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by wjg
Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WORKSHOP 2022 Playtest Mirror (Online, 2/20/2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 1773

Re: WORKSHOP 2022 Playtest Mirror (Online, 2/20/2022)

This tournament will now be held on Sunday, 2/20/2022 due to an unforeseen conflict. The post has been updated accordingly.
by wjg
Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WORKSHOP 2022 Playtest Mirror (Online, 2/20/2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 1773

WORKSHOP 2022 Playtest Mirror (Online, 2/20/2022)

The WORKSHOP 2022 team is pleased to announce that the online playtest mirror of WORKSHOP 2022 will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2022 over Discord. Mia McGill of the WORKSHOP 2022 Logistics Team will be serving as the Tournament Director for this mirror. More information about the set can be foun...
by wjg
Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 WORKSHOP
Replies: 6
Views: 6589

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 WORKSHOP

We are still seeking hosts in all of the regions not accounted for with a host above. Please reach out if you are interested in hosting. Thanks!
by wjg
Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 WORKSHOP
Replies: 6
Views: 6589

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP 2022 is still seeking hosts for the following regions: Pacific Northwest Southern California Northern California United Kingdom We have tentative, but not yet confirmed, hosts in place for the following regions: We have confirmed interest in and ability to host from the following hosts/regi...
by wjg
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 18
Views: 1966

Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion

I served as the logistics coordinator for this set. I was fortunate to have a team of 4 extremely motivated and enthusiastic logistics team members: Jacob Egol, Em Gunter, John Nienajadlo, and Kiara Pornan, all of whom made extremely valuable contributions to the logistics for this set. I would part...
by wjg
Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
Replies: 15
Views: 9274

Re: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)

This tournament is a little over two weeks away. Just a reminder, to all the teams who are listed in the spreadsheet but have not officially signed up yet, please do so as soon as possible. Looking forward to seeing you all virtually on 11/21!
by wjg
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 3626

Re: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)

This tournament happened, and I believe a good time was had by all. Congratulations to Georgia Tech A (Tejas Santanam, Sohum Shenoy, Rishi Banerjee, Sarah Mueller), who won the tournament after defeating Vanderbilt B in a one game final. A special thank you goes out to Anthony Delgado, who stepped i...
by wjg
Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 3626

Re: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)

The OP has been updated to reflect the fact that your first field cap of 16 has been reached. For now, all additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist. We are working to try to expand the field, but it would require more staff than we presently have confirmed. If you are interested in staf...
by wjg
Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 3626

Re: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)

The OP has been updated with the field as of 9/14.
by wjg
Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

This tournament happened, and I believe a good time was had by all. I think everything ran pretty smoothly, and we managed to finish before 7 PM while playing 11 rounds of quizbowl. Congratulations to UNC A (Ciara Caines, Michael Bucknall, Aneesh Purohit, Anthony Hui), who, by virtue of their playof...
by wjg
Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

The OP has been updated to reflect that this tournament will begin at 9 AM eastern time on 9/12. Teams and staffers should expect an initial logistics email containing an overview of the schedule, day of tournament procedures, staff assignments (for staffers), and other such details around mid-week,...
by wjg
Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 3626

Re: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)

Mahavishnu wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:46 am can i get a field update pls
As of the present date, no teams have signed up for this tournament beyond a TBD number of UF house teams. However, we encourage teams to sign up as soon as possible, as the field for our SUN mirror ended up filling quite quickly.
by wjg
Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

The field has been updated. We have set a final cap at 24. Any teams that register once the field has hit 24 teams will be placed on a waitlist. September 5th remains the deadline to register or join the waitlist. Thank you all for your interest so far! EDIT: The field is now full. All additional re...
by wjg
Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

We have been delighted by the interested in this tournament so far. The OP has been updated to reflect the current field, as well as the fact that we have expanded the cap to 18 teams. Please note that a registration is only official if your team has given me the planned final number of teams you in...
by wjg
Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

1) Good catch. 2) To clarify: do the new to quiz bowl discounts stack? Trying to determine if the base price for a UNF team would be $50 or $60. Edit: reading this back I'm going to assume it's $60--stacking discounts within the "new to quizbowl" category would be needlessly confusing. I'...
by wjg
Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
Replies: 15
Views: 9274

(Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)

Thus is the announcement for the fully open Discord main site of FLopen, which will take place on Saturday, November 21st, 2020. Details on the question set can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23813 Since this is an open tournament, teams can consist of players f...
by wjg
Sun Aug 23, 2020 2:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: [CANCELLED] FLopen 2020 Southeast Regional Online Mirror (11/14/20)
Replies: 2
Views: 3227

[CANCELLED] FLopen 2020 Southeast Regional Online Mirror (11/14/20)

I am pleased to announce that the University of Florida will be hosting the Fall 2020 Southeast regional online mirror of FLopen 2020 on Saturday, November 14th, 2020. The main link to this set with information of distribution, difficulty, and other pertinent details can be found at: https://hsquizb...
by wjg
Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 3626

LIT Southeast Mirror @ Discord (10/3/2020)

I am pleased to announce that the University of Florida will be hosting the Fall 2020 Southeast regional online mirror of Longhorn Invitational Tournament (LIT) 2020 on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020. The main link to this set with information of distribution, difficulty, and other pertinent details ca...
by wjg
Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

Re: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

teams from institutions located in KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MI , and FL will be allowed to participate. I assume you mean Mississippi (MS) and not Michigan (MI). Yes, I do mean Mississippi and not Michigan, that was a typo on my part. Thanks for pointing it out! The post has been updated to reflect ...
by wjg
Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)
Replies: 10
Views: 3915

FALL 2020 - Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 Southeast Online Mirror (9/12/2020)

I am pleased to announce that the University of Florida will be hosting the Fall 2020 Southeast regional online mirror of Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 on Saturday, September 12th, 2020. The main link to this set with information of distribution, difficulty, and other pertinent details can ...
by wjg
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
Replies: 18
Views: 6958

Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)

Hi, I haven't received the logistics email yet. No worries if you haven't gotten around to sending it yet or anything like that, I just wanted to check to ensure we weren't missed in error or anything of that sort. Thanks!

EDIT: I just got it as I made this post. Thanks! Looking forward to playing.
by wjg
Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 SUN @ Florida (Postponed)
Replies: 1
Views: 1449

Re: 2020 SUN @ Florida (4/11/2020)

In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak, this tournament is now postponed indefinitely.
by wjg
Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 SUN @ Florida (Postponed)
Replies: 1
Views: 1449

2020 SUN @ Florida (Postponed)

I am pleased to announce that the Florida site of Spring Undergraduate Novice (SUN) 2020 will be held at the University of Florida on Saturday, April 11th, 2020. The main link to this set with information of distribution, difficulty, and other pertinent details can be found at: https://hsquizbowl.or...
by wjg
Tue Jan 28, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Nationals A-Values
Replies: 18
Views: 6770

Re: 2020 ACF Nationals A-Values

What are the procedures for applying for the waitlist? I don't see any instructions on the waitlist section of the A-value page, although I definitely could be missing something.

EDIT: I found that it is under the bid form, my mistake.
by wjg
Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 6: ACF Regionals
Replies: 8
Views: 618

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 6: ACF Regionals

Grossman/Settle:

Chris Ray
Eric Wolfsberg
Halle Friedman

Cambridge A

alt: Doug Simons
by wjg
Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7214

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

Grossman/Settle:

DROP: Jesse Gingold
ADD: Cambridge A
by wjg
Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7214

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

DROP: Gareth Thorlakson
ADD: Gerhardt Hinkle
by wjg
Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 5: MWT
Replies: 9
Views: 730

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 5: MWT

Grossman/Settle:

Chris Ray
Eric Wolfsberg
Halle Friedman

Illinois A

alt: Doug Simons
by wjg
Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323474

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best vs. Frank Ocean - Pyramids
by wjg
Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:49 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323474

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Perfume Genius - Queen LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean vs. Tame Impala - Let It Happen Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. M.I.A. - Bad Girls Mitski - Your Best American Girl vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City Kanye West (ft. Pusha...
by wjg
Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:41 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323474

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing Gotye (ft. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used to Know vs. Lorde - Royals Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel vs. Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me Vampire Weekend - Hannah Hunt vs. Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) - Never Catch Me Cour...
by wjg
Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323474

