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- Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2020-21 Groger Ranks Player Poll: RESULTS POSTED
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16194
Re: 2020-21 Groger Ranks Player Poll
I doubt I’ll make a player poll myself due to the abundance of strong players this year and the lack of a clear hierarchy, but Amogh Kulkarni of Arcadia, Aadi Karthik , and Arthur Delot-Vilain should all be in consideration for Player of the Year. Arjun Nageswaran , Amogh Kulkarni of Wayzata, Albert...
- Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2021 PACE NSC Discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6464
Re: 2021 PACE NSC Discussion
Speaking as someone who is typically an NAQT partisan, this was definitely the set of the year for me, and quite possibly the best set I've played in my six years of Quiz Bowl. I thought it did a great job at testing both "real knowledge" and "Quiz Bowl knowledge," of which a lot...
- Sat May 15, 2021 1:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Integrity in NHBB Events
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3444
Re: Integrity in NHBB Events
I have no idea whether this post had any impact on the decision but I am glad to learn that (as of May 11th) NHBB has implemented a two-hand policy for Nationals.
- Mon May 10, 2021 11:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Integrity in NHBB Events
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3444
Integrity in NHBB Events
Dear NHBB players, staff, and community members, I’m aware that by posting this so closely before nationals it’s unlikely that any change will be made (particularly given that earlier missives of mine remain unanswered), but it’s still an issue that I believe is worthy of discussion. NHBB’s integrit...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:28 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: Prison Bowl XIII: HS Regs+, Available for 2020-21 Season
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8847
Re: Prison Bowl XIII: HS Regs+, Available for 2020-21 Season
List of mirrors (updated 4/5/21): Northeast: Prison Bowl League (Oct. - Dec. 2020) Missouri/Arkansas: North Kansas City Invitational (2/6/21) Midwest: Midwest Prison Bowl (2/13/21) South: Southern Prison Bowl Mirror (3/20/21) Mid-Atlantic: DMV Regional Championship (3/27/21) Southern California: CHA...
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13942
Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
With LONE STAR, the first tournament of the region, imminent, I thought that I would join my teammate Jacob with a post about the teams that I believe to be in the top 20 in Downstate NY, NJ, CT, and Eastern PA (not counting teams from the central part of the state, like State College). The top 10 t...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tri-State Area Date Claims 2020-2021
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5492
Re: Tri-State Area Date Claims 2020-2021
Hunter will be hosting a league-style tournament using the house-written Prison Bowl XIII set to be held on Zoom. The number of weeks will depend on the number of registered teams, but it will begin at the end of the week of October, 11th. Teams will be playing 1-2 games per week on any day from Thu...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:17 pm
- Forum: Mirror requests
- Topic: Prison Bowl XIII: HS Regs+, Available for 2020-21 Season
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8847
Re: Prison Bowl XIII: HS Regs+, Available for 2020-21 Season
We are happy to announce that, since all mirrors at the end of last year were cancelled due to the pandemic, Prison Bowl XIII will be available to use for mirrors throughout the entirety of the 2020-21 season. Hosts are welcome to use the set for traditional full-day tournaments or league-style even...
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: QBWiki Addition Suggestions
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21131
Re: QBWiki Addition Suggestions
As someone who enjoys reading about Quiz Bowl, I find the existence of this project very heartening. One thing that I don't see discussed anywhere is comprehensive notability guidelines (something along the lines of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability). There is a small enough number ...
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3768
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Perhaps CALISTO could be used for the Standard division? Acton-Boxborough will have played it out of the Nationals teams, but I don't believe any of the Standard division teams will have.
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:57 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- CALISTO
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3768
Re: Columbia Spring Tournament (3/7/2020)- STASH
Is there a reason that this tournament is using a nationals-level set for both divisions, including a division specifically intended for teams that are likely not nationals-caliber?
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:21 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3042
Re: NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
14 teams from 6 schools, 5 of whom were new to pyramidal Quiz Bowl, came to Hunter yesterday for New York City's first middle school Quiz Bowl tournament. Foxcroft from Livingston, New Jersey, went undefeated to win the tournament, beating Ben Franklin A 285-150 in the de facto final game. Anderson ...
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 EFT - Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3535
Re: Thanks and General Discussion
My apologies if this has been addressed elsewhere -- are advanced stats unavailable for that reason, and can we assume that they will be available after January?
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: LOGIC General Discussion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1023
Re: LOGIC General Discussion
I'll preface this post by saying that, on the whole, I really enjoyed this set. It was fun and asked about some interesting things, and it did a great job at staying at the advertised difficulty (something which a lot of sets have failed to do in the past). However, I did feel that there were a few ...
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATHENA II @ Lexington HS 3/23/19
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3819
Re: ATHENA II @ Lexington HS 3/23/19
Are there any plans to post the ATHENA set to the archives?
