
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