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vandyhawk wrote:Aaron from UF is quite the player too

You could say that again

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This is the general announcement for Seminole Bowl I: The Jeff Bowden Memorial Tournament, a collegiate/open academic tournament to be held at the Florida State University campus on March 10, 2007. The tournament will almost certainly start at 9:30 in the Bellamy Building and last for ten rounds or ...

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It's been a while since I was "employed" by NAQT, but I'm pretty sure it's like this:
Div I ICT = 7
Div II ICT = 5
Div I SCT = 5
Div 2 SCT = 3
HSNCT = 3
IS = 2
ISA = 1

I hope this isn't a big mystery that could get me in trouble with R.

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Anybody on the Jeopardy! teen tournament active in quizbowl?

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Kit Cloudkicker wrote:so who are you to try to start shit with me?

His girlfriend

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The email with the questions probably says something like this:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Eric Kwartler

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Oh, did Travis not receive the entire Penn Bowl set and MATTE in exchange for SSI?

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I originally posted at 3:30pm ET on Saturday. At that time, we had played 4 rounds. We eventually played a double round-robin, for a total of 10 rounds.

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Sadly, it was indeed games played.

Anyway, the top three were:
1) USF
2) FSU
3) Seth

Overall--

Good: The questions (they were from Penn Bowl)

Bad: Everything Else

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Whew, 4 rounds done and it's 3:30

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Hallelujah, this is the greatest news I heard all day!

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In the first ever post-SSI singles tournament, Aaron of UF emerged victorious. Despite their high level of difficulty, everyone at the tournament greatly enjoyed the questions. Thanks Jerry!

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Way to go Jeremy Rasmussen, the Faculty Advisor of the quizbowl team at South Florida, winner of over $28,000 on Jeopardy.

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Charlie said UTC was willing to host, if no other schools were interested in the automatic bid. This is probably why the UTC site announcement is "pending." Perhaps the same is true for Pitt.

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grapesmoker wrote: I have to ask, are the schools that play on these sets going to be qualifying for the ICT?

Yes

grapesmoker wrote: Have schools qualified for the ICT before while playing on IS sets?

Yes

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I'll sell the questions for $10 or trade for any set (HS or college) that I don't have.

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Partial Results:
Pensacola HS defeated Eastside HS in the finals. Lincoln HS, seeded number one going into the playoffs, finished third.

Full Results:
http://www.geocities.com/fsucollegebowl/

Thanks,
Billy

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To be honest, I was expecting this discussion to be analogous to one in which UTC Sword Bowl questions were read at ACF Nationals, at least in terms of the FA and RPM. As that editor who wasn't done at 5AM, I'd like to thank Matt Lafer et al for helping out. Since I had never edited any packets befo...

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On Sunday morning, seven teams gathered at the FSU campus. We played a round robin, followed by a split into an upper and lower bracket. UF A emerged as the clear first place, followed by UF B and Valencia A. On a side note, Chris Borglum defeated UF A in an exhibition match, much to the dismay of A...

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As the FA and RPM editor, I did my best to make most tossups 6 lines long. There are some exceptions to this: the ones that were 7-8 lines were perhaps slightly more interested than average, but I really apologize for those 5 line questions I had to write the morning of the tournament to fill some g...

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I don't know how useful this will be to high school students, but for the last several years, the Chicago Open tournament has featured a "Science Monstrosity" singles/doubles event, usually edited by me (and once by Jordan Boyd-Graber of Princeton). Most of those questions are available o...

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The NAQT moderators are a pretty tight group .... mostly people who have done it before. I would say just from being there the past two years, 85-95% of them are really top notch mods. About the best you can shoot for is scorekeeping and maybe moderating on Sunday during the consolation rounds. In ...

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I totally agree with Matt. The readers were good, stats were posted after every round, and we got done at a reasonable time. Too bad more southeastern teams didn't come, though.

Thanks GT,
Billy

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At the moment, I have at least two people going with me.

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The field for this tournament is closed. Here are the teams:

Suwannee 1
OWC 2
FSU HS 2
Vero Beach 2
Hardee 2
Pensacola 2
Branford 2
Leon 2
Rocky Bayou 2
Lincoln 2
Maclay 2
Eastside 3

See everyone at the tournament.

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Florida State University will be hosting ACF Fall on SUNDAY November 5, 2006. Base fee: $100 Buzzer discount: $10 Staff discount: $20 Per subsequent team: $10 ($90 for second, $80 for third, etc.) Payment must be made the day of the tournament (or before). Payment must be made in either cash or chec...

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High School Tournament at Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Saturday, October 28, 2006 INTRODUCTION: Your school is invited to enter a team or two in the Florida State High School Tournament, to be held on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday, Octob...