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road - Remix Drake - Hotline Bling vs. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me Bon Iver - Holocene vs. Perfume Genius - Queen Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You) vs. Björk - Stonemilker Beach House - Space Song vs. Rosalía - Malam...
by wjg
Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323474

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

#15 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. St. Vincent - Cruel #15 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy vs. A Tribe Called Quest - We the People…. #15 Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) - Never Catch Me vs. Playboi Carti - Magnolia #15 Future - Mask Off vs. Burial - Come Down to Us #16 Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) - O...
by wjg
Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 4: Fall Open
Replies: 11
Views: 885

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 4: Fall Open

Grossman/Settle:

Chris Ray
Eric Wolfsberg
Geoffrey Chen

Illinois A

alt: Dylan Minarik
by wjg
Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7214

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

Grossman/Settle:

DROP: Colin Veevers
ADD: Dylan Minarik
by wjg
Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 3: ACF Fall
Replies: 12
Views: 901

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 3: ACF Fall

Grossman/Settle:

Doug Simons
Jesse Gingold
Gareth Thorlakson

Illinois A

alt: Colin Veevers
by wjg
Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7214

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

Settle/Grossman:

DROP: Jonathen Settle
ADD: Gareth Thorlakson

DROP: Sam Bailey
ADD: Colin Veevers
by wjg
Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 2: Penn Bowl
Replies: 9
Views: 832

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 2: Penn Bowl

Grossman/Settle:

Chris Ray
Eric Wolfsberg
Geoffrey Chen

Illinois A

alt: Emmett Laurie
by wjg
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 1: EFT
Replies: 11
Views: 954

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 1: EFT

Grossman/Settle:

Chris Ray
Eric Wolfsberg
Emmett Laurie

Illinois A

alt: Jesse Gingold
by wjg
Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: RULFO online date poll
Replies: 2
Views: 1212

Re: RULFO online date poll

Hi,

Do you happen to know if/when this is likely going to happen yet? Thanks!
by wjg
Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 3 online: July 20 or 21, 2019
Replies: 8
Views: 3610

Re: Scattergories 3 online: July 20 or 21, 2019

Myself and David Espinal (of UCF) are still looking for two teammates to fill out our team for this. We'd be glad to consolidate with anyone who is interested in playing with us. Feel free to PM me if you're interested. Thanks!

EDIT: Nick Jensen and Chip Horton have joined our team.
by wjg
Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: META online
Replies: 10
Views: 4663

Re: META online

Based on the poll, it seems like most people would like to play this on July 13th. I’ve set up a spreadsheet where you can create your teams. The mirror fee will be $10 per player, and I’ll likely cap the field at 8 teams (unless there is more interest). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g6yc...
by wjg
Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Restarting the Mississippi State Quiz Bowl Team
Replies: 5
Views: 9735

Re: Restarting the Mississippi State Quiz Bowl Team

It's really great to see a new quizbowl team starting, especially here in the southeast! All of the advice posted thus far is great, and I think it will definitely help in your efforts to build up your program. Like Chandler, I just mainly wanted to stop in to say hello and welcome you to the circui...
by wjg
Thu May 02, 2019 12:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll
Replies: 22
Views: 11231

Re: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll

Also, just for funsy, I have some opinions about Florida players awards partially inspired by NBA that my insomniac brain came up with: MVP(Most valuable player): Taylor Harvey Taylor is the Steph Curry of Florida quizbowl, enough said. Taylor is the kind of player who powers a tossup on your favor...
by wjg
Thu May 02, 2019 1:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll
Replies: 22
Views: 11231

Re: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll

A correction to my last post. Based on Zach's eligibility requirements, I believe that Chandler, Zach, and Jared of Auburn players are eligible for this poll by virtue of of playing Penn Bowl and Spartan Housewrite, but I do not think GT and UGA meet the two tournament requirement (but again, correc...
by wjg
Thu May 02, 2019 1:21 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll
Replies: 22
Views: 11231

Re: 2019 Florida Circuit Player Poll

First off, I'd like to thank Zach for making this poll. It's a fantastic idea to generate some recognition for the efforts of players in a circuit that is to some extent geographically isolated from the rest of quizbowl for much of the year. I believe the way that Zach has designed the eligibility f...