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by Dominator
Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Tossup 21 has come to the end of its run. I'm not sure how long the episodes will remain available on Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, but if they disappear, all the episodes can be found on www.noahbprince.dev.
by Dominator
Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #31 is up with Colby Burnett talking about how the coaches of Fenwick High School compare to NBA legends and how he owes his marriage to Netflix.
by Dominator
Tue May 23, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #30 is up with Eric Huff talking about the legacy of Dorman and the state of quizbowl merch.
by Dominator
Thu May 11, 2023 11:29 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Pavement III: Solitary Man
Replies: 13
Views: 13425

Re: Pavement III: Solitary Man

There will be a second mirror of this tournament on Qblitz running from May 29 to June 9. Any team that registered on Qblitz after the field was full has been moved to the later mirror. There is still a little bit of room in the field for the mirror. You can check this spreadsheet to see which teams...
by Dominator
Wed May 10, 2023 10:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #29 is up with Josh Rutsky talking about his mathematical cat and all the people who have made Alabama quizbowl what it is today.
by Dominator
Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Pavement III: Solitary Man
Replies: 13
Views: 13425

Re: Pavement III: Solitary Man

Good morning, PAveMEnT 3! I just went through the team formation spreadsheet and updated all the team names that were in there. - If your team name is green, it's been updated in the Qblitz system. (Otherwise the team name is the person who did the initial registration.) - If your team name is yello...
by Dominator
Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #28 is up with Mike Laudermith talking about his roundabout path to becoming an educator and what he misses about 1990s quizbowl.
by Dominator
Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Anybody got strategies for tilting your opponents
Replies: 13
Views: 6236

Re: Anybody got strategies for tilting your opponents

Standing.

It's so effective that the IHSA banned it.
by Dominator
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #27 is up with Mike Sorice talking about playing with Illinois's Academic Buzzer Team and what he'd still like to accomplish in quizbowl.
by Dominator
Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #25 is up with Chris Borglum talking about the early days of SEC quizbowl and the legacy of the Turkey Leg Match.
by Dominator
Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: Qblitz 2022-23
Replies: 0
Views: 3065

Qblitz 2022-23

Qblitz excited to announce the Qblitz Challenge Tournaments for the 2022-23 school year! Qblitz November Challenge (November 13, 2022) Qblitz January Challenge (January 22, 2023) Qblitz March Challenge (March 12, 2023) All tournaments will have both a high school AND middle school division, each wit...
by Dominator
Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Qblitz 2022-23
Replies: 0
Views: 390

Qblitz 2022-23

Qblitz excited to announce the Qblitz Challenge Tournaments for the 2022-23 school year! Qblitz November Challenge (November 13, 2022) Qblitz January Challenge (January 22, 2023) Qblitz March Challenge (March 12, 2023) All tournaments will have both a high school AND middle school division, each wit...
by Dominator
Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #24 is up with Taylor Harvey talking about learning to dance the gigue and winning ACF Nationals.
by Dominator
Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #23 is up with Em Gunter talks about quizbowl outreach and winning the lottery.
by Dominator
Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #22 is up with John Lawrence talking about quizbowl-induced health concerns and his uniquely multifaceted legacy.
by Dominator
Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #21 is up with Young Fenimore Lee talking about summoning Will Nediger and how quizbowl led to them into creative writing.

See Young's poetry here on Dialogist.
by Dominator
Thu May 19, 2022 9:31 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Do you know of someone who'd be great for an episode? Please nominate here!
by Dominator
Thu May 19, 2022 8:59 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #20 is up with Lee Henry talking about a life of Alabama quizbowl, being a quizdad, and leading ASCA through the pandemic.
by Dominator
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #19 is up with Lisa McClary talking about starting her quizbowl teams at the Columbia Independent School from scratch and growing them to over half her school.
by Dominator
Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #18 is up with Jeremy Nelson talking about playing for the title at the Honda Campus All-Stars, taking on The Beast on national TV, and voicing his alter egos HouseOfTrivia and ShinyBlackFloor on Trivia Twitter.
by Dominator
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PAveMEnT II: More Malkmus, More Jicks (Second Mirror)
Replies: 2
Views: 2410

Re: PAveMEnT II: More Malkmus, More Jicks (Second Mirror)

