Hats off to the 15 teams qualified for ACUI College Bowl Nationals, and to whichever runner-up gets the wild card. For everyone else, despair not! There's another quizbowl option that weekend: UTC will host the 4th annual Moon Pie (TM) Classic* on Sat., Apr. 27, 2002. This is an ACF-style tournament, with untimed rounds of 20 tossups (worth 10 pts. each) and bonuses (worth a possible 30 pts. each.) Packet submission is optional but gets you a healthy discount. Plus we'll have a trash tournament, the RC Cola Classic, on Sun., Apr. 28; details follow in another message. ELIGIBILITY: The Moon Pie Classic is for teams composed of up to 4 currently-enrolled students from the same school, regardless of grade level or experience. Alternates are allowed, but only 4 can play in any given round. We'll have two divisions, based on experience level. Div. II teams are: * Teams from 4-year colleges composed of players in their 1st or 2nd year of intercollegiate QB competition. (Important: since the untimed format & ACF style differs so much from the CBI style, we won't count experience in CBI or HCASC tournaments.) * Junior college teams, regardless of players' prior experience All other teams will compete in Division I. Multiple teams from the same school may play. Field is tentatively capped at 44 teams. LOCATION & SCHEDULE: Again this year it's Saturday only. Registration begins at 9 AM EDT and the tournament starts at 10. Based on past years, expect it to end around 8:30-9 PM. Tournament HQ is 129 Grote Hall, with matches in both Grote and Holt Halls on the UT-Chattanooga campus. E-mail me for directions. FEES: Again, we do not require packets but offer generous discounts for packet submission. Fees therefore can range from $60 to $110 for a team. Teams seeking more discounts can cut fees further by bringing officials to Chattanooga for our high school tournament on Sat., April 13, and/or the RC Cola Classic trash tournament the day after the Moon Pie. E-mail me for further details. Base fee $100 per team Discounts: - $15 for packet (25 tossups, 25 boni, meeting the guidelines set forth in the next message) submitted by Sat., Apr. 6 - $10 more if packet is submitted by Sat., Mar. 23 - $5 for a working lockout buzzer system - $10 for each team after the first from the same school Surcharge: + $10 for teams not submitting a packet. [Packet deadline is midnight Mon., April 15; no packets accepted thereafter except by prior arrangement.] Special deal for newcomers: Teams appearing at their first collegiate tournament at UTC receive a $25 discount and are exempt from the packet requirement. [Important: if submitting, each team from the same school will need to submit a separate packet, which must be blind to members of the school's other teams.] LODGINGS: The Clarion Hotel is holding discount rooms through April 13 for Fri. night 4/27 and/or Sat. night 4/28 at $65/night plus tax for up to 4 people. The number is (423) 756-5150; tell them you're entitled to the special quizbowl rate. CONTACT: Tournament director Charlie Steinhice: e-mail steinhic_at_..., phone 423-763-7137 (office) / 423-877-2706 (home), mail 1185 Mtn. Creek Rd. #1801, Chattanooga, TN 37405. (*The term Moon Pie is a registered trademark of the Chattanooga Bakery, Inc., and used with their kind permission.)
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