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So...who won that Berry tournament?

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Isn't that the date of the UF Fall High School Tournament, which normally attracts schools such as Brookwood and Walton?

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I agree that this tournament was great. The meta-quizbowl was very well written, and I hope it sticks around. My only complaint is that sports/music/TV/movies should be equally represented, just as history/literature/science should be equally represented in academic tournaments.

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Travis Vitello @ 2004 UF Spring HS Tournament vs. Taylor County

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Yes, please.

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Here's the reply, for your amusement. William: Thanks for the thoughtful email. And here's a quick quiz for you. Go back and read it and see how many grammatical errors and tone-deaf word choices you can find. Too bad your quiz bowl mastery didn't extend to learning how to write sentences that sound...

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Looks like the author of the article is a jerk too. I sent a quick email mentioning that there are some other tournaments out there that are actually real national championships. I also threw out the fact that buzzing half-way through a question is not that remarkable. So do you think I get a reply ...

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Unless my understanding is incorrect, there are questions repeated in their entirety between DIV II and the high school IS series. I believe you are incorrect (although I'm not 100%). I played Div2 at SCT and ICT, and have accumulated many of the IS sets from this year via helping out at high schoo...

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I'm a little puzzled by the responses on here. Of course there is going to be *some* repeats when it comes to tossup answers. The ICT and HSNCT packet sets have something like 500 tossups each. The tossups are not exactly the same. They share *some* common clues, but it's not something to be outrage...

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I would also like to see some of the packets from previous years before deciding to travel 6 hours (one way) and pay for registration (which in previous years, has been very, very expensive, IMO). Regarding the Berry Tournament, just because it's been around a while, doesn't mean it's great. Try com...

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Berry College is apparently planning to host a tournament of some kind on September 16 ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quizbowl/message/16296?l=1 . "This tournament is for undergraduate teams, and the style of questions will be "College Bowl Plus." What elder wants to explain "...

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It probably should, though I'm not ready to make anything official at the moment. However, I would like to hear how many teams might come to the tournament if it's on Saturday to make sure it's feasible to have it. (Just reply to this topic if you have an opinion.) Great. Florida State would defini...

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At the moment, there are two tournaments scheduled in the southeast for fall of 2006. CotKU at UTC and ACF Fall at FSU. I want some more! Who wants to mirror the Early Fall Tournament? Or PARFAIT? Georgia Tech? USF? Anyone? Edit Here's a list of scheduled tournaments-- College: UTC CotKU: Oct 21 FSU...

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Where's the results?!

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You're surprised an NAQT tournament had a dearth of art and music questions?!

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You can all stop holding your collective breath, as here are some results to the JS Mill mirror in Orlando.

1) Chris Borglum solo
2) USF
3) UTC with their great xylophone player
4) Chip Thomas and Friend

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I think it's these exciting finishes that make CBI so much better than ACF or NAQT :)

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I'd have to agree with Chris. Take Valdosta, for instance. 7th place at the last UTC tournament they went to, yet, 5th place at CBI Nats. I'd also be willing to put my money on any of the weaker DivII teams at Moon Pie to be able to beat CBI powerhouses such as New Mexico on "real" questio...

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Obviously, nobody cares about this tournament, since all the good teams are at CBI Nats, but I'll post anyway.

Moon Pie results:

Div I
1) FSU
2) USC
3) USF
4) UK

Div II
1) Louisville
2) Athens State "CC"
3) UTenn (maybe?)
4) Valencia A

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It's one thing if you don't know any better, but intentionally writing bad questions? Seriously?!

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In case anyone cares...

Bulldogs over Beachside Results:
(mirror of the Yale BoB tournament)

Team:
1) USF A
2) FSU
3) UGA A
4) USF B
5) UGA B

Individuals:
1) Billy (FSU)
2) Ahmad (USF A)
3) Rob (USF A)
4) Noah (UGA A)

I assume we can discuss the questions now?

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jewtemplar wrote:A little late, but it looks like I am playing at NAQT nationals, although I've been to no other tournaments all year.

Div1 or Div2?

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I would love to go. I just have to find myself some teammates. So, if you're interested in playing with me, let me know. As an exhibition team, we won't be eligible for first play (shucks!), but I assure you a good time. P.S. I am a SWM who enjoys long walks on the beach, and hearing questions on Ei...

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Seminole Bowl: Jeff Bowden Memorial Tournament @ FSU 3/10/07

Jeopardy! Teen Tournament

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ACF Fall at Florida State Univ. (11/05/06)

RESULTS: Tournament (10/28/06) at FSU (Tallahassee, FL)

Southeast Tournaments: Fall 2006