Registration is now live on the Qblitz events page . Only one player from each team needs to sign up the team on Qblitz and pay. That person will then be the "coach". The coach will get a registration code (after payment) that all players will need to enter on their My Qblitz page. Once th...
by Dominator
Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:29 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #17 is up with Susan Ferrari talking about playing for U Chicago and what she's carried from quizbowl into her professional life.
by Dominator
Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:18 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #16 is up with Eric Huff and Joshua Rutsky talking about why they started Qwiz and what quizbowl camp is really like.
by Dominator
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Audio Tossup Generator
Replies: 4
Views: 4835

Re: Audio Tossup Generator

This is awesome, Victor, thanks for sharing! I hope this script encourages more people to try their hand at writing an audio tournament.

And, of course, if anyone is interested in running an audio tournament on Qblitz, they should email me.
by Dominator
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Coaches in Each State
Replies: 13
Views: 4770

Re: Best Coaches in Each State

I feel like Illinois has had a glut of great coaches. When I was first starting out, the ones I looked up to were David Reinstein, David Riley, Linda Green, Sharon Lorinskas, and Mike Laudermith. A new crop has come up since then and since I left Illinois, which only makes the choice of best in the ...
by Dominator
Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tossup 21: One More Question
Replies: 8
Views: 3684

Re: Tossup 21: One More Question

Episode 4 of One More Question is out.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament.

In this episode, the truth comes out.
by Dominator
Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tossup 21: One More Question
Replies: 8
Views: 3684

Re: Tossup 21: One More Question

In anticipation of the series' final episode releasing tomorrow, we've released a short bonus episode.
by Dominator
Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tossup 21: One More Question
Replies: 8
Views: 3684

Re: Tossup 21: One More Question

Episode 3 of One More Question is out.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament.

In this episode, the teams face off for the NSC title.
by Dominator
Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: Dede Allen Audio Film Tournament (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--October 18 to October 29
Replies: 26
Views: 8765

Re: Announcement: Dede Allen Audio Film Tournament (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--October 18 to October 29

Thanks to everyone who emailed to let me know about the errors on the site. I believe those are all fixed now. All players can expect an email tomorrow to cover procedures and format and such. The registration window is still open through tonight, so we're just waiting for the field to be finalized ...
by Dominator
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tossup 21: One More Question
Replies: 8
Views: 3684

Re: Tossup 21: One More Question

Episode 2 of One More Question is out.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament.

In this episode, we meet the teams vying for the 2010 NSC title.
by Dominator
Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tossup 21: One More Question
Replies: 8
Views: 3684

Tossup 21: One More Question

Starting today, the Tossup 21 podcast is releasing a special series called One More Question . https://qblitz.org/images/OMQ_tile_350.jpg Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that t...
by Dominator
Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #12 is up with Tom Egan and Brad Fischer telling the history of one of quizbowl's biggest and largest tournaments, the IHSA State Series.

See the links here for Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
by Dominator
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Special project for the Tossup 21 podcast
Replies: 0
Views: 994

Special project for the Tossup 21 podcast

Do you have a short story to tell about someone in quizbowl you're grateful for? Would you be interested in sharing that story on the Tossup 21 podcast?

If so, please send me a few sentences of synopsis at [email protected] and I'll get back to you with more details.

Thanks! - Noah
by Dominator
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #11 with Jeff Price is up. (If you're not seeing it on your podcast provider, it's because you aren't subscribed. Please feel free to fix that.) He talks with me about coaching his Barrington teams to national titles at both the middle school and high school levels. See the links here for A...
by Dominator
Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #10 with Eric Mukherjee is out. He and I talk about his quizbowl journey through Kansas, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, and Nashville.

Links here for Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
by Dominator
Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:10 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #9 with Jonathan Suh is out. He and I talk about how he started off in Illinois quizbowl and what he took from that to Harvard.

http://www.qblitz.org/?q=tossup21 for Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
by Dominator
Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive DESPERATELY needs an overhaul.
Replies: 11
Views: 5946

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive DESPERATELY needs an overhaul.