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:26 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3042
Re: NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
Registered Teams (Teams/Buzzers/Moderators):
NEST+M (3/0/0)
Q300 the 30th Avenue School (3/0/1)
"Foxcroft" (NJ) (1/0*/0)
PS 334 Anderson (3/0*/1)
Benjamin Franklin (NJ) (2/1/1)
Total: 12/1*/2
*Subject to Change
NEST+M (3/0/0)
Q300 the 30th Avenue School (3/0/1)
"Foxcroft" (NJ) (1/0*/0)
PS 334 Anderson (3/0*/1)
Benjamin Franklin (NJ) (2/1/1)
Total: 12/1*/2
*Subject to Change
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:58 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3042
NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship (1/4/2020)
Greetings to all New York City-area coaches and teams! Hunter College High School’s Quiz Bowl team is excited to announce the first pyramidal middle school quiz bowl tournament ever held in New York City. The NYC Middle School Quiz Bowl Championship will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Hunte...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 EFT - Specific Question Discussion and Errata
- Replies: 56
- Views: 7471
Re: Specific Question Discussion and Errata
I want to second Karsten's comment: I had a great time at my first college quiz bowl tournament, and thought the questions were in general very accessible. I don't have too many comments on individual questions (as previously mentioned, the 69,000 clue seemed terribly unprofessional; I thought the f...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 PACE NSC: Congratulations Thomas Jefferson A!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 38506
Re: 2019 PACE NSC: Congratulations Thomas Jefferson A!
Hunter A still has a round with 33.33 P/BB, and Beavercreek and Solon both have rounds with 60 P/BB.
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:10 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 144
- Views: 56969
Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Could I see the conversion stats for the Bulwer-Lytton question (Rd. 10)?
I, too, am curious about most and least converted tossups (I'd guess Bulwer-Lytton would be somewhere near the least-converted end of the spectrum).
I, too, am curious about most and least converted tossups (I'd guess Bulwer-Lytton would be somewhere near the least-converted end of the spectrum).
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 PACE NSC: Congratulations Thomas Jefferson A!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 38506
Re: 2019 PACE NSC: Congratulations Thomas Jefferson A!
All the stat errors I'm aware of are fixed in the most recent update to the stats database; if you see something else let me know. (Some missing bonuses have been corrected in the prelims report.) It seems that those missing bonuses are still missing (in the Lilongwe, Dhaka, and Jakarta brackets). ...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:11 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: 2019 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Hunter!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13136
Re: 2019 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Hunter!
Some of the late playoff games were livestreamed on twitch, but seem to have since been deleted. Is there any plan to put these videos on the Youtube account?
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 144
- Views: 56969
Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Could you post the tossups on Gulliver's Travels (Rd. 13), up-arrows (Rd. 20), and Isle of Dogs (Rd. 26), as well as the bonus on Studio Ghibli (Rd. 24)? Thanks! I also have a general category-wide observation. The lit in this set seemed, on average, very hard to power. I'm not a great lit player by...
- Thu May 23, 2019 9:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '18-19
- Replies: 76
- Views: 45358
Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '18-19
I made the mistake of deciding to give a writeup to every NY/NJ team going to HSNCT. This took a while, hence me posting this very late. But hey, it's fun to get carried away. "Championship Calibre" denotes teams that have a decent shot at winning it all and will probably make the top 10. ...
- Tue May 07, 2019 8:09 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MSNCT predictions
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16368
Re: MSNCT predictions
I'm glad so many people have responded with their thoughts and predictions! I definitely think that this MSNCT could go in a huge number of ways. I'd say my personal top 4 would be Challenger-Almaden, Churchill, Hunter, and Longfellow. (Since "Super Six" now seems to be a thing (though the...
- Fri May 03, 2019 6:22 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: MSNCT predictions
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16368
MSNCT predictions
There's a lot of meta-analysis of High School teams -- in fact, one might argue that there's too much -- but I've noticed that there's not much analysis of Middle School teams, at least not here on the forums. So, I was wondering if people had any thoughts/predictions for Middle School Nationals.
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT vs Housewrite
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8470
Re: NAQT vs Housewrite
What are some specific characteristics/strengths of Hunter that make u guys better on NAQT? I don't know about Hunter specifically, but having very strong current events, geography, and trash knowledge is generally associated with higher performance on NAQT questions. I can confirm that Hunter is s...
- Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2018 PACE NSC: Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson HSST!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 32284
Re: 2018 PACE NSC: Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson HSST!
Recordings of matched are available here: http://doc-ent.com/qbc/NSC18/ Note that both Brittany and I were sick during the tournament so our voice quality isn't that great. It's not that important, and possibly not fixable, but "High Tech B vs. Hunter C" should be High Tech C vs Hunter B .
- Sun May 06, 2018 1:06 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough, MA
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6190
Re: AMSA Middle School Invitational, March 10, Marlborough,
I understand your frustration, but calm down, Karsten. I mean, you can still do analysis from the data they have. Just divide by 15, 10, or -5 respectively. For the first five games, that would mean you have a statline of 43/34/11 (186 ppg), with 25.32 ppb. That's a total of 193 ppg and 24.77 ppb fo...