How big an overhaul do people think is needed? Adding a tab and doing some reorganization is a fairly simple process. But what about descriptions like advertised difficulty? If we’re talking about adding that information, who would maintain it? Crowdsourcing is an option, but then there needs to be ...
by Dominator
Mon May 10, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Weiner's Pop Culture Challenge on Qblitz
Replies: 0
Views: 2337

Matt Weiner's Pop Culture Challenge on Qblitz

Qblitz is excited to announce that it will be hosting the Popular Culture Level 1 Challenge on Tuesday, May 25 . This challenge, produced by Matt Weiner, is an individual tournament, and because Qblitz is asynchronous, participants can play the questions at a time convenient to them (between 8am and...
by Dominator
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIBERACE - A Rock Audio Tournament (March 27-April 7)
Replies: 17
Views: 6797

Re: LIBERACE - A Rock Audio Tournament (March 27-April 7)

As a reminder, the registration deadline for teams is almost here. There are several teams listed on the spreadsheet that have not registered. In order to actually play, you need to make sure that: Both players have Qblitz accounts. (Create one here if you need to - it's really quick.) Exactly one o...
by Dominator
Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #8 with Will Alston is out. He and I talk about how leukemia propelled his quizbowl career.

Links here for Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
by Dominator
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: MIKE (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--February 8-13, 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 7183

Re: Announcement: MIKE (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--February 8-13, 2021

... so I guess I'm confused as to how I'll actually have access to the games if I never "sign up" for the contest on Qblitz since my teammate registered. That's a great question. (Or concern I suppose - no question mark.) When someone pays for the event, they get a registration code. Each...
by Dominator
Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Another Degen Packet
Replies: 2
Views: 2070

Re: Another Degen Packet

Hey, so I wrote this packet a while ago about poker, and then life got busy, and I forgot to read it to anyone. I intend to fix that by reading this packet at 6pm PT in Discord on Monday, January 18 . If you like the game, and especially if you like poker culture, I hope you'll be able to make it.
by Dominator
Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27867

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

But to understand the state you need to live in the state. I want to make sure this point gets challenged. I do agree that people trying to understand Alabama and its needs is crucial. But I reject that non-Alabamans simply cannot do that. Your description of your state sounded a lot like that of m...
by Dominator
Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #7 featuring Jess Bowen of AMSA is out now. She and I talk about what it's like coaching high school quizbowl, especially when you're just getting started. It's still available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Links here . (Apple Podcasts users might not see it yet. You can ...
by Dominator
Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21
Replies: 37
Views: 24746

Re: New Quizbowl Podcast: Tossup 21

Episode #6 featuring Mike Cheyne is out now. It's still available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, but it's moved from Google Play to Google Podcasts. You can find links here.

(If you're not seeing it on Apple or Google yet, that's because you're not subscribed. Why not fix that?)
by Dominator
Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 2020-21
Replies: 25
Views: 9192

Re: Illinois 2020-21

Not to be a negative Nelly or anything, but aren't these requirements going to be pretty difficult to meet? Thinking back to the classrooms I taught in, I'm not sure it was mathematically possible to have a moderator and 2 teams of 5 each with a coach in one room while keeping 6 feet apart*. And tha...
by Dominator
Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Novice tournament at Qblitz
Replies: 0
Views: 1274

Novice tournament at Qblitz

Qblitz is excited to be offering its Novice Open on Sunday, November 8. As the name suggests, this tournament is perfect for newer quizbowlers and will feature introductory-level questions. The tournament is open to any player who has not yet finished high school. The questions for this tournament ...
by Dominator
Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Pop Culture Events at Qblitz
Replies: 1
Views: 1460

Pop Culture Events at Qblitz

Qblitz is excited to be hosting two pop culture events in November: Pop Culture Open on Sunday, November 1 Pop Culture Championship on Sunday, November 15 The questions for both of these tournaments are being produced by Matt Weiner and promise to be of very high quality. The first of these tournam...
by Dominator
Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Collegiate Level Events at Qblitz
Replies: 0
Views: 965

Collegiate Level Events at Qblitz

Qblitz is excited to be hosting two collegiate events in November: Collegiate Novice Open on Sunday, November 1 Collegiate Championship on Sunday, November 8 The questions for both of these tournaments are being produced by Matt Weiner and promise to be of very high quality. Both events are open to...